Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Marbles

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Marbles: "This thread has been deleted by agreement witrh Grandmaster Bogdan Lalic."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Destruction Derby

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Destruction Derby: "From a recent book purchase, Isaac Kashdan: American Grandmaster, by Peter Lahde, I had to smile at the following game: [Event 'Berlin Cafe..."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: C H O'D Alexander: an appeal

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: C H O'D Alexander: an appeal: "The Best Games of C H O'D Alexander has always been one of my favourtite books. The games are splendid, full of interesting tactical ideas a..."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: C H O'D Alexander: a follow-up

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: C H O'D Alexander: a follow-up: "Rather as I expected, and despite my hopes to the contrary, my appeal for Alexander games, made in the previous blog entry, has yielded abou..."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: CHO'D Chomped!

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: CHO'D Chomped!: "No sooner had I posted my previous blog entry than my e-mail inbox gave off that distinctive 'ping' noise, which announces an incoming messa..."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Encounter with a legend

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: Encounter with a legend: "It is just over four years since the death of the incomparable David Bronstein. Although in his later years, his complaints about modern che..."

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: The Crucible

Steve Giddins' BCM blog: The Crucible: " It has been a while since I blogged - Christmas, Hastings, BCM, etc. All the usual (non-)excuses. But today I return with a shock stor..."