In case you haven’t heard, the WSOP officials have decided to attempt something entirely new for this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event. They’re going to allow the tournament to carry on as usual until the enormous field of players is reduced to only the nine-player final table, but once it is established….the tournament [...]

After a semi-exhausting training regimen, which involved lots of time deep in study and mucho reading, I feel like I’m now back on my Poker game and sharper than ever. It never ceases to amaze me what I can accomplish after I am thoroughly fed up with something, walk away for a few days [...]

I’m so glad I got around to finishing this guide since it is one that has been hanging around in the back of my head for quite some time. Now found in the main menu at the ChessandPoker.com homepage…….the Peg Solitaire guide!! If you’ve ever come across this puzzle, and really who hasn’t at this [...]

We’ve partnered with Amazon.com to launch the Chess and Poker Shopping Center! I think it’s very cool to be able to shop for all the items I’m searching the web for right here on the ChessandPoker.com site. Browse some of our favorite selections and the full Amazon.com catalog, which is one of the most comprehensive [...]

Nigel Short recently won a Chess game by default after raising a formal complaint against his opponent Ivan Cheparinov, who had refused to shake his hand at the start of their tournament game. Short reportedly offered a “traditional” handshake to Cheparinov, who had arrived late, as he took his seat at the board. Cheparinov ignored [...]