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Nigel Short is a Complete Loser

01.20.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

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 [...]

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Bobby Fischer Dead at 64

01.18.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

The world-famous American Grandmaster, and one of the best all-time Chess players, Bobby Fischer has died at the age of 64 from a serious but unspecified illness in Reykjavik. While in recent years Fischer was known for his shocking activities away from the Chess board, including racist radio ramblings and wild conspiracy theories targeted [...]

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Blackjack and Video Poker are back

12.31.07 | Permalink | Comment?

After receiving several emails as to why we removed the Blackjack and Jacks or Better Video Poker strategy guides from our main site the decision was clear: bring ‘em back and make them even better than they were before! Located in the strategy guide list on our home page you can now once again select [...]

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