Holiday films look to past Nov 29, 2008
Indeed, the history of Chess Records, which includes such legends as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry and Etta James, is so rich it seems strange that no one has told it before. The same goes for the story of Harvey Milk, the openly gay San Francisco official who was gunned down 11 months after taking office (he has been the subject of documentaries). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Music World/Columbia Records Set To Release Cadillac Records - Music From The Motion Picture Premiering New Recordings by Beyonce, Solange, Jeffrey Wright, Raphael Saadiq, Mos Def & More Nov 18, 2008
Written and directed by Darnell Martin, "Cadillac Records" chronicles the history of Chess Records, the pre-eminent blues label of the 1950s and 1960s co-founded by Leonard Chess (played by Adrien Brody) and his brother Phil (Shiloh Fernandez). A powerful saga of sex, violence, race and rock & roll set in 1950s Chicago, "Cadillac Records" follows the turbulent lives of the American musical legends who recorded for Chess: Etta James (played by Beyonce Knowles), Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright),... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Beyoncé: Ready to shed her good-girl image? Nov 14, 2008
As she learned the history of Chess Records - which added amplification and urban sophistication to the Delta blues on recordings by giants like Waters and Howlin' Wolf, and helped to usher in the rock 'n' roll era with artists including Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley - Knowles said she felt an extra obligation to the project as a musician. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Anand in his own world with chess crown Oct 31, 2008
Anand won his first Linares title, the strongest tournament ever in the history of chess, in 1998 and in the same year he climbed up to the world number two rankings. He also holds the record of winning the prestigious Corus chess tournament five times. (India Times)
Finally, Neville makes her next move with 'Fire' Oct 14, 2008
What you'll like: Details about the history of chess and our forefathers' designs for the layout of the nation's capital. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
More of this story Sep 6, 2008
What really sold him on the game, though, was the 2006 book The Immortal Game: A History of Chess by David Shenk. The subtitle is How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Jigsaw madness Aug 16, 2008
The back of the box contains a short essay about the history of chess, complete with learned references to the ninth century Persian Caliph al-Ma'mun and a translation of a poem by Abraham Ibn Ezra (1093-1167) comparing chess to, guess what, battle. Having gotten this dose of erudition, you dump all the pieces on the table, turn them over and prepare to go mad. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Fischer, a deranged genius Jan 20, 2008
Bobby Fischer perhaps the greatest player in the history of chess has died of kidney failure in his adoptive home, Iceland. But the chess genius really died more than 30 years ago. (The Age)
Bobby Fischer Jan 20, 2008
Robert "Bobby" Fischer, who has died aged 64 of kidney failure after a long illness, was the best-known and most controversial player in the history of chess. His world championship victory over Boris Spassky at Reykjavik in 1972 captured public and media imagination with its image of a lone American eccentric defeating the massive resources of the Soviet state. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Chess genius Bobby Fischer dies Jan 19, 2008
But Fischer's career of "phenomenal victories crushing the best players in the world" was "probably one of the greatest or even the greatest in the history of chess," Kasparov said. Source: Agencies. (Aljazeera.Net)
I-Reporters recall chess wiz Jan 19, 2008
Surely this is the darkest day in the history of chess. Philip Skipper of Lake Charles, Louisiana When I was a young boy, Bobby Fischer was no less than a hero for me. (CNN -- US)
Bobby Fischer 1943-2008 Jan 19, 2008
Bobby Fischer - perhaps the greatest player in the history of chess, certainly the most charismatic and controversial - has died of kidney failure in his adoptive home, Iceland. But Fischer the chess genius died more than 30 years ago. (Guardian Unlimited)
Stephen Moss: the Fischer King Jan 18, 2008
He changed the history of chess, made it a global phenomenon. And then, after winning the world title, he quit. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Transcript: Kasparov to Start Campaign Promoting 'Values of Democracy' Oct 11, 2007
Kasparov: I, I don't want to make statements about greatest players in the history of chess. Because every world champion was a leader of his generation. (Fox News -- Politics)
'The beast of Baku' takes on Putin in the most important game of his life Jun 20, 2007
By 34, he was considered the greatest player in the history of chess. But he will be remembered in part for one of his few losses: a 1997 match against IBM supercomputer Deep Blue that was seen by some as a watershed moment in technological advancement. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Chess with God (and others) Apr 21, 2007
The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, by David Shenk 327pp, Doubleday, $26 The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Oddballs, Geeks, and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High School Chess Team, by Michael Weinreb 304pp, Yellow Jersey, 11 ... Shenk offers a free-form history of chess that juxtaposes a macro-level narrative of its spread from India and the Middle East to the courts of medieval Europe with a micro-analysis of a famous game played in London in 1851 between Adolf Anderssen and... (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
