Chess Quest Podcast

Ep. 11 Ben's KO

Things got heated between Pal Benko and Bobby Fischer late one night. Gil goes over what happened and how the Benko Gambit got its name. Benko infographic and games: https://new.uschess.org/news/evolution-benko-gambit-nov-2019 1962 Candidates games: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80067

Ep. 10 Liquid Courage

Gil has a new online chess account. He goes over wild tournaments and prestigious trophies. Chess clocks are making a comeback? Correspondence Matches: http://www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/edinburgh-london-match-games.php London 1883 standings: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=79295 Notable Game(#6): https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-top-15-chess-games-from-before-1900-and-130-honorable-mentions#zukertort-blackburne Pictures: https://en.chessbase.com/post/london-1883-prelude-to-the-first-world-championship-match-april-26-1883-june-23-1883

Ep. 9 Hotel Rider

After 1 month Gil has finally recovered his lost rating. He talks about a luxurious hotel that hosted one of the strongest tournaments to ever be played on American soil. There is also a national master who is striving to break a Guinness world record for the second time. Notable Game: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1036868 Game Collection: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1009064 Pictures: https://cs1904.com/index.html

Ep. 8 The Boleslavsky Defense

Gil randomly comes across a chess tournament in the wild. He talks about a popular defense for the Queen's Gambit and the first ever candidates tournament. 2006 tournament: https://lichess.org/study/jbHHLzax/PrXO8DhP 1950 candidates tournament games: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=81350

Ep. 7 Fischer and Chips

Gil has a new chess set coming. He talks about tough world championship rules and players struggling to make peace with them. Notable game: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012117 Picture: https://www.chess.com/blog/kahns/a-century-of-chess-london-1922 Chess Clock: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/19802/lot/55/a-1922-london-chess-tournament-commemorative-clock-or-timer-the-reliable-chess-timer-wurttemberg/ New York Times #1: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/20/archives/fischerkarpov-match-doubtful-as-champions-plea-is-rejected.html#:~:text=This%20action%20represented%20a%20concession,be%20declared%20champion%20by%20default. New York Times #2: https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/13/archives/chess-bobby-fischers-fear-of-failing-bobby-fishers-fear-of-failing.html