Ep. 11 Ben's KO

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