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Irish news (Updated 27th September)

Steinitz book
See our pages with many corrections to late-career Steinitz games. Several involve Lasker too.

7-man endgames
These instructive articles remain available.

Uzbekistan & China are winners in Samarkand olympiad

Host nation Uzbekistan won the Open olympiad in Samarkand with a round to spare. India came second and Germany third.

China are the Women's champions with Kazakhstan second and India third. Also, Kazakhstani entrepreneur Timur Turlov was elected the new FIDE President yesterday.

Senior Tournament Calendar

See our Seniors news page and our senior tournament calendar for other news and details of upcoming events for older players.

Hastings 1895 revisited

Our first articles about the Hastings 1895 tournament are now live. More will follow in a few days. This is part of our research into the career of GM Carl Schlechter.