Zukertort Plaque Unveiled
Our treasurer Michael Negele was present when at Simpson's-in-the-Strand a plaque in commemoration of Johannes Hermann Zukertort was unveiled. The ceremony took place on August 23rd...
In memoriam Hans Engberts
In memoriam
Hans Engberts
* 28/01/1958 (Curaçao)
† 29/11/2011 (Utrecht)
Hans Engberts, our second member from Utrecht (after René van der Heijden), passed away much too early. He died at the age of 53 after a severe illness. Our thoughts are with him and his loved ones.
Chess Summer in Brunswick and Potsdam
The weekend of 23/24 June combined two consecutive chess highlights: The Klittich-Pfankuch auction and the unique "Spectacle of the Mind" in Potsdam.
An April Fool
Our member Jan Kalendovský has contributed an article on "Einstein and Chess" to the Czech magazine Šachový Týdeník, but Michael Negele has revealed that it's only an April Fool. Have a look at p1 and p10f. of the here linked PDF issue.