Reflections on Grandmaster Elvest by Dr Lyndon Bouah
Over the
last thirty years I have assembled quite a nice library. There are many books
in my library that I bought over the...
Reflections on Visiting GM’s by Dr Lyndon Bouah
In November
1924 word was received that that the Serbian player Boris Kostich was aboard
the Ceramic en route from Australia to South Africa....
Reflections on a Very Busy Last Weekend of April by Dr Lyndon Bouah
This has indeed been a very busy weekend of chess in the Western Cape.
We start in Saldanha in...
Reflections on the Study of Puzzles by Dr Lyndon Bouah
I recently
completed a book called the emperor of Ocean Park by Professor Stephen L.
Carter. The book is about the death of a...
Reflections on the Second Quarter of the Chess Season in Western Cape South-Africa by...
Reflections on second
quarter by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The second
quarter of the chess season is coming to an end now...
Reflections on GM Khalifman by Dr Lyndon Bouah
I have been
fascinated with chess since about 1987. In this time we were witness to the
great struggles between the two K's. Grandmasters...
Reflections on Journey to the Chess Kingdom by Dr Lyndon Bouah
One of the
nice aspects of attending a chess Olympiad is that you have an opportunity to
purchase books that may not always be...
Reflections on Respice Prospice By Dr Lyndon Bouah
Winter is
coming. This familiar phrase has become ominous in television series. I
recently competed in the Cape Town Blitz won by IM Watu...
Reflections on Dr Lyndon Bouah Chess Set Journey
It is now
one year since I married Denise Frick. One of our joint passions that we share
is a...
Reflections Final – Steinitz Open by Dr Lyndon Bouah
The Steinitz
Open organised to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the club ended this
afternoon in a great victory...
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