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Blackburne articles

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Irish news (Updated 3rd October)
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.
Seniors News and Senior Tournament Calendar
Our Seniors news page and our senior tournament calendar have just been updated.
There is a major clash of dates concerning the 2027 World and European Senior Team Championships which must be resolved quickly. FIDE and the ECU are on collision course.
Hastings 1895 revisited
Our first articles about the Hastings 1895 tournament are now live. More will follow in the next few days. This is part of our research into the career of GM Carl Schlechter.
Samarkand olympiad
Host nation Uzbekistan won the Open olympiad in Samarkand. China are the Women's champions, Kazakhstani entrepreneur Timur Turlov was elected the new FIDE President.