Tin Can Cigar adds the STACK in their gentlemen's line

Corey shows off his STACK chessboard at the opening of Lynden’s @tincancigarco shop early 2023. The STACK chessboard is a fascinat...

How to Read and Write Algebraic Chess Notation

In a few minutes, you will understand how to read and write chess moves using the chess notation, also known as algebraic chess notation. This is the standard method of recording the moves in a che...

New perspectives on proven tools

Joanna and I watched the sun lower this week across the Haro Strait near Lime Kiln lighthouse. Several times a year, Orca whales breach during the sunset in this spot. This evening, smoke enhanced...

14 Tips to Starting a School Chess Club

Starting a chess program for students in a school can be a rewarding and intellectually enriching endeavor. Chess is known to enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic planning sk...

How Flex Pad Chess Board rates in the REAL world

So you get your NEW Chess Board. At first you are THRILLED by it. "Wow, this is the stuff of kings!" But then that board gets subjugated to REAL WORLD use.  The average “junk-vinyl” boar...

Native Online Chess Play update for Luxury Mephisto Phoenix Chess Computer

Mephisto Phoenix update for playing online chess is now available! It's the fastest and most stable way to play chess online on a real board.

Exploring Pi-based Mephisto Phoenix Chess Computer: Ways to Enhance Your Chess Game

This article with videos highlights some areas of interest in the new Phoenix chess computing system, following its release in winter 2022. Yes, it's one of the most expe...

Mephisto Phoenix - Luxury Electronic Chess System

The most powerful chess computer of all time Phoenix comes in a modern glass touch screen design and offers both the newest computing technologies along with retro engines from d...

How Much Space Is Needed for a Chess Board?

A game of chess requires minimal space to play, whether it’s played by amateurs at home or by Grandmaster members of the United States Chess Federation. Ideally, a table for a standard USCF tournam...