
Greenbecker
@greenbgambit
Chess, books and other thoughts.
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01-05-2020 07:33:45
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Fair review of Sergey Voronkov's Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Championships Vol. 1 in the upcoming issue of CHESS Magazine by Sean Marsh Look out also for the interview with Genna Sosonko, author of 3 Elk and Ruby books, with Greenbecker in that issue.


So you enjoyed Queen's Gambit and fancy playing chess yourself? IM Andrew Martin English Chess Federation (ECF) has produced two excellent free booklets for beginners and improvers. Check them out, spread the word, let's welcome new players in! issuu.com/stcatherinesbr⦠issuu.com/stcatherinesbrā¦

Many readers regularly comment on Greenbecker's lovely writing in the magazine, while others enjoy listening to him and Adam Raoof's podcast. Learn more about Ben here, with thanks to Chessable's chessentials! #chess #BenGraff


Iāll be playing in the 24 hour ECF checkmate challenge this weekend! Details below. Do play or watch if you can! Itās for a great cause, and is a brilliant opportunity to play some of our top players. Really looking forward to the event! English Chess Federation (ECF)

Hats off to English Chess Federation (ECF) and all commentators/ players/ organisers for making the Checkmate challenge such a success. Thatās the first time Iāve played Keith Arkell Keith Arkell 3 times before 9.00 on a Sunday morning! A great event for a great cause. Think I need a bit of a rest today!

Delighted to review The Queenās Gambit ā Accepted! by Jonathan Arnott and Rosie Irwin. Look forward to talking to them further on a future Chess Circuit podcast! CHESS Magazine Steel City Press @chessandbridge Adam Raoof Adam Raoof chesscircuit.substack.com/p/the-queens-gā¦

In our latest issue, we catch up for 60 Seconds with... Rosie Irwin, co-author of The Queen's Gambit - Accepted! @chessandbridge now have some signed, hardback versions in stock and if you're not entirely sure what this exciting book is about, do check out Greenbecker's review!

Itās been eighteen months, so really delighted that the Leamington League is finally back underway tonight with Stratford v Kenilworth! Hereās hoping many more leagues kick off in the weeks ahead! ā¦English Chess Federation (ECF)ā© ā¦CHESS Magazineā©


Thanks to Grandmaster Jonathan Levitt for his lovely review of The Greenbecker Gambit. Iām really glad you enjoyed it! English Chess Federation (ECF) #chess

Delighted to review Chess Crusader by ā¦Carl Portman š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æā© for ā¦Adam Raoofā© at The Chess Circuit. A wonderful book. Also many congrats on your 100th Article for ā¦CHESS Magazineā©. Hereās to many more! ā¦English Chess Federation (ECF)ā© ā¦@chessandbridgeā© chesscircuit.substack.com/p/chess-crusadā¦

Great to see that Greenbecker has a new book out! It's certainly lavishly illustrated and will surely prove popular in the Christmas market. We'll have more from Ben on 'Checkmate!' in our December pages and you can already purchase the book from @chessandbridge! #chess


Jonathan Rowson's notes to this amazing Rowson-Willow encounter are arguably worth the November cover price alone! Look out too for Greenbecker meeting Richard James, Paul Littlewood on Chris Fegan stunning John Nunn, Daniel King, Carl Portman š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ, Sean Marsh and much more! #chess


I write monthly book reviews for ā¦ā¦English Chess Federation (ECF)ā© āChess Moves.ā Lovely Sunday morning reading ā¦Elk and Ruby Publishing House šļøā© Masterpieces and Dramas of the Soviet Union Vol III. Loving it and thought Iād share my earlier review of the equally brilliant Volume II open.substack.com/pub/englishcheā¦


This month, delighted to review ā¦English Chess Federation (ECF)ā© -āPrepare to Winā by Jonathan Arnott and āThe Match of all Timeā by G Thorarinsson ā¦ā¦New In Chessā©. Great to also ādiscoverā Assiacās āThe Delights of Chessā in ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦Chess & Bridge: London Chess Centreā© ! open.substack.com/pub/englishcheā¦

I have been fortunate to review many great chess books in 2022 for English Chess Federation (ECF) and CHESS Magazine The āMasterpieces and Dramasā series is my pick of the year. Chess writing at its finest! Check out January CHESS Magazine for an article inspired by various superb Elk and Ruby Publishing House šļø works.

Today's history book pick courtesy of Damn History, the free monthly newsletter for readers & writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to author Greenbecker and Union Square & Co.! Like history? Check out the Damn History newsletter: tinyletter.com/jelhai


Chess Book Poker ā„ļøā£ļø The Golden Dozen vs Checkmate Oxford University Press Greenbecker