Hobbies And Interests
New York Times: Chess Column
The "New York Times" chess column, written by Dylan Loeb McClain, appears as part of the Sunday New York Times and throughout the week in the "Crosswords, Games &Cartoons" section of the online version of the newspaper. Articles focus on reviews of matches by major players in the world of chess and occasionally includes diagrams and puzzlers. Through the "New York Times" archives, readers can access articles from previous chess writers, including Robert Byrne and Al Horowitz.
Washington Post: Lubomir Kavalek
Although the column has been discontinued, the "Washington Post"'s chess column was once one of the preeminent newspaper chess columns in the industry, with summaries of chess tournaments and discussions of chess puzzles. Readers can access archives of this column through the "Washington Post" online (washingtonpost.com). Lubomir Kabalek, who wrote more than 760 columns for the "Washington Post," continues his daily posts through his blog with the "Huffington Post" (huffingtonpost.com/lubomir-kavalek).
Chess Today
"Chess Today" (chesstoday.net) is a subscription-based daily Internet chess newspaper that contains game annotations, puzzles and interviews with some of the world's greatest chess players, including grandmasters Alex Baburin and Mikhail Golubev. Subscribers receive the newspaper as a daily e-mail attachment. As of June 2011, a 12-month subscription is 45 euros (paid via PayPal, where the currency will be converted to dollars of other currency).
On Chess: Shelby Lyman
Shelby Lyman writes a syndicated chess column that is published in newspapers such as the "Columbus Dispatch," "Boston Globe" and "San Francisco Chronicle." His columns feature discussion on basic chess moves and provides hints and tips for beginning chess players through puzzles and outlining moves from international chess tournaments. Lyman also provides general commentary on chess as a sport.