Chess Notes started as a bimonthly periodical, and was described by its author, in the first issue (January-February 1982), as "A forum for aficionados to discuss all matters relating to the Royal Pastime". At the end of 1989, the periodical ceased publication. In 1993, Winter resumed publication of Chess Notes, which appeared, this time, as a syndicated column, in many languages around the world. From 1998 to 2001, it was published exclusively in New In Chess. Later, it appeared online at the Chess Café website. Since September 2004, Chess Notes has been located at the Chess History Center website.
Beginning in 1996, selected collections of Chess Notes have been published in book form.
Yasser Seirawan calls Winter "the chess world's foremost authority on its rich history". William Hartston observed of him, "Probably the most meticulous and diligent researcher and chess writer around. ... Winter's brilliantly scathing style, always adopted in the noble cause of accuracy, gives his writings a marvellously entertaining as well as instructive quality." Hans Ree wrote of Winter, " is a just but stern supervisor of chess literature. Every chess writer in the English language knows: when he makes a mistake in a date, overlooks a mate in an analysis, or sins against the King’s English, he will be flogged by Winter, whose eyes see everything."
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