I visited a very special person today. He is one of the most important individuals in US Chess history. Without him, the USCF may not exist today. Who is he? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
FIDE – GENS UNA SUMUS
PRESIDENT H.E. Kirsan IlyumzhinovCREATION DATE 1924NUMBER OF AFFILIATED NATIONAL FEDERATIONS 156 FIDE – Uniting the Chess World Founded in Paris on 20 July 1924, the World Chess Federation (Federation Internationale des Echecs, known as FIDE from its French acronym)...
The first move has been made by the French in the upcoming FIDE election
Press release of the French Chess FederationBastia, 31st of October 2005 During its quarterly meeting in Bastia, the Board of Directors of the French Chess Federation has unanimously approved the candidacy of Leo Battesti in the upcoming FIDE Presidential...
President Gorbachev’s Daughter Irina Reading Breaking Through
Breaking Through Review by Sean MarshSusan Polgar & Paul Truong (Everyman Chess) http://polgarchess.com/products/1220-1225.php I’d been looking forward to this book for some time and I can say straight away that I wasn’t disappointed. The Polgars – and Susan in...
Gata Kamsky Simul
SIMUL with America’s #1 FIDE Rated Player Grandmaster GATA KAMSKY November 5, 2005 at 6pm at the Polgar Chess Center Here is your chance to test your skills against one of the World’s Best Players! Standard membership = $25...