Congratulations to GM Alex Onischuk, IM Pascal Charbonneau and the UMBC team! (AP) CATONSVILLE The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is once again the team to beat in college chess. UMBC earned a place in history on Friday by...
A Mikhail Chigorin brilliancy
White to move. How should White continue the strong attack? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Happy New Year to everyone!
I wish everyone a happy, healthy and prosperous 2006! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sergei Rublevsky won the Russian Championship
Russian Championship Final Standings 1: 7.5 Sergei Rublevsky (+4) 2- 3: 6.5 Dmitry Jakovenko, Alexander Morozevich [in 10 games, forfeited round 3 against Jakovenko] (+2) 4- 6: 6.0 Evgeny Bareev, Peter Svidler, Vadim Zvjaginsev (+1) 7: 5.5 Vladimir Kramnik...
Siegbert Tarrasch Checkmate Combination
White to move and White is Siegbert Tarrasch. Can you find an incredible checkmate combination for Tarrasch? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Russian Championship
Standing after round 10 (of 11) 1: 7.0 Sergei Rublevsky 2: 6.0 Dmitry Jakovenko 3- 6: 5.5 Evgeny Bareev, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, Vadim Zvjaginsev 7- 8: 5.0 Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Motylev 9-10: 4.0 Alexey Dreev, Alexander Khalifman 11-12:...
Unofficial New Top List
World Top 10 Overall List Name – Rating – Changes in the last quarter Kasparov 2812 (0) Retired Topalov 2801 (+19)Anand 2792 (+4)Svidler 2765 (+25)Aronian 2753 (+28)Kramnik 2741 (+2)Leko 2740 (-11)Ivanchuk 2729 (-19)Gelfand 2723 (+6)Ponomariov 2723 (+19)Morozevich 2721 (+14)...
Brilliant Checkmate Combination by Emanuel Lasker
White to move. Can you find the brilliant checkmate combination for Emanuel Lasker? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Daniel Lucas Named Publications Director/Chess Life Editor
This picture was taken this summer in Atlanta when I conducted an all-girls chess camp FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Joan DuBoisDecember 27, 2005Press Release #55 of 2005Daniel Lucas Named Publications Director/Chess Life Editor (CROSSVILLE, TN) The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF)...
Checkmate Combination
White to move. Can you find the checkmate combination? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar