December 8, 1980Rest in Peace Imagine there’s no heaven,It’s easy if you try,No hell below us,Above us only sky,Imagine all the peopleliving for today… Imagine there’s no countries,It isn’t hard to do,Nothing to kill or die for,No religion too,Imagine...
Last person standing
Below are the matchups for the final 8 as well as 9-16. Final 8 Bareev – PonomariovBacrot – RublevskyAronian – M. GurevichGrischuk – Gelfand Playing for places 9-16 Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) – Lautier, Joel (FRA)Kamsky, Gata (USA) – Sakaev,...
Chess Makes Kids Smart
Chess can help enhance: Critical thinkingLogical thinkingReasoning skillsCommunicationDecision makingProblem solvingIntellectObservationCognitive skillsMemorizationSelf esteemSelf confidenceResponsibilityImaginationCreativityConcentrationDisciplineDeterminationDiligencePatienceCommitmentCouragePlanningPattern recognitionSportsmanshipAbility to set goalsAbility to learn from mistakesAbility to strategizeAbility to handle adversityMath, science and reading skills, etc. Can you add more benefits to the list?...
Find the right continuation
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Additional Scholarships Added for the First Annual Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls under 21
The first annual Susan Polgar National Open Championship for girls in January 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas offers a laptop to the winner of each division beside the normal trophies and medals. Then there are other chess prizes such...
Young Talented Female Player Profile: IM Kateryna Lahno
The 2005 European Women’s Champion (tied for first with Nadezhda Kosintseva) is 16. She is from Lvov (Ukraine) but has spent most of her life in the industrial and chess-friendly town of Kramatorsk. She recently moved to Donetsk where...