22 year old Dmitry Jakovenko is not a name in chess that you often hear about. However, he is a player to watch. I first met him in January 2005 in Montreal at the MonRoi event. He won the...
Happy Hanukah!
Jewish Holiday Calendar – Hebrew Year 5766 WHY IS HANUKAH CELEBRATED? Hanukah, the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday celebrating a miracle from back in the times when the Maccabees had won a victory over the Syrians,...
Test your tactical skills
White to move. Find the winning attacking plan. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Happy Kwanzaa!
Kwanzaa, is an African – American celebration of cultural reaffirmation, is one of the fastest-growing holidays in the history of the world. It took root 30 years ago, when graduate student Maulana Karenga, disturbed by the 1965 riots in...