Here we go again, more upsets in round 2. Sebag, Marie (FRA) ½-½ Koneru, Humpy (IND)Cramling, Pia (SWE) 0-1 Peng, Zhaoqin (NED) Ushenina, Anna (UKR) ½-½ Xu, Yuhua (CHN)Khurtsidze, Nino (GEO) ½-½ Arribas, Maritza (CUB)Hou, Yifan (CHN) 1-0 Zhukova,...
Precision is required
White to move. Is White lost here? What should White do? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Battle of Lady Luck
The Knockout format can be interesting. But it is definitely not the best way to determine the strongest player. In a two game match, anything can happen and luck plays a big part in determining the outcome. In the...
NY State Champion
Tommy scored a perfect 6-0 to win the New York State K-1 Championship. So the Polgar Team won two Championships and one second place finish. Congrats to Elina, Dylan and Tommy! They scored a combine 15.5 / 17. Chess...
Impressive second place finish
Dylan, one of the three players from the Polgar Chess Center finished in a tie for second place in the primary section of the 2006 New York State Scholastic Championship. Congratulations to Dylan! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Polgar CC member made state history
Elina Kats (middle) was the first ever member of the Polgar Chess Center nearly 10 years ago. She didn’t even know how to play chess then. A few months ago, she won the 2005-2006 Polgar Club Championship. Today, she...
2006 US Champions
GM Onischuk and IM Zatonskih defeated GM Shulman and WGM Goletiani by the score of 1.5 – .5 respectively in the Rapid Championship Match. This is the first US Championship title for both. Congratulations to Alex and Anna! Chess...