I see a very serious problem with Chess Marketing and PR in the United States. Perhaps you can help me find a solution for it. * More than a week ago, IM Eugene Perelshteyn got his third and final...
New FIDE Titled Players with USA Connection
These are some of the FIDE titles confirmed by the FIDE Presidential Board, 13-14 April 2006 in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates. Congratulations to: GM Title (CANADA) Charbonneau, Pascal – Student at UMBCGM Title (INDIA) Panchanathan, Magesh C....
Chess?
Is Chess: 1. Sport?2. Art?3. Science?4. Game?5. All of the above6. None of the above Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Excel Through Chess!
I am on my way back to New York after an incredibly successful weekend in Brownsville, Texas. The support from the South Texas educators for the premiere of the SPF Chess Coach Certification Course was overwhelming! This is the...
The Club Team Championship of Russia
The 2006 Russian Club Team Championship is held from April 19th to May 1st at Dagomys, Russia. Below is the list of the teams and their players which include a full list of superstars. This is the official website...
1. e4 c5 2. Na3!?
When I visited Moscow recently, I had dinner with GM Vadim Zvjaginsev, Victor Bologan, Anatoly Karpov and Alex Onishuk to celebrate his US Championship victory. During dinner, we jokingly discussed this opening. Vadim Zvjaginsev insisted that this opening is...
Susan Polgar Buc Days Giant Chess Challenge
While I was conducting the Chess Coach Certification Course in Brownsville, TX this weekend, the Buc Commission and the Susan Polgar South Texas Chess Center in Corpus Christi, TX hosted the first annual Susan Polgar Buc Days Giant Chess...
Happy Birthday to Pia Cramling!
Happy Birthday to my friend GM Pia Cramling of Sweden. At one time, she shared the #1 world ranking with me back in the mid 80’s. She was actually the last non-Polgar to occupy that position in the last...
2006 Spring North American FIDE Invitational has just ended
The event has just concluded. These are the unofficial standings (according to my personal calculations) at the 2006 Spring North American FIDE Invitational, sponsored by The North American Chess Association, Mon Roi, the Chess Piece and Cajun Chess. You...