Today’s Highlight in History On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin, and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. On this date: In 1519, artist Leonardo da...
Checking it twice
This is an important lesson in chess. Always check everything at least TWICE! The above is a recent game of mine. I was White. After I played 16. Nxd5, my opponent resigned. He thought he would lose a piece...
Niagara Falls Chess
I will be at Niagara Falls this weekend to do a chess event. Even though I have been to Niagara Falls before, I am anxious to be there again. It is truly a magnificent creation of nature. HISTORY OF...
Incredible Alaska Chess Cruise
I very much enjoyed my last Chess Moves Cruise to the Caribean. That is why I signed up again to join Grandmaster Larry Christiansen for the upcoming Chess Moves Cruise to beautiful Alaska on August 19-26, 2006. This time,...
Carlsen defeated Van Wely in Tie Break
Picture courtesy of ChessBase Super GM Van Wely and young phenom Magnus Carlsen played a 4-game match in the town of Schagen in northern Holland. Van Wely won game 1. Carlsen won game 2. They drew game 3 and...
Chess helps kids at Central Catholic Elementary
Central Catholic Elementary wins chess tournamentMay 1, 2006 CORPUS CHRISTI – The winning streak continues for Central Catholic Elementary’s chess team (members of the Susan Polgar South Texas Chess Center). Two teams from the school won first place in...