Both of my picks to win the French Open (Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin-Hardenne) have advanced to the final. In the women’s final which will be played tomorrow, Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne will face Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova. I do not...
Top Chess Countries
Rank – Country – Average Rating of top 10 – # of GMs – IMs – Total Titled Players 1 Russia 2716 156 415 15882 Ukraine 2663 53 167 3263 United States of America 2625 59 99 4554 France...
Chess Trivia
The man standing next to was one of America’s best players in his prime. I just recently visited him in Los Angeles.He competed against players such as Fischer, Benko, Reshevsky, Lombardy, Evans, Soltis, Mednis, Browne, Bisguier, Byrne, Christiansen, Benjamin,...
Facilities were bad, performance worse
Facilities were bad, performance worseVijay TagoreThursday, June 08, 2006 22:50 IST MUMBAI: The Indian chess players, who returned home from the Olympiad in Turin on Tuesday, had nothing but horrible experiences to recollect from their sojourn. According to them,...
Improve your endgame?
This is an endgame excercise. It is Black to move. You can practice against your friends or computer. As Black, you want to try to win. As White, you will try to hold. Have fun 🙂 Chess Daily News...