Month: June 2006

Local girls place in world chess tourney By Mike Baird Caller TimesJune 21, 2006 What two Catholic school girls did in Vegas is too good to stay in Vegas. Georgia Olvera, 8, won the under-10 age division in the...

Pictures from the SP World Open Championship for Girls will be posted here (http://www.polgargirls.blogspot.com) soon. Please make sure to check back as more will be updated daily. Thank you everyone for supporting and taking part of this historic event!...

Dr. Tim Redman and Dr. Alexey Root will co-host a Chess in Education Workshop on August 7-8, 2006 at the Double Tree Hotel in Oakbrook, Illinois. Fee Schedule: $15 for both days of the workshop or $10 for one...

Black to move. How can Black save this game? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Round 4 results – Tues. June 20 Nisipeanu 0-1 RublevskyVolokitin ½:½ BologanPonomariov ½:½ ShirovKarjakin ½:½ AreshchenkoMamedyarov 0-1 IvanchukHarikrishna 0-1 Grischuk Standings after 4 rounds: 1 3.0 GM Viorel Bologan(MDA 2666) 2- 7 2.5 GM Alexander Grischuk(RUS 2719), GM Vasiliy...

Watch out for the name Abby Marshall. Last year, she tied for 1st at the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. Abby finished in clear second at the Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls, half point behind WIM...

For a long time, college chess did not get the recognition that it deserves. Many talented young players quit chess once they get to college age. With the incredible success of UTD and UMBC and the hard work of...

There are 11 GMs in this picture. Can you name all of them? I will give you a hint: You see 10 GMs clearly. The 11th GM is partially blocked. However, you can figure who that 11th GM is...

My last round opponent was GM Kacheishvili, Giorgi (Georgia, 2605 FIDE). Next to me was GM Mikhalevski, Victor (Israel). Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Four GMs were looking at something funny in Las Vegas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar