About a week ago, I posted this story about a special Marine who loves chess. Well, many of you helped me locate Cpl. Justin Colon. Thank you everyone for helping me get the message to him. He got the...
Magnus did it again!
Photo courtesy of ChessBase Magnus Carlsen defeated super GM Morozevich AGAIN in the Biel Chess Festival to pull within 1/2 point from the leader! Morozevich is 5-0 against the rest of the field and 0-2 against Magnus Carlsen! Radjabov...
My weekly commentary
My commentary of the week Many people asked me about my training regiment for a big event. Well, one of the most important parts of training for me is physical fitness. I cannot stress this enough. I worked very...
Lahno takes a commanding lead at North Urals
IM Nadezhda Kosintseva stunned GM Zhu Chen with the Black pieces today. In the mean time, IM Lahno, with the Black defeated IM Matveeva to surge to a full point lead with just one round to go.GM Zhu Chen...
Ready for some sun, fun and chess?
Introducing the 2006 Jones Beach Chess FestivalBe a part of the first ever Jones Beach Chess Festival! There will be chess tournaments, simultaneous exhibition games, a large, outdoor chess set, and more! The centerpiece of the event are the...
Bids to organize FIDE events are open
Bids to organize FIDE events are openFIDE is inviting bids to organize the following FIDE events: – World Junior and Girls Championships 2008– World Amateur Championships 2007 and 2008– World Youth Championships 2009All bids should reach the FIDE Secretariat...
Chiburdanidze, still solid after all those years
Round 7 results at the 2006 North Urals Cup: Lahno, Kateryna – Mkrtchian, Lilit 1/2Stefanova, Antoaneta – Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1Kosintseva, Nadezhda – Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2Hou, Yifan – Matveeva, Svetlana 1/2Kosintseva, Tatiana – Zhu Chen 0-1Standings after 7 rounds: 1-2....
The incredible Morozevich!
After losing his first game of the tournament, Morozevich has won 5 straight games to lead the Biel Chess Festival by a full point over Radjabov! What a performance! Here are today’s results: Carlsen – Pelletier 1/2Volotikin – Radjabov...
Exciting actions at the Polgar Chess Center
Around 2 dozen young boys and girls were involved in exciting chess competition at the Polgar Chess Center today. No, they did not fight for big money prizes like the professionals do. They fought for for their pride, trophies...