Hi folks, Please help us spread the word about this great one-day event for girls next Tuesday! Thanks to GM Susan Polgar, Paul Truong, Sevan Muradian, Maret Thorpe, Bill Goichberg, and Bill Hall, among others, for helping to put...
‘Chess makes better students’ says principal
Chess champs at Central Catholic – ‘Chess makes better students’ says principal By Tim Hatch STC CorrespondentFrom August 3, 2006 Edition Two Central Catholic Elementary School students came out winners after using their best strategies in an international chess...
New Chess Club in Florida
A new USCF-affiliated club, the Indian River County Chess Club, is being formed in Vero Beach, Florida. The Indian River County Library provides room for club members to play whenever the library is open. 1620 21st StreetVero Beach, Florida...
Chess Poll – Books, DVDs or Software?
Some people like to read instructional chess books. Some people prefer to watch instructional chess DVDs. Some prefer to play around with instructional chess software. Which one do you prefer? 1. Software2. Books3. DVDs Chess Daily News from Susan...
The Expert Mind – Article from Scientific American Magazine
Studies of the mental processes of chess grandmasters have revealed clues to how people become experts in other fields as well By Philip E. Ross (Father of NM Laura Ross of Forest Hills, NY) A man walks along the...
Updated list of the 2006 SP National Invitational
Alabama: Hannah M. HellwigAlaska: Alison ParshallArizona: Amanda MateerArkansas: Emi StuartNorthern California: Louiza LivschitzColorado: Kaila SmithConnecticut: Alexandra WienerDelaware: Alisa SpitelleFlorida: Eunice RodriguezGeorgia: Ananya RoyHawaii: Marissa Al WaiIdaho: Erica D. BarkellIllinois: Cheryl LiuIndiana: Krista SelbyIowa: Dhrooti V. VyasKansas: Blythe E. BuscherKentucky:...
Funniest post of the day!
We have the funniest post of the day, courtesy of the World’s Strongest IM Ben Finegold. I had the following poll earlier today: A. Which part of your chess game needs the most work?B. Do you know what it...
Decisive result! Finally!
After 2 consecutive days of ALL-DRAWS, there is finally a decisive result at Dortmund! Adams fought hard to defeat Gelfand in 117 moves! All others continued their drawing way. Aronian – Naiditsch 1/2 45 movesSvidler – Kramnik 1/2 39...
Heat Wave!
The heat index where I live was 117 degrees yesterday and 114 today. It is HOT, HOT, HOT and humid! Do you have the same heatwave where you are? It is a good thing that my summer chess camp...