White to move. Play out this position. Even though White is down by 2 Pawns, with perfect play, White can win. Play to win as White and try your best to hold the game as Black. Chess Daily...
The Moral Decay – My commentary
A few days ago, the NY Times broke the news about the cheating scandal at the World Open. Countless newspapers have picked up on this story. Today, ABC News also picked it up: License to Cheat?Cheating Has Become Commonplace,...
Gelfand vs. Navara match
Israel #1 player Boris Gelfand is playing Czech top Grandmaster David Navara in a four game match in Prague 9th-12th August for the Cez Chess Trophy 2006. The legendary Grandmaster Vlastimil Hort also plays Czech #1 woman player Jana...
2006 Montreal International Tournament Empresa
Brana, President and Founder of Mon Roi Round 2 Results: Ibragimov, Ildar vs Sutovsky, Emil 1/2-1/2 Gulko, Boris vs Charbonneau, Pascal 1-0 Timofeev, Artyom vs Eljanov, Pavel 1/2-1/2Miton, Kamil vs Korneev, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Mikhalevski, Victor vs Onischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2...
Polgar Training for Girls and current standings
Beside the Blitz and Puzzle Solving Championships, all the participants of the SP National Invitational for Girls also got to attend a training session conducted by me. Here are the standings of the main event after 4 rounds: Name...
SP National Invitational Blitz Champion
The winner of the 2006 Susan Polgar National Invitational Blitz Championship is Abby Marshall. She scored a perfect 6-0! This is the second consecutive year that she scored 6-0 in the Blitz Championship! Congratulations Abby! Chess Daily News from...
SP National Puzzle Solving Championship
Ashley Carter from Michigan, 2006 Susan Polgar National Puzzle Solving Champion! There were 5 way tied for first. They are: 1. Ashley Carter 10/10 correct in 14 minutes2. Blythe Buscher 10/10 in 163. Connie Wu 10/10 in 224. Hannah...