Round 10 Results: Beliavsky, Alexander – Karjakin, Sergey 1/2Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – Wang Hao 1/2Andersson, Ulf – Carlsen, Magnus 1/2Nunn, John – Stellwagen, Daniel 1/2Yusupov, Artur – Smeets, Jan 0-1 Final Standings:Rising Stars 281 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2675 6.5...
Zugic tops Bluvshtein & Charbonneau for Canadian crown
The 2006 Belzberg Invitational Canadian Closed & Zonal Chess Championships took place from August 18-27, 2006 in Toronto, Ontario. There were 65 players competing for the top crown. At the end of 9 rounds, IM Zugic emerged as the...
17th NATO Chess Championship
The prestigious 17th NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP took place this year at Wellington College in Berkshire (UK) from August 21 – 25, 2006. Here are the results: 1. Germany 23 2. Poland 18 3. Norway 18 4. Turkey 17 5....
Kempinski, Socko, Kryvoruchko tied for 1st at Rubinstein Memorial
The Rubinstein Memorial took place in Polanica Zdroj from August 20 – 28, 2006. This is a category XIII event. GM Robert Kempinski, GM Bartosz Socko (share first on tie-break above) and IM Yuriy Kryvoruchko all scored 6/9 to...
Salute to Billy Jean King, an American Icon
NEW YORK (Aug. 28) – Billie Jean King made quite a name for herself on and off the court, all around the globe. On opening night at the U.S. Open, the tennis world took care of that for her....
A team from Georgia captured the World Championship
Picture of a little league team from 1950 Ryan Carter struck out 11 batters and Cody Walker hit a two-run homer to help Columbus beat the team from Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1 on Monday, giving the American team from...
Pulling a 180
White to move. White is down a piece. Can White pull a 180? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Essay from Abby Marshall
Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls 2006 By Abby Marshall Last year at the Polgar Invitational in Phoenix I did not have high expectations. I hoped for a nice score and a place in the top five. Mostly, I...