Day: September 20, 2006

Polgar’s Pick of the Month – September 2006 King’s Indian DefenseGM Ildar Ibragimov (2637) – GM R. Kempinski (2586)37th Olympiad, Turin, Italy (4) 2006 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 0-0 It is believed...

Thanks Mayor Byron Brown and Mr. Michael Mc Duffie! Mayor Brown is very pro chess and education!! I am working with Mr. Mc Duffie to persuade the Mayor to include chess as part of the curriculum in Buffalo, New...

Position after 30…Qc4 Agdestein had a very good position. But a few inaccuracies and excellent defense by Carlsen led to a draw. GM Agdestein, S (2575) – GM Carlsen, M (2675) [A31]ch-NOR Playoff Oslo NOR (2), 09-20-2006 1.c4 Nf6...

Korchnoi is leading the field by a full point after 8 rounds at the World Senior Championship! Here are the some of the leaders: 1 GM Korchnoi, Viktor 2600 SUI 7.5 2 GM Klovans, Janis 2433 LAT 6.5 3-8...

According to what I read on Xu Yuhua’s Chinese Blog, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy (6.22 Jin = 3.11 kg = approx. 7 lbs) on August 23, 2006. Congratulations is in order for the reigning Women’s...

The World Chess Championship match between Topalov and Kramnik will take place in just a few short days. I will be posting my analysis and opinion on each game right here. Please feel free to share or post them...

White to move. How should White proceed?  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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