Day: October 10, 2006

I would like to welcome some very special people to my blog as I saw them posted for the 1st time today: – IM Greg Shahade: Commissioner of the US Chess League. Greg was one of the people responsible...

Because of this World Championship, computer chess software has become a major hot topic. Some of the most popular software are Fritz, Rybka, Junior, Shredder, Hiarcs, Tiger, Crafty, ChessMaster and some of the lesser names include Zap, Fruit, etc....

So we have another open letter. This one comes from Kramnik. How long before we will see an open letter from Topalov? Unbelievable! I hope they will take their anger and frustration out on the board in the next...

This is the latest open letter from Kramnik’s manager Carsten Hensel Open Letter ToFIDE PresidentH.E. Kirsan Illyumzhinov ToHead of the 2006 Executive CommitteeMr. Valery Bovaev Dear Mr President, Gentlemen, Having received innumerable published and unpublished inquiries I would like...

ICC Announcement for Chess.fm This week’s guest on the Chess.fm internet radio show “Chess and Books with Fred Wilson” will be the former Women’s World Chess Champion, GM SUSAN POLGAR. The show runs from 8:00 to 10:00 PM (EST)...

This letter was sent a few days ago by Bulgarian’s Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev to President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.Republic of Bulgaria Dear Mr. Ilyumzhinov, I keep following relentlessly the chess match between two famous chess players, Veselin Topalov and Vladimir...

Anand is White and Peter Leko is Black. It is White to move. What is the most precise continuation for White?  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

The European Cup Championship has just started with some of the biggest superstars in chess. This is one of the premier team events in the world. Some of the top names on some of the top teams include: Ural...

Here are the current leaders of the World Junior Championship after 7 rounds: 1 GM Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 2581 UKR 6 2 GM Pantsulaia, Levan 2596 GEO 5.53 IM Vitiugov, Nikita 2596 RUS 5.54 IM Frolyanov, Dmitry 2498 RUS 5.5...