The Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona-Casino tournament took place from October 19 to October 27, 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament is a strong category 14 event. It was organized by the Catalan Chess Federation. New fide time control, approved...
The New York sessions come to an end
The 4-day filming sessions in New York come to an end today. The crew will now go to England, then Orlando and finally Budapest. They will probably be done in January then the editing will begin. This film will...
The filming continues
The filming for National Geographic continues today. This will be an incredible chess film that will help to promote chess and education worldwide. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
J. Polgar – S. Mamedyarov | Round 5
Position after 19.Bxg5 Polgar, Judit – Mamedyarov, ShakhryarEssent chess tournament, Hoogeveen, 2006 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3...
I. Sokolov – V. Topalov | Round 5
Position after 11.Bf4 Sokolov, Ivan – Topalov, VeselinEssent chess tournament, Hoogeveen, 2006 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 6.Bb5+ Nfd7 7.a4 Na6 8.0-0 Nc7 9.Re1 Nxb5 10.axb5 0-0 11.Bf4 Nb6 12.e5 Bf5 13.h3 h6 14.Qe2...
Scientific Break Through!
Today, I visited the Research Center at Columbia University Medical Center (Department of Radiology and Psychology – Center for Neurology and Behavior) in New York. I met with Dr. Joy Hirsch (Professor of Psychology and Functional Neuroradiology and Director...
Scholastic Tournament this Sunday
Polgar Chess Club October Scholastic ChampionshipSunday, October 29, 20064 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30 – clock play is required)Site: Polgar Chess Center at 103-10 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 11375Call: (718) 897-4600 or E-mail: PolgarChessClub@aol.com for further info. Description...
Preview of Round 5 at Essent
Judit P. vs. Mamedyarov – Can Judit continue her winning way? A draw would guarantee her at least a share of first place with one round to go. A win would guarantee her first place by a big margin....
Some things just make your head spins
One year ago, so many chess fans were saying that my sister Judit didn’t belong at the World Championship in San Luis. Some wanted Ivanchuk to be there. Others wanted Shirov. In that tournament, Topalov ran away from the...
Too good to be true?
White to move. Does White have a winning attack or is it just a fantasy? How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar