Please feel free to share new chess websites with all the bloggers. Here are some that I received:http://www.thechessoracle.com http://www.chesscorner.comhttp://www.schachbundesliga.de http://www.4ncl.co.uk http://www.bcmchess.co.uk http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/chess.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Biggest Chess Clock?
Here is a picture from a chess tournament i Hammerfest , Norway, recently. This is the official website. This traditional tourney which has been arranged 33 times. The clock is working and is used for the blitz-part of the...
World Youth Boys conclude | No American medal
Top under 18: IM Braun Arik 2525 GERTop American under 18: Banawa Joel Cholo 2272 USA (23rd place) Top under 16: FM Tomczak Jacek 2420 POL IM and Onischuk Vladimir 2427 UKRNo American Top under 14: Durarbeyli Vasif 2243...
World Youth Girls conclude | India shines
Final Standings:Top under 18: WGM Harika Dronavalli 2353 INDTop American Girl under 18: WFM Tatev Abrahamyan (19th place) Top under 16: WFM Guramishvili Sopiko 2181 GEOTop American Girl under 16: WFM Alisa Melekhina (4th place – Best American finish)...
Saturday Open Forum
Big Essent event just finished. Other big events are underway. What is in your mind? The forum is yours! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Judit and Shak tied for 1st at Essent!
Judit pulled out a win in a nerve wrecking game against Topalov. Both sides missed opportunities but at the end, Topalov’s reckless play costs him the game. When was the last time the #1 player in the world lose...
Topalov – J. Polgar | 2-0 for Judit
Position after 18…h5 Topalov, Veselin – Polgar ,JuditEssent chess tournament, Hoogeveen, 2006 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Nf3 Bb7 8.e3 c5 9.Be2 cxd4 10.exd4 d5 11.b3 Nbd7 12.0-0 dxc4 13.bxc4 Qc7 14.a4...
Mamedyarov – Sokolov | A disastrous ending for Sokolov
Position after 14…Bb4 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Sokolov, IvanEssent chess tournament, Hoogeveen, 2006 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nd7 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Ngf6 8.0-0 Be7 9.e4 0-0 10.cxd5 exd5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Ne5 Bd6 13.Re1 Re8 14.Bf4...
How will it end?
Final round for all the marbles! Judit and Mamedyarov are leading with 3.5 / 5. Topalov is at 2.5 / 5. Sokolov is out of it with just .5 / 5. Topalov will have White against Judit while Mamedyarov...
Is it real or is it a mirage?
White to move. Does White any attack? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar