Day: November 19, 2006

Tommy is now about 1520 and Leeam’s first rating is approximately 1210.  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Here is a sample video clip between Grischuk and Morozevich. 1 GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2779 23.02 GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2741 21.03 GM Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2729 20.54 GM Svidler, Peter RUS 2750 20.55 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR...

Leeam’s first ever rated game – He won by sacrificing his Queen. He has been watching too many of Aunt Judit’s games 🙂 Update: Leeam has won his first 2 games, lost the 3rd and won the last 2....

Here is another historical tidbid brought to you by Mr. Lawrence Totaro of Ultimate Chess Collecting. This came from the Washington Post on April 23rd 1916; it is an unknown simul game from Frank Marshal vs. Jay Hopkins. It...

My youngest son Leeam will be playing his first ever rated chess tournament today. He will be playing in the ACTA (American Chess Teachers Association) scholastic tournament in Stamford, Connecticut. His brother Tommy will be playing up to the...

Arroyo graces chess tournament President Arroyo on Friday graced the opening ceremonies of the “The First President Arroyo International Open Chess Championship and Chess Challenge” at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall in Parañaque City. The seven-day tournament features over...

Ancient chess may be ready for new tricksNov. 19, 2006. 01:00 AMToronto Star Board games are not, as a rule, known for historical longevity. The Irish used to be mad for a board game called “fidchell,” but that was...

A few days ago, I announced about the FREE Susan Polgar Foundation Chess Training Guide / Curriculum. I just finished (manually) emailing to all that have made requests so far. I am kind of stunned of the response. More...

Mr. William L. Hosch, Mathematics and Computer Science Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica recently sent me this interesting article. Hope you enjoy it. How to Cheat at Chess William L. Hosch – November 16th, 2006 World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik...

White to move. White is down a Rook but Black King is out in the open. Can White take advantage of Black’s weak King even with a Rook down?  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar