Blogger Mendrys recently asked a question when I blogged yesterday about the new tiny Sony computer. His question is do I or does this site get paid from advertisers? The answer is no. I have turned down quite a...
Is there a solution?
Chess in the United States has grown tremendously, especially among the scholastic market in the last few years. However, dirty, petty, vindictive chess politics within the governing body (USCF) stopped the growth of organized rated chess in this country....
Title inflation – Problem?
In the past 10-15 years, the FIDE rating and title system have inflated a great deal. Two of the reasons are Technology and Internet play. Players now have more access to information and practice. However, because of some of...
Capablanca Memorial starts today
The 2006 Capablanca Memorial starts from today until November 30, 2006 in the hotel Habana Riviera. The main event is a 6 player double round robin with Vassily Ivanchuk 2741Evgeny Bareev 2683Kamil Miton 2638Jesus Nogueiras 2554 (Last minute sub...
Oklahoma chess boom
Nearly 250 students square off in battle at chess tournament By Dawn MarksStaff Writer EDMOND — Close to 250 chess players from 60 schools battled on chessboards this weekend at Ida Freeman Elementary School. “That makes it the largest...
Sofia Rules?
This was recently published on the Topalov fan site. Do you agree with the Sofia rule concept?In 2005 Silvio Danailov and the arbiters of the Mtel Masters 2005 competition decided to make games more exciting. “The players should not...
I see something….
Create your own caption! Keep it clean please 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karpov: “I am impressed…”
Humpy keeps her fingers crossedPrincipal Correspondent HYDERABAD: World No. 2 Koneru Humpy might miss next month’s Doha Asian Games if the Indian Olympic Association doesn’t react in time and let her mother accompany her there. India will be fielding...
Little brain teaser
White to move. No computer please. Can you find a mate in 5 moves? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Marvelous Technology
I just saw an ad this weekend for the new Sony SUPER PORTABLE computer. I am totally amazed with the new technology! Here are just some of the specifications: Processor Class: Intel Core SoloIntel Model: U1400Processor Speed: 1.2 GHzInstalled...