The sport of kings? Chess makes its debut at Asia’s mini Olympics DOHA, Qatar: The players wear the same national team uniforms as everybody else. They fought just as hard to get here. And they are doping free. Well,...
Day 1 Judit – Veselin update
Position after 40.Rb7 in game 2 (Polgar vs. Topalov) It is Black to move. Can Black win this position? Veselin won game 1 with White. Game 2 was drawn. Topalov leads 1.5 – .5 after day 1. Chess Daily...
What’s the #1 event of the year?
What is your #1 chess event of the year? – Kramnik – Topalov– Kramnik – Fritz– Mtel– Topalov became #1 in the world– The rise of Magnus Carlsen– Something else? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Thank you!
Thank you for all your support in my mission to improve the US Chess Culture. Without the exeption of a few typical chess politicians, I have received a few thousand supporting messages and email in the past 24 hours...
Blind Chess Duel between Judit and Veselin
Match conditions:There will be played six (6) semi-rapid games, two per day. Time-control: 25 minutes for each player + 10 sec. per move.Beginning of the round game: 17:30 h Here is the official website. I will bring you pictures...
Chess in the Florida Sun
Chess, Fun & Florida Sun! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2006Press Release #54 of 2006 (Crossville, TN) The U.S. Chess Federation will hold its’ 2006 K-12/Collegiate Chess Championship at the Disney’s Coronado Spring Resort located at 1000 W. Buena...
Vozovic wins 2006 Ukrainian Women’s Championship
Ukrainian Women Championship 2006 Final Standings: 1 Vozovic,Oksana 2352 8.0/11 2 Ushenina,Anna 2430 8.0/11 3 Zdebskaja,Natalia 2343 7.5/114 Gaponenko,Inna 2448 7.0/115 Zhukova,Natalia 2456 7.0/116 Muzychuk,Mariya 2278 5.5/117 Vasilevich,Tatjana 2396 5.0/1108 Kalinina,Olga 2191 5.0/1109 Arutyunova,Diana 2362 4.0/1110 Dolzhikova,Kateryna 2324 4.0/1111...
Russian Championship Update
Here are the current standings: Standings after 4 rounds: 1. Jakovenko – 32-5. Svidler, Khairullin, Alekseev and Nepomniachtchi – 2½6-9. Rublevsky, Khismatullin, Inarkiev and Grigoriants – 210. Tomashevsky – 1½11. Najer – 112. Vitiugov – ½ Here are some...
The great escape
Click here to see the amazing video of an octopus escaping from a glass box Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
My pledge
As I predicted when I made the announcement to run for the USCF Executive Board less than 24 hours ago, some chess politicians have begun spreading misinformation to try to discredit me and others. The mudslinging and personal attacks...