Bulgaria’s Topalov Faces Ban for Linking Kramnik to KGBSports: 22 December 2006, Friday. Bulgaria’s chess king Vesselin Topalov may be disqualified by FIDE for three years for violating the Code of Ethics by linking Vladimir Kramnik to the KGB...
Breaking News at 10 AM (EST) Dec 22! FIDE heads to new direction!
From Mr. Geoffrey D. Borg The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Mr Bessel Kok are happy to announce that following a meeting in Prague on the 21st of December 2006, a Memorandum Of Understanding has been signed. The parties...
Bobby Fischer Trivia
A blogger just sent me this question: Are there other published pictures of Bobby playing Chess / Fischer Random against women besides this one?I do not know the answer. Do you? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Robin Williams, the hardest working guy in Hollywood
According to Moviefone.com, Robin Williams was voted one of the hardest working actors in Hollywood in 2006. He did 6 movies. Can you name all 6 movies that Robin was in for 2006? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Lahno wins first stage 3.5-2.5
Game 6 between Lahno and Negi also ended up in a draw. That means that Lahno won the first mini-match by the score of 3.5 – 2.5 (1 win and 5 draws). The second stage will start tomorrow. GM...
Paris Hilton and Bobby Fischer?
Which is the most likely worldwide event to actually take place in 2007? Here is one of the choices by the Aspen Daily News: 3. Paris Hilton shocked the entertainment world when she declared that her partying days were...
Kramnik’s team demands disqualification
Veselin Topalov’s Manager Comments on Disqualification Demands22 December 2006 12:52 FOCUS News Agency Sofia. “The demand by Kramnik’s manager Carsten Hensel for disqualification of Veselin Topalov is another attempt at rejecting our invitation for a world chess championship title...