White to move and win. Can you figure it out without computer help? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Need extra space?
Need some extra closet space? How about from this $138 million home? 🙂 Updown CourtWindlesham, Surrey Larger than either Buckingham or Hampton Court palace, this 103-room home has 58 acres of gardens and woodlands, making it the idyllic English...
The FIDE World Championship Plan
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES ECHECSRecognized by the International Olympic Committee9 Syngrou Ave., 11743 Athens, GreeceTel: (+30) 2109212047, Fax: (+30) 2109212859, Email: office@fide.comwww.fide.comMoscow, 1 March 2007 Dear Chess Friends, Following the decision of the Presidential Board at its meeting in Antalya,...
GM Akobian goes MTV
Our own GM Varuzhan Akobian will be on MTV True Life. The episode is “I’m a Genius”. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/truelife/series.jhtml Its going to be about his life and his chess accomplishments and they even came with him to his recent tournament...
Linares Round 8 Games – All Drawn
GM Aronian (2744) – GM Svidler (2728) [D94]Linares Linares, Spain, 02.03.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 c6 6.b4 0-0 7.Bb2 a5 8.b5 a4 9.Rc1 Qa5 10.Bd3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 e5 13.cxd5 exd4 14.exd4 Re8+...
Linares LIVE Blogging?
While we are waiting for everyone to figure out what is going on with the transmission of moves, I posted one of my all time favorite pictures. You can stare at it and relax 🙂 Perhaps the Chess Doctor...
Open Forum to discuss the US Chess
This is the first open forum for the US Chess Discussion Blog. Please feel free to share your opinions or perhaps frustrations with the performance of the current board members. What are some of the pros and cons in...
Tragedies Struck
At Least Six Killed in Atlanta Bus CrashBy DANIEL YEEAP ATLANTA (March 2) – A charter bus carrying a college baseball team from Ohio plunged off a highway ramp early Friday and slammed into the pavement below, killing at...
LIVE Linares Blogging
Anand – Topalov (Round 8) Linares We are still looking at the starting position 🙂 Perhaps they have a broadcast delay to avoid cheating suspicion. This was one of the ideas that was proposed. Chess Daily News from Susan...
Chess Quest and Ohio Masters Series
Welcome to the temporary home of the Ohio Masters Series. Here you will find all about a new dynamic chess event in Ohio that will pair some of the top US chess players against Ohio’s top talents. Stay tuned...