This beautiful and unique original piece of art was done by the talented artist Justin Michael Jenkins. It has the signatures of GMs Alex Stripunsky, Gata Kamsky, Boris Gulko, Ildar Ibragimov, Alex Onischuk and me. These are the 6...
Aronian and Kramnik lead Amber
Blind Anand-Radjabov 1-0Ivanchuk-Morozevich 1/2-1/2Kramnik-Van Wely 1-0Vallejo-Carlsen 1-0Svidler-Gelfand 1/2-1/2Aronian-Leko 1/2-1/2 Rapid Radjabov-Anand 0-1Morozevich-Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2Van Wely-Kramnik 0-1Carlsen-Vallejo 1/2-1/2Gelfand-Svidler 1/2-1/2Leko-Aronian 0-1 Combined Score after 4 games: 1-2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744, Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 3.5 3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g...
Checkmating Tactic
This was another game from my simul in Princeton yesterday. White to move. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Tactic
This was an actual game against in my simul yesterday in Princeton, NJ. Black was the former US braille chess champion Jim Slagle. It is Black to move. My opponent did not find the right move and lost shortly...
A day in the life of a Chess Mom and Professional
Many people asked me what is like to be Susan Polgar for a day. Well, I will give you an example of a day in my life. I do this 7 days a week. I am a Mom, a...
The 8th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament
The 8th Poikovsky Karpov tournament is taking place from March 15 – 23, 2007. After round 3, here are the standings: 1-3. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2619, Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691, Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2629 2.0 4-7....
Homeschool kids success
Brain Games Students no pawns in chess tourney By Kevin HaasROCKFORD REGISTER STAR POPLAR GROVE — Chess is not a basic game, but Robyn McDonald coaches her students to stick to the basics to be successful. “Just play the...
GM Miron Sher won Dos Hermanas qualifying event on ICC
Photo courtesy of nechess.com website Late breaking news: Fellow New Yorker GM Miron Sher (Brooklyn) has won the 4th Dos Hermanas qualifying tournament on ICC. Even though Miron has not been very active with his OTB chess due to...
Very IMPORTANT lesson for Scholastic players
Being a Grandmaster and a Chess Mom can be tricky sometimes. After a lot of dedication and hard work, my elder son Tommy finally broke through and won the National 2nd Grade Championship in December. He also became the...
Rook and Pawn endgame
White to move. This was my last game in the simul Princeton simul today. This is actually a fascinating position. Of course the correct solution would have been e7. This should lead to a win. However, I did not...