GM Rasul Ibrahimov from Baku, Azerbaijan, has won the 7th Dos Hermanas qualifier. Here is the crosstable: http://tomato.chessclub.com/reg/mp752_grid.html More details will come later. This quick update was brought to you by Duncan Oxley! Thanks Duncan! Chess Daily News from...
Judit and the President
Here is Judit and former Czech President Václav Havel. This was taken by her husband Guszti at Bessel Kok’s birthday / wedding party. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chicago tries tournament again
New schools chess tournament planned By Stephanie BancheroTribune staff reporterPublished March 19, 2007, 3:28 PM CDT Chicago Public Schools officials announced Monday that they will stage a second elementary school chess championship after the first one, held earlier this...
Kramnik takes sole lead in Amber
Round 3 Results: March 19, 2007 Blindfold Leko-Vallejo 1-0Gelfand-Aronian 1-0Carlsen-Svidler 1/2-1/2Van Wely-Radjabov – 0-1Morozevich-Kramnik 0-1Ivanchuk-Anand 1-0 Rapid Vallejo-Leko – 1/2Aronian-Gelfand – 1-0Svidler-Carlsen – 1/2Radjabov-Van Wely – 0-1Kramnik-Morozevich – 1/2Anand-Ivanchuk – 1-0 Standings:1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 5.02. Aronian,...
Please FIGHT for chess!
Readers of GM Lubomir Kavalek’s chess column in the Washington Post might have noticed that today’s column (March 19, 2007) is shorter than usual. It is not an optical illusion. The Washington Post decided to reduce the award-winning chess...
Zhang Zhong wins 6th ICC Dos Hermanas Qualifer
GM Zhang Zhong from China won the 6th ICC qualifier amidst some of the strongest competitions yet with 317 player competing. He scored better than Magus Carlsen, Gata Kamsky and Roman Dzindzichashvili. What an incredible line-up! See the crosstable...
Sylvia Yang – Susan Polgar All-Star Team Member
Sylvia Yang, 10 years old, Texas – 1762 (Highest rating 1819) Sylvia has only been playing chess for 3 years and yet she achieved so much! She represented the United States at the World Youth Championship twice (2005 and...
Ruy Lopez Festival
The 1st Ruy Lopez International Festival takes place in Zafra, birthplace of Ruy Lopez from March 16 until March 25, 2007. Round 1: SASIKIRAN ( 2700) ½ ½ GRANDA ( 2612)PONOMARIOV ( 2723) 1 0 SOKOLOV ( 2652)Perez CANDELARIO...
The running back who loves chess
All the right moves Priest Holmes may not talk much about his success in NFL, but his chess game speaks volumes By JOE POSNANSKIKansas City Star Priest loves bishops. They are his assassins. In chess, bishops rush diagonally across...
Chess Coaching Tips
This was first published in my monthly www.chesscafe.com column in December 2005 Coaching TipsThere are approximately 1,600 children competing in the National K-12 / Collegiate Championship in Houston, Texas. Since I started attending a few years ago, this is...