I very much enjoy playing Chess960 – Fischer Random. It no longer excites me to see openings analyzed until move 45 by Fritz 🙂 I am thinking about organizing a Chess960 – Fischer Random tournament. What is your take?...
Women play it differently

‘Women play it differently’[ 2 Apr, 2007 2102hrs IST TIMES NEWS NETWORK ] India’s youngest woman chess grandmaster Koneru Humpy unveils her strategy to us. Meet Koneru Humpy – the world’s youngest player to be awarded the Men’s Grandmaster...
Azerbaijan Chess Federation President to resign

Azerbaijan Chess Federation President Aynur Sofiyeva to resign02 Apr 2007 15:44 Azerbaijan Chess Federation president Aynur Sofiyeva is going to resign, she told APA-Sport. Here is the report. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Our federation is not healthy

This is my Candidate Statement for the June 2007 Chess Life The current state of our federation is not healthy! The USCF lost money again! Many sponsors do not want to deal with us. Many supporters are tired of...
The Xiang Sisters – Susan Polgar All-Star Team Members

Ellen Xiang —1696 (Highest rating 1714): 2004 Champion of 2004 Texas Region V Scholastic Championship K-1 Section 2005 Champion of 2005 Texas All-Girls Championship Primary Section 2006 2nd in 2006 Susan Polgar All-Girls National Chess Championship 3-5 Grade Section...
Opening Day Excitement

It’s April 2nd! It’s Major League Baseball Opening Day! Which teams will win their divisions and which teams will make the Wild Cards? Which team will win the World Series? 🙂 Make your predictions right here! By the way,...
The Chess Game

This was sent to me by Bob Maahs. “The Chess Game” by F. Beda The picture is very subtle. Note that the man playing the game has only 2 pieces left on the board while the lady that he...
Image is everything!

This is the impressive list of sponsors for the 2007 European Chess Championship. I know the organizer in Dresden for many years and they have done a fantastic job. I am sure the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden will be...
European Championship 2007

With the successful application for the Chess Olympiad 2008 at the FIDE world congress in October 2004 the city of Dresden started preparations for this great sporting events right away. On April 7, 2005 the city council unanimously agreed...
It’s official! Anand is the King of the Hill!

Here is the revised April 2007 Rating List: Rank Name Title Country Rating 1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 27862 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 27723 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 27724 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 27625 Aronian, Levon g ARM 27596...