From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Roosevelt “Jackie” Robinson (January 31, 1919 – October 24, 1972) became the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the modern era in 1947. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson in 1962...
Blossom Hill blossoms in chess
Chess offers afterschool challenge for students at Blossom Hill ElementaryBy Michele TjinLos Gatos Weekly-times There is some serious fun going on at Blossom Hill Elementary School, where chess is king in the afternoons. After school, students best each other...
Mr. Kasparov turns 44
Mr. Kasparov turns 44 today! Happy birthday to the living chess legend! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The impressive list!
As promised, here is the list of people attending the session at the Department of Treasury in Washington, DC on Tuesday. This was arranged by the Treasury Chief of Staff Jim Wilkinson. 1. Jim Wilkinson, Chief of Staff, Department...
Possible compromise for homeschoolers?
Compromise is winning move in chessTribune Editorial Life often isn’t easy for children who go to school at home. While they get to develop special bonds with their parents and study at their own pace, they often miss out...
BBC TV
Dear All, We are very pleased to confirm that “Horizon: Battle of the brains” (which includes GM Susan Polgar) will be showing on Tuesday 17th April on BBC2 at 9pm. We’ll be sending out DVD copies following the transmission....
Kasparov’s next strategy! Sound?
Chess star squares up to Putin By James RodgersBBC News, Moscow Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov sees his campaign to change Russia as a mission to safeguard constitutional rights. “It’s a very important battle,” he told the BBC,...
Problems and Solutions
mnibb wrote: Would any candidates care to post or repost what they consider to be the 3 most important things they would like to achieve for the USCF and how they would attempt to achieve them? I’m pretty sure...
Forgotten Members? This must be changed!
Dear GM Susan Polgar, Please feel free to use the message below in whole or part for your on-line blog. Again, thank you for reading my email messages. Sincerely, Michael Allard USCF Postal Chess and Other Executive Board Issues...
Leon Super Rapid
Leon Super Rapid will take place from July 4-9. The participants in the rapid chess tournament are: Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, Ruslan Ponomariov and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. They will play elimination matches with time controls of 20 minutes + 10...