It was so great to have my sister Sofia here celebrating this special day with me at my chess center. A big special thanks to Jeff Smith for making this event possible. I am happy to say that in...
Spassky – Portisch ended in 3-3 tie
Game 5 Spassky, B (2548) – Portisch, L (2512) [C88]Rapid Match Heviz HUN (5), 15.04.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.h3 Bb7 9.d3 h6 10.Nc3 d6 11.Nd5 Na5 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7...
Final look at Dresden
Here are the final standings after tie-breaks of the 2007 European Chess Championship: Men 1 GM Tkachiev, Vladislav 2652 FRA 82 GM Sutovsky, Emil 2637 ISR 83 GM Jakovenko, Dmitry 2708 RUS 84 GM Pavasovic, Dusko 2567 SLO 85...
The celebration continues at the Polgar Chess Center
Since the Polgar Chess Center cannot accomodate 220+ people at once, the celebration had to be broken up into 2 sessions. The second session begins now as Sofia Polgar and Club Manager Leon are giving the second tandem simul...
Continuous celebration
In the first part of the celebration, Susan and her elder son Tommy gave a 29 board tandem simul to players of all ages and levels. The highest rated player is an expert. The final score? 29-0! This is...
Mother nature can’t stop chess celebration!
We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Polgar Chess Center with two of the Polgar sisters, Susan and Sofia. In spite of the horrendous weather with heavy rain, wind and flooding, more than 100 people so far showed...
MonRoi – the future of recording chess moves?
Imagine having your game in an electronic format ready for review as soon as you are finished playing! No more lost games. Your games will be automatically saved for later analysis. With Personal Chess Manager you will stay connected...
Games from Portisch – Spassky match
To replay each game, click on the Game # Game 1Spassky, B (2548) – Portisch, L (2512) [C67]Rapid Match Heviz HUN (1), 13.04.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8...
10th Anniversary of the Polgar Chess Center
When I was a child, one of my dreams was to own my own chess center. That dream became a reality 10 years ago. Since that time, the Polgar Chess Center has hosted over 30 grandmasters and super grandmasters,...
Rybka challenges non rybka!
Because some people here feel that grandmasters still might have a chance against Rybka without an explicit handicap if only Rybka is denied various advantages, I am publicly making the following offer. I will donate $1,000 of my own...