I spent 3 days last week training these young and talented players from Holland. They were sent by the Dutch Olympics Committee to be trained at the Polgar Chess Center. Their journey, training and progress are published for everyone...
University recognized for chess program
National Recognition for Tech Chess ProgramApril 9th, 2007By Tara Browning, KOHM-FM In West Texas, football and basketball are commonly associated with collegiate sports. Unlike the stereotypical sports, Texas Tech has a chess program that has gained national recognition from...
Deanna Kristek to represent New Mexico
S.F. girl takes third in chess tournament A Santa Fe fifth-grader placed third in the state chess championship for girls held Saturday at Kaune Elementary School. Sarah Blog, who attends Tara School in Santa Fe, competed with the 12...
Money or skill?
Santa Fe’s own ‘grandmaster’ By JULIE ANN GRIMM The New MexicanApril 15, 2007 Standout says U.S. culture values money over chess skill Chess is bringing fame to 34-year-old Jesse Kraai of Santa Fe.But the fact that this notoriety is...
Chapter 14 of the Memoir
This is a picture of Paul and his Dad in Indonesia in late 1979. He was 14. A Memoir of a Modern Odyssey Paul TruongWith Leslie Alan Horvitz (2002) Chapter 14 Our second day out of port began much...
Frank K. Berry US Championship and MonRoi
The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship will take place from May 15 to 23, 2007 at the Holiday Inn in Stillwater, Oklahoma. All games can be viewed LIVE on www.MonRoi.com. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Keen eyes for tactic
White to move. Is White better? How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
7-way tie for 1st in Dresden
Tatiana Kosintseva won the 2007 European Women’s Championship by 2 full points! Her older sister Nadezhda is in a 3-way tie for 2nd with GM Stefanova and Hoang. 1 IM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2459 10.02 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda RUS...