Please join THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION and PEGASUS MEDIA PRODUCTIONS for a FREE CROSS-GENERATION CHESS TOURNAMENT (Senior Citizens v. Children K – 12) Sunday, April 29, 2007 from 2:00pm-5:30pm at The Chelsea Recreation Center,...
Miscellaneous Chess Info
Georgia ChessBy LAURA DIAMONDThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 04/18/07 Glenn C. Jones Middle will host the third annual Gwinnett County Scholastic Chess Tournament this Saturday. More than 250 elementary and middle school students from metro Atlanta are expected to compete...
Winning or losing?
White to move. Is White winning or losing? How should White continue? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ted or Hannibal?
If Ted Crawford and Hannibal Lecter Played Chess Who Would Win? “I think they’d be a match for each other. It’s so funny how the formula is though that in Lecter’s case, his opponent is a young woman who’s...
Torre stuns Akobian to pull closer to the lead
Torre stuns US GMPinoy breathing down RP Open leaders’ necksInquirerLast updated 05:02am (Mla time) 04/18/2007 Standings after six rounds: 5 points — W. Yue (China), L. Chao (China); 4.5 — E. Torre, N. Hua (China), Z. Zhong (China), Z....
My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments – Part 3
This was first published in my www.ChessCafe.com column in May 2003 My Top 10 Most Memorable Moments in Chess (Part 3) I have experienced hundreds if not thousands of exciting, wonderful and memorable moments during my chess career, a...
Brooklyn team did it again
April 17, 2007New York Brooklyn: High School Chess Team Wins ChampionshipBy TIMOTHY WILLIAMSThe chess team from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn won its fourth consecutive national championship on Sunday, tying with a high school from Arizona. It...
‘Propagating extremism’
Chess champ Kasparov summoned for ‘propagating extremism’APApril 18, 2007 – 10:50AM Russian security officials summoned opposition leader Garry Kasparov for questioning on suspicion that he had publicly propagated extremism, his aide said. Investigators from the Federal Security Service, the...
International Olympic Committee
In order to promote the Olympic Movement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) may recognise as International Sports Federations (IFs) international non-governmental organisations administering one or several sports at world level and encompassing organisations administering such sports at national level....
Chess is a big hit with kids
Discovery chess tournament is a big hit with area studentsWednesday, April 18, 2007 By PATRICIA MUNSONFor the Madison Spirit Heritage, Discovery win their divisions at championship About 100 participants, along with numerous parents, sponsors, coaches and teachers, crowded into...