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Kramnik – Aronian in Yerevan
After defeating Leko in Hungary in an 8 game rapid match, World Champion Vladimir Kramnik will take on the World Cup Winner and Olympic Champion GM Levon Aronian for a six game match in Yerevan, Armenia. The match will...
All the right moves
This kid has all the right movesBy: Elizabeth Ellis, Staff Writer MADISON – When it comes to one of the world’s oldest board games, sixth-grader Hank Cohen knows all the moves. For his second year in a row, Cohen...
You need to think big
Honor among friends(Original publication: May 3, 2007) Nearly 20 years ago, Carolyn Butts was a young reporter at the Amsterdam News, when longtime Rockland arts advocate Eleanor Charles called, trying to generate interest in a group of teen chess...
The history of a historic national event
These are the participants in the first ever Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls in 2004FM Paul Truong recently told the story of how the Annual Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, the most prestigious all-girls event in the...
A flashback
L to R: Harold Winston and Barbara DeMaro (US Chess Trust), Dewain Barber (USCF Scholastic Council) and Carol Jarecki (International Arbiter)I was paying tribute to GM Arnold Denker at a National Scholastic Event after his passing. GM Denker, Mr....
Chess turns kids from pawns to kings
Schools find chess turns kids from pawns to kingsBy LEYNA KROWStaff WriterAlthough board games are often a staple of elementary school classrooms, they are rarely a part of the curriculum. But for students at Phantom Lake and Medina elementary...
An interview with Topalov
The “Sofia rules” will spreadThis interview was published on the Mtel Masters website: The chess virtuoso celebrates his 32rd birthday in Salamanca Veselin Topalov shared his feelings with Standart Daily on this special for him day. – Vesko, the...
Chess and soccer clash at Mtel
PFC Levski to play football and chess against Chess United The CEO of M-Tel Josef Vinatzer will be the referee of the show (Sofia, May 2, 2007) Six GMs will face six football champions on May 15 at 12:30...
$65 million lawsuit over 1 pair of pants
Judge Sues Cleaner for $65 Million Over PantsBy LUBNA TAKRURIAP WASHINGTON (May 3) — The Chungs, immigrants from South Korea, realized their American dream when they opened their dry-cleaning business seven years ago in the nation’s capital. For the...