After dozens of meetings with top-level people in Marketing, Promotion and PR, here are some of the top reasons they said why chess is not more commercially viable than and not as big as it could be with the...
A reminder of the basic blog rules
Artwork by the talented Mike Magnan This is a reminder about the policy of all my blogs: Welcome! This site is where I provide chess enthusiasts with updates on my activities, interests and important chess news from around the...
It’s good for their brain and they really love it
Chess tournament is cool, and ‘good for the brain’ by Jo RaffertyJune 1, 2007Gardnerville, NVChess can be beneficial to the mind, and Saturday about 60 brains will be getting a workout at Jacks Valley Elementary School’s annual chess tournament....
What do marketing professionals say?
A few days ago, I posted the following: Chess is one of the most popular games / sports in the world. There are over 160 member federations under FIDE. There are hundreds of millions of people playing chess worldwide....
How will things end?
(W) Aronian 2.5 – 2.5 Carlsen Leko 3.5 – 0.5 Gurevich [Leko advances] Ponomariov 2.0 – 3.0 Rublevsky(W) Gelfand 2.5 – 2.5 Kasimdzhanov (W) Kamsky 3.5 – 0.5 Bacrot [Kamsky advances] Grischuk 3.5 – 1.5 Malakhov [Grischuk advances] Polgar...
A fantastic finish
GM Ponomariov – GM Rublevsky [D17] 01.06.20071.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 e6 7.f3 c5 8.e4 Bg6 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Bxd4 Nfd7 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bxc4 a6 14.Ke2 Rg8 15.h4 Rc8 16.Ba2 Bc5 17.Bxc5...
Carlsen wins to even up the score
GM Carlsen – GM Aronian [E12] 01.06.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Nc3 d5 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Qc2 Be7 8.e4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 0-0 10.Bd3 c5 11.0-0 Qc7 12.Qe2 Nd7 13.Bb2 c4 14.Bc2 b5 15.Bc1 a5 16.Rb1 Ba6...
J. Polgar – Bareev (game 5)
It’s one game at the time. Judit is a fighter and I am rooting hard for her to pull through. 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 (I like it! She is mixing it up. Surprising elements are very important in chess, especially...
A very helpful endgame
This was an actual game by one of my students. It is White to move. How can White hold this game? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The latest shocking USCF development
All I can say is I am stunned of another new low in USCF politics. I am pro college, adult, military, internet, correspondence and especially scholastic chess. I am doing everything I can to positively promote chess every single...