Susan and some of the young female participants Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Second round at the half way mark
Round 2G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 TB Total Match 1 Aronian Levon (ARM) 1 ½ ½ 2.0Shirov Alexei (ESP) 0 ½ ½ 1.0Match 2 Leko Peter (HUN) 1 ½ 1 2.5Bareev Evgeny (RUS) 0 ½ 0 0.5 Match...
The invincible Justine
With or without the extra name Hardenne, Justine Henin was invincible at the French Championship, again! I am a big fan of her tennis. It is more amazing to me that in the modern age of tennis where athletes...
Saturday Open Forum
It’s Saturday Open Forum! What would you like to discuss? Gata Kamsky? The World Championship Candidates’ Matches in Elista? Korchnoi in Las Vegas? The USCF Executive Board Election? The forum is yours! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
An Interview with Wonder Kid Parimarjan Negi !
An Interview with Wonder Kid Parimarjan Negi !Written by Cyber Chess GuruThursday, 07 June 2007 Parimarjan Negi broke the record of Grand Master Harikrishna to become India’s Youngest Grand Master at the age of 12! He shares many important...
Texas Tech sponsors Polgar events
Once again, Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, will be awarding chess scholarships at the 2nd annual Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls and the 1st annual Susan Polgar World Chess Challenge for Boys in Las Vegas. Representatives...
Wonderboy went undefeated
Photo by Peter Surowski Temecula boy checkmates western statesBy Peter Surowski6/8/2007 7:47:00 PM Nobody wants to play chess with Aaron Householder in his kindergarten chess club. He doesn’t have a problem making friends; he’s quite popular. The problem is...
Skill-based game exemption
U.S. Congressman Wexler Seeks Skill Game Exemption from UIGEA (which includes chess)June 08, 2007Martin HarrisOn Thursday, Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) introduced a House bill designed to exempt so-called ‘skill’ games such as poker and mahjong from the reach of...
Arctic Chess Challenge
Foto: Bjørnar Pedersen Welcome to chess in the Arctic! Tromsø Sjakklubb invites you to one of the strongest Northern-Norwegian Opens ever. Prizes exceeding 10.000 Euros.Main prizes (Euros): 2500, 1600, 1000, 750, 650, 550, 450, 350, 250, 150 There will...
The city of lights – Round 2 actions
Round 2June 08, 2007 [Section – Board 1] Pupols, Viktors vs Kortchnoi, Viktor 0-1 [Section – Board 2] Nakamura, Hikaru vs Mezentsev, Vladimir 1-0 [Section – Board 3] Enkhbat, Tegshsuren vs Gagunashvili, Merab 0-1 [Section – Board 4] Shabalov,...