This was just reported by ChessBase FIDE to hold public hearing on Topalov/Danailov actions 17.07.2007 – FIDE Ethics Commission is to hold a hearing (on July 28 in Athens) on the activities of Veselin Topalov and his manager Silvio...
Crucial round 4 of the US Women’s Championship
Photo by Betsy Dynako Here are the pairings of round 4: 1. Alisa Melekhina – Batchimeg Tuvshintugs2. Camilla Baginskaite – Tatev Abrahamyan3. Elizabeth Vicary – Katerina Rohonyan4. Anna Zatonskih – Irina Krush5. Tsagaan Battsetseg – Chouchanik Airapetian Games can...
Update about the state of the USCF
Today is July 16, 2007. There are 2 major issues that have been ignored: 1. The annual delegates’ meeting is taking place in a few weeks. The election is about over. So where is the financial numbers for the...
3 tie for 1st in Oklahoma
Frank K. Berry US Women’s ChampionshipStillwater, Oklahoma Round 3 Results 1. Tsagaan Battsetseg 1-0 Alisa Melekhina2. Chouchanik Airapetian 0-1 Anna Zatonskih3. Irina Krush 1-0 Elizabeth Vicary4. Katerina Rohonyan 1-0 Camilla Baginskaite5. Tatev Abrahamyan 0-1 Batchimeg Tuvshintugs Standings after 3...
Round 3 LIVE actions at the US Women’s Championship
Picture by Betsy Dynako 2007 Frank K. Berry US Women’s Championship Round 3 1. Tsagaan Battsetseg – Alisa Melekhina2. Chouchanik Airapetian – Anna Zatonskih3. Irina Krush – Elizabeth Vicary4. Katerina Rohonyan – Camilla Baginskaite5. Tatev Abrahamyan – Batchimeg Tuvshintugs...
Zhao Xue wins Queens Tournament
Queens Tournament, Bad Homburg Zhao Xue of Chins won the women’stournament in Germany in convincing fashion. She finished 2 points ahead of 2nd place Elizabeth Paehtz of Germany. Final standings: 1. Zhao Xue 7.5 2. Paehtz 5.5 3-4. M.Sosco,...
2007 SP National Invitational
USCF Press Release 45 states so far (2 from CA, 2 TX, 2 NY, 2 Wild Cards, 1 Defending Champion, other qualifiers) Missing from Washington DC, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina. List of qualifiers for...
Day 2 of the Frank K. Berry US Championship
2007 Frank K. Berry US Women’s Championship Round 31. Tsagaan Battsetseg – Alisa Melekhina2. Chouchanik Airapetian – Anna Zatonskih3. Irina Krush – Elizabeth Vicary4. Katerina Rohonyan – Camilla Baginskaite5. Tatev Abrahamyan – Batchimeg TuvshintugsRound 4 1. Alisa Melekhina –...
Endgame lessons
White to move. Here are 2 very similar endgames. Which one is a win for White and which is a draw? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Q & A with Paul Truong – Part 1
This is Mr. Jim Wilkinson, Chief of Staff of the US Treasury Department. I use this picture because it’s nearly impossible to get picture with Paul in it. He takes 30,000 – 40,000 pictures a year but there’s hardly...