Scientists Discover Largest-Known PlanetAP Posted: 2007-08-08 15:48:45Filed Under: Science News(Aug. 7) – Scientists have discovered the universe’s largest known planet, a giant ball made of mostly hydrogen that is 20 times larger than Earth and circling a star 1,400...
Carlsen vs Carlsen – The battle of Dad vs Son
Magnus drew his former coach Simen Agdestein earlier. He now has 3.5 points in 5 games. So who does he get next? His own father Henrik Carlsen! Prediction? 🙂 When was the last time a super GM face his...
6 British and 6 Dutch in Staunton Memorial
The Fifth Annual Staunton Memorial will be even stronger than last years and is certainly the strongest event to be held in London if not the UK since 1986. The addition of Van Wely for Holland and the substitution...
Fabiano Caruana is 6/6 in Holland with 3057 performance
GM-elect Fabiano Caruana (2549) scored 6/6 so far at the Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament which is taking place from August 4 – 11, 2007. He just defeated GM Stellwagen (2631) to maintain a perfect score! His performance rating so...
2 World Champions met in Tromsø
Two world champions met in the 4th round in Tromsø, Antoaneta Stefanova (former women’s world chess champion) and Jon Kristian Røyset (2223) who lives in Tromsø and won the World Championship in backgammon in Monte Carlo 2003. In the...
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Hank Aaron said in a video message played on the scoreboard after Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run: “I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming baseball’s career home run leader. It is a...
Korchnoi on the road again
The V. Marx György Memorial tournament is taking place from August 4th – 15th, 2007 in Paks, Hungary. V. György Marx Memorial – Round 3 Standings 1-2. Balogh, Cs 2, Ács, P 23-4. Korchnoi, V 1½, Berkes, F 1½5-6....
Brownsville, Texas, the next chess hot spot
Chess hot spotBy VICTORIA MANNING/THE BROWNSVILLE HERALDAugust 7, 2007 – 10:25PM Erick Vallarino just wanted to play chess. In six years, Vallarino has seen The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College chess team evolve from a...