Black to move. This was an actual game between GM Kritz and IM Sarkar. It was played in round 2 at the New England Masters. I believe Black resigned here. But did he have to? Can you save the...
Chess helps young Scrabble Champ

Ridgefield Scrabble champion to appear on ESPN SaturdayBy Susan TuzSTAFF WRITERRIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield resident Aune Mitchell, 14, will be featured Saturday on ESPN as part of the winning team in the National Scrabble School Championship filmed in Providence, R.I.,...
Shabalov and Kritz lead NE Masters

Here are the standings after 6 rounds: 1. GM Shabalov, Alexander (1)…. USA 2637 5.52. GM Kritz, Leonid (2)………. GER 2571 5.5 3. IM Ippolito, Dean J (11)…… USA 2395 5.0 4. IM Milman, Lev (4)………… USA 2499 4.55....
Advanced chess tactic

White to move. How do you assess this position? How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Did chess help Roger Federer?

Closing in on Sampras: Federer refuses to get worked up about record MASON, Ohio (AP) – If you believe Roger Federer, his pursuit of Pete Sampras’ record of 14 Grand Slam titles happened almost by accident. This was not...
Sokolov, Tkachiev, Vachier-Lagrave lead 2007 French Championship

2007 French Championship The French Championships is taking place in Aix-les-Bains from 13 to 25, 2007. Here are the standings after 4 rounds: 1-3. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2582, Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2655, Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2595...
Adams-VanWely lead Staunton Memorial after 9 rds

The 5th Staunton Memorial consists of 6 Dutch and 6 English players in a round robin tournament. The tournament starts on August 7 and ends on August 18. Standings after 9 rounds: 1-2. Adams, Michael g ENG 2724, Van...
World Champion’s Guide to Chess in Russian

“World Champion’s Guide to Chess”, my first chess book and a major seller with Random House, is now being published in Russian. It will be available in a few months 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Indian young Superstar Harikrishna’s new website

Former World Junior Champion and Grandmaster P Harikrishna rose to fame in chess when he won the World Under –10 chess championship in 1996. In the years that followed Harikrishna won many prestigious tournaments including the Commonwealth championship. In...
Aronian defeated Anand to win Mainz 960 Championship

Aronian Wins FiNet Chess960 Rapid World ChampionshipExciting match at Chess ClassicReport by Johannes Fischer 16.08.2007 – Today, Anand and Aronian played a four game match at the Chess Classic for the title of FiNet Chess960 Rapid World Champion, which...