This is an example of the TV show created by Mr. Leo Battesti in France. It is working and he proves what Paul and I have been saying for a long time. Chess can be promoted on a large...
The conference begins
This is Leo Battesti, organizer of the prestigious annual Corsica Chess event. Chess players in his area went from under 200 to over 4,000 in a short time after he implemented out of the box ideas instead of the...
Rising stars increase lead by 2
Beliavsky – Smeets 1/2 – 1/2Nikolic – Stellwagen 1 – 0Khalifman – Cheparinov 0 – 1Jussupow – Karjakin 0 – 1Ljubojevic – Negi 1/2 – 1/2 With only 2 matches to go, the Rising Stars extended their lead to...
Brain teaser from Aberdeen
Another brain teaser from Aberdeen. White to move and draw. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2/3 of the Polgar sisters at TTU event
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Cory Chandler, cory.chandler@ttu.edu(806) 742-2136 Chess Champion Sisters Conduct Free Exhibition, WorkshopTeacher workshop and simultaneous exhibition to highlight activities Ready to match wits against a world-renowned chess champion? What about two? Texas Tech University’s new Susan Polgar...
More interesting chess blogs
gregschess.blogspot.com Chessco blog Chess SquaredAs usual, please feel free to add more names or links. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A nice evening at Aberdeen
The Chess in the Schools and Communities International Conference in Aberdeen will start tomorrow. Tonight was a big dinner with about 30 attendees / speakers of the conference. It was great meeting many people who have the same interest...
Chess tactic from Aberdeen
White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
China leads Russia by 2 down the wire
Standings after 8 rounds: Chinese Men 1 Wang Hao g CHN 2624 4.5 27122 Wang Yue g CHN 2696 4.0 26843 Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2685 3.5 26404 Ni Hua g CHN 2681 3.5 26375 Zhang Pengxiang g CHN...
Battle of the Brains
The contestants and crew of the Battle of the Brains The BBC show Battle of the Brains was first shown in the UK in April. In the past week, a number of people have told me that they saw...