800th Anniversary Summit Chess MatchUK v ChinaTuesday September 4th to Sunday September 9th 2007St. Georges Hall, Concert Room, Liverpool, UK GM Wang, Yue 2696 – 2724 Adams, Michael GM 1/2GM Wang, Hao 2626 – 2683 Short, Nigel GM 1-0GM...
Middlegame play
White to move. How would you assess this position? Which side would you prefer? What would you do next? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What happened in Vegas may not stay in Vegas
Polgar Girls’ World Open and Boys’ Chess Challengeby Chase Watters In the midst of carcinogenic smoke billows, scantily clad sirens, and incantations of inebriation, there lies a slender sliver of innocence. Beneath the rainbow-colored mounds of poker chips, and...
The messenger – A powerful story
The Messenger Derek O’Dell of Roanoke County returned to Virginia Tech on Aug. 16 — four months after the shooting. The bullet wound in his right arm is healed. Other wounds run deeper. By Matt Chittum The voice leapt...
Chess quote from an American soldier
Finally, as an American soldier and chess player currently deployed in Iraq, this is what I can say: “I can leave my wife, my children, and my dog but never will I leave my rifle and my chessboard.” Pfc....
Labor Day Chess Tradition
Tournament a Labor Day tradition for chess buffsBy BRIAN J. HOWARDTHE JOURNAL NEWS(Original publication: September 4, 2007) Asked his favorite thing about the game of chess, Noah Helburn could only look to his dad and shrug. But he knew...
Chess and the mind
Playing chess keeps the mind sharpBy JILL SHERMAN, DAILY SUN THE VILLAGES — When looking for a game that really exercises your thinking power, turn to chess. A group of Villagers does not regret the move. “It is a...
Endgame improvement
Black to move. How do you assess this position? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Mr Jeff Smith
Here is the sponsor of the events today, Mr. Jeff Smith Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar