White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Special World News
I usually do not post or discuss world or national politics unless it involves a chess player such as Kasparov. However, this story caught my attention as it involves a woman in a very dangerous position. Pakistan’s Bhutto Assassinated...
6 straight for Morozevich after beating Svidler
Final position GM Svidler (2732) – GM Morozevich (2755) [B90]27.12.2007Russian Championship – Round 8 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Nbd7 9.g4 Nb6 10.g5 Nh5 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.0–0–0 Be7 13.Kb1...
The impact of Anand
YEAR-END SPECIAL / CHESSMixed baghttp://www.sportstaronnet.com/ Even as Viswanathan Anand continued to strive harder to take his game to the next level, most of the other Indian names did not have a great year, writes Rakesh Rao. Twenty years ago,...
The new kid in town
64: There’s a new kid in townBy Zaldy Dandan Variety Editor ONE of the chess players who will be awarded the grandmaster title by FIDE next year is from the Philippines — Wesley So, who is only 14. Born...
A wonderful role model
Engineer teaches kids to play chess Spotsylvania County man is father to young children through the decades, and he stays involved with their activitiesDate published: 12/27/2007 By CATHY DYSON When Brian Dickerson became a father in his mid-20s, he...
How much would you pay for a chess set?
By Rebecca Knapp AdamsPublished: December 27, 2007http://www.artinfo.com/ It’s easy to forget the significance of board games now that the cool clatter of Monopoly dice has been hushed by the computer mouse in a session of desktop solitaire or by...
Caruana power
Be careful of CaruanaBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 27/12/2007 In 2003 I played at the US Amateur Team East at Parsippany in New Jersey, a fun tournament where apart from the chess, which is not taken totally seriously,...