In the first 4 rounds of the UTD Invitational, FM Ray Robson scores 4-0, defeating IM Dmitry Schneider 2502, GM Magesh Panchanathan 2500, GM Jun Zhao 2552, and IM Drasko Boskovic 2465 (these are all FIDE ratings as their...
The UTD chess machine
Can you identify the players on the top board? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Many parents help out to make things great
This is Victor Flores and his son from Brownsville, Texas. He is one of the sectional TDs at the National K-12 Championship in Houston. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Parents and coaches play chess too
There is a parents / coaches tournament alongside with the National K-12 Championships in Houston, Texas. The score will then be combined. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Tricky endgame
This was sent in by Kirk Finkbeiner (This was an actual game of his) – Thanks Kirk I will make this a double puzzle: If it is White to move, what is the best way for White to proceed?...
This date in history TRIVIA
Here are some of the special events in history on December 15. 1711 – The plague breaks out in Copenhagen. 1791 – Sweden’s King Gustavus III offers to head the crusade against France. 1806 – Napoleon Bonaparte enters Warsaw,...
Some Holiday Jokes
Holiday Jokes Q: What do you call a bunch of grandmasters of chess bragging about their games in a hotel lobby?A: Chess nuts boasting in an open foyer! Q: What do you get if you deep fry Santa Claus?A:...