Participation explains gender differences in the proportion Chess grandmastersCategory: GenderPosted on: January 30, 2007 12:06 PM, by Jake Young We have had an ongoing discussion on this blog about whether the disparity between women and men in the sciences...
Can you pass a pre-school test?
This question was asked of a group of pre-schoolers. Which direction is this bus traveling? ? For your information, ALL of them got it right! Who what is the answer? 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Please watch your language
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The BIG cheating debate
What should be done about proven chess cheaters? What should be done about people who make false cheating accusations? Some have suggested a 3 year ban for the first offense, 10 years for the second offense and lifetime ban...
Happy Birthday to Boris Spassky!
Boris Spassky was born on January 30, 1937 in Leningrad which is now St. Petersburg, Russia. At the age of 18, he won the World Junior Championship in Belgium. In the same year, he became the youngest Grandmaster in...
Number 9 joke!
To The Nines… One day, on 9/9/99, a man woke up at 9:09 a.m. in the morning, jumped on Bus #99 and went to his favorite restaurant on 9th Street. When the cashier rang up his order, it totaled...
University of Virginia chess team gets an A for effort
Giving the chess team a fair chanceNick Kinney, Guest Viewpoint Members of the University of Virginia chess team spentpart of their Christmas breaks competing at the Pan-American Chess Championship, held December 27-30. The dedicated members of this under-rated chess...
Wow! Thank you to ALL!
Yesterday I made a post seeking for volunteer help with editing for the Susan Polgar Foundation. So far, I have received more than 3 dozens incredible offers to help!! THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who responded! It means...
Chess Journey to historic Budapest
********************************************************************Exclusive Polgar Chess & Cultural Journey to Budapest, Hungary!********************************************************************6-Night Air Inclusive Chess Learning Vacation June 23-30, 2007 • Daily 2-4 hours chess lecture, matches with local chess teams, meeting celebrity GMs (such as Portisch, Benko, Judit Polgar, etc.), simul...
A nice touch
The new USCF HQ in Crossville, Tennessee officially opened last summer to a brand new building. I do know some of the staff who relocated from New Windsor very well. Unfortunately, I have not met many of the local...