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Scholarship to Texas A&M!
This scholarship is for a qualified winner of the upcoming Susan Polgar National Open Championship for Girls! For information about this incredible tournament, click here. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLEChess Tournament Scholarship Criteria Texas A&M University-Kingsville will award this scholarship to...
Orgeon Scholastic Chess
Student chess tournament draws dozensBy Jessica Musicar, Staff WriterMonday, January 29, 2007 1:35 PM PST COOS BAY – Staring at her opponent from across a battlefield of cream and green squares, Sarai Perkins deftly wielded knights, pawns and bishops...
Improve your chess
This was an actual game that was played earlier today between GM Roiz (White) and Nakamura (Black) in Gibraltar. It is White to move. Play out this position against your friends or computer. Can you find the winning strategy...
An Interview with Judit about Topalov and cheating
I orinally posted this back in November 2005. Judit Polgar’s take on the cheating allegation. She is definitely not one who supported Topalov in Elista. Below is the opinion of my sister Judit about the cheating allegation against the...
Help requested!
I am seeking the assistance of one or a few experienced editors to help me and the Susan Polgar Foundation. It would be a volunteer position that would require about 1 hour or so a month. The main task...
The Kramnik – Topalov debate
There have been THOUSANDS of posts about Kramnik, Topalov and accusations of cheating against both players. It seems that the fans of Kramnik firmly believe that Topalov cheated and the fans of Topalov firmly believe that Kramnik cheated. However,...
Important FIDE News
Presidential Board MeetingJanuary 26-28th, 2007 The Presidential Board held its meeting at the invitation of the Turkish Chess Federation at Antalya, Turkey between January 26-28th, 2007. The key issues in the crowded agenda were: 1. The goals and tasks...
Uncle Sam sunk Emmett’s space dream
No Free Ride for Space TouristsBy ALICIA CHANG, AP LOS ANGELES (Jan. 29) – Brian Emmett’s childhood fantasy came true when he won a free trip to outer space. He was crushed when he had to cancel his reservation...
A soldier helping soldiers
5 Questions: Keith BristowAdvocate for veteransJanuary 29, 2007 By his own description, Keith Bristow is a soldier helping soldiers. For more than 10 years, he has been a full-time volunteer for the Department of Veterans Affairs working as an...