White to move. White is down a pawn but has a good Bishop versus Black’s horrible Bishop. Is this enough compensation? How should White continue? This was actually one of my online training games. Chess Daily News from Susan...
It helps him to think ahead and plan
Library hosts chess clubBY LINDSAY KOTTMANN COMMUNITY RECORDER STAFF WRITERFLORENCE – Chess enthusiasts no longer have to leave Florence to meet other players for a casual game. A small group has been meeting the past four Wednesday evenings at...
TCA Chess in Education workshop
News Release: Texas Chess Association, January 8, 2007Contact: Dr. Alexey Root, 940-484-2265, alexey.root@gmail.com The Texas Chess Association (TCA) http://www.texaschess.org/news.php is sponsoring a one-day TCA Chess in Education workshop from 10:30-4:30 on the Saturday (March 17, 2007) of the State...
Nashville Chess Center held big chess event
Nashville youth city chess champs crowned(LAVONDIA MAJORS / THE TENNESSEAN) Meigs Magnet School eighth-grader Manu Nair, Father Ryan’s Hudson Todd and Christopher Cheney of Rutherford Tutorial Academy tied for top honors in the high school division of the Nashville...
Positive changes under way for the USCF
As I mentioned before, I will continue to push for positive changes within the USCF. We have to work hard to regain the credibility and respectability for this federation. We must also conduct business with honesty and integrity instead...
Leko won the ACP Rapid Cup
The first 3 games between Leko and Ivanchuk were drawn. In the 2nd blitz game, Ivanchuk decided to employ the Alekhine against 1.e4 just as he did in the first game. This time, he was completely outplayed by his...
Radjabov vs. Ivanchuk
Your pick? Well, Ivanchuk took Radjabov to school 2-0 Ivanchuk really showed Radjabov how to play with a pair of Bishops in the endgame. What looked like a somewhat holdable position for Black, Ivanchuk displayed his incredible skills and...
Gelfand vs. Leko
The score is 2-2 and they are going into sudden death now! In a dramatic match, Leko won the Armageddon blitz game with the Black pieces to advance to the final. He will now play the winner of Ivanchuk...
Chess really mattered to Humphrey Bogart
Bogie quite the chess aficionadoBy Todd Bardwick, Special to the NewsJanuary 8, 2007 As a young teenager, film legend Humphrey Bogart learned how to play chess from his father at their summer home in Canandaigua Lake near Rochester, N.Y....