I was interviewing this famous grandmaster. Who is he? Bonus question: He was the first to achieve something special. What did he achieve? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Complete Corus Standings after 5 rounds

Standings after 5 rounds: Group A 1. T. Radjabov, L. Aronian, M. Carlsen 3½ (+2)4. V. Kramnik, J. Polgar 3 (+1)6. S. Mamedyarov, M. Adams, V. Ivanchuk, P. Leko, L. van Wely 2½11. V. TopalovV. Anand 2 (-1)13. P....
An incredible ending in the Topalov-Gelfand game

Final position after 24.f4! GM Topalov (2780) – GM Gelfand (2737) [C42]17.01.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bg4 10.Re1 0–0 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 cxd6 13.Re3 Qd7 14.h3...
Early results of Corus round 5

GM Aronian (2739) – GM Anand (2799) [D43]17.01.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qc2 dxc4 8.e3 b5 9.a4 Bb7 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Nxb5 Bb4+ 12.Nc3 0–0 13.Be2 Nd7 14.0–0 Rfc8 15.Rfc1 a5 16.Nd2...
My Australian Open Prediction

In the men’s section, Federer and Roddick are in separate draws. Roddick is in the same draw as Nadal. Even though the surface is a little slower this year, I still think that it is fast enough to give...
Most exciting?

In your opinion, which is the most exciting sport to watch? – Football– Soccer– Baseball– Boxing– Basketball– Chess– Tennis– Hockey– Track and Field– Gymnastic– Golf– Figure skating– Chess Boxing– Something else? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Funding for chess in Salinas

On the board: Salinas school district approves chess fundingBy MARIA INES ZAMUDIOThe Salinas Californian For east-Salinas native Alberto Murillo, chess is not just a game. It’s a gateway to new opportunities for the children of his hometown. “I realized...
Practical tactic

White to move. What’s the best continuation?3r2k1/2qr3p/5PpB/3n4/ppnP4/5Q1P/P5P1/4RR1K w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Court stops chess election in the Philippines

Court stops NCFP polls in Tagaytay Eight directors of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) have secured a temporary restraining order against the holding of NCFP elections on Jan. 19 in Tagaytay City. Judge Reynaldo Daway of...
900th win!

Knight Gets 900th WinBy BETSY BLANEY,Associated PressPosted: 2008-01-17 00:30:35 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – Bob Knight reached another milestone. Texas Tech beat No. 10 Texas A&M 68-53 on Wednesday night, the Hall of Fame coach’s 900th career victory. After the...