This is the position after 25.Re6?! GM Bologan (2663) – GM Stefanova (2464) [C78]28.01.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.d4 Ba7 9.h3 0–0 10.Bg5 Bb7 11.Qd3 h6 12.Bh4 exd4 13.cxd4...
Chess clubs in the USA

I have always enjoyed visiting local chess clubs. No matter how popular Internet chess will be, chess clubs will always have a special place in my heart. I guess this comes from my own experience playing in clubs when...
A spectacular attack

This was a game between Nezhmetdinov and Kotkov in 1957. It is White to move. It seems that White is ahead in development and space advantage. But Nezhmetdinov uncorked an incredible attack. Can you find the best attacking plan...
The next great one

by December 31, 2010 (January 2011 FIDE list), who do you think will be the #1 player in the world? Will it be – Still one of the big 3: Anand, Kramnik or Topalov– The young guns: Carlsen, Radjabov...
2008 Royal CHS Tournament

2008 Royal CHS TournamentFebruary 16, 2008Collegiate High School WHAT: United States Chess Federation (U.S.C.F.) Sanctioned Tournament. 5-Round Swiss in 5 Sections: K-5 Novice, Primary (K-3), Elementary (K-5/6), Middle School (6-8) and High School (9-12). (Novice Sections for players with...
The new superstar in the making

Chess champ keeps his coolMonday January 28 2008http://www.aftenposten.no/english/sports/article2222983.ece Magnus Carlsen, Norway’s teenaged chess whiz, is his game’s equivalent of a rock star. As fans swarmed around him in the Netherlands on Sunday, hoping for an autograph or photo, Carlsen...
Who will be the nominees?

Who will be the Democratic nominee? Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John Edward? Who will be the Republican nominee? John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
An incredible child!

Wendy Vo was born on July 20,1999 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Wendy has been studying music since age 4 and composing her own music since age 5. Wendy Vo (Vo Thi Ngoc Diem) speaks 11 languages! They are Vietnamese,...
Exciting action at the Gibraltar Chess Festival

Ranking after round 7 Rank Name Score Rating 1 GM Bu, Xiangzhi 5.5 26912 GM Wang, Hao 5.0 26653 GM Bologan, Viktor 5.0 26634 GM Georgiev, Kiril 5.0 26625 GM Efimenko, Zahar 5.0 26386 GM Stefanova, Antoaneta 5.0 24647...
A victorious Knight

ChessBy GM Lubomir KavalekMonday, January 28, 2008; Page C10Washington Post Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Levon Aronian of Armenia won the elite Corus grandmaster tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, yesterday with an 8-5 score. They edged world champion...