Who are the two people in the picture with Bobby Fischer? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Spokane CC President appointed to Washington Court of Appeals
From Spokane Washington Newspaper: Spokesman Review Spokane Chess Club President – Kevin Korsmo appointed to Washington Court of Appeals New appeals judge knows way around chessboard By: Karen Dorn SteeleStaff writerJanuary 31, 2008 Spokane’s newest appeals court judge is a chess player and a hard-working Spokane County deputy prosecutor with a wry sense of humor […]
FIDE Grand Prix
FIDE is pleased to announce the dates and venues for the 2008/2009 Grand Prix Tournaments: April 20th – May 6th 2008, Baku, AzerbaijanJuly 30th – August 15th 2008, Krasnoyarsk (or other Russian city), RussiaDecember 13th – 29th, 2008, Doha, QatarApril 14th – 28th, 2009, Montreux, SwitzerlandAugust 1st – 17th, 2009, Elista, RussiaDecember 7th – 23rd, […]
63 billion calculations per second
This is not the actual machine. It is for illustration only 🙂 Software Applications InsightFebruary 01, 08Calculate this – up close to the UK’s newest supercomputerFew understand or have ever seen a supercomputer. But they do more than play chess these days.By John E. Dunn, Techworld They call it HECToR and it’s the latest and […]
Cuba crowns new national champion
New Cuban Chess Champion: Yuniesky Quesada, Grand Master from the central Cuban province of Villa Clara www.cubaheadlines.comAs there are moments that occur once in a lifetime, last night, Villa Clara GM Yuniesky Quesada (2546) did not miss the chance to celebrate before spectators after prevailing over Santiago FIDE (World Chess Federation) Grand Master, “the electric” […]
USCF Membership Breakdown
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Friday morning chess tactic
Black to move. How should Black proceed?3Q4/1P3pk1/4r1p1/3p2Bp/5PnP/Q6K/6P1/1q6 b – – 0 53 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Motivating young players
Chess grandmaster visits Cleveland schoolChess expert a hit at Bryant SchoolFriday, February 01, 2008Grant SegallPlain Dealer Reporter The international grandmaster stood over the chessboard Thursday and blinked. Two Cleveland public school students had trapped his queen. Only they didn’t know it, and the grandmaster wriggled free. “You should have taken my queen!” Maurice Ashley told […]
Memorable impact worldwide
Bobby Fischer’s Memorable Game, 1943-2008by E. “Doc” Smith‚ Feb. 01‚ 2008BeyondChron.com The death of former World Chess Champion Bobby Fischer last week in Iceland, brought back a range of emotions and memories of how I began my love of chess. Fischer’s meteoric rise captured my imagination and those of my fellow school chums in when […]