Announcing: First annual CHESS: It’s a GIRL thing Special Summer Camp (in conjunction with the famous Science: It’s a Girl thing Camp and the Susan Polgar All-Star Girl’s Chess Camp) at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX July 21-24,...
Who will crack the mystery?
European GM may hold key to Fischer estateBy Francis OchoaPhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 22:47:00 02/09/2008 A EUROPEAN GRANDMASTER supposedly close to the late chess great Bobby Fischer may hold the key as to how the iconic American’s estate will...
Practical chess puzzle
Black to move. How should Black proceed? 4r2k/6pp/P3r3/1B1p1p1b/3P3q/B2Q4/5PKP/2R3R1 b – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The best Fischer interview
In my opinion, this is the best interview of Bobby. In this interview, he was quite himself. This was how he talked, joked and behaved when I knew him. February 8, 2008, 8:11 pmNew York TimesBy Dick Cavett Was...
Saturday Open Forum
It’s Saturday Open Forum. The Moscow Open is the strongest on going tournament right now. However, Morelia / Linares will start soon. The first half will take place in Morelia, Mexico (February 15 – 23) and the second half...
Colorado Chess
Story updated: 2/8/2008 4:20:47 PMDistrict to send chess winners to state The Reporter-Herald The Thompson School District will pay to send the first-place winners of the district’s Feb. 2 chess tournament to the state competition Feb. 16-17. All students...
$10,000 Mammoth Ivory
[ February 8th, 2008 @ 8:42 pm ] … [ C. S. Magor ]Mammoth Ivory Chess Set will make you King of the Chess Club I was never in the chess club at school. At times, though I was...
The Yugoslavian legend
A grand old masterBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 09/02/2008 Svetozar Gligoric the Yugoslav Grandmaster and former world title Candidate recently celebrated his 85th birthday and in his honour an 85 player Rapid Chess tournament was held in his...
The Carlsen watch
Carlsen’s turn must surely comeLeonard BardenSaturday February 9, 2008The Guardian Magnus Carlsen’s joint first with Levon Aronian at the elite Corus Wijk event puts the 17-year-old Norwegian up to No9 in the world. Media coverage of his meteoric rise...