Palm Harbor man carves out family legacy into chess set Palm Harbor, Florida – One move at a time, 13-year-old Dana Harris tries to put her grandfather in check. “I try to imagine why they did that move… he...
Special Chess Records

Best match record: William Steinitz played 27 chess matches between 1862 and 1896. He won 25 of the 27 matches with a record of 160 wins, 70 losses, and 57 draws. Highest Elo rating: In the Jul 99 and...
K-12 event at Murfreesboro

Chess mini-tournament for students K-12 todayA mini-tournament for chess players in grades first through 12th will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Kingwood Heights Church of Christ, 115 E. MTCS Road, Murfreesboro. All players are welcome....
Brain challenge

White to move and draw. No computer please! Hint: It is not as easy as you think 🙂 7K/8/3k4/4R1R1/8/8/7p/r7 w – – 0 0 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A friend of chess passed away

Congressman Tom Lantos, a friend of mine and a big supporter of chess, just passed away at the age of 80. Some years ago, he was kind enough to invite me to Congress and introduced me to many people...
Chess art

As you all know by now, I love chess art. I think it should be promoted a lot more. Here is the latest piece of chess art. This painting was sent in by Roger Morin, an expert player living...
Detective eyes

This picture was sent to me by John Dunajcik. Can you name the famous city in this picture and how did you come up with the answer? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Terminating the Queen’s Gambit

‘Terminator’ Takes a Queen’s GambitSteven KotlerSpecial to Hollywood.com Now that I’ve seen Episode 4: Heavy Metal, I know what’s going to hold my attention all season. The show is really about how John Connor learns to save the world....
Kudrin knocked out 41

Grandmaster keeps opponents in checkANDREW BROPHY FAIRFIELD — For chess players, it was the basketball equivalent of playing one-on-one against Michael Jordan. Grandmaster Sergey Kudrin, one of the 16 best chess players in the country, stopped by Roger Ludlowe...
Stevenson tops 120 schools

Check! Stevenson state chess champsBy Steve Zalusky Daily Herald Staff Nearly 120 high schools competed this weekend at the IHSA state chess championship in Peoria. But only the top six teams earned the honor to play within a roped...