White to move. Is this a win or draw? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
8th North American FIDE Invitational
The final round of the 8th North American FIDE Invitational will begin at 4pm Chicago Time. The week has seen a great set of ups and downs and 2 fantastic upsets by the same player. Michael Thaler of New York, student of GM Alex Stripunsky, upset IM’s David Vigorito and Angelo Young during his first […]
Final day in Morelia
Round 7 – Saturday, 2-23 Your prediction? Vishy Anand – Vassily IvanchukAlexei Shirov – Teimour RadjabovMagnus Carlsen – Levon AronianPeter Leko – Veselin Topalov Official website: http://www.ajedrezmorelialinares.com.mx/english/index.htm Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Trivia
There are 3 parts to this trivia: – Who is the person in the dark sweater?– When was this picture taken?– Where was this picture taken? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Saturday Open Forum
It’s Saturday Open Forum. Nepomniachtchi won Aeroflot in impressive fashion. Today is the last round of Morelia then the players will move to Linares. What would you like to discuss? The forum is yours! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Tactic
Diagram by chesstoday.net White to move. What is the best continuation for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Team Construction
February 22, 2008, 8:50 pmGGGg: A Great Idea or a Stretch?By Joel BenjaminNY Times The U.S. Amateur Team East event (also known as the World Amateur Team), held over Presidents’ Day Weekend in Parsippany, N.J., produced a mild controversy over the composition of the winning team. “GGGg” — the name representing three grandmasters and a […]
Against the spirit of the game
An amateur event shamBy David R. SandsFebruary 23, 2008 The U.S. Amateur Team East, the Parsippany, N.J., tradition that usually is one of the year’s most popular and spirited events, left an unpleasant aftertaste this year. The East event, held last weekend, once again set an attendance record, with more than 1,200 players competing on […]
Playing like a machine
Cartoon by Oliver SchopfFebruary 22, 2008, 7:59 pmBobby and Youby Dick Cavett Thank you very much. That’s probably the number one cliché in the world, but merci beaucoup is a touch affected and the great George Orwell’s rules for writing include not prettying up your stuff with foreign phrases. Disclosure Dept.: If this seems hurried […]
Anand leads with 1 game to go before Linares
Round 6 results: Radjabov 1-0 CarlsenTopalov 1/2 AnandIvanchuk 1/2 ShirovAronian 1/2 Leko Standings after 6 rounds: 1. Anand 4.02. Aronian 3.53-5 Topalov, Shirov, Radjabov 3.06-8 Carlsen, Leko, Ivanchuk 2.5 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar