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Leonardo da Vinci, chess painter?
This is a self portrait of Leonardo da Vinci ‘Da Vinci link’ to chess drawingsBy Christian FraserBBC News, Rome Researchers believe early illustrations of how to play the game of chess, found in a long-lost Italian manuscript, may have...
Sweden wins 4 nations chess challenge
Four Nations Chess Challenge Oslo (NOR) Team / + = – / Individual Points / Match points 1. Sweden 3 0 0 20.0 62. England 2 0 1 14.0 43. Latvia 0 1 2 13.5 14. Norway 0 1...
Opposition leader Kasparov
Putin protege Medvedev reaches out to any new US leader not senile or stuck in the pastThe Associated PressPublished: February 26, 2008 MOSCOW: The man all but certain to become Russia’s next president reached out — sort of —...
Svidler wins 2008 Bunratty Masters
Here are the top 10 finishers of the 2008 Bunratty Masters in Ireland: 1 PETER SVIDLER GM 2763 RUSSIA 5.5 2 ALEXANDER BABURIN GM 2542 KILKENNY 5 3 NICHOLAS PERT GM 2528 ENGLAND 4.54 ALEX LOPEZ FM 2340 CORK...
Dutch semi-final championship
Photo and report by Frits Agterdenbos of www.chessvista.com Dutch 2008 Semi-Final Championship 26.02.2008 The 32-player knockout Semi-Finals of the Dutch Championship 2008 took place on 5+6 of January, 23+24 of February and 25+26 of February in the Town Hall...
Tuesday morning practical chess
White to move. What is the best continuation for White?3r1k2/6pp/n1p1Q3/pbqp4/1p3B1P/1P4P1/4PP2/4RBK1 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand leads the way
Anand leads the wayBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01amGMT 26/02/2008 Vishy Anand will be ahead of the field when the Morelia-Linares tournament resumes in Spain on Thursday afternoon. The world champion drew with Vassily Ivanchuk in the seventh and final...
Chess Final Four to be held in Baltimore
Tuesday February 26, 2008UMBC to host 2008 President’s Cup, vie for championship BALTIMORE – The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) will host the 2008 President’s Cup, known as the “Final Four of College Chess,” on April 5th and...
Show ’em your mean face
Tuesday February 26, 2008Come on UMBC, show ’em your mean faceBy Nick JamisonSenior Staff Writer UMBC’s athletic department is electrified this year. The men’s basketball team is the best that I can remember, the swim team just took the...