Der Tagesspiegel, 1994 (This was sent in by Gerson Berlinger from Germany) White to move. What is the best continuation for White? Is this a win, draw or loss for White? No computer please 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Beware of Scholastic Chess Scam
Chess con in Melrose?Posted on February 28, 2008by Peter ChiancaFiled Under Remember “The Music Man,” when Robert Preston as a genial con man tries to convince the fine people of River City that what they need to combat the damaging influence of pool (as in billiards) is to teach the kids how to play musical […]
Victory through cumulative effect
Flights of ImaginationChessBy BORIS GULKO and GABRIEL SCHOENFELDFebruary 29, 2008William Steinitz, the first world chess champion, was the great expositor of positional play, the idea that the steady acquisition of small and subtle advantages would lead to victory from their cumulative effect. As influential as this school of thought has been over the 20th century, […]
Aronian taking on Anand in round 9
Round 9: Friday 2/29/08Levon Aronian – Vishy AnandVeselin Topalov – Teimour RadjabovPeter Leko – Vassily IvanchukMagnus Carlsen – Alexei Shirov Standings after 8 rounds: 1. Anand 5.5 (+3)2-3 Aronian, Carlsen 4.5 (+1)4-5 Topalov, Shirov 4.0 (0)6. Radjabov 3.5 (-1)7-8 Ivanchuk, Leko 3.0 (-2) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Clever stuff
White to move. Can White hold this game? How should White proceed? No computer please 🙂 8/k1K5/p5R1/8/8/7p/1P4p1/8 w – – 0 0 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Major sponsorship for English Chess Federation
Boost for school chessBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 29/02/2008 The English Chess Federation has secured a ground breaking new commercial sponsorship that should provide a huge boost to chess in schools. Holloid Plastics Limited of Basingstoke has agreed to manufacture 250,000 chess sets free of charge for distribution to schools in England.An announcement was […]
2008 Lubbock Open
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYSusan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)and The Susan Polgar Foundationpresent Lubbock Open Chess ChampionshipSaturday, April 26, 2008A 4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30) Event Site: Monterey High School (Indiana and 50th) Lubbock, TXContact Info: 806-742-7742E-mail: Susan.Polgar@ttu.edu or Chess@ttu.edu Description of Tournament: A USCF rated Open event.There is a total of 30 minutes […]
Will creativity score points with you?
I usually do not like to watch political campaigning ads. But these caught my eyes. They are quite different than the typical stuff. Click here to watch the ads. Candidate Makes Fun of Own DisabilityBy BRAD CAIN,APPosted: 2008-02-28 17:38:16Filed Under: Politics News SALEM, Ore. (Feb. 28) – So a U.S. Senate candidate with a metal […]
Anand extends lead in Linares
Round 8 Results Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Shirov, AlexeiAronian, Levon 1-0 Topalov, VeselinRadjabov, Teimour ½-½ Lékó, PeterIvanchuk, Vassily 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus Standings after 8 rounds: 1. Anand 5.5 (+3)2-3 Aronian, Carlsen 4.5 (+1)4-5 Topalov, Shirov 4.0 (0)6. Radjabov 3.5 (-1)7-8 Ivanchuk, Leko 3.0 (-2) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand starts Linares with win against rival
Position after 27.Qxe4 GM Anand (2799) – GM Shirov (2755) [B33]28.02.2008 – Linares 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2 0–0 13.a4 bxa4 14.Rxa4 a5 15.Bc4 Rb8 16.b3 Kh8 17.Nce3 g6 18.Qe2 f5 19.h4 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 fxe4 21.h5 g5 […]