I was just informed by L. Salinas that UTD defeated UMBC to win the College Championship. UMBC finished in 2nd. Congratulations to UTD. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sunday World Champion’s Tactic
Alekhine – Nestor (Trinidad 1939) by Andreas 3r3k/3P1ppp/p3q3/1pR1P3/2p5/Q5PP/P4P1K/8 w – – 0 1 White to move and …. 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The amazing Russian Team Championship
According to ChessBase, here are some stats from the 2008 Russian Team Championship: Try and picture an event where all of the following hold true: Every one of the 94 participants is a grandmaster;61 of these grandmasters are rated...
Extremely difficult endgame
Black to move. This is an extremely difficult endgame. Can you come up with a plan for Black to win? Note from Chess Today: “It appears that White has built a fortress, but in fact Black can still win...
The prestige has gone down?
From the NY Times: A qualifying tournament for the United States Championship was held last weekend in Tulsa, Okla. Seven players earned spots, and five qualified based on their national rankings after five of the country’s best players declined...
Should chess be promoted? Are changes needed?
Should Chess Be Promoted? Are changes needed?For years, chess in the United States relied on the incredible success of Bobby Fischer. Memberships went up. Interest in the game went up. Revenues went up. Everything seemed to look good. Unfortunately,...
More witchcraft than chess?
Chess by Larry EvansApril 6, 2008 In 1964, a few months before turning 15, Bobby Fischer won the U.S. Championship with a perfect 11-0, a feat unrivaled in history. I was his runner-up at 7½-3½, which usually might qualify...
Chess rating system for other sports?
Form means nothingBy Daniel Finkelstein Special CorrespondentApril 06, 2008YOUR team has lost. Again. It’s a disaster. Or is it? When you lose games, you lose points. That much is clear. But how seriously should you take defeat and how...
The secret of Anand’s success
The woman behind the masterShubha Shetty-SahaSunday, April 06, 2008 17:30 IST Aruna Vishwanathan plays many roles in hubby and chess maestro Vishwanathan Anand’s life, apart from being a dutiful wifeShe gave up a job in advertising to help her...
Legendary Oscar winner Charlton Heston
Hollywood Legend Charlton Heston DiesAPPosted: 2008-04-06 06:30:59 LOS ANGELES (April 6) – Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing “Ben-Hur” and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of...