GM Shulman (2664) – GM Perelshteyn (2615) [D38]20.05.2008 – US Championship – Round 8 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 Qd6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.e3 Bf5 12.Be2 0–0 13.0–0...
LIVE Commentary Zatonskih – Krush
Position after Rad1 IM Zatonskih (2490) – IM Krush (2515) [E60]20.05.2008 – US Women’s Championship – Round 8 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 c6 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Re1 Re8 11.a3...
A tough one to figure out
Moravets 1930, presented by Andreas White to move. Is it possible for White to win this game? 7K/6p1/8/7p/8/8/R7/6k1 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
An American near a historic milestone
Artwork of GM Nakamura from his website, courtesy of www.carlinart.net GM Hikaru Nakamura has broken a number of American chess records over the years. He is now closing in on another milestone. His published FIDE rating on the April...
An Epic Battle for the National Crown
After 5 rounds, IM Anna Zatonskih and IM Irina Krush were both 5-0. In round 6, Irina yielded the first draw of the tournament against Iryna Zenyuk and giving the 1/2 point lead to Anna. In round 7, Anna...
2008 SPICE Cup Update
As of this moment, the 2008 SPICE Cup (which will take place at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas from September 19-28, 2008) is a FIDE Category 15 event with an average rating of 2603 FIDE and 2675 USCF....
Still quiet on all fronts
Today is Tuesday, May 20, 2008. It is 5 days after the last extension date after a gazillion delays granted by FIDE before that and there is no still word from any of the 3 sides (FIDE, Topalov and...
The Bloomington Success
Hoose chess club 3rd in national tournamentBy Michele Steinbacher NORMAL — In many ways, Colene Hoose Elementary School first-graders are just starting out in life, but some them already have managed to make some impressive moves. The Hoose kindergarten-and-first-grade...
Fabiano Caruana
Tune-in for Chess Talk with IM John Watson on ICC Chess.FM. John’s weekly 60+ minute show will feature an interview with leading chess personalities. All shows run on demand for members after airing. This week (Tue., 20 May), joining...
Practical chess tactic
Schussler, Harry – Rantanen, Yrjo (Stockholm, 1977), presented by Andreas White to move. How would you assess this position? How should White proceed?4r2k/1q2rnpp/p4p2/1pp5/6Q1/1P3P2/PBP2KPP/3RR3 w – – 0 25 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar