Please find below the information about the Odessa chess event, which begins on this Friday. BASIC DETAILS The 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup begins on 30 May 2008 in Odessa, Ukraine, in the National Academy of Law (http://onua.edu.ua/odessa/eng/main.htm). It...
Incredible defensive tactic
Gutman – Vitolinsh (USSR, 1979), presented by Andreas Black to move. Can you find a way to save Black from being checkmated? rn1q1r1k/2pp4/5pQ1/1b1PB3/8/4P3/PP1K1P1P/R7 b – – 0 19 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
MATE – A thrilling upcoming feature film
The upcoming feature film MATE is psychological thriller of mystery and suspense in the vein of MEMENTO and THE USUAL SUSPECTS. About MATE: In a world of corruption and deceit, two former world chess champions cross paths and are...
Sydney Pollack 1934 – 2008
The legendary Sydney Pollack just past away at the age of 73. Sydney Pollack is an Academy Award winning director, actor, producer, and writer, who directed and produced over 40 major films. He was born on July 1, 1934,...
Morozevich 1-0 Timofeev
GM Morozevich – GM Timofeev [B63]27.05.2008 – Sarajevo – Round 5 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 0–0 10.f3 a6 11.h4 b5 12.Kb1 Bb7 13.g4 Rc8 14.Bd3 Nd7...
Morozevich wins again, extends lead in Sarajevo
Round 5 results:Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Timofeev, ArtyomSokolov, Ivan ½-½ Predojevic, BorkiMovsesian, Sergei ½-½ Dominguez, Lenier Standings after 5 rounds: 1. Morozevich 4.02. Dominguez 3.03. Sokolov 2.54-5 Timofeev, Movsesian 2.06. Predojevic 1.5 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kasparov lost court battle
Court rejects Kasparov’s slander charges vs. Kremlin youth group17:1827/05/2008MOSCOW, May 27 (RIA Novosti) – The Moscow City Court upheld on Tuesday a previous court ruling that rejected charges of slander filed by Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov against a...
A historic feat for U.S. military chess
For the first time, there will be a woman competing as one of the six players from the Air Force in the upcoming Interservice Chess Championships which will feature the top 6 military players from the Air Force, Army,...
Triple Champ
Dan HarringtonPoker StarWritten by Vincent Davi Dan Harrington was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on December 6, 1945. During his college days at Suffolk University he was a member of the MIT card counting Blackjack team and also the roulette...
Chess in the schools in Gujarat
Gujarat the first and only state government in India to start chess programs in SchoolsWritten by content team 27 May 2008 Chess has been part of the curriculum for most Russian schools for over 40 years. Adolescents were encouraged...