Dothan elementary school teams match wits in chess tournament By Elaine BrackinPublished: June 2, 2008 Kings. Queens. Knights. Castles (Rooks). Pawns. Students. Academics. Sports. The pieces may not seem to fit, but they do. Students in Dothan’s elementary schools...
Iowa Chess Center Peter

chicagotribune.comAmes 11-year-old rising in national chess rankingsBy BOB ZIENTARAThe Tribune9:01 AM CDT, June 2, 2008AMES, IowaIt was late on a sunny May afternoon, and there was plenty of lively conversation at the Downtown Deli. But upstairs, where Peter Karagianis...
Classic Tactic

Gunsberg, Isidor – Chigorin, Mikhail (Havana 1890), presented by Andreas Black to move. How should Black proceed? 6k1/7r/p1n1p1pq/1pp1p3/4PrPb/PP1P1P2/1B2Q1K1/1BR4R b – – 0 35 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
French Open Picks

My picks for the 2008 French Open are: – Men’s Draw: Rafael Nadal. I believe he will once again beat Federer in the final, even though Federer will have a very tough time against clay court specialist Fernando Gonzalez...
Short leads King’s Tournament

Crosstable by TWIC Official website: http://www.clubulregilor.ro/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Morozevich wins Sarajevo by 1.5 point

This is the last round’s game. He wins this very strong event by a 1.5 point margin over 2nd place Cuban GM Dominguez. GM Timofeev (2664) – GM Morozevich (2774) [C91]Sarajevo, 02.06.2008 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4...
USCF Membership Numbers

Texas 7838New York 7020N. California 4495S. California 4459Florida 4386Illinois 4327Pennsylvania 3417New Jersey 3231Virginia 2776Ohio 2490Arizona 2301Michigan 2145Maryland 2135North Carolina 2101Massachusetts 1803Kentucky 1733Georgia 1706Tennessee 1598Indiana 1586Connecticut 1242Washington 1237Wisconsin 1226Missouri 1170Colorado 1145Minnesota 1029Oklahoma 864Nevada 827Oregon 744New Mexico 723Alabama 722Louisiana 693Iowa 646Utah...
4 tie for 1st in Odessa

The 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup just finished today. Four players tied for first with 9/14. GM Pavel Tregubov took first on tie-breaks with Yuri Drozdovskij, Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov right behind. Anatoly Karpov made a tremendous comeback...
Brussels Chess Festival 2008

Brussels Chess Festival 2008 You can find on http://www.echecs-photos.be/FestivalBruxelles2008/index.html a summary of the last Brussels Chess Festival that was played in Brussels May 24-25th 2008. The tournament was in rapid play : 25′-25′ for 11 games in two day....
Kernersville Knights

Chess FeverKernersville Knights Chess Club at Panera Bread By Bill Cole Journal ReporterPublished: June 2, 2008Complexity is the universal appeal of chess. “One time I read that there are more possible moves in chess than there are atoms in...