Dear USCF Board, and interested parties. I wish to raise oficial questions about the recently concluded US Women’s Champion final, on an on the record basis. It is the general opinion of the super-site Chessbase that what we recently...
Tactic, tactic, tactic
Poliak – Levin (Kiev, 1949) Black to move. How should Black proceed? 6k1/p4ppp/Qp2n3/2r5/3q4/P1N5/1P3PPP/3R2K1 b – – 0 1
$100,000 Miami Open
Miami Chess Open 2008 is here! Hyatt Regency Hotel – Miami Convention CenterSeptember 10-14, 2008 Open: 9 rounds, GM and IM norms possible! Fide Rated. Other sections 7 rounds, at luxurious Hyatt Regency Miami. Fifteen minutes away from the...
Upcoming big events
Upcoming major events: Dortmund (June 28-July 6) Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2788Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2752Leko, Peter HUN 2741Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2740Van Wely, Loek NED 2676Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2634Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2623Gustafsson, Jan GER 2603 Biel (July 19-August 1) Magnus Carlsen...
Who is better?
Who will have a more spectacular career? M. CarlsenS. KarjakinSomeone else? Click here to vote. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess boom in Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University will host a number of important chess events this summer and fall. Some of them are: – SPF chess training for teachers in Texas region 17– Susan Polgar All-Star Training (for top girls in the U.S)...
Classic puzzle and chess trivia
White to move and checkmate in 3. Bonus trivia: Who created this classic puzzle? 4r1b1/1p4B1/pN2pR2/RB2k3/1P2N2p/2p3b1/n2P1p1r/5K1n w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Saturday Open Forum
It has been an exciting two weeks at Foros. Carlsen held on to his lead and won the event by a full point. Ivanchuk made a late surge to capture clear second. The July 2008 FIDE rating list is...
The guessing game
Final FIDE July List top ratings estimateMeasure Up, with Hans Arild Runde (June 20th)by Chessdom And the saga continues… I must admit that trying to predict what FIDE will do, sometimes feel like trying to hit a moving target!...
Carlsen to represent Norway?
Olympic chess team of Norwayby Chessdom Norway might be led by GM Magnus Carlsen for the Chess Olympiad in Dresden Norway is preparing to attack top positions at the Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008. This week the team composition...