Chess world divided in row over national federationsDAMIEN HENDERSONJune 28 2008We have long grown used to seeing questions of national identity played out on the football pitch. But for a game normally regarded as the cerebral opposite of the...
67-3 for Lubo
In preparation for the South Carolina Open to be held this weekend (6/27 – 29), GM Lubomir “Lubo” Ftacnik completed his tour across the state, playing a total of seventy games with only one loss (James MacDougall – Columbia)...
Bold move by Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik to lead Russian team at the Chess OlympiadNovember 12-25 (Dresden, Germany) Russian Chess Federation has announced its five-men lineup for the Chess Olympiads, which will be held from 12th to 25th November in Dresden, Sport Telekanal reported....
4 draws and 4 losses
In the mood for LvovBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am BST27/06/2008 Following months of wrangling and uncertainty the world title eliminator between Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Gata Kamsky of the USA looks certain to take place at Lvov in...
Critical endgame improvement
White to move. Is this a draw? What should White do? k1N5/2p5/8/1P6/8/8/7K/8 w – – 0 1 Presented by Andreas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
First round matchups in Dortmund
This is the first round pairings in Dortmund: Gustafsson – KramnikIvanchuk – Van WelyMamedyarov – LekoNaiditsch – Nepomniachtchi Here are the results from last year: 1: Kramnik, V 2772 5.0 / 72: Alekseev, E 2679 4.0 / 73: Leko,...
TGIF Chess Tactic
Georgiadis – Gavrilakis (Igoumenitsa 2007), presented by Andreas White to move. How should White proceed? 4rnk1/5b1p/p1qP2p1/2pn1p2/Pp5N/1P3QBP/2B2PP1/3R2K1 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kamsky by FIDE
Kamsky Bio by FIDE Gata Kamsky (USA) He was born in the Soviet Union, but at the age of 15 he moved to the USA with his family. He won the junior Championship twice in the Soviet Union and...
Germany vs Spain in the final
Spain soundly defeated Russia by the score of 3-0 in the semi-final to earn a spot in the 2008 Euro final against Germany. Some key stats: Spain has scored more goals, yielded less goals, and has a better record...
Just as competitive as boys?
Girls Are as Competitive as Boys � Just More SubtleBy ED YONGJune 27, 2008 — ABC News Girls are no less competitive than boys, they simply employ more subtle tactics, a study of pre-schoolers suggests. While boys use head-on...