Leiden Chess Tournament 200820.07.2008 The second Leiden Chess Tournament (a 9 rounds Swiss Open, first prize in the main group 2000 euro) took place 11-20 July 2008 in Leiden (Netherlands). The main group (Group A), for players with Elo...
Important R & P endgame
White to move. Can White make progress? How should White continue? Kopayev 1949, presented by Andreas 8/4P3/R2K4/8/2k5/7p/4r3/8 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen continues to win
Carlsen continues his winning way right off the bat in Biel. He is now once again unofficially rated #2 and inching closer toward the #1 crown. GM Carlsen (2775) – GM Pelletier (2569) [E15]20.07.2008 / Biel – Round 1...
Carlsen heads the field in Biel
Round 1 matchups: Dominguez – OnischukCarlsen – PelletierAlekseev – Bacrot Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Three champs emerged
Knight’s tour: Three masters emergeJuly 20, 2008Bill Cornwall Clash of Florida talents: Last weekend at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, eight masters, 11 experts and 91 other contenders competed in five rounds for cash and trophies in the...
The touchstone of the human intellect
Advocates want chess to have greater roleKelli Jacobi • The (Monroe) News-Star • July 20, 2008 MONROE – Along the Gulf Coast in southwestern Louisiana, Henry Heights Elementary in Calcasieu Parish teaches by this simple mission statement: ” …...
Bulgarians train for Dresden Olympiad
We work to train well Bulgarian teams for Chess Olympiad:Bulgarian Chess Federation President20 July 2008 10:49 FOCUS News Agency Sofia. I would not say chess is a professional sport in Bulgaria. There are individual chess players who are professionals,...
Ancient tradition dating back to the twelfth century
The match of all timeWith Errol Tiwari The following story is inspired by an interview I had with Iceland’s Ambassa-dor to Guyana, His Excellency Hjalmar Hannesson. Ambassa-dor Hannesson presented his letters of credence to President Bharrat Jagdeo last Monday....
Las mejores movidas
This article was recently published in El Nuevo Dia, San Juan, Puerto Rico’s leading daily. Las mejores movidas Susan Polgar, campeona olímpica de ajedrez, nos enseña cómo disfrutar mejor de Hungría. Susan Polgar es ganadora de cuatro campeonatos mundiales...
Chess vs Alzheimer’s by GM Keene
Keene On ChessGM Raymond KeeneChess vs Alzheimer’s Avid fans of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, that fantastic confection from the fertile brain of the late lamented Douglas Adams, will recall that Zaphod Beeblebrox’s spaceship is powered by a...