2008 World Junior ChampionshipLeaders after 4 rounds: 1 GM SAFARLI Eltaj 2527 AZE 4 2 GM LI Chao B 2590 CHN 3½GM HOWELL David 2561 ENG 3½WGM HOU Yifan 2557 CHN 3½GM BRKIC Ante 2530 CRO 3½LIN Chen 2417...
Abrahamyan perfect in Turkey
2008 World Girl’s Chess Championship Town : Gaziantep Date : 2008/08/03 to 2008/08/15 Standings after 4 rounds: 1 WFM ABRAHAMYAN Tatev 2277 USA 4 2 IM HARIKA Dronavalli 2461 IND 3½WGM MUZYCHUK Mariya 2413 UKR 3½WIM DAULETOVA Gulmira 2267...
Critical endgame
White to move. Can you win this game? Is this a win or draw for White?8/8/8/8/3k2P1/4R2P/2r5/4K3 w – – 0 0 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess in Orland Park
Dr. Korenman teaches chess in Orland ParkRussian Native Now Lives In Orland Parksubmitted by MargieAugust 05, 2008 12:09 PM ORLAND PARK, IL – Dr. Mikhail Korenman, a native of Voronezh, Russia, returns to the Orland Park Cultural Center to...
Chess trivia
Who is this strong female chess player? Can you name her without Googling for info? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Radjabov: We played like amateurs
Teimour Radjabov: We played like amateurs[05 Aug 2008 17:52] Baku. Kenan Hasanov – APA-SPORT. Azerbaijani chess player Teimour Radjabov has expressed his tiredness after the 5th round of Grand-Prix in Sochi, Russia.The 21-year-old stated that he made some mistakes...
Najdorf Memorial
Here are the players of this category 15 event: Standings after 3 rounds: 1 GM Sasikiran, Krishnan IND 2684 2.52 GM Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU 2599 1.03 GM Socko, Bartosz POL 2628 2.04 GM Berg, Emanuel SWE 2592 1.55 GM...
Tuesday chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? 7k/3R2pq/pb3N2/1p4Qp/5p2/1PP2P1P/1P4PK/4r3 w – – 0 1 Krechmer – Aizenah 1951, presented by Andreas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Topalov wins Villarobledo
2008 Villarobledo Rapid This strong Villarobledo rapid tournament took place on August on 2-3, 2008. Former World Champion Veselin Topalov won clear first. He only yielded 2 draws (against Mamedyarov and Ponomariov). His key victory was against Shirov in...
World Chess Championship 2008 Press Conference
August 05, 2008Press Conference on August 15 In around two months the chess event of the year will begin at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn: From October 14 to November 02...