Who was the first professional chess player to lose a game because his mobile phone rang while playing? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Practical chess tactic
I just saw this on chess today. It took place in round 7 at Staunton Memorial. It is White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World LIVE rating update
World Top 10 LIVE rating: 01 Anand 2798,002 Morozevich 2788,003 Carlsen 2787,104 Ivanchuk 2777,805 Topalov 2777,006 Kramnik 2772,907 Radjabov 2752,308 Aronian 2751,609 Leko 2746,010 Mamedyarov 2740,8 Full list is available here: http://chess.liverating.org/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Topalov and Hou top seed in Beijing
1st World Mind Games in Beijing Following the nomination from the national chess federations, FIDE has finalized the list of participants for the World Mind Games to be held in October in Beijing. Altogether, 77 national federations will send...
Adams leads, Van Wely 1/2 point back
Van Wely has narrowed Adams’ lead to just 1/2 point with a win against IM Wade. The top 2 leaders have yet faced each other at the 2008 Staunton Memorial. Round 8 results: Wells, Peter – Adams, Michael ½-½Van...
Middlegame tactic
White to move. Can you find the correct continuation for White?2r1r1k1/p2b1ppp/2p5/5q2/1BP1R3/P6P/2P1QPP1/3R2K1 w – – 0 24 Tartakower, Saviely – Billecard, Moritz (Ostende, 1907), presented by Andreas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Saturday Open Forum
It’s Saturday Open Forum. There is excellent news out of the NE Masters. Young Parker Zhao just earned an IM norm with a round to spare. I have known Parker for a long time. I also know his coach...
Fressinet lead French Championship
Laurent Fressinet is leading the 2008 French Championship with 4/5 points. In second place is his main rivals, both Etienne Bacrot, who beat Sebastien Feller, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who solidly defeated Manuel Apicella. Report by http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/ Chess Daily News...
Following Humpy’s footstep
Harika world’s Junior Girls ChampionUpdated: 08-16-2008 By HYDERABAD : Dronavalli Harika became the second Indian to win the World Junior Girls Chess Championship. This 18-year-old, Andhra chess prodigy picked the World under-20 championship title in Turkey on Friday even...
7 for 7
Phenomenal Phelps wins 7th gold by 0.01 seconds to tie SpitzAssociated PressUpdated: August 16, 2008, 5:01 AM ET BEIJING — His Olympics looking lost, Michael Phelps decided to flap those gangly arms one more time. Milorad Cavic, inches from...