World Youth Under-16 Chess Olmpiad To Begin In MersinPublished: 8/17/2008 MERSIN – The World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad will begin in the southern Turkish province of Mersin on August 17th. Chess players from 23 countries including Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan,...
Super GM tactic
Black to move. What’s the best continuation for Black?Kortschnoj, Victor – Portisch, Lajos (Wijk aan Zee, 1968), presented by Andreas 3rk1nr/1pp2pbp/p1b5/3Np3/2N1P1pq/8/PPP2PPP/R1BQR1K1 b k – 0 13 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Super GM plays bughouse too
Magnus Carlsen playing Bughouse During Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø Magnus Carlsen spent the last 3 days with his family and friends in the city. Even when Magnus are on vacation he spends time on chess, soccer and whatever...
Canadian Youth at Dresden Olympiad
Youth factor dominates Canadian teams headed for Dresden OlympicsMon, August 18, 2008 Official Dresden Olympiad Website: http://www.dresden2008.org/ By LAWRENCE DAY Youth will be well represented on the Canadian teams at the Dresden Chess Olympics in November. Of the 10...
GM Analysis
ChessBy Lubomir KavalekSpecial to The Washington PostMonday, August 18, 2008; Page C10 Levon Aronian won the second FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday. The Armenian grandmaster scored 8 1/2 points in 13 games, edging Teimour Radjabov...
US Top 10
US top 10 (August 2008 USCF Ratings) 1 Kamsky, Gata NY USA 27852 Onischuk, Alexander VA USA 27343 Nakamura, Hikaru NY USA 27324 Seirawan, Yasser WA USA 26855 Shulman, Yury IL USA 26806 Christiansen, Larry MA USA 26707 Ehlvest,...
Smirin wins Acropolis
The 2008 Acropolis Open drew 84 chessplayers from 22 countries. GMs Smirin and Parligras tied for 1st, with Smirin taking the title on tie-breaks. Final Standings: 1 GM Smirin Ilia 2637 ISR 72 GM Parligras Mircea 2588 ROU 7...
Interesting matchups at Tal Memorial Rd 1
Tal Memorial Round 1: Kramnik – ShirovIvanchuk – KamskyMorozevich – AlekseevLeko – MamedyarovPonomariov – Gelfand Official website: http://www.russiachess.org/ Prediction? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Rook and Pawn endgame
White to move. Can White save this game? How should White proceed? 6R1/8/p7/8/1k5r/1Pp4p/P1K5/8 w – – 0 1 Seleznyov 1912, presented by Andreas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar