Drawing by Sofia Polgar European Youth Chess Championship R4the young talents are competing in Herceg NoviReport by Chessdom The European Youth Chess Championships are currently going on in Herceg Novi. More than 900 players from 44 countries are participating....
Kaidanov and Mikhalevski arrive for SPICE Cup
Grandmaster Gregory Kaidanov: Born in 1959 in Berdichev, Ukraine, Grandmaster Kaidanov immigrated to the United States in 1991, with his three children and wife to Lexington, Kentucky. He has been one of the leading players in this country for...
Record Breaking Olympiad in Dresden
Record-breaking Olympiad Official Dresden Olympiad Website: http://www.dresden2008.com/ FIDE and Organizing Committee enable further registrations. Clear already: largest Olympiad of all times. Three days after the official registration deadline it is obvious that Dresden will not only be a reform...
Onischuk and Akobian arrive for SPICE Cup
Grandmaster Alexander Onischuk: Grandmaster Onischuk is one of the top Grandmasters in the United States. Born in 1975 in Sevastopol, Ukraine, he earned his Grandmaster title in 1994. In 1995, he tied for 1st at the World Youth Championship....
Becerra and Perelshteyn arrive for SPICE Cup
Grandmaster Julio Becerra: Growing up in communist Cuba, he learned to play chess at the very late age of 13. He earned the title of Grandmaster in 1997. He won the Cuban Championship in 1995 and 1998. In 1999,...
Pentala and Stefansson arrive for SPICE Cup
The first two players to arrive last night for the SPICE Cup were GMs Pentala and Stefansson. Grandmaster Harikrishna Pentala (India): Born in the village Vinjanam Padu in India in 1986, Grandmaster Pentala started playing chess at the age...
Italian Olympiad Teams
Photo by Fred Lucas Official Dresden Olympiad Website: http://www.dresden2008.com/ Italian Olympiad Teams for 2008 Dresden Chess Olympiad: Men’s Team GM CARUANA FABIANOGM MICHELE GODENAMI LUCA SHYTAJMI BRUNELLO SABINOMI ROMBALDONI DENIS Women’s Team WGM SEDINA ELENAWGM ZIMINA OLGAWFM AMBROSI ELEONORACM...
Test your skill
White to move. Can White win this? No computer please 🙂 1r3B2/1P2KP2/5p2/8/8/8/8/k7 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Werle wins 2008 European Union Championship
Key last round results: 1 WERLE, Jan………….. 2591 (7½) 1/2 VACHIER-LAGRAVE, Maxime. 2681 (6½)2 BERG, Emanuel……….. 2592 (6½) 1/2 ADAMS, Michael………. 2735 (7)3 BACROT, Etienne……… 2691 (6½) 1/2 DAVID, Alberto………. 2568 (6½)4 SHORT, Nigel D………. 2655 (6½) 1-0 SULSKIS,...
The new champ
Photo by Ilya Akhobekov, published by Chess Today This picture was taken after the final game of the Women’s World Championship in Nalchik. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar