A tribute to a chess traditionChess got physical at Metcalf Junior High last week when the Burnsville school, long a national chess powerhouse, inaugurated its giant outdoor board.By SARAH LEMAGIE, Star TribuneLast update: September 23, 2008 – 5:43 PM...
Tuesday afternoon tactic
White to move. What is the best continuation for White?2kq1r1r/pp3p2/2pn1b1p/6p1/3PN3/1P4NP/2Q2PP1/1R2R1K1 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2008 SPICE Cup Blitz
GMs Onischuk and Mikhalevski are leading after 6 rounds with 5/6. Miton is 1/2 point behind with 4.5/6. After 7 rounds, Onischuk has 5.5 points, followed by Becerra and Mikhalevski with 5.0, and Miton and Stefansson with 4.5. Going...
Players’ reception at TTU-ICC
Special reception for the players at the TTU International Cultural Center Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Last man standing
Last man standing (Chase Watters – President of the Texas Tech Chess Club) at the simul by GM Pentala last night. A member of the media waited until nearly 10:30 pm (after the simul) to interview GM Pentala. Chess...
Tuesday chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Stein, Leonid – Filip, Miroslav (Moscow, 1967), presented by Andreas 4q3/2R1p1k1/3p1bpr/1p1P4/1P2Q3/5RP1/5P2/rB4K1 w – – 0 33
China leads Russia 26-24
Round 4 (September 21, 2008) Wang Hao – Svidler, Peter ½-½Wang Yue – Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0Alekseev, Evgeny – Ni Hua 1-0Bu Xiangzhi – Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0Jakovenko, Dmitry – Li Chao 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija – Zhao Xue ½-½Ruan Lufei –...
World Championship Update
Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2008 Start of the World Chess Championship in three weeks: Save tickets now via advance booking! The advance booking for the World Chess Championship 2008 between World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik is in full...
Record internet interest
Seven million watched chess event on webSep 23 2008 by Laura Sharpe, Liverpool Daily Post MORE than 7m people a day watched Liverpool over the internet during the 4th European Open Championships held in the city. The tournament at...