Chess monster gets human touchMatt KwongLast Updated: October 02. 2008 9:04PMUAE / October 2. 2008 5:04PM GMT So infuriated was Napoleon Bonaparte, by some accounts, that the short-fused French emperor knocked the pieces from the chessboard midway through a...
Lvov? Dubai?
Topalov – Kamsky in Dubai?Dubai appears as alternative of Lvov The challengers match Topalov – Kamsky may take yet another turn of events. Dubai has been named as one of the possibilities for host city for the match, scheduled...
Unorthodox and Tormented World of Chess Champions
New Book Illuminates the Unorthodox and Tormented World of Chess Champions Newton Highlands, MA, October 02, 2008 –(PR.com)– The eccentricities of performers and academics are well-established. Many have been known to blaze their own peculiar path in life, going...
WC Match Info
Overview: Dates for Representatives of the PressOctober 11 – 14, 2008 You will receive a separate invitation for the mentioned dates. We will inform you about further dates short-termly.�October 11, 3 p.m.Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic...
Finding the right plan
I recently saw this game online between a former U.S. Women’s Champion (White) and an amateur (Black). It is Black to move. White has space disadvantage but all White’s pawns are out of reach of the Black’s Bishop. Black...
SPICE Up Your Life! Play Chess!
The Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) is the model for the highest standard in chess education. With strong support by Texas Tech, the institute is poised to become the world’s premier center for chess research, education, development...
Biden vs Palin
Who will do better in the VP debate tonight? – Governor Sarah Palin– Senator Joe Biden– I vote Present Click here to vote. Will you watch it? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Using sports to resolve conflict
A few years ago, I took part in the “Chess for Peace” initiative with former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and former World Champion Anatoly Karpov. I prefer to use peaceful methodology to resolve conflicts instead of war. Here is...
Wesley So
Player Profile – Wesley SoTop Philippines player and currently world’s youngest Grandmaster (Wesley So will take part in the 2009 Category 16/17 SPICE Cup at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX) Wesley So, the World’s Youngest Grandmaster (at 14...
Anna Zatonskih in Greece
Anna Zatonskih looking forward to her first visit to GreeceEuropean Club Cup, 16-24 October in KallitheaReport by www.chessdom.com The 2008 US Women’s Champion WGM / IM Anna Zatonskih is preparing for her first visit to Greece where she will...