On a fine October day, Gracie the horse decided to investigate a hole in a tree, but she went a little bit too far and got stuck. Owner Jason Harschbarger of Pullman, W.Va., snapped the photo before using a...
Learning curve for Negi
Negi draws huge relief from latest feat1 Jan 2009, 0013 hrs IST, Mohammad Amin-ul Islam,TNN NEW DELHI: The presence of strong Grandmasters and arrival of fresh talent gave a competitive edge to the National ‘A’ Chess Championship which concluded...
Picture of the day
Pic of the day, sent in by Andreas What to do? 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Small master
Small Master in game of geniusBy Yasir Abbasher, Senior ReporterPublished: December 30, 2008, 23:46 Al Ain: At first sight, you could think that he was accompanying his father or elder brother to watch matches of the Asian Chess Champions...
Play chess to improve life skills
‘Online games improve leadership skills’By siliconindia news bureauWednesday,31 December 2008, 11:03 hrs IST Bangalore: It is a proven fact that playing chess helps a person improve his or her mathematical and intellectual ability. Today, many experts also believe that...
So breaks RP’s rating record
So posts RP’s highest chess ratingUpdated January 01, 2009 12:00 AM Grandmaster Wesley So continued his meteoric rise as he gained 17 points in the last quarter to post the highest rating ever in the International Chess Federation (FIDE)...
Top US Players
United States of America (All players: Active and Inactive) # Name Title Fed Rating G B-Year 1 Kamsky, Gata g USA 2725 16 1974 2 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2699 19 1987 3 Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2659 25...
Checkmate in 5
White to move and checkmate in 5. Puzzle by Zakhodiakin 8/8/8/p7/8/8/4RKR1/kb6 w – – 0 1
Nanjing out, Elista in! Why?
Our friends from ChessToday.net have just pointed out something interesting. Here is the comment from GM Golubev: New FIDE Ratingsby GM Mikhail Golubev On the 30th December FIDE published new ratings. It is hard to believe, but Nanjing (Category...
Ivanchuk vs. Leko
The following was published by GM Golubev for ChessToday.net. Ivanchuk vs. Lekoby GM Mikhail Golubev The Ivanchuk vs. Leko match will take place in Mukachevo, Ukraine on 3-5 January. Six rapid chess games will be played. The main organiser...