2009 Arnold J. Eikrem Memorial TournamentApril 4th – 12thOslo, Norway Final Standings: 1-5 6.0 GM Bartlomiej Macieja POL 2601GM Aloyzas Kveinys LTU 2534GM Emanuel Berg SWE 2610GM Leif E. Johannessen NOR 2540GM Jon Ludvig Hammer NOR 2566 6 4.5...
Robert Hess: America’s newest GM
After winning the SPICE Spring Invitational a few weeks ago, IM Robert Hess has scored his third and final GM norm in Connecticut. He scored wins over GMs Ehlvest and Nakamura while drawing GMs Akobian, Shulman and Van Wely!...
America’s next talent
Kayden Troffby Steve Goldberg for www.ChessCafe.com There are plenty of talented young chess players in the U.S., many of whom have appeared in this column. This month a new phenom makes his debut here, not quite as highly rated...
Ivanisevic remains the sole leader
Crosstable after 10 rounds: SNo. Name Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts Rank 1 GM Pikula Dejan 2524 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 5½...
Capt. Richard Phillips rescued
Navy Rescues Captain, 3 Pirates KilledBy ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY,APposted: 58 MINUTES AGO MOMBASA, Kenya (April 12) – An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a U.S. Navy operation that killed three of the four Somali pirates who...
Rapid fire chess tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Can you solve it in 15 seconds or less? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess and football
Polgar: Chess and football: Skills on board can help with skills on field Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Sunday, April 12, 2009Story last updated at 4/12/2009 – 2:08 am The question of the week is: Does chess help athletes in other sports?...
Game analysis: Karpov vs. Kamsky
Yasser Annotates for www.ChessCafe.com Karpov–Kamsky, FIDE-Wch Elista 1996 Karpov, Anatoly (2770) – Kamsky, Gata (2735)FIDE-Wch Elista (1), June 6, 1996Grünfeld [D98] 1.d4 Nf6 Karpov, as expected, opened with his d-pawn. 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 I expected Kamsky to answer...
Total domination
Serbia Chess Championship – Round 9Ivan Ivanisevic with 8.5 points storming through the competitionReport by Chessdom Grandmaster Ivan Ivanisevic is crushing one opponent after another at the 2009 Serbia Chess Championship, having conceded only one draw over nine rounds,...
8 year old expert
Youngest expert ever — age 8By Jack Peters, International MasterApril 12, 2009 The U.S. Chess Federation’s April rating list includes Samuel Sevian, rated 2001. Samuel, born Dec. 26, 2000, in New York, is a second-grader who lives in Santa...