SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 1 GM Leko Peter 2751 – GM Kamsky Gata 2720 14 2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2725 – GM Aronian Levon 2754 13 3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2696 – GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2695...
Nalchik Grand Prix
The participants of FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Nalchik 14th-30th April 2009, Kabardino-Balkaryan Republic, Russia № Surname Name Federation Rating 1 Akopian Vladimir Armenia 2696 2 Alekseev Evgeny Russia 2716 3 Aronian Levon Armenia 2754 4 Bacrot Etienne France...
20 second challenge
Black to move. How should Black proceed? Can you find the answer in 20 seconds or less? Source: www.ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kids having fun
Tommy and Christopher Wu in Nashville (photos by Ted Wu) Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A visit to Manchester College in Indiana
Here is a picture which was taken during my lecture at Manchester College in Indiana. Two of the key topics I touched on were Women’s Chess and Chess for Peace. Standing next to me is Dr. Judd Case who...
FIDE Trainer Award
The FIDE Trainers’ Commission (TRG) is pleased to announce the first ever FIDE Trainer Awards and will begin by honouring the achievements of our most successful colleagues of 2008, as confirmed by the last meeting of the former FIDE...
3 tied for 1st at Neckar Open
GMs Fernando Peralta, Arkadij Naiditsch (GER) and Axel Bachmann tied for first at the 2009 Neckar-Open with 7.5 points out of 9. Here are the final standings of the leaders: Rang Teilnehmer Titel TWZ Land S R V Punkte...
Michael Jackson’s chess set
Michael Jackson’s marble and parcel-gilt chess set is displayed in Beverly HillsSource: http://www.stuff.co.nz Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Open GM tournament at Bhubaneswar
Open GM Chess tournament to kick off at BhubaneswarDeepika – Bhubaneswar, Apr 12 (UNI) For the first time an international open Grand Master Chess tournament would be held here from June 7 to 14 to help the Oriya players...
Arun’s abilities
Prodigious 10-year-old Cordova student finds college algebra a snapBy Michael Lollar, Memphis Commercial AppealTuesday, April 14, 2009 He’s more than a foot shorter than anyone else in the class, but Arun Jambulapati makes up for the height difference by...