These pictures was taken at the closing ceremony of the Nalchik Grand Prix. Official website: http://nalchik2009.fide.com/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Daily Chess Improvement: Sharp Chess Tactic!
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? 4r3/1p2bkpp/p2pNp2/q4r2/1n1R4/1Q6/1PP3PP/1K5R w – – 0 1
Chess Trivia
This was the last match between these two chess legends. When was this match taken and what was the final score? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Today Tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess wizards
Chess wizardsClub to compete in tournamentBy Katie Johnson Austin Daily Herald Published Wednesday, April 29, 2009 Banfield Elementary chess wizards will compete in a tournament May 5. Advisor and first grade teacher Rachel Prijatel said the school’s Chess Club...
Nalchik Final Standings
Final standings: 1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2754 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8½ 2832 2. Leko, Peter g HUN 2751 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½...
Aronian wins Nalchik Grand Prix
Needing only a draw against Leko to share 1st place, Aronian went all out and handed Leko his first loss in the Nalchik Grand Prix. Aronian finished a full point ahead of the field. [Event “Nalchik Grand Prix”][Date “2009.04.29”][Round...
Big last day action in Nalchik
Aronian, Levon – Leko, Peter 1-0 Gelfand, Boris – Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Bacrot, Etienne – Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 Svidler, Peter – Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ Ivanchuk, Vassily – Kamsky, Gata ½-½ Eljanov, Pavel – Akopian, Vladimir 0-1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam –...
Chess player scores spot in national competition
Alexa Lasley, 14Chess player scores spot in national competitionApril 27, 2009 – 11:09 AM Matt Lasley taught his daughter how to play chess. Now Alexa can school her dad in the game. Alexa, a home-schooler from Black Forest, is...
FIDE response
Source: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5389 Singapore, 28th April 2009 GM Bartlomiej Macieja Dear GM Macieja, We refer to your email to FIDE and the open letter which was published on ChessBase on 28th April 2009 concerning your comments on the K-factor. Firstly,...