Invitation to our press conference Ladies and Gentlemen, herewith we would sincerely like to invite you to come to the opening press conference of the Chess Classic Mainz 2009, followed by the drawing of colours for the first game....
Chess continues to hold its allure
Empowerment key to game’s enduranceSaturday, July 25, 2009 3:11 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Humans love play in virtually any form. In these difficult times for newspapers, the comics and puzzles remain core features. Apple reports that it offers 10,000 different...
40th Anniversary of the Moon Walk
Since I have been so busy lately, I did not have a chance to post about my visit to NASA recently. It’s the 40th anniversary of the Moon Walk. Above is Captain Buzz Aldrin (with his wife), pilot on...
A brilliant puzzle
White to move. Which side is better? How should White proceed? q6n/1Np2p2/7P/6N1/k1p2p2/P5P1/K3PP2/1B6 w – – 0 1 Garcia, 2000 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2 tie for the lead at Zone 3.3 Championship
Leaders after 3 rounds: 1 GM Laylo Darwin PHI 2494 3,0 2 Bao Khoa VIE 2161 3,0 3 GM So Wesley PHI 2646 2,5 4 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2592 2,5 5 GM Zhang Zhong SIN 2613...
The day before the opening action
Most of the 60 qualified participants of the 2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls will arrive in Lubbock later today. They and their families / coaches will be picked up by our volunteers at the Lubbock International Airport...
XXVII Obert Internacional d’Escacs d’Andorra
Leaders after 7 rounds: 1 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2555 6,0 2 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2597 6,0 3 GM Marin Mihail ROU 2583 5,5 4 GM Peralta Fernando ARG 2574 5,5 5 GM Balogh Csaba HUN...
Wojtaszek leads Najdorf Memorial by a point
Standings after 7 rounds: 1 GM Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU 2588 4.0 2 GM Olszewski, Michal POL 2559 3.0 3 GM Sasikiran, Krishnan IND 2669 3.5 4 GM Nyback, Tomi FIN 2627 2.5 5 IM Abasov, Nijat Azad Oglu AZE...
Dutch Open Update
Official website: http://onk.schaakbond.nl Leaders after 4 rounds: Rank Name Score M/F Rating 1 GM Giri, Anish 4.0 M 2518 2 GM Timman, Jan H 3.5 M 2569 3 GM Nijboer, Friso 3.5 M 2552 4 FM Miedema, Roi 3.5...
A day to remember for Parimarjan
A day to remember for Parimarjan Negi shocked Nielsen in 39 moves Sethuraman, too, continued his fine run NEW DELHI: Grandmaster Parimarjan Negi pulled off one of the biggest victories of his career when he scored over Denmark’s highly-rated...