At last, someone discovers how to make chess funBy Mike PoundSeptember 04, 2009 11:49 pm I also have never learned to like chess. Sure, I’ve tried to play chess a few times, but I guess I wasn’t sharp enough...
Equate losing with death
ON CHESSEasygoing characters scarce in royal gameSaturday, September 5, 2009 6:20 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN For an elite chess player, the recent words of baseball pitcher Pedro Martinez might suggest a competitive sport from another planet. Martinez, who is enjoying...
North American Youth Championship
Official website: http://www.fideamerica.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2506 If you wish to attend to the North American Youth Championship 2009, contact Mr. Chuck Lovingood (USCF Scholastic Director) at 931-787-1234 ext. 148. Although their will not be a head of delegation, I will be on...
A fun brain teaser
Bondar, 2000 White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White?4k3/p7/PpPBK3/1Pp5/8/2P5/8/1r6 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Bhat makes his move in Montreal
Crosstable after 8 rounds: No Joueur-Player T Fide Fed. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Tot 1 Étienne Bacrot G 2721 France X 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2...
USA vs Russia
Round 4 matchups: Bo. 10 American Team Rtg – 7 Russian Team Rtg 0 : 0 1.1 IM Krush Irina 2458 – IM Kosintseva Tatiana 2536 1.2 IM Zatonskykh Anna 2462 – IM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2493 1.3 IM Goletiani...
Bilbao Grand Slam Final
Bilbao will hold from 6 to 12 of september the II Gran Slam chess Final, that will be play in the street, in the “Plaza Nueva”, in the heart of the Bilbao´s oldtown. The four players are Levon Aronian,...
Drunk GM apologises for his behaviour
Drunk GM apologises for his behaviourPTI 5 September 2009, 02:58am IST KOLKATA: Fourth-seed Vladislav Tkachiev on Friday tendered an apology for playing in an inebriated state in the 4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess tournament at the Alekhine Chess Club....
KL Open & Young Talent Teams Begins
Saturday, 5 September 2009 KL Open & Young Talent Teams Begins The Kuala Lumpur Open & Young Talent Team Chess Challenge has officially started today with a technical meeting at 8 p.m. where a total of 82 entries have...
Kasparov will be the favourite
Leonard BardenThe Guardian, Saturday 5 September 2009 Like two ageing heavyweights, Garry Kasparov, 46, and Anatoly Karpov, 58, will face up to each other again this month. The 25th anniversary of the first of their five world title matches...