Q Are there any women chess masters?—David Zwerling, Portland, Ore. A While men dominated the game for centuries, the same social advances that brought the world a great influx of female athletes in the ’70s also gave us a...
Tricky endgame
White to move. How should White proceed? 3r4/7p/6p1/4B1K1/6P1/8/2k5/8 w – – 0 1This is a reversal of the Fritz puzzle from 1965 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
NFL Opening Sunday
For all the American football fans, this is the day you’ve been waiting for. It’s opening Sunday of the 2009-2010 NFL season. Which team(s) are you rooting for and which teams are the favorites to win the Super Bowl?...
The rise of Aronian on the LIVE chart
Aronian is less than 4 points from Anand for the 2nd spot in the world. 2784 is his all time high rating. Rank Name Rating Change 01 Topalov 2813,0 0 02 Anand 2788,0 0 03 Aronian 2784,2 +11,2 04...
Tomashevsky wins 62nd Russian Championship HL
Top 15 standings: Rank Name Ti Fed. Score Rating 1 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 8 2688 2 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 7.5 2681 3 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 7.5 2646 4 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 7.5 2614 5 Timofeev,...
Chess is Free for Children in London
Chess is Free for Children at the London Chess Classic 2009 The London Chess Classic 2009 will offer free admission to children for the duration of the event which runs from December 8th to 15th. Adult tickets are just...
Family Day in Park
Laura Woolf / Courier & Press Family Day in ParkPiece by piece on peaceful dayBy Roger McBainPosted September 13, 2009 at 12:15 a.m. Anthony Mabry, left, and Anthony Robinson participate in the chess tournament during the 11th annual Family...
Video by Cesar Horta
Click here to see the video from the US Women’s Open, courtesy of Cesar Horta. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Serena ousted
Click here or on the image to see the video of the incident which caused her to lose a point and match since the score was 4-6, 5-6 at 15-40. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar