The 2009 SPICE Cup, hand made by Mr. Marty Grund, Vice President of the Internet Chess Club (ICC) / Owner and President of the Stained Glass Store, Inc. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Mamedyarov heads strong Baku Open 2009
Baku Open 2009Mamedyarov and Kamsky top seeded playersReport by Chessdom.com The International chess tournament Baku Open 2009, devoted to the Independence Day of the Azerbaijan Republic, is taking place from 20th to 30th September 2009 under the patronage of...
Chess brilliancy
Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
19,000 and going strong
I first learned about the world of blogging on May 23, 2005 from my friend Amy. Today, the 19,000th post was made. How things started and my vision: Chess news used to be monopolized by a few major chess...
Tag Team Time Scramble
Move over Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih! Remember the time scramble at the 2008 U.S. Women’s Championship blitz playoff? That’s nothing compare to tag team 3 minute blitz at Texas Tech. This is what happens when when you have...
2009 World Blitz Championship
World Blitz Chess Championship 2009Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, and Kramnik top seededReport by Chessdom.com The World Blitz Chess Championship 2009 will take place after the Tal Memorial, completing a series of very strong events in Russia for this year. The...
SPICE Cup Update
GM Wesley So and his Dad arrived last night. GMs Kuzubov, Andreikin, Hammer, Diamant, IMs Papp, Kuljasevic, Antal are already in Lubbock. GMs Mamedov, Perelshteyn, Akobian, and Bhat, IMs Finegold, Ippolito, Ray Robson and his Dad, and FM Rensch...
Giant chess in Trafalgar Square
Tourists check out giant chess set(UKPA) – 57 minutes ago A giant chess set has been unveiled in central London sparking interest from would-be grand masters and tourists. The 32 piece set, featuring two metre high ceramic pieces on...
GM Azmaiparashvili appointed Azerbaijan captain
Zurab Azmaiparashvili appointed Azerbaijan captainNews confirmed by Teymur Tushiev for Extratime.azReport by Chessdom.com On 24th August, Teymur Tushiev revealed on Extratime.az pages that Azerbaijan Chess Federation is interested in appointing FIDE Vice-President Zurab Azmaiparashvili as captain of their national...
Biggest Chess of Murano in the World
Biggest Chess of Murano in the World at IVAM Museum in Valencia Ripolles it is an artist from Castellon (Comunitat Valenciana- Valencia Land Area) who made the biggest Chess of Murano in the world . This artist it is...