White to move. What is the best continuation for White? 3Q3R/4rqp1/6k1/4Pp1p/1p3P1P/1P2P3/p1n2K2/8 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
From Victim to a (chess playing) Congressman
From Victim to Congressman By Carlos Isagani T. ZaratePhilippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 17:43:00 09/18/2010 UNTIL now, he still favors Ruy Lopez, the Spanish Opening in chess popularized by and named after a 16th century Spanish clergyman and chess enthusiast....
GM Naumkin rules Livigno Open
Classifica al turno 9 Pos Pts ID T NAME Rtg PRtg Buc1 BucT ARO 1 7.5 6 GM Naumkin Igor 2483 2691 43.50 47.00 2418.11 2 7.0 8 IM Arnaudov G. Petar 2442 2634 45.50 49.00 2413.56 3 6.0...
Ready to challenge
All lined up and ready for the world chess challengeBy Jo Hutchison JERSEY is sending what is considered to be its strongest ever team to compete in the World Chess Olympics. Polish players Marcin Mazurkiewicz, Alan Rosenbeiger and Krzysztof...
Escape artists
Top performers are escape artistsSaturday, September 18, 2010 02:57 AMThe Columbus Dispatch Defense is supreme in chess – especially in difficult positions, said Anatoly Karpov, world champion from 1975 to 1985. It wins games and leads to world titles....
Nepali players head to Russia
Chess team off to RussiaAdded At: 2010-09-18 8:00 PMLast Updated At: 2010-09-18 8:00 PM KATHMANDU: An eight-member team of Nepali chess players left for Russia on Saturday to take part in the 39th chess Olympiad. Five players and three...
Lahno wins 2010 Women’s World Blitz Championship
My reign as the Women’s World Blitz Champion is now officially passed on to GM Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine. After 29 (of 30 rounds), Kateryna has clinched the title. Congratulations to GM Kateryna Lahno, the new Chess Queen of...
Lahno continues to dominate WWBC
Standings after 25 (of 30) rounds: No. Title Name Fed. FIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Total 1 GM Lahno, Kateryna UKR 2539 X 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.5...