SPICE Cup FIDE Rated OpenNovember 5-7, 2010 Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX806-742-7742 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 806-742-7742 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 6SS, G/90 with 30 second increment.FIDE/USCF ratedOne Section $2,000 based on 40 paid entries: $1000-$500-250-150-100Open to all FIDE rated players and USCF 1600 and higher...
I could have become a physicist
Lubomir Ftacnik: “I could have become a physicist indeed” The famous Grandmaster from Slovakia Lubomir Ftacnik didn’t look his 53 years old age that is proved by his manners and appearance. The chess player makes an impression of an...
Untimely Larsen
Untimely LarsenBy ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 9:02 AM, September 26, 2010Posted: 12:43 AM, September 26, 2010 Bent Larsen lived in the wrong time. Had he been born in 1925, rather than 1935, he would have been the best non-Soviet player...
I manage well without going out dancing
Ghazal Hakimifard: «I manage well without going out dancing»www.ugra-chess.com The representatives of the national team of Iran: General Secretary of the Chess Federation Hadi Karimi, national chess champion Ghazal Hakimifard and the captain of the women’s team Aloyzas Kvenis...
RP keeps streak, beats Uruguay in Chess Olympiad
RP keeps streak, beats Uruguay in Chess Olympiadabs-cbnNEWS.comPosted at 09/26/2010 2:47 PM Updated as of 09/26/2010 2:47 PM MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is still on a winning streak with another victory over Uruguay, 3-1, in the 5th round...
Indians back to winning ways in Chess Olympiad
Indians back to winning ways in Chess Olympiad PTI, Sep 25, 2010, 09.34pm IST RUSSIA: Indian men humbled Bulgaria 3-1 while their woman counterparts also overcame Iran with a identical margin to keep medal hopes alive in the 29th...
Chess Olympiad History
Men’s (Open) Olympiad Year – Location – Gold – Silver – Bronze 1924 Paris, France / Czechoslovakia Hungary Switzerland1926 Budapest, Hungary / Hungary Yugoslavia Romania1927 London, United Kingdom / Hungary Denmark England1928 The Hague, Netherlands / Hungary USA Poland1930...
Women’s Chess Olympiad History
Year – Location – Gold – Silver – Bronze 1957 Emmen, Holland / USSR Romania East Germany1963 Split, Croatia / USSR Yugoslavia East Germany1966 Oberhausen, Germany / USSR Romania East Germany1969 Lublin, Poland / USSR Hungary Czechoslovakia1972 Skopje, Macedonia...
Chess Olympiad round 6 pairings for top teams
Women’s Olympiad round 6 top team pairings (Click on image to enlarge the pairings): Open Olympiad round 6 top team pairings: Full pairings here: http://www.ugra-chess.com/results.php Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar