December 14, 2010 A Psychological Autopsy of Bobby FischerIt’s uncertain whether counseling and treatment could have helped American chess champion Bobby Fischer with his chess or his paranoia. But his tortured life illustrates why our most promising young talents...
The big showdown
Round 6 results Vladimir Kramnik 1/2 Magnus CarlsenLuke McShane 1/2 Hikaru NakamuraMichael Adams 1/2 Vishy AnandNigel Short 1/2 David Howell Standings: Carlsen, Anand, McShane 10 pointsKramnik, Nakamura 9 pointsAdams 7 pointsHowell 3 pointsShort 2 points Chess Daily News from...
3/4 of semifinal is set
Harika could have played on in the final position but chose to settle matters in the playoff tomorrow. In a sharp middlegame position, Skripchenko blundered a piece. Even though she fought valiantly to save the game, Zhao was simply...
London Chess Classic LIVE games (round 6)
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Women’s World Championship LIVE round 4 / game 2
Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
First ever UIL Chess Competition
First ever UIL Chess CompetitionTexas Tech and the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence invite K-12 students to take part in the first ever historic UIL (University Interscholastic League) Invitational in Chess Puzzle Solving on Jan. 22 at the...
Attacking chess tatic
White to move. How should White proceed?r1qk1r2/2p5/2Pp3p/3P2p1/p5pn/1p5P/1B2QPP1/5R1K w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik vs. Carlsen
Round 6 matchups Vladimir Kramnik – Magnus CarlsenLuke McShane – Hikaru NakamuraMichael Adams – Vishy AnandNigel Short – David Howell Scores after round 5: Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Luke McShane 9/15, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura 8, Mickey Adams 6,...
Elimination day at WWC
Round 4 – Game 1 Top drawW: Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525 1/2B: Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 W: Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 1/2B: Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460 Bottom DrawW: Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 1-0B: Ju,...
$50,000 Projected Prize Fund
U. S. Champion GM Gata Kamsky is playing & doing a Thursday simul! A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED CHESS EVENT!It is organized and run by some of the best and most professional TDs/Organizers in the United States! ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONALDecember 17-19,...