DETROIT — Brett Favre‘s record consecutive starts streak ended at 297 on Monday when he did not suit up for the Minnesota Vikings‘ game against the New York Giants. The streak, dating back to 1992, ended because of a right shoulder injury the quarterback sustained on Minnesota’s first series Dec. 5 against Buffalo. Jeff Anderson, […]
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9-year old Canadian Wins 2010 Canadian Chess Player of the Year Award
Press Release 9-year old Canadian Wins 2010 Canadian Chess Player of the Year Award Each year the Canadian Chess Journalists, supplemented by one public Fan Ballot, pick the player who has achieved the most in Canadian chess in the past year – this is run by Canadian chess historian and organizer David Cohen. This year […]
WWC report
Official WWC report Only 8 participants are left in the World Championship. Hou Yifan, playing with black pieces, won against Katerina Lahno. Ukrainian player had a little advantage due to the extra pawn but the bishops of the opponent were very strong. Instead of making accurate draw, Katerina Lahno was probably trying to play for […]
2 tied for 1st at Bansko Blitz
Bansko Grand Chess Open BlitzIM Radoslav Dimitrov and GM Vasil Spasov share the first place The Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010 launched on 12th December with a 7-round blitz tournament. The starting lineup was incredibly strong, with three Super-Grandmasters and five International Masters topping the field of 28 players. IM Radoslav Dimitrov and GM Vasil […]
Wide open race in London
Open race at London Chess ClassicHari Hara Nandanan, TNN, Dec 14, 2010, 12.48am IST CHENNAI: The London Chess Classic is now an open race after the fifth round on Sunday. With two rounds to go, World Champion Viswanathan Anand and World No 2 Magnus Carlsen of Norway are in the lead along with Luke McShane […]