Can you name this chess player? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Park Forest Chess Challenge Tournament
Park Forest Chess Challenge TournamentSaturday, March 12, 2011Program #-137230-1Hosted By The Village of Park ForestAn Affiliate of the US Chess FederationTournament will be held at Dining on the GreenLocated at 349 Main Street in Park Forest, IL 60466 Register at:Park Forest Recreation & Parks350 Victory DrivePark Forest, IL 60466708-748-2005 Credit card, check or cash$5.00 Tournament […]
Diamond 3-peat!
Diamond Shakoor makes history 1st 3peat Chess Champion in 25 yrs of Tournament! Diamond went 6-0 in the Columbus City Schools Elementary District Championships K-5th grade. She is the defending champion for 2009, 2010 & 2011. She is a very humble champion. Detroit City Chess Club congratulates Diamond Shakoor and we look forward to seeing […]
TGIF chess tactic
Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Less than 2 point difference
LIVE chess ratings as of 2-15-2011 Rk Name Rating Change # games 01 Anand 2816,6 +6,6 13 02 Carlsen 2814,9 +0,9 13 03 Aronian 2807,8 +2,8 13 04 Kramnik 2785,4 +1,4 13 05 Ivanchuk 2778,8 +14,8 19 06 Karjakin 2776,0 0 0 07 Topalov 2775,0 0 0 08 Nakamura 2773,9 +22,9 13 09 Mamedyarov 2772,0 […]
Danailov candid interview
Silvio Danailov about the EIWCC, Candidate Matches and changes in the ECUInterview with the Russian newspaper Sport-Express The ECU President Silvio Danailov is currently on a mini tour, visiting Cyprus, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Following the news about Georgian interest in hosting the European Individual Women Championship, the Russian newspaper “Sport-Express” contacted Danailov for an interview […]
Pocketing a full 10,000 euros
Shahriyar Mammadyarov wins Aeroflot Open blitz contestFri 18 February 2011 07:56 GMT 1:56 Local Time The blitz contest in Aeroflot Open chess festival which was a selection to the world blitz championship was held in Moscow yesterday. Azerbaijani grandmaster won with 14.5 points by results of nine rounds. He beat his countryman Rauf Mammadov among […]
2011 SPICE Spring Invitational
The 2011 SPICE Spring Invitational will take place from March 12 – 16, 2011 on the beautiful campus of Texas Tech University. The following players have confirmed their participations: GM Kuljasevic, Davorin 2528 (Croatia)GM Diamant, Andre 2513 (Brazil)GM Bykhovsky, Anatoly 2513 (Israel)IM Naroditsky, Daniel 2438 (USA)FM Yang, Darwin 2416 (USA)IM Kleiman, Jake 2413 (USA)IM Esserman, […]
So placed 5th in super strong Aeroflot Blitz
So returns, places 5th in Aeroflot blitz chess02/18/2011 05:11 PM A few days’ rest was enough for Wesley So to regain his swagger as he finished a fighting fifth in the Aeroflot Open blitz chess championship at the Hotel Gamma-Delta in Moscow, Russia on Thursday. The 17-year-old Filipino champion, who withdrew from the tournament proper […]
ChessCube sponsors the 2011 Online Commonwealth Chess Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ChessCube sponsors the 2011 Online Commonwealth Chess ChampionshipsCape Town, South Africa – 18 February 2011 ChessCube, the world leader in online chess tournaments, with over 20,000 tournaments and 5 million games played per month, will partner with the organizers of the 2011 Commonwealth Chess Championships. ChessCube.com will run an online pre-event where […]