WICC 2011 IN TBILISI (GEORGIA) The ECU Office received three offers for the organization of the European Individual Women’s Championship 2011 by the application deadline. The offer from Italy was not approved by the Italian Chess federation, so it was not taken into account. The remaining two offers were from the Georgian Chess Federation (Tbilisi) […]
Women’s Grand Prix in Qatar
Women’s Grand Prix in QatarWednesday, 02 February 2011 The FIDE Women Grand Prix is a new series of elite tournaments which will be organised by FIDE and Global Chess. There will be 6 legs over two years in various countries around the world with three tournaments every year. The winner of each tournament will win […]
Cappelle La Grande 2011
Cappelle La Grande 2011The 27th edition of the strong open to start in France The 27th edition of Cappelle La Grande will feature over 100 Grandmasters and 300 titled players. Top seeded is GM Krishnan Sasikiran (India), who will be aiming at the 2700 club once again. His main competition comes from 12 more players […]
Monday chess tactic
White to move. How can White save this game? 1r1q3r/2p5/2n4p/p3Pbk1/P1BP1Npb/4B3/1PQ3PP/7K w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Lady Chess Stars Dominate WPT Invitational
Lady Chess Stars Dominate WPT Invitational Two World-class female chess players dominated the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational in Los Angeles this weekend en route to making the final table. While Minnesota lawyer and model Damon Schramm grabbed the lead heading into the Mar. 2 final six, stars of the Chess world Almira Skripchenko and […]
Ivana gets FIDE WFM
Ivana gets FIDE WFM ratingPTI 02:02 PM,Feb 21,2011 Panaji, Feb 21 (PTI) Two-time world under-8 chess champion Ivana Furtado secured her Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title after winning a silver medal in under-12 girls category at World Youth Chess championship in Greece recently. The 11-year-old chess prodigy from Goa had earlier became the Women Candidate […]
Incorporate chess strategies into their daily classroom tasks
Reagan Magnet School Scholars In ProgressFebruary 21, 2011 6:00 AM The Reagan Magnet School Scholars In Progress students are learning to incorporate chess strategies into their daily classroom tasks. The students become better problem solvers who can see down the path and recognize the consequences of their actions. Even the first- and second-graders have learned […]
Game Analysis
Faik Aleskerov – Vladimir Prosviriakov Aeroflot op-C Moscow,Feb. 14, 2006 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 This opening is called the “Scotch.” It is a good alternative to the more famous Ruy Lopez (3.Bb5) or the Giuoco Piano (3.Bc4). 3…exd4 4.Bc4 White is choosing a gambit line instead of the traditional recapture with 4.Nxd4. 4…Bc5 4…Nf6 […]
8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational
8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational Rules and Conditions for the 8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational (SPGI)July 24 – 29, 2011 at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas Over $120,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc. The annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational, the most prestigious all-girls event in the United States, […]