GM Ruben Felgaer champion of FIDE Zone 2.5Qualifying tournament for the World Cup, from 16th to 24th May in Asuncion The Zonal 2.5 Chess Championship, a qualifying tournament for the Khanty Mansiysk World Cup 2011, was played from 16th...
1st ICC Open
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1ST ICC OPEN, 3-5 JUNE WITH $3,500 IN PRIZES Summer officially starts now on the Internet Chess Club (www.chessclub.com), as we get set to launch the inaugural ICC Open with $3,500 in prize money. ICC members will...
Alushta chess tactic
Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wrap up from St. Louis
For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Whirlwind Rapid Play Ends International MatchBy Ken West Tornado warnings sent the four grandmasters in the international match to the basement more than once at...
Anand will be challenged by …
Anand will be challenged by Gelfand Wednesday, 25 May 2011http://kazan2011.fide.com Israeli Boris Gelfand won the last, sixth game of FIDE Candidates Matches final in Kazan against Russian Alexander Grischuk and became challenger for the World Champion Viswanathan Anand from...
Shuttle Astronauts Play Chess
STS-134 astronauts Greg Johnson and Greg Chamitoff ponder their next move for the Earth vs. Space chess match. The shuttle crew members also discuss their activities aboard the International Space Station and the benefits of playing chess. Special thanks...
Torre’s amazing streak
Torre beats Indonesian IM in amazing streak in Asian Zonal Chess tourneyBy Roy LuarcaPhilippine Daily Inquirer 9:29 pm | Thursday, May 26th, 2011 TAGAYTAY CITY, Philippines — Eugene Torre, Asia’s first Grandmaster, continued his amazing climb Thursday night, whipping...
Do not violate the Opening Principles of Chess
Do not violate the Opening Principles of ChessSusan PolgarAvalanche Journal Here are my power principles of chess, something which all beginners and novice players should follow: 1. Control the Center! The center of the board includes the squares e4,...
Battle of Fire and Ice
Ciudad de León Masters 2011Six games rapid match between Vishy Anand and Alexei Shirov The World Champion and his most creative opponent will play a match on June 2-6. The four-time world champion Vishy Anand amazes by his prodigious...
Putting a chess piece in the hand of every child in America
Queen of the King’s gameby Nancy RuhlingOriginally published in Lifestyles Magazine in 2006 Grandmaster Susan Polgar settles herself into the folding chair on the makeshift podium, folds her arms demurely in front of her and trains her enormous coffee-brown...