Fourth Annual WKU Open Chess Tournament Set for This WeekendBy Dan Modlin A Chess Grandmaster from Russia will deliver a lecture on “The Correlations between the Thinking Processes of Chess and Science” as part of this year’s WKU Open...
Dubai Open – video from round 3 with interviews
Round 3 video from Dubai by Vijay Kumar, interviews with GM Chanda Sandeepan (currently among the leaders with 3.0/3), IM Anup, GM Lalith Babu, etc. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Olympic Chess Composing Tourney 2012
Olympic Chess Composing Tourney 2012 The International Chess Federation (FIDE) within the framework of its “Chess Composition” special project and in co-operation with the Turkish Chess Federation announce an Olympic chess composing tourney in 8 sections, dedicated to the...
Sandipan Chanda in joint lead at Dubai Open Chess
Sandipan Chanda in joint lead at Dubai Open ChessPTI | Apr 18, 2012, 08.10PM IST DUBAI: Indian Grandmaster Sandipan Chanda scored a swift victory over Russian Elmira Mirzoeva to remain in joint lead after the third round of the...
Congratulations to Justus, James, Isaac and Matthew
Williamsburg middle school wins national high school chess championshipThe youngsters of IS 318 take the crown in MinneapolisNEW YORK DAILY NEWSWednesday, April 18, 2012, 4:00 AM Take a bow, Justus Williams, James Black, Isaac Barayev and Matthew Kluska, stalwarts...
FIDE doesn’t recognize events Amateur Chess Organization promotes
FIDE doesn’t recognize events Amateur Chess Organization promotesApril 18, 2012 – 11:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net – On April 17, President of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, met with IOC Vice President, Dr. Thomas Bach, and IOC Director General, Christophe De Kepper, to...
Local chess prodigy goes for women’s championship
Local chess prodigy goes for women’s championshipDan GrossPhiladelphia Daily News ALISA MELEKHINA didn’t write her first children’s book until she was 6, took two full years to graduate Drexel University, and only now, at age 20, is at Penn...
Chess Students Raise Funds for St. Mary Gala
Chess Students Raise Funds for St. Mary Gala First through third graders participate.5:45 am A group of School of St. Mary first through third graders recently engaged in a fun chess tournament to raise funds for the St. Mary...
Matthews Takes Early Lead At Chess Champs
Matthews Takes Early Lead At Chess ChampsBy Jamaican Press The Jamaica National Chess Championships got off to a thrilling start this weekend at the Spanish Court Hotel. The tournament, which is in its 44th edition, headlines with the highest...
Short maintains Bangkok lead
Leaders after 7 rounds Rk. Name Rtg FED 1.Rd 2.Rd 3.Rd 4.Rd 5.Rd 6.Rd 7.Rd 8.Rd Pts. 1 GM Short Nigel D 2697 ENG 61b1 17w1 24b½ 11w1 4b1 9b1 8w1 2w 6.5 2 GM Amonatov Farrukh 2604 TJK...