There will be a major Webster University event at 5 pm (US central time) to officially introduce the SPICE Institute to key members of the community and media. The entire event will be broadcast LIVE here: www.webster.edu/live Photos of...
2nd International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2012
2nd International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2012 The 2nd International Chess Tournament Isthmia 2012 will take place from 18th to 25th August at the 5-star Alkyon Resort Hotel in the beautiful Vrachati Korinthias, Greece. The organizers are Pnevmatiki Stegi Peristeriou...
5th Arad PAB Romania Open 2012
5th Arad PAB Romania Open 2012 The 5th Arad PAB Romania Open will take place in the Great Concert Hall of the Arad City Cultural Palace between July 27th and August 2nd. The 9-round open Swiss tournament is valid...
Bareev: Anand overwhelming favorite to retain world chess title
Bareev: India’s Viswanathan Anand is the “overwhelming favorite” to retain his world chess title14:44 22/05/2012MOSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) India’s Viswanathan Anand is the “overwhelming favorite” to retain his world chess title after winning the eighth series game against...
Psychological advantage for Anand?
Psychological advantage for Anand in World Chess ChampionshipsPTI | May 22, 2012, 04.33PM IST MOSCOW: Having bounced back with an emphatic victory in the previous round, Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand holds a huge psychological advantage in the crucial remaining...
Spousal support
Wife backs Gelfand to win against Anand Press Trust of IndiaLast updated on Tuesday, 22 May 2012 11:18Jerusalem: Boris Gelfand might have suffered a defeat at the hands of defending champion Viswanathan Anand in the eighth round of the...
Political chess savvy
Newsmaker: Dvorkovich Will Bring Chess Savvy to New Role 21 May 2012By Howard AmosThe Moscow Times Diminutive economist Arkady Dvorkovich was one of the few officials to publicly criticize Vladimir Putin‘s decision to return to the presidency last September,...
Checkmate in 7
White to move and checkmate in 7.4r2k/5p1p/b2p4/q2Pb1Q1/1p1B4/P7/K6P/3N3R w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Current LIVE ratings
Current LIVE ratings # Name Rating +/− Games Age 1 Carlsen 2835.0 0.0 0 21 (30.11.1990) 2 Aronian 2823.2 −1.8 6 29 (06.10.1982) 3 Kramnik 2802.8 +1.8 6 36 (25.06.1975) 4 Radjabov 2784.0 0.0 0 25 (12.03.1987) 5 Anand...
Blondes take revenge on Brunettes
Blondes take revenge on Brunettes This weekend the Moscow Central Chess Club was the host of an extraordinary team event in which the blondes took on brunettes in blitz chess. A similar match took place in March last year...