Can you name this strong player, a multi-time Chess Olympian? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Morozevich is back in a big way
Alexander Morozevich is back to active chess after withdrawing from Biel 2012 and skipping Chess Olympiad 2012 due to health reasons. The Russian Grandmaster returned in the best way possible, winning the Moscow Blitz Chess Championship. He scored 17,0/21,...
World top 20 juniors
Top 20 juniors in the world (September 2012 rating) Rk Name Title Country Rating Games B-Year 1 Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2773 0 1992 2 Giri, Anish g NED 2730 10 1994 3 Ding, Liren g CHN 2694 13...
$10,000 SPICE Cup Open in St. Louis
$10,000 Webster University SPICE Cup OpenOctober 16-20, 2012St. Louis, Missouri Prizes: $10,000 guaranteed ($4,000 – $2,000 – $1,500 – $1,000 – $500 – $250; Under 2400 FIDE $500 – $250) This event will be held alongside with the SPICE...
Armenia Leads Chess Olympiad
Armenia Leads Chess Olympiad Standings after Round 5Posted by Weekly Staff on September 1, 2012 ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Armenia defeated Ukraine 2.5-1.5 in the 5th round of the Chess Olympiad currently underway in Istanbul to climb to the top of...
Grischuk chess tactic
Black to move. How should black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Press conference with the Polgar sisters
Press conference with the Polgar sisters The last press-conference was devoted to Polgar sisters: Sophia, Judit and Susan. Sophia’s visit was an incredibly pleasant surprise for both other sisters. As Susan lives in the USA, Judit lives in Hungary...
Newsome: I was co-captain of my college chess team
Q&A with Marcus J. NewsomeBy: Times-Dispatch Staff | Times-DispatchPublished: September 02, 2012 Updated: September 02, 2012 – 12:00 AM CHESTERFIELD, Va. — What is an interesting fact about you that many people don’t know? Most people do not know...
Russia vs Armenia in the battle of the undefeated
Round 5 top team pairings No. SNo Team Team Pts. MP : MP Pts. Team Team SNo 1 1 RUS Russia 14½ 10 : 10 14½ Armenia ARM 3 2 7 AZE Azerbaijan 16½ 9 : 9 13 Croatia...
China vs Russia for supremacy
Top team round 6 pairings No. SNo Team Team Pts. MP : MP Pts. Team Team SNo 1 1 CHN China 16½ 9 : 10 16½ Russia RUS 2 2 7 POL Poland 15½ 9 : 9 16 Serbia...