The 6th Open Internacional Augusta Aragon Stadium Casablanca took place from 22nd to 30th December at the Stadium Casablanca in Zaragoza, Spain. The 9-round Swiss event featured 162 players from 12 countries, including 7 Grandmasters and 8 International Masters. Grandmasters Azer Mirzoev and top seed Julio Granda Zuniga shared the first place with 7,5 points […]
Big congrats to UTD, UMBC, and especially Illinois
I would like to congratulate UTD and UMBC for making the Final Four again. Their consistent drive for excellence is admirable.But the biggest congratulations goes to Eric Rosen and his teammates for qualifying for the Final Four, ahead of other big name chess schools. Rosen, Eric – 2394 – 3.5 IL 12853959 – Board 1 ————————————– […]
Webster University Final PanAm Results
Webster University A team (5-1)Round 1: Webster 4-0 Princeton B Round 2: Webster 3-1 Washington University in St Louis Round 3: Webster 2.5-1.5 UT Brownsville Round 4: Webster 3-1 Texas Tech ARound 5: Webster 2-2 Webster B Round 6: Webster 2-2 UTD A Webster University B team (5-1) Round 1: Webster 4-0 Princeton C Round 2: Webster 4-0 […]
Classic chess tactic
ChessBy Lubomir KavalekMonday, December 21, 2009; 10:10 AMVasily Smyslov, 88, became the world chess champion in 1957, defeating Mikhail Botvinnik. Aside from having a great career as a practical player, Smyslov also produced more than 100 endgame studies, the most of any world champion. In his teens he tried his hand at composing problems. In […]
Bringing love of chess to classroom
Okla. teacher bringing love of chess to classroom by ROB W. ANDERSONThe Tahlequah Daily PressDurant Daily Democrat WOODALL (AP) — Chess is often referred to as the game of kings. It’s believed to have originated in what is now northern India or Afghanistan in the time before 600 AD, according to a University of Wisconsin […]
UTB team misses college chess’s Final Four, takes 6th in tourney
UTB team misses college chess’s Final Four, takes 6th in tourney Posted: Sunday, December 30, 2012 10:32 pm The Brownsville Herald The Monitor BROWNSVILLE — The University of Texas-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College chess team missed this year’s Final Four of college chess, finishing a hard-fought sixth at the 2012 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships over […]
Chess by Stephen Dann
Many read this column online, many read it in print. Could anyone have “envisioned” the progress of technology today even 25 years ago (1987), the year between when my daughter and son were born? So, someone from 1987 would hardly know tournament or club chess either, seeing 25 years ago few knew that electronic chess […]
Grandmasters Bacrot and Malakhatko share first in Genève Open
The 29th Genève International Chess Open was held on 26-30th December at the Maison des Associations, Salle Gandhi, 15 Rue des Savoises, CH – 1205 Genève, Switzerland. The Masters Tournament (elo above 1800) had 50 participants and was played over 7 rounds of Swiss format. Top seed Etienne Bacrot and Vadim Malakhatko shared the first […]
Chess association elects body
Chess association elects body GK NEWS NETWORK Srinagar, Dec 30: Jammu and Kashmir State Chess Association Saturday held its elections at Bakshi Stadium here. A spokesperson said the elections, under the supervision of J&K Sport’s Council representative Bashir Ahmad Shah, were conducted smoothly. While Muhammad Farooq Dhar was elected president J&K State Chess Association, Abdul […]