Anand ends five-year title droughtRakesh RaoBaden Baden (Germany), February 18, 2013 “I need to work on my technique.” These words, coming from five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand, reflect his rediscovered hunger for success. On Sunday, the 43-year-old squeezed...
29th International Chess Open Capelle-la-Grande 2013
Top 50 seeds The 29th International Open Cappelle la Grande will take place from February 23rd to March 2nd at the Palais des arts in Cappelle la Grande, France. The tournament will be a 9 round Swiss Open with a time...
Lenderman, Huschenbeth and Enkhbat share honors in 51st Baltimore Open
The 51st Annual Baltimore Open took place on 8-10th February at the Holiday Inn Columbia, 7900 Washington Blvd, Columbia, MD. The tournament was held in five sections: Championship, U1900, U1700, U1500 and U1200. The organizers have introduced some unique...
‘Die Hard’ actress a chess master
‘Die Hard’ actress also a chess master By Rick Bentley – The Fresno Bee Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 11:07 PM Russian actress Yuliya Snigir plays a woman who’s not what she seems to be in the new action movie “A...
2013 Gatineau Open
The 2013 Gatineau Open will be organized by the Gatineau Chess Club on 1-3rd March at the Relais des Jeunes Gatinois, 315 rue Migneault in Gatineau, Quebec. The tournament will be held over five rounds of Swiss system and...
Fajr Open 2013
Chess Association of Khorasan-Razavi province on behalf of I. R. Iran Chess Federation has the honor to invite all players from national federations to participate in the 21th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament will be held in Mashhad, northwestern...
47th Begonia Open Chess Tournament
The Ballarat Chess Club will host the 47th Begonia Open over the Labour Day long weekend from Saturday 9 March to Monday 11 March 2013. This tournament promises to build on the success of previously held tournaments and is...
Guam Chess Federation hosting international talent
Guam Chess Federation hosting international talentby Dave Delgado Guam – In chess news the Guam Chess Federation is hosting international players at the Guam Plaza and Bayview Hotel for the Guam International Open Chess Tournament. Here’s Guam Echecs President...
The Queen of Radio
Radio host Delilah knows nearly every love song ever written On this Valentine’s Day, Ben Tracy profiles Delilah – a hugely popular radio personality who knows the words to nearly ever love song ever written. She is the founder...
Mara Kamphorst played the role of a hero for Webster U
Webster University Junior Mara Kamphorst played the role of a hero for Webster University at the 2013 US Amateur Team Championship in Chicago this past weekend. Her upset win again Adream Liang (Wisconsin) in the final round gave...