The AICF KIIT Cup, the first of its kind in India, started here on 17th March at the Banquet of Hall of KIIT Campus, Bhubaneswar. The prestigious event carries a prize pool of Rs.9.20 lakhs is being jointly organized by the All Odisha Chess Association and the KIIT University. The 10 day event is co-sponsored […]
Time nightmare
More magical chess from Levon Aronian gave him a deserved lead at the SOCAR FIDE Candidates in London, as his third-round opponent Vasily Ivanchuk lost on time for the second successive game. Ivanchuk again played like a genius with just a few seconds left on his clock, but was physically unable to get to the […]
It’s good to keep pace with Aronian
It’s good to keep pace with Aronian, says Carlsen As we reported earlier today, Magnus Carlsen beat Boris Gelfand in FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament round 3. He is currently second with 2 points and is 0.5 points behind Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian. “I’m very happy to win and now that Levon won his second […]
FOX & Friends Video
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Photos from FOX & Friends in NY City this morning
Some preliminary photos from FOX & Friends show in NY City this morning: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/FOXAndFriends3182013 Video feed: http://video.foxnews.com/v/2234317601001/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess benefits girls, too
March 18, 2013 Why aren’t girls going out for the Pocono Mountain East High School chess team? Earlier this month the 18-member team won the Pennsylvania State Scholastic Chess Championship during a three-day tournament in Carlisle. The all-boy team also won the U.S. Amateur Team East championship for the first time. It’s the culmination of […]
CIS Visit to Bangkok
CIS Chairman Ali Nihat YAZICI has made an official visit to Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 11 March 2013. The main topic was not only Chess in School but also how to use it for development of Federation. Members of the board of Thai Chess Association and Yazici have discussed a detailed Master Plan for […]
Chess on National TV Monday morning in NY City
Susan Polgar to play chess in New York City on live national TV! Webster University chess coach and founder of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) is scheduled to be on “FOX & Friends” (the #1 national cable morning show in the U.S.) Monday morning on the Fox News cable channel. Exact details […]
Candidates tournament round 4
Tomorrow will be a day off and the players will resume round 4 on Tuesday. Round 4 pairings GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 – GM Grischuk Alexander 2764 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 – GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 GM Aronian Levon 2809 – GM Svidler Peter 2747 GM Gelfand Boris 2740 – GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 Official […]