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Youngest American Master in history
MADISON, Wis. — A 9-year-old Madison boy has become the youngest American to reach the rank of chess master. The United States Chess Federation has certified that Awonder Liang has earned more than 2,200 points, or master status, while...
Nakhchivan Open – 2013
International Chess Festival “Nakhchivan Open – 2013” Dedicated to the memory of nationwide leader HEYDAR ALIYEV The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open 2013, dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 21st April to...
See Iceland in a completely different light in June!
The Icelandic Chess Championship was held for the first time in 1913. So for the 100th anniversary, the tournament will be in a completely different format than in the last 99 years, when the tournament was usually a Round...
The case for enhancing IQ through chess
Why Armenia Is More Likely to Engineer Super-Children Than China By Brian Merchant Seems like everybody’s talking Chinese genomics and the art of engineering genius babies these days. But the nation that’s more likely to breed a generation of...
Attacking tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
King of Texas
El Paso’s Henderson Middle chess team crowned kings of Texas By Aaron Bracamontes El Paso TimesPosted: 03/26/2013 12:00:00 AM MDT Checkmate, Texas.Six students from Henderson Middle School showed flashes of brilliance this past weekend, capturing the 2013 Texas Scholastic Chess...
Danish Championship 2013
The Danish National Chess Championship 2013 is taking place from March 23rd to April 1st at the Konventum, Gl Hellebækvej 70, 3000 Helsingør. It is a 10 player single round robin to determine the National Champion of this year. The...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Tuesday on www.uschess.org, Sam Shankland, student at Brandeis University in Waltham, was named the 27th recipient of the Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship ($42,000 for 2013-14, renewable for a second year), beginning July 1, 2013. While Shankland is...
Carlsen in sole lead at FIDE Candidates as Aronian loses to Gelfand
Magnus Carlsen is the sole leader after nine rounds at the FIDE World Chess Candidates’ Tournament. On Monday the Norwegian drew with Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) while co-leader Levon Aronian (Armenia) lost to Boris Gelfand (Israel).Peter Svidler and Alexander Grischuk...