The Grand Prix series, part of the World Chess Championship cycle, continue with the 2013 Beijing Grand Prix from 3 to 17 July. The players list in Beijing is once again impressive with GM Sergey Karjakin as the top...
Chess Mom Success
I always like to post stories about the success of members of the chess community. Here is one. www.dilaurasoap.com, this company is owned by one of the chess Moms (Mother of Roza Eynula, winner of the 1st ever SP...
Simple middlegame tactic
Black to move. How should black proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2013 SPICE Cup Open – $11,000 guaranteed
2013 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 15-19, 2013 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries 4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com...
Back to #2
Humpy becomes World No. 2TNN | Jul 1, 2013, 05.33 AM IST PUNE: Koneru Humpy has overtaken Women’s World chess champion Hou Yifan in world rankings. The Indian , who won the Grand Prix in Dilijan, Armenia, in an...
Webster U GM So at #2 and Robson at #9
Top 20 juniors Full July 2013 Top Junior list: http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=juniors Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival Started
The 20th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is being held by the Abu Dhabi Chess & Culture Club and Abu Dhabi Sport Council from 30th June to 8th July at the Sofitel Hotel Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The...
Vidovdan Rapid Tournament in Leposavic
The Vidovdan weekend tournament was organized by the chess club “Kosmet” on 29th June in Leposavić, Kosovo and Metohija region, Serbia. The nine-round Swiss tournament was played with the rapid time control of 15 minutes per player. The total...
Dimakiling bags title in Blas Hipulan
IM Dimakiling bags title in Blas Hipulan chess tilt Cebu Daily News 7:40 am | Monday, July 1st, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Master (IM) Oliver Dimakiling continued his dominating performance in the final three rounds to capture the crown in the...