The 11th International Keşan Culture & Tourism Festival Chess Tournament was held on 26-31st August 2013 at the Atatürk Sport Hall in Edirne, Turkey. The tournament was organized by the Keşan Municipality Presidency, Turkish Chess Federation and Keşan GHSİM....
Soumya eyeing national title
Soumya eyeing title, Mary Ann also in huntPTI | Sep 4, 2013, 09.16 PM IST KOLKATA: Pune girl Soumya Swaminathan continued her winning run to hold on to her sole lead, even as local favourite Mary Ann Gomes, eyeing...
Beauty Queens & Battling Knights: Risk Taking and Attractiveness in Chess
For every 1-standard-deviation increase in a female opponent’s attractiveness, male participants in large international chess competitions have an 8% greater propensity to play risky openings, but these moves aren’t beneficial for their game performance, says a team led by...
Local boy takes on the young phenom
World Chess Championship 2013: Local boy Anand to take on Carslen in ChennaiTNN | Sep 4, 2013, 07.21 PM IST CHENNAI: With the World Championship just about two months away, it remains to be seen how far the conduct...
Wesley So scores 5-0 in 2nd Noel Skelton Open
The 2nd Noel Skelton Open took place from 31st August to 1st September at the Crown Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, Minnesota. The tournament had four sections – Premier (open to all), Reserve (U1800), Bantam (U1200) and...
The day Fischer ended the Soviet domination
From the archive, 2 September 1972: Bobby Fischer wins World Chess ChampionshipFischer beats Boris Spassky in a gruelling championship series, ending 24 years of Soviet chess domination Michael Lake Monday 2 September 2013 07.30 BST It would be an exaggeration...
American inmates to challenge Russian prisoners
American inmates to challenge Russian prisoners in chess tournamentMay 6, 2013 by Martin Fletcher American inmates at Chicago’s Cook County Jail will compete against prisoners from five Russian correctional facilities in the first-of-its-kind intercontinental chess tournament, which will be...
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Inarkiev and Motylev lead Karpov Poikovsky after 6
Standings after 6 rounds: 1-2. Motylev, Inarkiev 43-4. Eljanov, Sutovsky 3½5-7. Jakovenko, Nepomniachtchi, Onischuk 38. Bologan 2½9. Laznicka 210. Cheparinov 1½ Official website: http://ermakinfo.ru/mezhdunarodnyiy-shahmatnyiy-turnir-im-a-karpova Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Photos from World Cup Closing Ceremony
Photos from the Tromsø Chess World Cup Closing Ceremony:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/WorldCupAwardCeremony Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar