International Chess Tournament José Raúl Capablanca Starts in Havana Havana, May 7.- The 49th edition of the International Chess Tournament José Raúl Capablanca in Memoriam begins here today with the official celebration of its competitive program. With the highest...
Muzychuk back to Ukraine, Lahno follows Karjakin to Russia, Sharevich to the US
Anna Muzychuk to represent UkraineMay 7, 2014 The 2014 Women’s World Blitz Champion GM Anna Muzychuk has decided to return to the Ukrainian Chess Federation after representing Slovenia in the last five Chess Olympiads. The transfer of Muzychuk, currently...
Komodo catches up on Stockfish in TCEC Season 6 – Stage 4
The reigning TCEC champion Komodo, modification 3157, catches up on Stockfish 300414. The latter has been leading TCEC Season 6 – Stage 4 for a long time, but Komodo caught up in the twelfth round, defeating Critter 1.6a. Thus,...
Anand to visit Tanzania
Chess champ to tour DarBY JOSEPH MCHEKADONA7th May 2014 Five-time World chess champion Vishwanathan Anand is expected in the country on June 1 for five-day visit. The Tanzania Chess Foundation chairman Vinay Choudhury who is also the executive member...
Chess, a solution for education?
Maybe Teach Them Math, Science and ChessBy JAMES WARRENNY Times The 120 elementary school children sat so quietly and intently that you might have assumed this was a mass detention period. But it was chess, not confinement, in an...
Young teen girl gets a shot at the national title
Bay Area Teen Heading To Nation’s Largest Chess Tournament May 4, 2014 8:30 PM SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A Bay Area teenager is on her way to being the youngest competitor in the nation’s largest and most...
Why Chess Should Be Required in U.S. Schools?
Artwork by Mike Magnan Why Chess Should Be Required in U.S. Schools It’s a game that motivates us to win, but also teaches us how to deal with defeat. By Alex Berezow Rook to B8. Checkmate. There’s nothing quite...
Psychological mastery?
SANDS: Carlsen continues mastery of Nakamura at Gashimov Memorial chess tournamentBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, May 6, 2014 History suggests you can win a world championship without having beaten the world champion before. Jose Raul Capablanca’s first victory...
Anand, Aronian, Nakamura in the World Rapid / Blitz Championship
Official website: http://dubai2014wrb.com The big guns such as Aronian, Anand, Nakamura, Svidler, Mamedyarov, etc. have entered. About 40 players who are currently / recently been over 2700 are going for these 2 major world titles! Chess Daily News from...
Russian invasion in Stavanger
Top Armenian GM learns final lineup in Norway tourney Armenia’s top grandmaster Levon Aronian, who is going to take part in a 10-man super tournament to be held in Stavanger, Norway, on June 2-13, has learned the final lineup...