Lalith gets warm welcomeVIJAYAWADA, August 18, 2014Updated: August 18, 2014 00:37 IST Jetlag notwithstanding, Grandmaster M.R. Lalith Babu, after his triumphant return from Norway helping India win it’s first-ever Olympiad medal, took pains to explain everyone including the media...
Heroes’ Welcome
Rousing welcome for the Indian chess teamCHENNAI, August 17, 2014Updated: August 17, 2014 23:12 IST The stars of the Indian chess team, which won a bronze medal in the Tromso Olympiad in Norway, were given a rousing welcome at...
Veleski wins Topusko Open 2014
The Amateur Chess Tournament Open Topusko 2014 was organized by Chess Society Sisak, Chess Union of Sisak Moslavina County and TEOS Zagreb at the Grand Hall of Hotel Toplica in Topusko, a spa town in Croatia on 8-15th August...
FIDE election analysis
FIDE Presidential Election Analysis The Kasparov campaign team was very optimistic about their chances prior to the FIDE Presidential election. He had plenty of financial support for a powerful global campaign. Kasparov himself and his teams traveled across the...
Winners of FREE trips to Qatar Masters Super Open with $110,000 prize fund
Dear Chess Friends! We are happy to announce Qatar Masters Open, which will take place in Doha 25th November to 5th December 2014, and will become the strongest yet open tournament in the Middle East with the prize fund...
False claim by the NCFP
GARCIA: NO TRUTH TO NCFP CLAIM ON SOAugust 14, 2014Written by Ed AndayaPublished in Other Sports LIES, lies, lies. These were the words of Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richie Garcia in reaction to claims that the government sports...
An extreme sport
Why chess is really an extreme sportThe deaths of two players at the Chess Olympiad in Norway shows that it’s time tournaments came with a health warningStephen Mosstheguardian.com, Saturday 16 August 2014 04.00 EDT It seemed to me one...