14-Year-Old Chess Champion From Canada Shares Life LessonsBy Matthew Little, Epoch Times | October 15, 2014Last Updated: October 16, 2014 7:44 am OTTAWA, Canada—At 14 years old, Qiyu Zhou is one of those children parents like to imagine they...
Carlsen – Anand match info
Russian Federation and the city of Sochi are hosting the FIDE World Chess Championship Match 2014. It will take place from November 7th to November 28th, 2014. The match is between World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and winner of...
Webster University-versus-China showdown
Webster University Star Wins Millionaire Chess TournamentBy BRIAN JERAULD Photos here: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/2014MillionaireChess Las Vegas will do just fine if it never sees Wesley So again. The brand-new adult celebrated his 21st birthday in the right city, but he did it...
Does anyone still read chess columns in newspapers anymore?
Don’t Mourn the Passing of the New York Times Chess ColumnThis is a great chance for the Gray Lady to bring its chess coverage into modern times.By Matt Gaffney “This is the final chess column to run in The...
Tashir International Tournament in Moscow
MOSCOW HOSTS THE INTERNATIONAL TASHIR CHESS TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF TIGRAN PETROSIAN The Tashir Group of Companies and the Russian Chess Federation announce the International TASHIR Chess Tournament in memory of Tigran Petrosian, which is to take place between...
FIDE Grand Prix in Baku – Gelfand and Caruana share first place
Boris Gelfand and Fabiano Caruana finished joint winners of the Grand Prix in Baku after drawing their respective games in the final round. Their nearest followers didn’t win either, and the only decisive match was Alexander Grischuk’s victory against Leinier...
FIDE Grand Prix moves to Tbilisi from Tehran
FIDE Grand Prix round moves to Tbilisi from TehranOct 15, 2014 FIDE Grand Prix cycle is undergoing a change of venues. For its third leg, Tbisili (Georgia) will substitute Tehran (Iran) as a host city of the competition. The...
GM Giri vs. GM Shirov & GM Timman vs. GM Jobava LIVE!
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SP World Open for Boys and Girls – A 2015 World Youth Qualifier Event!
Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and GirlsOct 31-Nov 1-Nov 2Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, IL Over $100,000 in prizes with scholarships to Webster University! A 2015 World Youth Qualifier Event! Sections (Boys and Girls each) U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 Prizes...