Standings after 8 rounds Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 GM Kapnisis Spyridon GRE * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5,5 5,5...
Deysi Cori wins 2017 Women’s Continental Championship
13:05. Buenos Aires (Argentina), Sep. 18. Peruvian Woman Grand Master Deysi Cori was crowned winner of the Women’s Continental Championship 2017, after defeating compatriot Ingrid Aliaga. Thus, Cori managed to win a ticket to the Women’s World Team Championship...
Who are the favorites to make World Cup Final?
Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Ding Liren and Wesley So? #TbilisiChess2017 @TbilisiWorldCup — Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) September 17, 2017 Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave?...
Aronian & So have white in game 1 of WC semifinal
The 1st game of the round starts at 3 PM September, 19 2017. WHITE FED. TITLE RATING vs BLACK FED. TITLE RATING Aronian, Levon GM 2802 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2804 So, Wesley GM 2792 Ding, Liren GM 2771
In Depth Interview with Susan Polgar
In Depth Interview with Susan Polgar by RYAN KOHLS Susan Polgar: “People truly believed it was impossible for women to play good chess or become a grandmaster. They really were convinced that because no other woman had done it...
World Cup Chess Scandal Hits The Mainstream
Ask The Slouch By Norman Chad Columnist September 17 at 1:38 PM Q. Are you aware that chess grandmaster Anton Kovalyov just forfeited a match at the FIDE World Cup because they claimed it was a dress-code violation that...
The dos and don’ts of chess!
I will be publishing a series of Chess Tips and Advise based on my Chess Playing / Coaching Philosophy / Experience of about 40 years. It is free for everyone. All I ask is for you to share them...
MVL defeated Svidler in rapid playoff to face Aronian in WC semifinal
MVL defeated Svidler in game 2 of the rapid playoff to advance to the semifinal of the World Cup. He will face Aronian next. In the other matchup, So will take on Ding Liren. Svidler – Vachier-Lagrave 1. c4...
The Queen’s Gambit!
This was the 1st major in-depth article written about the SPICE program at Webster University nearly 5 years ago. The Queen’s Gambit: Susan Polgar, the First Woman to Break the Chess Gender Barrier, Brings SPICE to Webster University By...
Winners crowned at 2017 European Youth Chess Championship
ECU Youth Mamaia 2017 ended yesterday with the closing ceremony. The ceremony took place in Perla Square at 20:00 with a great weather, following the 9th round that took place at 13:00. The first 5 players of each age group...