Turning the Disadvantage of Doubled Pawns Posted on November 28,2014 By GM Levan Aroshidze in Strategy & Game Review, Beginner’s Corner. Doubled pawns are two pawns of the same color that reside on the same file. When viewed strategically,...
Webster University / SPICE – Full and partial chess scholarships available
If you would like to be a part of the #1 College Chess program in the United States, please feel free to contact me (SusanPolgar@aol.com). Full and partial scholarships available for qualified student players. Webster University – SPICE Chess...
TCEC LIVE!
The TCEC – Season 6 Grand champion Stockfish, modification 091114, maintains the lead in TCEC Season 7 – Stage 3 with 17/24 points. Komodo 1324 is clear second with 16 points. The third seeded Houdini is facing Stockfish right...
All decisive results in the first round at Barcelona
Round 1 results GM Narciso, Marc vs GM Illescas, Miguel [0-1]GM Grigoryan, Karen vs GM Alonso, Alvar [1-0]GM Li, Chao B vs GM Balogh, Csaba [0-1] Official website: http://escacs.cat/index.php/position-4/2104-destacat-4 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Qatar Masters round 4 pairings
Full pairings here: htt://chess-results.com/tnr153113.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
More upsets at Qatar Masters round 3
Full results here: http://chess-results.com/tnr153113.aspx Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Is chess a sport?
Should Chess be considered a sport?By Lars Thomesen This November the World Chess Championship was held in Sochi, Russia. For the second year running Norwegian Magnus Carlsen was crowned World Champion, but on home soil, the 23-year-old’s achievements are...
Why has the public profile of chess declined?
Does anybody still care about chess?By David EdmondsBBC27 November 2014 Last updated at 20:48 ET In the summer of 1972, newspaper editors were not short of headlines. Henry Kissinger was trotting around the globe as the US sought to...
Sevian breaks Robson’s record as youngest American GM
At 13, Samuel Sevian is Youngest-Ever US Chess GrandmasterThe previous record for the youngest US Grandmaster was held by Ray Robson, who achieved the title two weeks before he turned 15. American legend Bobby Fischer also once held the...