MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE NEXT SUSAN POLGAR GIRLS & BOYS EVENTOver $100,000 in scholarship and chess prizes! The Susan Polgar Foundation, Cajun Chess & ChessNOLA Proudly Present the Ninth SPNO! March 21-23, 2014 In the Historic New Orleans Warehouse DistrictWalking...
The Carlsens to arrive in Chennai tomorrow night
World No. 1 chess player Magnus Carlsen to arrive in Chennai The young challenger from Norway arrives on Monday evening. He will be accompanied by his father Henrik Carlsen, along with his mother and sisters. Magnus Carlsen, the world...
Chess by Stephen Dann
Sunday, November 3, 2013Chess — Stephen DannThe World Championship will start this week in southern India, and already challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway is a 3-to-1 favorite (in European sports betting) to dethrone Vishy Anand of India. Shades of...
A reception fit for the King
Organisers want to give Anand a hassle-free experienceBy Ashok Venugopal | ENS – CHENNAIPublished: 03rd November 2013 04:26 PMLast Updated: 03rd November 2013 04:26 PM The reception Viswanathan Anand got after he returned from his World Championship triumphs have...
Anand – Carlsen 2013, Carlsen’s rise to the top
Magnus Carlsen is called “the Mozart of chess” by many chess commentators because of his meteoric rise to the very top of the chess elite at a young age. On 26 April 2004, Carlsen became a grandmaster at the...