2006 Susan Polgar National Invitational for GirlsDoubletree Oak Brook1909 Spring Road Oak Brook, IL 60523Free parking – Phone: 630-472-6000HR: $89, single/quadThe opening ceremony will take place at 9 AM sharp on August 6. The closing ceremony will take place at approximately at 5 PM on August 11. The rounds will be at 11 AM each […]
A new blog from down under
http://mtalexandercluster.blogspot.comWelcome to the first issue of Chess In Schools Program, CHESS-SQUARED, a partnership with The Castlemaine Chess Club, LaTrobe University, schools within the Mount Alexander Cluster, and funded by Innovations and Excellence. The program aims to systematically introduce students to the game of chess and measure any benefits to numeracy or other areas of learning… […]
Final Standings of Parade Magazine Poll
Parade Magazine Pollwww.parade.com/current/coverstory/top50.html www.parade.com/current/coverstory/thankyou.html www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2565Top 50 Smartest People 1 Albert Einstein2 Bill Gates3 Marie Curie4 Stephen Hawking5 Condoleezza Rice6 Bill Clinton7 Sandra Day O’Connor8 Oprah Winfrey9 Warren Buffett10 Jane Goodall11 Steven Spielberg12 Dalai Lama13 Sally Ride14 George S. Patton Jr.15 Jon Stewart16 J.K. Rowling17 Dr. Phil (McGraw)18 Ben Carson19 Susan Polgar20 Pablo Picasso21 Rosalyn Yalow22 […]