With one round left to go, the toiletgate affairs just won’t go away. Now new allegations against Topalov are coming from a German source. This was just published by ChessBase (www.chessbase.com): “For over a year rumours have persisted that...
The big drama!
Current standings with 2 rounds to go: Group A1. V. Topalov 7½2-4. L. Aronian, P. Svidler, T. Radjabov 75-6. V. Anand, V. Kramnik 6½7. R. Ponomariov 5½8-9. S. Karjakin, D. Navara 510-11. S. Tiviakov, A. Motylev 4½12. L. van...
Another USCF / FIDE scandal
Prominent Trainer Retreats From Claim He Held Title Michael Khodarkovsky is a prominent trainer and coach, and president of the Kasparov Chess Foundation. But is he, as he has claimed, an international master? No, according to the World Chess...
Susan Polgar Collector’s Chess Set
I love beautiful wooden chess sets. That is why I only use wooden pieces at my Polgar Chess Center in New York. For more than a year, I worked with House of Staunton and Cajun Chess on designing my...
Park view
Well, not Central Park. This is the view from our apartment. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
2006 SP National Invitational for Girls
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...
Legendary American GMs Bisguier and Denker
L to R: GMs Bisguier, me and Denker at Dr. Wagner’s House in Aug. 2003 As the 2006 Denker Tournament of High School Champions and Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls are approaching, I can’t help but remember a...
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...
More endgame lesson
White to move. Is this a draw since it is opposite color Bishops? This was my simul game this morning against the young phenom Jonathan Chiang of Texas (just turned 6 years old and rated 1535). Jonathan’s teacher is...
Top 3 rated 7 and under in the US
Christopher Wu, NJ (7) 1588Jonathan Chiang, TX (6) 1535Tommy, NY (7) 1516 Both Christopher and Jonathan are very talented. Christopher is coached by IM Dean Ippolito. Jonathan is coached by GM Babakuli Annakov. These are three of the top...