Dylan, Tommy and Michael before the first round. Behind them is Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Beautiful view of downtown Houston
I’m so lucky to have such a nice view. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Houston! Calling Houston!
Houston! We have a successful lift off! The Nationl K-12 Bughouse and Blitz Championships have successfully begun! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The Calm before the Storm
Thursday night before the first round at the National K-12 in Houston. It is 12 hours before 1,600 kids will battle it out for the National Championship Crowns. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
How can White get out of trouble?
White to move. The Black Queen is forking the Rook and Knight. Can White save this position? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
46 board simul in Corpus Christi, Texas
I did about a little more than 2,000 simul games this year. I am not sure if this is a record or not but it sure is a lot of games in one year 🙂 Chess Daily News from...
Flashback – One of my earlier encounters against Boris Spassky
I was still only an IM at that time. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
17 rapid matches to decide the winners tomorrow
As I mentioned in an earlier post, guessing who would move on in this type of knockout event is like picking lottery numbers. Less than 50% of the matches had a clear winner in round 2 (15 of 32...
Too much caffeine
It has come to my attention that some people just simply have too much time on their hands and they are too hyper. Perhaps too much caffeine? Instead of doing positive things for chess, they spend too much time...
Promoting Chess on the #1 Spanish Radio Station in Corpus
We received excellent coverage and support from 3 major area TV stations and 2 major radio stations for our chess activities on November 30th. I did a live radio Spanish interview on KUNO 1400 AM, the #1 Spanish Radio...