As I mentioned before, a prize will be awarded each month for one loyal blogger on this site. It could be the person with the most (rational) posts, the most interesting post, the funniest post, the most helpful post,...
World Cup Upsets Today!
match matchscore White Result Black Bold = Upset DrawsBold Red = Upset Wins1 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) 1-0 Sibriaev, Aleksandr (RUS)2 0-1 Chumfwa, Stanley (ZAM) 0-1 Bacrot, Etienne (FRA)3 1-0 Aronian, Levon (ARM) 1-0 Frhat, Ali (EGY)4 0-1 Needleman,...
Ladies in Chess
When I was 8 or 9, I met GM Gaprindashvili for the first time when she came to play in a strong all-male event in Budapest. She did not win the tournament but she fought hard and gave it...
A controversial topic: Sex and Chess
A well known chess journalist from the NY Times Dylan Loeb McClain had a piece with the title “Sex and Chess. Is She a Queen or a Pawn?” today. He basically discussed about how some women would use their...
Is this a draw?
White to move. Is this game a draw or can White win? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
An incredible spectacle for Girls
http://www.uschess.org/tla/susanpolgarnationalopenforgirlsjan27-29-2006.pdf The Susan Polgar Foundation and the Susan Polgar South Texas Chess Center proudly present the First Annual Susan Polgar National Open Chess Championships for Girls under 21 January 27-29, 2006 Corpus Christi, Texas Format: 6 SS Sections: K-2,...
Chess Tips for the novice players
Power Principles of Chess CONTROL THE CENTER!What does this mean? The center consists of the squares e4, d4, e5 and d5. So this means when you start the game in the opening, place your pawns in the center to...
A blast from the past – WC tactics
This game was from a World Championship match. It is Black to move. Black missed the winning line and eventually lost the game and the match badly! Can you find the winning plan for Black? Chess Daily News from...
Chess For Peace U.S. – Russia Scholastic Chess Match
U.S. – Russia Scholastic Chess MatchAmerican scholastic players will have the opportunity to travel to Russia to compete in the first scholastic chess match between American and Russian scholastic chess players. The Karpov International School of Chess (Lindsborg, KS),...
It looks like Greek to me!
USCF INVITATIONAL EVENT REQUIREMENTS(revised November 2005)The following are the general requirements for USCF national and international invitations. Contact the USCF office for more details. Whenever possible, invitations shall be issued several months prior to the scheduled beginning of the...