Two big supporters of the Susan Polgar Foundation and the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. They were helping me prepare for the 2004 Olympiad which brought first ever medals for the United States (1 team Silver, 1 individual...
Flashback! Visiting IBM Deep Blue
A friendly game against IBM Deep Blue in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. in March 2003. The entire IBM staff was very kind as they showed us their marvelous facility. IBM also helped the 2004 US Women’s Olympiad Team by donating...
Flashback! Battles of the Titans!
As a fan, I miss some of the most incredible battles between two of the greatest World Champions of our time, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. They were undisputed Heavy Weight Champions of the World! They were men among...
OCTOBER POLGAR SCHOLASTIC
OCTOBER POLGAR SCHOLASTICSunday, October 23, 2005 4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30 or 25 5) Site: Polgar Chess Center at 103-10 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 11375Tel: (718) 897-4600 E-mail: PolgarChessClub@aol.com Description of Tournament: Games are in three sections:...
Checkmate! Topalov says Nyet to Kramnik!
Original artwork by Mike Magnan Topalov is not willing to put his title on the line against KramnikTranslated from Russian by Aryan ArghandewalNewly crowned World Champion Veselin Topalov has no plans to put his title on the line in...
Scholastic Chess in NYC
Grandmaster Joel Benjamin (one of America’s strongest GMs ever) and Tommy Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fun Trivia Question
Who is this man? Hint: He is a very famous poet Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Shirov speaks out about the World Championship situation
Let’s focus! Let’s think logically now!What is your attitude to sudden change of the world championship formula? These changes directly hit those players who haven’t qualified yet, as they will compete for only four spots instead of eight. And...
Lasker Museum Opening Celebration in Berlin, Germany
Thursday, October 20, 2005 was the opening celebration of the spectacular Lasker Museum in Berlin, Germany. More than 200 special guests (including Viktor Korchnoi, Yuri Averbakh, Edzard Reuter, etc.) attended this wonderful event. Part of the celebration included an...
If you are not showing that you are the strongest, then it is not worth it
Topalov reign beginsManisha Mohite An interview with the new FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov may not have enjoyed the same popularity as some of the top chess players because of his consistency, or the lack of it. But this...