There are many young talented female players today. Below are some of the best up and coming players according to the October 2005 rating list: * Koneru, H. (IND) 2540* Lahno, K. (UKR) 2509* Kosintseva, T. (RUS) 2489* Kosintseva,...
Current standing after round 5 and round 6 previews
After 5 rounds, Topalov is leading the rest of the field by 1.5 points. This is Fischer-like performance. The key question is: “Since no man can stop Topalov so far, can a woman do it this round?”J. Polgar –...
Round 5 Summary – The world is in hurricane Topalov’s hands
Round 5 results: Svidler 0-1 Topalov 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Ng4 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Bg7 10.h3 Ne5 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.exf5 Nbc6 13.Nd5 e6 14.Ne3 Qa5+ 15.c3 Nf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bxc3+ 17.Kd1...
Round 5 Previews – The road to the kingdom
Can hurricane Topalov sustain his power after the first break of the World Championship? Svidler – TopalovWhat a match up! The second place player has the White pieces against the tournament leader. How much better can this get? Svidler...
Salute to the greatest hitting catcher in baseball history
Future Hall of Fame Career Total as of October 2, 2005Game: 1,703At Bat: 6,203Run: 976Hits: 1,929HR: 397RBI: 1,223OBP: .382Slg: .555Avg: .311 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Attending Mike Piazza’s last game as a Met at Shea Stadium
It was a very emotional day at Shea Stadium. The Mets paid tribute to one of the most popular Mets ever. The fans were on their feet cheering for Mike. They yelled out: “One more year! One more year!”...
Round 4 Summary – Back to back day of decisive fighting chess
Leko 1 – 0 J. Polgar 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 b5 [10…d5 11.a3 (11.Bg5 dxe4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.fxe4 Nc6=) 11…Ba5 12.Bg5 dxe4 13.Bxf6 gxf6...
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The tale of two Hungarians – Round 4 Previews
– Topalov – Adams Mr. Excitement Topalov is on a roll. He is in excellent form and he just proved with the win last round against Morozevich that he can win in many ways. He is gutsy, he is...
Building a future for women’s chess in America
Susan Polgar National Open Championships for Girls (under 21)January 27-29, 2006 Corpus Christi, Texas K-2, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, Open section (Must be under 21 as of January 27, 2006) TIME CONTROL: 6SS G/45 or G/40 with 5 seconds delay PRIZES:...