Kokarev just won the Mumbai Mayor’s Cup. Jakovenko is leading the Poikovsky Super Tournament. The National Open and the SPWO for Boys and Girls just got underway. GM Fridman won the game 10 championship. I also had a 24 board simul last night (in addition to a special lecture and the SPWO Puzzle Solving).
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov just announced a $1 million chess sponsorship. He has also named his running mates and the advanced support of nearly 40 countries, including Alexandra Kosteniuk. Karpov has not named his entire team yet but he has to do it soon if he wants to stay in the election.
It’s Saturday Open Forum. The forum is yours. What would you like to discuss?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
It’s clear that Ilyumzhinov puts his money where his mouth is while Karpov is milking money from this opportunity.
How does Ruy Lopez exchange variation gives white an advantage?
Susan, is there a possibility of chess becoming an NCAA sport?
“Anonymous said…
How does Ruy Lopez exchange variation gives white an advantage?”
Saturday, June 12, 2010 1:54:00 PM CDT
Better pawn structure for the endgame is one…
Kamalakanta