The World Junior and World Girl’s Championship are taking place in Argentina right now. Ray Robson is in the hunt after 3 rounds. He will have a chance to face off against a 2700+ player. The European Team Championships (Open and Women) are taking place in Novi Sad. Last Sunday, members of SPICE and the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Team took part in an officially rated chess tournament nearly 800 feet below ground at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The Prime Minister of Bulgaria and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mr. Boyko Borissov, has guaranteed the 3 million Euros for the Topalov – Anand match in Sofia.
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I hope Humpy will fight against her federation like you did with the USCF. All chess players must stand up and unite.
‘I hope Humpy will fight against her federation like you did with the USCF.’
Fight for what? A plane ticket for dad? She hasn’s set any conditions of a peace treaty.
Susan i know you travel around and be talkin to different chessplayers, when you see Kasparov tell i said take a chill pill, i havent even started on them yet! hehehe.
What says the ACP about National compulsions to play [or else!] and also the standard of chess organizer which Humpy also notes.
Is she some sort of greyhound who must be raced at the next opportunity, and in a few years… worn out and ‘disappeared’?
That does not seem like any due respect to a strong player, and importantly, as mentor or symbol to other Indian women, not a great recommendation for our game.
Phil Innes,
Vermont
Wherever there is a league of sports, there is a separate and exclusive women’s league to weep in its shadow. That’s because a man playing against a woman in any sport is like Superman playing against a team of cacti wearing funny, oversized sunglasses.
It’s cute and hilarious.
Man has proven his physical prowess for millions of years — even when it was completely unnecessary to do so. Actually, in the end that turned out to be the proof. All you men know what I’m talking about there.
However, what if it wasn’t just our mighty strength that kept women hopelessly tethered to the Earth while we men soared above like gods in our awe-inspiring spectacles of sport? What if was also because women aren’t as smart as men? That is to say, because men are smarter than women.
Certainly that makes sense to us men, but unlike women, we would also like a side order of proof with our meal. Let’s think for a moment. If only women had their own league and championship for a sport that was entirely mental, like chess.
They do.
Woah, wait a minute. They do? Can someone please flag down the Obvious Express delivery truck? I think the delivery man forget a box of clues in the back addressed to women world-wide.
I thought this women’s chess incident might be some kind of publicity stunt — like last year when that one woman “played” golf in the men’s league and Nike milked their biggest cash cow to date: female empowerment. Completely masculine kudos to those brilliant men at Nike marketing by the way because that’s one ripe motherfucking cow.
I discovered, however, that it wasn’t a joke at all. Disappointingly, it also wasn’t a bunch of models playing chess in lingerie. That’s when I decided that any further research was a waste of my invaluable time.
Women’s leagues of anything are like midgets following men around dressed up exactly like them. They look the same, but come on. What are you serious here?
My lil sister made the game of the week over at the Chessdrum! WooYoo!!! I think she confused him with that line! Big Sis, how did she know that guy would’nt be able to use any of the old chessbase games for help? hehe.Susan theses elite guys are telling you how they was sneakin around and running on the Icc with their big Egos hahaha.
I am very unhappy with the promotion of chessboxing on this site. Does anyone else feel the same way?
It sucks that Susan doesn’t post about chess and boxing enough. This is the way of the future.
I love chess and boxing. I would pay to see chess and boxing. I would never pay to see a chess game.
Chess & Boxing is for morons. Imagine Kortchnoy getting his ass kicked by some woman chess playeress in a match.
“Chess & Boxing is for morons. Imagine Kortchnoy getting his ass kicked by some woman chess playeress in a match.”
I would pay big bucks to witness this!