Tech chess wins national title second straight year April 1, 2012 – 8:40pm By Adam D. Younglubbockonline.com Copyright 2012 Lubbock Online. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. April 1, 2012 – 09:40pm...
If we can impact one girl, it’s worth it
Girls develop their chess-playing at Susan Polgar Invitational Posted: July 29, 2011 – 11:39pm | Updated: July 30, 2011 – 12:13am By CHANA ELGIN Copyright 2011 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...
Chess opening traps to avoid for novice players
Polgar: Chess opening traps to avoidJuly 16, 2011 – 11:49pmBy Susan PolgarCopyright 2011 . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Normally you can be safe by following the general opening principles; however...
Tips for Chess Marketing and Promotion
Tips for Chess Marketing and PromotionJuly 8, 2011 – 4:25pmAvalanche Journal I firmly believe that the poor marketing and promotion of chess has hindered the growth of organized chess in the United States, and I would like to share...
Never give up, the relentless pursuit of excellence
Never give up, the relentless pursuit of excellence Posted: June 25, 2011 – 11:36pm Lubbock Avalanche Journal This week, I am re-publishing an interesting article by Mr. Phil Innes, publisher of the Vermont Views Magazine. He always has a...
Double Success
Double SuccessLubbock Avalanche Journal In January 1991, I became the first woman in history to earn the “Men’s” Grandmaster title (traditional FIDE requirement). In December 1991, my baby sister Judit became the second female in history to do the...
The importance of defense in chess
Chess improvement for beginners and novice playersThe Importance of Defense in ChessMay 16, 2011 – 10:49amSusan PolgarWe all like to be in a position to attack freely and look for ways to checkmate our opponents. However, we cannot always...
Record turnout in chess for Lubbock
Turnout high for Lubbock Open and Scholastic ChampionshipPosted: February 26, 2011 – 1:13am Before I begin the column this week, I would like to make an important announcement. Due to major changes to this section starting next Sunday (see...
A perfect score can happen in chess, but rarely
A perfect score can happen in chess, but rarelyDecember 19, 2010 – 12:11am The question of the week is has there been any chess player who had a perfect score in a major tournament? The answer is yes, but...
Judit Polgar – Sophie Milliet
Judit Polgar – Sophie Milliet [C63]Trophee CCAS GpA Cap d’Agde FRA (2), 24.10.2010 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.d4 The main theoretical lines start with 4.Nc3. 4…fxe4 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.dxe5 c6 7.Be2 The more solid but less popular...