Veselin Topalov’s simul in Edinburgh Former world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria lost one game and conceded five draws in his 20 board simultaneous display held at Edinburgh Chess Club on April 29, 2012. IM Andrew Greet, the 2010...
Kids take on chess master
Chess is cool at Shrewsbury’s Spring Street SchoolMonday, April 9, 2012By Amy CorneliussenCORRESPONDENT SHREWSBURY — It’s a Friday afternoon at Spring Street School and more than one-quarter of the students are staying after school to exercise their brains. They’re...
FREE simul in Cleveland
FREE Simultaneous Chess Exhibition Tomorrow from 12noon-5pm everyone has the opportunity to challenge one of the master level instructors from Progress with Chess to a game off chess in a simultaneous exhibition at Tower City, Cleveland. This is in...
He had to fight for a draw,” the 11-year-old said
Roxanne Thangwane and Xolani Koyana ONE of the greatest chess players of all time, former world champion Garry Kasparov, met his match yesterday in Khayelitsha where he was held to a draw by an 11-year-old Cape Town pupil, Daniel...
SA under 10 champion held his idol to a draw
Cape boy draws in chess match with KasparovMarch 23 2012 at 09:10amBy Natasha Prince One is a 48-year-old former world champion regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. The other is an 11-year-old schoolboy from Cape Town....
Too tired
Kasparov draws with boy (11) Wesley Petersen & Malungelo Booi | 2 Hour(s) Ago More than 20 learners from several Cape Town schools on Thursday went head-to-head with chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov. He is in the country to open...
Navy chess players battle in Norfolk, VA
Navy chess players from all over the country came to Norfolk, VA to compete in the Navy Qualifier. 5 of them were selected randomly to participate in the simul at the Chrysler Museum on March 2. From left to...
Chess Simul by Master Lou Mercuri
Five Things You Need to Know TodayAn essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham PatchBy Robert GatesFebruary 29, 2012 Chess: For most of us, a one-on-one game of chess is a challenge. But for Master Lou Mercuri, he can...
Star to play multiple games with fans
Chess star to play multiple games with fansUpdated : Mon, February 20, 2012,3:52 PM (GMT+0700)Tuoi Tre Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem will play multiple games with 20 amateur players who are his fans this Wednesday in Ho Chi...