SANDS: Sorting fact from fiction in chess’ hazy past By David R. Sands The Washington Times Tuesday, November 13, 2012 It’s a paradox: Our beloved game, so rigorously logical and immune to deceit at the chessboard, rests on a...
It may not be the sexiest chess pairing of all time
SANDS: World, U.S. chess titles up for grabs this weekBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, May 8, 2012 It may not be the sexiest chess pairing of all time, but we have a legitimate world championship match on tap...
Champions may be most vulnerable right before they defend their titles
Champions may be most vulnerable right before they defend their titles.By David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, April 24, 2012 Deep into the preparation for his 12-game match against challenger GM Boris Gelfand of Israel starting May 11 in Moscow,...
Buzzer-beater clinches chess title for Texas Tech SPICE
SANDS: Buzzer-beater clinches chess title for Texas TechBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, April 10, 2012 To the disappointment of basketball fans everywhere, this year’s hardwood version of the collegiate Final Four featured no buzzer-beaters, no last-minute 3-pointers to...
Giri fell to Nyzhnyk
SANDS: Rising stars light up Euro chess championshipBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, March 27, 2012 Cue the chorus of “Sunrise, Sunset.” In one more sign that kids grow up fast these days, 17-year-old prodigy GM Anish Giri had...
Chess match made in heaven won’t come off in Beijing
SANDS: Chess match made in heaven won’t come off in BeijingBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, March 20, 2012 For one brief, shining moment last week, the impending world championship fight between Indian titleholder Viswanathan Anand and Israeli challenger...
Saluting some chess greats of greatest generation
SANDS: Saluting some chess greats of greatest generationBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, March 6, 2012 Chess is witnessing the passing of its own “greatest generation” of luminaries who came of age in the years after World War II...
Great chess rivalry from century ago
SANDS: Opposites attack: Great chess rivalry from century agoBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, February 28, 2012 They were polar opposites at the chessboard and, because of that, produced one of the most intriguing collections of head-to-head battles in...
Low-key Aronian soars high at Tata Steel
Low-key Aronian soars high in Wijk aan Zee chess tournamentBy David R. Sands and David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, January 31, 2012 Armenian GM Levon Aronian has added another chapter to a career that has been both illustrious and...
Reason to give thanks: Top chess players in action
SANDS: Reason to give thanks: Top chess players in actionBy David R. SandsThe Washington TimesTuesday, November 22, 2011 Chess is offering up a holiday banquet this week in both the men’s and women’s game. In Moscow, one of the...