Preparation for the Chess Olympiad Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
One of the most impressive chess sideshows
Splitting hairsBy ANDY SOLTISPosted: 9:50 PM, June 16, 2012 When baseball has its All-Star Game each July, it’s accompanied by side events, like the Home Run Derby. But why did chess end up with “Blondes vs. Brunettes”? That was...
Searching for Bobby Fischer (FBI style)
FBI Went Searching For Bobby FischerBy Joe Filippazzo November 12th, 2008 MATCH MAKER: Fidel Castro (with some help) beat Bobby Fischer during the chess prodigy’s 1966 visit to Havana. The trip became the subject of an FBI probe. The...
Gifts for Fidel and Raul
Anatoly Karpov: I brought this Gift for Fidel and Raul Havana, April 24 (acn) Former Chess World Champ Anatoly Karpov announced, during a press conference here, that he presented Cuban President Raul Castro and Revolution leader Fidel Castro with...
…from dictator to dictator light
Another Castro Becomes Cuba’s LeaderBy ANITA SNOW,APPosted: 2008-02-24 16:56:31Filed Under: World NewsHAVANA (Feb. 24) – Cuba’s parliament named Raul Castro president on Sunday, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel but leaving the island’s communist system...
Fidel’s quote
Quote from Fidel Castro: “I strongly believe that the answers to the current problems facing Cuban society, which has, as an average, a twelfth grade of education, almost a million university graduates, and a real possibility for all its...
Breaking News: Fidel Castro resigns
Fidel Castro Resigns Cuban PresidencyBy ANITA SNOW,APPosted: 2008-02-19 07:48:34Filed Under: World News HAVANA (Feb. 19) – An ailing Fidel Castro resigned as Cuba’s president Tuesday after nearly a half-century in power, saying he was retiring and will not accept...
Fidel Castro
This is a very special chess table at the Hungarian Chess Federation. It was a gift from Fidel Castro to the Hungarian Chess Federation decades ago. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar