The 2nd Gedeon Barcza Memorial takes place in Budapest 6th-17th April 2009. It is a category 13 event with an average rating of 2562. Standings after 1 round: 1. Papp, Gabor m HUN 2524 1 2. Sokolov, Ivan NED...
Budapest Spring Festival
2009 March 20-28, Swiss system open chess tournament Press release, for immediate publication… In this time already 25 times we organized this famous chess tournament. Regularly the event was in the second part of the March month in Budapest....
Judit promotes “Talent Day” in Hungary
My sister Judit had a clock simul (against the blind and visually impaired chess players) yesterday to honor “Talent Day” in Hungary. The idea was to promote ways to improve the lives of the blind and visually impaired individuals,...
GM Gabor Kallai turns 50
Hungarian Grandmaster Gabor Kallai turns 50 today. He was born on February 21, 1959. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Leko challenges Anand in June
Chess grandmaster to meet Anand Saturday, 21 February 2009 Hungary’ highest ranked chess player Péter Lékó will meet world champion and number one Viswanathan Anand of India for a speed game between 2-7 June in Miskolc, Sándor Káli, the...
Picture of the day
Kilencedik alkalommal rendezik meg a nem hivatalos országos óvodás sakkbajnokságot, a helyszín a kispesti Százszorszép óvoda. A játékszabályok majdnem megegyeznek a hivataloséval. Az ovis sakkbajnokság úgynevezett rapid verseny, ami azt jelenti, hogy mindkét félnek 15-15 percet biztosítanak egy-egy mérkőzés...
Thank you for your kindness
Susan still does not have access to the Internet as she is on her way to Budapest to attend her Grandmother’s funeral. However, she called and asked me to post a thank you note to thousands of people who...
The last survivor from Auschwitz
My Grandmother, the last surviving member of our family from Auschwitz, just passed away earlier today in Budapest, Hungary. She is survived by her daughter Klara (my mother), 3 grandchildren (my sisters and I), and 6 great grandchildren (Tommy,...
Disturbing rumor
A blogger just posted the following: US POSSIBLY LOSES OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because Ivanchuk refused the doping-test after the last round in Dresden, the Ukrainian Team might loose points, which would result in Hungary getting Bronze instead of...