Nov 24, 2008 1:21 Updated Nov 24, 2008 12:33 Medal in reach for Israeli chess teamBy BENJAMIN WEINTHALJPOST CORRESPONDENTBERLIN The Israeli men’s national chess team, making a bid for its first-ever medal in the Chess Olympiad, lost in the...
PlayE4 Israeli Chess Championship
Israel Chess Championship Sponsored By PlayE4Published on: November 21st, 2008 12:17am by: skillchess (OPENPRESS) November 21, 2008 — The new online chess game PlayE4 is one of the main sponsors of the 34th Israel Chess Championship, scheduled to begin...
Chess Diplomacy
Last update – 02:41 17/11/2008Chessboard diplomacy: Israel beats Egypt at chess Olympiad By Eli ShvidlerTags: Israel news, chess, Egypt Israel’s national chess team defeated Egypt last night 2.5-1.5 at the biennial Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany in the teams’...
2,500 year old Talisman
Relic Made to Ward Off ‘Evil Eye’ FoundBy ARON HELLER,APPosted: 2008-07-14 22:48:55Filed Under: Science News JERUSALEM (July 13) – An Israeli lifeguard taking his regular morning swim off the Mediterranean coast in southern Israel discovered a 2,500-year-old marble talisman...
Kiryat Motzkin makes a chess move
To Israeli Chess Champion, We’re All Pawns By Zalman RudermanMar 6, 2008 The southern desert city of Be’er Sheva may be Israel’s chess capital, but the northern coastal town of Kiryat Motzkin is a close runner-up. Its local municipality...
Super girl
12-year-old Kfar Sava girl defeats 20 men (in chess tournament)By Jack Khoury Thousands of chess aficionados from all over the world learned something new this week. The games of the Israel International Championship in chess were broadcast on the...
Postny wins category XV event in Israel
GM Postny of Israel has captured the It Maalot-Tarshiha Category XV event with the score of 6 out of 9. GM Smirin finished 2nd with 5.5. Here is the official website. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
We’re supposed to be united
Iran chess player avoids Israel gameFri, 05 Oct 2007 14:53:43 Iranian chess player Ibrahim Momeni has refrained from playing with his Israeli contestant to voice his support for the Palestinians. Momeni was supposed to compete against an Israeli chess...