U.S. Women’s Chess Champion Refuses to Wear Hijab by Kevin Jackson on October 10, 2016 at 8:30 AM The top-ranked female chess player in the United States has said she would rather sacrifice her career than submit to demands to wear a hijab at the next world championship. That’s right: the chess champion refuses to […]
Almost all American presidents play chess (part 2)
Persistence pays off for chess-playing president Published: Thu, 2011-08-18 21:39 Carl Jacobs Before he became the 18th US President, Ulysses S Grant played chess at his army outpost and sometimes travelled several miles in search of an opponent. When he found a player stronger than himself, he persisted in playing until he “tired out” his […]
Michelle vs Barack on 64 squares
Published January 19, 2009 06:23 pmBy Eric Morrow (Special thanks to Mr. Morrow for sharing it with us)Chess: Michelle has Barack on a string Obama, B. vs. Obama, M. By now you have likely seen on television and in print that both Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are chess players. Michelle, for example, grew […]
The 21st century way
I joined facebook around the beginning to middle of November 2008. I must admit that I am amazed with the technology and how it changed the way people keep in touch and connect with each other from all over the world. So many chess players are using it as well. The same can be said […]
The chess candidate?
Michelle Obama Indeed, according to family friends, Michelle’s father was a volunteer organiser for the city’s Democratic Party, a by-word for machine politics in America, and his loyalty was rewarded with a well-paid engineering job at Chicago’s water plant. Even before overtime, he earned $42,686 – 25 per cent more than High School teachers at […]
The Obama chess background
I was told that Barack Obama plays chess and he definitely supports chess. However, it is also known now that his wife plays chess as well. “Mrs. Obama and her brother were expected to fill their time with books, chess, sports — and, critically important they both said, dinnertime conversations with their parents.” (Source: NY […]