Russian Prisoners Take On Cook County Inmates In Chess MatchMay 15, 2013 12:29 PMCHICAGO (CBS) — This was not Boris Spassky vs. Bobby Fischer. First, it was a match between prison inmates, not world-class chess masters. Second, the Russians...
Kings, queens can teach inmates in chess program not to be such pawns
Illinois sheriff hopes kings, queens can teach inmates in chess program not to be such pawns Associated Press, Updated: Monday, April 2, 8:43 PMAP CHICAGO — Call it the Sheriff’s Gambit. A sheriff in Illinois is turning to...
Karpov: Chess is a good activity for children
Kids talk to chess superstar Karpov, play against Russians at Oak Brook tournament By Michael Sean ComerfordContributor April 2, 2012 12:12PM Drama in chess tournaments happen in quiet rooms, just the shuffling of chess pieces and the tapping of...
Karpov to appear in Oak Brook
International chess events come to area; legend Karpov will be guest starBy Jeff VorvaTribune reporterToday at 2:53 p.m. Orland Park and Oak Brook will host some of the best young chess players in the world at two upcoming events,...
Bringing top notch players to Chicago suburb
Local organizer to bring in best young chess players in the world to suburbsBy Jeff Vorva Tribune reporter Today at 6:00 a.m. Now that Mikhail Korenman is finished running the Illinois Class Chess Championships in Orland Park, he is...
Students travel to Russia to compete
Students travel from Russia to compete in chess tournament By Sean Wardwell, staff writer The McPherson Sentinel Posted Apr 01, 2011 @ 05:42 PM McPherson, Kan. — Young chess players from St. Petersburg, Russia, are joining others from Illinois,...
World Amateur & Intercontinental School Team Championships
http://www.worldchesschamps.com/ Some of the special prizes for the World Amateur The World Amateur Chess Championship offers some special prizes, unlike many other events. One of special awards comes from FIDE directly, where the top overall player will be granted...
Statements from U.S. Champions
Photo by Betsy Dynako Please vote in the most important USCF EB election in history. The long pattern of incompetence, corruption, and political destruction is destroying our national federation. The USCF is approaching insolvency. It will not survive without...
Who is Dr. Mikhail Korenman?
Support for Dr. Korenman’s Candidacy for the USCF Executive Board GM Anatoly Karpov, 7-time World Champion: “I am very impressed with the tremendous progress and development of the chess programs by Mikhail Korenman over the years. He has done...
FIDE World Championship events coming to the US?
http://www.worldchesschamps.com/ May 19th, 2009 Welcome to the website for the 2010 World Amateur and World School Team Championships. For the first time in a decade, the United States is being considered to host not 1 but 2, FIDE World...