Customer Reviews for Rich As A King 4.9 out of 5 stars I have found this book fascinating and a great read By Lewis Cullman http://www.lewiscullman.com Susan Polgar and Douglas Goldstein have compared the strategy of chess to investing. As a chess player and investor, I have found this book fascinating and a great read. […]
2015 College Chess Final Four is set
The 2015 College Chess Final Four will take place on April 4-5 at the prestigious NY Athletic Club. The four teams which qualified are: #1 seed Webster University#2 seed UTD#3 seed TTU#4 seed UMBC Each team is allowed 4 starters and 2 subs. Here is Webster’s tentative team: GM Le Quang LiemGM Georg MeierGM Vasif […]
2014 Final Four Champions, Back to Back – Webster University!
Round 1 Webster University won 4-0 University of IllinoisTTU won 2.5-1.5 UMBC Round 2 UMBC lost 1.5-2.5 Webster UniversityUniversity of Illinois lost 1-3 TTU Round 3 TTU lost 1-3 Webster UniversityUMBC won 4-0 University of Illinois 2014 Final standings: 1. Webster University 9.5 points2. UMBC 73. TTU 6.5 3. University of Illinois 1.0 Round 1 […]
2014 College Chess Final Four
Listing based on qualifying order from the 2013 PanAm InterCollegiate Championship. Frequent updates will be made on twitter @SusanPolgar and right here on this blog. Webster University Liem “the Man of Steel” Le (Vietnam)Wesley “the Asian Tiger” So (Philippines)Georg “the German Precision” Meier (Germany)Ray “the Fearless Attacker” Robson (USA)Anatoly “the Rocket” Bykhovsky (Israel)Fidel “the Pinar Romancer” […]
2014 College Chess Final Four Information
Listing based on qualifying order from the 2013 PanAm InterCollegiate Championship Webster University Ray RobsonGeorg MeierWesley SoLe Quang LiemFidel Corrales JimenezAnatoly Bykhovksy Head Coach: GM Susan Polgar University of Maryland – Baltimore County Niclas Huschenbeth Akshayraj Kore Levan Bregadze Nazi Paikidze Sabina Foisor Head Coach: GM Sam Palatnik University of Illinois 1 Eric Rosen2. Xin […]
Kasparov – A New Yorker?
Garry Kasparov: Suitcase – Airport – New-York Politics, 20.06.2013 17:40:00 Russian version Kasparov has said to journalists that he is apprehensive about being persecuted by Russian authorities. “Now I seriously doubt that I will be able to come back after returning to Moscow. So I will refrain from returning to Russia for a while”, has […]
Interview with a chess coach
Q & A: Technology Teacher Talks Chess Program at PS 56June 7, 2013 at 10:14 AMBy Norwood News Arafath Kazi, the technology teacher and chess coach for PS 56’s medal-winning chess team — the Norwood Knights — reflects on the team’s success at the 2013 Chess-in-the-Schools Bronx High School of Science Masterminds Tournament and the […]
It will be a packed house at the SPF Fundraising Gala
The Susan Polgar Foundation (SPF) fundraising gala, which will take place at the Hungarian Consulate in New York City tomorrow, is completely sold out. Every seat at every table has been reserved. Since 2003, SPF, with various partners, have awarded over $3 million in chess scholarships and prizes to young people across the country. I […]
Nakamura’s favorite cities are New York and Vancouver, not St. Louis!
Excellent interview with super GM Hikaru Nakamura from Biel. Nakamura’s favorite cities are New York and Vancouver, not St. Louis! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Lay off our chess games!
Union chief defends MTA workers playing chess on jobBy JENNIFER FERMINOTransit ReporterPosted: 12:27 AM, January 4, 2012 Hey, lay off our board games! The TWU’s chief said yesterday there’s a fat chance that the rule that allows dozens of bus drivers to sit around and play chess will ever get changed. Transport Workers Union Local […]