N.I.C.E. effort to bring together cops and kids NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Most people love to get bagels for breakfast. Not Lisa Suhay. She shows up for bagels at Yorgo’s on Colonial Avenue right at closing time — at...
Knight Train On The Right Track

Knight Train On Track Brooklyn’s got a Castle. Norfolk’s got the Knight Train on track By Lisa Suhay Brooklyn may have a Castle, as demonstrated in the new film Brooklyn Castle about how chess changes the lives of at-risk youth, but...
The N.I.C.E. List — Part 1

The naughty get entirely too much attention these days, so I am going to celebrate those who have been nice to NICE and the chess community. I will add to this list right up until Christmas Eve. Still time...
Amber final standings

Final score Blindfold 1. Grischuk 8 2. Carlsen 6½ Ivanchuk 6½ Kramnik 6½5. Gelfand 6 6. Gashimov 5½ Karjakin 5½ Svidler 5½9. Aronian 5 10. Ponomariov 4½11. Smeets 4 12. Dominguez 2½ Rapid 1. Carlsen 8 Ivanchuk 8 3....
Amber final round results

Photo by Fred Lucas Amber Final Round Results: Thursday 25 March Round XI 12.30 Blind Gashimov-Svidler ½-½ Dominguez-Aronian 0-1 Ponomariov-Smeets ½-½ 14.00 Blind Gelfand-Ivanchuk ½-½ Kramnik-Karjakin 1-0 Grischuk-Carlsen 1-0 15.45 Rapid Svidler-Gashimov ½-½ Aronian-Dominguez ½-½ Smeets-Ponomariov 0-1 17.15 Rapid...
Ivachuk, Carlsen win final game to win Amber

Clutch performance by both Ivanchuk and Carlsen in the final game. They were tied for 1st going into the final round with Kramnik (1/2 point behind) and Grischuk (1 point behind) at the heels. Both Ivanchuk and Carlsen scored...
Costly queen hanging

Grischuk (2756) – Carlsen (2813) [E70]Amber Blind (11), 25.03.2010 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 0–0 6.Qd2 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.Nge2 Nh5 10.f3 f5 11.0–0–0 Nc5 12.Bc2 Bd7 13.Rde1 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.fxe4 b5...
Amber standings with 1 to go

Score after Round 10 Blindfold 1. Grischuk 7 2. Carlsen 6½3. Ivanchuk 6 4. Gelfand 5½ Karjakin 5½ Kramnik 5½7. Gashimov 5 Svidler 5 9. Aronian 4 Ponomariov 4 11. Smeets 3½12. Dominguez 2½ Rapid 1. Carlsen 7 Ivanchuk...
Carlsen back on top

Carlsen back on top with one round to go In Round 10 of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Magnus Carlsen reclaimed first place in the overall standings with a 2-0 win over Ruslan Ponomariov. With one round and...