Many moons ago on May 30th, 1998, a young 5 year old boy walked into my Chess Club in Queens, New York, with his father for his first ever rated tournament. He lost his 1st rated game and scored...
2017 SPF World Open for Boys / Girls in NY City (Nov 10-12, 2017)
2017 World Open for Girls and Boys November 10th to 12th, 2017 | New York City Sponsored by New York City Chess Inc. | www.ChessNYC.com | 866-321-CHES (2437) REGISTER NOW Opening Ceremony and Dinner Date & Time November 10,...
It could have been my last day on earth!
It could have been my last day on earth! On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of 4 commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. (Washington...
ChessNYC to host 2017 SPF World Open for Girls & Boys
Breaking: The SPF World Open for Girls and Boys will move from Louisville to NY City in 2017! It will be organized by ChessNYC (https://www.facebook.com/newyorkcitychess and @ChessNYC) I would like to thank Ryan Velez and his fantastic staff for running...
Exclusive 2017 Chess Final Four Video
2017 College Chess Final Four (March 25-26) at Marshall Chess Club Final standings Place Code Name Game Pts Match Pts 1st WEBSTER Webster University (2736.5) 8 2.5 2017 National Champs GM LE, Quang Liem (2774) 2.5 GM...
Strong College Chess Final Four LIVE with 16 GMs!
Round 1 (March 25 – 10 am) Webster vs TTU UTD vs SLU Round 2 (March 25 – 5 pm) Webster vs UTD SLU vs TTU Round 3 (March 26 – 9 am) SLU vs Webster TTU vs UTD...
College Chess Final Four Set in NY City
Round 1 Webster vs TTU SLU vs UTD Round 2 Webster vs UTD SLU vs TTU Round 3 Webster vs SLU UTD vs TTU Board FIDE Title US Rating FIDE Rating Team Name Wester University 1 GM...
Karjakin cracked the Carlsen wall
World Chess Championship: Where the First Eight Games Were Decided Challenger Sergey Karjakin breaks a run of draws against World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Game 8 and now sits two points from a huge upset By JONATHAN ZALMAN Nov....
Karjakin hopes to bring the world title back to Russia
Can Russia regain its place at the top of world chess? November 14, 2016 INDIRA SHESTAKOVA, SPECIAL TO RBTH Twenty-six-year-old Sergey Karjakin may become Russia’s first world chess champion since 2007. Yet, in the match for the world chess...
Chess Poll: Who will win WC match 2016 in NY City?
Who will win World Championship match 2016 in NY City? Carlsen by 2 points or more Karjakin by 2 points or more Carlsen by 1 point Karjakin by 1 point Carlsen by winning playoff Karjakin by winning playoff ...