OUR GMS MOVE UPby GM Andy SoltisPosted: 12:50 amJuly 5, 2009 In a rarity in nearly 40 years of international ratings, several Americans are joining the world’s elite players. The international chess federation (FIDE) issues a new rating list...
Balm of her hand
MOVES BELIEVED IN BALM OF HER HANDBy ANDY SOLTIS January 13, 2008 — CHESS A 20-YEAR-OLD Hungarian woman is the latest victim of a bizarre cheating charge: Her opponents claimed she played moves that were somehow transmitted from a...
Today’s prizes
THERE’S NO MATCH FOR TODAY’S PRIZE $ By ANDY SOLTISNY PostJanuary 6, 2008 — CHESS THE price of championship chess is going up. In October, Vishwanathan Anand will defend his title against Vladimir Kramnik in Germany, and each player...
Stubborn defender
YOU’LL NEVER FORGET HOW TO CHECKMATEBy GM Andy SoltisNY Post December 30, 2007 — CHESS PLAYERS who drop out of competitive chess – or who just stop playing casually on the Internet – are often tempted to get back...
Getting closer to the World Championship crown
Picture by Europe Echecs GATA GETTIN’ CLOSER TO WORLD TITLE BIDBy ANDY SOLTISNY Post December 23, 2007 — CHESS GATA Kamsky, 33, of Brooklyn completed a remarkable three-year comeback, after a nearly decade-long absence from chess, by winning the...
More Bronx Saga
ED. BIGS BACK CHESS MOVEBy YOAV GONENNY Post December 4, 2007 — The Education Department is letting stand a Bronx principal’s decision to bar her chess team’s coach from traveling to this week’s national championships in Houston. PS 70...
Cheating allegation at the EUC for 8 year old
LOOK WHO’S CHEATING NOWAndy SoltisNY Post October 28, 2007 — CHESS NOW even 8-year-olds are being accused of cheating – by adults. The first European Union championship for boys and girls 8 or under ended last Wednesday in Batumi,...
A controversial view
MANY TEACHERS MASTERS OF DECEITBy ANDY SOLTIS September 2, 2007 — CHESS CHESS teachers are masters of the maxim. For everyone trying to play better, they offer age-old bits of wisdom. Among them: “To improve, you first must study...
NY Post, NY Times, Daily News
This appeared in the New York Post today. This event also made it to the New York Times and New York Daily News. CHESS SERIES (Sunday) The Chess and Checkers House in Central Park has frequently been used for...
Politeness Police
HERE COME THE POLITENESS POLICEBy ANDY SOLTIS New York Post July 1, 2007 — CHESS SERIOUS players are not known for displaying civility toward their opponents. If they stop short of snarling at the person sitting opposite them, they’re...