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...
Blondes are the Queens of Chess on Women’s Day!
On the eve of the International Women’s Day, a traditional match between “Blondes” and “Brunettes” took place in the Moscow restaurant “Carlson”. The playing format was 8-rounds Scheveningen system with the time control 3′+2″. Blondes: Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Olga Girya,...
Kings crushed Queens 31½-18½
MATCH SCORE: KINGS 31½-18½ QUEENS Nakamura played a major role in helping the Kings demolish the Queens. The final score is a lopsided 31.5 – 18.5, with Nakamura scoring 9.5 / 10! Zatonskih is the only player held him...
Kings steamroll Queens to widen gap
Kings steamroll Queens to widen gapArticle by Aviv Friedman Saint Louis, September 13, 2011 — What a difference a day makes! Only one day after their strong showing, the Queens had a ‘very bad day at the office.’ A...
Kings crushed Queens 8-2 on day 3!
Round 3: 3:00 pm, Monday, September 12 (Position:QBNRNKBR | SPID#:108) Round 3: 5:00 pm, Monday, September 12 IM Stopa 1-0 IM Zatonskih IM Zatonskih 0-1 IM Stopa GM Kosteniuk 0-1 GM Nakamura GM Nakamura 1-0 GM Kosteniuk GM Lahno...
Kings and Queens tie on 2nd day
Day 2 results Match 3: K 2 – 3 QMatch 4: K 3 – 2 Q Round 2: 3pm, Sunday, September 11 Round 2: 5pm, Sunday, September 11 GM Nakamura 1-0 IM Zatonskih IM Zatonskih 1/2 GM Nakamura GM...
Big lead for Kings after 2 rounds
Kings vs. Queens results CHESS 960 (K 4 – 1 Q) RAPIDPLAY (K 3 – 2 Q) Round 1: 3pm, Saturday, September 10 Round 1: 5pm, Saturday, September 10 IM Anna Zatonskih 0 – 1 GM Ben Finegold GM...
Keeping kids confident and alert
05/20/2010Chess keeps kids confident and alertby Lisa Fogarty , Editor When Lilliana Manta’s son Michael was just 5, she walked into his bedroom to find him focused on completing an en passant — a rarely used chess strategy that...
An aerial view of Queens Boulevard
This is an aerial view of Queens Blvd, the busiest street in Queens, not very far from the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar