Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Life Size Chess Battle Royale
Life Size Chess Battle Royale: MyFoxMEMPHIS.com Life Size Chess Battle RoyaleUpdated: Friday, 06 Apr 2012, 6:19 PM CDTPublished : Friday, 06 Apr 2012, 6:19 PM CDT Memphis, Tn – Take the characters from a classic board game. Mix in...
Blaming the little kids
Blaming the little kidsUpdated: 11:48 am, Tue Feb 28, 2012by Jesse Jones For my final paper in an English seminar last semester, I dove headlong into the daunting and enormously politicized issue of education reform. Since the 2001 passage...
All ages flock to the ‘game of kings’
All ages flock to the ‘game of kings’ T. Wayne Waters, Special to the News SentinelKnoxville News SentinelPosted June 5, 2011 at midnight Chess is a cleverly conceived, endlessly nuanced game whose heritage dates back to 6th century India....
Eyeing state tourney
Chess mates eyeing state tourneyDaniel FlattHerald-Citizen Staff Sunday, Feb 07, 2010 COOKEVILLE — Cookeville High School Chess Club members William Earl Pyle and Nayshil Dalal can technically consider themselves as one of the top 32 players in the state....
2009 Tennessee Senior Open
May 15 – 17 CrossvilleUC Daily News – Upper Cumberland, TN, USA 2009 Tennessee Senior Open Chess Tournament. the Cumberland County Chess Club, along with the Tennessee Chess Association will host their Tennessee Senior Open Chess Tournament at the...
Images from the Supernationals
L: Blitzen aka Nathaniel Yee at the SupernationalsR: A new member of Kasparov’s (or KFC) entourage. He was playing classical music on a violinto entertain the crowd while waiting in line to see Gary (or buy a 3-piece dinner...
GK’s chess wisdom
I have known Gary for more than 20 years (we first met at the 1988 Olympiad). When I told him that I was glad to see him at the Supernationals, he responded jokingly: “I am alive and free.” Gary...
Supernationals Update
After 4 rounds, there are some huge upsets in various sections of the 2009 Supernationals. Most notable is in the top section K-12 where 2nd seed IM Marc Tyler Arnold (2425) losing in round 4 to Troy Daly (2145)....
Kovalic wins Jackson event
Kovalic wins Jackson chess tournamentMarch 4, 2009Jackson Sun – Jackson, TN, USA Jackson Chess Club’s first Winter Open Tournament winner is Dr. Jeff Kovalic. “He’s one of the strongest players in the area,” club and tournament organizer Brad Smith...