On Chess: USA wins gold at Baku Chess Olympiad By JOHN DONALDSON • 4 HOURS AGO Rio was not the only city to host an Olympics in 2016. Baku, capital of the oil-rich nation of Azerbaijan, just hosted the...
A victory 79 years in the making!
Gold! 79 years in the making (in a non-boycotted Chess Olympiad 1937 – 2016)! 2016 team (Baku, Azerbaijan): Caruana, Nakamura, So, Shankland, Robson 1937 team (Stockholm, Sweden): Reshevsky, Fine, Kashdan, Marshall, Horowitz 1976 team (in boycotted Olympiad in Haifa,...
On the verge of HUGE HISTORY in Baku!
The US is on the verge of wining Olympiad Gold! They are controlling their own destiny. But let’s take a look at the history of the Chess Olympiad. The last time the US won Gold was in 1976. But...
US defeated India to lead Baku Olympiad after 7 rounds
Rank after Round 7 – Open http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx Rk. SNo Team Team Games + = – TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 2 United States of America USA 7 6 1 0 13 174,0 21,5 60,00 2 1...
World Championship match will take place in the US (Nov 9-30, 2016)
Today, Russian Sports News Agency (R-Sport) published an interview with Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, where he stated that ‘talks to hold the 2016 World Chess Championship Match in the US are on hold’. Agon, which...
The Real Racism & Bigotry in Chess
Racism & Bigotry in Chess By Paul Truong Earlier today, Susan and I received a shocking email from a well known American chess organizer. It all started when this organizer wanted to invite a few of Webster University SPICE players...
Things you may not have known about Fischer
Here are 43 facts you might not know about the cold warrior of chess and the “Match of the Century” that made him famous. 1. Robert James “Bobby” Fischer was born in Chicago on March 9, 1943. He grew...
George Washington is not the 1st President of the US?
In 1776, the American colonies declared independence from the British. Then in 1789, George Washington was elected the first President of the United States — but it turns out, the Virginian may not have been the first president. The...
Team USA once again no match for China
http://sports.sina.com.cn/go/chesslive.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar