For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Karpov Battles Seirawan in Saint Louis SAINT LOUIS, May 24, 2012 — The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is proud to host...
Grandmaster chess champion visits Skokie

Grandmaster chess champion visits Skokie March 19, 2012 11:48AM Sometimes a game is not just a game. Serious chess players of all ages came to the North Shore Chess Center Saturday and Sunday looking for key advice from one...
GM Seirawan Lecture and Simul

GM Seirawan Lecture and Simul When: Mar 17, 2012 – Mar 17, 2012Where: North Shore Chess Center : Skokie Saturday March 17, 2012 – North Shore Chess Center (Skokie, IL) GM Yasser Seirawan Lecture (morning & afternoon). Enjoy a...
Seirawan wins strong Dutch Open Blitz Championship

Top 25 finishers1 : Seirawan, Y. 24.0 2647.0 2 : Fressinet, L. 23.5 2693.03 : Iturrizaga, E. 23.5 2649.0 4 : Naiditsch, A. 22.5 2702.0 5 : Bauer, C. 22.5 2679.0 6 : Sumets, A. 22.5 2569.0 7 :...
Fantastic interview with GM Seirawan

A No – Introduction – Necessary Interview. Full Attention Needed. INTERVIEW for: the Official Magazine of the Catalan Chess Federation “El Butlletí d’Escacs” by: Ana Matnadze 1. Hello Mr. Seirawan, welcome to Barcelona. Could you please, describe to us...
Salgado wins Barcelona on tiebreaks over Seirawan

Final standings Rk. Nombre Elo FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts. Des 1 1 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2614 ESP * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 5.5 20 2 GM Seirawan...
Seirawan leads Magistral Casino Barcelona

Standings after 3/4 rounds 1. Seirawan, Y USA 2652 * ½ . . . 1 1 . . 2½/3 2. Salgado, I ESP 2614 ½ * ½ . . . . 1 ½ 2½/4 3. Spraggett, K CAN 2576...
Ageless Yasser

Yasser Seirawan has been relatively inactive for years, with the exception of just a few games in Holland here and there. But his play in the World Team Championship has been inspiring. After beating Judit yesterday, he scored again...
“Why Blitz?”

Blitz Chess: My Beginning By Yasser Seirawan for Why Chess When talking about Blitz chess and its position in the chess world it is impossible really not to start at the beginning so that we can at least try...
Happy Birthday to Yasser Seirwan

Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan was born on March 24, 1960 in Damascus, Syria. He won the World Junior Championship in 1979. He also won 4 U.S. Championships. His current rating is still over 2650, 4th highest after Nakamura, Kamsky, and...