135th New York State Championship Concluded
The 135th Annual New York State Championship was held from August 30-September 2, 2013, in Albany, New York at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road, Albany. GM Alexander Ivanov of Massachusetts scored...
View ArticleCleveland Open Final Round
I went into the final round of the Cleveland Open in a 5 way tie for first. If I won, I got a share of the top prizes. If I drew, I expected to get a prize in the $200 range, which would about...
View ArticleWesley So convincing in 2nd Noel Skelton Open
The 2nd Noel Skelton Open took place from 31st August to 1st September at the Crown Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, Minnesota. The tournament had four sections – Premier (open to...
View ArticleSolution: Here whatever black moves.... white WINS....
Instead of dragging upto 5 moves..... White can finish the game in three moves by putting check by horse.... however bishop cut that horse..... the White Queen can move one step front by cutting...
View ArticleCasual chat with World Cup Champion Vladimir Kramnik (part 1)
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Make room for women on chess board
OPINION: Make room for women on chess board Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2013 1:20 pm | Updated: 1:23 pm, Tue Sep 3, 2013. From the Middle Ages to the 18th century, chess was a popular social pastime...
View ArticleCasual chat with World Cup Champion Vladimir Kramnik (part 2)
Unedited casual chat with former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik after winning 2013 Chess World Cup in Tromsø, Norway.Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleFIDE chess tournament
Last weekend I played in the Open section of the Oregon Open chess tournament in Portland. It was a tough tournament with FIDE rating and time controls. For me it was a fantastic learining experience....
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Photos from World Cup Closing Ceremony
Photos from the Tromsø Chess World Cup Closing Ceremony:https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/WorldCupAwardCeremonyChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Knocked out
© 2013, José Diaz Links Interview with José Diaz José Diaz Official Website Tags: World CupVladimir KramnikIgnatius LeongDmitry AndreikinSergey Karjakin
View ArticleDaily puzzle-centralized knight
The power centralized white knight has an important role in this puzzle. Can you find the solution? When you replay the game, please look the annotations under the board and look also the variations...
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Endgame tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleChess..."The Height of Decadence"
“Amberley excelled at chess—one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind”. Sherlock Holmes in S
View Articleelder lawns ~
cherry blossoms all but gone april sans the park where showers came of lilac shady elm thinkers curs
View ArticleTop Ten: Song Snippets
Hey guys! For the very first Top Ten Tuesday (well, Thursday), thought I’d treat you all to a
View ArticleCordingley puzzle 151 #chess
Black to play and win Solution I messed this one up, royally. I think I saw the
View ArticleMy personal Highlights - Manufactum Warenkatalog Nr. 26
My personal Highlights – Warenkatalog No. 26 2013/2014 This morning the brand new Manufactum W
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Predecessors XII: Botvinnik-Smyslov 1954
In his Spectator column for 4 July 2009, entitled Triple Crown, Ray Keene annotated the second game of the 1954 World Championship match between Botvinnik and Smyslov. (You may recall that a game from...
View ArticleNovosadski ŠK and Jelica are winners in Serbian Premier League
The Serbian Premier League took place from 24th August to 3rd September, 2013, in Hotel Šumarice, Kragujevac. Both Open and Women sections had 12 teams participating. The scoring system was 3 points...
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