Simultaneous queen sacs!
Last weekend Mike Splane showed me a sensational game that he recently played at the Kolty Chess Club. It features a position where his opponent could have played a queen sacrifice, to which the best...
View ArticleScandinavian Open Round 1
I had an interesting selection of games. I could have gotten at least 6 if not 7 points if I had played well and not taken advantage of my opponents mistakes. Two magnificent games which I dominated....
View ArticleSee The Lines: 8 puzzles
More chess puzzles to solve. See the lines! Practice and have fun!
View ArticleDanzhou Grand Master Chess Tournament
The 4th Danzhou Grand Master Chess Tournament takes place in Danzhou, Hainan, from 20 May to 29 May 2013. Ten Chinese Grandmasters compete in the round robin tournament. Wang Hao, Wang Yue and Li Chao...
View ArticleMoore, Oklahoma: Small and Large Miracles
You've no doubt heard of the horrific F4 tornado that devasted a large swatch of Moore, Oklahoma yesterday afternoon as parents were at work and children were in school. An aerial view shows...
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FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki: opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the 4th stage of FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012-2013 took place in the Amphitryon hall of Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki (Greece) on the 21st of May. The players and guests...
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Real game tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Blue or Red Pill? XIX
White to playHere we are back at the Golders Green Open. You may recall that I had a bit of a stinker in the morning rounds. Three games and three defeats with two of those zeros coming from the White...
View ArticleBeer-Sheba Chess Club 40th Anniversary
Beersheba or the “Capital of the Negev desert” as is often referred to, it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of approximately 200,000. The municipal chess club of the city, the...
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Laws of Chess
Proposed changes to the Laws of Chess will be further discussed at the EB in Tallinn in October 2013 to be implemented in 2014. There will be no changed to the Laws of Chess at 1st July 2013.
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World Junior Chess Championship 2013
The World Junior U20 Chess Championship 2013 will take place in Hatay, Türkiye, from 12th September (Arrival) to 27th September (Departure) 2013.Please download the REGULATIONS of the tournament.
View ArticleThessaloniki Grand Prix LIVE!
Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and ChessdomChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleThe May Check is in the Mail
This month's check is in the mail by Alex Dunne features an annotated game by Kenneth Holroyd, our newest International Correspondence Chess Master.
View ArticleJennifer's Blog: Saint Louis Highlights
CLO editor Jen Shahade talks about some highlights of her trip to Saint Louis for the US Chess Champs, including the Ramirez-Kamsky final, visiting the ICA school and commentary with GMs Ashley and...
View ArticleKamsky & Nakamura in Greece
Our #1 rated player Hikaru Nakamura and the reigning US Champ, Gata Kamsky are playing in the FIDE Grand Prix in Greece. Round one brought good and bad news for American fans.
View ArticleA radically new repertoire in the Najdorf Sicilian
We just received from our printers: Winning with the Najdorf Sicilian . Young Armenian GM (and 2006 World Junior Champion) Zaven Andriasyan has developed his very own attacking repertoire for Black in...
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Analysis of English Opening by Moldovan
Blogger John Moldovan [pictured] analyzes a game that he played against me in 1991 at the Kenilworth Chess Club.Round One: English Opening, Dutch DefenseJohn Moldovan (USCF 1781) - Jim West (USCF...
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GRANDMASTER LARRY CHRISTIANSEN PLEASES CROWD IN SIMUL AT SOUTH STATION, BOSTON
Former US Chess Champion and World Cup Tromso, Norway 2013 qualifier GM Larry Christiansen performed yet another successful simultaneous exhibition of his chess skills at South Station, Boston,...
View ArticleTLC Trio – Skyfall with Kayden Troff
Utah's own Kayden Troff stars in this fun twist on the James Bond movie, Skyfall.
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