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Shongum School Tournament, Fall 2013
On Monday, the fall 2013 session concluded at Shongum Elementary School, in the after school enrichment class on chess, taught by me on behalf of Enrich and Grow Academy.The winner of the tournament...
View ArticleGareev & Molner Top American Open
GMs Timur Gareev and Mackenzie Molner topped the American Open. Tatev Abrahamyan and Phillip Wang also had strong performances. Randy Hough provides the full story and games.
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BCC $5 OPEN // CHESS FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY // CHEAP // EXCITING // EASY //...
BCC $5 OPENREGISTER EARLY FOR DISCOUNT: $5 OPEN THE FACTSTHIS TOURNAMENT IS PREFERREDBY CHILDREN AND BEGINNERS OF ALL AGESMARK YOUR CALENDAR:THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2013Play Round 1 at 10:00AMor...
View ArticleMysterious Dog Burials in Pots at Abydos
At Discovery News Ancient Dogs Found Buried in Pots in Egypt Dec 5, 2013 01:03 PM ET // by Rossella Lorenzi Archaeologists have found some of the most curious canine burials ever unearthed in Egypt —...
View ArticleEquus More Than Twice As Old As Previously Thought
This is fascinating! The techniques for analyzing DNA are growing by leaps and bounds even as I type this. The amount of information that is being revealed by the latest analyses is staggering. From...
View Article2013 London Chess Classic Women's Invitational
Hola, darlings! The Women's Invitational began on December 7th and runs through December 15, 2013. You won't find the top-rated female chessplayers in the world here, but I would love to have any one...
View ArticleEuropean Women Team Championship 2013
The 2013 European Team Chess Championships took place in Warsaw, Poland November 8 - 17, 2013. Women's Team composition at Chess Results. Check out below for information on the outstanding...
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Dirty Little Secrets
Ray's got a new book out!He was giving it away on Twitter... ...and now he's plugging it in his Times column. Times, 10 December 2013. Tell you what, it's worth a closer look.Here it is!What's in it? A...
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London Chess Classic Rapid Starts Today
Today the main event of the 5th London Chess Classic starts: the Super Sixteen Rapid. The participants are Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana, Vishy Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Boris Gelfand, Mickey Adams,...
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GM Irina Krush Lecture & Simul Tonight
U.S. women's chess champion, grandmaster Irina Krush, will give a lecture and simultaneous exhibition tonight at the Staten Island Chess Club, from 8pm until midnight.If you would like to participate...
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Official statement on the Ivanov story
The organizers of the Navalmoral de la Mata tournament have issued a statement on what exactly happened with Borislav Ivanov, a story Chess.com reported on earlier this week. Because it answers several...
View ArticleKannappan Wins Thanksgiving Open in STL
IM Priyadharshan Kannappan won the Thanksgiving Open at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Current GM-in-residence GM Ronen Har-Zvi annotates two games from the event.
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New Initiative between FIDE and WOM
The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) has been very active this year again in promoting chess for young women around the world. There have been on-going training sessions and opportunities given...
View ArticleFIDE and WOM to organize training camps for talented girls
The FIDE Commission for Women’s Chess (WOM) has been very active this year again in promoting chess for young women around the world. There have been on-going training sessions and opportunities given...
View ArticleGM Evgeny Romanov wins ITT Jahv McGregor Tournament on tie-break
The 4th ITT Jahv McGregor Open Tournament was held from 4th to 8th December at the Centro Comercial Americas Outlet Factory in Bogota, Colombia. The massive 9-round Swiss event attracted 420...
View ArticleYou built what?! A giant robotic chess set!
When Lego robot designer Steve Hassenplug saw the magic chessboard in the Harry Potter film he had a new mission in life: to create a massive "Monsterchess" set, with pieces that move just like in the...
View ArticleMind Sports Games Chess 2013, rapid (men) LIVE!
Live games with analysis starting at 14:00 local time, 7:00 am CET
View ArticleJacek Stopa leads in Kolkata GM Tournament
IM Siddharth Ravichandran upset top seed GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly in the 7th round of the SREI International Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Kolkata Town Hall on Wednesday. The 10-round Grandmasters’...
View ArticleMillionaire Chess Set for Vegas 2014
GM Maurice Ashley just announced a ground-breaking event, set for October 2014 Planet Hollywood in Vegas, the Millionaire Chess Open. The event will feature a million dollars in guaranteed prizes...
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