Chess Face in Saint Louis
See video montage of facial expressions from the intense competition at the 2013 US Chess Championship in Saint Louis.
View ArticleThe History Of Chess Pieces!
The king The king is the biggest and the most precious figure of chess. The American chess player and psychoanalyst Rueben Fine who wrote the book "The psychology of chess" compared him with a worn out...
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Marshall Chess Club Swiss 5/26/2013
On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the game/45 tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round One: Philidor Counter GambitJustin Chen (USCF 1803) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club...
View ArticleSvidler's games
I'm a big fan of Peter Svidler, so i'll be posting some games and puzzles of him on this blog, just for fun, and to be able to find them back at anytime. Hope you enjoy it :) Here's the first puzzle....
View ArticleMakedonia Palace Grand Prix – Round 5 Photos
The 4th tournament of FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012-2013 is currently ongoing in Makedonia Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki, Greece. The round 5 pairings are: Ponomariov Ruslan 2742 – Grischuk Alexander...
View ArticleLi Chao becomes Asian Chess Champion (Updated)
The 2013 Asian Continental Championship (Open) was held on 18-26th May in Manila, Philippines. The tournament was organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines and Eugene Torre Chess...
View ArticleLinze Najar Completes 24,000 Piece Puzzle
Linze Najar, after being diagnosed with cancer, went on to complete a 24,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.
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20 foreign Grand Masters for Mumbai Mayor's Cup
20 foreign Grand Masters for Mumbai Mayor's Cup Chess Monday, May 27, 2013, 20:29 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: PTIPlayers from Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Albania, Hungary, Bangladesh,...
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Thessaloniki GP R5: Dominguez wins again and grabs the lead
Who would have thought that Leinier Dominguez of Cuba would be leading the Grand Prix in Thessaloniki after five rounds? Especially since the Cuban lost his first game and drew the next, this was an...
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Dominguez scores lone win at Thessaloniki
Official website: http://thessaloniki2013.fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Short, Sokolov lead Sigeman after 6
http://chess-results.com/tnr100034.aspxChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Dominguez in clear lead after 5 rounds
Official website: http://thessaloniki2013.fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleThrill of Victory and Agony of D-raw
Yesterday I drove Linnea to the Best of the West tournament in Santa Clara. She is playing in the 1300-1499 section, and she had to play in the two-day (Sunday and Monday) schedule because as you know,...
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Chennai working to put on a world class show for Anand and Carlsen
Five-star venue for Anand-Carlsen tieTNN | May 28, 2013, 12.09 AM ISTCHENNAI: Five-time champion Viswananthan Anand will defend his title against Norwegian world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in Chennai. All...
View ArticleHenri Rinck
The brilliant French chess composer Henri Rinck had published an impressive number of endgame studies, namely a total of 1670. Rinck’s favourite theme was domination, but he also explored the ways on...
View ArticleMacGowan _Daly (Ennis 2013)
Below is the decisive game between Aaron Daly and Sean MacGowan. Thanks to Sean for giving the moves
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