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World Cup R2: Quick draws and late blunders
On Wednesday the World Cup in Tromsø continued with the first game of the second round, and it was marked by a lot of quick draws and, at the end of the day, also quite a few blunders. The upset of the...
View ArticleVoices From Madison [VIDEO]
Watch video interviews with chess players personalities at this year's US Open in Madison, WI including Claudia Muñoz, GM Fidel Corrales Jiminez, Julio Sadorra and board member Mike Nietman.
View ArticleWorld Cup Day 4: Agony and Ecstasy
I didn’t catch very much of the action on Day 4 of the World Cup, because I had other commitments, but I did steal a glance at it now and then. Today was very nearly a whitewash for the higher-rated...
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Hola darlings! How cool is this - check it out: DNA reveals details of the peopling of the Americas Migrants came in three distinct waves that interbred once in the New World By Tina Hesman Saey Web...
View ArticleMen and Hair and Strength and Sex and All That Jazz.... Part 2
Hola darlings! I'm continuing this absolutely fascinating encyclopedia entry by Barbara G. Walker in her "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Legends" under Hair, picking up from the blog entry a few...
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Carlsen to visit Chennai
CHENNAI, August 15, 2013 Updated: August 15, 2013 01:10 IST Carlsen’s visit to whet appetite of Chennai city’s fansJust over three months remain for the World Chess Championship match between...
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Around 650 pictures from Tromsø World Cup
Link to around 650 pictures so far. More will be updated daily: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/TromsoWC2013Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Sasikiran, Adhiban advance in Tromsø
Sasikiran, Adhiban progress in Chess World Cup Press Trust of India : Tromsky, Thu Aug 15 2013, 02:11 hrs Former National champions B Adhiban and Krishnan Sasikiran raised their performance when it...
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A classic tactic
Black to move. How should black proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleTimmy's Take on Our Trip to Uganda
I had a GREAT time on my trip to Uganda this summer!! My Mom, Dad, Judy and I went with Change A Lif
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Our last stop – Chennai. The sleeper train brought us into the centre of the city at early morning,
View ArticleThe Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Grunfeld
We know from chess openings like the Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5) that Black may con
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#10 Master the Adobe Creative Suite Ever since I discovered After Effects and Illustrator, I decided
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"Washington Post" Reviews "Computer Chess"
In the Washington Post, Ann Hornaday reviews Computer Chess.
View ArticleDaniel A. Steininger (1956-2013)
Daniel A. Steininger, two-time US Blind Champion, passed away at the age of 57 on Tuesday, August 13, 2013. A schoolteacher, Steininger placed second in the 2013 US Blind Championship...
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BCC GRAND PRIX THIS SATURDAY! // DEFENDING HONOR // CHALLENGING LEADERS //...
GRAND PRIX STANDINGS THROUGH JULY 2013 U2400: Eric Godin 16.5; Hal Terrie 5.5; Andrew Wang 5. U2200: Jesse Nicholas 19.5; Carey Theil 7.5; Emmanuel Mevs 4; Arthur Nugent 3; Joe Perl 3; Timothy Sage...
View ArticleNakamura Advances, Kamsky to Tiebreak
Nakamura scored 1.5-.5 against Eltaj Safarli to advance to round three at the World Cup. Gata Kamsky split his match vs. Aleksandr Shimanov. Playoff tomorrow.
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