You can be the littlest person in the room and still win
Elementary, high school students face off in chessMar. 15, 2013 9:54 AMWILMINGTON— When Mark Coney sat down Thursday for a game of chess, he was a little nervous.The Edison Charter fourth-grader was...
View ArticleChess SCAM on the Internet Alert!
A scammer created a fake online chess learning website (http://polgarchessacademy.devhub.com) using my name, bio, and pictures and linked it to a legitimateChess Academy in Australia. I alerted that...
View ArticlePeaceful start in London
FIDE World Chess Candidates’ Tournament starts peacefullyThe FIDE World Chess Candidates' Tournament started on Friday with all four games ending in draws. In the first round the players playing the...
View ArticleGM norms earned in Budapest
There were two European Champions participating in the First Saturday tournaments last month but the level was even higher in March since there were two World Champions and two European Champions...
View ArticleChess on FOX national TV Monday
Susan Polgar to play chess in New York City on live national TV!Webster University chess coach and founder of the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) is scheduled to be on “FOX &...
View ArticleWho will win the 2013 Candidates' Tournament to challenge Anand?
Who will win the 2013 Candidates' Tournament to challenge Anand?CarlsenKramnikAronianIvanchuk...
View ArticleChess trivia
How many GMs can you name in this picture?Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleCarlsen vs Kramnik in round 2
Round 2 pairings GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 - GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 GM Grischuk Alexander 2764 - GM Svidler Peter 2747 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 - GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 GM Aronian Levon 2809 - GM...
View ArticleChess tactic review
White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White? What is the best continuation for White?6k1/R4p2/1p2b2P/4KpP1/4p3/4P3/p7/n7 w - - 0 1Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleA must see movie: ALGORITHMS - Four Moves In, We Are All Blind
Hello! I would like to let you all know that Ian and I together completed our four year documentary on young blind chess players of India titled Algorithms late last year. It had its World Premiere at...
View ArticleCandidates tournament LIVE!
Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and ChessdomChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleAronian and Radjabov score to lead the Candidates tournament
Levon Aronian and Teimour Radjabov are in shared first place after two rounds at the FIDE World Chess Candidates' Tournament in London. Aronian won against Boris Gelfand, who blundered material....
View ArticleCandidates tournament standings after 2 rounds
Official website:http://london2013.fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleSetting the opponent up for the “kill”
Sports, including chess, have an obviously primitive aspect. By Shelby Lyman Setting the opponent up for the “kill” is a common procedure. In life itself, it is possible to compromise. But in most...
View ArticleLineups for Capablanca Memorial set
The 48th edition of the Tournament Capablanca in Memoriam 2013 will take place from April 20th to May 1st at Habana Riviera Hotel in La Havana, Cuba.Full information hereChief Arbiter Jose Luis Ramirez...
View ArticleEight players share first place in Karpos Open
The 2013 Open Karpos was organized by the Municipality of Karpos and Chess Club Gambit Aseko-See on 9-16th March at the Aleksandar Palace in Skopje.The Tournament was played over 9 rounds of Swiss...
View ArticleCandidates tournament round 3 matchups
Round 3 pairingsGM Gelfand Boris 2740 - GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 - GM Aronian Levon 2809 GM Svidler Peter 2747 - GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 - GM Grischuk...
View ArticleCollege Chess Final Four History
YearLocation1st Place2nd Place3rd Place4th Place2001Dallas, TXUTDUMBCUC BerkeleyStanford 2002Miami, FLUTDUMBCStanfordHarvard2003Miami, FLUMBCUTDMiami DadeUniversity of Chicago2004Lindsborg,...
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