Picture from the official website Our friends from Chessbase just posted something very interesting about Carlsen in the last round. Karjakin, Sergey (2732) – Carlsen, M (2765) [D86]Foros (11), 19.06.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4...
Exception or not?
I just saw the following on ChessBase, one of the sites which I follow daily: “Magnus watch: Carlsen’s performance is now at 2895 and his theoretical world ranking is number two, at 2792 rating points, six behind Anand and...
Svidler turns 32
This is description of Svidler by ChessBase: Peter Svidler was born on June 17, 1976, in Leningrad. He learned to play chess when he was six, became a grandmaster at 18. He won the Russian Championship four times (1994,...
Learn chess in 30 minutes DVD
This animated instructional chess DVD is being distributed to libraries across the United States in the past few years. It is the best-selling chess DVD worldwide and it is a perfect tool to teach young children chess. Captions in...
DVD review
This animated instructional chess DVD is being distributed to libraries across the United States in the past few years. It is the best-selling chess DVD worldwide. Captions in English, Spanish, French and German are available. Here is the latest...
Team Kamsky fires back
To FIDE President Mr. Kirsan IlyumzhinovMay 29, 2008 Awaiting FIDE determination regarding the bid made by Mr. Oleksandr Chernenko for the Kamsky-Topalov match and the official contract from FIDE that determines the rights and obligations of both players, on...
£1 billion of goodies
William Kay: Art sales hammer home the messageMore than £1bn is coming under the hammer in the next monthWilliam Kay The latest art auction season reveals fascinating insights into how the rich are reacting to the credit crisis and...
Do you have rare and unique chess sets?
I have always been fascinated with rare and unusual chess sets. But my interest in this area recently grew a lot more after meeting Mr. Jon Crumiller at my chess center, followed by my meeting with people like Dr....
A tiny little one
This is one of the many chess sets which is owned by one of the collectors in Texas. In fact, his sets are being displayed in his hometown museum. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
One of my chess sets
Since I joined the CCI (Chess Collectors International) last week, I began looking into a number of rare or unique chess sets. This is one of my sets. Even though it is not that large, it is quite heavy....