NEWSFLASH: Al Gore Awarded MacArthur “Genius” Grant! John SeerySat Oct 13, 8:56 PM ET The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation named Al Gore a belated recipient of a 2007 MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called “Genius Grant.” A spokesperson...
Players demand specific time control
Standardization of time control To: FIDE Presidential BoardCC: FIDE Office, FIDE Rules and Tournament Regulations Committee, FIDE Titles and Ratings Committee Following several fruitful meetings between the ACP and FIDE regarding time control in official FIDE events, it is...
Anand speaks out with TAZ
Our friends from http://www.chessbase.com/ just published a very interesting interview with Anand. Here is a sample of it: On his chances as one of the oldest players in Mexico: I don’t want to put myself under pressure by thinking...
Interview with Magnus Carlsen
Interview published on www.chessbase.com This victory is a milestone for my career. Biel is a perfect fit for me. Interview with Magnus Carlsen by Olivier Breisacher Magnus Carlsen played his first high-level grandmaster tournament in Biel in 2005 (category...
Interview with Bessel Kok
Picture and article posted by http://www.chessbase.com/ Chess soon to be a million dollar business? Interview with Dutch businessman Bessel Kok Will chess soon become a millions dollar business like boxing or soccer? Dutch media tycoon Bessel Kok, 65, is...
ChessBase interview with Nigel Short
What happened to Nigel? The Montreal International Chess Tournament 2007 will be remembered not for Ivanchuk’s convincing victory but for the negative score by Nigel Short. Minus six by a super-grandmaster, a 2430 performance, all of this ripe for...
A rare and beautiful chess clock
To whom it may concern The President of the Club Argentino de Ajedrez, Mr.Jorge Guelman, and also the library and records officer and Club historian Mr.Norberto Rial, let it be known that the clock that at this moment of...
The remarkable Smyslov
A Gentle HandMonday, July 16, 2007; Page C10 Half a century ago, Vassily Smyslov became the chess champion of the world. His 12 1/2 – 9 1/2 victory over Mikhail Botvinnik in the 1957 world championship match in Moscow...
Neues Deutschland interviews Aronian
Neues Deutschland: At the Chess Olympiade 2006 you won Gold with the Armenian team. Do you want to crown this achievement with a world championship title in 2007? Levon Aronian: I will do my best and hope to be...
Special SPICE chess set and board
SPICE – Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence. This set will be prominently displayed at the SPICE office at the Texas Tech Plaza in Lubbock. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar