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US Amateur Team 2013 in Schaumburg
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* The word “Checkmate” in Chess comes from the Arabic language. The original form is “Shah Mat,” which means “the King is dead.” * From the starting position, there are eight different ways to Mate in two moves and...
Webster U and St Louis Ches Club in the news
Chess Club, Polgar get nod in Wired Magazine Feb 14, 2013, 1:31pm CST Updated: Feb 14, 2013, 2:54pm CSTMatthew HibbardSocial Engagement Manager – St. Louis Business Journal Chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar, World and Olympiad champion, received quite the check...
An unprecedented move
The ‘Queen’ Wants to Turn Chess Into a Spectator Sport By Jason Fagone 02.12.13 6:30 AM Wired Magazine Julian Schuster first heard the rumor a year and a half ago. Susan Polgar, the legendary grand master known to journalists as “the Queen,”...
Armenia produces more Grandmasters
19-year-old Robert Aghasaryan fulfills grandmaster norm16:49, 11 February, 2013YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, ARMENPRESS.The Chess Federation of the Republic of Armenia informed “Armenpress” that 19-year-old Armenian chess player Robert Aghasaryan had no defeat, scored 6 points out of 9 and fulfilled...
Rules & Conditions for the 10th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational ($200K in prizes and scholarships)
Rules and Conditions for the 10th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI)July 20 – 25, 2013 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) – Approximately $200,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, and iPad mini, etc. – Webster University will provide...
SPNO to return to beautiful New Orleans! Over $100,000 in scholarships and prizes!
Information and online registration for the main event here. Mar. 1-3 SPNO Boys & Girls Championships at Holiday Inn Downtown/Superdome, New Orleans, LA. 6 Rd. SS G/45 d/5 scholastic up to 9 sections: USCF Rated Secs. grades K-2, 3-5,...
Announcement by Pichay to come next week
Plans for Phil. Chess mulled at SCOOP By Eddie Alinea PhilBoxing.com Sat, 09 Feb 2013 MANILA (PNA) — Whether or not it pushes through with its non-participation in the coming 27th Southeast Asian Games, the National Chess Federation of the Philippines...
Disclosing chess income to attract high end chess sponsorship?
Do you agree or disagree with Zhdanov’s analysis? Is it flawed logic or is he right on? Saturday, Feb 09, 2013 | 01:23 AM IST Devangshu Datta | New Delhi February 09, 2013 Last Updated at 00:16 IST In the latest...