IM Diptayan wants to be GM soon Archiman Bhaduri, TNN Nov 7, 2012, 04.29AM IST KOLKATA: Grandmasters of the chequered board are getting younger day by day all over the world and city boy Diptayan Ghosh is right on the...
Eyeing GM title
Pinoy Dimakiling eyes GM title in Malaysia Cebu Daily News 8:19 am | Wednesday, November 7th, 2012 INTERNATIONAL MASTER Oliver Dimakiling looks to join the growing list of Filipino grandmasters when he competes in the 4th Penang Heritage City International...
Gülkiz Tulay wins presidential elections at TCF
Turkish Chess Federation’s ordinary general assembly has been completed on November 5th in Ankara Hilton Hotel. Part of the agenda of the assembly was the election of the new Turkish Chess Federation Presient. Ali Nihat Yazici, who was the...
Polgar Chess Festival Extravaganza!
“THREE SISTERS – ONE LEGEND” POLGAR CHESS FESTIVAL 2012 A FESTIVAL OF THE IMMORTAL GAME OF CHESS WITH THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS SISTERS OF THE SPORT CHESS HISTORY & REUNIONOn one day of each year the legendary sisters of chess,...
A curious phenomenon
Bursts of popularity an odd trait of gameSaturday November 3, 2012 8:06 AMShelby Lyman At age 9, I witnessed a curious phenomenon. As a summer camper bunking with 40 other boys, only one of whom initially played chess, I...
The history of SPICE
15 national, 2 state, and 2 regional titles, in addition to the national #1 ranking in College Chess in 4 years in Texas.Now a new chapter at Webster University (www.WebsterChess.com) as the #1 College Chess program in the United...
Webster University – SPICE Nov 2012 Ratings
Webster University continues to be ranked as the #1 Division I College Chess Team in the USA (in both USCF and FIDE ranking) November 2012 FIDE ratings GM Wesley So – 2678 (#1 in the Philippines, #5 junior in...
Happy Halloween!
From ghoulies and ghostiesAnd long-leggedy beastiesAnd things that go bump in the night May you have a fun evening of fright Happy Halloween! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The importance of Social Media
Dr. Beth Stroble, President of Webster University President Stroble and Webster as Social Media Leader in Higher Ed Posted: 31 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble was named President of Webster University in 2009. Stroble leads...
The gender difference
Keeping the queen off the chess boardMen and women competed separately in Eilat this month, raising questions about the need for a gender divide. By Eli Shvidler | Oct.31, 2012 | 6:36 AM The European Chess Club Cup,...