On Chess: Format perks up world-title seriesSaturday July 14, 2012 8:28 AMShelby Lyman The recent 12-game World Championship match in Moscow between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand seemed to many a stodgy affair. Half the games were completed in...
Kasparov’s attack had a Fide link
Kasparov’s attack had a Fide link World champion Anand may have to defend title in November ’13 itselfLOKENDRA PRATAP SAHI Calcutta: World champion Viswanathan Anand’s refusal to support former champion Anatoly Karpov and, thereby, take sides in the heat-generating...
Webster SPICE added another 2600+ GM
The SPICE program at Webster University has just added another 2600+ (FIDE rated) GM and Olympian to the team. He will be the 8th Grandmaster (from 8 different countries) in our current roster of titled players. This represents Webster...
The man with a big plan for chess
Chess impresario hopes to bring back the Fischer v Spassky glory days Andrew Paulson, who has won the world championship media and marketing rights for the next 10 years, has big plans Stephen Mossguardian.co.uk, Thursday 12 July 2012 13.30...
5 members of the 2012 Webster SPICE team at the Olympiad
5 members of the 2012 Webster SPICE chess team will be in Turkey to represent their countries in the Chess Olympiad. GM Wesley So – Philippines (board 1) GM Georg Meier – Germany GM Ray Robson – USA GM...
9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girl’s Invitational (FREE rooms and meals for official qualifiers)
Rules and Conditions for the 9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI)July 22 – 27, 2012 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri) Over $100,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc. The annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational,...
Pichay, Tolentino Reelected to National Chess Federation of the Philippines
Prospero A. Pichay, Jr. and Mayor Abraham Tolentino were re-elected to the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) at its General Assembly on 7th June at the Department of Education Complex in Pasic City, Philippines. Pichay and Tolentino...
Carlsen so cavalier yet so effective
On Chess: Carlsen so cavalier yet so effectiveSaturday July 7, 2012 9:26 AMBy Shelby Lyman Magnus Carlsen — at 21, the best chess player in the world — is nonchalant, noncontroversial and seemingly at ease in the stressful game....
Chess-playing Computers: Fair or Foul?
Chess-playing Computers: Fair or Foul?Posted by Andrew J. Sackson Jul 5th, 2012 In 1968 British International Master David Levy famously made a bold bet that no computer chess program would be able to beat him ten years from then,...
Best seller: Learning chess in 30 minutes
This DVD has won major mainstream awards: https://chessdailynews.com/major-award-and-recognition-for-learn-chess-in-30-minutes-dvd-2/ Learn Chess in 30 Minutes Chess for Absolute Beginners On this DVD, I teach beginners basic chess knowledge including pieces, points, rules and moves. I, along with my teaching helpers, Champion...