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The heavy underdog of the Final Four
L to R: GM Bykhovsky, GM Boros, GM Moradiabadi, GM Meier, GM Diamant, IM Neimer, IM-elect Aleskerov The College Chess Final Four will take place this weekend in Washington, DC. The four teams which will compete in the most...
FIDE changed schedule
Chess Candidates Tournament in London 2013 FIDE has postponed the Candidates matches for 2013. After the initial announcement of the Chess Calendar 2012-2014, various protests from organizers have been emerging. In an official publication today we read that the...
Former SPICE players compete in EICC
Former SPICE players, GM Kuljasevic (SPICE 1st GM) and GM Papp (SPICE 3rd GM) are in Plovdiv to participate in the European Individual Chess Championship. Kuljasevic is 4/6 Rd. Bo. SNo Name Rtg FED Pts. Res. 1 114 288...
Chess is not dead; it’s simply different
On Chess: Excessive study hasn’t killed gameSaturday March 24, 2012 8:59 AMby Shelby Lyman“The old chess is dead.” Such was the pronouncement of Bobby Fischer, who perhaps had played the traditional classical game better than anyone else. He blamed...
CAS/TAS decides in favor of ECU, the Turkish Chess Federation to appeal
CAS/TAS decides in favor of ECU, the Turkish Chess Federation to appeal CAS/TAS has a decision on the TCS vs ECU court case. The battle started back in October, when the Turkish Chess Federation has started legal procedures against...
Webster University has a surprise of its own
College Chess UpheavalPart OneSteve GoldbergChessCafe.com For years, the collegiate chess world was dominated by two schools – the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the University of Texas at Dallas. In recent years, Texas Tech (current collegiate champ) and...
9th annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girl’s Invitational
The 9th annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girl’s Invitational, the most prestigious all-girls event in the United States, will take place on July 22 – 27, 2012 at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. More details will come shortly. Chess...
Top-ranked star just wants some fun
On Chess: Top-ranked star just wants some funSaturday March 17, 2012 7:34 AM Twenty-one-year-old Magnus Carlsen, the highest-rated player in the world, hates to lose. It’s not an unusual mindset for a successful chess player or athlete. It puts...