Artwork by Mike Magnan ‘I’m Always the Only Girl’By Katie Beth RyanValley News Staff Writer In the 1993 film Searching For Bobby Fischer, a young chess prodigy watches his gift for the game develop as he squares off against...
2011 SPICE Cup A group set
This is the 5th annual SPICE Cup, and once again, it breaks the record as the highest rated double round robin international invitational in U.S. history. Just as in the past four years, it will be held on the...
2011 SPICE Cup – C group added
The 5th annual SPICE Cup, the highest rated international RR invitational tournament in U.S. history, will take place next week in Lubbock, Texas. There will be an additional section this year. In addition to the A group (6 players...
Chess Coach – Update | 2011 FIDE WORLD CUP – Video analysis and more!
The 2011 FIDE World Chess Cup has featured exceptional chess, with many of the world’s best grandmasters fighting for the first prize of $120,000! The tournament is taking place August 28th – September 21st in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The only...
Practical Chess Exercises by Ray Cheng
Practical Chess Exercises 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Ray Cheng Forward by IM John Watson Reviewed by NM Bill McGeary Chess is a complex game, I doubt there is much of an argument about that. I have...
Texas Tech Knight Raiders in training
(afternoon training session and evening training session) In addition to working hard academically (members of the Texas Tech Knight Raider chess team has an average grade point average of about 3.35 with 4 players having a perfect 4.0), the...
Susan Polgar Foundation World Open for Boys and Girls on National Chess Day!
Big National Chess Day Celebration on October 8th! The 2011 SP World Open for Boys and Girls has moved from Las Vegas (in June 2011) to Chicago (in October 2011) per the request of many parents and coaches. I...
Cool atop rankings
Carlsen stays cool atop rankings Shelby Lyman, Basic Chess Features Posted: Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 Magnus Carlsen of Norway is a distinctly modern chess phenomenon. At 20, he is the world’s highest-rated player. He is also a millionaire —...
Big National Chess Day Celebration on October 8th!
Big National Chess Day Celebration on October 8th! There will be many additional surprise events during the tournament! The 2011 SP World Open for Boys and Girls has moved from Las Vegas (in June 2011) to Chicago (in October...