Rules and Conditions for the 8th Annual Susan Polgar Girl’s Invitational (SPGI)July 24 – 29, 2011 at Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas Over $120,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc. The annual Susan Polgar Girl’s...
GM norm for Bryan Smith
IM Bryan Smith, barely missed a GM norm at the 2010 SPICE Cup, just earned a GM norm in Romania. He won the LIMPEDEA Cup by 1.5 point! Congratulations to Bryan! Rk. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4...
Improve your chess with Polgar Chess University
Over 100 lessons (more than 300 lessons total) in each level available for review! Special Bonus: Annual plan includes 1 year of FREE World Chess Live membership! – Affordable Chess Training with World-Class Instructors! – Weekly Classes for Beginner,...
Pic of the day: Benjamin Franklin Chess
Celebrating a lesser-known tea party A Maryland festival celebrates the 1774 Chestertown Tea Party, in which colonists dumped tea in response to the British Parliament’s closing of the port of Boston. Benjamin Franklin, played by Lain Hawkridge, plays chess...
Chess Frauds
Chess notesBy Harold Dondis and Patrick WolffMay 30, 2011 There have been a number of intriguing chess-playing machines that were fraudulent contraptions. The first one was “The Turk,’’ constructed in 1770 by Wolfgang von Kempelen for the benefit of...
Public domain pictures available for download
Sixty (60) public domain pictures for free download. These pictures on my site are for anyone to use in the public domain. https://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/SusanPolgarPublicDomainPictures Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
5 ft tall genius
On Chess: Tiny American was titan of tenacitySaturday, May 28, 2011 03:07 AMThe Columbus Dispatch Is it possible to be 5 feet tall and yet be a formidable sporting icon? It is in chess – a gymnasium of the...
Villaggio Alimini Open Tournament Update
Greetings from Italy! Just to focus your attention on the Open tournament in “Villaggio Alimini” near Otranto (south Italy) where the young Marina Brunello (16 years old) got her first IM norm and WGM norm. She won against GM...
Texas Tech – SPICE Chess Summer Camp
Special custom chess board by www.GLOSgames.com Chess Summer CampJuly 11-15, 2011Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas Learn chess from world champion Susan Polgar and her team. Beginners to advanced K-12 players welcome. Campers will practice writing and computer skills. Sports and...
An unusual case
Tyler Cowen Is Funny, Scarily Well-Read, Possibly Autistic By Alex Eichler 11:59 AM ET In the latest Bloomberg Businessweek, there’s a profile of Tyler Cowen, the economist, professor, food writer, and all-around polymath who blogs at Marginal Revolution. The...