ON CHESSSpassky won over at tender ageSaturday, January 9, 2010 2:57 AMBy SHELBY LYMANChess often has an unusual appeal for children. Perhaps it’s the social prestige of the game or its focus on blending the elements of time, space...
IM Sam Shankland
I recently read an article about IM Sam Shankland having 2 GM norms and looking to fulfill his final GM requirement. I would like to invite him to the upcoming SPICE Spring Invitational to give him a shot at...
Value of Royal game
Ben Franklin knew value of royal gameSaturday, January 2, 2010 3:00 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Chess has an appeal with seemingly deep roots in the human situation. In his late-18th-century essay “The Morals of Chess,” Benjamin Franklin declared that life...
Just for the TTU Knight Raiders Chess Team
Special flight for the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Team 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Breakaway Indian Chess Body
Breakaway chess body claims their event biggest, highest prizePTI 22 December 2009, 05:54pm IST NEW DELHI: The unofficial Chess Association of India claimed that the Delhi All India Open Chess tournament starting on Wednesday will be the biggest prize-money...
Wesley So is confirmed for 2010 SPICE Cup
GM Wesley So has just confirmed his participation in the 2010 SPICE Cup A group. To make the event a lot more exciting, the SPICE Cup committee has unanimously voted to adapt the following new rules for the A...
Ray Robson confirmed for 2010 SPICE Cup A group
GM Ray Robson has just re-confirmed his participation in the 2010 SPICE Cup A group. Ray will be heading soon to Turkey for the World Team Championship, followed by Corus in Wijk aan Zee, Holland. GM Georg Meier (Germany)...
Hammer confirms for 2010 SPICE Cup!
Fresh off his impressive performance in London, GM Jon Ludvig Hammer has just confirmed his participation for the 2010 SPICE Cup A Group. I also hope to finalize an agreement shortly to have GM Wesley So back in the...
Carlsen’s feat recalled Bobby Fischer’s historic domination
Modest player maintains his focusSaturday, December 12, 2009 3:24 AM By SHELBY LYMANAfter raising his international rating to the highest in the world with performances in two elite tournaments, Magnus Carlsen, 19, added further aura to his status. He...
Magnus blogs from London
London 2009 Round 1, December 8th The game against Kramnik today was quite important as we’re ranked one and two in this tournament. A couple of hundred spectators followed the games in the auditorium. I played 1.c4 and the...