Fischer even swam as if victory were only optionSaturday, July 12, 2008 2:55 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Bobby Fischer was a maximalist who set his eyes on the world chess championship before he became a teenager. In person, he could...
Video interview with GM Naiditsch
Video interview with GM Naiditsch by Chessvibes. Click here to watch it. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
FREE SPF / SPICE Chess Curriculum
Over 55,000 FREE SPF / SPICE Curriculum / Training Guide were sent out to teachers, parents, chess organizations and clubs in over 92 countries in the past 2 years. It is completely FREE. There are a few reasons why...
Value of conflict
We could learn from legend’s view on value of conflictSaturday, June 28, 2008 3:00 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Although Emanuel Lasker is best-known as the chess champion who held the world title for 27 years, he was also a mathematician...
Plug your chess websites or blogs
We all know some of the biggest and most read chess websites in the world such as: FIDE, ChessBase, ChessCafe, TWIC, Chessville, Chessdom, Chessvibes, etc. What are some of the other chess websites or blogs do you follow or...
Top 30 and 20
Here are the top 30 countries in number of logins on this blog: 1. United States2. Canada3. United Kingdom4. Norway5. Germany6. Russia7. Mexico8. Venezuela9. Bulgaria10. China11. Denmark12. Greece13. United Arab Emirates14. Poland15. Netherlands16. Philippines17. France18. Spain18. Peru20. Brazil21. Japan22....
2008 SPICE Cup Update
The 2008 SPICE Cup will take place from September 19-28 at Texas Tech University (Student Union Building) in Lubbock, Texas. Here are the confirmed players so far: USA – GM Onischuk, Alexander 2734 USCF / 2670 FIDEGER – GM...
Backing chess in the Philippines
The chess backer and his love for the gameBy Charles Raymond A. Maxey GIVEN the needed support, Filipino players have all the chance to excel and play competitive chess with the rest of the world. So declared Engineer Enrico...
Chess boom in Lubbock, TX
Texas Tech University will host a number of important chess events this summer and fall. Some of them are: – SPF chess training for teachers in Texas region 17– Susan Polgar All-Star Training (for top girls in the U.S)...
Chess: It’s a GIRL thing!
CHESS Summer CampJuly 21-24, 2008 • For Girls K-12Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas Sign-up to learn chess from former women’s world champion Susan Polgar and her team. Beginner to advanced welcomed. Campers also learn writing and computer skills. Residential plan...