2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE >...
The battle for ECU Presidential elections begins
During the 84th FIDE Congress in Tallinn, the the current President of FIDE Kirsan Ilymzhinov and the former World Champion Garry Kasparov announced their candidacy for the FIDE Presidential elections 2014. Just several months later the duos running for...
The HS chess playing dropout who changed America
Shelby Lyman on Chess: High School DropoutSunday, February 23, 2014 (Published in print: Sunday, February 23, 2014) Although modest in the game’s skills, Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) had a lifelong passion for chess. And it served him well, particularly during...
Chess Coaching Tips
This was first published in my column a while back at ChessCafe Coaching Tips There were approximately 1,600 children competing in a National Scholastic Event. Since I started attending a few years ago, this is the first time I...
Caroline and Fidel’s Wedding Day
Caroline and Fidel’s Wedding DayFebruary 14, 2014 He is a Chess Grandmaster. She is a Soprano. He is from Cuba.She is a St. Louisan.One day, they met each other at Webster University and fell in love. On Valentine’s...
Nowadays everything (in chess) is checked by the computer
Chess / By Shelby Lymanon February 22, 2014 – 12:01 AM In many ways we live in a more competitive and difficult world than I remember growing up in. Housing, affordable entry into college, middle-class jobs and health care...
Polgar Chess University now back on ICC
Welcome to the all-new Polgar Chess University, where chess students of all levels, no matter where they live, have an opportunity to learn chess from some of the best instructors in the game. GM Susan Polgar, former Women’s World...
Kasparov in Namibia
Namibian chess gurus meet Kasparov in Joburg JOHANNESBURG – A trio of representatives from the Namibia Chess Fedration (NCF) met with former world champion and FIDE presidential candidate Garry Kasparov to hear the latest ideas on the role of...
2014 SPICE Cup – $5,000 1st prize
2014 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, Missouri October 21-26, 2014 GM/IM norm opportunity – Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries (Free entry to all players FIDE >...
Joint Declaration by West African Federations on 2014 FIDE presidential elections
Joint Declaration by West African Federations on 2014 FIDE presidential electionsKasparov2014.com Joint declaration by the National Chess Federations ofCote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeriaregarding the 2014 FIDE presidential elections We, the Presidents of the National Chess Federations of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana,...