Today is the anniversary (April 4, 1975) of FIDE declaring Anatoly Karpov, the Russian challenger, to be world chess champion after Bobby Fischer forfeited his title. Which is your one all-time favorite game of Fischer and which is your...
April 4, 1975
On This Day April 4, 1975: The Times reports on Bobby Fischer being stripped of the world chess champion title The International Chess Federation (Fide) today declared Anatoly Karpov, the Russian challenger, to be world chess champion after Bobby...
Chess Trivia
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Karpov visits Chicago school
Chess legend Karpov visits with Stevenson High School teamBy Russell LissauDaily Herald Staff In what one coach called a “once-in-a-lifetime wonder,” seven-time world chess champion Anatoly Karpov met with Stevenson High School’s state-champion chess team this morning. Some of...
Top CEOs hobnobbing with Karpov
An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davosby Pratap Chatterjee, Special to CorpWatchJanuary 31st, 2008The CEOs of three-quarters of the world’s 100 largest companies have just completed an uncomfortable weekend at the tiny Swiss ski resort of Davos, while their companies’ share...
His reign started in Philadelphia
Posted on Sat, Jan. 19, 2008Fischer started reign with a win in Phila.By Peter Mucha, Robert Moran and Lea Sitton StanleyPhiladelphia Inquirer Staff Writers The Philadelphia area gave chess wizard Bobby Fischer his first big win – and nearly...
Chicago, Chicago
Picture by Betsy Dynako As I mentioned a few days ago, I was in Chicago last Friday for a major Chess Education conference with Karpov, Onischuk, Shulman and Zatonskih. Unfortunately, Anna Zatonskih had to cancel at the last minute...
Karpov Simul in Barrington, IL
If you are in the area, come to support this wonderful event! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
From Senator Barack Obama
Click on the letter to read the full text. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar