Billionaire Timchenko Doubles Donations As Wealth Drops AUGUST 14, 2015 • BLOOMBERG NEWS Billionaire Gennady Timchenko almost doubled his charitable donations last year even as the value of his holdings tumbled with the selloff in oil that eroded wealth across Russia....
Chess and the Olympics
Pestaño: Chess in the Olympics Thursday, July 23, 2015 By FRANK ‘BOY’ PESTAÑO EVER since I can recall, there have been several attempts to include chess in the Olympics. This started just after the last world war but the...
Chess to apply for 2020 Olympics inclusion
Snooker, chess and bridge among sports to apply for 2020 Olympics inclusion Press Association Friday 12 June 2015 13.16 EDT Snooker, chess, bridge and tug of war are among the 26 sports to have applied for inclusion in the...
NBA ELO Ratings?
The Best NBA Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo BASKETBALL 9:57 AM MAY 22, 2015 By NATE SILVER and REUBEN FISCHER-BAUM The stakes in the NBA are incredibly high. Superstar players so dominate the league that decisions on trades,...
Was modern-day chess invented in Valencia?
Modern-day chess was invented in Valencia, say experts THE rules of modern-day chess as we know it may have been invented in Valencia in the 15th century, according to a recent documentary filmed in the area. It was based...
What is chess to you?
By Frank ‘Boy’ PestañoChessmosoThursday, December 4, 2014 CHESS is the world’s most popular game, played by (over 700) millions worldwide in homes, parks, clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments. There are more players and games played than all...
Is chess a sport?
Should Chess be considered a sport?By Lars Thomesen This November the World Chess Championship was held in Sochi, Russia. For the second year running Norwegian Magnus Carlsen was crowned World Champion, but on home soil, the 23-year-old’s achievements are...
Why has the public profile of chess declined?
Does anybody still care about chess?By David EdmondsBBC27 November 2014 Last updated at 20:48 ET In the summer of 1972, newspaper editors were not short of headlines. Henry Kissinger was trotting around the globe as the US sought to...
Chess is a lot more than just a brain game
So you think Chess is all about brains, you couldn’t be more wrongAbhimanyu Kulkarni, Hindustan TimesNew Delhi, November 05, 2014 The debate whether Chess is a sport has been going on since times of yore. Many detractors say that...
More than just cricket in India
Cricket’s not our only passionchennai, January 8, 2014 With more opportunities and new heroes to look up to, youngsters are keen on pursuing other sports besides just cricket. AISHWARYA KUMAR “Cricket is not just a game, it is a...