Jim O’Brien, Always Thinking Several Moves AheadBy CornrowsPosted on Sun Sep 09, 2007 at 10:19:31 PM EDT I know these are the offseason dog days, but I never thought I’d resort to linking to a story from the United...
Chess and Scrabble
There are ways to keep kids busy, parents saneArticle Last Updated: 07/08/2007 11:35:53 PM MDTSalt Lake Tribune Every parent wrestles with how to keep their school-age kids busy for the summer. Here are some tips that will keep their...
Chess, education and cultural tour
Nothing can please me more than to be able to share chess, education and culture. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The road to the final four
Here are the matchups to decide which 4 will join Kramnik, Anand, Svidler and Morozevich in Mexico City this September. Bareev-Leko Grischuk-Rublevsky Aronian-Shirov Kamsky-Gelfand If you are one of the players, would you prefer to start the next match...
Chess surveys
* Which 3 chess websites do you visit the most and why? * How often do you visit your favorite chess websites? * Which 3 non-chess websites do you visit the most and why? * How often do you...
Chess players share strategies
Chess enthusiast shares decades of strategiesBy Jennifer Meyer, Times Staff Writer04/13/2007 Brainy battles raged at the La Vista Public Library recently as crackerjack chess player Bob Woodworth clarified the basics of this cerebral game of combat for eager young...
Chess with lasers
It’s chess with lasers Sam LaGrone, Staff Writer Command & Conquer will never possess the grace of a Ruy Lopez opening or tactical brilliance of the Sicilian Defense. But at its heart the game is chess — with lasers....
Identifying chess weaknesses
Which part of your game gives you the most grief? – Opening– Middlegame– Endgame – Tactics– Positional understanding– Formulating plans– Time control– Stay focus during the entire game– Finishing your opponents off– Nerve What have you done to improve...
New England lost a bright young star
Chess star dies of viral meningitis 04/03/2007By: David Casey , Times staff writer PAWTUCKET – Last week the southern New England chess community lost one of its brightest and fastest-rising stars at the tender age of 25. Max Malyuta,...
Minnesota Champions
The 42st Annual Minnesota State Chess Association Scholastic Chess Tournament was played March 17 and 18. Congratulations to Kevin Wasiluk and Michael Yang, co-champions for the High School section with perfectscores of 6.0. Kevin Wasiluk won the playoff game...