Local chess queen prepares for national competitionPosted by Marc Freeman on April 1, 2010 04:02 PM Vanessa Pham of Palm Beach County is a rising star among youth chess players. The sixth grader at Woodlands Middle School west of...
The men and women chess debate
Chess lacks real queensAdina BianchiIssue date: 3/25/10 Section: Features The game of chess requires a vast array of strategic and tactical skills. Foresight, logic and spatial reasoning are common faculties among competitive chess players. Interestingly enough, these gifted grandmasters...
All girls’ chess in Santa Rosa
All-girls’ chess match held in Santa RosaBy MARTIN ESPINOZATHE PRESS DEMOCRATPublished: Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:40 p.m.Last Modified: Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:40 p.m. Cassandra Wright, 6, pulled at her hair, clasped her hands, gripped her head,...
There’s lots of tactics and it’s so complex
Young chess champ wins across the boardJanuary 14, 2010 A NINE-YEAR-OLD chess champion, who first started playing when she was three, checkmated her opponents at a national tournament where she finished as the top girl. Beatrice Steele from West...
Girls making history in Idaho!
I just received the following from Katie Abderhalden, a young female chess player from Idaho. I am very happy to see this kind of progress. Here is her letter: Ms. Polgar, I wanted to keep you informed about the...
Utah Girls’ Chess Championship
Utah Girls’ Chess ChampionshipSaturday, February. 21, 2009 First round begins at 9:30 am, all others following asap. Check-in and on site registration from 8:45-9:15. Those arriving late may have to forfeit the first round. Nibley Park Elementary2785 S 800...
I can be a champion too
I’ve been a long time reader of your blog and thought I’d share with you a little conversation I had with my 5 year-old daughter while driving to her first school chess club meeting: Isabelle: Daddy, will my teacher...
The co-founder
Mr. Dewain Barber, co-founder of the Denker Tournament of HS Champions with the late GM Arnold Denker and Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. He is also one of the sponsors of both events. Thank you Mr. Barber! Chess...
Because chess is FUN!
7-year-old already a chess queenLocal girl has the skills, drive and strategic forethought to become a chess masterBY LOUIS MEDINA, Californian staff writerFriday, Jul 13 2007 8:50 AMLast Updated: Friday, Jul 13 2007 9:03 AM Arissa Jade Torres may...
Caroline Zhu – Susan Polgar All-Star Team Member
Caroline Zhu, TX – 1681 (Highest rating 1697) I started playing chess when I was in kindergarten. I learned to play the game in the after school where we had a group chess lesson. I won the 1st place...