Chess News

Many chess players who discover go seem to leave chess behind, but notable Swedish grandmaster Tiger Hillarp Person , the author of " Tiger's Modern ," finds go to be a nice complement to his enjoyment of chess.

Q: This picture was among my dad's things after he died. It is in ink and measures 20 by 14 A1 2. It has the name "Bretske" and "1911" on the corner of the chess board, and on the bottom is "The Greatest Game in the World - His Move." What can you tell me about it? A: It is unusual for me to discuss art two weeks in a row, but I thought this was ... (more)

Pupils from Edge Grove School, in Aldenham, won a place in the regional finals of the Delancy UK School's Chess Challenge.

Russia's Sergey Karjakin has won the 100,000 Norway chess tournament after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

Orrin Hudson to celebrate birthday bash with Charity Chess event. Ever wanted to learn how to play chess? Now's your chance to get in the game, says Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson.

Orrin Hudson to celebrate birthday bash with Charity Chess event. Ever wanted to learn how to play chess? Now's your chance to get in the game, says Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson.

It is held annually in the Norwegian capital. Jay Nordlinger's journal began yesterday, here .

Chennai, May 15 : The 2013-14 World Cup Kabbaddi Championship for Men and Women has been allotted to Tamil Nadu and the event would be held in February next year.

Last Thursday afternoon, 23 students from Divine Savior Academy climbed into vans and airplanes to make the trek up to Nashville, Tennessee, to compete in the Chess Super Nationals.

THE Fiji Chess Federation wants to continue the momentum from last week's Oceania Zonal Chess Championship to the Primary and Secondary Age-Group chess championships this weekend.

Adult Programs *Hispanic Adult Book Discussion will be held on Thursday, March 23, at 6 p.m., in the library's media room.

THE 35-year-old Baguio Convention Center , plagued by leaking roofs, smelly carpets and comfort rooms, falling seats and problematic water supply, will soon get its much deserved rehabilitation.

Ecole St-Raymond News Release ********************* Ecole St-Raymond shines at the 7th annual 'Franco-Ontarien' Provincial Chess Tournament hosted in Haileybury from May 2 to 4, 2013.

Twenty prisoners from the United States and Russia will face off against each other in an online tournament.

A FORMER county-standard chess player from New Ash Green is confident he can make all the right moves as he takes over as chairman of Sevenoaks District Council.

Steve will play simultaneously -- like a chess grandmaster -- against up to a dozen opponents.

Chess Grandmaster Gata Kamsky and International Master Irina Krush won two prestigious titles in St.

That means I've seen most of my generation's nominees for the greatest fight of all time, most notably the first Pryor-Arguello duel in 1982, the Hagler-Hearns mini-masterpiece in 1985 and the epic to-and-fro between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo exactly two decades later.

America and Russia are classic rivals. The space race, the Cold War and the Miracle on Ice all stand testament to that.

Stoyanov made a stunning performance of 8.5 pts out of 9 at the world competition in Porto Carras, Greece .