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“The rice grain took three months, camels in an eye of a needle took two months and camels in a horse hair also took two months. Even with these simpler jobs it is still time-consuming”

London, Apr 30: A Russian man worked between his heartbeats for six months to create the smallest chess game in the world. via Daily India

Homa Alavi claimed the championship in the Iran Under 20 Chess Championship in Zanjan, Iran, on Tuesday and qualified for the 2008 Turkey World Cup Chess Championship, MNA reported. via IranMania News

“The championship will consist of 11 rounds and each round will be of four hours duration”

Staff Report KARACHI: The 26th National Chess Championship is starting at a local hotel here from Thursday . via Daily Times

“It's not magic. It's still going to be a situation where once you have their mind focused off the nonsense on to something positive, now you have to reinforce that positivity as well”

Teens and young adults from California's bay area are being shown a new way to put mind over matter. via WCSH-TV Portland

Mesquite Library will offer a free 10-week SuperNova Chess Course for beginners from 2 to 3 p.m. Sundays, May 11 through July 13, at 4525 Paradise Village Parkway North. via City of Phoenix

Russia's grand chess master is going for checkmate in a 4000-game tournament that pits the world renowned player against students and teachers from the Cuban Information Sciences University. via Reuters

Already 75 nations registered fort he Chess Olympiad Tuesday, 15 April 2008 The Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 is continuously met with great approval in all parts of the world. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

Forest Charter School will host a scholastic chess tournament from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 3, for all school-going chess players in the county. via The Union

MALVERN'S hopes of the County Chess League title were dashed by a narrow loss to Halesowen, leaving Kidderminster at the top of the table. via Ledbury Reporter

Wilhelm Steinitz - Curt von Bardeleben by Andreas White to move. White has better piece placement but Black is up a pawn. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

Checkmate!: The city of Marco Island Parks & Recreation Department in conjunction with the Marco Island Chess Enthusiasts presents the 2nd annual Simultaneous Chess Exhibition at 10 a.m. on April 19 at Mackle ... via Naples Daily News

The resignation by Mr. Joel Channing from the USCF Executive Board is now official. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

“Also, we recognize that some of our users are from places and economic circumstances that make it impossible to pay and we want to make sure they feel welcome at Chesspark.”

Chesspark is an online favorite for chess players worldwide that has embraced the notion of free services. via TechWeb.com

GOOG / MSFT / YHOO In what can only be interpreted as a move in its extended chess match with Microsoft , Yahoo has decided to run a two-week-long trial of Google's AdSense for Search. via Seeking Alpha

"Your Move" at the Chess Collector's International Biennial Auction Exotic chess sets from around the world will cross the block May 1 when Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches hosts the CCI Auction. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

SUFFERN - It was over in an hour. Rockland Community College hosted its 20th annual chess exhibition with a grand master player this afternoon. via Journal News

Panorama.am 16:41 05/04/2008 CHESS INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD IN YEREVAN Armenian Chess Federation plans to hold rapid chess international open tournament in Yerevan. via Groong Armenian News Network

Russia is obviously the #1 chess country in the world: #1 in average top 10 rating at 2719 #1 in GMs with 147 #1 in IMs with 264 #1 in titled players with 1,039 However, do you know which countries have the ... via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

Holland may be a small country in terms of area, but in chess it's a mighty power with a great history. via The Chess Mind

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