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French TV "Direct 8": My brilliant brain

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 4:00 PM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

mercredi 18 avril 2012 Echecs & TV : Les super-pouvoirs de notre cerveau Les échecs à la télévision ? Mardi 17 avril, Susan Polgar était au programme dans une enquête évènement inédite sur les supers-pouvoirs du cerveau. Un reportage de…

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Real game chess tactic

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 3:00 PM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess daily news from Susan Polgar

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9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girl’s Invitational (FREE rooms and meals for official qualifiers)

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 11:28 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

Rules and Conditions for the 9th Annual Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational (SPGI)July 22 – 27, 2012 at Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri)Over $100,000 in chess scholarships, chess prizes, netbook computers, etc.The annual Susan Polgar …

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Gelfand, the underdog

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 9:54 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

64: The underdogFriday, April 20 2012 00:00By Zaldy Dandan – Editor THE world chess championship match will be held in Moscow starting on May 11. The reigning king, India’s Vishy Anand, is defending his title against Israel’s Boris Gelfand, a produ…

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GM Zhao Xue clear first in Wuxi Chess Women Masters

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 9:06 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

GM Zhao Xue clear first in Wuxi Chess Women MastersThe 2nd Chess Women Masters Tournament took place from 10th April to 19th April 2012 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.Ten players competed in the round robin tournament for the prize fund of 215,000 Yuan.GM Zha…

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Happy Birthday to GM Stefanova!

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 7:24 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

Happy Birthday to former Women’s World Champion (2004-2006) Antoaneta Stefanova!Chess daily news from Susan Polgar

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Front Page News

Posted by James R. West @ 7:09 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

In Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times, the chess team from Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn was front page news.

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New and old names in the 2700 club

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 6:59 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

LIVE ratings1Carlsen2835.00.021 (30.11.1990)2Aronian2824.9+4.929 (06.10.1982)3Kramnik2801.00.036 (25.06.1975)4Anand2791.0−8.042 (11.12.1969)5Radjabov2784.00.025 (12.03.1987)6Karjakin2778.6+12.622 (12.01.1990)7Nakamura2775.0+4.024 (09.12.1987)8Caruana…

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Short Wins the Bangkok Chess Club Open

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 6:35 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

All Nigel Short needed was a draw to clinch clear first in the Bangkok Chess Club Open, and he got it. He finished with 8/9, good for a full-point margin over his closest competitors. A little icing on the cake is that it pulls his rating back over 270…

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Short wins, Gustafsson and Hou Yifan underperform

Posted by Susan Polgar @ 6:29 AM, Thursday Apr 19th, 2012

Nigel Short Triumphs at the 12th Bangkok Chess Club OpenArticle by Alexander J. KlemmBritish GM Nigel Short has won the 12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 with a last-round draw against IM Nguyen Duc Hoa, whose outstanding performance has earned the Vie…

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