GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's chess blog:
October 4, 2011
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October 4, 2011
GM Vassily Ivanchuk and his wife robbed at gun-point in Sao Paolo, just as they going to the airport to go to Bilbao, Spain, to finish the second half of the Grand Slam. Mrs. Ivanchuk's passport was in one of the stolen suitcases. Fortunately, neither GM nor Mrs. Ivanchuk were injured although, of course, both were quite shaken up by this horrible incident, just 20 yards from the hotel they had stayed in, in a "safe" area of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Well, nowhere is safe, these days, is it?
I can't help it - the first question that came to my mind was - who put those thieves up to this? That GM Ivanchuk suffers from "nerves" is well-known for years. Something like this could send him over the edge in the second half of the Grand Slam, and his wife has to travel back to their home country in order to get a new passport. No one could possibly seriously believe that anyone would be carrying money in a suitcase - not these days! So - what really was the goal of these thieves? Just saying...
October 1, 2011
Strategic chess puzzle for chess-y weekend.
Video: Chess Puzzle: Kosteniuk v. Shen Yang (2008 Beijing). Excellent!
GM Susan Polgar's chess blog:
October 4, 2011
Inaugural Lecture at World Chess Hall of Fame
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| Dr. George Dean and GM Susan Polgar at World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
“Chess Masterpieces: One Thousand Years of Extraordinary Chess Sets,” will explore the history and significance of Dr. Dean’s extensive collection.
For more than 50 years, Dr. Dean and his wife Vivian have traveled the world acquiring rare, beautiful and culturally significant chess sets, including those currently on view in the World Chess Hall of Fame’s second floor exhibition, Chess Masterpieces: Highlights from the Dr. George and Vivian Dean Collection.
October 3, 2011
Zambinian Teenager Shines at Botswana Invitational Ladies Section
Zambian chess whiz kid, 18-year-old Epah Tembo has won the Botswana International Invitation Ladies Section in style, after emerging unscathed after nine rounds, and sweeping aside a strong field of Botswana national team players.
October 2, 2011
Chess' Greatest Challenge: Girls
In the world of chess, boys are always in, but U.S. Chess Federation numbers confirm girls are out the minute they hit the teens.
IM Jen Shahade's blog (hint: she keeps her Facebook more current):
September 17, 2011
Autumn Means Running
Autumn invigorates me to a comical extent. I actually find myself spontaneously running in heels from place to place during this season. The energy was useful last week as I just got back from the opening of the fabulous new World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis. I also hosted commentary for a special team event in honor of the opening, K v Q: A Battle of the Sexes.
WGM Natalia Pogonina's chess blog:
October 4, 2011
Avoiding Fatigue During Tournaments
We often hear or say ourselves that “I got tired, and my brain went dead”; “I was tired and blundered”, “I didn’t have enough energy left for the last few rounds”.
Liz Vicary's Blog:
No kidding, Liz Vicary is one of my favorite people. She's so damn passionate and erudite, and she loves the kids she teaches 2000 percent! She's also incredibly witty.
October 3, 2011
IS 218 Fund Raising Drive - Please Help! (Of course I will, and I hope YOU will too, readers. Please please please, every dollar will help, and I know it will be used efficiently, not going to overhead and bureaucracy nonsense.)
Please help support IS 318's chess team. Our funding has been cut every year for several years now, and it's at the point that we have tomake really fundamental cuts. We won't be able to take many students to Nationals or go to many of the tournaments we regularly win/do well in (the Marshall, the NY State Championship, Girls Nationals, High School Nationals, Elementary Nationals).
87% of our students live below the poverty line, which is currrently $22,000 for a family of four. That's even harder to live on in New York City than in the rest of the country. The money you donate will give these kids enriching educational experiences they would not otherwise be able to afford. Because we bring so many kids to tournament and I work on salary, your donated dollar is spent extremely efficiently and goes really far.
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