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Simplify
Chess Skills &bull 1 Hour Ago
Looking through some games because I'm playing a French Defense thematic tournament on Chess.com, I came across an instructive example of simplifying into an elementary endgame. This game was played in the United States Championship in 2007 and appeared in… Full Story »
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Having serious fun playing chess
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Yesterday
Although Sadie Edelman is just five, she knows the difference between a Queen's Gambit and a Sicilian Defence. So does 10-year-old Zachary Filler. That's because both Sadie and Zachary share a strong interest in the game of chess, and are… Full Story »
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GM title for Deep Sengupta
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 9, 2010
NEW DELHI: Deep Sengupta is likely to be awarded with the Grand Master title on March 23, on the FIDE Presidential Board meetings, provided All India Chess Federation takes prompt action in this regard. IM Sengupta made the 1st GM… Full Story »
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Grand Prix Blitz tournament
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 9, 2010
Abu Dhabi prepares for Grand Prix Blitz tournamentEntries free and open to all, Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club board member saysStaff ReportPublished: 00:01 March 9, 2010Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi National Islamic Finance (ADNIF), the Islamic finance and banking arm of the National Bank of… Full Story »
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Pinoy rules Singapore chess meet
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 9, 2010
Pinoy rules Singapore chess meetCebu Daily NewsFirst Posted 08:19:00 03/09/2010Correspondent Marlon BernardinoINTERNATIONAL MASTER (IM) Enrique Paciencia of the Philippines stamped his class to rule the "Ang Mo Kio Community Centre Hong Bao Rapid Chess Challenge 2010" Open tournament held recently… Full Story »
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WGM Tournament in Cox's Bazaar
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 8, 2010
Monday, 8 March 2010Advanced Parachute WGM Tournament in Cox's BazaarThe Advanced Parachute WGM Tournament to be held from 7-14 March 2010 gets underway today at Uni-Resort in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh.After a 10 hour bus ride from Dhaka in a luxury… Full Story »
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How to watch chess videos on your iPod or iPhone
Chessblogger &bull Mar 7, 2010
There are a lot of chess videos on YouTube and other video sharing sites, and just not enough time to watch them all! Being able to take all that free content as it gets uploaded to "the internets" and watch… Full Story »
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And the SJCS Chess Tournament is off to a great start! on Twitpic
twitpic.com via @JodiBrager &bull Mar 6, 2010Remember! Twitpic Community Guidelines specify that if you post a Twitpic photo on an external website, the photo must link back to its photo page. Full Story »
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Cheboygan chess success
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 6, 2010
Chess team maintains string of state appearancesBy Special to the TribuneCheboygan Daily TribuneSat Mar 06, 2010, 10:24 AM ESTCheboygan, Mich. -The Cheboygan High School Chess Team earned a fourth place trophy at the Michigan Chess Association High School Team Tournament… Full Story »
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San Diego Student Spotlight: Daniel Sun
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 6, 2010
Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 12:05 a.m. Daniel Sun, 9, bested his opponent last month in the San Diego Winter Scholastic Chess Championship at the San Diego Chess Club in Balboa Park. Daniel lost one game. Daniel is in the… Full Story »
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We want to host a...
www.facebook.com via @IntelLibrary &bull Mar 5, 2010CW2 Christopher G. Nason Military Intelligence Library We want to host a chess tournament at the MI Library- what are your ideas, thoughts, comments on this? Would you play? Full Story »
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Beautiful memory
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 5, 2010
Richard Rapport Becomes Hungary's Youngest GrandmasterWGM Anna Rudolf takes 2nd IM norm at the Gotth' Art KupaReport by ChessdomGotth' Art Kupa will forever be a beautiful memory for the 13-years old Hungarian Richard Rapport (born 25th March 1996), who shared… Full Story »
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KL Open and chess in Malaysia
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information &bull Mar 5, 2010
Game for the KL open?CHESSBy QUAH SENG SUNChess activities continue to heat up in Malaysia.THE Kuala Lumpur Chess Association's third KL open chess tournament next month will be quite an affair, judging by the number of foreign participants.The grandmasters who are expected to take part are Mikheil Mchedlishvili (Georgia), Hou… Full Story »
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Knockout Champions
Chess for All Ages &bull Feb 25, 2010
While working on my post titled Calculating Collusion , a critique of Did the Soviets Collude? A Statistical Analysis of Championship Chess 1940-64 by Moul and Nye, a subject unrelated to collusion caught my attention. More recently, Ryvkin (2005) has… Full Story »
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Pix from NY February Action
Jim West on Chess &bull Feb 24, 2010
These pictures were taken by me on Saturday during the New York February Action tournament at the Marshall Chess Club . IM Jay Bonin and Larry Tamarkin get set to play round one. NM Oliver Chernin prepares for the first… Full Story »
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Asia Continental Chess Championship 2010 - Subic, Philippines, April 20-30
Chessdom &bull Feb 24, 2010For yet another year The Philippines Chess Federation is holding the Asia Continental Chess Championships. The 2010 edition of the competition is going to take place in Subic, April 20-30 and the opening ceremony date will coincide with the opening… Full Story »
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Misconception: Is the King Ever Taken?
The Wholesale Chess Blog &bull Feb 24, 2010
One common misconception that I hear a lot, is that in a game of chess, the king can be captured. It makes sense, since every other chess piece can be taken. However, during the game, the king is never removed… Full Story »
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Ron Wilson won't put added pressure on USA top line
www.nhl.com via @coolhayes &bull Feb 23, 2010VANCOUVER -- Team USA has 14 goals in its first three games at the Olympics. Yet, the Americans have not gotten much production for the acknowledged scorers on their roster. Full Story »
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Chess Mates Chess Club Opens March 1
The Kenilworthian &bull Feb 23, 2010
The Chess Mates Chess Club , located at 1523 Irving St. in Rahway, N.J. and owned/managed by 2010 Kenilworth Champion Arthur Macaspac, will have its Grand Opening at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 1st. There will be free lessons that… Full Story »
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When are you expected to see eveything?
Chess Express &bull Feb 23, 2010
The round 8 game between Topalov and Aronian from the current Linares tournament is provoking some interesting discussions on the various chess forums around the world. In the diagrammed position Topalov played 34.Bb3 and the game was eventually drawn. Instead… Full Story »
