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Tue Feb 7
Why chess deserves a place in schools Susanpolgar [CHESS]
Artwork by Mike MagnanWhy chess deserves a place in schoolsIn Armenia all six-year-olds study chess; in UK schools it fell off a cliff in the 1980s. But its educational benefits are plentifulJonathan Calderguardian.co.uk, Tuesday 7 February 2012 13.30 ESTPrimary school children in Armenia have more to contend with than just the three Rs. From the age of six, they all study chess as a separate subject for two hours a week. Chess is important to the very identity of this landlocked little country. [...]
Tue Feb 7
Chessdom [WIN]
The rating favorite Evgeny Tomashevsky was held to a draw at the start of the 2012 Aeroflot chess tournament. Tomashevsky did not continue his game against Aleksandrov and signed one of the shortest draws of the day in just 15 moves. The young talents Caruana and Le Quang Liem started with victories by defeating Dmitry [...]
Tue Feb 7
Chessdom [OPEN]
Interactive services are now launched! [...]
Mon Feb 6
Chesslodge [INDIAN]
The Quality Chess "Grandmaster Repertoire" editions number 8 and 9, dedicated to the thorough analysis of the Gruenfeld Indian Defence, are finally out on the market. Grandmaster Boris Avrukh, who already wrote two highly praised volumes on the 1.d4 repertoire, now covers his favourite opening on 616 pages. Grandmaster Repertoire 8: The Gruenfeld Defence Vol.1 [...]
Mon Feb 6
ICGA/Rybka controversy: An interview with David Levy (1) Susanpolgar [RYBKA]
ICGA/Rybka controversy: An interview with David Levy (1)IntroductionIn June 2011 it was widely reported in the global media that the International Computer Games Association (ICGA), headed by Dr. David Levy, had found chess programmer Vasik Rajlich in breach of the ICGA’s annual World Computer Chess Championship (WCCC) tournament rule related to program originality. In the ICGA’s accompanying report it was asserted that Rajlich’s chess program Rybka contained “plagiarized” code from Fruit, a pro [...]
Mon Feb 6
Nikolai Chadaev first in the World Blitz Championship Qualifier Susanpolgar [BLITZ]
The 2012 World Blitz Championship qualifying tournament took place at the Russian State Social University (V.Pika st., 4) on Monday, February 6th.The competition with 99 players consisted of 11 rounds of Swiss system, with time control 3 minutes per game with additional 2 seconds per every move, and FIDE rating calculation. The prize fund was 30 000 RUB.GM Nikolai Chadaev took a clear first place with 9 points. Half a point behind are GM Papin Vasily RUS 2570, GM Rychagov Andrey RUS 2542, IM Bog [...]
Tue Feb 7
More endgame improvement Susanpolgar [IMPROVEMENT]
White to move and win.Source: ChessToday.netChess daily news from Susan Polgar [...]
Tue Feb 7
Leave our meat judging team and Law School moot court team alone Susanpolgar [JUDGING]
Tech gets checkmatedSubmitted by Jon Mark Beilue on Tue, 02/07/2012 - 2:07pmHard times for us Texas Tech alums. First, the Red Raiders suffer their first losing football season since 1992. Then the men’s basketball team may not win a Big 12 game — and is proving it each time the Raiders take the court.Now this. Tech is suffering the indignation of losing its entire national championship chess club. You read it right. The reigning national collegiate champions, and their coach, former world champ [...]
Tue Feb 7
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