Statement on 2016 Chess Championship: Russian Sports New Agency (R-Sport) published an interview with Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, where he stated that ‘talks to hold the 2016 World Chess Championship Match in the US are on hold’. Agon, which holds rights to organize the match, would… Continue reading
Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future The government’s ruling that the game is not a fully fledged sport denies British chess the recognition and financial support it needs to compete with established giants such as Russia and Ukraine, and fast-rising powers such as China… Continue reading
Political Chess Cartoons .. Samples of political satire from various artists Continue reading
Fabiano Caruana to Join the U.S. Chess Federation World’s Number Three Chess Player Seeks to Represent the United States Once Again… “I’m absolutely thrilled to be representing the United States again and working with the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. I’d like to thank everybody who has… Continue reading
Money/Business/Chess Philosophy: To understand the way money moves around the world, think of a massive three-dimensional chessboard where there are dozens of countries/players competing at the same time. Not all players are equal. Some have many Queen pieces, while others do not have queens but instead have many weak pawns.… Continue reading
Chess and Golf : We’re fortunate to see a story about Chess on MSN home page.. Unfortunately its about a degenerate GM from another Country wasting his ‘Talent” in the toilet.. Yet no mention of The 2 week U.S.Chess Championships that ended on Sunday held in Saint Louis . But we… Continue reading
Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger, takes on 8-year-old chess phenom Emma Cheng in a game of chess.[Mar.7] Chess phenom Emma Cheng took on Arnold Schwarzenegger at a kids expo Saturday. Cheng is the fourth-highest rated chess player under 9 years old in the United States, and is third out of all… Continue reading
Mattel Electronics Computer Chess If chess is your game,I highly recommend you make your next move to Mattel Electronic’s computer chess…………{1981} Bruce Pandolfini Continue reading
Pushing Wood is a documentary about today’s culture of competitive chess, a culture unlike any other in sports, one that demands endless preparation, induces endless psychological stress, and pays very little. What’s it like to try and make it as a professional chess player in the 21st century? Why is… Continue reading
Image : Charles Krauthammer A brief Clip of Bret Baier’s Interview with America’s preeminent Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, Charles Krauthammer. (OCT 26 2013) On the Subject of Chess.. BB: Which lights you up more , Baseball or Chess.. when your in the game? CK: There’s no comparison its Chess. BB:… Continue reading
