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Shattering sterotypes in chess, a competitive game for men and women3 comments

sarahcostello wrote 3 months ago: By Sarah Beth Costello Image courtesy of The Boston Globe. Brows glisten and fingers twitch during t … more →

Tags: features, the Pendulum, Elon University, college coffee, Chess, Chess Club, Aaron Peeks, 9 Queens, American Women Chess Champion

Chess Olympiad Dresden 20087 comments

Nikita wrote 1 year ago:     Click on the top image/logo to access the official site of Dresen 2008, it will open in a new wi … more →

Tags: Chess, Chess Games, Chess Tournaments, Dresden, Dresden Chess 2008, Henry Steel, Melissa Greeff, Monique Sischy, skaak

Alexandra Kosteniuk Takes the Gold in Blitz Chess

chessmusings wrote 1 year ago: www.kosteniuk.com www.kosteniuk.com www.kosteniuk.com It appears as though chess has a new superstar … more →

Tags: World Chess News, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chess, World Chess Champion, Kosteniuk, Kosteniuk chess, Alexandra Kosteniuk chess, chess Kosteniuk, World Blitz Chess Champion

Chess humour and Jennifer Shahade7 comments

Nikita wrote 1 year ago: Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe – Indian proverb South Africa, Pa … more →

Tags: Chess, South Africa, skaak, chess humour, Skaakmeesters, Melissa Greeff, Carmen de Jager

The Fabulous 00s: Some Interesting Modern/Pirc Games

nezhmet wrote 2 years ago: The Modern Defense with an early a6!? is a tricky beast. I first tried it versus William Costigan (o … more →

Tags: Chess History, Chess Openings, Chess Players, Chess Tournaments, Felix Movilla, Kimani Stancil, Modern Defense, New York Open 1983, North American Open 2003

King's Gambit Book Party3 comments

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: I should have posted this earlier.  Jennifer Shahade took some great photos at my Barnes and Noble r … more →

Tags: King's Gambit book, Pascal Charbonneau, Irina Krush, Frank Brady

A Whale of an Index3 comments

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Two-time U.S. Women’s Champion Jennifer Shahade blogged about how she began “reading … more →

Tags: Chess, WorDs, King's Gambit book

SA Women ...talk of the town..3 comments

Nikita wrote 2 years ago: The 2007 South African Women’s Open Chess Championship was the talk of the town. 13-year-old Melissa … more →

Tags: Chess, South Africa, Melissa Greeff, skaak, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, US Chess, female chess players, Woman Grand Master chess, South African chess

New York Knights Are Looking Bright

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: photo of the 2006 New York Knights by John Fernandez U.S. Chess League Commissioner Greg Shahade has … more →

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Greg Shahade, New York Knights, Pascal Charbonneau, Irina Krush

Let Me Dream: King’s Gambit the Movie6 comments

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: My over-active imagination has been fueled by a caller from Hollywood who inquired about film rights … more →

Tags: Chess, Krush, kasparov, Susan Polgar, Pascal Charbonneau, Bruce Pandolfini, David Blaine, Bobby Fischer, Nigel Short

Fabiano Curuana Breaks Record to Become America's Youngest Chess Grandmaster!2 comments

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Six years ago I watched legendary chess teacher Bruce Pandolfini (who is played by Ben Kingsley in … more →

Tags: Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Bruce Pandolfini, Fabiano Caruana

Women and Chess

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: “There’s a reason why women themselves do not excel at the game,” Garry Kasparov once told me over d … more →

Tags: Chess, Krush

Nakamura, the Gracious Chess King1 comment

paulhoffman wrote 2 years ago: Hikaru Nakamura’s star in the chess firmament is rising even as Gata Kamsky’s is flicker … more →

Tags: Chess, Gata Kamsky, nakamura


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