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Kasparov, Karpov set for chess clash in Spain
Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:52 AM EDT
Chess eminences Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are dusting off their knights and pawns for an exhibition rematch marking the 25th anniversary of their first title bout — a grueling one that lasted five months and was eventually halted.
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Through chess, reaching out to at-risk youth
Seeded on Tue Jul 7, 2009 10:21 AM EDT (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
More than 1,000 elite chess players from around the country came to Philadelphia over the holiday weekend hoping to win the most prestigious American tournament of the year. Orrin "Checkmate" Hudson came to Philadelphia from Atlanta hoping to save lives.
Drunken Chess - pic
Seeded on Fri Jul 3, 2009 8:54 AM EDT (funny-pic-world.blogspot.com)
Mmmm, bet the end game is a bit all over the place.
Checking the Great Game
Thu Jan 8, 2009 7:38 PM EST
Chess is a very old game of strategy, which has origins in India and is an icon of intelligence and concentration. The game itself is nearly a thousand years old and has been a noble tradition for many centuries, spreading across Asia and migrating to the European aristocracy.
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Falsification - And Other Reasons Girls Kick Your Butt At Chess
Tue May 6, 2008 9:35 PM EDT
There is a good reason most Americans stink at chess - our unfailing optimism.
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Chess Master Bobby Fischer Dead at 64
Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:32 AM EST
"Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game. Fischer, who has died at the age of 64, was a child prodigy, a teenage grandmaster and — before age 30 — a world champion who triumphed in a Cold War showdown with Soviet champion Boris Spassky.
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Ron Paul Plays Chess With The Neocons
Seeded on Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:39 AM EST (www.chessmaniac.com)
Ron Paul a political underdog has been gaining support across the country. Paul's political chess opening is compared to that of the "Giuoco Piano" which is Italian for "quiet game" or the Giuoco Pianissimo which is Italian for "quietest game"
Hot Chess Chicks
Seeded on Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:38 PM EDT (chesspics.com)
From the large collection of Pufichek Chesspics albums of players of the Torino Chess Olympiad 2006, we have selected a few for our Photogenic Collection.
Mate check - women play worse against men
Seeded on Sun Jun 3, 2007 1:15 PM EDT (Independent.co.uk)
Women make up only 1 per cent of chess Grandmasters. Yet according to a new study their under-performance is not down to lack of ability, but an awareness that they are expected to do badly.
Kasparov arrested at Moscow rally
Seeded on Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:04 AM EDT (BBC News)
Police have arrested Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov at a banned anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow. He was detained during a huge security operation to prevent protesters from gathering at Pushkin Square. Police deny reports he has now been freed.
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