In the mass media of newsprint, chess often struggles in Western countries to achieve even a cursory mention. 80-year old chess legend Leonard Barden has been writing chess columns in the UK for over 50 years. Now, his daily column for the Londo...
The official July 2010 FIDE rating list has been published and it confirms Magnus Carlsen as the world #1 with his highest rating yet of 2826 Elo. Only the great Garry Kasparov has ever achieved a higher rating, with his peak being 2851 Elo back ...
The fourth tournament of the women's Grand Prix series started yesterday in Jermuk, Armenia. The idea of the Grand Prix is not only to bring together the best female players in the world for six round-robin tournaments, but also to define one of t...
The 2010 Copper State International, presented by Abstrax Inc came to a close on Wednesday June 9th in Mesa, Arizona. The tournament ended in the same way that it started: "Fighting Chess" on boards one through twenty! It seemed that every part...
The 2010 Copper State International, presented by Abstrax Inc, has reached the midway point of the tournament. It has certainly been an exciting few days of chess in Arizona, with many ups and downs for both our top seeds and our "Norm Hunters"...
It has begun! The 2010 Copper State International, presented by Abstrax Inc is officially underway. It has been a whirlwind 48 hours -- between player arrivals, the opening ceremony on Thursday night, and the first two rounds -- there is a lot ...
I don't think it was even mentioned around these parts, but our own Chess.com sponsored a $1000 prize for Best Game of the just concluded 2010 US Chess Championship. The award went to Yury Shulman for his victory over Hikaru Nakamura in the Quad ...
Now that the official FIDE rating lists are updated more frequently - every 2 months rather than every quarter, there tends to be less movement from one list to the next. The top 7 are unchanged this time, with Magnus Carlsen sill holding onto hi...
You may recall that a month ago we reported on filmmakers Katie and Nelson Dellamaggiore, who are raising funds to make a movie about the best junior high chess team in the US. Well, they are looking for someone rated 2100-2400 to play the star o...
Today I'd like to unveil what will be an extremely valuable training tool for those who choose to make use of it: Computer Workout. What? You've seen it before? Tried it before? No way! This is a 90% "completely" new Computer Workout, redesigned ...
The women's world chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk (pictured) has become a 'Champion For Peace', joining many other high-profile sportsmen and women to promote peace through sporting initiatives all around the world. 'Champions For Peace' is an...
Spiderman star Tobey Maguire (pictured) could be set to take on the role of Bobby Fischer in a planned biopic of the controversial American chess genius. Firstshowing.net reports that the project, called Pawn Sacrifice, is written by Steven Knigh...
Scholastic chess is the lifeblood of our wonderful game. Most of us learned to play while in school and once bitten by the bug it stays with us for life! Despite it's demonstrated benefits to young people, chess is not usually a priority for sc...
Magnus Carlsen is still a teenager, but he is now officially the top ranked chess player in the world. The January 2010 FIDE rating list puts Carlsen at #1 with 2810, just ahead of Veselin Topalov on 2805. That makes Magnus Carlsen the youngest ...
So how well did you do in the 2009 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler? There were 20 chess related questions, and a total of 32 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly? The standard of entries was extremely high, and Chess.com would like to ...
It's not uncommon for films to feature scenes with chessboards on display, or even games being played (don't expect the board to be set up correctly, however). Far more unusual is for a film to use chess as its main theme... Queen To Play is a F...
Fans of Chessbase software will no doubt be pleased to hear that the release of the latest version of their flagship playing program Fritz, is due in October. So what is new in Fritz 12? Well, the menu layout has been completely re-designed for...
ABC's WIFE SWAP CASTING FOR A CHESS ENTHUSIAST AND FAMILY $20K ABC's primetime series "Wife Swap" is currently casting its fifth season and looking for unique, outgoing families with a defined family philosophy to take part in the show. Families ...
The basic laws of chess hardly change at all through the years, but there can be a great deal of tinkering around the edges. The latest official FIDE laws of chess were published on 1 July, and contained a few changes which have been much discus...
Veselin Topalov (pictured) is still ranked the world's number 1 player on the latest quarterly official FIDE ratings list, gaining a single point to stand at 2813 Elo. World Champion Viswanathan Anand is second on 2788 Elo and Magnus Carlsen is t...
We reported back in February that the first Bobby Fischer biopic 'Bobby Fischer Live', was in production. Now a trailer for the film has been released by Amamdeus Pictures. The whole project is very much the work of one man, Damian Chapa (pictur...
May 15, 2009 The Los Angeles Chronicle St. Louis, Mo. - The leaderboard flipped Thursday in the seventh of nine rounds of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. At the end of the day, the ...
By Joe Holleman ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/15/2009 The leader board at the U.S. Chess Championship, being held this year in St. Louis, is occupied by the pre-tournament favorites -- and a high-school football player.As of Friday, a rest day for t...
Chess elite check in for 7th round By Joe Holleman ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/14/2009 After six of nine rounds in the U.S. Chess Championship, defending champion Yury Shulman of Chicago is tied for the lead with fellow grandmaster Varuzhan Akobia...
