Chess fans in the UK will have the chance to see two giants of the game at the Hay Festival in Wales later this month. Boris Spassky (pictured) is giving a simultaneous exhibition (fully booked - I tried! ) and is also being interviewed by Ronan B... Read more »
Mighty Chucky axes all his rivals Besides the anti-draw rules in force in Sofia, there is also apparently another rule that everyone must lose to Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured!). Quite unbelieveably, Ivanchuk has now won ALL five of his games in the ... Read more »
The United States Chess Federation (USCF), in conjunction with the Marriott Indianapolis East Hotel, and the Orange Crush Chess Club, has announced the return of the U.S. Open to Indiana. The 110th U.S. Open will be held August 1-9, 2009, at ... Read more »
Glorious Chucky makes it 4/4 In round 4 at the MTel Masters, Vassily Ivanchuk continued on his hot streak by beating Cheparinov in a complicated King's Indian. The other games between Radjabov and Topalov, and Bu Xiangzhi and Lev Aronian... Read more »
For those of you who are missing your fix of Yelena Dembo's games, she is currently participating in the Kapthung Open in Luxembourg. The event is a 9 round Swiss with a first prize of 3,000 Euros and 1,500 Euros for the top woman. The t... Read more »
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