Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Oct 24, 2009 3:09am.
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 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:07am.
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.Â
So what is new in Fritz 12? Well, the menu layout has been completely re-designed f... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 5, 2009 12:56pm.
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... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Jul 6, 2009 9:42am.
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... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:56pm.
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 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri May 29, 2009 11:07am.
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 (pictu... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Fri May 15, 2009 3:32pm.
May 15, 2009
The Los Angeles ChronicleÂ
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... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Fri May 15, 2009 3:26pm.
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 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Thu May 14, 2009 2:45pm.
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 Akobi... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Thu May 14, 2009 12:51pm.
Contact: John Henderson847-347-9593
For immediate release:
SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN HOLD LEAD AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Louis, Mo., May 13, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood,... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 4:55pm.
By Travis H. Brown
They called him one of the best closers of all time in St. Louis Cardinals history. But today, his opening game was hard enough – on the chess board.
Over his major league baseball career as a hard-throwing reliever, Tod... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 2:18pm.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay and Associates314-504-0081 or lslay@slayandassociates.comorJack Naudi, Slay and Associates636-751-4965 or jnaudi@slayandassociates.comFor immediate release: MISSOURIAN BROOKS CONTINUES TO SHINE AT ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:35am.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay & Associates                                    314-504-0081 or  lslay@slayandassociates.com
Mark Bretz, Slay & Associates314-838-9371 or mbretz@slaya... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:19am.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay & Associates314-504-0081 or lslay@slayandassociates.com Mark Bretz, Slay & Associates314-838-9371 or mbretz@slayandassociates.com                  For Immediate Release: Â... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:02am.
Immediate ReleaseContact: John Henderson847-347-9593Â SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN MAKE THEIR MOVE FOR TITLE
 St. Louis, MO, May 12, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood, Calif., broke fro... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun May 3, 2009 12:11am.
Many studies have claimed that the introduction of chess tuition to young children helps them achieve better progress in their academic and personal development. Now the government of the Philippines has taken the plunge and agreed to introduce ch... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:48pm.
In 1997 IBM's custom built chess supercomputer Deep Blue beat the reigning world chess champion, Garry Kasparov in a 6-game match and IBM's share price rocketed.
Now in 2009, IBM has announced plans to unleash it's latest experiment in artificial... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Apr 1, 2009 12:38pm.
The latest official FIDE quarterly rating list has been published today, with Veselin Topalov (pictured) maintaining his #1 spot and surpassing the magic 2800 Elo barrier once more. World champion Vishy Anand is a clear #2 and Magnus Carlsen is ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:59pm.
Chess will never be the same again. Until now, many mathematicians claimed it wasn’t possible to ‘solve’ chess due to the exponentially large number of possible games (10^120). However, in a dramatic development today... Read more »
38630 reads | 59 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
takodori on Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:22am.
Second mover's winning percentage has exceeded that of First mover for the professional Japanese chess games of the fiscal year 2008(April 2008 through March 2009). It's the first time since Japan Shogi Association started stats since 1967. Here i... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:39pm.
Friends of Chess.com -
Chess.com needs your help! Our Facebook application has been recently under a "negative review" attack. :( We were in the middle of doing some big upgrades to the Facebook app and there were a few bugs. So a few impatient ... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:49pm.
I have written up the HHCF event from the perspective of one of my strudents (and chess.com member). It is at http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/3/1/175050/5056/366/703416. (because I wanted to post at a site that isn't just chess) There will ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:04am.
Possible films about Bobby Fischer's life have been mooted for a long time, but following his death just over a year ago, the time is now ripe for it to happen at last.
Producer Damian Chapa is due to start filming an Amadeus Pictures biopic of B... Read more »
2953 reads | 37 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:38am.
In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue computer won a 6-game match against the legendary Garry Kasparov and made headlines around the world. The match was billed in some quarters as humanity's last stand against the machines. Was this proof that computers wou... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Thu Feb 5, 2009 4:23pm.
I feel compelled to write today about the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I'm going to break form though and start with the ugly and end with the good!
The Bad
Sometimes things are outside of our control. There are weeks where everything on Chess... Read more »
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