Magnus Carlsen, born November 30, 1990, learned chess at the age of eight and lives in Baerum, Norway, just outside Oslo. He received the title of International Master in 2003. The next year, he gained 300 rating points. In Corus...
ACA News Release August 9, 2007 Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian, three time World Open Champion, has committed to participating in the upcoming 2007 ACA 150th anniversary US Open (details can be seen under events @ chess.com !) to be held in Mesquite...
Most people don't know this, but a huge chunk of the wealth in Silicon Valley was created by strong chess players! Below are some of the most notable examples... PayPalPeter Thiel (Co-founder and former CEO) Peter is not only the busine...
GM Maxim Sorokin suddenly dies after suffering injuries from a recent car accident. While traveling back from the recent candidate matches in Elista he was involved in a car accident. Originally when he arrived at the hospital and the doctors were...
The latest quarterly FIDE rating list is out and the top 10 rated chess players in the world are listed below, with links to their Wikipedia entries. 1 Anand, Viswanathan IND 2792 2 Kramnik, Vladim...
Viswanathan Anand on Thursday, May 31,2007, advised the world chess federation (FIDE) to find a balance between "broadening the player base" and maintaining the standard of competition while deciding the criteria for title norms. FIDE ha...
