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Chess: It's all about placement, not just forceIn this week's position black has a large material edge. Even so, white has a forced mate in three moves.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 07:05
In political chess, the game never ends
Somewhere I read, "All the world's a stage." In politics, it's a chess board with thoughtful strategy, feints to draw your opponent's attention one direction while your target is another, and well-considered ...
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 06:54
Colorado Chess: School chess season to start soon
Published October 3, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. The Denver Scholastic Chess Series kicks off the chess season Oct.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 06:42
64 leaps! Chess set to cross stratosphere
People have played it among themselves, they have played the game against super computers and they have played it in cyberspace.
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 06:35
Make the right move with Clitheroe Chess Club
PLAYERS of all ages and abilities, including beginners, are invited to join Clitheroe Chess Club for the start of a new season.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 06:20
Chess tourneys start Friday
Looking for a budding grandmaster? You might discover one at the Bayonne Chess Club's upcoming youth tournaments, starting this week and continuing into next month.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 06:02
Have Fun Learning All About Chess! -- New Book is a Comprehensive...
Have Fun Learning All About Chess! -- New Book is a Comprehensive Guide That Explores the Basics and Importance of Chess ST.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 05:48
World Class Multiprocessor Chess Engine, New Computer Chess
After historic man vs. machine chess matches Kasparov vs. Deep Blue, Kramnik vs.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 05:44
A chess match made in (the) heavens: ISS vs. Earth
Soon we will know what it's like to play a chess match between the heavens and the Earth.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 05:41
Cuban chess GM Dominguez to compete in China, Germany
Cuban chess Great Master Leinier Dominguez is getting ready for the World Games of the Mind from Oct.
Source : Topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 05:34
Organizers Of The Chess Olympiad 2008 Publicize The Names Of Partici
Date : Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:12:19 +0500 ORGANIZERS OF THE CHESS OLYMPIAD 2008 PUBLICIZE THE NAMES OF PARTICIPANTS armradio.am 22.09.2008 16:49 Organizers of the Chess Olympiad 2008 to be held in Dresden in ...
Source : Topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 06:35
Doherty Was School Chess Champ
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network Pete Doherty 2008-09-23 13:30:05 - Rocker PETE DOHERTY has a geeky secret - he was a chess champion at school.
Source : Topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 06:24
Pupil Of Republican Academy Of Chess Haroutiun Barseghian Receives U
Date : Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:19:00 +0500 PUPIL OF REPUBLICAN ACADEMY OF CHESS HAROUTIUN BARSEGHIAN RECEIVES UN CUP Noyan Tapan http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=117625 Sep 22, 2008 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN ...
Source : Topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 06:21
Russian Language Gains Popularity
Students of Russian have included chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, though her knowledge of the language and culture does not appear to have helped relations between ...
Source : Topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 06:21
Russian court finds 13 guilty of ethnic killings
A Moscow court on Monday convicted 12 teenage boys and a man of committing a series of vicious ethnic attacks, including the murder of a chess champion who was a member of Russia's Yakut ethnic group.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Sep-2008 22:02
Fun, mind exercise at chess...
I am a nine-year-old girl and I go to St Benedict's Chess Academy, Kirkop, to learn how to play chess, a game that people of all ages can play.
Source : Topix.net | 22-Sep-2008 17:34
Hot Russian model is World Chess Champ
Submitted by harvinder on September 20, 2008 - 7:51pm. achievmant Alexandra Kosteniuk Champ Chess model russian world Alexandra Kosteniuk, a 23 year old part time model, has taken home the crown of Women's ...
Source : Topix.net | 21-Sep-2008 17:24
The sexy Russian model, 23, crowned the new Queen of Chess:...
A sexy Russian Grandmaster and model has been crowned Queen of Chess after winning the world chess championship.
Source : Topix.net | 20-Sep-2008 17:17
Russian glamour model wins Womens World Chess Championship
A Russian women, who worked as a model to raise the profile of chess, has won the Womens World Chess Championship.
Source : Topix.net | 19-Sep-2008 17:06
Learning chess is no - checkmate' at library
Homeschool student Hannah Smith contemplates her next move during a free chess program at the Golden Gate Children's Library.
Source : Topix.net | 18-Sep-2008 10:47
Wu-Tang Clan Takes On UFC Fighters In Chess
On October 11, at the historic San Francisco Cow Palace , Wu-Tang Clan 's RZA [ click to read ] and GZA [ click to read ] will compete against UFC fighters Rich Franklin and Jeff Monson in this charity event.
Source : Topix.net | 17-Sep-2008 10:42
Chess Olympiad Update
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Chess Olympiad Update Common declaration by FIDE and Dresden Organizers Friday, 12 September 2008 09:30 Official Olympiad Website: http://www.dresden2008.com/ A delegation from FIDE, ...
Source : Topix.net | 16-Sep-2008 10:32
Humpy shocked in first game of World Championship chess semi-final
Top seed GM Koneru Humpy of India was shocked in the first game of her semi-final against 14-year-old Hou Yifan of China on a day of upsets as the Women's World Chess Championships moved towards the closing ...
Source : Topix.net | 15-Sep-2008 10:20
Community theater gives five Tommy Awards to its 'Chess' production
Looks like the Richey Suncoast Theatre's production of Chess had all the right moves.
Source : Topix.net | 14-Sep-2008 10:15
Chess thrives in rural Idaho school
COUNCIL, Idaho - The elementary school at the edge of this rural town had to scrape money together just to clear the weeds from the playground, which boasts little more than a swing set.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Sep-2008 08:50
Nair awaits global chess role
FIJI Chess Federation assistant secretary Krishneel Nair is a step closer to becoming Oceania's second World Chess Federation tournament arbiter.
Source : Topix.net | 13-Sep-2008 01:17
Chess origins and happenings
The most widely accepted scenario is that chess derived from a game played in India around 600 AD called Chaturanga .
Source : Topix.net | 12-Sep-2008 01:10
Dems' offshore drilling plan comes with catch
In a sign of how much the energy debate has shifted in an era of nearly $4-a-gallon gasoline, virtually the same proposal that Pombo floated will be introduced on the House floor this month - by Democratic ...
Source : Topix.net | 10-Sep-2008 01:02
Humans are no match
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Humans are no match Humans Are No Match For Computers In Chess World By SHELBY LYMAN September 9, 2008 For the public at large, the issue of man vs.
Source : Topix.net | 09-Sep-2008 20:42
Humpy storms into semifinal with thumping victory
A draw would have sufficed but Grandmaster Koneru Humpy showed no mercy and recorded her second successive win against Shen Yang of China to storm into the semifinals of the World Women's Chess Championship in ...
Source : Topix.net | 09-Sep-2008 16:23
The benefits of chess
By Barry Bateman Chess development in South African schools will soon receive international support following a visit from the World Chess Federation .
Source : Topix.net | 09-Sep-2008 12:12
Putin's Ruthless GambitThe Bush Administration Falters in a Geopolitical Chess Match
The Bush team -- blindsided by their own neoconservative fantasies -- saw in Saakashvili a useful pawn in their pursuit of a long smoldering anti-Russian agenda.
Source : Topix.net | 08-Sep-2008 17:19
Chess: Humpy held by Trang, Harika draws with Mkrtchian
Date : Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:13:05 -0700 Press Trust of India, India Sept 5 2008 Humpy held by Trang, Harika draws with Mkrtchian By Our Chess Correspondent Nalchik , Sept 5 Grandmaster Koneru Humpy played out an ...
Source : Topix.net | 07-Sep-2008 17:16
Fredericton player wins chess tourney
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Source : Topix.net | 06-Sep-2008 16:59
York chess club kickoff set for Saturday
The York Youth and Young at Heart Chess Club will have its kickoff meeting this weekend.
Source : Topix.net | 05-Sep-2008 16:55
Japan PM favourite Aso meets resistance
Japan's flamboyant former foreign minister Taro Aso, the front-runner to be the country's new prime minister, met resistance as two economic reformists vowed to give him a fight.
Source : Topix.net | 04-Sep-2008 16:45
Anand splits point with Ivanchuk ...
Anand splits point with Ivanchuk in round-1 Agencies Bilbao , Sept 3: World Champion Viswanathan Anand settled for a draw with Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk after finding himself in time trouble in the first round ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Sep-2008 20:43
Why Russia invaded Georgia
My old literature teacher once told me a story of four blind beggars and an elephant.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Sep-2008 21:32
Iranian female chess player off to Russia
Iranian chess player Atousa Pourkashian left for Russia to participate in Women's World Chess Championships, IRNA reported.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Sep-2008 13:12
Stan Chart School Chess competition starts in Barisal
Our Correspondent, Barisal Standard Chartered Bank School Chess Competition 2008' in collaboration with Bangladesh Chess Federation started in Barisal on Tuesday afternoon.
Source : Topix.net | 01-Sep-2008 13:08
Georgia Conflict Resounds at Chess Championships
Russia's military action in Georgia this month is having repercussions in an unexpected realm: the world of chess.
Source : Topix.net | 31-Aug-2008 12:50
Grand Master Lilit Mkrtchian To Compete At World Chess Championship
Date : Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:45:26 +0500 GRAND MASTER LILIT MKRTCHIAN TO COMPETE AT WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Noyan Tapan http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=116752 Aug 27, 2008 YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN.
Source : Topix.net | 31-Aug-2008 01:58
Who Is Sarah Palin, McCain's VP Pick?
If politics is a game of chess, Senator John McCain attempted to checkmate Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama on Friday when he announced his choice of surprise candidate Sarah Palin, the ...
Source : Topix.net | 30-Aug-2008 01:49
Fears of isolation as investors flee Russia
At the outset of this year, Russia proudly proclaimed itself an island of stability at the annual economic gathering in Davos, setting itself apart from the tumult of the global financial crisis.
Source : Topix.net | 29-Aug-2008 21:21
62nd New Jersey State Chess Championship 2008
The 62nd New Jersey State Championship chess tournament will run this weekend. There was no advertisement in Chess Life , but you can find the complete details at the New Jersey State Chess Federation website .
Source : Topix.net | 29-Aug-2008 12:52
Show off your chess moves
The Kenton County Public Library will host a free Library Scholastic Chess Tournament from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Mary Ann Mongan Library, 502 Scott St.
Source : Topix.net | 28-Aug-2008 12:41