A grandmaster draw refers to an agreement between players to play a short, effectively uncontested game and share the prize money.
In his popular book “The Immortal Game,” David Shenk said great chess players were made, not born.
Edward R. Murrow High School has won or tied for first in seven national high school championships.
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The chess team from Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn won its fourth consecutive national championship on Sunday, tying with a high school from Arizona. It was the second time in three years that Murrow and Catalina Foothills High School of Tucson were named co-winners of the National High School Championship. Each school earned 22 points in the tournament, which was held in Kansas City, Mo. Alex Lenderman, a Murrow senior who earned 6.5 points for his team, was named national scholastic chess champion, the tournament’s top individual honor.
In general, chess has become a young person’s game. But not everyone peaks before gaining the right to vote.
A chess star at a Brooklyn high school skips a lot of school — but he is no ordinary truant.
US Chess League commissioner Greg Shahade understood well which part of the chess community is giving the best PR effect to his project. It comes as no surprise that he announced “Blogger of the Year award” for the upcoming season. The award includes a $100 prize and can be won by anyone from any team, or by any fan of a team.
English Chess Federation is one of the world’s most respected chess organizations, in spite the fact that “ECF can’t make BBC News Online to have regular chess coverage”. After only 8 months of activity, and “due to its unique features and good links”, the Streatham & Brixton Chess Club’s blog has deserved the prestigious Website of the Year 2007 award. Wonderful news. Congratulations guys!
Canadian chess summer continues with the MonRoi 2007 International Women’s Grand-Prix Finale. The tournament is taking place on 22-28 July in Montreal, alongside the 8th Empresa International. Participants were invited according to the results achieved in various tournaments marked as Grand-Prix qualifiers.
Round 1, July 22:
Myriam Roy (CAN 2195) - GM Pia Cramling (SWE 2533) 0-1
WGM Jovanka Houska (ENG 2401) - WGM Iweta Rajlich (POL 2406) 1-0
WGM Irina Krush (USA 2479) - WGM Cristina Adela Foisor (ROM 2372) draw
WGM Ketevan Arakhamia Grant (GEO 2418) - WGM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO 2460) draw
Humpy Koneru, a 20-year-old from India, is the No. 2 woman in the world, one of just 10 to earn the title of grandmaster….
Cyril Humeau made a short video during the Porto-Vecchio match that took place back in May:
See also Cyril in lightning action against Chinese top Grandmaster Ni Hua:
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