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Dosai and degree kapi World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand shares his memories of the city he calls home with Manisha Mohite My earliest memory of Chennai is living in one of those grand Railway Houses, off ...  

Sunday Chess anyone? Play the game of Kings and Queens at the new chess club in Galena Park, 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays, at the Church of God , 1203 North Main in Galena Park.  

Michael Binyon deploys chess metaphors to describe Russia' s military push into Georgia: "Vladimir Putin lost several pawns on the chessboard - Kosovo, Iraq, Nato membership for the Baltic states, US ...  

Michael Binyon deploys chess metaphors to describe Russia' s military push into Georgia: "Vladimir Putin lost several pawns on the chessboard - Kosovo, Iraq, Nato membership for the Baltic states, US renunciation of the ABM treaty, US missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic. But he waited...  

MAINZ (Germany) — Viswanathan Anand showed that he is in perfect shape to defend his world title later this year as he outplayed young Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship here.  

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence The Knight Raiders & The Susan Polgar Foundation present SPICE Cup 2008 Scholastic Chess Championship Saturday, September 20 A 4 Round Swiss ...  

Mainz (Germany), Aug 4 : Viswanathan Anand showed that he is in perfect shape to defend his world title later this year as he outplayed young Magnus Carlsen in the final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship here.  

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence The Knight Raiders & The Susan Polgar Foundation present TEXAS Women's Open Chess Championship September 27-28, 2008 A 5 Round Swiss System ...  

High school juniors and seniors who excel in academics, chess play and sportmanship are eligible to apply. Primary considerations are an essay regarding how chess has had a positive influence on your life, academic achievement, / and recommendations. Contact U.S. Chess Federation, c/o Sharon...  

Mehmood Lodhi wins chess title By Jamil Khan KARACHI: International master and eleven times national master Mehmood Lodhi won the chess title in the First Mind Sports National Championship that concluded at the ...  

The Joplin Chess Club will host a Summer Open on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Cunningham Park in Joplin.  

For US$10, you might wonder what you get with Gameloft's Chess Classics that you don't with other, less expensive iPhone games.  

Viswanathan Anand lifted his 10th Grenkeleasing Rapid championship title after defeating Armenian Levon Aronian in a cautiously played final.  

BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Chess-loving German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck admitted on Tuesday he sometimes glanced at chess problems in newspapers ...  

Open letter by the Georgian Chess Federation Dear President, The Chess Federation of Georgia and the Georgian chess players always shared and acted according to one of the main principles of FIDE - " that the ...  

a hybrid sport which combines the sport of boxing with games of chess in alternating rounds. Chess boxing fights have been organized since early 2003. The sport was started when Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh, inspired by fictional descriptions of the sport in the writing of Enki Bilal, organized...  

NEW DELHI: With the much-awaited World chess championship clash against challenger Vladimir Kramnik just over two months away, Viswanathan Anand swiftly got into the winning mode at Mainz on Sunday. Up against three of the most ...  

Mainz (Germany), Aug 3 (IANS) World chess Champion Viswanathan Anand put himself in good position to annex his 11th title in Mainz as he topped the league stage at the GrenkeLeasing Rapid Chess World Championship to qualify for the final, where he meets Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen.  

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MANILA, Philippines - A draw Thursday with Azerbaijan Grandmaster Eltaj Safarli quashed Wesley So's bid of making it to the top of the 2008 World Juniors Chess Championship in Gaziantep, Turkey.  

Susan Polgar made a move, but not in the game that gave her fame. The chess champion has accused a national chess corporation and some of its associates of conspiring to destroy her career and, possibly, the ...  

Vishwanathan Anand continued his winning ways as he annexed the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship on Sunday.  

ABU DHABI - Fide masters Salem A.R. Saleh and Saeed Ishaq of UAE registered impressive victories in Under-20 and Under-16 sections at the third round of Arab Junior Chess Championship at Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi.  

MAINZ: World chess Champion Viswanathan Anand put himself in good position to annex his 11th title in Mainz as he topped the league stage at the GrenkeLeasing Rapid Chess World Championship to qualify for the ...  

Filed under: News, ExclusiveSpinner.com: Chess players finally have an anthem they can raise their fists to ... or at least, tap along with as they contemplate their next move. Electronic dance trio Fujiya and Miyagi (yes, that is an intended 'Karate Kid' reference -- another element that...  

ELLSWORTH — On Aug. 7, the Ellsworth Chess Club participated in the First Annual George O’Rourke Memorial Chess Tournament commemorating its highest ranked player, who passed his summers on Newbury Neck.  

By V Krishnaswamy, New Delhi, July 6: Viswanathan Anand has confirmed his entry for the inaugural Grand Slam of Chess final Masters in September this year, but Vladimir Kramnik, his opponent for the world title a month later in October has decided to stay away.  

Photo: Getty Images Heath Ledger’s bar, which, according to Down by the Hipster, had the working name Five Leaves, will be called BrightSide when it opens later this summer, reports Life and Style magazine. Says co-owner Judd Mongell, “Heath was very, very into it. He drew the floor plans and...  

PUDUCHERRY: The Bobby Fischer Chess Club, affiliated to the Pondicherry State Chess Association, is conducting an open chess tournament on August 16 and 17.  

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Viswanathan Anand: For being India's beloved Grandmaster 'I feel extremely proud that we as a country have come of age' August 11, 2008 Vishy on why the young need to go beyond the script.  

Harika world's Junior Girls Champion Updated: 08-16-2008 By HYDERABAD : Dronavalli Harika became the second Indian to win the World Junior Girls Chess Championship.  

Martyn Del Castilho, the English-speaking Caribbean's top FIDE rated junior, is back from Venezuela where he placed fifth at the Central America & Caribbean Junior Chess Champion-ships and ready to create history by becoming the first player to win a ...  

THIS fascinating documentary is the story of the 1997 game between Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest chess player ever, and IBM’s super computer Deep ...  

World champion Viswanathan Anand set up a summit clash against Norwegian sensation Magnus Carlsen in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess Championship after signing off his preliminary campaign with two wins and ...  

The New York restaurant Heath Ledger invested in before his untimely death in January will pay tribute to the tragic star in the form of a chess board. Brightside owner Jud Mongell, who was Ledger's business partner, has engraved a chess board into what will be known as Heath's table - so that...  

Elista, 13 August 2008 STATEMENT OF THE FIDE PRESIDENT KIRSAN ILYUMZHINOV Dear chess friends! After having read the open letter of several participants of the forthcoming World Chess Championship in Nalchik , I ...  

International Master D Harika is the second Indian girl to emerge Junior World champion. Koneru Humpy won the crown in 2001.  

Mainz, Germany, Aug 4 : In-form Viswanathan Anand continued with his winning ways as he annexed the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship here after beating young Norwegian Magnus Carlsen 3-1 in four-game final.  

Mainz (Germany), Aug 4: World Champion Viswanathan Anand brushed aside the challenge of Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen to comprehensively win the Grenkeleasing Rapid world chess championship by a 3-1 margin.  

"Enis Berberoglu: The PKK pawn in Caucasian chess game, once again Some could find the headline odd, I respect them.  

By Dennis Monokroussos. This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan, one who loves the beauty of the game and wants to share it with those who are like-minded. Yet the chess mind is not only a chess mind, and ...  

– Shortly after his rapid chess match against David Navara in Prague Vladimir Kramnik gave Czech journalist Pavel Motocha an indepth interview on Navara, chess ethics, the world championship title, his upcoming match against Anand and Garry Kasparov's political activities in Russia.  

Mainz, Germany, Aug 3: After finishing his preliminary campaign with two wins and four draws, World Champion Viswanathan Anand booked a title clash with Norwegian prodigy Magnus Carlsen in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess Championship here.  

Filed under: Boxing VideoFor those who have never seen chess boxing, here's a highlight reel from the world championships, which took place in Berlin last week: Nikolay Sazhin beat Frank Stoldt in the final as 1,000 fans looked on. For the uninitiated, chess boxing is exactly what it sounds...  

The Internet Chess Club (ICC -- www.chessclub.com ), the world's premier online subscription chess service, is again participating in a charity event featuring one of the world's top ranked chess players, 17-year-old Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who has magnanimously agreed to do a...  

Mainz: World Champion Viswanathan Anand set up a summit clash against Norwegian sensation Magnus Carlsen in the Grenkeleasing World Rapid Chess championship after signing off his preliminary campaign with two wins and four draws here.  

KARUR: The Anand Chess Academy and Karur District Chess Association will jointly conduct the Independence Day State-level chess tournament at G.R. Mandapam, Karur, on August 9 and 10. The event will be held in the under-17, 13, 11, 9, 7 and ...  

Anand confirms entry for innovative Grand Slam of Chess Masters Sunday July 6 2008 14:56 IST IANS NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand has confirmed his entry for the inaugural Grand Slam of Chess final Masters in ...  

NEW DELHI: World champion Viswanathan Anand produced a masterly display to crush young challenger Norway’s Magnus Carlsen 3-1 to win the 13th Grenkeleasing rapid world chess championship at Mainz, Germany, on Sunday. In the ...  

Elegant Senior Open celebrates chess art in many forms By Humberto Cruz Florida CHESS Summer 2008 In an elegant and artistic setting, their hands literally reaching out and touching chess art, 78 players ...  

Message of support from World Champion Viswanathan Anand: I was really saddened when I first heard of GM Dusan Popovic's plight.  

Members of the Manitowoc Two Rivers Chess Club battle it out in Manitowoc Coffee Thursday night. The club has members from nearly all age groups.  

THE FIFTH Prospero Pichay Sr. Memorial Cup Chess Chess Championships got underway yesterday at the Surigao Del Sur Institute of Technology in Cantilan, Surigao Del Sur.  

"Touchdown!" "Three-pointer!" "Goal!" "Checkmate!" Wait a minute... "Checkmate"? Perhaps you are scratching your head and wondering why "checkmate" is included with the first three sports terms. After all, how can board games such as chess, be comparable to football, basketball, and soccer? You'd...  

The combatants switch back and forth between boxing and chess — repeatedly putting their gloves on and taking them off, so that they can move the pieces around the board without clumsily knocking them over — in a sort of brains-and-brawn biathlon.  

Rochester Chess Center survives by teaching, distributing the game Sean Dobbin - Staff writer - August 8, 2008 En passant is a special capture that can occur when an opponent tries to move his own pawn two ...  

Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: Sephiroth_FF7 O 1 Enjoyed playing homebrew developer Sephiroth_FF7 's FewChessDS so far? The frequently-updated chess program for the DS is once again treated to more chess ...  

- A chess boxing match starts at the chessboard. In this version of speed chess, each player has a total of 12 minutes in which to beat his opponent. During a player's...  

KOCHI: The Cusat inter-school Open chess tournament, jointly organised by the Cusat Chess Club and the Chess Association Ernakulam, will be held at the Cochin University’s School of Management Studies Hall, Kalamassery, on August 9 and ...  

En passant is a special capture that can occur when an opponent tries to move his own pawn two squares past a defending pawn.  

These girls are not afraid to put the boys in check. The Susan Polgar National Chess Invitational for Girls began Sunday in the Frazier Alumni Pavilion. Fifty girls, all under the age of 18 years old, came to Lubbock from each state in the union to compete for a full scholarship to attend...  

(Credit: Paradoxy Products) Inventor Daniel Young says the pieces on his New Wave Chess & Checkers board are so immovable, the games can be played in a hurricane. We're assuming a checkmate won't be the first thing on your mind as the winds hit, but we nonetheless like ...  

En passant is a special capture that can occur when an opponent tries to move his own pawn two squares past a defending pawn.  

Harika is the second Indian girl ever to win the Junior World champion title after Koneru Humpy in 2001. Harika had won the 2006 World under-18 girls title ...  

Division winners Edward Howard-Jones, Harry Buxton, James Gyles, Marcus Burgess and Alex Cross BASINGSTOKE Chess Club players are celebrating after winning division seven of the Surrey Border League.  

Life goes on and on and on, checkmate after checkmate, for this 14-year-old Filipino grandmaster! by JASER A. MARASIGAN He is the world's youngest chess grandmaster , the seventh youngest GM in chess history, ...  

Young chess champions from around the nation are in Lindsborg this weekend for U.S. Junior Open Tournament.  

Nikolai "The President" Sazhin has been declared the World Champion of chess boxing, beating the crap out of his opponent before putting him down for the count with a fifth-round checkmate.  

INTEREST POSTING FOR A JUNIOR WORLD CORRESPONDENCE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR YOUNG WOMEN The International Correspondence Chess Federation is considering holding a World Championship for young women, and is asking ...  

The first World Chess Championship was not an official championship. Paul Morphy of the United States easily defeated Adolf Anderssen of Germany in a match in 1858 and was considered the World Champion by many ...  

When former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM 's Deep Blue chess computer a decade ago, we at The Motley Fool had our own particular insight into what had just happened.  

On Thursday July 24, the Ellsworth Chess Club reached a summer high of 11 chess enthusiasts, who indulged in a spirited two-part tournament.  

BERLIN - Nikolay Sazhin almost knocked out his opponent with a blow to the chin in the second round. But he had to take the queen to win the match. In front of 1,000 cheering fans one recent Saturday night, Sazhin moved his bishop to go in for the kill and won the world championship of chess...