Chess News

Pov-ray 3-d Chess Board
A 3-D chess board made in POV-Ray. No modling/3rd-Party programs used.

Chess game for Windows - easy download - Free!
Wow, finally a good chess game for windows. Here is some fun during those boring hours behind a computer screen. And it's Free!

Online Chess
Welcome to the first post of my online chess strategy blog. In future posts I will be covering places to play chess online. (live and email format.) I will also have chess strategy in the form of chess puzzles for beginner, intermediate and advanced level players.

Crazy Chess - Yahoo!
This must be one of the most addictive chess related games I have ever played. Very fun indeed!

Was Da Vinci a Chess Player?
Researchers believe early illustrations of how to play the game of chess, found in a long-lost Italian manuscript, may have been drawn by Leonardo da Vinci.

'Da Vinci link' to chess drawings
Did Da Vinci Invent Chess?

Chess player refuses to shake opponent's hand - TWICE!!!
Bulgarian chess player Ivan Cheparinov refuses twice to shake hands with the English chessplayer Nigel Short. According to the rules, you must always shake hands with your opponent before the game, that's why Cheparinov lost the game against Short

Games of GM Duncan Suttles | Chess on the Edge | Vols 1-3
GM Suttles revolutionized opening play in the Modern Defense (Rat) and in Hypermodern White openings, and competed against the best players of the 1960's and 70's including Fischer, Spassky, Botvinnik, Larsen, Ljubovic and many others. He was the world's leading advocate of the Modern Defence from the mid-1960s and played this line exclusively.

Chess- Learn the Sicilian defense
http://www.5min.com/igorgleb A great defense against the popular semi-open openings

Chess with the Grandmasters in South Africa
Chess in Centurion and Clubview with the Grandmasters and International Masters in South Africa.

Tactics and Strategies
Kinda like chess :)

Game Giveaway of the Day - Grand Master Chess
Grand Master Chess cannot possibly leave any professional or amateur chess player indifferent to all the new possibilities. Computer intellect adjustment is capable of selecting preset installations. The scaling algorithm is so remarkable that you can actually see all the small details of the chess figures.

Modeling a Chess Pawn in 3DS Max
A graphic tutorial from Doctor Inferno, one of the friendly moderators of Etcetera Community. This is only one of the tutorials that we showcase. So come now & join us for FREE and have the full features of the community.

Chess Takes World
When people think of chess, they usually think of Russia. But chess excellence has now gone global: The current World Champion is from India, and the current World Junior Champion is an Egyptian. Since 1991, Russian players and teachers have fanned out in a chess diaspora, gradually affecting how, and where, the game is played.

Obama vs Clinton: Chess. Not Boxing.
Dylan Loewe compares the successful chess like Obama campaign against the unsuccessful boxing like Clinton campaign.

Gambling and Prostitution in Ancient Pompeii
Gambling and prostitution are looked down upon in today's world as unsavoury. However, as evidence from Pompeii's 100 taverns, dice of astragals (bones from sheep feet) and similar figurines to chess pieces indicate that both were widespread practices in Pompeii.Brought to you by www.arcanehistory.com

Work at Insomniac, play life-sized chess
The "Insomniacs" are attempting to lure in new candidates via song at their booth. Take a look!

Basic King Strategy, Chess
Knowing when to castle or how to move the King to safety isn't...

Checkmate
a fantastic chess photograph

Raingull V3 Forex EA Robot
An EA is an automated trading "robot". Robots can beat human beings' world champion at chess games, likewise, EA robots can triumph over human traders at FOREX trading.

Scrabulous creators reveal Chess Pro
Over the weekend, the Agarwalla brothers, Rajat and Jayant, revealed their newest project: the Facebook application Chess Pro.

New free chess server
The Chess Player is a new chess server. Membership is currently free, so get in quick!

iPod Games: Chess & Backgammon
iPod Games: Chess & Backgammon

Aronian upsets Anand
Armenia’s Levon Aronian scored an upset victory over World champion Viswanathan Anand, after cashing on the gaffe made by India’s top ranked player on the 30th move in the second round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament being played at Morelia in Mexico on Saturday.

Free Online Chess
This is a good article for anyone looking for information related to online chess communities such as Yahoo.

How to win in Chess
How to win in Chess

Chess. Albert Einstein vs Robert Julius Oppenheimer.
La storia annovera molte partite di scacchi disputate fra personaggi famosi, ma la seguente è degna di una speciale menzione perchè fu disputata fra due delle più geniali personalità scientifiche dell'epoca moderna.

9 Chess Terms You Have To Know
talk like a chess pro...

History of Chess - Chess History
This is a detailed history of the game of chess from a new site that will be posting chess articles about strategy, history, legends, and much more.

History of Bobby Fischer - Chess Legends
This is a really good article on the history of chess legend Bobby Fischer. The site is new but looks like it will be posting articles about chess strategies, history, books, and other information related to the game of chess.

History of Bobby Fischer - Chess Legends
This is a cool chess site for chess players. It has a recent post about chess legend Bobby Fischer and looks like it will have more down the road. It's worth adding to the favorites if your a chess fanatic or beginner.

Carl's classic
Carl's Classics is a game collection with 14 classic games like Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Reversi, Pachisi and many more.

Basic Pawn Strategy--Understand Chess
tips and tactics for chess...

War on ice!
chess, Nigel Short and Anatoly Karpov playing chess game on ice!

Dragon variation
Chess, chess openings, Dragon as chess opening