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Hikaru Nakamura smashed the opposition in internet chess tournament United States youngest and most talented Grandmaster walked through the online blitz tournament by winning 11.5 points out of 12 possible. 2nd placed GM Michael Roiz was full 2 points behind.

Gary Kasparov's Rules of Playing A Brief but Interesting commentary on the Russian Chess Veteran's Move into Politics

Kasparov Accuses Russian Police of Abuse Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion who is one of the Kremlin's most visible critics, accused Russian police of "brutality and cruelty" for their crackdown against anti-government demonstrations last weekend. Kasparov met with prosecutors he said had summoned him after a lawmaker's demand for an inquiry into whether police acted illegally ...

How many atoms are there in the Universe? It is simple to calculate using Newton's law of gravitation. However, there is a surprising answer that is also correct, "Less than the positions in chess"

Chess dictionary funny style never seen a dictionary like this, really well written

chess funny quotes very funny colection, quotes about how chess messes up sometimes

Fabiano Caruana - the future Italian star On 28th September 2002, 10 years, 61 days old at the time, Fabiano became the youngest player ever to defeat a Grandmaster in a rated chess tournament. Born in Miami, lived in New York, Madrid and now Budapest, Fabiano is only one step from achieving the Grandmaster title.

3D Lucite Instructables Chess Board For this project you will need to have a grease pen ''(or EXPO marker)'', ruler, sharp metal rod ''(I used a rat-tail file)'', brown packaging tape, medium metal scoring pad ''(the purple thing)'', 1%2…

Chess Training for Amateurs The following system is geared towards adult beginners with an ELO rating of 1200-1800. It is a modified version of Irina Mikhailova's schedule which she used at the Petrosian Chess School. [1]I have left the schedule flexible so that it can be modified based on the time you have to dedicate to chess study.

Chess in the Attic 1980: Tony Miles and the Dragon The 'chess in the attic' series continues on Chess Tales, with a column from the New Statesman in 1980: Tony Miles commentary on an incredible game of chess in the Sicilian Dragon. His victim is Ljubomir Ljubojevic at the Malta Olympiad.

2007 National High School Chess Championship - Photos # 3 original photos from the 2007 National High School Chess Championship in Kansas City, Missouri

Chess Teaches Us About Minds Over 30 According to Sunday's New York Times, Dylan Loeb McClain adds hope to the aging brain as seen in chess competitions. McClain asks, Can players get better after 30? It doesn't mean former master, 19 yr. old Hikaru Nakamura will be slowing down any time soon. It does mean hope for brain cell growth as we age, though

Geeky comic about chess and roller-coasters Today's installment of the hilarious xkcd nerdy webcomic is especially fine, particularly if you're the kind of person fascinated by the pictures of you screaming on a rollercoaster that you can buy after the ride.

Russia's Reagan: Kasparov On the Political Field This article explains how Chess Champ Gary Kasparov became a political player- he did it the same way Ron Reagan did....

xkcd: Chess Photo Sadly, I can see someone actually doing this. I give it a week before someone posts real pictures of such stupidity on their blog.

Garry Kasparov detained at opposition march in Russia Garry Kasparov.the former world chess champion and was detained by the Russian police on Saturday as supporters of his organization tried to hold a forbidden protest march in Moscow.

Check it out: the 'Transformers' chess set Show off your intelligence and your toy dorkiness simultaneously when you whup your friends’ asses on this G1 Transformers chess board...

Chess Champ Garry Kasparov in Dissenter's March Photo digest of the Dissenter's March, featuring Garry Kasparov before his arrest.

Riot police officers detain opposition leader Sergei Gulyayev in St. Peters 170 anti-Kremlin protesters supporting the coalition were arrested, including former chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who told reporters that "Russia was becoming a police state."

Improving Your Chess Game - How to Play Smarter Than a Fifth Grader One of the hottest prime-time shows right now is "Are You Smarter Then a 5th Grader", pitting grown ups against kids in a battle of wits. Now I am not sure if it is rigged or if people really are that "lost" (to put it nicely) but regardless of how you would fare on a show like this, here are a few tips to make sure that at least your chess game is "

Moscow people club protesters at opposition rally Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov and at least 170 other anti-Kremlin activists were detained to prevent a banned Kremlin opposition rally and march.

Police snuff out Kremlin protest MOSCOW–Russian police detained several hundred people, including chess champion Garry Kasparov, yesterday as they snuffed out an attempt by opponents of President Vladimir Putin to protest near the Kremlin.

Kasparov Makes a Strong Move- Chess Genius Arrested. The latest political move from the former world chess champion . The demonstration and the arrest.

Chess Grandmaster arrested Former chess world champion Gary Kasparov was arrested in Moscow.

Kasparov defiant after arrest in Moscow march Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov accused Russian authorities of illegally crushing an anti-Kremlin march on Saturday and called the protest a victory for opponents of President Vladimir Putin.Kasparov, who was among at least 170 people detained during a march organised by opposition coalition Other Russia...

BREAKING: Kasparov freed after anti-Putin rally Garry Kasparov, Russian opposition leader and former world chess champion, was released after being arrested for participating in an anti-Putin rally

The Chess Champion Who's Against Vladimir Putin The Chess Champion Who's Against Vladimir Putin's government and is severely dissatisfied with the current government.

Chess improvement Annotating your chess games: the second improvement tip from Chess Tales

Russian Opposition Leader Held in Moscow March Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, was arrested during a rally that ended in clashes with riot troops.

Kasparov Detained in Russia Protest MOSCOW -- Police detained Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who now leads one of Russia's strongest opposition movements, and at least 100 other activists Saturday as they gathered for a forbidden anti-Kremlin demonstration in central Moscow.

World chess champion Garry Kasparov detained in Moscow The leader of the oppositional United Civil Front, world chess champion Garry Kasparov, as well as two young opposition activists, have been detained in downtown Moscow, a police source said Saturday.

Chess champion, Garry Kasparov arrested at Moscow rally Police have arrested Garry Kasparov at a banned anti-Kremlin rally in central Moscow. Former chess champion Mr Kasparov leads an opposition coalition, which the Kremlin accuses of destabilizing Russia.

Chess improvement #1: Know Yourself first in a series of tips to help a casual or club chess player to improve their game

Friday chess puzzle The first "Chess Tales" Friday puzzle featuring a position from a blitz game between World Champion's Capablanca and Lasker

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Chess is a board game and mental-skill game for two players. It is played on a square board of eight rows, called ranks, and eight columns, called files, giving 64 squares of alternating colour, light and dark.

Each player begins the game with 16 pieces which can move in defined directions. Chess is a strategy game.