Chess

Student Saves High School Chess Club

westford.patch.com | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Chess, Westford Academy, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Varun Palnati, Massachusetts, Roudenbush Chess Club, High School Chess, Lorenzo Sanchez, Chess Club, Impact News

Earlier this year there were fears that the Roudenbush Chess Club might be discontinued, but it appears that one Westford Academy freshman has been ab...

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Cook County Inmates Learning Chess

AP | By DON BABWIN | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Chess, Cook County Inmates Chess, Tom Dart, Cook County Jail Chess Program, Cook County Jail, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- Call it the Sheriff's Gambit. A sheriff in Illinois is turning to kings, queens and rooks to help teach inmates at his jail not to behave ...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Peyton Manning Future, European Women's Chess, March Madness, Chess, NCAA Tournament, Randy Moss, Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning Dolphins, Bobby Valentine, Peyton Manning Billboards, New York News
Len Berman

Bobby Valentine, for the first time as manager of the Red Sox, will face the Yankees tonight in Tampa. He'll say something juicy for sure.

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RZA Wants To Play Chess Against Chelsea Handler

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Canada Tv, Chelsea Lately, Video, Chess, Rza, Chelsea Handler, Tv Replay, TV Canada, Wu-Tang Clan, TV News

The gauntlet has been thrown on "Chelsea Lately" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. EST on E!). When Chelsea Handler found out that RZA considered himself a pretty ...

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Your Weekend Random-Ass Roundup: A Christmas Wish

J.D. Bell | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Harlem, Rihanna, Politifact, Chess, Mental Health, Louis CK, Christopher Hitchens, Ron Paul, Politifact Lie of the Year, Ron Paul 2012, Kim Jong Il, Nba, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Kim Jong-Il, North Korea, Black Voices News
J.D. Bell

All I want for Christmas is to never hear about Michelle Obama's ass again. Unless it's at my barbershop. Now come, ye faithful readers. Gather round...

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Astoria Characters: The Kindred Spirit

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Realtor, Astoria, Chess, chooseafamily.com, Halvatzis Realty, Agoraphobia, Queensborough Community College, Thanksgiving, Lucinda Bassett, Pumpkin Pie, Wedding, Norman Rockwell, Lung Cancer, Grandmother, Grandfather, Alcoholism, Waitress, Actress, Lupus, Anxiety Attacks, Billiards Hall, Kim Parshley, Sitcom, St. John's Preparatory School, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

It's Thanksgiving time, and Kim Parshley is getting ready to make her famous pumpkin pie. She wishes the recipe had been handed down from her grandmother. It wasn't; she was left to concoct it all by herself.

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Check Mate: Three Black Teens Take The Chess World By Storm

nytimes.com | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Justus Williams, James Black Jr., Chess-Master, Parents-Teens, Chess, Maurice Ashley, United States Chess Federation, Joshua Colas, Black Chess Players, Black Chess Masters, Black Voices News

It rarely comes as a surprise for an African American to be the latest rising sports star, whether he's slam dunking on the court or scoring touchdown...

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Take That Tiger Moms: A Pussycat Raises A Chess Champ

Lisa Belkin | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Getting Into College, Chess, Tiger Mom, Kids and Chess, Pushy Parents, College Applications, Parents News
Lisa Belkin

How hard to push a child who has talent, but maybe not motivation?

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Long Live the Chess King

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Daniel Naroditsky, Lajos Portisch, Bora Ivkov, Anatoly Karpov, Magnus Carlsen, Boris Spassky, Living Chess, Hikaru Nakamura, Jan Plachetka, Bent Larsen, Sergei Movsesian, Gyula Breyer, Chess, Blindfold Chess Games, Chess Banska Stiavnica, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

Every year since 2005, the picturesque Slovak town of Banska Stiavnica stages a game of living chess. It is a powerful, almost mystical, spectacle with human chess pieces dressed into medieval costumes and armed with spears and swords.

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17 Sports You Didn't Know Existed

The Huffington Post | Craig Malamut | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Cheese Rolling, Segway, Gurning, Chess, Toe Wrestling, Shin Kicking, Pig N Ford Racing, 17 Sports You Didn't Know Existed, Chess Boxing, Slideshows, Ironing, 17 Sports, Blo-Ball, Wife Carrying, Beard Championchips, Weird Sports, Cup Stacking, Extreme Ironing, Sports, Beer Pong, Canine Freestyle Dancing, Video, Rock Paper Scissors, Competitive Eating, Pig N Ford, Joggling, Comedy Slideshows, Segway Polo, Video Slideshow, Boxing, Beer Pong Championships, Comedy News

If you're looking to stay toned and buff this summer, but don't want to take the conventional route, there are a lot of exercise options out there tha...

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Take Down Bin Laden With This Taliban-Themed Chess Set

The Huffington Post | Alana Horowitz | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Taliban Chess Set, Chess, War on Terror, Bush, Obama, Taliban, Game, Twin Towers, Taliban Chess, Osama Bin Laden, World News

Frustrated with the war on terror? Think you could do a better job? Thanks to a Canadian toy company, you're free to give it a go. The company, Hed...

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New Documentary On The Genius And Insanity Of Bobby Fischer

Dan Lybarger | Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Iceland, Chess, Henry Kissinger, Entertainment, Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, Broadcast, Former Yugoslavia, Movie, Bobby Fischer, Film, Cinema, Liz Garbus, Hbo, Leroy Neiman, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Arts, Documentary, Larry Evans, Dr. Anthony Saidy, Susan Polgar, 1970s, Arts News
Dan Lybarger

By the time he died in 2008, Bobby Fischer had proven that chess was more than a simple board game. His takedown of world champion Boris Spassky from ...

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HuffPost Review: Queen to Play

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Queen to Play Movie Review, Marshall Fine, Kevin Kline, Chess, Francis Renaud, Queen to Play, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Sandrine Bonnaire, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Queen to Play seems so obvious in its metaphors and plotting that you come away stunned at the end to realize just how engaging and involving it is. ...

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Illuminations: A Conversation With Josh Groban, Plus Dave Barnes, Hilary Scott & Jennifer Love Hewitt's New Video

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smokey Hormel, Lester Mendez, Kerry Ellis, Dan Wilson, Tim Rice, Rick Rubin, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Matt Sweeney, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Chess, Dixie Chicks, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rufud Wainwright, David Campbell, Hilary Scott, Dave Barnes, Metallica, Josh Groban, Fiance, Lady Antebellum, Emma Stone, Guy Oseary, Spooner Oldham, Adam Pascal, Thad Crockwell, Maxim Mostom, Nick Cave, Idina Menzel, Carlinhos Brown, Glee, Julianne Moore, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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'First Move' Teaches Kids Chess Strategies For Life (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: First Move, Chess, Video, Education News

In classrooms across the country, kids are forgoing multiplication tables in favor of chess boards in an initiative to stimulate critical thinking. Ki...

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Survivor 21: Infants vs. Senior Citizens: Spinning Marty

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disabled, Reality TV, Guillermo Vargas, Chess, Comedy and Humor, Survivor 21 Episode 6, Christine O'donnell, Survivor, Bobby Fischer, Survivor-Recap, Comedy, Sarah Palin Resignation, Girls Gone Wild, Survivor Episode Recap, Sarah Palin, Bobby Fischer Anti-Semitism, Cbs, Bobby Fischer 9/11, Survivor 21, Nicaragua, Entertainment News
Tallulah Morehead

We started right out this week with Twice-Shoeless Dan telling Crazy Holly he wanted to quit. There are thousands of people out there who want to be on Survivor, and only 36 to 40 who actually get to do it each year.

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How to Make Chess Cool (and Other Marketing Conundrums)

Claire Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York, Chess, Magnus Carlsen, Advertising, Marketing, Media, Fundraising, Chess-in-the-Schools, Impact News
Claire Wasserman

We aren't your typical educational nonprofit, providing the usual services of tutoring and SAT prep. We do something extra- something specific and a bit unusual. We do chess.

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Ukraine Wins Chess Olympiad

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zakhar Efimenko, Vasyl Ivanchuk, Chess Olympiad, Chess, Chess Ukraine, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

To win gold medals at any chess olympiad, you need exceptional performances. If that is not enough, you need some luck. Ukraine had it all at the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

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Ivanchuk Dominates Chess Olympiad

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vasyl Ivanchuk, Chess, Chess Grand Master, Chess Olympiad, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

How come Ivanchuk doesn't even blink and collects his points with a solid, steady performance? He does it with his incredible opening knowledge, sharp and unusual tactics and subtle positional play.

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Chess Great Bent Larsen Dies

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bobby Fischer, Boris Spassky, Bent Larsen, Norway, Chess, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

An optimist by nature, Larsen was one of the most fierce fighters of the last century and one of the few players capable of challenging the Soviets for the world championship title.

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Astoria Characters: The Man to the Mansion Born

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lion, Astoria, Indian, Pub Booth, Billiards Table, Rooster, Newport, Warehouse, Babe Ruth, H.A. McNeil, Michael Halberian, Armenia, Pool Table, Yacht, Hurricane of 1938, Treasure Island, Chandelier, J.P. Morgan, Telescope, Renaissance Revival, Steinway Mansion, Jack's Pants Shop, New York News, Turkey, Chess, Library, Home Theater, Knickers, Stone Mason, Airplane Propeller, Beethoven, Armor, Samovar, Sauna, Backgammon, Versailles, Slot Machine, Piano, Jacques-Michael, Mason, Whirlpool, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Michael Halberian wanders through the central hall of the fabled Steinway Mansion and flips the switch that turns on the 1,000-pound crystal chandelier, big and round as the sun. It's motorized.

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Chess Solutions: Weird Promotions

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Playing Chess, Chess, Chess Writers, Chess Game, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

French aristocrat Barthelemy de Basterot was a strong player, but treated the essential rules rather loosely. On pawn promotion he wrote that any pawn reaching the last rank can be changed to any piece a player chooses.

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Point. Click. Donate. (Repeat)

Claire Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inner City, Chess, Children, Nonprofits, Lewis Cullman, Twitter, Facebook, Recession, New York City, Social Media, Education, Public School, Kickstarter, Branding, Marketing, Fundraising, Slideshow, Impact News
Claire Wasserman

Affecting lives and helping others has never been so easy. The mere click of the mouse yields extraordinary power as websites such as Kickstarter can make anyone with access to a computer a donor.

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A Chess Odyssey

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Leonid Stein, Akiba Rubinstein, Benko, Karpov, Ivkov, Bogolyubov, Chess, Chess Matches, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

One single square can make a big difference in a chess game. It helped me to launch one of my longest combinations against Anatoly Karpov in Caracas 40 years ago.

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Chess Puzzles: Even the Champions Get It Wrong

Lubomir Kavalek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chess Puzzles, Chess, Chess Game, Sports News
Lubomir Kavalek

In chess, nobody is immune to blunders, not even the champions. This is a common theme in English Grandmaster John Nunn's excellent new book Nunn's Chess Endings, Volume 1.

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