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The Game Gets a Moment in Pop Culture’s Spotlight 16 Oct 2012 | 09:01 pm
Is chess cool? Judging by a new movie, Vogue magazine, a book and a pop star’s comments, it is. The movie, a documentary called “Brooklyn Castle� about a Brooklyn school’s chess team that has ...
Pals Einstein, Lasker had zeal for science 15 Oct 2012 | 08:27 pm
They were an odd pair of fellows. One’s bailiwick was the universe; the other’s was an eight-square-by-eight-square board with funny-looking icons distilled from human history. We’re talking of ...
Magnus Carlsen on brink of exceeding Garry Kasparov's rating benchmark 13 Oct 2012 | 08:35 pm
Magnus Carlsen is on the brink of breaking Garry Kasparov's all-time record rating of 2,851 points after the 21-year-old world No1 made a brilliant recovery from his poor start in the Grand Slam final...
Magnus Carlsen suffers surprise check in advance to all-time high rating 11 Oct 2012 | 08:26 pm
The world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, 21, has encountered a surprise check in his hitherto smooth advance towards Garry Kasparov's all-time high rating. A serious rival of his own age has suddenly emerged a...
Bobby Fischer versus 50 players 9 Oct 2012 | 09:07 pm
Apr. 12, 1964: U.S. chess champion Bobby Fischer makes move during an exhibition chess match against 50 players in the Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood. Isaac Kashdan, The Times’ chess editor, repor...
Good Start for a Chess Promoter Who Is New to the Game 8 Oct 2012 | 09:15 pm
There were four winners in the inaugural chess tournament of the 2012-13 Men’s Grand Prix, including the series organizer. That would be Agon, a chess promotion company founded by Andrew Paulson, an...
On Chess: Game encompasses truth, struggle 6 Oct 2012 | 09:00 pm
It is often pointed out that chess is a combination of science, art and sport. With time and often mindless repetition, the statement has become more a cliche than an insight into the nature of chess....
Call Carly Rae a chess geek 4 Oct 2012 | 09:22 pm
Is it true that you’re a total chess geek? Yeah. I wouldn’t say that I’m killer at it, but I love playing chess. My stepfather — he used to actually set up a little chess problem for me by the...
Exchange rate in chess fluctuates for rooks, minor pieces 2 Oct 2012 | 10:05 pm
Through centuries of theoretical investigation and practical results, the relative value of the chess pieces on the board has been pretty firmly established. If the pawn has a value of one, then the m...
Women's Champion Cements Her Status at Grand Prix 1 Oct 2012 | 10:05 pm
There is no off-season in chess, but the past week was unusually busy, with three world-class chess events being held at the same time. One was the sixth and final tournament of the 2011-12 Women’s ...
