Monday, 29 November 2010

Wikileaks: Nothing About Chess

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I visited Wikileaks to see if there was anything about chess, for example all those conspiracy theories that Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparo...
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Saturday, 20 November 2010

Chess is a Crime II: Justin Bieber Arrested for Looking Like Magnus Carlsen

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Following the story about the NYPD arresting and charging seven men for playing chess in a restricted area comes this sensational story fro...
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Friday, 19 November 2010

Drop That Bishop and Come Out With Your Hands Up!

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Most of us have reluctantly accepted that chess is not part of the culture in either the UK or the USA, but since when did it become a crime...
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Wednesday, 17 November 2010

The Fourth Polgar Sister?

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Is BBC news presenter Kirsty Wark the secret fourth Polgar sister? Left: Judit Polgar...........Right: Kirsty Wark I think we should be t...
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Any Dancing Partners for Magnus?

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GM Simen Agdestein on Norwegian TV's 'Dancing with the Stars' - but could his protégé Magnus Carlsen demonstrate similar fancy f...
Friday, 5 November 2010

Carlsen Puts Himself En Prise

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The big news of the day... Magnus Carlsen has withdrawn from the World Championship cycle. Carlsen at the 2009 London Chess Classic - he p...
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Wednesday, 3 November 2010

ECF Chief Exec Joins The Blogosphere

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Two welcome pieces of English chess news... The new Chief Executive of the English Chess Federation (ECF), Andrew Farthing, has joined the...