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Monthly Archives: May 2008

The U.S. Chess Trust Provides Free Chess Equipment and USCF Membership...

May 20 Programs 2 comments
Click Here for the Chess-for-Youth-Form Playing chess has proven to help students enhance their creativity, improve their power of concentration, develop and expand critical thinking skills, boost memory and retention, a...

Shulman and Zatonskih Lead the 2008 Frank Berry U.S. Championships !

May 19 Tournaments/Events no comments
IM Irina Krush Thanks to Tom Braunlich for providing us with the following event report! Shulman and Zatonskih Lead 2008 U.S. Championships GM Yury Shulman leads the 2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Championship by a full point ...

Relationship Between Chess, Memory, and Self Esteem by Dr. Robert Ferg...

May 18 Articles no comments
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHESS AND MEMORY Several have surmised that chess not only demands the attribute of memory but also develops it. John Artise in Chess and Education writes, Visual stimuli tend to improve memory more ...

A Special Thanks to Our April 2008 Donors!

May 17 News no comments
A Special Thanks To Our April 2008 Donors – Your Support Helps Us Make a Difference! Remember, thanks to your donations we can provide Programs/Resources for the chess community! HERITAGE DONORS ($500 or more) Norm...

FIDE Trainers/Instructors Seminar, Chennai Tamilnadu (India)

May 15 Tournaments/Events no comments
Editor’s note: The World Chess Federation “FIDE” has been activelly pursuing the development of chess trainers and instructors. The following note is about a seminar held in India. Chess is booming in I...

Chess Trust Chairman Harold J. Winston Inducts 3 Grand Masters into th...

May 13 News no comments
3 GMS Inducted to U.S. Chess Hall of Fame By Harold J. Winston, Chairman, US Chess Trust On Saturday May 3, 2008, at the World Chess Hall of Fame and Sidney Samole Museum in Miami, Florida, GMs Joel Benjamin, Larry Chris...

Powerful Combination of Pieces

May 12 Scholastic Chess no comments
Powerful Combination of Pieces ! In this position, Black can either checkmate in three moves or win the White Queen. The Queen and the Knight are the most powerful combination of pieces, since they can cover all the move...

A Brilliant Rook Sacrifice

May 11 Scholastic Chess no comments
Find an impressive and elegant way for Black to win the game!

Should You Start a Scholastic Chess Club?

May 10 Scholastic Chess no comments
With the Bert Lerner Elementary Nationals under way, many schools, parents, teachers, and school administrators may be wondering – Should we start a Scholastic Chess Club in our school? At the Elementary Nationals,...

The Bert Lerner Elementary Nationals Kick Off! (May 9-11, 2008)

May 9 Scholastic Chess, Tournaments/Events no comments
The Bert Lerner Elementary Nationals Kick Off ! This is the largest and the most competitive Scholastic Chess Event in the country!  636 Teams from 45 States , 43 States represented, and 2178 Players! Location: David L. ...
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