IN THE TOP 5 Humpy Koneru is a chess Grandmaster from India. Her October 2007 FIDE Elo rating is 2606,…

(FIDE) TOP 20 JUNIORS IN THE TOP 5 Teimour Radjabov is a leading chess player from Azerbaijan. Radjabov earned the…

(FIDE) TOP 50 WOMEN CHESS PLAYERS Congratulations to all the women who made it to the Top 50 Women Chess…

THE ART OF WAR Although Sun Tzu’s Art of War was written more than 2,600 years ago and its not…

CHESS IN EDUCATION – SERIES II – PART 5 – RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHESS AND THINKING As we come to the…

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHESS AND MEMORY Several have surmised that chess not only demands the attribute of memory but also develops…

WHEN SUPPORT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Thanks to all who have given an astounding amount of support to the U.S. Armed Forces Open Championship and…

CHESS IN EDUCATION SERIES II (PART II) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHESS AND READING The former American Chess Foundation (now known as Chess-in-the-Schools)…

CHESS IN EDUCATION – SERIES II I started a series on Chess in Education in August 2007. Series I started with…

THE BIRTH OF THE CHESS QUEEN, INSPIRED BY QUEEN ISABELLA OF SPAIN In 1475, just 17 years prior to the…