Extreme Chess: ISS Vs. The Earth

ISS - For the crew of the International Space Station (ISS), it's not all work-work-work.  When he's not running one of 43 different experiments across a wide range of scientific disciplines, Flight Engineer and...

Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...

Fidel Castro warns of harassment on Cuban Olympic team

This time, Fidel Castro has devoted one of his weekly reflections on the Cuban Olympic team and all the difficulties they have endured and the luring dangers ahead. Had there not been an US embargo on Cuba,...

Op-Ed:McCain Holds The Key

    I love the game of chess. It is a game of thought and strategy. Any chess player will tell you, to capture the queen can almost certainly seal the victory. The pawns, rooks, bishops, and knights will take away key plays from your opponent; however, the...

Chess and boxing together at last

Chessboxing -- exactly what it sounds like -- is taking Europe by storm, using brute force and clever tactics. Competitors with names like "the President" and "David Steppeler" hone their skills in Europe-wide...

US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages.  No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader Michael...

Revealed: The fascinating facts (and common myths) about our brains

There are a lot of questions we always ask to try to understand some of the facts and myths that are been told about our brains. we always ask questions like: Does a bigger brain make you more intelligent? Do blind...

With the 'Hip Hop Chess Federation' use your Brain not your Fists

A little off topic but I thought it was worth mentioning the Hip Hop Chess Federation.This non-profit (I quote) fuses "music, chess and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and non-violence". Co-founder Adisa Banjoko states "These black and white squares do not care...

Indonesia hires Hungarian trainer for WIM Irene Kharisma Sukandar

"Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chess Association (PB Percasi) said it has hired a chess coach from Hungary, IM Tibor Karolyi, to train Indonesian woman chess player WIM Irene Kharisma Sukandar.Irene will take part in the Grandmaster Woman`s JAPFA Chess Festival to...

Aronian wins Amber with round to spare

Anand lost the tournament very early...losing consecutive matches.

Chess Legend Bobby Fischer dies at 64

Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game. Fischer, who has died at the age of 64, was a child prodigy, a teenage grandmaster and — before age 30...

Russian police raid Kasparov website office: spokeswoman

"The coalition`s spokeswoman Lyudmila Mamina told AFP that the police did not proffer any explanations for the raid in the office housing the party`s website. "They had no documents, acted on the authority of some secret decree, so they could not say what it was about," she...

Indonesian athletes for Asian Indoor Games arrive in Macao

"Indonesia sent a total of 112 athletes for 13 numbers of sports, 24 coaches, 12 managers and 19 officials. The 13 sports numbers are aerobics, indoor athletics, bowling, chess, billiard, wall climbing, dance sports, southern lion dance, fin swimming, futsal, hoop takraw,...

Kasparov named other Russia presidential candidate

""I will do everything possible for the ideas of Other Russia to win. This will work only if we stay united," he said, adding the coalition stood for a "democratic and just Russia." "I know that the road will be...

Kasparov to stand for president

"Former world chess champion Gary Kasparov has been selected to be the candidate of an opposition movement in next year's Russian presidential poll. He won overwhelming backing at a congress of the small Other Russia coalition, fending off five rivals. After his selection, he...

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