January 2013

HAVE A HAPPY & SAFE ...

BRAINYQUOTE.COM

In Kansas I have a chess school.
Anatoly Karpov

http://www.anatolykarpovchessschool.org/

CHESSNEWSTODAY.INFO

NY TIMES: When Games Can Take Years to Complete

This is an interesting article.  Chess moves are communicated over long distances — in less technologically savvy times often by handwritten mail or cablegram — and each player has days to make a move. Games can last for months or even years.  I thought that chess by mail correspondence was obsolete; I was wrong.

WTHARVEY.COM BEST PUZZLES OF 2012

Branko Damljanovic vs Orce Dancevski, Skopje, 2012

Do you know the next (correct) move?

Click here to submit your answer.

Library patrons who submit the correct answer will be entered for a January 25th drawing.

Good luck!

December 2012

Generalcomics.com

Got (Funny) Chess Quotes?

Movie: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Ivona: "Do you know how we keep warm in Russia?" 
Austin: "I can guess, baby." 
Ivona: "We play chess." 
Austin: "I guessed wrong."

Two World Champions Too Young to Drive

The New York Times article writes that "the United States has two new world champions: Kayden Troff of Utah and Samuel Sevian of California. Neither has reached his 15th birthday.  Click above to read more.

2012's Winning Moves from WTHarvey.com

Alex Lenderman vs S Zierk, Las Vegas, 2012

Do you know the next (correct) move?  Click here to submit your answer.  Library patrons who submit the correct answer will be entered for a December 28th drawing.  Good luck!

New Yorker Cartoon  by Alex Gregory

FROM THECHESSWORLD.COM

“Without error there can be no brilliancy” Emanuel Lasker

NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT EVENT

The Game Gets a Moment in Pop Culture's Spotlight: Is chess cool? Judging by a new movie, Vogue magazine, a book and a pop star’s comments, it is.

2012'S WINNING MOVES FROM WTHARVEY.COM

White Mates in 2. Michal Matuszewski vs Levan Aroshidze, Prague, 2012

Do you know the move?  Click here to submit your answer.  Library patrons who submit the correct answer will be entered for a November 30th drawing.  The winner will receive two free tickets to Jaegerz Laser Tag in Kansas City, Missouri.  Good luck!

From Chess.com

He's just messing with my mind.

From the Chesscorner.com

A Passed Pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. - Capablanca

Current Event

Have Board, Will Hustle, Your Move.

A New York Times slide show about a small army of hustlers who scratch out a living by playing chess in New York City.

2012's Winning Moves from wtharvey.com

White Mates in 2. Eduardas Rozentalis vs Boris Kantsler, Israel, 2012

Do you know the move?  Click here to submit your answer.  Library patrons who submit the correct answer will be entered for a drawing that will occur on October 26th.  Good luck!

Puzzle for September 21st through 27th

White mates in four moves.  Please submit your answer to be entered into a drawing that will occur on September 28th for the September raffle!!!!!  The prize will be a coupon for a free large pizza courtesy of Papa Murphy's!


INSIGHT ON CHESS FROM A PLAYER'S PERSPECTIVE. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE ON CHESS!!!!!!!!

• "When in doubt -- play chess." -- TEVIS
• "The loser is always at fault." -- PANOV
• "Chess is a curse upon a man." -- H.G.WELLS
• "Chess is the art of analysis." -- BOTVINNIK
• "There are no heroes in chess." -- CORY EVANS
• "One bad move nullifies forty good ones." -- HOROWITZ
• "The older I grow, the more I value Pawns." -- KERES

Puzzle for September 7-13th

White Mates in 4

Do you know the move? Click here to submit your answer-- first Rolling Hills Library patron with the correct answer wins a prize!

QUOTE

“Chess is above all, a fight!” - Emanuel Lasker

CARTOON

CURRENT EVENT

At Brooklyn school, the Cool Crowd Pushes the King Around

PUZZLE OF THE WEEK

White to move, mate in 2.
Do you know the move? Click here to submit your answer-- first Rolling Hills Library patron with the correct answer wins a prize!

Puzzle of the Week

This week's puzzle is from wtharvey.com. White's move, then black resigns. Do you know the move? Click here to submit your answer-- first Rolling Hills Library patron with the correct answer wins a prize!

Quote of the Week

Quote:

"There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar." - Garry Kasparov

Source: http://www.chessquotes.com

Judit Polgár (born July 23, 1976) is a Hungarian chess grandmaster. She is by far the strongest female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár achieved the title of Grandmaster at the age of 15 years and 4 months, the youngest person ever to do so at that time. Polgár was ranked number 36 in the world on the July 2012 FIDE rating list with an Elo rating of 2709, the only woman on FIDE's Top 100 Players list, and has been ranked as high as eighth (in 2005). Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Garry Kimovich Kasparov( born Garik Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist. He is considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

Current events: August 2012 Kasparov - http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/17/chess-champ-garry-kasparov-they-were-trying-to-break-my-leg.html