Every month Rolling Hills Consolidated Library will provide a chess quote, a cartoon, an article, and a puzzle for your enjoyment. There will also be resources, tips and hints from our favorite chess sites on the Internet.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Puzzle of the Week
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Quote of the Week
Quote:
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
"There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar." - Garry KasparovSource: 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
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