Tag Archives: Chess

Mind games

Posted on 19 March 2010 by ssquah

World-class players rise to the challenge of playing blindfold chess. DO YOU get a kick from looking at an empty chess board? I don’t, not any more. Nowadays, I prefer to play my chess with real pieces in front of … Continue reading →

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Perak chess kicks off

Posted on 12 March 2010 by ssquah

Kinta leg draws an impressive crowd. LAST Sunday, I dropped by the Kinta leg of the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak chess grand prix. This was the first leg to kick off the grand prix, and it was also … Continue reading →

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Resident grandmaster

Posted on 26 February 2010 by ssquah

Chess development in the country will be given a boost with the arrival of Bangladeshi grandmaster Ziaur Rahman. THERE are a number of interesting chess activities coming up in the next two or three weeks. First up is the news … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on Topalov

Posted on 19 February 2010 by ssquah

Veselin Topalov heads the field at the Linares. THIS week, we are caught in the midst of the Linares tournament. The Linares super-grandmaster tournament, like the Corus event three weeks ago, is considered one of the elite tournaments which make … Continue reading →

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Packed schedule

Posted on 12 February 2010 by ssquah

This year’s calendar of chess activities looks decently full. THE biggest story last week was the welcome news that chess, together with 10 other sports, have been reinstated into the calendar of the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM). Well, I … Continue reading →

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World Cup final

Posted on 11 December 2009 by ssquah

DID anyone manage to watch the games of the Chess World Cup live from Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, in the past week? Someone dropped me a line to say that he visited the official website, where he downloaded the games of the … Continue reading →

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Winter games

Posted on 4 December 2009 by ssquah

The Chess World Cup competition heats up in freezing Siberia. FOR the last two weeks, the attention of the chess world has been focused on the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia. In the past, people associated Siberia with being … Continue reading →

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Words of a master

Posted on 27 November 2009 by ssquah

Garry Kasparov proved to be a funny and entertaining motivational speaker at a youth summit. IF you had expected Garry Kasparov to talk only about chess at the Youth Engagement Summit in Putrajaya last week, you would have been very … Continue reading →

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Beijing bound

Posted on 20 November 2009 by ssquah

Two young chess talents head for the prestigious Beijing Chess Institute. HOW long has it been since we last unearthed any young chess talent with the potential to go far? The mid-1990s was a fertile time as we had players … Continue reading →

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Back on track

Posted on 6 November 2009 by ssquah

Stir of activities put an end to chess doldrums. THE final four months of any year is usually the slowest period for chess in Malaysia. In case you haven’t noticed, usually from September onwards, chess activities slow down to a … Continue reading →

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