Chess is set to become a compulsory subject in schools in certain regions of India, it has been confirmed. Continue reading →

Read the story through printed emails of how ChessBaron got back at a scammer who tried to trick us out of nearly £50,000. Retailers regularly get emails asking for large orders, and then a follow up email later saying that the wrong amount had been entered onto the cheque, and could we send them the difference ASAP?

http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/tables-turned.php

In this case ChessBaron even warned the scammer early on in the email sequence that security checks would be made. Incredibly, the scammer still proceeded with the attempted ploy.

It was kinda fun – and ChessBaron are £25 better off.

The draw for the qualifying round of the Isle of Man’s 2011-12 international chess tournament has been revealed. Continue reading →

The Guardian newspaper has axed its weekly chess column in its current format. Continue reading →

The South American Youth Chess Championship, held at Universidad de Piura in Lima, was a victory for the hosts Peru this week, after beating their rivals from all over the region. Continue reading →

A plaza in Midtown Manhattan has been turned into a giant frozen chess set by a local ice sculpting studio. Continue reading →

In a recent interview, Jared Harris, the actor who plays Professor Moriarty in the new Sherlock Holmes movie, admits he is a match for Holmes himself when it comes to the game of chess. Continue reading →

The World Chess Hall of Fame has revealed details of its new exhibit: part of the luxury chess set collection owned by Dr George and Elizabeth Dean. Continue reading →

St George’s Chapel in Windsor and the Office of the Lord Chamberlain has licensed chess set manufacturer, Studio Anne Carlton, to make the official chess set to mark the Queen’s 60-year jubilee. Continue reading →

A range of chess clubs are popping up all over New York, with reports that the game has never been so popular in the US. Continue reading →

Prompted by an exhibition in the Met museum in Manhattan, the Wall Street Journal has recently published an article about the mysterious and beautiful Lewis Chessman, claiming them to be the most famous chess set ever made. Continue reading →

Glamorous and beautiful women are always a pleasure to watch but nothing beats the coupling of beauty and glamour with talent and power! It is hard to look away from such women and they attract a lot of attention wherever they go. They make people sit up and take notice of them both out of awe and respect. Continue reading →

Magnus Carlsen the twenty year old Norwegian Chess Grandmaster has been setting the chess circuit on fire by giving tough competition to chess big-wigs like Vishwanathan Anand, Nakamura, Vladimir Kramnik etc by his indomitable excellence in tournaments. On 26th April Magnus became the third youngest Grandmaster in Chess history at the age of thirteen and since then he has been quite a chess sensation. Continue reading →