US-Chess Clubs: Russian chess duo on top after fifth round

"Russian chess duo on top after fifth round
Mumbai, Jan. 14 (PTI): Russian Grandmasters Pavel Smirnov and Alexnader Fominyh, won their respective boards against top Indian players to emerge joint leaders after the fifth round of the Commonwealth Chess Championship here today. " Hindu News
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US-Chess Clubs: Current ChessManiac Stats

Current ChessManiac Stats:"(Active Games: 1083) (Finished games: 1541)(Users: 911) " Register Now!

US-Chess Clubs: Shobha Warrier's interview with Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand continues.

Shobha Warrier's interview with Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand continues.

Rediff.com recently interviewed Anand. He has some very interesting points and he may help to transform the current rating system. He calls the players association to change this by using the internet.
"Part I: 'You really want to defeat Kasparov'"
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US-Chess Clubs: Computer chess helps ADF develop war games

"The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is looking to the game of chess to develop strategies for real life warfare.
Adelaide-based defence scientists have been analysing the impact of different moves, tactics and tempos on the outcome of hundreds of simultaneous computer chess and checkers games." (Reuters)
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