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Russian chess grandmaster Karpov plays with convicts / MosNews.com >> Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion Anatoly Karpov has played ninesimultaneous games with Russian prisoners in the city of Murmansk, Northern Russia, Russian website Regions.ru reported Wednesday.

The screw pump is a screw inside a hollow pipe. At the bottom end of the pipe the screw scoops up water and transfers the water up the pipe.

Via The Apartment Broadcast , Constantin and Laurene Boym's new History Chess is a set of oversized chess pieces that "alludes to a particular icon of the century's history, from the sinking Titanic to the scarred towers of the World Trade Center." Above, a video reenactment of the 1956 "game of the century" between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne ...

Shropshire Chess Association general secretary Colin Roberts has urged Shropshire chess players to study closely in advance a series of complex rule changes which are going before tomorrow's association AGM.

MANGALORE: Four young chess talents of Karnataka, three of them from Mangalore, will figure in 61-member contingent taking part in the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2009 to be held in New Delhi from August 2 to 9. M.S. Gururaj, president of the the city-based South Kanara District Chess Association said Manasa K. of Canara College, Mangalore, is ...

Black is tied down to defence, but how can White, to play, make progress? RB We've been looking at zugzwang over the last few weeks so here I'm going to imagine it's Black to move.

Havana, Jun 26 Cuban Grand Master Lazaro Bruzon qualified for the November 20 World Chess Cup in Russia.

THE Petroff's or Petrov's Defence - 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 - is also called the Russian Game because it was first popularized by Russia's Alexander Petroff or Petrov .

ChessBase today features " The Worlda TMs Oldest Chess Club: Part I ," by Dr. Richard Forster & Dr.

I'm sure that by now most of you are aware that Bobby Fischer was an eccentric, opinionated man, and that his views on America and women weren't exactly politically correct .

Run a Quick Search on "Chess In Concert: Live From Royal Albert Hall" starring Josh Groban and Idina Menzel to Browse Related Products: Distributor Note Starring multiplatinum artist Josh Groban, Tony-winning Idina Menzel and Tony nominated Adam Pascal , Chess In Concert revives the eclectic yet wonderfully pop 1984 concept album featuring the ...

From left, Josh Groban, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal star in Chess in Concert, which was released on DVD this week.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper responds to questions from the opposition during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Monday June 15, 2009, as Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff looks on.

The Chocolate Chessboard by Key Design is based on an old Croatian legend. The Croatian king would play chess with the Italian king on the islands and the Croatian Coast would be the winning prize.

WESTON -- The Wausau Area Chess Association will hold a summer chess camp for kids in kindergarten through eighth-grade from June 22 to 24 at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Weston.

I wonder how many more kids would have come to chess club at school if they'd been able to eat the pieces at the end of the game? Actually, scratch that a ' they'd probably just eat the pieces mid-game. Here are some chocolate chess pieces which come in a tube that transforms into the board itself.

Challenge a Chess Champ at the Scotch Plains Public Library, June 27th By Scotch Plains Public Library 6/17/2009 On Saturday, June 27, world renowned chess champion, Chitra Sridhar, will visit the Scotch Plains Public Library.

June 15, 7:56 PM Add a Comment Feed This is the Chinese Chess board set up and ready to play.

You could say that the first time "Chess" crossed the Atlantic, it was not exactly a big hit.

A CHESS fanatic from Wirral who aims to bring the game to a wider audience will be among those taking part in Antony Gormley's latest work of art.