January 2008

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Chess and Poker News
Chess and Poker Store Launched!
01.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

We’ve partnered with Amazon.com to launch the Chess and Poker Shopping Center! I think it’s very cool to be able to shop for all the items I’m searching the web for right here on the ChessandPoker.com site. Browse some of our favorite selections and the full Amazon.com catalog, which is one of the most comprehensive [...]
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Nigel Short is a Complete Loser
01.20.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Nigel Short recently won a Chess game by default after raising a formal complaint against his opponent Ivan Cheparinov, who had refused to shake his hand at the start of their tournament game. Short reportedly offered a “traditional” handshake to Cheparinov, who had arrived late, as he took his seat at the board. Cheparinov ignored [...]
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Bobby Fischer Dead at 64
01.18.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

The world-famous American Grandmaster, and one of the best all-time Chess players, Bobby Fischer has died at the age of 64 from a serious but unspecified illness in Reykjavik. While in recent years Fischer was known for his shocking activities away from the Chess board, including racist radio ramblings and wild conspiracy theories targeted [...]