Chess Strategies news : Aarthie shocks Anupama with rook sacrifice

in the women's chess championship at the goldfinch hotel, Ramaswamy used an impressive rook sacrifice playing the black side of the nizmo Indian defense... to read more click the link above

Polgar: "no drug that would help us play better chess"

Since we're off the topic of chess strategies, I thought this article on drugs that improve chess playing and increase ability to use chess tactics and chess strategies:

I did not know this, but apparently "Two years ago, the International Chess Federation adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency's universal drug code, subjecting chess players to the same standards as Olympic sprinters"

Susan Polgar recently was tested, and said the following:

Imagine Mrs. Polgar's surprise when officials asked for a urine sample after her four-medal performance at last year's Chess Olympiad in Calvia, Spain.
"I can't say it was a pleasant experience," said Mrs. Polgar, 35, a chess grandmaster from Forest Hills, New York. "I have no idea what they were really testing for."

"Even if a drug makes you bigger and stronger, it won't help you think better," Mrs. Polgar said. "You need logic, planning, concentration. To my knowledge, there is no drug that would help us play better chess."

Not Chess Strategies But Interesting Nonetheless

Washington Square News reports that Washington Square Park is lit up with giant chess pieces in an art exhibit called "Well-Lit Chess pieces".

Not a chess strategies article, but interesting.. if any of you New Yorkers have seen this could you post a comment? (and send photos?)

Here's an Excerpt:

Saturday night, as part of a new public art exhibition, Washington Square Park was subtly transformed into a magical metropolitan center of chess and the romance of light.

The project called "Well-Lit Chess Pieces" is the product of five years of effort by local artist Marjorie Kouns, who was inspired by what she called the simultaneously playful and serious nature of chess. In the four corners of the park, she has placed 26 colorful, varnished lamp shades over streetlights, as well as 11 giant chess pieces in the grass around the southwest corner.

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran emerged as the joint winner

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excerpt:

Copenhagen (Denmark), April 25: Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran emerged as the joint winner after a quick draw in the final game against Jan Timman of Holland in the Sigeman and Co chess tournament here. "