Username Password     Forgot your password? Register now!

Main Sections · Home · About CalChess · CalChess Scholastics · FAQ · Chess Links · US Chess Federation · USCF Ratings · Calchess USCF Top 100 · CalChess Top 20 · Chess History · C.D. Hall of Fame · Hall of Champs · Hall of Champs Scholastic · My Account · CalChess Bios · Downloads · Photo Galleries · Polls · Submit News · Stories Archives · Pop News · Search CalChess Poll I think the new calchess board should focus on: Encouraging more adult tournaments Making scholastic touranments bigger and better Printing a paper magazine instead of online Making the website more featured and better Results Polls Votes: 1060 Comments: 128

Welcome to the TOP page for Calchess.org! 30 most read stories · 1: Local Kids at World Youth Championship - (5737 reads) · 2: A Child Shall Lead Them at the CalChess Scholastics - (4401 reads) · 3: Chess Earthquake Strikes Milwaukee, Felt in New York! - (4013 reads) · 4: Mar, Yap, Shipman and the Bongo Drums at the 34th People's Tournament - (4004 reads) · 5: Calchess Kids Travel to World Championship - (3725 reads) · 6: Nicholas Nip Youngest Master in American History at Age 9 - (3597 reads) · 7: Gregory Young and other CalChess kids win at National JHS in Sacramento! - (3419 reads) · 8: Batchimeg Tuvshintugs Defeats GM in Round 1 of US Chess Championship! - (3404 reads) · 9: 32 nd Annual CalChess States-Final Report - (3384 reads) · 10: National High School Championship: Michael Zhong is the Wizard of Oz! - (3373 reads) · 11: Western States Open in Reno - (3318 reads) · 12: CalChess State Scholastics - (3308 reads) · 13: Bay Area IM David Pruess Samford Chess Scholarship Winner - (3276 reads) · 14: CalChess State Scholastics April Update - (3268 reads) · 15: 1300 Kids Descend on San Jose for 31st CalChess Scholastics! - (3121 reads) · 16: No Flushes in Reno - (3028 reads) · 17: Schwarz and Naroditsky move up in Agoura Hills! - (2996 reads) · 18: Vinay Bhat...Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (2933 reads) · 19: CalChess Kids Are Back in National Spotlight - (2894 reads) · 20: WEIBEL SUMMER SCHOLASTIC CHESS QUADS #2 - Harry Potter Chess - (2871 reads) · 21: Magnus Carlsen...Young Grand Master Lights Up Corus - (2779 reads) · 22: Chess Among the Kiwis - (2767 reads) · 23: Local chess players gamble in Las Vegas - (2732 reads) · 24: CalChess State Scholastic Championships 2007 - (2721 reads) · 25: Hip-Hop and Chess - (2672 reads) · 26: July Swiss at EBCC Produces Tense Struggles and Sparkling Play - (2661 reads) · 27: CalChess State Scholastic Championships-2006 - (2644 reads) · 28: CalChess State Scholastic-UPDATE - (2622 reads) · 29: Local Tournaments Update - (2596 reads) · 30: Naroditsky and 9th graders win in Houston! - (2592 reads) 30 most voted stories · 1: News Flash! CalChess Scholastics Winners - (163 votes) · 2: Bay Area IM David Pruess Samford Chess Scholarship Winner - (103 votes) · 3: Grade Level Championships 2006, A great Tournament in Stockton! - (80 votes) · 4: CalChess State Scholastic-UPDATE - (65 votes) · 5: CalChess Kids Are Back in National Spotlight - (46 votes) · 6: Calchess Kids Travel to World Championship - (45 votes) · 7: Hayward Library Children's Tournament - (38 votes) · 8: Local Kids at World Youth Championship - (35 votes) · 9: Hip-Hop and Chess - (30 votes) · 10: Anarchy at Junior World Championships in France - (22 votes) · 11: July Swiss at EBCC Produces Tense Struggles and Sparkling Play - (22 votes) · 12: CalChess State Scholastics April Update - (21 votes) · 13: Local kids win at National Open! - (19 votes) · 14: Mission San Jose Elementary School and the Berkeley Bishops play a Match - (18 votes) · 15: Local chess players gamble in Las Vegas - (18 votes) · 16: Yermonator Terminates Competition at State Championship! - (17 votes) · 17: Tracy Summer Scholastic Tournament - (17 votes) · 18: Chess may be the glue that binds the players on Market - (16 votes) · 19: Daniel Naroditsky / First Scholastic Inductee into the Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (16 votes) · 20: CalChess State Scholastic Championships 2007 - (16 votes) · 21: The Murky Politics of This Years Scholastic Championship - (16 votes) · 22: Local Tournaments Update - (16 votes) · 23: Walter Browne / First Inductee into the Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (15 votes) · 24: Alan Kirshner Agrees to Direct the 2006 State Scholastic Championship - (14 votes) · 25: SF Chess Festival - (14 votes) · 26: WEIBEL FALL SCHOLASTIC QUADS #2 - (14 votes) · 27: Hans Poschmann-In Memoriam - (14 votes) · 28: Chess Among the Kiwis - (14 votes) · 29: CalChess State Scholastics - (13 votes) · 30: Sizzling Sacramento Championship - (13 votes) 30 best rated stories (based on 5 maximun points) · 1: News Flash! CalChess Scholastics Winners - (3.50 points) · 2: Bay Area IM David Pruess Samford Chess Scholarship Winner - (4.60 points) · 3: CalChess State Scholastic-UPDATE - (4.76 points) · 4: Grade Level Championships 2006, A great Tournament in Stockton! - (2.55 points) · 5: CalChess Kids Are Back in National Spotlight - (3.43 points) · 6: Hayward Library Children's Tournament - (3.71 points) · 7: Local Kids at World Youth Championship - (3.68 points) · 8: Calchess Kids Travel to World Championship - (2.17 points) · 9: July Swiss at EBCC Produces Tense Struggles and Sparkling Play - (4.72 points) · 10: Hip-Hop and Chess - (3 points) · 11: Local chess players gamble in Las Vegas - (4.55 points) · 12: Mission San Jose Elementary School and the Berkeley Bishops play a Match - (3.77 points) · 13: Alan Kirshner Agrees to Direct the 2006 State Scholastic Championship - (5 points) · 14: Tracy Summer Scholastic Tournament - (3.88 points) · 15: Anarchy at Junior World Championships in France - (2.72 points) · 16: Yermonator Terminates Competition at State Championship! - (3.76 points) · 17: Daniel Naroditsky / First Scholastic Inductee into the Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (3.93 points) · 18: Chess may be the glue that binds the players on Market - (3.93 points) · 19: Local Tournaments Update - (3.87 points) · 20: Chess Among the Kiwis - (4.57 points) · 21: Local kids win at National Open! - (3.10 points) · 22: The Murky Politics of This Years Scholastic Championship - (3.81 points) · 23: CalChess State Scholastics - (4.69 points) · 24: Sizzling Sacramento Championship - (4.69 points) · 25: CalChess State Scholastics April Update - (2.42 points) · 26: SF Chess Festival - (4 points) · 27: WEIBEL FALL SCHOLASTIC QUADS #2 - (3.85 points) · 28: Hans Poschmann-In Memoriam - (3.85 points) · 29: CalChess State Scholastic Championships 2007 - (2.87 points) · 30: No Flushes in Reno - (4.54 points) 30 most commented stories · 1: FIDE World Championship in Argentina! - (240 comments) · 2: Anarchy at Junior World Championships in France - (230 comments) · 3: Chess Earthquake Strikes Milwaukee, Felt in New York! - (217 comments) · 4: Local chess players gamble in Las Vegas - (216 comments) · 5: Bay Area IM David Pruess Samford Chess Scholarship Winner - (214 comments) · 6: CalChess Women on Roll in San Diego: Baginskaite Stuns Nakamura - (209 comments) · 7: CalChess State Scholastic Championships 2007 - (190 comments) · 8: Calchess Kids Travel to World Championship - (109 comments) · 9: People's Chess Tournament Tradition Continues - Minus the Drums - (106 comments) · 10: Cal Chess Players Take on Vegas in National Open - (106 comments) · 11: Silicon Valley Scholastic Team Tournament, March 17-19, 2006 - (93 comments) · 12: Sizzling Sacramento Championship - (92 comments) · 13: Local Kids at World Youth Championship - (89 comments) · 14: East Bay Chess Club June Swiss - (88 comments) · 15: Daniel Naroditsky / First Scholastic Inductee into the Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (87 comments) · 16: WEIBEL SUMMER SCHOLASTIC CHESS QUADS #2 - Harry Potter Chess - (87 comments) · 17: Vinay Bhat...Cal Chess Hall of Fame - (85 comments) · 18: Reno in Retrospect..a TD report - (85 comments) · 19: Kasparov Victim of Public Egging!! - (85 comments) · 20: CalChess Kids Checkmate Their Aussie Mates - (85 comments) · 21: Steve Brandwein, Professional Chess Hustler - (84 comments) · 22: Kasparov Victim of Random Attack - (84 comments) · 23: CalChess State Scholastic Championships-2006 - (83 comments) · 24: Happy Birthday George! Welcome to the Hall of Fame - (82 comments) · 25: CalChess State Scholastics April Update - (82 comments) · 26: Chess invades Pumpkin Festival! - (81 comments) · 27: CalChess State Championship Is Coming Up! - (81 comments) · 28: Halftime Report of the US Chess League - (80 comments) · 29: Magnus Carlsen...Young Grand Master Lights Up Corus - (80 comments) · 30: Chess may be the glue that binds the players on Market - (80 comments) 30 most active categories · 1: Local News - (1311 Hits) · 2: National News - (1244 Hits) · 3: Scholastic Chess - (1121 Hits) · 4: International News - (924 Hits) 30 most active news submitters · 1: fpawn - (35 news sent) · 2: eric h - (32 news sent) · 3: hegemon42 - (9 news sent) · 4: alan - (5 news sent) · 5: agtym - (2 news sent) · 6: TomLangland - (2 news sent) · 7: EricSchiller - (1 news sent) · 8: pratap - (1 news sent) · 9: go-nowhere - (1 news sent) · 10: sazhar - (1 news sent) · 11: BishopBuster - (1 news sent) · 12: vsbhat - (1 news sent) · 13: elizabeth - (1 news sent) · 14: KnightMair - (1 news sent) · 15: henry - (1 news sent) · 16: richardk - (1 news sent) 30 most voted polls · 1: I think the new calchess board should focus on: - (1060 votes) · 2: What is the biggest chess news of 2005? - (525 votes) · 3: Your method of learning chess: - (241 votes) · 4: Favorite time controls - (153 votes) · 5: Favorite Gambit: - (117 votes) · 6: My Favorite World Champion Ever is: - (105 votes) · 7: Who has been your favorite Calchess Journal editor? - (101 votes) · 8: What is your favorite Bay Area Chess Club? - (79 votes) · 9: Which book would you most likely buy from the following Bay Area Chess Authors? - (74 votes) · 10: On the new Cal Chess website i would like to see: - (51 votes) · 11: Favorite Bay Area Master - (40 votes) 30 most active authors · 1: chessmonster - (98 news published) 30 most downloaded files · 1: 1996-2004 California Games (Category: Chess Game Collections) - (670 downloads) · 2: 10-22-2004 Board Notes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (579 downloads) · 3: 1856-1971 California Games (Category: Chess Game Collections) - (469 downloads) · 4: Chessbase Light (Category: Free Chess Software) - (466 downloads) · 5: 10-2-04 Calchess Board Meeting Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (408 downloads) · 6: 1990-1995 California Games (Category: Chess Game Collections) - (378 downloads) · 7: Febuary 5th 2005 (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (374 downloads) · 8: 1972-1989 California Games (Category: Chess Game Collections) - (366 downloads) · 9: California Super Talents and Prodigies (Category: California Chess Information) - (360 downloads) · 10: 09-03-2005 (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (348 downloads) · 11: September 22 2004 (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (345 downloads) · 12: March 5th 2005 (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (334 downloads) · 13: March 15th 2005 Board Notes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (325 downloads) · 14: 2005 proposed bylaws (Category: CAL CHESS BYLAWS) - (263 downloads) · 15: 01-14-2006 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (104 downloads) · 16: 09-02-2006 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (103 downloads) · 17: 09-01-2007 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (102 downloads) · 18: 02-07-2007 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (101 downloads) · 19: 07-15-2006 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (99 downloads) · 20: 6-25-2005 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (98 downloads) · 21: 10-22-2005 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (94 downloads) · 22: 07-15-2007 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (89 downloads) · 23: 10-29-2006 Minutes (Category: Cal Chess Board Meeting Minutes) - (52 downloads) 30 most read pages      Current Chess Videos   ...See more videos      Current Chess Web News Chess Hustling New York Times  ·  Tuesday Sep 18, 2007  ·  Broken? Monika Socko wins International Women's Tournament in Baku Chessbase  ·  Monday Sep 17, 2007  ·  Broken? Anand is the favourite in Mexico: Kasparov DNA  ·  Tuesday Sep 11, 2007  ·  Broken? I never really thought of chess as a career: Vishy Anand Sify  ·  Wednesday Sep 5, 2007  ·  Broken? NH Tournament: Rising Stars beat Experience Grandmasters Chessbase  ·  Monday Sep 3, 2007  ·  Broken? 2007 Mexico World Championship starts in two weeks Chessbase  ·  Wednesday Aug 29, 2007  ·  Broken? 16-year-old Vachier-Lagrave new French Champion Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 28, 2007  ·  Broken? Michael Adams wins the Staunton Memorial Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 21, 2007  ·  Broken? Navara wins the Ordix Open Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 21, 2007  ·  Broken? Rybka $100,000 challenge to FIDE Association of Chess Professionals  ·  Monday Aug 20, 2007  ·  Broken? Anand wins Rapid Final Chessbase  ·  Monday Aug 20, 2007  ·  Broken? GM Joel Benjamin on Computers without Opening USCF  ·  Monday Aug 20, 2007  ·  Broken? Chess Becomes a Teaching Tool DentonRC.com  ·  Monday Aug 20, 2007  ·  Broken? Rybka is Chess960 computer chess champion Chess Tigers  ·  Sunday Aug 19, 2007  ·  Broken? Tireless Viktor Korchnoi wins Banja Luka 2007 Chessbase  ·  Saturday Aug 18, 2007  ·  Broken? Aronian wins Chess960 world championship Chessbase  ·  Saturday Aug 18, 2007  ·  Broken? Magnus Stronger Than Carlsen Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 14, 2007  ·  Broken? Alex Shabalov wins US Championship Google  ·  Friday May 25, 2007  ·  Broken? Nigel Short faces the FIDE Ethics Committee Google  ·  Wednesday May 9, 2007  ·  Broken? Chess Humour Chessalicious  ·  Friday May 4, 2007  ·  Broken? Garry Kasparov makes TIME 100 list Chessbase.com  ·  Friday May 4, 2007  ·  Broken? Computer wins World Champion by 4:2 chessbase  ·  Thursday Dec 7, 2006  ·  Broken? David Bronstein Dies at 82 New York Times  ·  Thursday Dec 7, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramnik Blunders chessbase  ·  Monday Nov 27, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramnik Haunts me, Topalov says chessbase  ·  Saturday Oct 28, 2006  ·  Broken? Nigel Short Sacked! Chessbase  ·  Thursday Oct 26, 2006  ·  Broken? Post match interview with FIDE President chessbase  ·  Tuesday Oct 24, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramnik Refuses Rematch in March chessbase  ·  Wednesday Oct 18, 2006  ·  Broken? Kasparov in Danger chessbase  ·  Friday Oct 13, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramnik and Topalov Game 11 Interview SusanPolgarBlog  ·  Wednesday Oct 11, 2006  ·  Broken? Team Kramnik Fears a Setup Chessbase  ·  Thursday Oct 5, 2006  ·  Broken? Dainalov Accuses Kramnik of using Fritz9 Susan Polgar Blog  ·  Wednesday Oct 4, 2006  ·  Broken? Topalov Heads FIDE Ratings Chessbase  ·  Wednesday Oct 4, 2006  ·  Broken? Kasparov and Karpov Spar in Blitz Match Chessbase  ·  Thursday Aug 24, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramink Plays Deep Fritz in November Chessbase  ·  Sunday Aug 13, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess girl's father is accused of raping her Daily Mail  ·  Tuesday Aug 8, 2006  ·  Broken? Cheating At Chess New York Times  ·  Tuesday Aug 8, 2006  ·  Broken? Morozevich Wins Biel Again Chessbase  ·  Friday Aug 4, 2006  ·  Broken? 16-year-old Ukrainian wins Women's Supertournament Chessbase  ·  Friday Aug 4, 2006  ·  Broken? GM Aleksander Wojtkiewicz Dies Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 1, 2006  ·  Broken? Tragic Chess Champion's Father Charged google  ·  Tuesday Aug 1, 2006  ·  Broken? Bobby Fischer Quarrels With Swiss Bank Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Aug 1, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Serial Killer Nabbed Mosnews.com  ·  Friday Jun 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Anand Wins León Chessbase  ·  Monday Jun 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Kramnik On The Olympiad, Topalov and Deep Fritz Kramnik News  ·  Monday Jun 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Party Time At The Chess Olympiad Chessbase  ·  Monday Jun 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Armenia and Ukraine Win Gold at Olympiad chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jun 6, 2006  ·  Broken? Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Re-elected chessbase  ·  Friday Jun 2, 2006  ·  Broken? The Computer, Junior wins World Chess chessbase  ·  Friday Jun 2, 2006  ·  Broken? Russia's Dominance On The Decline Chessbase  ·  Wednesday May 31, 2006  ·  Broken? Holland shocks Russia ,The intense faces of GMs Chessbase  ·  Sunday May 28, 2006  ·  Broken? Results in the Olmypiad Chess center  ·  Thursday May 25, 2006  ·  Broken? Kasparov Bears His Mind On Topalov And FIDE Elections Chessbase  ·  Wednesday May 24, 2006  ·  Broken? Know The Players Playing For Your Country in Turin Chess center  ·  Tuesday May 23, 2006  ·  Broken? A Big Pictorial Of the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin Chess vista  ·  Tuesday May 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Scandal In The US Chess Federation Chessbase  ·  Tuesday May 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Jaime Foxx Loves Chess Star Pulse  ·  Wednesday Apr 5, 2006  ·  Broken? Review of Fritz 9 (focuses on graphics and entertainment) Games Horizon  ·  Thursday Mar 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Kasparov Helps to Launch New Search Engine Chessbase  ·  Thursday Mar 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Women's World Championship Pictorial chessbase  ·  Sunday Mar 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Topalov Plays Simul with Children in Mexico City Chessbase  ·  Sunday Mar 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Magnus Wins Strong Blitz Tournament Iceland News  ·  Sunday Mar 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Very Interesting Retrospective on Josh Waitkins Courier Mail News  ·  Sunday Mar 19, 2006  ·  Broken? US Chess Championship Photo Report Chessbase  ·  Thursday Mar 9, 2006  ·  Broken? California Teenager Prepares for National Championship San Diego Tribune  ·  Sunday Mar 5, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Clocks to be Used in Courthouse to Limit Lawyers ABC News  ·  Tuesday Feb 28, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Booms on the Web..But Who is King? International Herald Tribune  ·  Thursday Feb 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Kids Help Recovering Addicts with Chess Baltimore Messenger  ·  Thursday Feb 23, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Coach Robert Snyder Bound for Trial on Child Molestation Charges The Denver Channel  ·  Tuesday Feb 7, 2006  ·  Broken? Pillsbury Remembered The Boston Globe  ·  Monday Feb 6, 2006  ·  Broken? Happy Days Return for Anand Decan Herald India  ·  Thursday Feb 2, 2006  ·  Broken? 12 year old Negi Earns Second GM Norm...youngest norm holder in history Chessbase  ·  Wednesday Feb 1, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Battle in 3d announced for Sony PSP Mobile Tech Review  ·  Tuesday Jan 31, 2006  ·  Broken? Anand and Topalov Tie in Corus Chessbase  ·  Monday Jan 30, 2006  ·  Broken? Kids Chess Takes Off in Tracy Tracy Press  ·  Saturday Jan 21, 2006  ·  Broken? Anand Loses to Kamsky / photo report chessbase  ·  Saturday Jan 21, 2006  ·  Broken? GM Plays for 1 mil on tv game show chessbase  ·  Thursday Jan 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Martinez Woman Legally Blind Makes Top 100 Contra Costa Times  ·  Thursday Jan 19, 2006  ·  Broken? GM "Chess Computers Unbeatable in 10 Years" The Scotsman  ·  Thursday Jan 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Scholastic Chess Boom Stretches to Tiujana San Diego Tribune  ·  Thursday Jan 19, 2006  ·  Broken? Shirov Gets Crushed in Estonia .5 out of 9 game...2135 performance! chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jan 17, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess Sharpens Study Skills Detroit Free Press  ·  Tuesday Jan 17, 2006  ·  Broken? Topalov Interview in Playboy Magazine!! Chessbase  ·  Sunday Jan 15, 2006  ·  Broken? Topalov Accused of Cheating?! Chess Ninja  ·  Friday Jan 13, 2006  ·  Broken? Topalov Passes 2800 Elo...#2 in the world Sofia News Bulgaria  ·  Friday Jan 13, 2006  ·  Broken? It's Not Easy Being GM Anand India News and Analysis  ·  Friday Jan 13, 2006  ·  Broken? Tribute to Chess Coach Richard Shorman chessdryad  ·  Thursday Jan 12, 2006  ·  Broken? Building Housing Chess School where Gorbachev, Polgar and Karpov hung out for sale Kansas City Star  ·  Thursday Jan 12, 2006  ·  Broken? Negi, 12, Youngest IM Ever, 1 GM norm New Delhi Express  ·  Wednesday Jan 11, 2006  ·  Broken? GM Dludgy (x USCF president) Released from Russian Prison! Mosnews  ·  Tuesday Jan 10, 2006  ·  Broken? The Youngest Grand Masters Ever Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jan 10, 2006  ·  Broken? Bobby Fischer's Life is on Sale - On ebay Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jan 10, 2006  ·  Broken? Jaan Elvhest -Estonian Super GM Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jan 10, 2006  ·  Broken? Chess prodigies and mini-grandmasters Chessbase  ·  Tuesday Jan 10, 2006  ·  Broken?

Web site engine's code is Copyright © 2002 by PHP-Nuke. All Rights Reserved. PHP-Nuke is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL license