Archive for May 7th, 2010

WCC 2010-9: Missed Chances in Seesaw Battle

Posted in World Championships on May 7th, 2010 No Comments »

This illustration was done by Mike Magnan of Toronto. Magnan is one of several talented chess cartoonists which include José Diaz for Chessvibes and Rene Duret for Alexandra Kosteniuk’s site. These types of images will certainly make chess appear to be more friendly. Viswanathan Anand may have missed a crucial chance to put pressure on [...]

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Chicago’s Tyrone Lee killed in car crash

Posted in Obituary on May 7th, 2010 7 Comments »

Tyrone Lee, a long-time Chicago resident and chess player was killed in a car accident while traveling to Tennessee last weekend. “Ty Lee” (as he is commonly called) was a chess player known to those primarily in the Chicago area, but had chess associates around the country. He spent a number of years in the [...]

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