CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/Aug 13, 2014

JUDITH POLGAR, GREATEST WOMAN PLAYER OF ALL TIME, RETIRES AT 38 … DEFEATED KASPAROV, SPASSKY AND CARLSEN … TROMSO, NORWAY  …  The London Times [behind pay-wall] exclusively reported today that it is all over … JUDITH POLGAR, EASILY THE GREATEST WOMAN PLAYER EVER, IS TO RETIRE FOLLOWING TOMORROW’S FINAL ROUND WORLD TEAM OLYMPIAD GAME.  Polgar defeated hundreds of grandmasters in her professional […]


CHESSFLASH WORLD NEWS/July 20, 2014

WORLD TRIPLE CROWN CHESS CHAMPION M. CARLSEN AND 5 OPPONENTS NAMED FOR $400,OOO SINQUEFIELD CUP STARTING AUGUST 28 IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI … PLAYING TEN GAMES EACH ARE: NAKAMURA, VACHIER-LAGRAVE, KARJAKIN, ARONIAN, CARUANA AND THE WORLD BLITZ/RAPID/CLASSICAL CHESS CHAMPION MAGNUS CARLSEN OF NORWAY. Apparently several recent ridiculous grandmaster draws and mickey […]


A Happy Visitor Writes About His Happy Visit to the World Chess Table

Check out Jamal Abdul-Alim’s new article at the USCF website which features a visit to the World Chess Table in New Orleans: Moving onto a taste of France in America: If you should ever find yourself in the French Quarter, be sure to visit the “World Chess Table” on Decatur […]


Lynn Drury CD Release Saturday Night–Will The Man in the Red Beret Be There?

Decatur St Drive from K&D Photo + Video on Vimeo.

From TLSOTF (“That Little Sugar on the Floor”) Lynn Drury:

Come hear my new album and more! I’ll be playing with my full band, including Alex McMurray, Chris Pylant, and Casandra Faulconer, and backed up by Arséne DeLay, Sarah Gromko, Sarah Gromko and Jamie Vessels 

When: 9 p.m., Saturday, May 17

Where: Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal Street, New Orleans, USA

Here’s the Setup: Go to Lynn Drury’s CD release party for the crowd-funded “Come to My House”