Chess Olympiad — 35th Chess Olympiad, Bled 2002 The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation. Contents … Wikipedia
37th Chess Olympiad — The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open [ Although commonly referred to as the men s division , this division is open to both male and female players; several women, including Grandmaster Zhu Chen, the 2001 women s world champion, who… … Wikipedia
chess — chess1 /ches/, n. a game played by two persons, each with 16 pieces, on a chessboard. [1150 1200; ME < OF esches, pl. of eschec CHECK1] chess2 /ches/, n., pl. chess, chesses. one of the planks forming the roadway of a floating bridge. [1425 75;… … Universalium
Chess in China — This article is about international chess (国际象棋; guójì xiàngqí) in China. For Chinese chess , see Xiangqi. China s 2008 Olympiad Team: left to right, Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Ni Hua, Wang Hao China is a major chess power, with achieve … Wikipedia
CHESS — The Jewish contribution to chess on an appreciable scale dates from the middle of the 19th century. There is no basis for the claim that Jews invented chess, or that King Solomon played the game, as is related in the Midrash (Ginzberg, Legends 4 … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Index of chess articles — Contents 1 Books 2 General articles 2.1 0–9 2.2 A … Wikipedia
Oscar Quiñones (chess player) — Oscar Carillo Quiñones (born 14 January 1941, Lima) is a Peruvian chess master. He took 9th at Lima 1959 (Borislav Ivkov and Luděk Pachman won),[1] finished 15th at Mar del Plata 1961 (Miguel Najdorf won), tied for third through fifth place at… … Wikipedia
China national chess team results — Main article: Chess in the People s Republic of China This article details the results of the China national chess team. Contents 1 Chess Olympiads 2 World Team Chess Championships 3 Asian Team Chess Championships … Wikipedia
Wilhelm Ernst (chess player) — Wilhelm Ernst (25 August 1905, Gelsenkirchen 23 July 1952, Gelsenkirchen) was a German chess master.He was a winner at Weidenau 1937. He played several times in German Chess Championship; took 2nd, behind Kurt Richter, at Aachen 1935,took 11th at … Wikipedia
Hans Müller (chess player) — Hans Müller (1 December 1896, Vienna – 28 February 1971, Vienna) was an Austrian chess player, theoretician and author of books. In 1921, he played in Vienna; tied for 9 10th (Friedrich Sämisch won), tied for 1st 2nd with Gruber, and took 6th… … Wikipedia