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
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
Index of chess articles — Contents 1 Books 2 General articles 2.1 0–9 2.2 A … 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
Albert Becker (chess player) — Albert Becker (5 September 1896, Vienna – 7 May 1984, Vicente Lopez) was an Austrian–Argentine chess master. Chess careerEarly careerIn 1921, he won in Vienna. In 1923, he tied for 4 5th in Frankfurt (23rd DSB Kongress). The event was won by… … Wikipedia
1939 in chess — Events in chess in 1939Chess events in brief* Last (21st) edition of Howard Staunton s The Chess Player s Handbook is published.* 21 August 19 September 1939 the 8th Chess Olympiad (known at the time as the Hamilton Russell Cup) is held in Buenos … Wikipedia
5th Computer Olympiad — The 5th Computer Olympiad took place at at Alexandra Palace, the West Hall in London, UK from 21 August, 2000 to 25 August, 2000. After an eight year hiatus, it was revived by bringing it into the Mind Sports Olympiad. The computer programs… … 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
Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… … Wikipedia
Computer chess — 1990s Pressure sensory chess computer with LCD screen Chess+ For the iPad … Wikipedia