Read more chess stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9142/chess.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:12:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69938/russians-kasparov-karpov-rekindle-chess-rivalry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 25 years after their rivalry gave chess, and Russia, a much-needed jolt, former champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov will face off for a series of matches in Spain, beginning tomorrow, the Telegraph reports. The younger Kasparov took Karpov’s world title in 1985, and then seemed to mirror...http://www.newser.com/story/69938/russians-kasparov-karpov-rekindle-chess-rivalry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 19:29:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYour local library may be home to an odd or wonderful specialized stash of artifacts. The Smithsonian compiles a list of the nation’s most unusual library collections: The Cleveland Public Library sports perhaps the world’s largest collection of chess- and checkers-related material, with more than 30,000 items that include...http://www.newser.com/story/52429/8-offbeat-library-collections.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 3:20:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50106/renegade-trader-leaves-deutsche-bank-reeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow does one lose almost $2 billion in a matter of months? Look no further than the story of Deutsche Bank’s Boaz Weinstein, the chess master and gambling extraordinaire who made more than $1.5 billion for the firm in just 2 years before losing it all and more, the...http://www.newser.com/story/50106/renegade-trader-leaves-deutsche-bank-reeling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 10:58:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChess players and bridge players will be spectators when the Olympics begin this week, but both are making a strong push to be official sports at the 2012 Games, Time reports. First, they'll have to convince a skeptical International Olympic Committee that they belong, despite their decided lack of physical...http://www.newser.com/story/34236/chess-too-wimpy-for-olympics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Aug 2008 18:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20213/old-chess-guide-may-have-drawings-from-da-vinci.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSections of a recently unearthed manuscript, dating back to about 1500 and describing chess strategy, were likely illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci, the BBC reports. The book, De ludo scacchorum , is a collection of puzzles by Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli, a friend of da Vinci's. The striking...http://www.newser.com/story/20213/old-chess-guide-may-have-drawings-from-da-vinci.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 Feb 2008 18:51:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16753/chess-king-bobby-fischer-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChess master Bobby Fischer, who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned Russian Boris Spassky in 1972, has died at age 64 in Iceland, the AP reports. Fischer is considered by many to be the greatest chess player ever, but his genius for the game was often overshadowed by...http://www.newser.com/story/16753/chess-king-bobby-fischer-dies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Jan 2008 7:24:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13999/kasparov-wont-run-for-russian-prez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer chess champ and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov won't be running for president this March, but not for lack of trying: Other Russia, his political party, was unable to book a Moscow conference hall due to government pressure on landlords, said his spokeswoman. Today is the last day Russian...http://www.newser.com/story/13999/kasparov-wont-run-for-russian-prez.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Dec 2007 9:22:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7449/chessboard-killer-goes-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA confessed serial killer goes on trial today in Moscow, charged in the murders of at least 49 people. Alexander Pichushkin wanted to kill one person for each of the 64 squares on a chessboard, and after being arrested last year, he said in a TV interview that "a life...http://www.newser.com/story/7449/chessboard-killer-goes-on-trial.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Sep 2007 10:20:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/5817/chess-playing-killer-goes-on-trial-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia is in the grip of the king of all murder trials, the Guardian reports: A chess player has been accused of luring dozens of opponents away from the board and to their brutal deaths in a Moscow park. Alexander Pichushkin has allegedly boasted of 63 murders, one shy of...http://www.newser.com/story/5817/chess-playing-killer-goes-on-trial-in-russia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Aug 2007 7:16:25 CDT