Russia's Maria Sharapova has beaten Italy's Sara Errani to lift her first French Open tennis title. Check out an old entry on Maria Sharapova's FB page:
Here is what I was doing while in Stuttgart...no no, not playing chess, just taking walks in some of the parks and pretending like I knew what I was doing with a chess board. Would be nice to learn...perhaps it will help my patience. - Maria Sharapova
Saturday #Chess Puzzle with level 'Difficult' E. Saavedra (after G.Barbier), Glasgow Weekly Citizen, 1895 White to play and win (Use arrows in flashplayer to see solution).
The World Chess Championship for Rapid and Blitz qualifiers will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from July 1-5. The qualifiers are open to all players who have a rating of at least 2300. Applications have to be sent by the national federations only. Participation fees 2300 - 2399 –100 USD 2400 – 2499 – 60 USD 2500 – 2600 - 35 USD Above 2600 – no fee Applications for participation are accepted before June 20, 2012.
The Rapid Chess Qualifier would be held as a nine-round Swiss chess tournament with the following time control: 15 minutes + 10 seconds. The top three winners will get free hotel accommodation costs and plane tickets to the world chess championship. Hotel costs and plane tickets for the world chess championship in the blitz section are free for the first three winners of the qualifier.
