World Chess Champion
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen
Rated 2870!
Born: November 30, 1990 (age 28 years) in Tønsberg, Norway
Magnus at 2870! Will he reach 2900? 30-points to go!
Magnus Sets Two World Records!
On October 21, 2019, Magnus Carlsen broke Ding Liren’s record of 100 games for the longest unbeaten streak in classical chess by drawing Levon Aronian in the Grand Swiss Chess Tournament.
The first World Record! Magnus Carlsen now has remained unbeaten for 101 straight classical chess games.
Carlsen’s last loss in classical chess was to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the Biel tournament on July 31, 2018!
The second World Record! Carlsen’s current streak is also the longest unbeaten streak by a reigning World Chess Champion and includes a stretch of 12 undefeated games against Fabiano Caruana at the 2018 World Chess Championship.
Top 10 Players in World – November 2019
#1 Rated Women in World – November 2019
China’s Yifan Hou
Rated 2659
The #85 Rated Player Overall in the World
Born: February 27, 1994 (age 25 years) in Xinghua, China
Top 10 Women in World – October 2019
The #1 ranked woman in the world, China’s Yifan Hou (rated 2659), is on a Rhodes Scholarship, currently studying at Oxford University since 2018 and not actively playing Classical Chess now.
The 2020 Women’s World Chess Championship match pairs World Champion #2 ranked China’s Ju Wenjun (rated 2586) and her challenger, Russia’s #4 ranked Aleksandra Goryachkina (rated 2575).
The match will take place in two parts, one held in Shanghai, China and one in Vladivostok, Russia in January 2020.
Women’s World Champion
China’s Ju Wenjun
Challenger
Russia’s Aleksandra Goryachikina
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Beginner’s Book – Chess Rules For Students
Chess Rules For Students is a workbook for students learning the game of chess and for beginning students returning to the game. No previous knowledge of chess is necessary. Parents unfamiliar with chess will find this booklet a valuable guide to their child’s new interest.
Chess Rules For Students is designed with students, coaches, and parents in mind. Reading level is appropriate for grade-school use. All major rules of chess are covered, and algebraic notation worksheets are included. Each page is in easy-to-use worksheet format.
A student-friendly Answer Key makes self-correction fun!
Beginners & Intermediate Book – Checkmate! Ideas For Students
Checkmate! Ideas For Students is a workbook for beginning and intermediate students. Checkmate! covers the tactics used in checkmate attacks with clear explanations, diagrams and arrows to pinpoint the key features.
Unlike many other basic checkmate books, Checkmate! categorizes the checkmates by the tactics used to force the checkmate–like Pins, Sacrifices, Removing the Guard, Attraction, Clearance and Attacking Flight Squares–rather than only the checkmate pattern itself.
The worksheets and Answer Key are clear and simple for the student to use, and easy for the parent, teacher and coach to correct! Fun!
Intermediate & Advanced Book – Chess Tactics For Students
Chess Tactics For Students contains 434 carefully selected problems in worksheet format.
Chess Tactics has been extensively field tested with elementary, middle-school, and high-school students over a four-year period. This book is ideal for independent seat work as well as for homework and classroom instruction.
The worksheet format and Answer Key enable self-correction with minimal dependence or direct help from a chess teacher, coach, or parent.
