Vera Spillner News Today

In the final instalment of the problem-solving experiment, we invited Prof. Dr Vera Spillner to solve the unorthodox chess puzzles, present in the Dec. 31 article! We have already seen a grandmaster, and a former world problem champion solving the problems, so how about a chess amateur and enthusiast? Read on more to find out!

Inspired by her months of lonely forest trips in the north of Scandinavia German actress and singer has launched a new album of 14 songs, in the style of German pop, cine-classic and Nordic noir. It is music into which everything from love, laughter, separation and death flows. So what is the chess connection: well Vaile is an enthusiastic amateur who has met and interacted with many of the world's top players. She has even taken part in Chess Boxing!

In this article, statistician Bruno Wiesend reports on a scientific controversy about a study on the "Influence of intelligence and practice on the development of skills". The author considers the results of the study to be wrong due to methodological errors. | Photo: Pixabay

Stranded in Budapest, teenage Indian chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca seeks solace in the violin Stranded in Budapest, teenage Indian chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca seeks solace in the violin A year after the young champion arrived in the Hungarian capital for a tournament, he’s still there. Indian teenage chess Grand Master Leon Mendonca performs in a church in Budapest. You are a very talented young chess player from India taking part in a tournament in Budapest. After it is over...

€29.90 So how do you manage when you, a fourteen-year-old super-talent, are stranded in Budapest for over a year? Well, play more tournaments: Leon played in a string of events, gained 150 Elo points and, at the age of 14, became Indias 67th GM.   A typical tournament photo: guess who is the opponent everyone fears! Just when it seemed possible to at last fly back to India there was a terrible surge in Covid  infections back home, and it seemed wiser to remain in the fai...