The other four members of the board of the US Chess Federation voted to kick Susan Polgar and her husband Paul Truong off the board, continuing a two year high-profile battle that has cost the federation some $400,000. (source)

The ABC series “Wife Swap” is looking for a family that plays Chess. (source)

An Iranian GM is looking to set the world record for number of simultaneous games of F2F Chess: 500. The current record is 360. Bear in mind that this requires walking 40 km and playing for 24 hours. (source) Update: He succeeded with 397 wins and 90 draws. (source)