Pawn Endgames: Beauty and the Beast
Chess.com by WIM Iryna Zenyuk (energia)
Here we are at the very top of the endgame ladder: at pawn endgames.
Pawn endgames are very different from other endgames. We can rely
on the famous saying: there is no evaluation in endgames, there is only
a result of win, loss or draw. Pawn endgames require more
calculation than any...
Nigeria:
Team Celebrates in Russia 39th World Chess Olympiad
AllAfrica.com
As Nigerians celebrate the 50th anniversary of self government today,
Team Nigeria's chess squad at the on going 39th World Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia are not left out in the half centenary...
Ukraine stay top, Russia I second and France move 3rd
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Wins for the Ukraine and Russia I kept them at the top of the standings.
France moved third. Vassily Ivanchuk lost his first game of the event.
Magnus Carlsen and Veselin Topalov both draw in losing causes...
Howard Stern
Continues Support of Holly Heisman Memorial Fund
USCF
Chess enthusiast and famous talk show host Howard Stern talked about the
Holly Heisman Memorial Fund at the Philadelphia Foundation today on his
satellite radio show. A trip to the Howard Stern Show will be
auctioned on EBay in October as part of Breast Cancer awareness month,
with net proceeds to Holly Heisman Fund. In honor of this
fundraising effort, we've made the May 2010 Chess Life Magazine Howard
Stern feature article public. So re-read the article or pass the
link on...
France in the hunt!
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
The youthful French team have won again and have moved up to third
place, and take on the Ukraine tomorrow. Both the Ukraine and
Russia 1 were victorious and occupy the first two places. In the
Women's event, Russia 1 scraped home after a tough match against Serbia.
The Ukraine somehow managed to overcome Azerbaijan 2.5-1.5 despite
Mamedyarov beating Ivanchuk. Many of the top matches were tight
and finished with...
RP loses to Bulgaria in Chess Olympiad
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine chess team suffered another
heart-breaking loss in the 39th World Chess Olympiad as it bowed to
Bulgaria Wednesday at the Complex "Arena Ugra" of Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia...
ECU
Board Completed
Chessdom
Following the election of Silvio Danailov as the new ECU President, and
members of his ticket being incorporated into the new ECU Board, the
remaining three seats in the Board were decided in the evening
session...
Don't miss the Chigorin Chess Fest in Moscow this October
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog
Will you be in Moscow this October? If yes then don't miss the
Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial to beheld in 'Moskva' hotel (2 Al.
Nevsky square). It includes two tournaments. Many Russians
regard Mikhail Chigorin as the founder of their 'School of Chess', later
to become known as the Soviet School of Chess. Overshadowed to
some extent in the 1920s by the exciting new theories of the hypermodern
movement, Chigorin's influence nevertheless demands a prominent and
permanent place in the Soviet chess hegemony of the 20th century...
Vibrator Chess Set Makes You Want to Bop the Bishop
Co.Design
A new sex toy designed by New York-based product consultancy Aruliden is
the perfect gift for the horny, fabulously rich chess fanatic in your
life. It’s a chess set with pieces that double as vibrators, 32 in
all...
USA Tops
Bulgaria; Women Tie Greece
USCF
The US team defeated Bulgaria today as the Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk approaches its finale. Our US Champion Gata Kamsky
scored the clutch victory over Ivan Cheparinov. Ukraine currently
leads the...
Indian men thrash Turkmenistan in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
RUSSIA: On a day of mixed fortunes, Indian men thrashed Turkmenistan 3-1
but the women's team suffered a 0.5-3.5 defeat to Russia One, in the 8th
round of the 39th Chess Olympiad on Thursday. Krishnan Sasikiran
scored a fine victory over Amanov Mesgen on the top board to pave the
way for India's victory, before P Harikrishna proved too strong for
Meylis Annaberdiev on the second board. GN Gopal and B Adhiban
drew on...
Cuba Keeps on Winning in Chess Olympiad
Solvisión
Guantanamo (Solvision)- Cuban men and women chess teams won again in
round 8 at the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansyisk...
Bulgaria edges RP chess team, 2.5-1.5
BusinessWorld Online
THE RP chess team suffered another heart-breaking loss in the 39th World
Chess Olympiad as it bowed to eighth seed Bulgaria, 2.5-1.5...
PHOTO GALLERY: King's Court - library's chess program begins
Stoneham Sun
The after-school chess program offered at the Stoneham Public Library
began last week. The free class, back this year by popular demand,
teaches children the basics of chess in just four weeks. Owen
Kerans, 8, thinks about his next move while playing chess during the
Learn to Play...
Carlsen’s G-Star photos spotted in Amsterdam
Chess Vibes
We return to Magnus Carlsen’s modeling career once more, as the time has
come that his photos are actually reaching us. In shops, in
magazines and… at bus stops. Have you spotted them already...
2010 Olympiad Round 9
Chessville
Russia is unstoppable in the women's section. The Russian women's
team won the 9th match in a row at the 39th Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk. With just two rounds to go they are 4 points ahead of
the nearest competitor, and nobody seems to doubt their overall victory.
The struggle in the open section of the Olympiad became tenser – all six
matches in the leading group ended in +1 victories. The leaders,
Ukraine, defeated Azerbaijan and maintained the first place.
Vassily Ivanchuk lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, however...
Ukraine stay top, Russia I second and France move 3rd
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Wins for the Ukraine and Russia I kept them at the top of the standings.
France moved third. Vassily Ivanchuk lost his first game of the
event...
Olympiad: Ukraine draws with Russia, maintains lead
Chess Vibes
Ukraine remains the sole leader at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk after
drawing the top match with Russia 2-2. Sergey Karjakin won against
his former compatriot Pavel Eljanov, while Zahar Efimenko scored a point
for Ukraine, against Vladimir Malakhov...
“Fortune beckoned… then melted into thin air”
Chess In Translation
Russian Captain Evgeny Bareev comments on the first team failing to beat
Ukraine and move into the lead at the World Chess Olympiad. The
only (but perhaps sufficient) success story continues to be Sergey
Karjakin...
Review:
Kasparov vs Karpov 1988-2009 by Garry Kasparov Chessville by David Surratt
This is Part Four of Garry Kasparov On Modern Chess. "This volume looks at Kasparov's 5th (!!!!!) World
Championship match with Anatoly Karpov ('the eternal opponent'), played out
in 1990 over two continents - the first half of the match in New York,
the second half in London.... What really makes the book fascinating though, is the
back-story Kasparov provides for each game, and for the wider chess world..."
K-K Press Conference
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Anatoly Karpov just finished their press
conference not long ago. The atmosphere was surprisingly friendly
and cooperative between the two. The two formal rivals in the FIDE
presidential elections had a meeting earlier today to discuss future
cooperation between the two. One reporter asked if the lawyers
were present at their meeting. Kirsan said there was no need for it as
they go back a long way and trust each other. First, Kirsan was
talking about back in 1995 when it was Karpov himself who had asked him
to run for the FIDE presidency. One of the changes that Karpov
requested and Kirsan agreed was to lengthen the number of games in
future world championship matches to at least 14 maybe 16. FIDE
will get the feedback from top players to decide on the final number...
Veselin Topalov: “You need to believe in yourself!”
Veselin is a true chess professional. He is completely focused on
his favorite sport. But he is bright and interesting person at the
same time, and some of his interests are far beyond the chessboard...
Ukraine flexed its chess muscles against Azerbaijan
Round 9 summary: Mamedyarov handed Ivanchuk his first loss in this
Olympiad! But it was not enough to stop the Ukrainian chess
machine. Eljanov and Efimenko won on board 3 and 4 to give Ukraine
a 2.5 - 1.5 victory over Azerbaijan...
Anything can happen in a split second
For a while, it looked like Russia A women's team may face its first
monumental defeat in this Olympiad. Kosteniuk lost with white on
board 3 against Stojanovic, rated 2337, after Gunina quickly won on
board 4. This gave Serbia a 1.5-1.5 tie with one game to go on
board 2. Nadezhda's position was not looking good. But one
tragic move by her opponent turned everything around. Not only she
was able to hold, she went on to win to give Russia A team the sure gold
medal...
Chess trivia
It was great seeing my two long time friends again in Khanty-Mansiysk.
Can you name who they are?
Team
Uganda
The women's team from Uganda - Princesses of Kalmykia...
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #9
The Chess Drum
Round #9 Analysis: We are winding down the Olympiad and the Ukraine is
still holding onto its one-point lead. Russia 1 beat defending
champion...
Double-O-Nothing
David Smerdon's Blog
We have a very unfortunate term in chess for losing two games in a row:
“kingside castling”, as the algebraic notation is “0-0″.
Unfortunately, despite two rest days and a no-show in between, I have
castled kingside in this tournament. Even worse, there’s a chance
that tomorrow I will do the even less desirable “queenside castling”,
the symbol for which is “0-0-0″. This has happened to me only a
handful of times in my life, and let me tell you, it is not an
experience I’d like to repeat. Top Russian grandmasters even say
that it’s worth just making a short draw after two losses, even against
someone weaker, so as to absolutely avoid the psychological...
Zugzwang in Kristiansund ChessBase
In the rapid chess game Anand-Hammer, played in Kristiansund in
the "Arctic Securities Chess Stars" tournament, it came down to this
minor piece ending. It seems that all entry routes into the black
camp are blocked to the white king, because the knight, the b7-pawn and
the king are guarding all the important squares on the queenside and in
the centre. And yet... White can force the win here with a precise
move order, with...
Echoes
of the Election ChessBase
On Wednesday Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was reelected President of FIDE, which
he has headed since 1995. His victory over the challenger Anatoly Karpov,
backed by Garry Kasparov, was greeted with delight and dismay in the
international press. Accusations of proxy vote rigging have been raised,
and Karpov vows that the fight will go on...
Russia: Chess Official Is Re-elected
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
A provincial leader who claims to have been abducted by space aliens and
was backed by top Russian officials for another term as president of
the...
Alien-spotting chess president re-elected
Telegraph.co.uk by Andrew Osborn
An eccentric Russian who believes that chess was brought to earth by
aliens was re-elected president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE)
over Anatoly Karpov in a vote that split the chess world. Kirsan...
Chess clubs to be started at Jersey City public housing The Jersey Journal
The Jersey City Housing Authority plans to kick off a federally funded
program next month that turns kids on to playing chess before they get
turned on to gangs. The $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department
of...
Carlsen's Idea against the Alapin by GM Magesh and GM Arun
Chess.com by GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan (thamizhan)
This week we shall an idea against the Alapin system for Black.
The Alapin has been a super solid variation for White against the mighty
Sicilian. Many of the players who are not ready to face the long
theoretical battles in the Sicilian often prefer this system which
makes...
The Great
Gatsby Plays To Mate
USCF By Jennifer Shahade
Dr. Graham Burnett Have you ever wondered how Crime and Punishment would
fare against Madame Bovary in a chess match? OK, maybe not.
But after meeting Princeton professor D. Graham Burnett, you may find
your chess & literature merging in more contexts than overcrowded
bookshelves. Together with philosopher and programmer W.J. Walter,
Dr. Burnett created Novel Chess, a program that turns novels and other
texts into chess competitors. They first described novel chess in
"Reading to the Endgame" in the Fall 2009 edition of the art & culture
magazine Cabinet. A chessboard consists of sixty-four squares
commonly designated by alphanumeric coordinates (a-h across the x-axis
and...
Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial
FIDE
The Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial is held in "Moskva" hotel (2 Al.
Nevsky square) and consists of two tournaments. A. Rapid chess
tournament, October 26-27, starts at 17:00. Time control 15
minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each move, 9 round Swiss.
Entry fee: 1000 roubles (for juniors under 16, seniors and women - 800
roubles). Registrations are accepted on October 26, 9:30 - 16:45.
The prizes are...
‘Spassky’s condition stable’
Chess Vibes
Russian media report that Boris Spassky is conscious, and his condition
is stable. More than a week ago the 10th World Champion suffered
from a stroke and was taken to hospital. The Russian news agency
RIA Novosti reports that Boris Spassky is in the ICU Burdenko Institute
of Neurosurgery in Moscow in a stable condition. RIA Novosti spoke
with someone from the health facility, who said: “It is a cardiovascular
intensive care unit but his condition is stable and does not cause
concern.” Apparently Spassky can move and eat on his own again...
Sacrifice all the pieces!!
Chess.com by CM Camilo Arango (MeDicenElMalo)
Every chess player should aim to create a masterpiece when playing a
game. The next example was played between two GMs: GM Serper, G -
GM NIkolaidis, I- in 1993. This amazing game shows the beauty
of...
Chess Club presents exhibit at Belas Artes
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
LOUIS, September 29, 2010 -- Belas Artes, in partnership with the Chess
Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, presents Chess: A
Cross-Cultural Journey Through Time, a multi-faceted art exhibit that...
2010 Alabama State Chess Championship
Tuscaloosa News
TUSCALOOSA | Results are in for the 2010 Alabama State Chess
Championship held at the University of Alabama on Sept. 17-19.
Emory Tate of Midway claimed the state title by winning the Open
Section...
Book Review Chesscafe By Dan Heisman
Winning Chess Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 2 by Jeff Coakley. Thought
Provoking, Fun, and Instructive. It is rare to come across a book
that is as unusual, challenging, fun, and instructive as Winning Chess
Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 2 (WCPK2). It is true gem. Jeff
Coakley is an outstanding author, and each of his three previous books
was excellent in its own right: Winning Chess
Puzzles for Kids, Vol. 1 – the only one of the four that is
really just for kids and beginners. Winning
Chess Strategy for Kids – an excellent intermediate book
introducing an entire spectrum of strategical...
Strong central knight, space advantage... ChessBase
... and the offside black queen were the factors optically speaking in
White's favour in this position after 14...a5 from the first round of
the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. How would you assess the
situation? A) equality, Black always gets to counterattack the
weak point d4 in time; B) White wins the queen by force; C) he can start
a crushing attack on the kingside. The solution is
here, but first ponder over it with a
larger version of the diagram.
The Skittles
Room - A Conversation with Bent Larsen
Chesscafe
Jude Acers interviews Bent Larsen in August 1968. In the summer of
1968, Bent Larsen, unquestionably the second strongest player in the
West next to Fischer, had by then even surpassed Fischer's tournament
victories with a remarkable series of first and second place finishes
competing against the best of the Soviet players. In the summer of
that year, Larsen added to his laurels a clear first place victory at
the U.S. Open, which was held in Aspen, Colorado. Ironically, he
had come to the U.S., his third trip by then, to rest and vacation after
his demanding...
2010
Chess Olympiad: Ukraine and Russia 1 draw in round 8 ChessBase
In numbers, it was the biggest match of the Olympiad. Russia 1 had just
beaten their younger compatriots Russia 2, while Ukraine was in sole
lead and had magic Ivanchuk on 6/6. The Ukrainian finally ceded a
draw, and it was young Karjakin who overtook the leaderboard with a 3040
performance, seven more than Ivanchuk, after beating Eljanov...
More big matchups in Open Olympiad in round 9
Now that the election has finished, chess will once again take center
stage in Khanty-Mansiysk. Here are the top team pairings for round 9...
Ivanchuk held to first draw of Olympiad
Round 8 summary: Even with the White pieces, Kramnik could not crack
Ivanchuk. Karjakin won while Malakhov lost so Russia and
Ukraine...
Breaking News: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov defeats Karpov 95-55
After a very hotly contested election for the Presidency of FIDE for the
next four years, the encumbent, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has
defeated team Karpov with the backing of Kasparov by a 95-55 margin...
Chessdom
Sergey Karjakin Interviewed
Following his victory against Evgeny Tomashevsky. In the 2008
Chess Olympiad Sergey Karjakin played the 2nd board for Ukraine and
narrowly lost a team medal in the final round. In the meantime...
2010 Chess Olympiad - Round Eight
Karjakin wins again, Ivanchuk held to a first draw. The derby
match between the two top rated teams in the Open tournament of the 2010
Chess Olympiad, Russia 1 and Ukraine, finished in a 2-2 tie. After
six...
Russia beats Russia
Chess In Translation
The key encounter in round 7 of the Olympiad was between the top two
Russian men’s teams, with the “veterans” prevailing thanks, once again,
to Sergey Karjakin. Meanwhile, the emotional roller-coaster of
Radek Wojtaszek’s win against Hikaru Nakamura was captured in live
commentary by Mateusz Bartel, the fifth member of the Polish team...
No change at the top, Ukraine 1st, Russia 2nd
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
The 2-2 draw between Russia and Ukraine meant there wasn't a big change
at the top of the standings of the Olympiad. Three rounds and...
Olympics, Round 7: Ukraine Leads
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
The amazing Ivanchuk won again, and it was a spectacular game, too.
I haven't had the chance to look at it closely or interview Mr. Rybka
about it, but at a very superficial glance it looks like an amazing
defensive performance. Jobava was attacking like crazy, and
somehow Ivanchuk managed to take the material, hold on with very limited
space, and pull out the full point. (Ivanchuk has rocketed up to
#6 on the Live Top List, and is a win (or a Kramnik loss) from making it
to #5.) That was the...
Ivanchuk on 6/6 in Khanty-Mansiysk
Chess Vibes
Ukraine is the sole leader at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk after
seven rounds. The team is on 13 match points, followed by
Azerbaijan, Hungary and Russia with one point less. Ukraine’s top
board Vassily Ivanchuk won all his games so far...
USA Draws
China; Women Lose to Russia 2
USCF
Today at the 2010 US Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, the US team drew
against China while the women had a tough loss against Russia 2.
GM Hikaru Nakamura lost to Wang Hao while GM Yury Shulman salvaged a
split match point with a win on board four. In the Women's match,
Irina...
Last Man Standing
David Smerdon: Musings on chess, and lesser things.
Following the mammoth tusk episode, another emergence threatens our
safety here in Khanty-Mansiysk: over the past few days, it seems the
entire Olympiad has become ravaged by flu. Whether it’s because of
the sudden cold snap, or simply the simultaneous convergence of 150
nationalities, many players and staff are finding themselves, as many
throughout history have before, in a Siberian battle for survival.
Of the Aussies, Giang is the worst. Today, her voice was barely
audible, and she is struggling through to the finish line. Her
roommate, Emma, has developed a soor throat; my roommate, Yuan, is
probably second-worst at this stage. Fortunately...
Pakistan beat Bangladesh 3-1 in chess Olympiad
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Pakistan recorded another important win in the sixth round of
the 39th chess Olympiad in Russia when they beat Bangladesh 3-1 on
Monday. Pakistan players led by International Master Mahmood Lodhi...
Mixed fortunes for Nigeria at Chess Olympiad NEXT
Nigeria's teams at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk,
Russia had bitter-sweet outing yesterday with the women's team defeating
the Netherlands Antilles while the men's team suffered lost to Cyprus.
Tobi Olatunji, who was in her usual best led the women's...
Indian girls ground third seeds Ukraine in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
RUSSIA: Indian girls rose to the joint second spot after upstaging third
seeds Ukraine in the 29th Chess Olympiad. The victory was special
on more than a few counts as it put the Indian girls in joint second
spot with Russia emerging as the sole leader with a perfect 14/14 score.
It will be India versus Russia one in next round. The Indian girls
who are missing...
Indian eves ground third seeds Ukraine in Chess
IBNLive.com
The results (seventh round): Open: Czech Republic (9) drew with India
(9) 2-2 (David Navara lost to K. Sasikiran; Victor Laznicka...
Round 8: Armenia Chess Team Beats Poland
Armenian Weekly
KHANTY MANSIYSK, Russia (A.W.) — In Round 8 of the 2010 Chess Olympiad,
Armenia beat Poland (2.5-1.5). The games between Levon Aronian and
Radoslaw Wojtaszek; Vladimir Akopian and Bartosz Socko; and Arman
Pashikian and Kamil Miton ended in a draw. The Armenian team
secured victory thanks to a win by Gabriel Sargissian...
RP rebounds in Chess Olympiad 7th round
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The RP Chess Team got a much needed boost from
Grandmasters (GMs) John Paul Gomez and Darwin Laylo to bounce back after
a heart-breaking defeat to Belarus in the 39th World Chess...
Local women show class at Chess Olympiad
Mmegi Online
Botswana women are proving their class at the ongoing Chess Olympiad in
Russia after clobbering Mozambique 4-0 in round six. The win came
after the team held Nigeria to a 2-2 draw, thanks to the exploits of...
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #8
Round #8 Analysis: Before all the games were completed today.
Word was circulating in the hall that the incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
was re-elected as the FIDE President. His ticket defeated the
Anatoly Karpov...
Chess community, Today marks the highly-anticipated election for the
Presidency of the world body of chess known as FIDE (pronounced
fee-day). More than 150 countries (including 56 proxies) will cast
their...
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected as FIDE President
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumznhinov was re-elected as FIDE President on
the first day of the 81st FIDE Congress by a margin of 95 votes to 55
votes. He was challenged by former World Chess Champion Anatoly
Karpov who was supported by former champion Garry Kasparov. The
voting on the final day was delayed by 4 hours when Garry Kasparov
complained about the voting procedures. Later on Kasparov appeared
to concede they had no chance of winning. As an organisation FIDE
and its delegates seems quite separated from most of the rest of the
chess world where Ilyumzhinov is regarded, at best, as a joke. The
Karpov campaign site says he will fight on to "continue this battle to
restore and transform...
Chess Vibes
Ilyumzhinov wins FIDE Presidential elections 95 to 55
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov remains FIDE President for at least four more years.
He just won the vote for FIDE President in Khanty-Maniysk convincingly
with 95 votes, to 55 for Karpov, and 3 abstentions. Update: we
just heard that Silvio Danailov won the European Chess Union
presidential...
FIDE Presidential elections start in chaos, voting has begun (UPDATES)
On the first day of the 81st FIDE Congress the FIDE Presidential
elections have immediately led to chaotic situations. The meeting
in Khanty-Mansiysk started with protests about unfair procedures, an
agitated Kasparov trying to make his point and two delegates from Peru
who both claim to be the chairman of the chess federation. Then,
in the middle of things, the incumbent President started his
presidential speech...
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected for FIDE President!
Chessdom
As per 14:30 CET on September 29th, the results are in.
Ilyumzhinov wins with 95-55. Thus Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will be
President of FIDE in the period 2010 - 2014. The election day
started in Khanty Mansyisk early in the morning. In a hall packed with
members of federations the electoral process began. As with every
important election worldwide, a scandal is normal to take place.
This time to no surprise it came from Kasparov, who questioned the proxy
list and procedures for the...
No Surprise: Iljumzhinov Wins Again, Chess Loses Again
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Actually it's a double dose of delight for the chess world, as Silvio
Danailov (a successful organizer in his own right, but beloved in the
chess world for his ministrations on Topalov's behalf) won the
European...
Ilyumzhinov wins FIDE election by 95-55 votes ChessBase
The vote took two hours, and the final count was 95 for incumbent Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov, 55 for challenger Anatoly Karpov and three abstentions
(four years ago Ilyumzhinov beat Bessel Kok by a 96-54). The
renewed victory was achieved mostly with votes from smaller federations
in Asia, Africa and South America, while the votes Karpov came mainly
from...
Chess world shocked as Karpov fails to capture top job The Guardian by Luke Harding
The international chess world descended into chaos and bitter
accusations of cheating today with the controversial re-election of the
president...
No Change
for FIDE: Kirsan Wins
USCF
The FIDE Presidential elections in Khanty-Mansiysk resulted in a win for
incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. He will now serve another term
from...
K > K+K
John Saunders' Blog
Only in chess... K > K+K... Difficult to know what to say about an
organisation which is so out of touch with its constituents. At
least, the more significant of its constituents. So, best to say
nothing for the time...
Kirsan re-elected!
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
In Wednesday's eighth round in Khanty Mansiysk, the Ukrainian team tied
with Russia and thus stayed ahead of the field in the mixed event.
In the Women's event, home favourites Russia 1 again won comfortably and
seem to be cruising to gold. Kirsan Iljuminov was easily
re-elected for another term as President of Fide...
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov re-elected as FIDE President
FIDE
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov retains the post of the FIDE President after the
General Assembly supported his election ticket with 95 votes as opposed
to 55 votes for the ticket of the former World Champion Anatoly Karpov.
Mr. Ilyumzhinov’s new term runs until 2014; he has been president of...
Bulgarian
Danailov Heads European Chess Union
Novinite.com
The Bulgarian chess manager, Silvio Danailov, was elected Wednesday as
the new President of the European Chess Union (ECU), the information
agency BGNES informs. Danailov, who is the personal manager of
Bulgarian champion, Veselin Topalov, won with 30 votes, against the
other main contender - Turkish Chess Federation President, Ali Nihat
Yazici, who got 24 votes. Danailov's victory is attributed to his
election promise...
Silvio Danailov is the new President of the European Chess Union!
Chessdom
Silvio Danailov is the new President of the European Chess Union!
He won the elections with 30 votes, defeating Ali Nihat Yazici with 24
votes. Silvio Danailov inherits Boris Kutin, who registered a very
successful period for ECU during his mandate. Stay tuned for more
details...
The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival
Chessville
...(formerly known as the Gibtelecom International Chess Festival) takes
place from Monday 24 January to Thursday 3 February 2011 at the
Caleta Hotel,
Gibraltar. As at all eight previous congresses, the main event
will be the Gibraltar Masters tournament, which attracts leading
professional grandmasters...
Burning Ships!
Chess.com by GM Julio Becerra
Amos Burn born on the 31st of December 1848 in Hull, Yorkshire, England,
was one of the world's leading players at the end of the 19th century,
and a chess writer. He became apprenticed to a firm of ship-owners
and merchants. He only learned chess at the relatively late age of
16 and he started playing seriously in his mid-thirties. He took
chess lessons from Wilhelm Steinitz, and, like his teacher, became known
for...
B S Chauhan elected President of Commonwealth Chess Association Chessdom
Commonwealth Championships 2011 allotted to South Africa. Noted
International organiser and President of Delhi Chess Association Bharat
Singh Chauhan was elected President of the Commonwealth Chess
Association (CCA) in the FIDE election that are underway at Khanty...
Eilat Bid For European Club Cup 2012:
Chessville
"The Israel Chess Federation is formally submitting its proposal to hold
the European Club Cup 2012 in the beautiful resort city of Eilat.
Israel has a large, vibrant chess community: approximately 3,000 chess
players are active in tournaments, while 15,000 young people study chess
within the..."
Mind games with Kasparov, Spassky and Fischer
Guardian.co.uk by Ronan Bennett and Daniel King
On the chessboard and off it, Yasser Seirawan could mix it with the best
– and his excellent book tells the tales. DK: My second nomination
for our book of the year is a world away from the Coffeehouse Chess
Tactics Ronan discussed last week. The action in Chess Duels:
My Games with the World Champions by Yasser Seirawan (Everyman
Chess, £20) comes from the world of elite chess, played out not in
cafes, but five-star hotels over five continents. Yasser Seirawan
is an American grandmaster with a successful playing career: at his peak
he made it into the world's top 10 and the games in the book show that
he could mix with the best...
The European Youth Chess Championships has finished
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
The event on the Black Sea sort of Batumi, Georgia took place from the
20th to 29th of September. The new European U-18 champion is Vasif
Durarbeyli who pipped the Armenian Samvel Ter-Sahakyan on...
Court
case against Ilyumzhinov dismissed ChessBase
A judgment by the Court of Arbitration for Sport turned down the request
by the Karpov 2010 campaign to disqualify the Presidential ticket of
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. The lawsuit, which was also filed by the
federations of the US, France, Germany, Switzerland and Ukraine,
challenged the legitimacy of Ilyumzhinov and vice presidential candidate
Beatriz...
CAS court case against Ilyumzhinov dismissed
Chess Vibes
The case against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at the Court of Arbitration for
Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland has been dismissed. The court
decided that FIDE failed to properly verify the validity of the
nominations, but ruled...
Iljumzhinov Officially On The Ballot
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Anatoly Karpov & team tried to have current FIDE President Kirsan
Iljumzhinov tossed out of the current race for that job, but lost...
The Chess Kingpin
The Closet Grandmaster
It seems to be "take pot shots at Kirsan" week. Chessvibes, for
instance, have just dug up an old Foreign Correspondent episode from way
back in 1998! Not exactly the sort of TV appearance that paints a
flattering picture. Then again, when you front up to TV journos
claiming some sort of ET encounter, I suppose it hardly matters.
And it doesn't really matter because you know you've pretty much got
things nicely stitched up. Yesterday, Radio Free Europe had their
own little feature of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Like it or not, they
were right on the mark with this one...
81st
FIDE Congress in Khanty-Mansiysk: days one to three ChessBase
Usually, everybody pays attention only to the Presidential elections,
but the FIDE Congress is not solely about elections. Currently,
the 81st FIDE Congress is underway in Khanty-Mansiysk, and will last
until October 2nd. Olena Boytsun, a member of the Ukrainian delegation,
has been...
2010 Olympiad Round 7
Chessville
Ivanchuk is fantastic! The Ukrainian team seriously improved their
chances of winning the Olympiad. In the 7th round Ukraine defeated
Georgia and moved to the clear first place with 13 points. Vassily
Ivanchuk secured the victory by beating Baadur Jobava. Three other
games were drawn. Ivanchuk demonstrates phenomenal chess here –
his score is 6 out of 6! Three teams are one point behind the
leader – Russia-1, Azerbaijan, and Hungary...
Irina Krush's
Siberia Photo Gallery
USCF By IM Irina Krush
One of IM Irina Krush's many hobbies besides rapping and yoga (look for
the October Chess Life Magazine cover) is photograph . Check out her
photo gallery from the 2010 Olympiad including pictures from the opening
ceremony and the rest day...
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Round 8 top team pairings: #1 vs. #2
Open Olympiad: 1. Russia 1 (12/19) - Ukraine (13/21); 2. Hungary
(12/17.5) - Azerbaijan (12/20.5); 3. Georgia (11/21) - Belarus (11/20).
Women's Olympiad: 1. India (12/20.5) - Russia 1 (14/21.5); 2. Serbia
(11/20.5) - Georgia (12/21); 3. Russia 2 (11/17.5) - United States of
America (11/19)
Bad day for the Bulgarian Chess Queen and King
Perhaps they are very tense with the ECU election. Perhaps it is
just a coindence. But both Bulgarian Chess Queen Antoaneta
Stefanova and Chess King Veselin Topalov suffered defeat today.
Topalov lost to...
Judit did it again! Ivanchuk is out of this world!
After losing her first game at this Olympiad yesterday, Judit bounced
back to beat GM Fier of Brazil with the Black pieces today. Almasi
also won to give Hungary a 3-1 victory over Brazil...
China and Ukraine face set back in medal hunt
The Russian women's team rolled over Hungary 4-0 to maintain a
commanding lead for the gold. China's hope for a team medal has
basically vanished after losing to to Georgia 1.5 - 2.5...
Russia wins Gold - Almost!
It is almost certain that Russia, under the leadership of the dynamic
sisters N. and T. Kosintseva for the first time, who rank #1 and #2 in
Russia among women, will capture the gold medal at the 2010 Chess
Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. There are still 4 rounds to go but it
seems that no...
Sometimes fortitude is more important than Rating
One cannot name absolute leaders in the American national teams in chess
as well as in football. However it does not influence the process
of enriching the collection of national medals. The secret was
revealed to...
Campaign mode
Garry is campaigning hard for Anatoly Karpov while Veselin is
campaigning hard for Silvio Danailov. FIDE President Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov and Turkish Chess Federation President Ali-Nihat Yazici
also...
Russia A vs Russia B
Big day for Russia as Russia A is facing Russia B. The winner will
continue to chase for Olympiad gold...
Ugra
Valley
Most participants are staying at the newly build Olympic hotel, but the
FIDE officials, delegates and a number of the top teams (such as Russia,
Ukraine and the US) are staying at the older Ugra Valley hotel, which
is...
Bareev: “Today Ian played like a genius!” Chess In Translation
The Russian men’s teams got back on track in round 6, with Evgeny Bareev
again on hand to comment on the victories over the Czech Republic
(2.5-1.5) and the Netherlands (3-1). Meanwhile, the women’s first
team almost ensured themselves gold with a “hair-raising” victory
against Ukraine. Bareev was once more talking to Yury Vasiliev of
Sport Express. Perhaps the comment that stands out is his praise
for his ex-pupil, Ian Nepomniachtchi. There’s an opinion that the
young grandmaster might have been a “shoe-in” for a place on the Russian
first team (ensuring more decisive games against weaker opponents), if
it hadn’t been for a...
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Ukraine lead and Russia 1 move second
Ukraine will face Russia 1 in one of the big matches for the Gold Medal.
This after Ukraine beat Georgia and Russia 1 beat Russia 2. The
leaders Ukraine won by 2.5 to 1.5 again, and again their star Vassily
Ivanchuk was the only winner. He riskily took material in the
opening but his opponent Baadur Jobava never looked likely to break
through and Ivanchuk calmly took home the full point to move to a 6/6
score...
Ukraine lead on tie-break from Armenia and Georgia after 6
Competitively the Olympiad has been incredibly interesting so far and as
they passed the half way stage the key fixtures are starting to be
played. Ukraine lead the Olympiad, one of three teams that have
conceded just one draw in their matches so far. The mercurial
genius Vassily Ivanchuk is on form it seems with 5/5 on top board with
wins against Beliavsky, Ivan Sokolov and Leko so far he plays Baadur
Jobava in Round 7...
Sergey Karjakin: “The first
team is a little bit stronger”
Official Website World Chess Olympiad 2010
The clash of two Russian teams was a key match of the round 7.
Three games were drawn rather quickly – Nepomniachtchi-Kramnnik,
Grischuk-Alekseev, and Vitiugov-Svidler. The outcome of the match
was decided in a duel between Karjakin and Tomashevsky. The
representative of the first team took the upper hand. He already
scored 5,5 points in 6 games. Our correspondent Kirill Zangalis
interviewed the hero of the match. – Your game decided the match.
Did you feel nervous? – No, I was calm. Just did my job.
We played the Ruy Lopez, and I didn’t get any significant advantage out
of the opening. There was a lot of maneuvering, and the...
USA Ties
with Poland; Women Defeat Armenia
USCF
In round seven of the 2010 Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, the USA-Poland
match saw a isolated queen-pawn theme. It started with Alex
Onischuk scoring a quick win over Macieja on the White side of the Nimzo.
Unfortunately, Hikaru Nakamura's Panov Attack (vs. the Caro Kann) did
not go as smoothly, and after a sharp counter-attack he lost for the
first time in the Olympiad. Draws by Shulman and Kamsky brought...
At Chess Olympiad, No Team Is Perfect
The New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
It turns out that no team is capable of running away from the field at
the Chess Olympiad, at least in the open section. Monday, the last
three undefeated and untied teams in the competition — Hungary, Armenia
and the Republic of Georgia — failed to win their matches. Armenia
and Georgia played each other and drew, while Hungary lost to Ukraine...
ChessBase
2010
Chess Olympiad: Ukraine takes sole lead in round 7
After a slip-up in the third round, Ukraine had duly won all their next
encounters, and met Georgia in an exciting clash. Jobava went all
out for the win, but was unable to break Ivanchuk, who reigns alone atop
Mount Olympiad with 6/6. Armenia was defeated by Azerbaijan, while the
Russian women crushed Hungary 4-0. After Carlsen, it was another
2800's turn to slip unexpectedly...
2010
Chess Olympiad: Ivanchuk 5/5, Adams beats Carlsen The world number one, who comments on his loss against Jobava, has been
having a tough tournament, and lost again, this time against Adams after
a very odd opening choice. On the other hand, Ivanchuk and
Georgian GM Pantsulaia have had a perfect five in five start.
Georgia, Armenia, and Ukraine lead the men, while the Russian women are
in...
Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine lead in Khanty-Mansiysk
Chess Vibes
Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine are sharing the lead at the Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk. After six rounds these teams are on 11 match
points. In the women section Russia 1 is the only team left with a
hundred...
Ukraine wins again... and so does Ivanchuk!
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
That makes six straight wins for Vassily Ivanchuk, a remarkable
performance as his win made all the difference in the 2.5-1.5 victory
over Georgia. Karjakin beat Tomashevsky as Russia 1 shade out
Russia 2...
Wanyama shines
New Vision By Phillip Corry
DEBUTANTS Harold Wanyama and Patrick Kawuma guided Uganda to their
second team win at the 39th World chess Olympiad in...
RP chess team bows to Belarus in Olympiad
ABS CBN News
The Filipinos suffered a 1-3 beating from 35th-seed Belarus in the 6th
round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad Monday night at the...
Wang
Yue, World University Chess Champion ChessBase
He became China's 18th grandmaster at the age of 17, and is currently
his country's highest ranked player – at 2732 number 16 in the world.
Recently 23-year-old student Wang Yue won the World University...
A Funny Knight Ending: The (A) Solution
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
A couple of days ago I offered this position, from an online blitz game
between a couple of GMs, as a little puzzle. White was unable to
figure out how to win it, but it can be done. Here is one possible
solution...
Make a Hardware Chess Set
DollarStoreCrafts
I guess I'm not the only one who visits the hardware store and sees
everything as a potential crafty material! Julia made her own
chess set from hardware pieces like nuts and bolts. This would be
a fun gift for any chess aficionado, or maybe for that hard-to-buy-for
guy in your family...
Shredder Chess: A Great App For Serious Chess Players
Tapscape
Shredder Chess is an iPad app adaptation of chess for the iPad.
Everything about this rendition of the game means business, from the
app’s puzzles to its ranking screen that keeps track of your progress as
a player. To jump into a regular game you click Play on the main
menu. Once you’re in this mode, the board lives on the main part
of the iPad screen...
Smoky Valley chess tourney Saturday
McPherson Sentinel
Lindsborg, Kan. — The Annual Smoky Valley Scholastic Chess Tournament
will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010, at the Smoky...
Bansko Grand Chess Open 2010
Chessdom
Strong chess tournament at top ski location. Chessdom, Capital
Chess Center – Sofia, and the Chess Academy of Thessaloniki proudly
announce the First International Open Chess Tournament Bansko Grand
Chess...
(9/27)
ChessTV
Chessville Presents...Episode #304 with World Chess News, including a
look at all the most recent tournaments including the on-going Olympiad
in Khanty-Mansiysk, the Opening
School looks at the Pelican Variation, Chess History recalls the
Café de la Régence,
and a new chess puzzle...
FIDE won the case against Karpov 2010 Inc. and five national federations
FIDE
Late last night, the Court of arbitration for sport (CAS) issued its
decision in the arbitration opposing FIDE to Karpov 2010 Inc. and to
five national federations. The CAS main rulings are as follows:
The majority of the...
Legal Challenge Fails, so Chess Federation Elections Will Proceed
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
A lawsuit challenging the qualifications of one slate of candidates for
the top posts in the World Chess Federation has been unsuccessful.
So the election will be held as originally planned on Wednesday at the
Chess...
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Breaking News: Case Dismissed
According to my sources, Anatoly Karpov's lawsuit against FIDE and FIDE
President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been dismissed. More to come as
soon as it is official. As of now, this is what I have been told
by various sources. If true, the election will come down to the
actual votes in...
FIDE Presidential Elections Will Be Held In A Friendly Atmosphere
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is ready to withdraw the claim he
filed in defense of his honor and dignity against Anatoly Karpov since
the latter admitted that he “did not express any kind of information of
a defamatory nature in respect of Ilyumzhinov.”, according to the
document received...
Order versus chaos
Chessdom
Article in Rosiiskaia Gazeta about the Presidential elections. The
FIDE Presidential Elections will be held during the 39th World Chess
Olympiad which started in Khanty-Mansiysk on September 20, 2010.
Let us remind you that there are two candidates for the post of the
“Chess King” – the...
Playing in Time Trouble
Chess.com by WGM Natalia Pogonina
Time is an essential component of each serious (e.g. tournament) chess
game. Just like the moves, it can affect the course of the match
substantially. Being able to control your time, avoid time
trouble, and take advantage of your opponent’s slow play is extremely
valuable and...
FIDE Trainers’ Seminar in Rijeka, Croatia
European Chess Union
1. Objective: To educate and certify Trainers and Chess-Teachers on an
international basis. This FIDE Trainers Seminar for FIDE Trainer
Titles Diploma is approved by FIDE and the FIDE Trainers Commission (TRG).
The seminar is co-organised by the FIDE Trainers Commission (TRG), the
Croatian Chess Federation and the Chess Club ‘Rijeka’...
3rd Karen Asrian Memorial
Chessdom
The Armenian Chess Federation is organizing the 3rd Annual Karen Asrian
Memorial Chess Tournament which will take place on October 4-14, 2010,
in the prominent resort town of Jermuk. All interested chess
players can participate in the 9 round Swiss tournament. The total
prize...
Review: The KGB Plays Chess
Chess Vibes
Chess politics is back – in just three days, after a long and memorable
election race, we’ll finally know if Anatoly Karpov will be the next
FIDE President. In truth, politics has always played an important
role in the chess world, especially in Russia and the former Soviet
Union. The KGB Plays Chess by Boris Gulko, Viktor Korchnoi
and others, movingly documents some of the most shocking episodes in
Soviet chess politics, in which Karpov was often involved in a rather
different role. The KGB Plays Chess, published this fall by
Russell Enterprises, claims, among other things, that Karpov was in fact
a KGB agent with the code name “Raul”, and was helped in various ways by
the Russian secret police to keep his...
English Chess Federation Book of the Year 2010 The English Chess Federation
The judges this year were faced with a particularly difficult choice as
all the four books listed had considerable, but differing merits.
The choice finally fell on a two volume work which had taken the author
no less than eight...
Chess, as a Survival Skill Wall Street Journal
At a school for troubled kids on this city's tough North Side, life's
lessons are learned on a chessboard. In Room 103, Marqwon, 16
years old, kicked out of his regular school for bringing...
Innovative Concept Academy's chess class garners national attention St. Louis Business Journal
Innovative Concept Academy, a north St. Louis school started last year
by St. Louis Juvenile Court Judge Jimmie Edwards, is featured in
Monday's Wall Street Journal as a leader in a larger trend of city
schools using chess to help troubled students. The chess program
at the school is paid for by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St.
Louis, which financier and millionaire Rex Sinquefield opened in 2008.
The school teaches sixth- through 12th-graders who have either been
suspended or expelled for fighting, bringing weapons to class, getting
caught with drugs or other illegal or disruptive behavior. The St.
Louis school district pays for the building and teachers, with nonprofit
groups paying for the rest...
O'Connor chess stars off to Sydney
Armidale Express
The O’Connor Catholic College chess team has won the North West regional
final of the NSW Country Secondary Schools Knockout chess competition.
The team narrowly defeated Narrabri High School in the final and will
travel to Sydney in November to play against other regional....
Turkey's Yazici to run for European Chess Union presidency World Bulletin
Turkish Chess Federation President Ali Nihat Yazici will compete in a
race for the presidency of the European Chess Union (ECU). Yazici
will compete against the President of German Chess Federation Robert von
Wiezsacker and Bulgarian Silvio Danailov in the elections that will take
place on September 29. Speaking to the AA on Monday, Yazici
said...
Who is
this chess-loving legend? It was... ChessBase
Not Harry Belafonte, Tony Curtis or Peter Falk. The other 95% of
our readers – and 100% of our French friends – got it right: Jean-Paul
Belmondo, the legendary actor and icon of French cinema, enjoying life
now at 77. He spent some time chatting with the Azeri grandmaster
Teimour Radjabov, who was thrilled to the marrow...
Ivanchuk Dominates Chess Olympiad
Huffington Post by Lubomir Kavalek
The chess olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia is in full swing, moving
into the second half. The Open section has 149 teams listed,
nearly 750 players. The women section has 115 teams, roughly 575
players. Head and shoulders above all players stands Vasyl Ivanchuk. The
41-year old Ukrainian grandmaster smashed everything coming his way so
far, winning all five games and amassing a giant 3357 performance
rating. His team is sharing the lead with Georgia and Armenia after six
rounds, having won...
2010 Olympiad Round 6
Chessville
The 6th round of the 39th Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk produced a sole leader in the women competition:
Russia-1 defeated Ukraine, the winners of the Olympiad-2006, and moved
to the clear first place. The Russians won all the six games and
collected 12 team points...
Three..."
Bareev takes the blame for defeat
Chess In Translation
Evgeny Bareev’s much-anticipated assessment of Russia’s defeat against
Hungary again pulled no punches, though the punching bag this time was
himself. He admitted it was a mistake not to include Vladimir
Kramnik for the match against one of this year’s dark horses for the
World Chess Olympiad. Bareev, the Russian first team captain, was
once again
talking to Yury Vasiliev of Sport Express. In the introduction
Vasiliev explained...
Chessdom
Magnus Carlsen blogging about the Chess Olympiad
Carlsen about the team and his matches with Baadur Jobava and Vallejo
Pons. 'Next we face England, with GM Michael Adams (2728) on the
first board, and former World Championship candidate GM Nigel Short...'
Interview
with Yury Dokhoyan Trainer of the Russia 1 women Chess Olympiad team. After the
victory in the third round the players of the Russia-1 women’s team
Tatiana Kosintseva, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Valentina Gunina and their
coach...
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
War on board in round 7: Russia A vs Russia B Top teams pairings:
1 2 UKR Ukraine 18½ 11 : 11 19½ Georgia GEO 20
2 6 ARM Armenia 17 11 : 10 18 Azerbaijan AZE 7
3 4 RUS2 Russia 2 18½ 10 : 10 16½ Russia 1 RUS1 1
4 9 USA United States of America 17 10 : 10 18 Poland POL 15
Perfect no more
There is no team with perfect score at the Open Olympiad after round
6...
Up and down results in Khanty-Mansiysk
Round 6 Women's Olympiad general summary. At one point, it looked
like the Ukrainian women would beat Russia 3-1. Ukraine had strong
advantage on the top 3 boards while having a worse position on board
4...
Olympiad
Round Six: USA Defeats Vietnam, Women Falter to Georgia
USCF
In round six of the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, the US team
defeated Vietnam 2.5-1.5. The squad was led by GM Hikaru
Nakamura's victory on board one in a sharp line of the Queen's Indian
Defense. Onischuk, Shulman and Hess drew on boards two to four...
World
Chess Olympiad
European Chess Union
Round 6: Two-times Olympic champions Armenia and their neighbors from
Georgia, the only teams with the perfect score after round five of the
Open tournament, have split the points in the direct duel and continue
to...
Indian men get ready for Azerbaijan test in Chess Olympiad Times of India
KHANTY MANSIYSK: In what would be their second biggest test, Indian men
are set to take on Azerbaijan in the sixth round of the 39th chess
Olympiad. Barring a 3-1 loss to Russia, the Krishnan Sasikiran-led
team has done well to win four matches and, at the half-way stage,
stands joint fifth with eight points. Hungary, Armenia and Georgia
are in joint lead with 10 points from five matches, while Ukraine and
Holland share the....
Bitoon, Gomez fuel RP's 3-1 victory
Manila Standard Today
WESLEY So salvaged a tricky rook-and-knight endgame as the Philippines
posted a 3-1 victory over Uruguay Saturday evening, setting up a
sixth-round clash with Belarus in the 39th Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. So had to march his king up to the sixth
rank to stop fellow grandmaster Andres Rodriguez Villa from advancing
his pawns in the queen side. They drew in 52 moves of a Trompovsky
Opening. Once more, Richard Bitoon fueled the Philippines’
triumph, winning his second...
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #6
The Chess Drum
Round #6 Analysis: With five rounds left in the 2010 Chess Olympiad,
there is still a long way to go. However, the heavyweight bouts
have...
Chess Notes Boston Globe By Harold Dondis and Patrick
Wolff
Perhaps the game of the week was that of young Norwegian Magnus Carlsen,
the highest rated player in the world, competing theoretically...
Classic chess tactic
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
White to move. How should White proceed...
(9/26)
In Battle For Chess-World Dominance, Eccentric Ilyumzhinov Playing
Unbeatable Game
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty By Daisy Sindelar
One is a Russian grandmaster who spent more than two decades at the pinnacle
of the world chess elite. The other is a multimillionaire Buddhist
politician who claims to have commingled with space aliens. It hardly
seems a close contest as members of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) meet
next week in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiisk to elect their new leader.
But expectations are high that it's incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov...
(9/26)
2010 FIDE Election Update
USCF By IM John Donaldson
So far most of the attention in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk
has been focused on the chess board but that may change soon as the FIDE
elections rapidly approach. Held every four years the elections are
not only for President but many other positions. The FIDE Congress
will also be deciding the host of the 2014 Chess Olympiad – either Albena,
Bulgaria, or Tromsø, Norway. Understandably the lion’s share of
attention to date has been focused on the Presidential election where
incumbent Kirsan Ilymzhinov, who has held office since 1995, is running
against former World Champion Anatoly Karpov. FIDE elections see
candidates running on slates so it is not simply Kirsan versus Karpov and in
fact, while the USCF has officially endorsed the latter for a long...
(9/26)
M R Venkatesh Wins India National Challengers Chess Championship 2010
FIDE
Better tie-break score helped International Master M R Venkatesh of PSPB to
clinch the 48th National Challengers Chess Championship after beating T U
Navin Kanna of Tamilnadu in the final round here at Preksha Vihar on Sunday.
In the final round saw decisive battles at top boards and second seed M S
Thej Kumar of Railways defeated team mate International Master Suvrajit Saha
while Shyam Sundar of Tamilnadu got better off Vikramditya Kamble and joined
Venkatesh at pole position...
(9/26)
The Curse of Unrealistic Expectations
Chess.com by IM Silman
I have been playing chess since I was 6, and I’m 17 now. I’ve never
had the chance to play it very seriously but I have always loved it, so I
forced my parents to put me in some chess classes last year. I really
wanted to get a rating, so I would lock up my room at nights, pretend to...
(9/26) Chess
Crackers (September/October 2010)
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
There are a number of exciting games at the 2010 Chess Olympiad. One
of the problems with so many games is that there are often masterpieces or
tactical flourishes going unnoticed. Jamaica’s Shane Matthews is known
as “The Magician” in his home island and the seven-time national champion
showed that he still has a bit of magic left. His is one of four
positions in...
(9/26)
New Jersey Man Plays Out a Dream
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Chess players are not movie stars — no one has ever stalked a chess player,
at least not for playing chess — but some fans go to to great...
(9/26)
A Funny Knight Ending
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
A friend of mine was watching some games on ICC a few days ago, and wanted
me to have a look at a completed 3' + 2" blitz game between two GMs.
White had a knight and pawn vs. two pawns, and although his pawn was safe
and the enemy pawns were blockaded, he was unable to win it. My
friend's first thought was that it was an amusing display of GM incompetence
(something that's always possible in speed chess, of course), but then I
spent a few minutes trying to figure out how to win the ending...
(9/26) 18th
International Chess Festival M.Chigorin Memorial
Chessdom
The festival is held in "Moskva" hotel (2 Al. Nevsky square) and consists of
two tournaments. A. Rapid chess tournament, October 26-27, starts at
17:00. Time control 15 minutes per game + 5 seconds increment for each
move, 9 round Swiss. Entry fee: 1000 roubles (for juniors under 16,
seniors and women - 800 roubles). Registrations are accepted on
October 26, 9:30 - 16:45. The prizes are paid out in Russian roubles
(official rate on August 17 is 1 euro = 39.11 roubles)...
(9/26) Eva
Starkova Chess Set
Lushbling By jane
An appealing and decorative type of toy for anyone to see is the Eva
Starkova chess set. This chess set is more than just a standard chess
set. It is something that features some of the most beautiful pieces
in the world for anyone to use. This chess set is a toy that was
designed by Eva Starkova of Sasinkova fame. Starkova has designed a
series of amazing chess sets and this set is no exception to her impressive
work. It is...
(9/26)
Weekly Endgame Study (188)
Chess Vibes
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek:
player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the
solution is published. Good luck solving...
(9/26) A
Fun and Productive Way to Prepare for a Game Chessville
by IM Igor Khmelnitsky (Chess Lesson of the Month)
"Many years ago I recall myself traveling across the country to junior chess
tournaments. I had category 2 (approx. Class A, using the USCF rating scale)
and improving. Tournaments lasted 10 days, and no computers were available
to get the info, store games and analyze.
The bi-annual issues of Chess Informant were the only source for opening
preparation, and we only had one copy in our club's library. Everyone
had to share. Moreover, with no copy-machines available, if
you found a relevant game, you had to record it in your notebook or on
index cards..."
(9/26)
Chess: Stars align in Siberia
Los Angeles Times by Jack Peters
The 39th Chess Olympiad began Tuesday in Khanty-Mansiysk, a small Siberian
city in Russia. The immense tournament has attracted 146 men's teams
and 114 women's teams representing 142 nations. Half of the 484
participants in the men's section hold the grandmaster title. The
ninth-seeded U.S. men's team consists of grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura...
(9/26)
Nigeria outwits Ghana at Chess Olympiad
NEXT
Nigeria on Sunday bounced back into reckoning at the ongoing World Chess
Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, following the men’s team 3.5-0.5 demolition of
Ghana in the 5th round. The quartet of Charles Campbell, Olanrewaju
Ajibola, Olumide Ajibowo and Inimo Kigigha made the...
(9/26)
Time-out in Khanty Mansiysk
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
Today is the first rest day in the 39th Olympiad and gives the teams time to
take stock and prepare for the second week. The leading teams will be
battling out again on Monday. Meantime have a look at the leader-boards and
our videos.
(9/26)
ChessBase
2010 Olympiad:
Hungary beats Russia 1, Armenia two It was a difficult day for the top two Russian men's teams (of their five),
as Hungary beat Russia 1, playing without Kramnik, by 2.5-1.5 while Armenia
defeated Russia 2 by the same score. The Georgian men...
Edward
Winter's Chess Explorations (48) A mutilated score-sheet, a perplexing death, an organizer’s pairing
problem, a secret service code, a Latin cryptogram and a task involving
sawing up a chessboard. These are just some of the dozen...
(9/26) Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
I manage well without going out dancing
Ghazal Hakimifard: «I manage well without going out dancing» The
representatives of the national team of Iran: General Secretary of the Chess
Federation Hadi Karimi, national chess champion Ghazal Hakimifard and the
captain of the women’s team Aloyzas Kvenis spoke about chess development on
the motherland of...
Chess Olympiad History
Men's (Open) Olympiad. 1924 Paris, France / Czechoslovakia Hungary
Switzerland; 1926 Budapest, Hungary / Hungary Yugoslavia Romania...
Women's Chess Olympiad History
1957 Emmen, Holland / USSR Romania East Germany; 1963 Split, Croatia / USSR
Yugoslavia East Germany...
(9/26)
Olympics: Selected Games from Rounds 1-4
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
A few days ago I presented some round 1 games. Another one is added
for this post, along with one from round 3 and four from round 4.
Enjoy...
(9/26)
Ivanchuk and the Ukraine charge on!
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
After six rounds of the Open event, Ukraine have caught Georgia and Armenia
in the lead, helped to a certain degree by Ivanchuk's amazing 5/5 on top
board including a win today against Leko. On the other hand, in the
Women's event Russia (1) beat Ukraine and are now sole leaders...
(9/26)
Russia 1 & 2 lose in round 5 Olympiad
Chess Vibes
Saturday was a bad day for Russia at the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk.
The top team played without Vladimir Kramnik and lost 2.5-1.5 to Hungary –
Peter Leko beat Alexander Grischuk on board one. With the same score
Russia 2 went down against Armenia...
(9/26)
Georgia at the Chess Olympiad
Chessdom
Interview with Baadur Jobava and the team captain. In the 4th round
the leader of the Georgian national team Baadur Jobava defeated the world
number one Magnus Carlsen. After the match Baadur Jobava and his
captain Tamaz Georgadze shared their impressions from the Olympiad...
(9/26)
RP keeps streak, beats Uruguay in Chess Olympiad
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is still on a winning streak with
another victory over Uruguay, 3-1, in the 5th round of the 39th World...
(9/26)
Armenians beat Russians in World Chess Olympics
By Times.am
Armenia's chess team competed on Friday with Russia-3 at the 4th round of
the World Chess Olympics. The Armenian team celebrated a...
(9/26) CHESS
Express.co.uk By Luke McShane
TAKING a ride on the London Underground the other day, I was amazed and
impressed to see Magnus Carlsen's posters around every corner! The
Norwegian World No 1 is now one of the models for the fashion brand...
(9/26) What
is New in Theory?
Chess.com by Nagesh Havanur (chessbibliophile)
I have a new motto:Play like Morphy! Now the inspiration for this
"wonderful" motto comes from Gawain Christopher Jones who edits the section,
1.e4...at ChessPublishing.com. In his latest update on Caro-Kann he
shows you how to beat your opponent in 10 moves! The line itself was
played 5 years ago, but it is so little-known that an IM missed it in a...
(9/26)
This Week's ChessVideos Show: Learn From the Oldies - and the Newies Too
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Studying the classics helps us to learn chess ideas ("chunks") that we can
put away in our long-term memory, but we can also benefit from material we
look at just before a game, too. By reviewing familiar ideas, we're
primed to spot them when they come up in our games. Witness
illustrations of both points, here. As always, the show is free (free
registration is required), and will remain available on-demand for the...
(9/26)
Simple Chess Puzzle for Sunday night
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog
Here is a simple chess position for Sunday night. Y ou can easily work it
out. Enjoy. Engels-Maroczy, Dresden, 1936...
(9/25) Don't
play Chess with this Guy + vrajonn games
Red Hot Pawn by Geoff Chandler (greenpawn34)
This appeared in a UK national newspaper ‘The Sun’. A bit drastic I’m
thinking. A few harsh words in the forum is usually enough for the
rest of us to let off steam. Vrajonn made the mistake of adding a
comment to last weeks blog so I thought I’d scan his games to see what I
could find. Found one of these with Vrajonn as white.The Fried Liver
Attack. Over 1,500 examples of this on RHP with white winning over 900
of them. Sadly Vrajonn - adamsrg was not one of them. This is
not an automatic win for white, the statistics lie. If Black is clumsy
enough to walk into this attack then the chances are he will not be able to
find the best (and often the only) move to stay onboard...
(9/25) Cute
Little Beasts. Part Two
Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper
Today we are going to analyze the games of a very young Bobby Fischer.
He was one of the most enigmatic players in the history of chess and looking
at his early games I am really puzzled. Let's start with the well...
(9/25)
US Chess
League Highlights: Week Five
USCF By Kostya Kavutskiy
Welcome to a new CLO column, US Chess League Highlights by Kostya
Kavutskiy of the LA Vibe. Kostya will be zeroing in on some of the
most exciting moments of each USCL action packed week. For full
league info you can go to uschessleague.com or watch the games on the
Internet Chess Club. Don't agree with Kostya? Post a
comment, but be nice. Unlike the official USCL Game of the Week
competition, these picks are just for fun. Week 5 was an extremely
competitive week in the USCL, as out of eight matches, three were drawn,
and four more...
(9/25)
Danailov plans collaboration between Mensa and ECU
Chessdom
The candidate for President of the European Chess Union Mr. Silvio
Danailov and the Bulgarian branch of Mensa – the world organization of
people with high IQs agreed to collaborate in the field of intellectual
development through the development and implementation of joint...
(9/25) Israeli Chess Federation bid to host 2012 European Club
Cup
You Tube
Dear chess Friends, The Israeli Chess Federation competes on the right
and the honor to host the 2012 Tournament in Eilat, the beautiful resort
city which lies along the shores of the Red Sea. Our bid which was
carefully checked by the authorized representatives of the ECU brought
us to the advanced stage in which a final decision that will be based on
your vote is taken. We enclose all the relevant material and
promise to meet all your expectations and more. We kindly ask you
to give your vote to the magnificent city of Eilat. Aviv Bushinsky,
Chairman; Igal Lotan, General manager; Moshe Slav, Manager organization,
Israel Chess Federation...
(9/25) Rhodes' proposal
for the European Club Cup 2012
Chessdom
Just a few days before the start of the 2010 European Club Cup, a unique
proposal for the European Club Cup 2012 is coming from Rhodes, Greece.
Rhodes is one of most prestigious destinations in Europe. The
tournament hotels are offering spacious tournament halls and the highest
quality services. Rhodes Airport is only 15 min away from the
tournament hotels, connected internationally with more than 100
destinations. The venue proposed by the organizers is the largest
convention hotel in Greece and one of the largest in Europe with a total
conference capacity of 8.000 delegates in a total of 100 meeting rooms.
It is connected with direct flights from 20 European countries via 80
airlines and 100 destinations. The transfer ones go through the Athens
International Airport, which sends to Rhodes 20 flights daily, thus making
the maximum travel flight time...
(9/25)
Bottom Board Man, Back with a Headache!
GingerGM by Simon Williams
It’s a bad day for your intrepid reporter. Ooh my head. You see
Eamon Keogh turned up from Ireland last night. Need I say more?
However the ‘Buffalo Theory’ now comes in to play. What’s the buffalo
theory I hear you cry? Well let me indulge you with yet another gem of
wisdom from my vast archive of useless and possibly incorrect information...
(9/25)
Saturday morning chess tactic
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
White to move. How can White stop Black's strong Queenside attack...
(9/25) Bad Luck, Cheating and Underhanded
Chess Chessville by Bill Wall (Bill
Wall's Wonderful World of Chess)
"In the 1561, Ruy Lopez de Segura
(c. 1540- c. 1580), in his treatise on chess, advised his chess students to
“place your opponent with the sun in his eyes if you play by day, and with
the candle at his right side if you..."
(9/25) Open
Chess Tournament Mediterranean 2017
Chesdom
The Chess Club "Rijeka" organizes the 4th open chess tournament
"Mediterranean 2017" from 13 November to 20 November 2010 in the city of
Rijeka, located at the North-west part of the Croatian coast of the Adriatic
sea. The manifestation is organized for the occasion of the...
(9/25) Past
Pieces
Chesscafe by Olimpiu G. Urcan
Fewer Hats, More Quills. Quarterly for Chess History 15/2007;
Chess Agency Caissa-90, 468 pp.; Edited by Vlastimil Fiala. The
newest volume of Quarterly for Chess History (released sometime in May
2010) is one of the books dealing with chess history resting on our
shelf for a good number of months now. We planned to review it in
our column as soon we got a copy but once we looked at it from this
particular angle...
(9/25)
Gelfand-Bruzon: Positional and Material Imbalance
Chess.com by NM Lonnie Kwartler (GreenLaser)
Boris Gelfand was born in Minsk, Belarussian SSR (now Belarus) on June
24, 1968. He was Soviet Junior Champion at 17 and European Junior
Champion two years later. In 1988, he tied for first in the World
Junior Championship, but Joel Lautier was awarded the title. In
1989, Gelfand became a GM without becoming an IM first. In 1990,
he tied for first in the Manila Interzonal. In 1993, he won the
Biel Interzonal...
(9/25)
The European Chess Academies
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
The European Chess Academy (ECA) will be a pan-European organization to
assist and coordinate the work of all associated academies. The
underlying idea is to build on the work of Chess in School by creating a
system of secondary and tertiary chess education. One...
(9/25) Video
Spotlight
Chesscafe Hosted by Mark Donlan
Alexandra Kosteniuk wins this game against U.S.A. Women's Chess Champion
Irina Krush, at the 2010 Women's World Blitz Championship...
(9/25)
The 81st Congress of the World Chess Federation
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and
Information
The 81st Congress of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) opened its
sessions on 24 September 2010 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The most
important event in the life of this international organization for these
past years to take place at this Congress is FIDE Presidential
elections. There are two candidatures for this post – the current
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (FIDE President since November 1995,
reelected in 2006, proposed by the Russian National Federation) and the
12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov who is proposed by National
Chess Federations of the United States of America and France. The
favorite of the campaign is Ilyumzhinov who is supported by 100
countries...
(9/25)
FIDE Presidency Campaign: Karpov vs Kirsan the latest Ginger GM by Simon Williams
With the election for the FIDE presidency just days away campaigning has
stepped up a gear with both candidates politicking and attempting to
round up the waverers who have not yet declared their support...
(9/25)
Najdorf with 8.Qd3 - still good to surprise your opponent
ChessBase
In CBM 133 we published an article by Swedish GM Emanuel Berg on 6.Bg5
e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd3 in the Najdorf Variation. After that there were
a few high-class games, including several Gashimov-Grischuk encounters.
Now Julian Zimmermann has sent us in a remarkable one of his own.
His choice of 8.Qd3 obviously surprised his opponent IM Michael Kopylov,
who reacted with the apparently strong move 8...Nc6. After this
his extra 150 Elo points were not enough to save Black... Zimmermann's
game is...
(9/25)
Chess Notes
Boston Globe By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff
Today's game, Rakesh Kulkarni v. Peter Long, from the recent Prospero A.
Pichay Cup in the Philippines, is a zany contest , which demonstrates
that there are limits to grabbing material. The game is first
noteworthy...
(9/25)
Endgame Study #713
Chesscafe
A. Cheron, 1956. Endgame Study is one of the unique and subtle
wonders of the Royal Game. ChessCafe.com is pleased to present, on
a weekly basis, a selected endgame study for your enjoyment.
Unless specifically designated otherwise, it is always White to move.
Unlike problems, studies usually do not require a solution in a
pre-determined number of moves. Simply look for the best moves and
replies to work..
(9/25)
FIDE representative office will be opened in Ugra
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
FIDE representative office will be opened in the capital of
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra, - said Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the
President of the World Chess Federation. «A remarkable Chess...
(9/25)
Boris Spassky Reportedly Gravely Ill
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Boris Spassky, the world champion from 1969-72, who lost the “Match of
the Century” to Bobby Fischer, reportedly had a stroke while in Moscow
and is in intensive care. Several Web sites have carried news of
his hospitalization, but Chessdom seems to have the most complete...
(9/25)
Anand v Carlsen adds prestige to London Chess Classic
The Guardian by Leonard Barden
The London Chess Classic at Olympia from 8-15 December, impressive last
year, is likely to have a higher profile in 2010 due to the clash
between India's world champion Vishy Anand and the 19-year-old Norwegian
world No1 Magnus Carlsen. The Classic has excellent spectator
facilities plus side events for all players from beginners to expert.
Carlsen is the hot favourite to qualify as Anand's official challenger
in 2012, and they are likely to meet in at least six games over the next
few months in a serious test of strength. Besides their clash in
London, they are scheduled to meet twice at the Grand Slam final in
Bilbao, Spain, in October, and once at...
(9/25)
Chess nirvana - for a £1700 cheque, mate
Daily Mail
The world's most expensive chess set, from British jewellers Boodle,
costs £5 million, and is a diamond-speckled monstrosity, so this Ralph
Lauren Hammond is rather modest by comparison. It's also a tad
more manly. It's made of blackened squares of nickel and bronze,
without a jewel in...
(9/25)
Youngsters converge at Asbury Park's ChessFest
Asbury Park Press
ASBURY PARK — Two years ago, John Michael Burke was a newcomer at
ChessFest, the annual event for young chess enthusiasts held in
Convention Hall by Ocean Township nonprofit Prevention First. Now,
the 9-year-old from Brick is ranked in the top 20 chess players in...
(9/25)
$25,000 HDBank Open in Vietnam
FIDE
The Vietnam Chess Federation has the honor to invite your Federation to
participate in the 1st HDBank Cup Open Chess Tournament 2011 which shall
be held 03 to 10 January 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam...
(9/25)
ON CHESS Game teaches us not to look back
Columbus Dispatch by Shelby Lyman
Chess is a refuge from life. No matter how demoralizing the
outcome, we can set up the pieces and start again. Games are
rarely, if ever, played perfectly. As Anatoly Karpov - world
champion from 1975 to '85 - cautioned: "It's extremely important during
a game to accept a situation like it is, not with thoughts or regrets of
what you missed. So, in my life, I have tried and succeeded in
many cases to forget everything that was in the past." As a
grandmaster, Karpov personified that credo. Although...
(9/25)
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and
Information
More big matchups in round 6 of Chess Olympiad
In the Open Olympiad, only 3 teams remain perfect: Hungary, Armenia, and
Georgia. On the women's side, only 2 teams remain perfect: Russia A and
Ukraine...
Both Russia A and B lost in round 5
Here are some notable results in round 5 of the 2010 Chess Olympiad.
The defending Olympiad champion is rolling along again! This is a
shocker! It is not a big surprise that Vietnam lost. The
margin is a huge...
Russian women beat China in spite of loss by Kosteniuk
China 1.5 - 2.5 Russia: 1. Hou, Yifan ½-½ Kosintseva, Tatiana; 2. Ju,
Wenjun 0-1 Kosintseva, Nadezhda; 3. Zhao, Xue 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra;
4. Huang, Qian 0-1 Gunina, Valentina...
Breaking News: Hungary defeated Russia A
It is puzzling to me why Russia sat Kramnik, who clearly is still the
best Russian player, in such a critical match. Many teams do this
and I guess I will never understand this concept. Malakhov no
doubt is a very strong player, but he is not in the same league as
Kramnik...
Carlsen back with a vengeance
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
After losing yesterday, Magnus came back with a vengeance today to beat
Vallejo-Pons in 29 moves...
The difficulty of not losing in Chess Olympiad
Magnus' loss today reminds us of how difficult it is not to lose a game
in Chess Olympiad. In such an important event where one plays for
national pride, no serious player will just mail it in. Everyone
comes to each...
RP ties Scotland, stays in contention
The Philippines drew with Scotland, 2-2, in the third round of the men’s
division to stay in contention in the prestigious 20th World Chess
Olympiad at the Khanty-Mansisyk Sports Development Center in Russia.
Asia’s first Grandmaster (GM) Eugene Torre, playing for the 20th time..
(9/25)
Russia-USA in the Russian press
Chess In Translation
Russia’s 3:1 victory over the USA in round 4 saw some of the best
Olympiad coverage yet. Bareev’s traditional commentary (read on
for what Malakhov could learn from a cleaning lady!) was joined by
Karjakin’s overview of the round, two photo reports and live and
post-game insight on Kramnik-Nakamura...
(9/25)
Chess champ attending 2010 Chess Olympiad in Russia
LubbockOnline.com by Susan Polgar
Greetings from Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia! I arrived at the 2010
Chess Olympiad on Wednesday after traveling for two days. The trip
was...
(9/25)
Russia one and two lose as Georgia, Hungary and Armenia lead
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Prior to the tournament there was talk of the big bonuses that the
Russian teams would get for winning the Olympiad and the fact they
haven't won since 2002. The Russian first team lost to Hungary and
their second team lost to Armenia. Russia have made it a priority
to win the Olympiad but today both their first and second teams had
major setbacks losing 2.5-1.5 against Hungary and Armenia respectively.
Alexander Grishuk lost to Peter Leko with the black pieces. He was
gradually ground down in an ending. Arman Pashikian was defending
champion's Armenia's hero when he beat Artyom Timofeev on board 4...
(9/25)
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #5
The Chess Drum
Now at the first rest day the field is shaking up as there are now only
three teams with a perfect score. Both Russia 1 and Russia 2 fell
to Hungary and defending champions Armenia. Peter Leko scored a
very impressive victory over Alexander Grischuk who was in place of a
resting Vladimir Kramnik. Some questioned the decision to rest
Kramnik in this crucial round. The loss with the first full point
given up either of the Russian...
(9/25)
After Four Rounds of the Chess Olympiad, Several Favorites Have Fallen
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Seven teams have won all of their matches through the first four rounds
of the biennial Chess Olympiad. Four of those teams — the top two
Russian teams, Hungary and Armenia — were ranked among the top six at
the start, so their standing is no surprise. But three of the
leaders...
(9/25)
Olympics, Round 4
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Sorry for the minimal coverage, but the last couple of days have been
busy and rather unpleasant. I hope to have much better coverage of
round 5 and to include some interesting games from the previous rounds.
For now, I'll just note that there are seven teams with perfect 8-0
scores (4 rounds, but with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw).
Here are the...
(9/25)
Chessdom
Exciting results in Round 5 of the Chess Olympiad
Georgia, Hungary, and Armenia with important victories. The battle
for the first places of the Chess Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk becomes
more and more intensive. Only three teams remain with full points
- Armenia, Georgia, and Hungary. Many of the favorites could not
overcome...
Russia 1 defeats China
No surprises in the other matches of the women section of the Chess
Olympiad. Tatiana Kosintseva, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Alexandra
Kosteniuk, and Valentina Gunina lived up to the expecteations in round 5
and defeated one of the top favorites for the first place - China.
In the other encounter of team with full points Ukraine defeated
Bulgaria 3:1...
(9/25)
A bad day for Russia
ChessAnyTime by GM Glenn Flear
The principal home teams fared badly in the Open section with Russia 1
losing to Hungary and Russia 2 to Armenia. Their victors, plus
Georgia, lead with five match wins out of five. Only one player
has 5/5 in the open event, do you know who? Ukraine and Russia (1)
lead the Women's...
(9/25) US Olympic
Teams Prevail in Round Five
USCF
The US squads both prevailed in round five of the 39th Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk. The men defeated Argentina 3-1, spurred on by
individual victories by Kamsky and Nakamura. Tomorrow, Sunday
September 26th, is a rest day. In round six of the Open Olympiad,
the US squad will face Vietnam while the US women's team will face their
toughest opponents yet-Georgia. See key round five games below...
(9/25)
Indians back to winning ways in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
RUSSIA: Indian men humbled Bulgaria 3-1 while their woman counterparts
also overcame Iran with a identical margin to keep medal...
(9/25)
Armenia Shares Lead at Chess Olympiad
Armenian Weekly
KHANTY MANSIYSK, Russia (A.W.)—Armenia is sharing the lead with Georgia
and Hungary after five rounds at the 2010 Chess Olympiad, which is being
held in Khanty Mansiysk from Sept. 19-Oct. 4. The...
(9/25)
Vietnam continues to score at World Chess Championships
VOVNews.vn
After the 4th round of the 39th World Chess Championship taking place in
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on September 24, Vietnamese men's players
scored 3,5-0,5 against Estonia, which was seeded 48th in the...
(9/25)
Jamaica, T&T battle to stalemate at Chess Olympiad Jamaica Observer
Caribbean teams had a rough outing at the 39th World Chess Olympiad on
Thursday, as Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago all...
(9/25)
Philippines beats Paraguay in Chess Olympiad
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Cebuano International Master (IM) Richard Bitoon
lifted the Philippine team over Paraguay in the 39th World Chess
Olympiad at the Complex Arena Ugra of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia late...
(9/25)
RI women's chess team beats Sri Lanka
Jakarta Post
JAKARTA: The Indonesian women's chess team defeated Sri Lanka, while the
men's team lost to Slovenia on the third day of the 39th Chess...
(9/25)
Some Interesting Photos!
GingerGM by Simon Williams
I had an interesting day a couple of weeks ago. Myself and the
gingergm website master Simon Ansell decided to meet up in London to
have a ‘business’ chat. The only problem was that we arranged to
meet at 11am in the pub next to the Simpsons in the Strand…
(9/25)
Announcement for Federations - Charters
FIDE
FIDE is in discussions with the Organising Committee regarding the extra
charges incurred by Federations as a result of the changing of the air
charter schedules. FIDE does not want any Federation to be out of
pocket because of these changes. All Federations which incurred
extra...
(9/25)
IGNOU & NIIT Introduces Joint Certification Programme in Chess
Higher Education In India
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and National
Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) has jointly introduced a
Certificate Programme in Chess, as a mind booster. As per sources,
the programme was unveiled by World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand,
on September 23, 2010 (Thursday). NIIT and IGNOU will be award a
joint certification to the students after the completion of the
programme. The certificate will enable students to become a member
of NIIT Mind Champions Academy and contribute to chess movement in...
(9/25)
Ignou, NIIT start chess course
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Now you can not only play but study chess. Indira
Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and NIIT have launched a
certificate programme in chess as a mind booster to help children think
logically...
(9/25) Chess
Mazes
Chesscafe by Bruce Alberston
There are two types of chess mazes: checking and mating. For
bishop, rook, and knight mazes the play is to check the black king.
For queen, pawn, and king mazes the object is to checkmate the enemy
king; here...
(9/25)
Chess trivia
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Obviously, it's Kasparov. But can you name the other two people?
(9/24) US Chess School
Call for Los Angeles Applicants
USCF By Greg Shahade
The 14th United States Chess School will be held in Los Angeles, California
from December 26th-30th. The instructors at this school will be GM Melikset
Khachiyan and IM Greg Shahade. The training is free of charge, however
students are responsible for associated costs...
(9/24)
Getting Hot in Cuba Karpov 2010
As part of Cuba’s famous sporting prowess, they possess one of the truly
great chess traditions. From the genius of Capablanca to the legendary
1966 Olympiad in Havana, to the latest generation of Cuban stars led by
Dominguez. Anatoly Karpov has long had a special feeling for Cuba,
perhaps beginning with his early admiration of the great Capa’s games.
Therefore it is troubling to see the Cuban federation caught in the mess of
conflicting interests typical of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE...
(9/24) Philosophy Looks at Chess edited by Benjamin Hale
Chessville by Rick Kennedy.
"Editor Benjamin Hale has gathered together
a wide range of deep thoughts in a dozen essays. They are bracketed at
the front by a look at the type of chess problem known as “retrograde
analysis” (a suitable lead-off) composed by a chess-playing philosopher; and
at the back by a reflection (a different kind of retrograde analysis) on the
act of seriously playing chess in a culture that does not take players
seriously, by an International Master turned philosopher.
In between, authors discuss notions of
“artificial intelligence” – and by that they mean “artificial human
intelligence” – as well as chess’ appropriateness as its model. They
ponder our understanding of the concept of “understanding,” and in the..."
(9/24)
Ilyumzhinov: ‘Chess came from outer space’
Chess Vibes
Exactly a week before the FIDE Presidential elections in Khanty-Mansiysk,
the incumbent president was interviewed by leading newspaper The
Independent. Ilyumzhinov saw no reason to avoid making chess players
look like idiots. With just five days left to the elections...
(9/24) Namibian
Chess must back Karpov
New Era by Viacheslav Tetekin
Elections of International Chess Federation (FIDE). High-level
international sports and politics are very closely linked nowadays.
The...
(9/24) 2010
Olympiad Round 4
Chessville
In the fourth round of the Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad the rating favorites of
the women event Russia-1 defeated the winners of the Dresden Olympiad –
Georgia. The key to success was Alisa Galliamova’s victory over Bela
Khotenashvili; other three games were drawn.
Four teams won all their matches in the
starting four rounds and collected 8 team points...
(9/24)
Eight on eight in K-M!
CHESSANYTIME - GM Glenn Flear
Eight teams share the lead on eight points in the Olympiad which is taking
place in the tennis club in Khanty-Mansiysk. In the Women's event only
four teams have won their first four matches. We have a new VIDEO
included in our report...
(9/24)
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #4 The Chess Drum Explosive day in Khanty Mansiysk today. With top teams jockeying for
position before the rest day, there were some questions that needed...
(9/24) The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Big wins for Russian teams, Carlsen loses in Norway Debacle (4)
Russia 2 lead the Olympiad as they won 3-1 against India. Their first
team won one of the traditional highlights of the Olympiad against the USA
3-1. Veselin Topalov won in Bulgaria's 4-0 win against Pakistan.
Magnus Carlsen and his Norway team got a bit of a beating by Georgia...
Poor showing for England in Round 2
England out-rated Bosnia on every board but nevertheless lost 2.5-1.5 in
Round 2. Malcolm Pein takes a look. England were defeated
1.5-2.5 by Bosnia in the second round of the Chess Olympiad at Khanty
Mansisk...
(9/24) Chess In Translation
“It’s genuine class” – Bareev on Grischuk’s Houdini act
Evgeny Bareev once more dismissed all concern for political correctness in
his account of the Russian men’s teams’ wins against Italy and Peru.
He focussed on how Alexander Grischuk snatched victory from the jaws of
defeat, but also found time to make a perhaps overly sweeping generalisation
about the Peruvian nation...
“If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol”
That comment on the endgame prowess of female chess players was one of the
highlights of Evgeny Bareev’s assessment of the Russian performance in round
2 of the Olympiad. He also describes the non-chess factors behind
Kramnik’s win, and how Svidler was permitted to offer a draw before things
went from bad to worse...
(9/24)
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Clash of the Titans in round 5
Only 7 teams still remain perfect after 4 rounds with 8 points (2 points per
match win x 4). The three biggest matchups of the day are Armenia vs.
Russia B team, Vietnam vs. Georgia, and Hungary vs. Russian A team...
Top teams barely got by this round in the Women's Olympiad
Exciting matches in the Women's Olympiad this round. Ukraine, China, Russia
A all squeezed out a slim margin win this round. Zhukova and M.
Muzychuk carried Ukraine this round with Ushenina scoring blank...
Russia crushes the US, Judit saves Hungary again
In a key matchup in round 4, the U.S. fought valiantly but at the end, they
were no match for the powerful Russia super A team. Kramnik failed to
convert a "near winning" position against Nakamura and the game ended in a
draw. However, the super solid Kamsky and Onischuk were not able to
equalize. This gives Russia A a 3-1 match win against the U.S...
Olympiad R3: Croatia holds Ukraine
In the third round of the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk Ukraine dropped its
first match point. Playing without Ivanchuk they were held 2-2 by
Croatia. Albania also drew 2-2 with Kazachstan and in the women
section, Germany managed to tie 2-2 with Russia 2...
Olympiad R4: the King’s Indian is still alive The world’s best female player has been playing an important role thus
far for her team in the Open section of the Olympiad. Today Judit
Polgar’s win against Bu Xiangzhi was decisive in the Hungary-China match.
The Netherlands beat Spain with a win for Van Wely against Shirov and
Carlsen lost to Jobava on board one of Norway-Georgia. The game of the
day was Kramnik-Nakamura, a sharp King’s Indian that ended...
(9/24)
USCF
2010 Chess
Olympiad: First Impressions
By IM John Donaldson
Pre-Olympiad reports suggested all sorts of horrors awaited chess players
arrival in Khanty Mansiysk but the half-finished hotels and poor food have
not materialized. Certainly the handling of the charter flights was a
case...
USA Loses to
Russia; Women Draw Hungary
After three straight victorious rounds for the US Olympic and US Women's
Olympic teams, today the men lost 1-3 to Russian A while the women split
against Hungary. It was a tough day for boards 2+3. In the Open,
Kamsky and Onischuk were bested by Grischuk and Karjakin...
(9/24)
2010 Chess Olympiad - Round 4
FIDE
After the 4th round in the open section, seven teams are still with the
perfect score and in joint lead: Russia 2, Georgia, Vietnam, Russia 1,
Hungary, Netherlands, Armenia. Russia 1 and 2 defeated USA and India
respectively, while Russia 3 was stopped by the reigning champions...
(9/24) 2010 Chess
Olympiad: Jobava beats Carlsen in round four ChessBase
In the fourth round, Georgian Jobava was the hero of the day as he help his
team beat Norway resoundingly with a dramatic win over Magnus Carlsen, after
deviating from normal theory on move six. Russia 1...
(9/24)
Olympiad, Round 3: And Then There Were 14
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Actually, there's still around 170, but only 14 teams still have perfect
scores after three rounds. Here are the pairings for those teams
for...
(9/24) Russia progressing
at Chess Olympiad
The Voice of Russia
Thursday was Day Three of the 39th World Chess Olympiad in the oil city of
Khanty-Mansiysk in Western Siberia. It brought the Russian men there 3-1
victory over their rivals from Italy, and the Russian women, a 3.5-0.5
triumph over their rivals from Slovakia. Home turf and local hospitality...
(9/24) Chess Olympics: Armenian team
celebrates fourth victory
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
The Armenian gained victory over the third Russia's team (2.5-1.5) in the
third round of the 39th Chess Olympics in Khanty-Mansiysk...
(9/24)
Pakistan routs Libya 4-0 in Chess Olympiad
AAJ News By APP
Pakistan players produced their best when they routed strong Libyan team 4-0
to chalk out their second win in third round of 39th Chess Olympiad...
(9/24) An Appeal to Annotators Chessville by
FM Amatzia Avni "I
believe that a good commentator should step back, letting the reader enjoy
the moves. He should intervene in those positions, and ONLY in those
positions in which he feels that the reader would face difficulties in
grasping the events without an expert guidance..."
Amatzia
Avni is an Israeli psychologist. FIDE Master both
OTB and in composition, he is also a former editor of the Israeli magazine
Schahmat and a regular contributor to Chess Monthly...
(9/24)
Justus Williams makes Master at 12!
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
After making strides in the past year to make National Master, Justus
Williams has accomplished this feat smashing the age record for
African-American master for almost three years! The 12-year old Bronx
native has had a spectacular year winning the National K6 Championship
and...
(9/24) Justus Williams
Becomes Youngest African-American Master Ever
USCF
12-year-old IS 318 student Justus Williams of the Chess-in-the-Schools
program hit 2200 last night at the Marshall Chess Club's 10 Grand Prix
points tonight. In doing so, Justus becomes the youngest
African-American Player to ever reach the master rating, breaking Kassa
Korley's earlier record by three years. Justus will also be
representing the United States in the World Youth Championship in (Halkidiki,
Greece, October 19-31). Congratulations and Good luck! See a
recent...
(9/24)
Huron student to put chess skills to the test at fundraising event Saturday
AnnArbor.com
At just 4 years old, Atulya Shetty started playing chess — and was winning
from the very start. During his time at Gretchen’s House, a local
childcare center, he watched two of the teachers play chess during recess
and learned the game from them. Within no time, he was going to a
chess club and taking on all comers. Ten years later, he’s returning
to Gretchen’s House, 1580 Dhu Varren Road, to raise money for a trip to
Greece this fall for the World Youth Chess Championships. Atulya, a
14-year-old freshman at Huron High School and Michigan’s youngest...”
(9/24) A pattern
seems to be emerging here…. ChessBase
Tactics sometimes seem to come out of thin air, but in reality the patterns
were there all along, waiting to be discovered, assimilated and played.
GM Daniel King shows you many fundamental patterns and explains how and when
these crop up in real games. In this, the latest addition to the Power
Play series, will you pass the test?
(9/24)
Using Chess to Teach Math in Elementary Schools
WP Blog by Frank Ho
Chess has been heralded as a miracle to help children develop their math
skills. How true is it? After my over 10 years of research and
teaching...
(9/24)
Maladkar bags under-14 chess championship
Indian Express
Yashoda Maladkar, a Class VIII student of St. Mary’s School, lifted the
under-14 girls title in the recently concluded Zilla Parishad Inter-school
Chess Championship for Pune District held at Yerwada from September 19-21.
There was a 4-way tie among Durva Chalak of HHCP High School, Saloni Saple
of Vikhe Patil Memorial School and Sanjana Joel...
(9/24) Review: The Budapest Gambit by IM Dave Taylor Chessville by NM Bill McGeary
"This book really isn’t
very good. I typed it, and I mean it. This isn’t even a matter of
wrestling with my conscience over the merits; this book should only be
handled by people in haz-mat suits. That might be a bit over the top: just
rubber gloves would suffice. The difficult part is that I am pretty certain
that within the next few months I will win a game based on material from
this book! “How can that happen?” you might ask. Well, here goes…"
(9/24)
Kindred's Special: GM Anatoly Karpov, Chess Professional Kindred’s Kaleidoscope
Adorning the cover of New In Chess #6 is one of my favorite players GM
Anatoly Karpov, the 12th World Champion, who has put his hat in the ring to
do battle with the powers that be in chess...
(9/24) Chess for
Schools
The English Chess Federation By Andrew
It is with regret that the ECF announces that it is withdrawing from the
Chess For Schools project as of 18th October. Following the reduction...
(9/24)
India National Challengers Chess Championship
Chessdom
Grandmaster Norm holder Vishnu Prasanna of Tamilnadu and International
Master MR Venkatesh of PSPB produced emphatic victories in the tenth round
to share the lead with 8 points in the ongoing National Challengers Chess
Championship here at Preksha Vihar on Thursday...
(9/24)
Lohana wins Sunday chess tournament
Indian Express
Kapil Lohana won the Every Sunday Open Blitz Chess Championship organised by
the Sports Star club of Bibvewadi and held at the VIT seminar hall on
Sunday. Lohana came first with 6.5 points and earned himself Rs 1000
and a trophy. Aniruddha Deshpande came in second with 5.5 points and
earned Rs 500 along with a trophy while Anuprita Patil...
(9/23) An Unexpected
Chess Adventure in Colombia
USCF By Benjamin Katz
A lot of chess tournaments were held over Labor Day weekend, in places
such as New York, Illinois, Florida, and even Lloydminster, Canada. My
roommate, as well as fellow US Chess League Manhattan Applesauce
teammate Dima Shneider hadn't taken a vacation in a while, and wanted a
long relaxing weekend more than anything. We ultimately decided to
go to Colombia, the country. I naturally had the usual stereotype
of the country that it was drug infested and very dangerous. Upon
doing further research, that couldn't be farther from the truth.
While drugs were omnipresent throughout Colombia in the 80's and 90's,
the government stepped in and as a result, drugs haven't been as big of
a problem recently. I went to...
(9/23)
Boris Spassky in critical condition (updated)
Chessdom
Last Saturday at 11am a call for an ambulance was received from Boris
Spassky's apartment in Moscow. Upon arrival the doctors discovered
Spassky lying on the bed in semiconscious state. He had lost
control of the left side of his body - arm and leg. The World
Champion was hospitalized urgently in intensive care the 13th hospital.
"He has a cerebral blood clot, the condition is grave," explained the
doctors...
(9/23)
Spassky hospitalized
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
The World Champion hospitalized in intensive care. Last Saturday
at 11am a call for an ambulance was received from Boris Spassky's
apartment in Moscow. Upon arrival the doctors discovered Spassky
lying on the bed in semiconscious state. He had lost control of
the left side...
(9/23) Boris
Spassky in grave condition ChessBase
It has been reported that former World Champion Boris Spassky is in
intensive care after suffering a stroke in his Moscow apartment.
Doctors said that after receiving an emergency call they discovered the
73-year-old Spassky in a semi-conscious state, paralyzed on his left
side...
(9/23)
‘Boris Spassky in critical condition’ ChessVibes
Russian media report that Boris Spassky on Saturday suffered from a
stroke and is in critical condition. Medics are said to have found
the 10th World Champion lying on a bed in a semiconscious state.
He was taken to hospital and doctors are said to be fighting for
Spassky’s life. On October 1, 2006, Spassky also suffered a
stroke, during a chess lecture in San Francisco. From this he
recovered well. Last week he was a special...
(9/23) Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Top seeds facing off in round 4
Top seed Russia A team is taking on the US while Russia C team is taking
on the defending Olympiad Champion Armenia. Other big matchups
include Hungary vs. China and Russia B vs. India.
The second day brings first sensations
The second round of the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk brought
first upsets. The European champions from Azerbaijan lost their...
Fiery
start by RP chessers
The Philippines completed a rare double celebration in the 39th World
Chess Olympiad, pulling off similar easy 4-0 victories over...
(9/23)
14 Teams remain on 100%
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Russia's 2nd team has moved into first place as Ukraine drew with
Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina drew with Poland. China now are
in 2nd...
Random Comments on the Olympics
(1) For much of chess history, the rule was one country, one team.
For a while now the host nation has been permitted a second team.
But now, this year, Russia has FIVE teams. Why so few?
(There's an old...
Yemen sacks chess team for playing against Israel
Independent By Catrina Stewart
Yemen has sacked the country's chess team and members of the governing
body after its players competed against Israel at a tournament in...
Israeli pawn to King 4 = Arab plane back home
National Post by Jonathan Kay
Arab paranoia regarding Israel is so comically fervid that it’s
sometimes hard to distinguish fact from Onion. But this story,
having been blessed by the prestigious Yemen News Agency, is apparently
true...
Israel says Yemen played politics, not chess
The Jerusalem Post By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yemeni officials say their government rejects any kind of normal
relations with Israel, as a way to show their solidarity with the
Palestinians. A Yemeni chess team backed out of a match with
Israel at an international...
(9/23) ChessBase
Olympiad:
Bulgaria and Azerbaijan stumble in round two The second round continued with disparate pairings, but this time,
instead of the oddball upset, top teams stumbled against opponents they
were expected to beat. Who would have thought Bulgaria with
Topalov would go down to Croatia, much less Azerbaijan, with Mamedyarov
and Radjabov, to Vietnam? They no doubt dearly miss Gashimov
now...
2010
Chess Olympiad: Ukraine held to draw in round three The third round can be considered the eye of the hurricane as it was
the last one before the top teams all start colliding. Ukraine who
had led until now, was held to a draw by Croatia, while Bosnian Ivan
Sokolov beat his second 2700 player in three rounds, helping draw
against Poland. The game of the round though was by Gata Kamsky
who won in emphatic fashion...
(9/23)
Azerbaijan & Bulgaria lose in second round Olympiad Chess Vibes
The second round of the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk saw a number of
upsets. Azerbaijan lost 1½-2½ to Vietnam and with the same score
(and Topalov on board one.) Bulgaria went down against Croatia.
The Armenian ladies lost to the Czech Republic, also with 1½-2½...
(9/23) US Olympic
Teams Convincing in Round Three
USCF
The US Olympic teams scored two more convincing victories at the 39th
Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk over Chile and Argentina. US
Champion Gata Kamsky won another nice attacking win on board one
(Nakamura rested today) while GM Robert Hess also won on board four and
Onischuk and Shulman drew, bringing the team tally to 3-1...
(9/23)
Khantastic for chess!
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
The Olympiad is an exciting place to be with so much high level chess
going on. Fourteen teams have managed to win their three first
matches including most of the favourites...
(9/23) India
thrash Albania 4-0 in chess
Indian Express
Led by Dronavalli Harika, Indian beat Albania 4-0 in the first-round of
the 39th Chess Olympiad. The Indian men also scored a similar
victory over Wales in which Grandmaster P Harikrishna was stretched by
little known Tim Kett for a long time in a Semi Slav defence game...
(9/23)
Indians coast to easy victory again in Chess Olympiad MSN India
Indians continued to dominate the 39th Chess Olympiad here after both
the men's women's teams coasted to fine victories over International
International Committee of Silent Chess...
(9/23)
Barbados, T&T flop in World Olympiad Trinidad & Tobago Express
International Master Jomo Pitterson pulled off a stunning upset but
Jamaica narrowly missed out on shocking Norway in the opening round of
the 39th World Chess Olympiad on Tuesday...
(9/23)
Spain conquers RP in Chess Olympiad ABS CBN News
The Philippines dropped a close 1.5-2.5 decision to Spain in the second
round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad at the Complex “Arena...
(9/23)
Chess team in poor start at Olympiad
Mmegi Online
The Botswana chess team expects to do better in the Olympiad after a
poor start, the coach has said. Kenneth Boikhutswane who doubles
as...
(9/23)
The Short Range of a Knight
Chess.com by WIM Iryna Zenyuk (energia)
We will continue this week with another light pieces endgame example.
This time the position is more dynamic because both sides have passed
pawns. Which side would you choose if I gave this position to you?
My nature cries for the white pieces – I enjoy activity. In this
case my intuition works against me as the pseudoactive placement of the
white pieces cannot compensate for the fact that black has a strong
bishop and an outside passed pawn. It took me a while to realize
that white does not have the advantage here but has to fight for a draw.
It just looks so natural to push the d-pawn, to tie the black pieces
down and to jump around with the...
(9/23)
NIIT and IGNOU launch certificate program in Chess
India Infoline.com
First of its kind joint certification program to enable development of
Young Minds through Chess. NIIT, leading Global Talent Development
Corporation and Asia's latest IT trainer, and Indira Gandhi National...
(9/23)
Dean Ippolito going for a World Record
Chessdom
International Master Dean Ippolito from New Jersey is attempting to
break the record of 500 simultaneous chess games. The record
attempt will take place on Saturday, November 27, 2010, in the
HealthQuest Sports Dome located at the Jack Cust Baseball Academy in
Flemington, NJ. The 140,000 square-foot dome is the largest sports
dome in the United States and is the perfect setting to bring this World
Record back home to the...
(9/23) Rooks
belong behind passed pawns ChessBase
This is one of the best-known principles in rook endings, formulated by
Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934), who was at the turn of the century
one of the strongest players around as well as being an extremely
influential chess theoretician on account of his writings on chess which
earned for him the nickname of Praeceptor Germaniae. Now, you will
certainly point out that in this position from the game Acs-Timman the
white rook is already...
(9/23)
Difficult chess tactic
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
White to move. How should White proceed?
(9/23)
Next move: Hip Hop chess comes to Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle By Oakland Local contributor Eric K Arnold
To many, hip-hop and chess seem like they're from two different worlds.
Hip-hop appears more likely to embrace dominos or craps as its official
sport; when you think of a chess player, Bobby Fischer comes to mind
before Bobby Digital. Additionally, chess is often thought of as
nerdy, uncool and decidedly not urban - a pastime of tweeded old men in
city...
(9/23)
Aussie kids as young as 5 taking up chess in school
Sify
A survey has revealed that chess is fast becoming popular in Australian
schools with kids as young as five taking up the game. Research
shows...
(9/23)
India National Challengers Championship
FIDE
The 48th edition of India National Challengers Chess Championship
formerly known as National B Chess Championship is taking place on
15-26th September at Preksha Vihar, Kirorimal Park, in Bhiwani. A
total...
(9/23)
Viswanathan Anand refuses to become part of CWG mess
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand does not wish to
become part of the chaos and controversy surrounding the Commonwealth
Games and only wants to focus on the number of...
(9/22)
Mountlake Terrace custodian and chess coach retires HeraldNet
Bill Rasmussen remembers the year he coached the Mountlake Terrace High
School chess team to a national tournament — and an awkward lull during his
conversation with coaches from around the country. As they sat around
table during matches in Kansas City, Mo., his counterparts started talking
about where they were from and the subjects they taught. “Somebody
asked me what I taught, and I said, ‘Oh, no, no, I'm a custodian,'”
Rasmussen recalled. “It wasn't rude, but they kind of went off and had
their discussion. You could just see the shades come down over their
eyes.” That was in 1990, about midway through Rasmussen's long...
Upsets in the Women's Olympiad too
There are also upsets in the Women's Olympiad. Russia A team, the #1
seed and almost a lock to win Gold, barely got by Bosnia & Herzegovina
(ranked 43) with the score of 2.5-1.5. Russia B team, another
team...
Huge upsets in round 2 of Chess Olympiad
Here are some of the biggest upsets in round 2: Israel 2-2 Indonesia;
Azerbaijan (without Gashimov) 1.5-2.5 Vietnam; Bulgaria 1.5-2.5 Croatia;
France (without Bacrot) 2-2 Slovenia; England 1.5 - 2.5 Bosnia &
Herzegovina; Greece 2-2 Egypt; Sweden 2-2 Iceland.
Rd 2 results...
(9/22)
ChessBase
Chess
Olympiad Pictorial: Arrivals, opening and day one
The start of the Olympiad from the arrival, to the check-ins, not to
mention the spectacular opening ceremony, are items that could certainly
be described in words, but where pictures speak volumes more. In
the following pictorial, with generous contributions from a variety of
sources, we share the story on the start of the mammoth event...
2010
Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk: Round 1 report After the expected hustle-bustle of the opening day, the first round
went underway with the strong paired against the weak. What this
usually means is crushing scores on the one hand, and shock surprises on
the other, and we were not disappointed. However, some players
were able to shine, leaving a mouthwatering tournament ahead...
(9/22)
Chessdom
Chess Olympiad
round 2 videos
The atmosphere from Khanty Mansiysk. The atmosphere from Khanty
Mansiysk captured on video by Elmira Mirzoeva...
(9/22)
No surprises in first round Olympiad
Chess Vibes
Like in any big Swiss, the top half of the Olympiad plays the second
half in the first round. With 148 teams in the Open section and
114 teams in the Women section it was clear that there would be many 4-0
and 3.5-0.5 scores, but there was a small number of surprises on the...
(9/22)
K-M Olympiad, r2: Warm-ups Continue
The Daily Dirt By Mig Greegard
Board pairings posted with nearly two hours to spare, all right!
Any early word on the live coverage, or lack thereof? We're still
on upset alert as...
(9/22)
News Day two of the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Chess Any Time by Glenn Flear
Three teams have perfect scores in each event after two rounds, with
some heavyweight clashes in prospect tomorrow. Four of the five
(!) Russian...
(9/22)
Yemen chess players fired for playing against Israel
Elder of Ziyon
The players were fired after they played Israel, in the Chess Olympiad
currently underway in Russia. A number of commenters say that the
Sports Minister is the one who should resign for allowing the players...
(9/22)
Russian chess-players lucky start The Voice of Russia
Russia has started its performance at the 30th World Chess Olympics with
victories. The Olympics are held in Hanti- Mansiysk and have drawn
the most famous representatives of this intellectual sport from 160
countries...
(9/22) Olympic Teams
Victorious in Round Two
USCF
After a perfect round one, the US Olympic team (3.5-.5 over Mongolia)
and US Women's Olympic team (3-1 over Estonia) were victorious again in
round two. Tomorrow will see Pan-American match-ups as the men...
(9/22)
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #2
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Top Boards (Open): Ukraine 4-0 Scotland; Russia 2 3½-½ Venezuela;
Mongolia ½-3½ USA; Israel 2-2 Indonesia; Albania 0-4 Poland...
(9/22)
“Svidler is Svidler” – Bareev on the Russian team’s start
Chess In Translation
Russian first team captain Evgeny Bareev, not a man to mince his words,
gave a refreshingly blunt assessment of the first day’s play at the
Olympiad. The Russian press also included some excellent photo
reports, with Vladimir Barsky’s description of his “chess flight”
particularly memorable. Bareev gave his assessment of the Russian
first team’s 3.5:0.5 win against Ireland to Yury Vasiliev of Sport
Express. "The team arrived in Khanty-Mansiysk after a long summer
break. Only Malakhov had played a lot, while Grischuk and Karjakin
hadn’t had much practice..."
(9/22) Aronian
celebrates victory at Chess Olympics
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Armenian chess team faced Australia in the second round of the 39th
World Chess Olympics. Two leaders of the Armenian national team
Levon Aronian and Vladimir Hakobyan have ended their matches...
(9/22)
RP shuts out Korea in Chess Olympiad ABS CBN News
The Philippine chess team scored shutout victories over its foreign
counterparts in the opening round matches at the 39th World Chess...
(9/22) RP
blanks Korea, 4-0, in Chess Olympiad
BusinessWorld Online
THE 37th -SEEDED Philippine team shut out 112 th -seeded Korea, 4-0, to
open its bid on a high note at the start of 39th World Chess Olympiad...
(9/22) The Q
& A Way
Chesscafe by Bruce Pandolfini
Booking Back. Question There are many good endgame books. It
is said that Bobby Fischer studied the endgame deeply. Do you know
which endgame book or books he used? Was it Reuben Fine's Basic
Chess Endings? Or do you know whether he studied other texts?
I believe that by tracing the study paths of great players I can find
insights that might help my own play. Dick Reed (USA) Answer I'm
certain that Fischer played through much of the interesting stuff in
Basic Chess Endings, but he most assuredly also went through many other
endgame volumes, articles, and games with intriguing endgame play in
them, in a variety of languages...
(9/22)
Leningrad Dutch by GM Magesh and GM Arun
Chess.com by GM Arun Prasad (arunabi)
This week we shall study the Leningrad system in the Dutch defence.
The Leningrad Dutch is an interesting dynamic opening combining many
strategic and dynamic possiblities for both sides. Dutch players
often...
(9/22)
The World Chess Federation’s Odd Marketing Partner
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
In their campaigns for the presidency of the World Chess Federation, the
candidates — Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the incumbent, and Anatoly Karpov, the
former world champion — have different strategies for promoting the game
if each is elected. Mr. Karpov has laid out a marketing plan on
his Web site. The plan includes organizing a world championship
cycle and a global chess league similar to those in many countries,
streaming chess...
(9/22)
Ciudad de Albacete 2010
Chessdom
The 18th International chess tournament Ciudad de Albacete was played
from 14th to 19th September in Albacete, Spain. 57 players and
among them four Grandmasters took participation in the nine-rounds Swiss
event. Azer Mirzoev and Omar Almeida Quintana shared the first
place with 7...
Song Of The Day: Royal Canoe's "Kasparov" Chart Attack
Royal Canoe's "Kasparov" is an ode to - you guessed it - Russian chess
grand master Garry Kasparov. But it's not merely a simple "Garry
Kasparov is the greatest" tune that would have been too obvious.
Instead, the song is a make-believe love affair between Kasparov and
Deep Blue...
(9/22) CC
Chronicles - A Swedish CC World Champion?
Chesscafe by Bo Bredenhof
A CC friend asked me to discuss the etiquette of finishing a game played
on the ICCF server. It is likely the same on other servers as
well. When a game is over it is a tradition among CC players to
exchange some final words. Most players do, but they tend to
"close" the game to erase it from their games list. However,
closing a game makes it impossible for your opponent to answer your last
message. Thus, one should keep the game "open" for a few more days
to allow the opponent to respond. A decisive game is ongoing in
the 20th CC world championship final. It is being played between a
Swedish player, Stefan Winge, and a Chilean player...
(9/22)
India National Challengers Chess Championship
Chessdom
The 48th edition of India National Challengers Chess Championship
formerly known as National B Chess Championship is taking place on...
(9/22)
Playful Writing and Masterful Illustrations
Chesscafe by Steve Goldberg
Chess in Action, by Paul Mantell and Dean Ippolito, 2010 Sterling
Publishing Co, Inc., Algebraic Notation, Hardcover, 128pp. $14.95 (ChessCafe
Price: $11.95) In this delightful new book, the game of chess is
presented as a battle between two opposing armies, with the players
being the commanding generals. Especially for younger readers, the
thought of actually being in charge of something will be an appealing
attraction. The many large and original "three dimensional"
illustrations are a treat for the eyes and add to the excitement of
learning new skills...
(9/22)
Elo vs the Rest of the World at the halfway mark
Chess Vibes
Elo vs the Rest of the World is a competition that aims to discover
whether other approaches can predict the outcome of chess games more
accurately than the workhorse Elo rating system. Scheduled to end
on November 14th, the competition and has reached its halfway mark and
the best entries have outperformed Elo by over 8 per cent...
(9/22)
Karpov will be Kasparov's puppet
Chessdom
Bosnia's Daily Newspaper Dnevni Avaz Reports "Former World Champions Ask
for the Disqualification of Ilyumzhinov". "Elections for..."
(9/22)
Step by Step: Tactics
Chesscafe by Mark Donlan
Step by Step: Tactics is designed to improve your basic tactical
skills...
(9/22) Chess
match
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
September, 22nd the Swiss chess player Yannick Pelletier celebrated his
birthday. Our team together with his girlfriend Sophie Millet
playing for the French national team at the Olympiad congratulated him
on his day. - Was love for chess the reason of your friendship
with Yannik? -One can say so. We met at the chess tournament
“Akropolis” in Athens in 2005. We have been together for five year
already. - Are you married? - Officially not, we live
together in a civil marriage. French people do not like stamps in
the passports. - What was your impression when you first...
(9/22) Over the
Horizons: The Antique Attack in the Modern Defense
Chesscafe by Stefan Bücker
After two losses with 1 e4 e5 in his little match with Attakinsky (see
the July and August columns), an exhausted Defendarov declared that he
needed a pause, apparently to prepare a more resilient first move.
We take the opportunity to discuss 1 e4 g6, a reply not to be expected
from this orthodox master. Many players find it difficult to
prepare for flexible defenses such as 1…g6, 1…d6, 1…b6, where a great
number of move orders are possible, in contrast to the more
straightforward play in the...
(9/22)
Bridport start new season at Dorchester Jamboree View Online
Bridport Chess Club started off the new season by taking part in the
annual Jamboree chess tournament. Hosted at Dorchester's Colliton...
(9/22)
USJ-R rules tertiary division of Cesafi chess
Cebu Daily News
THE UNIVERSITY of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) wood pushers ruled the
tertiary division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc...
(9/22) Video
Spotlight
Chesscafe Hosted by Mark Donlan
Women's World Blitz Chess Championship. Irina Krush is interviewed
at the Semi-final of the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship...
(9/21)
ChessTV Episode #303 with World Chess
News (World University Championships, Shanghai Masters, Spanish
Championship), the Opening School looks further into the Smith-Morra
Gambit, Chess history recalls the 1930 Stockholm tournament, and a new
chess puzzle. ChessTV is brought to you each week by five siblings
from Stockholm, Sweden: Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska, who
created the idea and concept of the show. Check out the current
episode today!
(9/21) Three Flags
'Eli'
Chess.com by GM Julio Becerra
Erich Eliskases born February 15, 1913 in Innsbruck, Austria, was a
leading chess player of the 1930s and 1940s who represented Austria,
Germany and Argentina in Olympiads! He played for Austria in 1930,
1933 and 1935, for Germany in 1939 and for Argentina in 1952, 1958, 1960
and 1964. He was Austrian Champion in 1929, Hungarian Champion in
1934, and German Champion in 1938 and 1939...
(9/21)
Chess-board drama makes few stunning moves
Providence Journal
“Art of Attack,” now at Pawtucket’s Mixed Magic Theatre, is a modest,
three-person play about two brothers whose relationship plays out over a
chess board. Kaz and Sergei have not seen one another in a
decade,...
(9/21)
Naumkin wins the 1st International Livigno Chess Open
FIDE
The International Livigno Chess Open, probably Europe's "highest"
International Tournament (at 1800m above sea level), ended Saturday,
18th November. Despite being at the first edition, it has
succeeded in having a good coverage by mass media, both local and
international...
(9/21)
Kirsan Slogan Contest!
The Daily Dirt by Mig Greengard
The fine folks (for all I know) at chessanytime.com have put up some
photos from around the Olympiad. They include one of Ilyumzhinov's...
(9/21) Young chess expert
is well-traveled
EastBayRI.com by Cindy VanSchalkwyk
BARRINGTON — Stuart Finney, 15, is a Barrington High School sophomore
and one of the top chess players in the country in his age group.
Stuart is currently ranked 14th in the United States Chess Federation
among all teens the same age. “I like games that are strategic in
general, and chess is obviously heavily influenced by strategy,” he
said. Stuart has been playing competitive chess — often against
adults — since he was seven. He carries an “expert” ranking and is
closing in on a “master” title. The rankings are updated every two
months; Stuart is often in the top 10 in the national ranking for his
age. Competing in various...
(9/21)
Find the best continuation
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? How
should White proceed?
3r1rk1/1pp3pp/1n1b1p2/5N2/pP2q3/P3B2P/4QPP1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1
(9/21)
Elo vs the Rest of the World at the halfway mark No Free Hunch by Jeff Sonas
We have just passed the halfway mark of the “Elo vs the Rest of the
World” contest, scheduled to end on November 14th. The contest is
based upon the premise that a primary purpose...
(9/21) Can you
out-predict Elo? – Competition update ChessBase
Can we devise a more accurate method for measuring chess strength and
predicting results than Elo, which has done good service for half a
century? Jeff Sonas has given statisticians 65,000 games which
they must use to predict the results 7,800 other games. The idea
is to find out who can out-perform Elo. In the lead is 28-year-old
Portugese biochemist Filipe Maia. We have just passed the halfway
mark of the "Elo vs. the Rest of the World" contest, scheduled to end on
November 14th. The contest is based upon the premise that a
primary purpose of any chess...
(9/21) Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Grischuk concedes draw on top board for Russia on Day 1
Alexander Grischuk conceded a draw on top board to Sam Collins of
Ireland in their 3.5-0.5 win. The Olympiad got off to an
interesting start on day one with the usual mix of surprises and big
wins...
Russia's five teams
There has been some mystery as to the climbing number of Russian Teams
in the Men's (Open) Olympiad. As hosts Russia would be expected to
field an additional team. They were also given the right for the
local organisers (Ugra) to field a team making the number climb to
three. They then have fielded a second team making it four.
Now there is a fifth team...
(9/21)
2010 Chess Olympiad: Round #1
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Top Boards (Open): Russia 1 3½-½ Ireland; Iraq 0-4 Ukraine; China 3½-½
Kyrgyzstan; IBCA 0-4 Russia 2; Hungary 4-0 Jordan. Pregame
Analysis: In the days of old it was not uncommon to have matches that
were so lopsided, that the exercise seemed pointless. What is also
interesting in the first round is noticing how top players play the
amateurs. They may have grown accustomed to play at such a high
level that they...
(9/21)
Olympics, Round 1: No Team Upsets
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Round 1 went off pretty much as expected, with the higher-rated teams
all crushing their opponents. Quite a few of the top teams rested
players...
(9/21)
As Olympiad Begins, No Surprises, but More Controversy
New York Times by DYLAN MCCLAIN
The first round of the Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on
Tuesday, did not produce any upsets, though a few high-ranked teams...
(9/21)
The Olympiad is underway!
Chess Any Time by By Glenn Flear
The 39th (and most northerly) Olympiad started this afternoon.
Despite the official start of autumn the weather so far in the Siberian
oil and gas capital Khanty Mansiysk has defied belief by being so
summer-like. No major surprises so far as all the top seeds won
comfortably in both the Open and Women's events. More photos and
another interesting Video below! After last night's remarkable
opening ceremony which involved a potted history of the area with vast
numbers of choreographed dancers...
(9/21)
2010 Olympiad In Khanty-Mansiysk Begins
The Daily Dirt by Mig Greengard
Woo! Love me some Olympiad. Official site here, but it looks
remarkably useless so far, although it does have a schedule. To
the rescue, as so often, comes the Chess Results site. They must
be scrambling to...
(9/21) 2010 Chess
Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk: Preview ChessBase
The numbers astonish and stagger: 143 nations, 1294 competitors,
including no fewer than 254 grandmasters, 65 WGMs, 159 IMs, and 90 WIMs.
There is no question that for the next two weeks, Khanty-Mansiysk will
be the absolute Mecca of chess. The start was not...
(9/21)
Olympiad preview: so how are things in Khanty-Mansiysk?
Chess Vibes
Today the first round of the 39th Chess Olympiad starts at 15:00 local
time (11:00 CET, right now in fact). The colourful pictures from
the opening ceremony might have given a different impression, but not
everything went according to plan so far...
(9/21)
RP chessers open bid today in 39th World Chess Olympiad
Cebu Daily News
The RP men's team is composed of Grandmasters Wesley So, Eugene Torre,
Darwin Laylo, John Paul Gomez and Cebuano International master Richard
Bitoon. The women’s squad is composed of...
(9/21)
Nigeria team in Russia for Chess Olympiad
Vanguard
By Opeyemi Dosunmu Nigeria's 10-man contingent to the 39th World Chess
Olympiad arrived in Russia on Sunday, the Media Officer Nigeria Chess
Federation (NCF), Femi Solaja has said. Solaja said through an
email that the competition holding in Khanty-Manyiysk, Russia, would...
(9/21)
North Yorkers head Canada's national chess teams
insideTORONTO.com
Erase the image of two crafty old men sitting across a chess board and
slowly strategizing their moves. The reality of Canada's
competitive game is drastically different. Two North Yorkers,
Yuanling Yuan and Mark...
(9/21)
Freshman to Compete in 2010 Chess Olympiad Texas Tech Today
A 19-year-old member of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders chess team will
compete against some of the world’s best players at the 2010 Chess
Olympiad that continues through Oct. 4 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Freshman Grandmaster Andre Diamant, the 2008-09 Brazilian national chess
champion, will join nearly 1,500 players representing many of the World
Chess Federation’s 171 national federations. Diamant, who competed
in Texas Tech’s 2009 SPICE Cup International Invitational Tournament
before attending the university as a student, is the first Knight Raider
to compete in an Olympiad. “I think that Andre’s inclusion in the
Olympiad speaks volumes about the type of world-class talent we have..."
(9/21) Tournament Chess Reports (how
terrible and predictable they are) by Geoff Chandler (Chandler, On the Loose).
"Don’t you just hate tournament reports in
chess magazines. They are all the bloody same. A page and a
half lifted from the travel brochure describing the place and how to get
there complete with a tarted up picture postcard
and a slice of local history..."
(9/21) Garden State Blues:
GM Joel on the US Chess League
USCF by GM Joel Benjamin
The 2010 U.S. Chess League season opened with a new look. The league
expanded, with three new franchises (Saint Louis Arch Bishops, Los Angeles
Vibes, and New England Nor'easters) entering the league, the Tennessee Tempo
departing, and the Queens Pioneers acknowledging they have nothing to do
with the hometown of the NY Mets, rebranding as the Manhattan Applesauce.
With more teams, the fights for playoff spots will be even more intense.
Though prognosticating is the league's favorite pastime, predicting results
with so much parity is extremely difficult...
(9/21)
Chess swindles and lucky escapes
The Guardian by Ronan Bennett and Daniel King
John Healy's book Coffeehouse Chess Tactics shows he must have been a
pretty handy player. RB My first nomination for chess book of the
year is an unusual volume to say the least. The book may well
offend some of the purists out there, but Coffeehouse Chess Tactics by
John Healy (New in Chess) does exactly what it says on the tin: it's a
collection of tactical motifs, swindles and lucky escapes, along with
games that those of us with an Elo somewhat below Carlsen's would be
quite proud to have played. In 2008 we featured Healy's memoir The
Grass Arena, a poetic and unflinching account of his life as an
alcoholic down-and-out, when it was reprinted as a Penguin classic.
Lauded by Irvine Welsh, Daniel Day-Lewis, Harold Pinter and many more,
The Grass Arena describes how...
(9/21)
Improve your chess with Polgar Chess University
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
There are more than 75 lessons in each level available for review!
Special Bonus: Annual plan includes 1 year of FREE World Chess Livet...
(9/21)
Decorative Chess Sets
Just Something I Made by Cathe Holden
HAPPY ACCIDENT: Last week turned a $2 second-hand cabinet door (from the
recycle area of the county dump) and a garage-sale box of wooden chess
pieces for $1.50 into a cool and colorful chess set for our family room.
It was crazy simple! I cleaned up the board and spray...
(9/20) John Hillery,
1952-2010
USCF by Randy Hough
John Hillery, longtime editor of The Chess Journalist and of Southern
California's magazine Rank & File, passed away following an illness of
several months. John grew up in Massachusetts, became a Master in
the mid-seventies, and moved to Southern California in 1981. He
served as Assistant Editor of Chess Life in the early nineties. A
Life Master, he increasingly concentrated on chess organization in
addition to his journalistic duties. He typically organized a
dozen tournaments a year...
(9/20) The Week in
Chess Magazine
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(9/20)
Boxing the Compass: New England Nor'easters Week Four
Chesscafe by David Vigorito
Entering Week 4 of the USCL, the Nor'easters found themselves top of the
Eastern Division with a 3-0 start – not bad for a rookie team. We
won each match 2½-1½; however, this was not too alarming as it is a
normal result for such a balanced team. This week saw the highly
anticipated (by some) match between the New England Nor'easters and the
Boston Blitz. We approached this like any other match – we would
try to put out a line-up that would give us our best chance of winning.
The Boston team is very strong and boast the only two GM's in the area
that play in the league...
(9/20) Making
Money in Chess
Chess.com by WGM Natalia Pogonina
People often ask me whether they will be able to become a grandmaster.
Another question that derives from it is: “How much will I be making?”
Young guys are especially pragmatic, so for many of them the choice
between getting a job in the office and becoming a chess pro is quite
acute. First of all, let’s classify the main legal means of
earning money in...
(9/20) Malcolm Pein Chess
Podcast
International Master Malcolm Pein and the London Chess Centre
International Master Malcolm Pein guides you through some of the latest
and most exciting games of chess. In this first podcast, IM
Malcolm Pein looks at Michael Adams’ win at the recent British
Championship. The second part of IM Pein’s podcast on GM Adams’
recent win at the British Championship...
(9/20)
Route 20 Chess Club WIFR Hometowns
FREEPORT -- The Route 20 Chess Club, the Freeport Public Library,
Freeport Golden K and City Coffee Co., alongside many other
affiliates...
(9/20)
Kramnik: “99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand”
Chess In Translation
With chess about to start in Khanty-Mansiysk, Vladimir Kramnik gave an
interview to Yury Vasiliev of Sport Express. As well as expressing
his hopes for the Russian team in the Olympiad he talks about how he
helped Anand in Sofia, the glass cube in Bilbao, and gives a damning
assessment of Topalov and Danailov’s recent comments about the Candidate
Matches. Kramnik and Vasiliev were speaking in a sanatorium in
Zvenigorod, near Moscow, where...
(9/20)
Visiting New Hope Academy
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
I was very impressed with this
school and what they are doing for their students! Students
learn from chess champion's challenges. Two hours and 15 minutes
after the first chess move was made yesterday...
(9/20)
Chess Players as Pitchmen for Products
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Monday’s New York Times has an article about the hiring of Magnus
Carlsen, the world’s No. 1 player, as a spokemodel by G-Star, a...
(9/20)
IGNOU to enable kids get tips on chess from world champion
Times of India
VARANASI: Think about a young school student hailing from one of the
remotest villages in the country getting tips in Chess from none other
than world champion Vishwanathan Anand, who also acts as motivator to
the student, helping the young chess lover to excel in the mind game
besides sharpening his analytical skills to improve his performance in
studies. While for most of the young students dwelling in remote
areas of the country, the situation may seem to be a distant dream, the
Indira...
(9/20)
Chess enthusiasts gather for tournament in Scranton Scranton Times-Tribune
In a ballroom lit by two glittering chandeliers, an occasional
throat-clearing or cough, tap on a timer or scribbling of a move on a
pad could be heard amid the dull hum of the hotel's ventilation system.
Otherwise, it was quieter than a church, maybe quieter than a church
mouse, even as kings...
(9/20) Chess
Problems and Combinations Contest
World Chess Olympiad 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk
FIDE has held the contest for creating chess problems and combinations
in the eve of the 39 th World Chess Olympiad. The contest was held
on 8 nominations: two-move problem, three-move...
(9/20)
Khanty-Mansiysk Chess Olympiad Opening Ceremony wrap up
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
There were some early technical issues with the LIVE video feed of the
Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiyk. The
problems were fixed not long after that. Among the viewers of the
LIVE video feed were Mark Crowther (TWIC) and...
(9/20)
39th Olympiad opened
Chess Vibes
The 39th Chess Olympiad was officially opened today by the mayor of
Khanty-Mansiysk, Andrei Bukarinov. The ceremony included human
chess, showing the famous Anderssen-Kieseritzky game, and speeches...
(9/20) World Chess
Olympiad
European Chess Union
The World Chess Olympiad 2010, the largest national teams event in the
sports calendar of FIDE, will take place 19th September – 4th October in
Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. More than 150 men and 119 women teams
have registered for the Olympiad. A total of 1380 players will
compete in the two sections. The statistics show that more than
772 titled players will be present, out of them 247 GMs, 63 WGMs, 160
IMs, 87 WIMs, 81 FMs, and 80 WFMs...
(9/20)
39th World Chess Olympics open in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Karpov...
Seer Press News By Naveen Kar
The best men’s and women’s teams from the world over will be determined
in the Khanty-Mansiysk XXXIX World Chess Olympiad that started on
Sunday, in which the president of the International Chess...
Olympiad Begins
with Grand Opening Ceremony
The US squad has safely arrived to the 2010 Olympiad (Khanty-Mansiysk,
September 20-October 3), which began with a grand opening ceremony.
Pairings are also set. In round 1, the US Open team will face
Faroe Islands while the women play the Dominican Republic...
Olympiad
Opening Ceremony Live from Siberia!
You can watch a video stream of the Chess Olympiad Opening Ceremony on
the official site, http://ugra-chess.com/opening, live from
Khanty-Mansiysk. Round 1 begins tomorrow! Stay tuned to the
official site, chessresults.com and also look for exclusive photos and
thoughts from...
(9/20)
Indian men seeded 17th, women 8th in Chess Olympiad
RUSSIA: The Indian men's team, sans world champion Viswanathan Anand,
was on Monday seeded 17th while the women's team has been seeded eighth
in the 29th Chess Olympiad. The women team without Koneru Humpy,
who is the second highest ranked woman player in the world. Russia
have been given the top billing in both open and...
(9/20)
2010 Olympiad: Let the Games Begin!!
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
The 39th Chess Olympiad officially opened this evening in
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in the Siberian region. The main site
carried a...
(9/20) The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos - 2010 Olympiad
Olympiad Predictions?
Who do you think will win? Remember, not who do you hope will
win...
Chess Olympiad Starts Tomorrow (Tuesday); Pairings Up!
There have been organizational problems galore, but the chess olympiad
in Khanty-Mansiysk is finally on! All the top players in the world
but Anand are playing, so it should be a great event both for fans
rooting for their home countries and for the megatons of high-quality
chess...
(9/20)
Chess fever hits Khanty!
Chess Any Time by GM Glenn Flear
Khanty Mansiysk on the Western Siberian Plain hosts the Chess Olympiad
and most of the 1500-odd jet-lagged players have now arrived.
Tonight is the opening ceremony with the first round starting tomorrow
afternoon...
(9/20)
Back from New York and ready for the Olympiad! Magnus Carlsen's Chess Blog
After a week in New York I spent some 30 hours at home, asleep most of
the time, before heading for Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia and the Olympiad
at GMT-5. I start to understand the term Globetrotter.
Following the Raw World Chess Challenge on the 10th I thoroughly enjoyed
the G-star fashion week Runway show and interview sessions on the 14th.
On the 15th I played a simul for Arctic Securities in Houston hotel
close to Central Park against (Wall street) clients and contacts.
The location and the organization of the event were absolutely first
class and I enjoyed the...
(9/20)
Chess notes
Boston Globe By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff
Bent Larsen, a Danish grandmaster, one of the world’s leading players in
the 1960s and ’70s and a witty commentator on chess, passed away...
(9/20)
When Is the Right Time to Resign?
Chess.com by IM Silman
Paul asked: When should a player resign? I’ve heard that a good
rule of thumb is when you’re the equivalent of a rook down. Is
that a...
(9/20) FIDE
Presidential Election: The Karpov campaign summation ChessBase
A week ago, on the basis of absolute neutrality, we invited the campaign
managers of both candidates in the FIDE election to summarize their main
policies, arguments and track-record, explain...
(9/20)
Simon Says The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog
Two weeks ago we posted about an upcoming two-part World Service
documentary on the future of chess. Who is Simon Terrington - and
how did he come to make a documentary about chess? ejh: Tell us
about yourself. You say in the programme that you were brought up
in Macclesfield and learned chess there. You now live in Oxford
and you're a management consultant. What happened between
Macclesfield and now, and what part has chess played in that? ST:
I played chess with my dad as a child, and loved it. Then I came
to London and did some chess...
(9/20) World Youth
Delegation Set
USCF
The US delegation to the World Youth Championship (Halkidiki, Greece,
October 19-31) is set. USCF National Educational consultant Jerry
Nash said, "With 40 players and a total of 104 delegates, this has to be
a US...
(9/20)
Namakkal champ
Deccan Chronicle
National sub-junior champion P.V. Nandhidhaa’s association with chess
started as result of a mistake from her mother. “She once asked me
to get her a sheet of snake and ladder. But I bought her a
chessboard instead...
(9/20) Kateryna
Lahno – Women’s World Blitz champion ChessBase
In its second edition in history, the Women's World Blitz championship
took place from September 15-18. The final included players who
had survived online qualifiers to the live semi-finals. In the
end, Ukrainian GM Katerina Lahno, a known blitz specialist...
(9/20)
Lahno Wins Women's World Blitz Championship
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
To be good at blitz, or speed, chess, players must think quickly and
have good tactical skills. That is why the best players under...
(9/20)
ChessBase Magazine 135: Review
Chess.com by Nagesh Havanur (chessbibliophile)
ChessBase Magazine 135 (DVD+Booklet) April 2010
This issue of ChessBase Magazine is a tale of two tournaments: Linares
and Wijk aan Zee. The Linares event was won by Topalov ahead of
Grischuk. But it’s the other tournament that merits greater
attention. 19-year-old Carlsen won ahead of Anand, Kramnk, Shirov
and Nakumara. Every one could see that Vishy's mind was
preoccupied with his coming match with Topalov and he was here more for
practice. It speaks for his knowledge and experience that he
remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. Shirov was ebullient
as ever winning game after game..
(9/20)
'I love to play chess' Idaho State Journal
Jay Simonson is exactly the type of person you want in charge of
removing radioactive waste from Idaho - always thinking, no detail left
to chance. An avid chess player for five decades, Simonson is used
to thinking strategically and tactically, and is always calculating
several moves ahead...
(9/19)
Court for Arbitration in Sport Meeting Takes Place
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Anatoly Karpov's appeal to the Court for Arbitration in Sport in Lausanne
where he seeks to have Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's ticket removed...
(9/19) Annotated Game:
Victor Bologan -
Ashot Nadanian, Moscow (Aeroflot Open) 2002 Chessville by IM Ashot
Nadanian
"Today I would like to annotate the most interesting of
my games from this tournament, my game against Bologan. Still today he
is the highest rated player I have ever beaten. A year after our game
he won the famous Dortmund tournament ahead of Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan
Anand, and Peter Leko. GM Bologan, in fact, was also the winner, on
tiebreaks, of the 2003 Aeroflot Open..."
(9/19)
Lahno wins Women’s World Blitz
Chess Vibes
Kateryna Lahno yesterday won the 2010 Women’s World Blitz Championship in
Moscow. Ukraine’s best female player finished with a 20/30 score in
the Final tournament. Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) won the silver medal
and Valentina Gunina (Russia) took bronze. The first ever FIDE Women’s
World Blitz Championship took place September 15-18 at the Russian State
Social University in Moscow. The tournament was brought to life during
the FIDE Presidential Board in January 2010 in Turkey. It was
organized by the Russian State Social University and the Moscow Chess
Federation in co-operation with the Russian Chess....
(9/19)
Women's World Blitz Chess Championships 2010
The Week in Chess by Mark Crowther
The Women's World Blitz Chess Championships took place in Moscow. Kateryna
Lahno took clear first place with 20/30 in the final...
(9/19)
The Keene Defense to the King's Gambit
Chess.com by FM Eric Schiller
The Keene Defense (1.e4 e5 2.f4 Qh4+) involves two early moves by her
majesty, since after 3.g3 the queen must retreat. What is the point of
this maneuver? The basic idea is to set up tension on the e-file while
the pawn at g3 just gets in the way. The opening has been considered
rather unclear for a long time, and the latest judgment, by Gallagher
(presumably) in NCO is really open to debate, as we shall see. In my
opinion, it is a...
(9/19)
Chess opening traps
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
I have received a number of requests to analyze some chess opening traps.
Here is the first one in this series. This is a very famous classic
game that was played in the early 17th century in Italy. Greco, who played
White in this game, is also known for being the author of one of the
earliest chess books. This book contains many traps and checkmating
patterns. He was one of the best players of his time. The name
of his opponent in this game is unknown...
(9/19)
A tribute to Bent Larsen
Los Angeles Times by Jack Peters
Danish grandmaster Bent Larsen died Sept. 9 at age 75 in Buenos Aires, his
home since the 1970s. Larsen was the most successful tournament...
(9/19) Chess
Express.co.uk by Luke McShane
BY the time this is published I'll be on my way to Khanty-Mansiysk in
Siberia, to play for England at the 39th Chess Olympiad...
(9/19)
Sergey Shipov previews the Olympiad
Chess In Translation
With the World Chess Olympiad set to start on Tuesday in Khanty Mansiysk,
Grandmaster Sergey Shipov previewed the event at Crestbook, giving his
verdict on the favourites, medal contenders and dark horses for both the
men’s and women’s events. Sergey, unsurprisingly, agrees with the
consensus that the Russian first team are favourites for the event, but
regrets that the second team will find it difficult without Alexander
Morozevich (originally intended to play on board one). Some light was
shone on his absence by Ilya Levitov, the Acting Head of the Russian...
(9/19)
Adeyemi chats with Drum on Olympiad
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Lekan Adeyemi was sitting in the Dubai International Airport when he
received a Skype message from The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz. At the
time (21:30hrs in Dubai), the Nigerian team was residing in the airport
during a 24-hour layover heading for Khanty-Mansiysk. However, his...”
(9/19) Chessdom Coverage of the Olympiad
Chess Olympiad 2010, two days before the start
Players comment on their teams. Two days are left to the start of the
Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk. Some of the players have
already arrived in Ugra, others are still on the way, but the
expectations...
Chess Olympiad 2010 LIVE
Live coverage of the opening ceremony with minute by minute updates.
Welcome to the live coverage of the Chess Olympiad 2010 on Chessdom.com!
Our correspondents in Russia, with the help of...
(9/19) Sasikiran spearheads Indian squad in Chess Olympiad
The Times of India
RUSSIA: In the absence of Viswanathan Anand, Krishnan Sasikiran will be
India's best bet in the Chess Olympiad that starts on Monday. The
11-round events in open and women's category will see most of the world's
top players in action for their respective countries but once again Indian
stars Viswanathan Anand and Koneru Humpy have decided not to play...
(9/19)
World Chess Olympics to kick off in Siberia
The Voice of Russia
A record 1370 players from 157 countries are taking part in the 39th World
Chess Olympics opening today the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk.
Russia is represented by two men's and as many women's...
(9/19)
Namibian Olympians to Russia
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Namibia is excited to be participating in the 39th Olympiad and have
assembled their delegation to make the long trip to Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
The event will take place from 20 September to 4 October and...
(9/19)
Carlsen in New York, Crumiller's Memorable Week
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
Magnus Carlsen stayed in New York for post RAW World Chess Challenge
activities including the New York Fashion Week and a visit to see and play
the famous Washington Park chess players. He also gave a simul where
he met Jon Crumiller, who was successful in the Staunton...
(9/19)
Chess trivia: What's chess without a check?
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia
Not only is chess so dynamic in itself but it has also inspired a range of
variants. One very interesting variant is 'checkless chess'! Have you....
(9/19)
It's important to build on the advantage
Deccan Herald by Manisha Mohite
It’s important to build on the advantage. Finding the winning move
in a good position in a game of chess is a natural progression for any
chess player as he has played the previous moves with a certain idea in
mind...
(9/19)
Check out free chess classes at library, mate
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Linda Harkcom Residents of Mt. Pleasant and Scottdale ages 5 and
older have the opportunity to learn to play chess for free...
(9/19)
Weekly Endgame Study (187)
Chess Vibes
G. Slepyan, 2007. Every week we present you an endgame study
selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer
and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good
luck solving!
(9/19)
Chess
Telegram.com by Stephen Dann
Boston tied New England, 2-2, as many of Week 4 matches ended
deadlocked. You can see the individual games, including board one,
Larry Christiansen of the Blitz over Sam Shankland of the Nor'Easters,
at...
(9/19)
NH chess players top Maine in 'Border Battle Cup'
Seacoast Online
PORTSMOUTH — For the first time in more than 30 years, premier chess
players from Maine and New Hampshire faced off in the "Border Battle
Cup" with the Granite State team securing bragging rights for at least
the next year. The Granite Staters took the cup with an 11 to 9
victory...
(9/19)
Tournament gives chess players a chance to sharpen skills
Tuscaloosa News
While the reigning champions of college football were away, the
champions of chess came to play. For the first time this weekend,
Tuscaloosa is hosting the Alabama State Chess Championship on the
University of Alabama campus. The tournament started Friday and
is...
(9/19) Fun
Chess Facts
Laman Firey_Rook
Found on the internet some interesting information about chess..
(9/18) ChessTV Chessville
World Chess News, brought to you each week by the folks at ChessTV, has a
fresh and young attitude, sometimes even a bit cocky. The WCN team consists of five siblings
from Stockholm, Sweden:
Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska (ages 21-17) and Alfred and Albert Krzymowski (16 and 14)
who created the idea and concept of the show. Check out the current
episode today!
(9/18)
Chess Puzzles: Richard Reti's Marvelous Squares
Huffington Post by GM Lubomir Kavalek
But there are more squares in chess, mostly invisible, as part of an amazing
chess geometry hidden in chess players' minds. One classic square
is...
(9/18)
Lahno Women's Blitz World Champion 2010!
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia
The Women's Blitz World Championship just ended tonight, and I am glad to be
able to announce that Kateryna Lahno won it, so she's the new 2010 Women's
World Blitz Champion! Kateryna played excellent chess throughout and
got 20 points out of 30 games. The tournament was extremely strong,
with 7 out of the top 10 women of the planet playing, and 7 players holding
the title of Grandmaster, men (GM). Note that the average rating of
the top 10 finishers is 2531 ELO, it was an extremely...
(9/18)
GM Kateryna Lahno wins the Women’s World Blitz Chess Championship 2010
European Chess Union
GM Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine) won the 2010 Women’s World Blitz Chess
Championship. She finished with 20,0/30, a full point ahead of IM
Tatiana Kosintseva (silver medal), and 1,5 points ahead of WGM Valentina
Gunina (bronze medal). The competition was the first ever in chess
history and was organized by the Russian State Social University and the
Moscow Chess Federation in co-operation with the Russian Chess Federation
and under the aegis of FIDE. The event was open to all women players
representing their National Chess Federations regardless of their...
(9/18)
GM Kateryna Lahno wins the Women's World Blitz Chess Championship 2010
Chessdom
Tatiana Kosintseva second, Valentina Gunina third (photos added). GM
Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine) won the 2010 Women's World Blitz Chess
Championship. She finished with 20,0/30, a full point ahead of IM
Tatiana Kosintseva (silver medal), and 1,5 points ahead of WGM Valentina
Gunina (bronze medal). The competition was the first ever in chess
history and was organized by the Russian State Social University and the...
(9/18)
Vucic Needs to Win Against the English in So Cal
Chess.com by NM Lonnie Kwartler (GreenLaser)
The English Opening is very flexible for both sides. In many games,
the player who is more flexible is the winner. Each move played gives
the opponent information and while gaining ground a move can reduce the
flexibility of the position. An advantageous position often requires
the use of the initiative to achieve a win. This may entail an element
of risk because the player may not see everything and have to rely on
judgment...
(9/18)
Liburnija wins strong Croatian League
Chess Vibes
Not favourite Rijeka but rival Liburnija (also from Rijeka) won the very
strong 19th Croatian Team Championship in Sibenik. In the A group
players such as Pavel Eljanov, Vladimir Malakhov, Sergei Movsesian, Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave, Vugar Gashimov, Arkadij Naiditsch and Viktor Bologan
participated. The 19th Croatian Team Championships took place
September 4-12 in Sibenik, a political, educational, transport, industrial
and the tourist center of the Sibenik-Knin county in central Dalmatia...
(9/18)
What is Boden's mate in chess?
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess News & Trivia
Hello Everyone, An interesting mate idea - though not taking place too often
- is Boden's Mate. We checked it out in detail in The Oxford Companion to
Chess by David Hooper & Kenneth Whyld to get you some background also.
Boden's Mate is based on cornering the King for checkmate on the edge of the
board by the crossfire of two bishops and is sometimes preceded by a Queen
sacrifice. The name stems from the following friendly game...However,
this type of checkmate was also...
(9/18) Cute Little
Beasts
Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper (Gserper)
I am sure that most chess players at some point faced this awkward
situation. You are supposed to play a cute little kid only to find out
that the appearance is very deceiving and at the chessboard the little tyke
is a real beast. You curse your luck and smile in embarrassment when
you resign the game. I am talking here from my own experience!
When I played in a big International tournament in Calcutta in 1995 I liked
everything there. First of all I had another opportunity to meet and
talk with the legendary Vassily Smyslov whom I respect a lot...
(9/18)
Fight's tooth & nail New York Post by Andy Soltis
Take that, you anti- dentite! The battle over Bobby Fischer's fortune
will resume in an Icelandic court next month after the Filipino woman who
claims Fischer fathered her baby decided to challenge DNA...
(9/18)
GM Naumkin rules Livigno Open
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Classifica al turno 9: 1 7.5 GM Naumkin Igor; 2 7.0 IM Arnaudov G. Petar; 3
6.0 GM Rotstein Arkadij; 4 6.0 GM Cordova Emilio; 5 6.0 Yudkovsky Yair; 6
5.5 IM Michalik Peter; 7 5.5 FM Shachar Ehud; 8 5.5 FM Stella Andrea; 9 5.5
IM Aguettaz Maxime; 10 5.5 GM Petkov Vladimir; 11 5.5 Codenotti Marco; 12
5.5 FM Karl Hans...
(9/18) With juvenile force... ChessBase
...the 'experienced' Peter Svidler had ripped open the kingside of 'rising
star' Fabiano Caruana at this year's NH Chess Tournament, but now had to
find the right way to finish off Black's monarch for good. What would
be your choice? A) 24.Ba4 Bxa4 25.Rxe7; B) 24.Bxd5 Bf5 25.Qg3+ (Bg6);
C) both continuations win – with such a wrecked king position Black cannot
survive. The solution is
here, but first ponder over it with a
larger version of the diagram...
White to move. What is the best continuation for
White?
3Q3R/4rqp1/6k1/4Pp1p/1p3P1P/1P2P3/p1n2K2/8 w - - 0 1
(9/18) Review: I’mpossible - ChessLife Strategies™ for Children & Young Adults, by
Kyseme Ali Ellington & Bobby Crawford, Doyin Adewole, illustrator;
Chessville by Rick Kennedy
Kyseme
Ali Ellington’s story, “inspired by actual events”, tells the tale of young
Ali, whose name recalled that of the heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad
Ali, and which guaranteed that he would be called to fight in his
neighborhood, where boxing was “an all-consuming passion...”
(9/18) Who is this
chess-loving legend? ChessBase
Occasionally we receive a picture that is jogs our memory and sends us into
nostalgic rapture. Recently the young Azeri super-grandmaster Teimour
Radjabov was thrilled to meet "a legend, an all-time favorite personality of
mine" during a trip to Monte Carlo. "Not being a paparazzo I took just
one souvenir photo," he wrote...
(9/18)
Snake Chandler
Chess.com by benws
Anyway, you've all probably heard that Bent Larsen, a legendary grandmaster,
passed away recently. This is one of his great games. He sacrifices his
queen early on to gain an advantage, and slowly begins to...
(9/18)
Top performers are escape artists Columbus Dispatch
Defense is supreme in chess - especially in difficult positions, said
Anatoly Karpov, world champion from 1975 to 1985. It wins games and
leads to world titles. There were, he said, few specialists of the art in
his heyday. Veselin Topalov said he lost his recent title match with
Viswanathan Anand because of the latter's skill in defending difficult
positions. In the words of grandmaster Ian Rogers, who covered the
match as a journalist: "The Tiger from Madras stayed cool - ice cool."
My guess is that today, the art of...
(9/18)
Informant@ChessCafe.com: The Ruy Lopez Exchange from the Small Encyclopedia
of Chess Openings
Chesscafe by Sasa Velickovic
A close friend of mine, who is an international master, recently said to me
that "The small one is simply great. When I am going to a tournament,
I only travel with my darling. Because I feel safe!" I was
confused as to whether he had begun a relationship with someone, when he
explained, "My travel companion is the Small Encyclopedia of Openings!
When I look into the main variations, my opponents, whatever their strength,
are not able to gain an advantage at the very beginning of game..."
(9/18)
Chess black hole
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Another chess cartoon by Tony Lurie
(9/18)
Narara Valley students in battle for chess title
Cumberland Courier Newspapers
MORE than 180 students have competed in this year's 16th annual Central
Coast Primary and Secondary Schools Chess Championships at Wyong High
School. The students represented 33 schools stretching from Woy
Woy in the south to Avondale in the north...
(9/18)
Local chess master makes moves for 'The World' Jamaica Observer
Jamaica's number one chess player and recent winner of the Subzonal
Regional Championships, International Master Jomo Pitterson made...
(9/18)
Chess team off to Russia
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: An eight-member team of Nepali chess players left for Russia
on Saturday to take part in the 39th chess Olympiad...
(9/18)
Knight Raider team heading to the 2010 Chess Olympiad
LubbockOnline.com
Nineteen-year-old Texas Tech freshman Grandmaster Andre Diamant, 2008-09
Brazilian National Chess champion, is heading to the 2010 Chess Olympiad
to compete...
(9/18)
Indians chase elusive medal in Chess Olympiad
Times of India
KOLKATA: The Indian men's and women's chess teams will set out to
achieve what has remained elusive so far - a medal in the Chess...
(9/18)
Fantasy Chess Olympiad 2010
Chessdom
79 teams subscribed to date, registration open until September 20th.
First Prize € 100 + 4 other Chess prizes offered by "Le Due Torri".
Entrance is free. Dear Chess friends, here we are at last at the
second highlight of the year, after the World Championship match: The
Chess Olympiad, that will be taking place in Khanty-Mansiysk, capital of
Siberia, a Republic in the State of Russia. Much debating has
already taken place around the...
(9/18)
Jamaica leaves for 2010 Olympiad!
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Jamaica’s best and brightest chess minds left Norman Manley
International Airport enroute to the 39th Chess Olympiad. President Ian
Wilkinson expressed excitement of the possibilities for the island
nation of 2.7 million patriots. Jamaica achieved their best
performance in the 2008 Olympiad...
(9/18)
Ready to challenge
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information by Jo Hutchison
JERSEY is sending what is considered to be its strongest ever team to
compete in the World Chess Olympics. Polish players Marcin
Mazurkiewicz, Alan Rosenbeiger and Krzysztof Belzo – the Jersey chess
champion – and English-born Paul Wojciechowski and Tito Kahn...
(9/18)
World Chess Olympiad 2010, three days before the start
Chessdom
The latest details from Khanty Mansiysk. Three days are left to
the start of the Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk and the
Chessdom.com correspondents from Russia are bringing exclusive details
about the event. Here is the latest about the Opening ceremony,
the security of the World Olympiad, the VIP guests, and even the food of
the players...
(9/18)
Endgame Study #712
Chesscafe H. Bouwmeester, 1956. The Endgame Study is one of the unique
and subtle wonders of the Royal Game...
(9/18)
Chess Notes Boston Globe By Harold Dondis and Patrick
Wolff
It seems odd that grandmasters would travel to the Arctic circle to play
chess games that would likely be over after 25 minutes of play on each
side, but this is what happened at the...
(9/18)
BBC World Service Programme on Chess
The Week In Chess by Mark Crowther
There is chess radio programme on the BBC World Service.
Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Anatoly Karpov, Malcolm Pein, Peter
Doggers, Ian Rogers and Bill Hartston are amongst the people
interviewed. Is in two parts. The first part is called
"Seeking the Endgame" (Listen here) in which Simon Terrington looks at
chess and the impact of technology. The 2nd program also available
examines the continuing allure of chess...
(9/18) Chess Mazes
Chesscafe by Bruce Alberston
Check on a dark square but not one commanded by the black knights...
(9/17)
Chess Congress 2010
Isle of Man Today
THIS month will host the Isle of Man Chess Leagues 2010. The
competition is set to be held between Friday, September 24 and Sunday...
(9/17) Hungarian
Championship 2010: Berkes breaks opposition ChessBase
The 2010 Hungarian Championship, missed out on by elite players Peter
Leko and Zoltan Almasi, was won by elo-favorite Ferenc Berkes (2678),
who won both stages after overcoming a disappointing lackluster start.
The event took place in Szeged, Hungary, considered its most beautiful
city, once home to legend Geza Maroczy, and now to Peter Leko...
(9/17)
This Week's ChessVideos Show: Adventures in Indy: The Final Showdown
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Alas, I came out second-best in that game, against GM Ben Finegold, but
at least it was interesting! You can watch my discussion of that
game here; it's free (free registration is required) and will be
available on-demand for a month or so. (Incidentally, shows are
still available once they're more...
(9/17)
Reality of Chess in Belize: Part 1 Amandala
Chess has come a long way in Belize, since it was first played in
British Honduras during WWII. Chess was played long before the
recently re-constituted Belize Chess Federation (BCF) got started in
Belize in 2008...
I’ve always liked
submarines.
Each weekend during the war Dad used to come home
with a bit of a his submarine and hide it in the garden shed.
He plan was to nick a piece every week and eventually
end up with his own submarine.
The look on his face when the war ended was one of complete dismay.
He reckoned if the war had lasted 55 years he would have done it...
(9/17)
Incognito Brooklyn chess prodigy wins the Pioneer Square Blitz Chess
2010 Championship
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The Pioneer Square Blitz Chess 2010 Championship was held a few weeks
ago to put some zip into the neighborhood. In blitz chess, each
player has five minutes to make all the moves. A second more
spells sudden death. Pieces fly across the board faster than ping pong
balls...
(9/17) Livigno
Chess Open 2010, Round 6
Chessdom
GM Igor Naumkin pulled another victory with Black pieces in the 6th
round of the Livigno Chess Open and extended the lead to a full point
ahead of the opposition. International Masters Petar Arnaudov and
Peter Michalik split the point on table two, and the same outcome was
reached...
(9/17)
Bareev on K & K Chess Fractal
Latest scandalous events surrounding the Russian Chess Federation
(namely a desperate effort of two Russian chess legends Garry Kasparov
and Anatoly Karpov, together with the Chairman of the RCF Board
Alexander Bakh who joined them, to succeed in getting the news of...
(9/17)
Africa: Too Much Voting Power in FIDE?
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
In the upcoming election for FIDE President, there has been a lot of
talk about the voting structure of one-nation, one vote. This idea
is in line with the democratic ideals of general bodies, but seems to
have met the ire of...
(9/17)
Karpov seeks to have Ilyumzhinov removed from the ballot
TWIC by IM Malcolm Pein
Anatoly Karpov takes FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to the Court for
Arbitration in Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland this week in an attempt to
get his ticket invalidated. Legal battles are underway in Lausanne
as the Court of Arbitration in Sport as Anatoly Karpov tries to secure
the nomination of the Russian Chess Federation in the FIDE Presidential
elections which will take place in two weeks time at the Chess Olympiad
in Khanty Mansisk...
(9/17)
Little chess girls from Chile
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog
We would like to share these lovely photos of chess girls from Chile.
There used to be no chess in Vina del Mar. But now there's a chess
school with 26 girls enrolled in a chess class of 5-15-year-olds...
(9/17)
Women's World Blitz Championship Update
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Standings so far after 12 rounds: 1 GM Lahno, Kateryna UKR 2539
8.5; 2 GM Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL 2551 8.5; 3 GM Kosintseva, Tatiana
RUS 2573 8.5; 4 GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2524 7.5; 5 IM Muzychuk,
Anna SLO 2535 7.5; 6 WGM Gunina, Valentina RUS 2465 7.0; 7 IM Gaponenko,
Inna UKR 2469 6.5; 8 GM Sebag, Marie FRA 2499 6.5; 9 GM Koneru, Humpy
IND 2593 6.0; 10 IM Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2464 5.5...
(9/17)
European Youth Chess Championship participants
Chessdom
Live games starting September 20th. A total of 750 players will
participate at the 2010 European Youth Chess Championship (age groups
from U8 to U18 girls and boys), which will take place in Batumi, Georgia
(Black Seaside), from 19th to 29th September. The tournament will
be...
(9/17) BBC
lecture: Armenia, the cleverest nation on earth ChessBase
Next Tuesday the 39th Chess Olympiad begins in Khanty Mansiysk, with
Russia is the favourite in all categories. But wait – who won the
last two? It was Armenia, a tiny country with a total population
less than a third that of Moscow. How is that possible – is it
something in the water? Gabriel Gatehouse of the BBC tries to
answer this question...
(9/17)
Finest moments
Malaysia Star
THIS year’s Malaysia Chess Festival was a resounding success on all
fronts. A slicker organisation and yes, more teams and players
from home and abroad that registered for the 11-day chess fest than ever
before. The chess festival has indeed become a recognised event in
the international chess calendar. However, there is some
consternation within the chess community that this year’s chess festival
may be the last that we would see organised in its present format.
In my private conversations with the man at the forefront of the chess
festival in recent years, Datuk Tan Chin Nam told me that he would be
taking a two-year leave from sponsoring chess...
(9/17)
Strong participation in Bansko Grand Chess Open
Chessdom
Bansko Grand Chess Open, one of the biggest winter open tournament of
2010, will take place 11th-19th of December in the ski resort Bansko,
Bulgaria. Only a few weeks after the official announcement of the
tournament there are over 50 participants, of which 10 Grandmasters...
(9/17)
As Chess Olympiad Approaches, Problems Surface
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
The biennial Chess Olympiad does not start until Sunday, but problems
and conflicts have already arisen. The biggest ongoing issue is
getting to Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, the site of the Olympiad. As
the city is in a remote location, the World Chess Federation had
organized charter flights to carry teams there, but the schedule for the
flights has changed repeatedly. The latest change occurred only
two days ago...
(9/17)
Team participation threatened by travel arrangements for Olympiad
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The chaos over the charter flights to and from Khanty-Mansiysk reported
in details at ChessVibes: http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/olympiad-charter-flights-changed-again/
may threaten the participation of a number of teams. It isn't so
much getting there, it is the return flights that are...
(9/17)
Nepali players all set for 39th Chess Olympiad
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: An eight-member Nepali chess team is leaving for
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on Saturday to participate in the 39th Chess...
(9/17)
Cuban Squad to 39th World Chess Olympiad
Cuba Headlines
Cuban Great Master Leinier Dominguez leads the team that will represent
the island at the 39th World Chess Olympiad, set for September 23rd
through October 4th in Russia. Other members of the team
include...
(9/17)
B.Mongontuul to Compete in Chess Olympiad
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information
Mongolia's top ranked chess player B.Mongontuul and winner of the World
University Championship will compete in the 39th Chess...
(9/17)
Chess Olympiad 2010, four days before the start
Chessdom
Expectations in Russia, scandals in Romania, hopes in Namibia, and news
from Mongolia, all this going mainstream before the Chess Olympiad 2010.
The Olympiad is starting in 4 days, with on the spot commentary by Blue
Gene super computer, Stockfish analysis at Chessdom Chessbomb live games
platform, live commentary by IM Ipatov, GM Bauer, IM Perunovic, and
invited guests at Chessdom.com...
(9/17)
Namibia: Brave Knights Off to Olympiad AllAfrica.com
The Brave Knights, Namibia's national chess team, will compete at the
39th Chess Olympiad in Russia. The five-man team received its
official national colours from the Namibia Sports Commission...
(9/17)
Junior Chess: Portellis win their categories Malta Independent Online
It was a fairy tale finish for the Portelli family of Zurrieq as masters
Timothy and Isaac secured the top spot of both the under-10 and the
under-8 category at this year’s Junior Chess Championship...
(9/17)
Pawn stars get dirty
Boston Globe by Alex Beam
All moves are legal when it comes to chess politics. Just ask the
delegates’ security guards. This month the world’s chess nabobs
will travel to the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region in deepest Siberia
to vote for...
(9/17)
Ilyumzhinov proposes chess center at Ground Zero ChessBase
There's a new player in the controversy over the plan to build an
Islamic community center (a "Ground Zero mosque") just two blocks away
from the location of the World Trade Center. The ever flamboyant
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has offered to buy the plot for ten million dollars –
outbidding Donald Trump, who offered $7.5 million – and build a
king-shaped...
(9/17)
Letter of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to Michael Bloomberg
Chessdom
Regarding Ground Zero construction of the World Chess Center. As a
continuation of the topic of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's idea to buy the land
of the Twin Towers at Ground Zero New York, in order to build World
Chess Center, we present you the official letter of the FIDE President
to Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York. In his letter to Michael
Bloomberg, Ilyumzhinov writes: “This issue has divided society in the
United States and across the world, and it’s repercussions are global. I
equally respect all faiths and religions and I believe that religious
conflicts are extremely dangerous in complex times such as ours...”
(9/17)
World Chess Federation Offers To Buy Cordoba House Site
TPMMuckraker By Eric Lach
It was inevitable. A millionaire Russian politician who claims to
have been abducted by aliens to, and also happens to be President of the
World Chess Federation, has offered $10 million to buy the site of
the...
(9/17)
Close Read: Chess Match at Ground Zero
The New Yorker By Amy Davidson
The most obvious objection to the offer by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian
who is the head of the World Chess Federation, to buy the site of
Cordoba House, a.k.a. Park51, the proposed downtown Islamic community
center, for ten million dollars, is not legal, financial, or political
(though there’s that, too). It is aesthetic. Here’s
Ilyumzhinov’s idea: the center 'will be built in the form of a chess
figure, the king, of glass and concrete, which will decorate the city of
New York.' “Decorate” our city with figurines—what are we, a
wedding cake?...
(9/17)
Chess expert A R Khan dead
IBNLive.com
AR Khan, a chess expert, who had produced and promoted several national
and international ranking players and...
(9/17) The Guardian by Leonard Barden
Bent Larsen obituary
At his peak, the Danish chess grandmaster Bent Larsen, who has died aged
75, rivalled Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. He played and wrote
prolifically in an inventive, engaging and lucid style which made him
a...
(9/17)
Bent Larsen (1935-2010) Chess History by Edward Winter
A selection of pictures and quotes regarding the chess career of
grandmaster Bent Larsen. ‘Advice? I would not advise someone
whether to become a professional or not – I don’t give people that kind
of advice; a man must make up his own mind. But if he had decided
to become one, then I would certainly tell him that the most essential
thing is to fight – and treat the first five years as training.
Don’t accept a draw when Petrosian offers it – and don’t worry if you
lose afterwards. It is a worse defeat to accept a draw prematurely
than to lose – that they must get used to. Writing? That is
a difficult problem, because it will help him to earn a living, but too
much is bad for play. But don’t take a premature draw...’
(9/16)
Bishop vs. Knight: A Peaceful Encounter
Chess.com by WIM Iryna Zenyuk (energia)
What do we know about bishop vs. knight endgames? The bishop is a long
range piece, thus it requires an open space on the board. On the other
hand, the knight does not need much space for maneuvering,...
(9/16)
Poobalasingam makes IM norm in the World Universities
TWIC by IM Malcolm Pein
Congratulations to Peter Poobalasingam who scored an International Master
result while representing England at the World Universities...
(9/16)
(Ever More) FIDE Follies
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Maybe in the Netherlands, home base of Chess Vibes, they celebrate an April
Fool's-style holiday in early September. (As everyone knows, April
Fool's is only celebrated on April 1, right? Who would deviate...
(9/16)
European Club Cup 2010
FIDE
24 players over 2700 ELO will participate in the 2010 European Chess Club
Cup. Top rated participant is GM Levon Aronian (2783) who will play on
board 1 for MIKA Yerevan. A few days are left before the finalization
of the lists, for now a total of 115 GMs, 57 IMs, 40 FMs, and 214 titled
players have signed up for the strongest club event of the year...
(9/16) Women's World
Chess Blitz Championship: semifinal ChessBase
The semifinals of the first Women's World Chess Blitz Championship took
place from which six qualify to the final where they will rejoin ten other
players awaiting them. The clear winner was American IM Irina Krush,
1.5 points ahead of 2nd place, WGM Nebolsina. Zhukova, Skripchenko,
Gaponenko, and Muzychuk also made the final. Here is the report with
video and many beautiful pictures. The Russian State Social University
and the Moscow Chess Federation in co-operation with the Russian Chess
Federation and under the aegis of FIDE will organize the 2010...
(9/16)
Irina Krushing at the World Women's Blitz
USCF
On her way to the Olympiad, IM Irina Krush stopped in Moscow for the World
Women's Blitz Championship (September 15-18). Irina qualified for the
16-player finals with a fantastic 17/20 score in the semi finals.
Check out one of her wins over former Women's World Champion Zhu Chen and
view and download complete games on the site...
(9/16)
Silvio Danailov meets in Paris with the Director-General of UNESCO, Mrs.
Irina Bokova On 14-th of September 2010 in Paris, the candidate for President of the
European Chess Union, Mr. Silvio Danailov met with the Director-General of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Mrs.
Irina Bokova. During the meeting they discussed various options...
(9/16)
New York Portraits: On Chess and the New Yorker Festival
By kittylittered@gmail.com (Kitty)
On Chess and the New Yorker Festival · The game. Photo by myself in
Union Square. A serious game of chess drew a small crowd, Wednesday
afternoon. We had gorgeous weather. Just about everyone was
outside...
(9/16) Employment opportunity –
Senior Chess Coach
The English Chess Federation
Send your CV for the post of Senior Chess Coach, working for EFROC Ltd, from
1st January 2011 or earlier. Candidates should have evidence of
teaching chess skills ie ECF coaching certificate or FIDE trainer
certificate, and demonstrate a high chess playing level....
(9/16)
Stonewall against flank openings
Chess.com by FM Eric Schiller
The Stonewall Dutch has been part of my Black repertoire for a long time and
I have also used it effectively against various flank openings. It is
rock solid and allows some nice kingside attacking possibilities. Here are
four...
(9/16)
Watch Football, Play Chess
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
The Marshall Chess Club, which is located on West 10th Street in Manhattan,
is hosting a chess-playing area before Jets home games at...
(9/16) Who
Dares Wins!: Attacking the King on Opposite Sides by IM Lorin
D’Costa
Chessville, reviewed by NM Bill McGeary
"Opposite
wing attacks is certainly not a recent phenomena; I knew about it from
playing either side of the Sicilian when I found some words from Reuben
Fine on the subject... Work on this subject has been more in the
form of common medicine, such as “every tempo matters” or “ the exchange
sac on c3 is necessary”. D’Costa takes a more sophisticated approach to
the subject, dividing the material into chapters based on themes..."
(9/16)
A Chess Center Instead of an Islamic Center? New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
The president of the World Chess Federation has offered to buy the site of
the controversial Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan and build a
chess center on it. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of...
(9/16)
Ilyumzhinov bids for Ground Zero
Chess Vibes
While one might think he would have other things on his mind, like a court
case in Lausanne or an Olympiad that’s plagued with problems, Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov decided to come up with yet another surprising move. The
FIDE President today announced a 10-million-dollar bid to buy the land in
New York City known as Ground Zero, which, however, doesn’t seem to be for
sale at all. News media all over the world have started
reporting...
(9/16) Ilyumzhinov
proposes chess center at Ground Zero ChessBase
There's a new player in the controversy over the plan to build an Islamic
community center (a "Ground Zero mosque") just two blocks away from the
location of the World Trade Center. The ever flamboyant Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov has offered to buy the plot for ten million dollars...
(9/16)
Ilyumzinov proposes to build chess centre on Twin Towers site in New York
TWIC by Mark Crowther
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has proposed to build a chess centre on
the site of the collapsed Twin Towers in New York. Now either you're
going to think this is a great idea, or, so breathtakingly inappropriate
that it is yet another reason why Ilyumzhinov has to go. In addition
as a friend who knows nothing about chess pointed out the name World Chess
Centre is way too close to World Trade Centre for comfort...
(9/16)
Ponomariov: “Since becoming World Champion I haven’t worn that lucky sweater
once”
Chess In Translation
Fresh from his victory in Dortmund, ex-FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov
gave an interview to GM Dmitry Komarov of the Ukrainian Fakty, where he
talks about chess and music, the upcoming Olympiad, some of the secrets of
his recent success, and a valuable preparation tip from Veselin Topalov.
Ruslan Ponomariov’s decision to play on board two for Ukraine at the
Olympiad, making them second favourites, is a success story that as recently
as December last year had looked unlikely...
(9/16) US Class Champs Set
for Oct 1-3 in Houston
USCF by Franc Guadalupe
The 2010 U.S. Class Chess Championships will be held at the beautiful
facilities of the Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel during the weekend of
1-3 October. This year’s event brings to Houston some of the top
players in the U.S., thanks to two universities whose chess programs are
among the best in the country – University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and
University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). Among those competing in the
Masters Division will be Grandmaster Timur Gareyev (UTB) who...
(9/16) To be
reopened? Fischer paternity suit ChessBase
It seems all fairly conclusive, but Jinky and Marilyn Young's Philippine
lawyer Samuel Estimo continues to fight on – despite some fairly
compelling DNA evidence, provided by a University Clinic in Germany,
against the plaintiffs. Estimo cites circumstantial evidence,
including an expensive house Fischer bought for his "daughter" in an
exclusive suburb...
(9/16)
Romanian Olympic Team will not participate in the 2010 Chess Olympiad!
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News
This is a letter by GM Dieter Liviu Nisipeanu to the Romanian Chess
Federation and signed by the team members (Google translation).
The Board's attention FRSah. Dear members of the CD, Your
attention the following problem in Olympic teams around the departure of
the Romanian Chess Olympiad in 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk. As you
know, after the completion of the Olympic teams, captains appointed by
the Romanian Chess Federation have negotiated with the players
participation fees for the Olympics. This system is practiced all
over the world, except maybe...
(9/16)
Olympiad charter flights changed again
Chess vibes
This week the organizers of the 39th Chess Olympiad had to disappoint
many chess federations once more. Yesterday, just four days before
many teams would be travelling to Khanty-Mansiysk, the schedule of the
charter flights was seriously changed. Again...
(9/16)
Namibia to participate in Chess Olympiad in Russia
Namibia Sport
A team of five players will represent Namibia at the 39th Chess Olympiad
scheduled to be held in Khaty-Mansiysk, Russia from 20 September to 4
October. Max Nitzborn, President of the Namibia Chess
Federation...
(9/16) Hashimov
in best shape among Azerbaijani chess players
News.Az
Azerbaijan’s Chess Federation has decided to discharge Hashimov from the
national team. The issue of Vugar Hashimov’s absence within the
Azerbaijani team which will soon start at the chess Olympic Games in
Khanti-Mansiysk is still widely discussed by chess fans and
specialists...
(9/16)
Curtain falls on chess champs
The Zimbabwean
GABARONE – The second Africa Youth Chess championships came to an end on
August 28 in Gaborone, Botswana at Botswana National...
(9/16) Smart Chess:
A toolset for the
device-empowered chess generation
Chessville by Andres Hortillosa.
"Two things that make computers and similar devices, like smart phones,
the perfect tool for the 21st century players, are the staggering
computational power of today’s processors (even for smart phones) and
the instantaneous access to chess knowledge via the Internet
infrastructure..."
(9/16)
Start the new season right
Chess Vibes
What exactly went wrong for the World against Carlsen in that King’s Indian?
How strong was Shirov’s 4.f3 against Kramnik’s Nimzo? A new chess
season is about to begin and is there a better moment to get your openings
up to date? The easiest way is a subscription to our PDF (+PGN!)
magazine ChessVibes Openings...
(9/16)
You too can play at the London Chess Classic 2010
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog
You've heard about the London Chess Classic 2010.... Right? It's
supposed to be the strongest-ever tournament to be held in Britain...
(9/15)
Unusual Openings by GM Magesh and GM Arun
Chess.com by GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan (thamizhan)
We have studied several opening ideas in our past articles. All
those plans and those tiny little nuances that we try to understand are
all very important, but also important is the question of when to use
them exactly...
(9/15)
POETSCH Hagen (GER) won the GM Tournament of First Saturday Budapest
September 2010 events
FIDE
GM group A 19 year old FIDE-master of Germany Poetsch Hagen stunned his
opponents who are all having higher titles than him. He could
overcome of his higher rated rivals by his extraordinary ability of hard
concentration. Winning the last two rounds he exceeded the IM norm
by half a point with 2504 TPR...
(9/15)
Grandmaster Hashimov
not to compete in Chess Olympics
News.Az
Vugar Hashimov, ranked 26th in the world by FIDE, will not be part of
the Azerbaijani team contesting the Chess Olympics later this month.
Elman Rustamov, chairman of the National Bank of Azerbaijan and
president of the country's Chess Federation, told a press conference
yesterday that it was Hashimov who had chosen not to take part...
(9/15)
Tudor
topiary chess set
Flickr By nobody@flickr.com (Scootzsx)
Hever Castle gardens also include a walled rose garden with over 3000
specimens, the Tudor garden with Tudor topiary chess set, yew mazes, the
water maze, a 110m herbaceous border and a woodland garden area...
(9/15)
A
cool chess poem!
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog
Chess lovers do such creative things. Here is an interesting chess poem
that we found here. A game of chess. by. Nikhil Parekh- Love Poet ...
(9/15)
London Chess Classic 2010
Chessville
John Saunders, Press Chief, London Chess Classic, reports that
expectations are building for the strongest chess tournament ever to be
held in Britain, when eight of the world’s best players meet for the
second London Chess Classic, running from 8-15 December 2010 at the
Olympia Conference Centre. Heading the line-up is the world chess
champion...
The field for the 2nd London Chess Classic has been strengthened
again this year with the addition of Viswanathan Anand.
Returning are World Number One Magnus Carlsen, Former World Champion
Vladimir Kramnik, US Number One Hikaru Nakamura and the top
English...
(9/15)
News release London Chess Classic 2010
Chess Vibes
After a very successful first edition, the 2nd London Chess Classic will
be held on exactly the same dates in December: 8-15. Magnus
Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Michael
Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell play...
(9/15)
FIDE ARBITERS' SEMINAR in Khanty-Mansiysk
FIDE
The FIDE Arbiters' Commission, in cooperation with the organizing
committee of the 39th World Chess Olympiad, is going to organize a FIDE
Arbiters' Seminar in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, during the Olympiad...
(9/15)
Endgame Corner - The Riddle of Duchamp
Chesscafe by Karsten Müller
Alexander Beliavsky and Adrian Michalchishin devote one chapter of their
book Winning Endgame Technique (Batsford 1995) to the following
old riddle by famous artist Marcel Duchamp: "He composed one enigmatic
study but never gave the solution. In the 1980s the magazine...
(9/15) Bent Larsen
Retrospective
Chesscafe
The chess world was saddened by the news of the passing of Danish
grandmaster Bent Larsen at the age of seventy-five. Bent Jorgen Larsen
was born in Thisted, Denmark, on March 4, 1935 and died September 9, 2010 in
Buenos Aires. We thought we would take a moment to enjoy some of the
highlights of his career as annotated by Larsen in the pages of Chess
Informant...
(9/15) Website
Review
Chessville by Scott Strattner The Kenilworthian is the first blog reviewed. "It
is
very easy nowadays to
start a blog; it is much harder to maintain one. From
personal experience I can
attest to the writer's block, having trouble finding the time to compose
a worthwhile post..."
(9/15)
Olympiad: six days to go
Chess Vibes
The 39th Chess Olympiad starts in six days from now. On Tuesday,
September 21st the first round of the biannual mega-event is scheduled.
So far we’ve paid attention to the FIDE presidential elections, and to the
worries about accommodation and transportation, so it’s about time to...
(9/15)
Chess Olympiad 2010 news from all continents
Chessdom
Hopes in Cuba, scandals in Peru and Philippines, happiness in Botswana,
worries in India, consolidation in Pakistan, and all this hitting mainstream
media - this is the Chess Olympiad, 5 days before its start...
(9/15)
GMs heads RP team to Chess Olympiad
Visayan Daily Star
Despite missing the services of one of its most dependable players, the
RP chess team remains optimistic about its coming campaign in the 2010
Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. With...
(9/15)
Chess players raise the bar
Fiji Times
THE Fiji Chess Federation is impressed with the level of competition
among its elite players. President Dr Virgilio De Asa yesterday
confirmed support from major sponsor Fosters Fiji Limited to hold the
30th Fiji Bitter Open Championship next month. "We will hold this
event after a lapse of two years," he said. "We've couldn't get
sponsorship because of the global economic crisis. "But I've just
spoken with the sponsor. It was very positive and we're going
ahead with it next month." Dr De Asa said the event would be held
on October 10 at the Pacifika Campus. He said tough competition
was expected following...
(9/15) An
Arbiter's Notebook - Does a draw claim stand for the entire game?
Chesscafe by Geurt Gijssen
Question Dear, Mr. Gijssen. The DGT clocks (approved by FIDE) do not
apply the regulations of rapid games (Article A4.d.3) when using
functions with the increment. When one player has run out of time,
the clock stops working and neither side runs (it only reports the fall
of the flag with a "-"). Because the opponent's time doesn't go
down to zero, the player who overstepped the time control cannot
continue and thus has no possibility...
(9/15)
Critical Moments in Chess by Paata Gaprindashvili
Chesscafe by Steven B. Dowd
Paata Gaprindashvili established himself as an author of note with
Imagination in Chess, his first book. A very good book, it was
however short on explanatory material and long on exercises. The
explanatory information in that book was quite good despite its brevity,
however, and I would have liked to have seen more of it. It ended
up being mostly a tactics book with some nice explanations of things
like reciprocal thinking (reversing the move order of a combination),
but a book that definitely is valuable to improving one's chess
thinking...
(9/15)
Chess tournament scheduled in Palatka
St. Augustine Record
This weekend, northern Florida will again play host to the North Florida
Chess Classic Tournament Series. The next tournament...
(9/15)
Novice Nook - Walk Before You Can Run
Chesscafe by Dan Heisman
Quote of the Month: It's all relative. If I were instructing
players rated 200, 1000, and 1800, what might I say to each of them when
reviewing White's second move in the following opening sequence 1.d4 d5
2.Nc3...
(9/15)
The G-Star World Chess Challenge, in Video
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Magnus Carlsen's victory over the world last Friday in the G-Star Raw
World Chess Challenge was well covered by the media...
Tuesday,
September 14, 2010
(9/14)
Tribute of Danish great Bent Larsen
Chess.FM - IM John Watson's "Chess Talk"
This week (Tue., Sept. 14), Chess Talk with IM John Watson will be a
special tribute show to the life and times of Danish great Bent Larsen,
who sadly died last week after a short illness at the age of 75.
The legendary six-time Danish Champion and four-time world championship
candidate (in 1965, 1968, 1971, and 1977) won three Interzonal
tournaments and many, many other international tournaments. Larsen
was the first player in the western hemisphere to challenge the
dominance of Soviet chess after the second world war - and at one stage
considered a stronger...
(9/14)
Some Recent Games
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
There are many events going on in the chess world, and they're not all
covered here (obviously!). Still, games from these events catch
my...
(9/14)
Chess arbiters trained Die Republikein
Last Saturday the Namibia Chess Federation held an arbiters training
session in order to equip chess parents, coaches and players. FIDE
arbiter Jossel Hindjou facilitated the training of 15 arbiters...
(9/14)
Lodhi to lead Pakistan in Chess Olympiad
DAWN.com
Pakistan's top rated chess star, Mahmood Ahmed Lodhi will lead the
Pakistan squad in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Russia...
(9/14) The Week in
Chess Magazine
TWIC 827 - 13/09/2010 - 2974 games - html
Zipped downloads: Text - CB old - PGN - CB 6
(9/14)
Review: The Sicilian Defence
Chess Vibes by Arne Moll
Would GM Lubomir Ftacnik like to play an opposite-bishop ending with a
pawn down against me straight from the opening? I was left with
this question after enjoying his latest work on the Sicilian Defence,
published in the Grandmaster Repertoire series. It’s no surprise
Ftacnik, who is a life-time expert on the Sicilian Najdorf, was selected
for the task to write the part on the Sicilian in the excellent series
published by Quality Chess. The Sicilian Defence offers a complete
repertoire against 1.e4 for the serious...
(9/14)
"Mag-Town" Takes World To "Ouch-Town"!
Chess.com by IM Daniel Rensch (ACEChess)
To start this "post game review" off right, I would first like to say
that I had a lot of fun broadcasting this match...
(9/14)
Timoshenko clinches GM Chess title
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: Top seeded Ukranian Grand Master (GM) Georgy Timoshenko won
the Himalayan Grand Masters International Chess Tournament title
today...
(9/14)
Grandmaster Antonio, chess exec trade barbs
GMANews.TV
Grandmaster Joey Antonio and top officials of the National Chess
Federation of the Philippines traded barbs Tuesday following the NCFP's
decision to drop the 48-year-old veteran from the national team.
"I think there's politics behind this. I feel like I am being
singled out," said Antonio during the PSA Forum at Shakey's UN Avenue,
where he was backed by placard-bearing supporters seeking his
reinstatement in the RP team...
(9/14)
Who erred in chess mess? Garcia asks
Philippine Star
IM Richard Bitoon has been chosen by Pichay to take Antonio's place for
the World Chess Olympiad in Russia...
(9/14) Chess team eyes
top 20-25 finish
Malaya
DESPITE missing the services of Grandmaster Joey Antonio, the RP chess
team is optimistic it would perform well in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. With...
(9/14) European Chess Union
Bids
Evaluation Report
On 10 September 2010 the ECU Board held its evaluation meeting
regarding the bids for the European championships 2012 and the
European Team Championship 2013...
(9/14) Chess
With Friends Free, an iPhone/iPad Application
iPad Weekly (blog) (press release)
Play Chess with your friends and family - for FREE! The winner for
BEST FREE GAME from the 2008 Best App Ever awards! THE LATEST
CRAZE! "Chess with Friends is hands down the best Chess game
currently available in the App Store, because it was designed from the
ground up to make multiplayer Chess easily accessible for all." - OS X
Reality. "All in all, Chess with Friends is easily the most
accessible and elegant form of Chess for the iPhone available, and it's
now free. Yes please." - AppleInsider ADDICTIVE GAMEPLAY!
Turn-based design lets you play...
(9/14) Odessa
City Chess Birthday Celebrations ChessBase
The city was founded 216 years ago, and commemorated this with annually
with a colorful birthday spectacular. Since it is Ukraine chess
plays a prominent role, and this year again there were simuls, a living
chess match and many other activities around the nation's...
(9/14)
Simple steps to success
The Guardian by Ronan Bennett and Daniel King
Soltis's chess guide is clear, accessible – and doesn't take a Siberian
winter to digest. Over the next few weeks Ronan and I...
(9/14)
Double exchange sacrifice stories
Chess.com by Sylvain Ravot (arna)
In modern chess it's now wellknown that being an exchange up or down is
not that much! Topalov's tendency to sacrifice a rook for a bishop
some years ago contributed to that, among other things...
(9/14)
Whau factor for chess mates
Northern Advocate
Five Whau Valley Primary School pupils are preparing for their first
trip to the South Island after winning the region's primary...
(9/14) Chinese
Chess League Division A: Rounds 10-12 ChessBase
The monumental 18-round Chinese League Division A, which spans over
eight months, played in each team's hometown, pursued its course with
three rounds played this weekend. Shangdong continues to dominate
with eleven wins, led by Bu Xiangzhi and Hou Yifan. Alexander
Motylev is on a seven-win streak and...
(9/14)
The fallacy of "reversed" openings
Chess.com by FM Eric Schiller
Many people seem to think that if an opening is good for Black it is
even better for White with an extra tempo. In fact, that is not...
(9/14)
Chess Mates returns to Weston library Sept. 29
Weston Forum
...back by popular demand, the Chess Mates instruction program will
continue at Weston Public Library for six weeks on...
(9/14)
ChessBase Magazine 134: Review
Chess.com by Nagesh Havanur (chessbibliophile)
ChessBase Magazine 134 (DVD+Booklet). This magazine needs no
introduction to the cognoscenti. As the flagship of ChessBase, it
has carved a niche for itself in the chess world. So how good...
(9/14)
Playchess.com – and now we are nine
ChessBase
My, how time flies. It seems like just yesterday we launched our
chess game server, with dozens of people waiting at the virtual door
when we switched it on. That was September 14, 2001...
Monday,
September 13, 2010
(9/13)
Chess Stories
By bookfox
I have a confession to make. I have a dark, horrid secret known only to
those close to me. I have a chess addiction. And it goes
back a long, long time. Ever since I started playing my
grandfather when I was a wee young lad (I never won, and the wise old
sage kept his family title until he went to the grave). One of my
favorite Nintendo games was ChessMaster2000 (what a dork, huh?)
Then there was the days during my graduate studies when I'd alternate
between reading literary theory and playing chess -- I'd get in five or
six hours of both in the library. And yeah, I played for money...
(9/13) Application
Deadline Approaches for Schein-Friedman Scholastic Project
USCF by FM Aviv Friedman and Mark Schein
The deadline for applicants to the Schein-Friedman Scholarship Project
is September 30, 2010. Check out complete details below and spread
to young players who you think might be interested...
(9/13) Kasparov
beats Short in London fund-raiser ChessBase
"The guest list included over 100 millionaires and three billionaires,"
says our awestricken reporter Steve Giddins about the Gala fund-raiser
in London. It was in benefit of Anatoly Karpov's campaign for the
FIDE presidency and included a consultation game...
(9/13)
Icelandic court to reopen inheritance case of former lover of chess
legend Bobby Fischer
Daily Mail by Richard Shears
Less than a month after DNA tests showed that the late chess genius
Bobby Fischer is not the father of a young Filipina girl, the child and
her mother have renewed their fight for a share of his £1million estate.
A court in Iceland, where Fischer died...
(9/13)
Livigno Chess Open 2010
Chessdom
GM Igor Naumkin with perfect score after four rounds. The
International Livigno Chess Open has now arrived on the fourth day's
game for the Open A, a round in which the top-seeded Grandmasters
further dropped points. In the top encounter GM Igor Naumkin
defeated GM Emilio Cordova with Black pieces...
(9/13)
“Kirsan released into space”
Chess in Translation
That was one of the many headlines that greeted Ilyumzhinov’s
announcement last week that he was stepping down as Head of Kalmykia.
Many of the reports in the Russian press might be characterized as
political obituaries, but without the inconvenient obligation to speak
well of the dead. Below I’ve made a selection of the coverage in
the conviction that it might also interest readers outside Russia.
As well as often being very funny – newspaper editors didn’t miss the
chance to enjoy themselves with the headlines – it’s surely also
significant for the upcoming FIDE...
(9/13)
Timoshenko wins Himalayan chess
Republica
KATHMANDU: Ukraine´s Grand Master (GM) Georgy Timoshenko on Monday won
the title of the Himalayan Grand...
(9/13)
Chess notes
Boston Globe by Harold Condis and Patrick Wolff
Joop van Oosterom is an unusual figure in the galaxy of chess...
(9/13) Müller:
The Beauty of Rook Endings
ChessBase
Rook endings occur very frequently, so John Nunn’s latest work, Chess
Endings Vol. 2, is particularly useful for the tournament player.
Nunn is ideally qualified as an author owing to his vast experience in
the field, as Dr Karsten Müller explains...
(9/13)
Fun with the Albin Countergambit
Chess.com by FM Eric Schiller
Perhaps the most aggressive reply to the Queen's Gambit is the Albin
Countergambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4. It is sound enough for
use in amateur games and has even been used by...
(9/13)
European Chess Expectations after the World Chess Olympiad - Interview
with Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou
Chessdom
Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, individual candidate for board member at the
ECU elections, presented his future program in a talk with Chessdom.com.
He is coming with solutions how to enhance the popularity and
professionalism of the European Chess Union, with true understanding
about the European chess player needs, and with direct ideas how to
bring chess closer to the Olympic family...
(9/13)
Convincing win for Wang Yue at World University Championship
Chess Vibes
He was the clear favourite, and he met the expectations. Wang Yue
on Sunday won the 11th World University Championship in Zurich with a
score of 8.5/9. The super GM finished 2 points...
(9/13)
Boxing the Compass - New England Nor'easters Week 3
Chesscafe by David Vigorito
Heading into Week Three, the Nor'easters found themselves in clear first
in the Eastern Division as the only team with 2/2. Some may point
out that the team has faced a depleted Baltimore line-up and a low-rated
Carolina squad, but all you can really do is show up and try to win.
We do not control the opponents' rosters...
(9/13)
Andoy tops Shell Oro chess
Manila Bulletin
Third seed Jerwell Andoy downed No. 5 Antonio Chavez Jr. in the seventh
round then drew with Godofredo Tisocan in the final to emerge solo
champion in the junior division of the 2010 Shell...
(9/13)
Not everyone likes the two Ks
Chess Vibes
Last Wednesday Anatoly Karpov’s campaign for the FIDE presidency arrived
in London with a press conference at the famous chess venue Simpsons in
the Strand. There the 12th World Champion spread his message
together with Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short. An article on the
Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog...
(9/13)
Provincial chess title makes its first trip to Labrador
Labradorian
Morgon Mills began learning to play chess when he was four years old.
21 Years later, he is still playing and this month he brought home a
provincial title...
(9/13)
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Susan Polgar Daily Chess News and information
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Teachers and Parents" have been distributed to chess clubs, chess
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(9/13)
Should Chess Students be Spanked?
Chess.com by IM Silman
BCG1 asked: As one of our foremost pedagogues I am asking for your
advice on students who insist on repeating mistakes over and over and
over again. I have pleaded, cajoled and finally, in...
(9/13)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back LEGO Chess Set
By Scott Beale
Brandon Griffith created a wonderfully detailed “Star Wars: The Empire
Strikes Back LEGO Chess” with a removable lid so that all the pieces can
be stored inside the base of the chess set...
Sunday,
September 12, 2010
(9/12)
If you tolerate this, your chessboard will be next The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog
Manic Street Preachers have a single out tomorrow, which may or may not,
depending on your reading and your taste, remind you of what Orwell
wrote about songs worth singing...
(9/12) Edward
Winter's Chess Explorations (47) ChessBase
The Editor of
Chess Notes turns his attention to the Fédération Internationale des
Echecs (FIDE), the chess world’s governing body, from the historical
standpoint. When, for instance, did the FIDE motto Gens una
sumus first appear? There are also...
(9/12)
A chess trouncing at the hands of a 7-year-old
Wisconsin State Journal by Doug Moe
Madison second-grader Awonder Liang is hoping to play in the World Youth
Chess Championships next month in Greece. The epic 1972 chess
“match of the century” between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky was held
in an indoor sports arena in Reykjavik, Iceland. The slightly less
epic chess match between Awonder Liang and a rumpled newspaper columnist
was held last Wednesday in a second-grade classroom at Van Hise
Elementary School. The event was handicapped early by Seeger Gray,
7, who approached the columnist and said, “Did you know that..."
(9/12)
GM Illescas Cordoba is Spanish Chess Champion
Chessdom
GM Vallejo Pons finishes second, IM Moreno third. Four players
enter the final round of the Spanish Chess Championship with equal
points - GM Vallejo, IM Moreno Ruiz, GM Illescas Cordoba, and GM
Arizmendi. Everyone expected GM Vallejo to be favorite as he had
white against IM Moreno, but after a long battle...
(9/12) English Attack Revisited
Chess.com by Nagesh Havanur (chessbibliophile)
English Attack by Nick de Firmian and John Fedorowicz. I received
this book for review years ago. Somehow writing on the book was
always jinxed. Hopefully, this effort should set it right.
The authors of this work are experienced grandmasters and acknowledged
authors. Nick de Firmian has edited the 15th edition of the MCO,
and John Fedorowicz has authored a book on the Benko Gambit. The
English Attack has been a menace to the Sicilian, forcing many of its
aficionados to give it up or good or suffer grievous defeats over the
board. The formation for White is straightforward, with moves like
f3, Be3, Qd2 and 0-0-0 followed by a pawn storm with g4 and h4 on the
kingside...
(9/12)
Predictions for 2010 Chess Olympiad
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
In two years, so much has changed in the chess world. New players
have emerged and the playing field is slowly leveling with a number of
strengthened federations. In Khanty Mansiysk, the Siberia region
of Russia, players from around the world will vie for Olympiad glory.
A projected 160 nations will join the marquee chess festival defend
their flags and engage in a celebration of chess. Both Armenia and
Georgia will defend their respective titles, but there will be other
nations looking for the gold...
(9/12)
Sahaj Grover wins National sub-junior chess title
Times of India
NEW DELHI: International Master Sahaj Grover lived up to his top billing
and won the 36th National Sub-Junior Chess Championship defeating G
Akash of Tamil...
(9/12)
Undefeated Wilson wins Chan Chess title
Jamaica Observer
The tournament was held September 4-5 at Jamaica College, in honour of
the dedication of Dr Harold Chan...
(9/12)
A Look at Some of Larsen's Best Games
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
As noted several posts ago, Danish great Bent Larsen passed away
September 9 at the age of 75. For at least a couple of decades he
was among the world's elite, and...
(9/12)
Weekly Endgame Study (186)
Chess Vibes
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek:
player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later
the solution is published...
(9/12)
Chess
Telegram by Stephen Dann
Alexander Ivanov of Newton and Eugene Perelshteyn of Swampcott tied for
first in the 70th New England Open...
(9/12)
Pelayo claims chess crown
Gulf Daily News
ANTHONY Pelayo was crowned champion of the Open division in the 18th
Late Al Mardi Chess Festival, played at Al Ahli Club...
(9/12)
Keeping It Simple
Telegraph by Malcolm Pein
A simplified opening repertoire can be a blessing. For example,
playing 1.e4 2.Nf3 and 3.d4, the Open Sicilian, may require a huge
amount of in-depth knowledge. That is why many players...
(9/12)
RC Las Piñas chess slated
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - The Rotary Club of Las Piñas-East Age-Group Chess
Championships will be held Sept. 18 at the...
(9/12) Magnus
pounds The World in RAW Chess Challenge ChessBase
It was the chess spectacle of the year. Tens of thousands of
spectators joined three strong grandmasters to play the world's highest
ranked player Magnus Carlsen. The event took place...
(9/12)
No. 1 Player Takes on the World, and Wins The New York Times By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Top players have healthy egos, but it takes a lot of confidence to
challenge the whole world. Yet that is what a number of players...
(9/12)
G-Star RAW Magnus Carlsen Beats the World
Fashion & Runway
Today, in the Cooper Square Hotel in New York City, the world's Number
One ranked chess player, 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen, defeated thousands
of online...
(9/12)
Seeking the Endgame: BBC documentary on chess
Chess Vibes
During the World Championship match between Anand and Topalov in May in
Sofia suddenly a BBC radio crew appeared in the press room. They were
working on a chess documentary...
(9/11)
Anand, Humpy to skip Olympiad again Times of India
India's top chess players Viswanathan Anand (World No. 3) and Koneru Humpy
(World No. 2 in women's rankings) have decided to skip the chess Olympiad...
(9/11)
This means war
New York Post by Andy Soltis
The chess world could be in for a nightmare scenario this month. It
begins to unfold Wednesday in Lausanne, Switzerland, where the Court of
Arbitration for Sport will hear world champion Anatoly Karpov's suit to
disqualify his opponent, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, in an election for president of
the international chess federation (FIDE). Also next week, a Moscow
court is due to consider Ilyumzhinov's defamation suit against Karpov...
(9/11)
Life-changing moments of a future world chess champion
LubbockOnline.com by GM Susan Polgar
The question of the week is can I point to a single experience in my life,
which I can define as having contributed to who I am...
(9/11) The enigma of
the Lewis chessmen ChessBase
In 1831, in Edinburgh, Scotland, a collection of chessmen found on the Isle
of Lewis was displayed for the first time. These 12th century
handcrafted pieces made from walrus tusks and whale teeth have since become
iconic examples of our lasting love for...
(9/11)
Final Report: 11th World University Chess Championship Chessville by Richard
Forster
Wang Yue and Batkhuyag Munguntuul win World University
Chess Championship. The 11th World University Championships in Zurich
finished with an incredibly combative 9th round. “Grandmaster draws”
seemed to be forbidden...
(9/11)
When did a boy become the Beast from Baku?
Chess.com by NM Lonnie Kwartler (GreenLaser)
Garry Kasparov was born April 13, 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR. He
began to play chess at the age of six. In 1976, he won the Soviet
Junior Championship. In 1980, he won the World Junior Championship.
He became a grandmaster in 1980. In 1982, he won the Moscow Interzonal
to begin his march through the candidates matches to meet Anatoly Karpov...
(9/11)
Romanian women chess championship
Chessdom
This year's Romanian Team Chess Championship - CN de Sah pe Echipe Superliga
Feminin - is seeing one of the closest competition for first places in the
history of the tournament. After 7 rounds CS AEM Luxten Timisoara and
CS Politehnica Iasi are tied on top...
(9/11)
ON CHESS Public admiration bugged Fischer
Columbus Dispatch by Shelby Lyman
September 1972 was a time of chess miracles - or so it seemed. Bobby
Fischer had returned to his native New York to be honored after beating
Boris Spassky to win the world championship. He received the symbolic
key to the city. He expressed skepticism. Why did he need it?
He could go anywhere he wished without it. Was he serious, or was this
humor? One never knew with...
(9/11) Game
on
BBC News By Jamillah Knowles Reporter
Thousands of years old, transcending geographical boundaries and cultures,
the game of chess is still evolving and new technologies are aiding that
progression. Simon Terrington has made a...
(9/11)
Endgame Study #711
Chesscafe by J. Berry, 1970
The Endgame Study is one of the unique and subtle wonders of the Royal
Game...
(9/11)
Review: Revolutionize
Your Chess, A Brand New System to Become a Better Player by GM Viktor
Moskalenko Chessville by NM Bill McGeary
One of the things that has concerned me personally about my struggle to
improve at chess is, well chess books. How many times did I read
a book, learn something that seemed correct and the next book I read
disagreed with what I had learned? This is all too easy to happen
with the numerous ideas or theories that have been formulated. A
step in redefining some of the concepts has been taken by GM Viktor
Moskalenko in his book...
(9/11)
Another school encourages chess
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chessblog
On October 9, 2010, JESA campus will host its first scholastic chess
tournament on U.S. National Chess Day: the Scott Watson Memorial Chess
Tournament. JESA Chess is prepared to host a turnout of approximately
50 to 150 chess children...
(9/11)
Typical Patterns Everyone Should Know : The Quickest Way to Lose a Game
Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper
If you ask any chess player (even just a beginner) what is the quickest way
to get checkmated, then no doubt you'll hear the correct answer: 1. f3 (or
f4) e6 (or e5) 2. g4 Qh4 checkmate. And the fact that this quick
checkmate is so well-known probably explains why I never see anyone falling
for it. But surprisingly, sometimes people don't make obvious
connections. Like here...
(9/11) European
Chess Club Cup 2010
Chessdom
The European Chess Club Cup will take place in Plovdiv, 16th - 24th October,
2010. The event is equivalent of the Champions League and is the top club
competition of the continent...
(9/11)
ChessOK Cafe
Chesscafe by Dadi Jonsson
IDeA Master Trees and IDeA Game Links. Last month I described over
forty new features and improvements in version 4.0.6 of Rybka Aquarium.
This month I discuss two further features that will be appreciated by
opening analysts, correspondence players, and other serious chess players...
(9/11)
Carlsen Beats the World
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
If any further proof were necessary about the prowess of Magnus Carlsen of
Norway, the world’s top ranked player, he provided...
(9/11) Carlsen
beats The World – photos added
Chess Vibes
Magnus Carlsen beat The World, led by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru
Nakamura and Judit Polgar, in the G-Star RAW World Chess Challenge on Friday
in New York. After reaching a positionally difficult position the
World Team put up a stiff...
Bent Larsen's Great Career
Bent Larsen, the Danish-born grandmaster, who died Sept. 9, was for many
years the best player in the western world other than Bobby Fischer.
Larsen was known for his fighting spirit and and unusual openings.
During the course of his career, he beat seven world champions: Mikhail
Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky,
Fischer and Anatoly Karpov...
(9/11)
Chess Great Bent Larsen Dies
Huffington Post by Lubomir Kavalek
Just one day before the world's top-rated grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of
Norway shone in New York, winning the RAW World Chess Challenge, another
great Scandinavian chess player quietly left the chess world. The
legendary Danish grandmaster...
(9/11) More
from the Great Dane
Chess.com by FM Eric Schiller
You have probably already seen the obituary article with Larsen's wins over
World Champions, so here are some more examples of his fine play...
(9/11)
Chess in the spotlight
Telegraph by Malcolm Pein
CJ de Mooi, BBC Egghead and President of the English Chess Federation
expressed the mood when he summed up at the press conference given by
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov at...
(9/11)
Chess Notes
Boston Globe By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff
The game today is from the Dutch NH tourney, Rising Stars vs. Experience and
features a curious case of amnesia or uncertainty on the part of the Dutch
Grandmaster Loek van Wely. In the game Hikaru Nakamura vs. van Wely,
the latter plays a somewhat different version of the Sicilian Poisoned Pawn
variation than that which flourished during the Fischer regime in the 20th
century...
(9/11) Chess
Mazes
Chesscafe by Bruce Alberston
Inspection reveals one undefended checking square and one undefended black
piece...
Friday,
September 10, 2010
(9/10) Annotated
Game
Chessville by NM Nick Beqo
This month NM Beqo continues his opening survey by looking at the London
System [A46], as played in the game Beqo - Steininger, Keres Memorial, May
17th, 2002...
(9/10)
Kramnik caught out
Telegraph.co.uk by Malcolm Pein
Alexei Shirov took control of the Shanghai Masters with victory over
Vladimir Kramnik in the fourth round. Shirov then ensured
qualification for the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao by defeating...
(9/10)
World University Chess Championships Rd 5 Update
Chessville
With an impressive display of mental power-play the 23-year-old Chinese
grandmaster Wang Yue has clinched the World University Championship 2010.
The student of communication sciences at Nankai University showed admirable
stubbornness and excellent technique in rounds 7 and 8, grinding down GM
Momchil Nikolov (Bulgaria) and GM Rinat Jumbayev (Kazakhstan) in two...
(9/10) Old Mag,
Chess is not Fun, Larsen
Red Hot Pawn by Geoff Chandler (greenpawn34)
No1 posted an OTB game with the Budapest gambit and somehow it stirred a
fading memory cell. I'm a little squirrel me. I never throw anything
away. I have boxes and boxes full of chess junk. I recalled a
chess magazine that said Marshall had a hand in inventing the Budapest
Gambit and writing 'Budapest' on the cover. That was 1981. So I dived
into the boxes and found it...
(9/10) FIDE Arbiters Seminars
Arbiters' Seminar in Porto Caras, Halkidiki, Greece
The FIDE Arbiters’ Commission, in cooperation with the organizing
committee of the FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2010 and the Greek
Chess Federation, is going to organize a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Porto
Caras, Halkidiki, Greece, during the World Youth Chess Championships...
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Satu Mare, Romania
From 3 to 5 September 2010 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Satu
Mare, Romania, by the Romanian Chess Federation and under auspices of
FIDE...
(9/10)
Nuestro Círculo #423
Chessville
11 de septiembre de 2010, dedicado al Maestro uruguayo José Félix Berasian
que se estima vivió entre los años 1880 y 1940. Además de su biografía y
partidas, puedes leer las notas "Comunicado de FADA", "Con Elisa Maggiolo",
"Ranking argentino" y "Mi amigo Frank". Acompañamos, además, el archivo NC
423.zip con las partidas de este número.
Nuestro Círculo, un boletín semanal de ajedrez
editado en Argentina en lenguaje español.
(9/10)
Carlsen wins the RAW World Chess Challenge
TWIC by Mark Crowther
Magnus Carlsen won his RAW World Chess Challenge in New York. With
commentary from Maurice Ashley and Garry Kasparov the high profile game
produced an interesting enough game with the public voting on suggestions by
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura and Judit Polgar...
(9/10)
Magnus Carlsen vs. the World Exhibition
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Chess has been looking for an identity since the retirement of its
charismatic leader in Garry Kasparov. They may have found one in the
world’s top-ranked player in 19-year old Magnus Carlsen. At noon-time,
G-Star will host the RAW Chess Challenge with Carlsen taking on the world
with the advice of three...
(9/10) The Chess Mind By Dennis
Monokroussos
Carlsen vs. ROW: The Game
Here it is, with my comments (some based on remarks by the players and by
Garry Kasparov, who with Maurice Ashley offered live commentary from the
site)...
Carlsen Beats the World
The G-STAR RAW World Chess Challenge has finished, and Magnus Carlsen
easily dispatched the world team led by Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave and Judit Polgar. The World played a King's Indian,
and against the Fianchetto Variation they quickly got confused...
(9/10)
The Chess Man of the Moment The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog
Chess-playing Londoners may think that to get the latest on Magnus Carlsen
they should head over to Chess & Bridge in Baker Street and check out the
specialist magazines: but they may be better off visiting jean and fashion
seller G Star Raw in Covent Garden. That's because the shop's free
newspaper features a short but entertaining interview with the nineteen year
old number one...
(9/10)
For Some Reason, G-Star Raw Sponsored a Chess Match This Afternoon
New York Magazine
Don't look for clotheshorse Liv Tyler on Fashion's Night Out tonight: She'll
be in Canada. "I really wanted to stay," she told us at the G-Star Raw
World Chess Challenge this afternoon on the 21st floor of the Cooper Square
Hotel. "I was going to do something with Stella [McCartney], but I’m
going to Toronto...
(9/10) Chessmen and Chess
Sets Chessville by Bill Wall
Today Bill takes us on a tour of chess pieces, from the earliest
Indian chess pieces to themed sets of present day, like the Star Trek
tri-dimensional set. Lavishly illustrated with 50 images, and one mp3
file!
(Bill
Wall's Wonderful World of Chess)
(9/10)
Chess legend Bent Larsen has died at the age of 75 (1935-2010)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
Chess legend Bent Larsen has died at the age of 75. In the memorable
year of 1967 he won four first prizes concluding with the Interzonal in
Sousse and for this was awarded...
(9/10) Chess legend
Bent Larsen dies at 75
ChessBase
The best Danish chess player of all time, Bent Larsen, died yesterday,
Thursday September 9th, 2010, after a short illness. He had suffered
for a number of years from diabetes, but it is not yet known whether this
was the cause of his death. In the latter part of his life Larsen
resided in Buenos Aires with his Argentinian wife Marta. He will
always be remembered. Jørgen Bent Larsen was born in Thisted, Denmark,
on March 4th, 1935. He was the greatest chess player his country has
ever produced, and was among the top ten in the world for fifteen years.
He started slowly, but in 1954 at the age of 19 he won the Danish
championship...
(9/10) Bent
Larsen
Chessdom
Denmark's greatest chess player ever, Bent Larsen, passed away Thursday
evening, the 9th of September. Danish Chess Union President Lars-Henrik
Bech Hansen said for the DSU official website: Bent Larsen was in a class
and a model for an entire generation of chess masters around the world...
(9/10)
Bent Larsen, (1935-2010)
John Saunders' Chess Blog
Some very sad news: the great Danish player Bent Larsen (4 iii 1935 - 9 ix
2010) is no more. In the second half of the 1960s his light shone as
bright as Bobby Fischer, brighter at times, as these two vied to be
considered the leading western challenger to the Soviet stranglehold on the
world title. Larsen won no fewer than three interzonals, in 1964
(Amsterdam - where the photo was taken), 1967 (Sousse) and 1976 (Biel), and
played on top board...
(9/10) Bent
Larsen dies at 75
Chess Vibes
Yesterday chess legend Bent Larsen passed away in Buenos Aires, only six
months after his 75th birthday. We received the sad news from Thomas
Hauge Vestergård, press officer of the Danish Chess Federation.
Update: reactions by Peter Heine Nielsen and Yasser Seirawan; profile
added...
(9/10)
Bent Larsen, 1935-2010
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Danish chess legend Bent Larsen died yesterday in Buenos Aires, following a
short illness, at the age of 75. He was a leading...
(9/10)
Bent Larsen Dies at 75
USCF
The legendary Danish Grandmaster Bent Larsen (1935-2010) died in Buenos
Aires, Argentina at 75 years old on September 9, 2010. Larsen was a
six-time Danish chess champion and a four-time World Championship candidate.
He championed unorthodox openings such as his namesake Larsen Opening
(1.b3). He was also known for his unique style and chess writings.
"I can never get mated with a knight on f8", he famously wrote. In the
following game against Bobby Fischer, Larsen counterattacking prowess came
to the fore...
(9/10) Bent Larsen, 1935-2010
Sad news reported to us by Robert Pagura. Bent Larsen died at Buenos
Aires, Argentina, where he had lived with his wife since 1980. Larsen
was, at his peak, rated #3 in the world, with an Elo of 2755. He was a
6-time champion of his native Denmark, and the winner of the 1976 Biel
Interzonal, among other tournaments. Larsen is also remembered as one
of Bobby Fischer's victims en route to his World Championship, besting the
Dane by a 6-0 score. Chessville will bring you more updates as
they are available. Bent Larsen, dead at age 75. RIP
(9/10)
Seeking the Endgame BBC News
Chess is an ancient game that has been widely popular for centuries – but
how is it faring in modern times? Simon Terrington, a self-confessed chess
fanatic, explores the game in today's world...
(9/10)
Gashimov out of Olympiad team
Chess Vibes
The Azerbaijan team will be playing the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk without
Vugar Gashimov. Since January there have been problems between him and
the Azerbaijan Chess Federation, but the reason he was thrown out of the
team is remarkable...
(9/10) Review:
Bobby Fischer for Beginners by Renzo Verwer
Chessville by
David Surratt Bobby Fischer for Beginners is presumably
directed at those who have come on the chess scene long after Bobby made his
run for the title. Like the author, who was born the same year - 1972.
I review the book through the lens of someone who was already enamored of
the game long before that (OK, not that long before...) Still,
I tell you this because it does, perhaps, help in part to explain my
bias. I am a Fischer fan...
(9/10)
Corus becomes Tata, with Anand, Carlsen and Kramnik
Chess Vibes
Now officially communicated in a press release, the Corus Chess Tournament,
formerly known as Hoogovens Tournament, will have yet another name in 2011:
Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Three big names among the participants
have been made public already: Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and
Vladimir Kramnik...
(9/10)
Chess star's England call Thame Today
Chess starlet Chantelle Foster has been selected by the English Chess
Federation to represent England at the European Chess Championships in
Batumi, Georgia, later this month. The 13 year old's selection
followed impressive performances in tournaments in the Grand Prix last year,
which involved her traveling the country competing against the strongest
juniors in England. Thame girl Chantelle, said: "I know that the
Europeans will be extremely tough especially because of its location...
(9/10) Grandmaster Triumphs in Case of Chess Déjà Vu
University of Texas at Dallas (press release)
For the second time in two months, two UT Dallas chess team members have
captured top rankings in a prominent tournament after squaring off
against each other in the final round...
(9/10)
Young minds take to the chess board
Armidale Express
The game of chess is very much alive and kicking in the New England.
Arguably, it is one of the most effective teaching tools available to
children. Not only does chess raise intelligence quotient (IQ)
scores, it strengthens problem solving skills...
Thursday,
September 9, 2010
(9/9) GM Pascal Prevails
in The Battle of the Border
USCF by GM Pascal Charbonneau
Americans beware! This was not a long-awaited revenge bout for the USA
vs Canada, but rather a chess tournament held on the border of Alberta and
Saskatchewan, in the town of Lloydminster, a city of 25,000 run in large by
the oil conglomerate Husky's...
(9/9)
2Ks and a coup
Telegraph.co.uk by Malcolm Pein
Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov held a joint press conference on Wednesday
at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand. The 2Ks have joined forces and seek to
oust Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the eccentric FIDE president who has ruled the
chess world since 1995...
(9/9)
Fischer’s Paternity Test Released
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Marilyn Young, the Filipino woman who said that her daughter, Jinky, was the
child of Bobby Fischer is pressing ahead with a claim to his estate, though
DNA tests have shown that Mr. Fischer was not Jinky’s father...According to
the Fischer test, 10 of 17 DNA samples that were compared between Mr.
Fischer and Jinky did not match, so Mr. Fischer could not be her father...
(9/9)
From musician to humanitarian
NorthJersey.com
And how did a hip-hop artist come to love chess, you may ask? Salaam
has been doing it since he was a 15-year-old camp counselor under the
leadership of Rev. Dr. Lonnie McLeod, a former Teaneck resident who passed
away in 2009. "He always had a thing for chess and used to whoop me,"
Salaam joked...
(9/9)
President becomes pawn in world chess federation split Cyprus Mail
By Patrick Dewhurst
THE CYPRUS Chess Federation (KYSO) has become embroiled in a heated dispute
over the World Federation (FIDE) leadership elections, with board members
casting allegations and aspersions across the web, even drawing in President
Demetris Christofias. The dispute centres around two FIDE presidential
candidates who have divided the 18 KYSO board members. The
candidates...
(9/9) Beatriz Marinello
Chessdom
No one is bigger than chess. Back in February (2010), I was approached
by Mr. Michael Khodarkovsky who is the President of the Kasparov Chess
Foundation and a U.S. Chess Federation’s FIDE Delegate. At that time,
Michael Khodarkovsky informed me that GM Ron Henley wanted to talk to me
about GM Anatoly Karpov running for FIDE President. He told me that
Mr. Henley...
(9/9)
Chess is Fashionable
The Daily Dirt By Mig Greengard
Magnus Carlsen is back in New York, and Garry Kasparov and Hikaru Nakamura
are also going to be on the scene. The fashion scene, that is.
There's also some chess, one of those...
(9/9)
Gashimov left out of Azerbaijan team for Olympiad
Chess In Translation
In an ugly turn of events, Azerbaijan, previously real contenders for a gold
medal at the Olympiad, have chosen to leave out Vugar Gashimov, one of their
star players. This follows a bitter conflict with the team management
and a nationalistic campaign against the 2719-rated player. In
Gashimov’s place Azerbaijan have chosen the promising youngster, Eltaj
Safarli (2607), thereby reducing the team from 3rd to 7th favourites...
(9/9) Review: Secrets of Opening Surprises
Volume 12, Edited by
Jeroen Bosch Chessville, reviewed by Rick Kennedy
"The newest volume of this great series edited by Jeroen Bosch is
out, and it easily holds its own with its predecessors. It should
go right up there on your bookshelf next to the earlier 11 volumes –
after you read and digest and put it to use, of course. (What, you
don’t have all – any?? – of the books in the SOS
series? Don’t you wonder why your opponents keep surprising you in
the openings? Oh, well, your loss… literally.)..."
(9/9)
World University Chess Championships: Wang Yue learns fast and takes the
lead
FIDE
Tournament favourite Wang Yue (23, Elo 2732) first had a rough time in round
5 of the World University Chess Championship in Zurich. His opponent
Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa (21, Elo 2460) put him under strong pressure right
from the beginning...
(9/9)
'Chess-nut' couple to open bar for chess fans
NEWS.com.au
PLAYING a game of pool or darts at your local may seem as natural as
having a schooner or a pot. But try having a relaxing game of
chess and things could quickly turn to “check mate”...
(9/9)
Teenager a wizard of the chess world
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Ray Robson,15, of Clearwater is the youngest grandmaster of chess in the
US. He competes internationally and spent a few years growing up
in the Sarasota...
(9/9)
73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011
TWIC by Mark Crowther (Thu Sep 9 06:44:00 2010)
The 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 takes place Friday 14th to
Sunday, January 30th, 2011, in the traditional "De Moriaan" venue in
Wijk aan Zee. The event which has taken place since 1938 will
carry a new name, that of Tata Steel, they bought Corus a number of
years ago. Confirmed players are: World Number One Magnus Carlsen
(last year's winner), reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and his
predecessor...
Official
Site (The official website will change to
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/
...not yet active probably from October...)
(9/9)
ChessVideos Show: Adventures in Indy, Part 3
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
In this week's show, I continue my look back at my games from last
month's Indianapolis Open. I finish up on the round 2 game, and then
turn to a long, grind-'em-out win in round 3...
(9/9) Shanghai
Masters: Kramnik joins Shirov for Grand Slam final ChessBase
The last round had promised to be a tense affair with both Kramnik and
Aronian tied for second/third, and only one spot in the final up for
grabs. On paper, Kramnik's chances seemed preferable, but neither
he nor Aronian were able to break the deadlock. This left it to a
two-game blitz playoff, which also went the distance, and only after the
Armageddon, did Kramnik prevail...
(9/9)
Kumar's top bet for chess tourney
Fiji Times
CANDIDATE Manoj Kumar is tipped to retain the 2010 Courts (Fiji) Open
Chess Championship to be held at the Pasifika Campus, Fiji National
University, this Sunday. Master Kumar finished with 4.5 points
from five games while fellow candidate master Calvin Prasad was second
with four points...
(9/9)
Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
So says this informative New York Times article, which can apply to
chess study as well as academia. Readers are invited to offer...
(9/9) Tomorrow
in New York: Magnus vs the World ChessBase
The countdown is under way: on September 10th, at 12:00 noon, in the
penthouse ol the Cooper Square Hotel in New York City, 19-year-old
Magnus – the current number one ranked chess player in the world – will
take on the world...
The RAW World Chess Challenge under the tag-line "CAN YOU BEAT
MAGNUS CARLSEN?" takes place the Cooper Star Hotel in New York City
in New York City on Friday September 10th 2010. This one day
match is part of Magnus Carlsen's
G-Star fashion sponsorship
(their RAW brand) and represents some of the best news for chess in
years...
G-STAR RAW starts 5pm UK time 10th September 2010
(9/9)
Magnus Carlsen vs....You!
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Tomorrow starting at noon ET/6 p.m. CET there will be a live game where
you can play against none other than world #1 Magnus Carlsen. It
won't just be you, but you can join players from all over the world in
voting for the right move to play against the young super-GM, and you'll
have help...
(9/9)
Magnus Faces World in G-Star RAW Chess Challenge
USCF
The G-star RAW Chess Challenge is upon us! The innovative match
kicks off on Friday 9/10/10 at Noon EST. World #1 GM Magnus Carlsen will
face the World led by GMs Judit Polgar, Hikaru Nakamura and Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave...
Wednesday,
September 8, 2010
(9/8)
Hand in glove The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog
In 1998, the journalist Larisa Yudina was murdered, in Elista, by men
connected to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president since 1995 of FIDE and since 1993
of the autonomous republic of Kalmykia. A boycott of the forthcoming
Olympiad, to be held in the very same city, was proposed by Sarah Hurst, at
that time editing the newsletter of what was then called the British Chess
Federation. It met with more sympathy than support...
(9/8)
Kramnik Wins Second Spot in Bilbao Final Masters New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Vladimir Kramnik of Russia will play in the Bilbao Final Masters in Spain
next month. Kramnik earned a spot in the final on Wednesday by beating
Levon Aronian of Armenia...
(9/8)
Ancient chess set from original version of game found in Hebei
People's Daily Online
Recently, an archaeology team from the Hebei Cultural Relics Research
Institute has found a chess set for Liu Bo Chess, thought to be the original
version of Chinese chess and chess...
(9/8)
World University Chess Championships Rd 4 Update
Chessville
Tournament favourite Wang Yue (23, Elo 2732) first had a rough time in round
5 of the World University Chess Championship in Zurich. His opponent
Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa (21, Elo 2460) put him under strong pressure right
from the beginning. While so far the men’s tournament has developed as
expected, the women’s contest took a surprising turn on day 4. In the
fifth round the two top board pairings resulted in quick draws, while on
board three the home player Monika Seps only narrowly failed to crown a
great attacking game which would have put her in the joint lead...
(9/8)
The 4th Asian Dragons Invitational Tournament
FIDE
The fourth Asian Dragons Invitational Tournament, organized by Chinese
Taipei Chess association, was held at the prestigious National Taiwan
University campus in Taipei from 21 to 28 August 2010. This 12-player
round-robin event has two categories...
(9/8)
Viswanathan Anand honoured The Hindu
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand was honoured with a Lifetime
Achievement Award by the Rotary Club of Madras at a function here on
Tuesday. Accepting the specially-designed trophy from S. Gunashekar,
Club president, Anand said, “I am deeply honoured to have received this
award from an organisation that does so much good work” The
40-year-old Grand Master then provided the audience with an insider's take
on his recent championship match in Sofia with Bulgarian Veselin Topalov...
(9/8)
Wade Keller wins chess championship
Marco Island Sun Times
Marco resident Wade Keller took first place in the three-day Central Florida
Chess Club Labor Day 2010 Florida State Championship held in Orlando.
Keller won the under 1400. Keller experienced a serious brain
hemorrhage Jan. 15, "so this was a very sweet victory in more ways than
one..."
(9/8)
Chess masters seek to oust Russian 'alien spotter'
Toronto Sun
LONDON - The stepping down of a remote Russian regional leader who once
claimed to have been abducted by aliens has set off an unexpected battle for
the world’s most important chess job...
(9/8) Chandler On
the Loose
Chessville
You fell in with his sense of humor
when he was writing
Chandler Cornered, and then you followed him to Red Hot Pawn
where he blogs
The Planet Greenpawn. Now he's On the Loose!
We caught up to him the other day though, and found him On the Bar Stool,
where he was ranting about some guy (?) called JANAKA. Sit back, draft a pint, and get ready for the ride
of your life!
(9/8) The
Instructor
Chesscafe by Mark Dvoretsky
Pay Attention to your Opponent's Resources Part Three. The final
part of the series consists of two tests on the given theme: the first
one is a little simpler, and the second one is more complicated...
(9/8)
New York State's Chess Champion? He's 14
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
According to the Web site of the United States Chess Federation, the
governing body of chess in the country, Ostrovskiy is the youngest
champion in New York...
(9/8)
2010 Labor Day Madness: Part II
USCF
Grandmaster Dmitry Gurevich was the clear winner at the Illinois Open,
where about 200 chess players spent at least part of a beautiful Chicago
Labor Day weekend in the basement of the Oak Brook Doubletree Hotel.
The main event drew 135 players in two sections, open and U1800, with a
choice of either a 2-day or...
(9/8)
Vishwanathan Anand gets Lifetime award
Economic Times
CHENNAI: The Rotary Club of Madras conferred the prestigious Lifetime
Achievement Award on World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand here on
Tuesday. Accepting the trophy from S. Gunashekar, club president,
Anand said, "I am deeply honoured to have received this award from an
organisation that does so much good work." "I am very proud and
happy to have gotten the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary
Club. I think the chess scholarship which they are instituting here is a
very...
(9/8)
Shanghai: Kramnik beats Aronian in blitz play-off
Chess Vibes
Vladimir Kramnik will join Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen and Alexei
Shirov at the second stage of the Masters Final in Bilbao. Just
minutes ago the Russian defeated Levon Aronian. Round 6 video +
play-off videos now added...
(9/8)
Trieste Open 2010
European Chess Union
The 12th Festival Scacchistico Internazionale di Trieste Open is taking
place on 4-12th September in Trieste, Italy. Top rated players
are: GM Roiz Michael ISR 2637, GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2628, GM Epishin
Vladimir RUS 2594, GM Gleizerov Evgeny RUS 2564, GM Kovchan Alexander
UKR 2562...
(9/8)
Torneo Internacional Virgen de Valencia Vioño
Chessdom
XX Torneo Internacional Virgen de Valencia Vioño was played over nine
rounds from 1st to 7th September at Centro Antonio Robinet/ C. Deportivo
Vimenor Vioño, Spain. Four players shared the first place with 7.0
points each, Russian GM Oleg Korneev was declared winner on best
tiebreak score...
(9/8)
Middlegame Motifs
Chesscafe by Nigel Davies
The King's Gambit Pawn Duo. A duo of united central pawns on e4
and d4 has long been known to be advantageous as long as the pawns can
be maintained and they do an effective job of cramping the opposing
forces. When Black allows White to set up such pawns, as in the
Grünfeld Defense...
Today, in his Echo of Moscow blog, Anatoly Karpov responded fiercely
both to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s explanation for stepping
down as Head of Kalmykia, and his statement attacking the “political”
actions of the Karpov campaign, and especially Gary Kasparov...
(9/8) The
Kibitzer
Chesscafe by Tim Harding
Ponziani Opening: Other Critical Lines. In this second part of my
two-part article about the Ponziani Opening, I look at the main lines
with 3…Nf6 and 3…f5. T here are other possible third moves for Black
(such as 3…d6 and 3…Be7), but they don't give rise to critical
situations...
(9/8)
Staunton Memorial Dinner 2010
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The Staunton Memorial Dinner 2010 will act as a fund raiser for the
Karpov FIDE Presidential Campaign. There was a Grandmaster
Consultation game between Nigel Short (and Vujatovic) and Garry Kasparov
(and) a legends and amateur consultation game where I believe they
played moves alternately...
(9/8)
Himalayan Grandmasters International Chess Tournament
Chessdom
Kathmandu: The Himalayan Chess Club are organising the first Himalayan
Grand Masters International Chess Tournament here from September 8-14.
The tournament will see at least five GMs...
(9/8)
Chess Gent
Chesscafe by Derek Grimmell Chess Duels: My Games with the World Champions, by Yasser
Seirawan. Since winning the World Junior Championship in 1979,
Yasser Seirawan has been involved in a remarkable number of the inside
doings in the chess world. He was instrumental in the Prague
Agreement, which successfully averted...
(9/8)
Shell youth chess goes to Cagayan de Oro
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Cagayan de Oro hosts the first of two Mindanao
legs of the Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship (Shell Active
Chess) this weekend with maximum field of 500 vying for top honors...
(9/8) Step
by Step: Mate
Chesscafe by Mark Donlan
Step by Step: Mate is designed to improve your visualization skills.
The premise is simple, try solving for mate from the first diagram...
(9/8)
Shanghai Masters Finishes: Shirov Wins, Kramnik Beats Aronian in a
Tiebreaker
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Alexei Shirov had already clinched clear first after round 5, and
maintained his winning margin with a last-round draw against Levon
Aronian with White in a Marshall Gambit. If Vladimir Kramnik...
(9/8) Scholastic
Chess
Chesscafe by Steve Goldberg
Pan Am, World Juniors, and Denker. From Brazil to Poland to
California, American youngsters were busy with exciting chess, before
trotting back to school for the fall. A number of these games are
shared below...
(9/8)
RAW Chess Challenge: all the info
Chess Vibes
You can still sign up for G-Star’s RAW World Chess Challenge on
September 10th, to join the World Team, led by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave,
Hikaru Nakamura and Judit Polgar from Hungary. The Challenge pits
G-Star’s new Fall/Winter 2010 campaign model...
Tuesday,
September 7, 2010
(9/7)
World University Championships Round Three Update
Chessville
Two long fights between the leaders, but no decision – after round four
nobody was left with a clean score in the World University Chess
Championships in Zurich. Ilya Khmelniker from Israel had been the
surprise of the first third of the men’s tournament...
(9/7)
Karpov the boa constrictor The Guardian by Ronan Bennett and Daniel
King
The Russian is not ranked among the great masters of attack, but has a
keen eye for an opportunity. Our final column in this series on
the attack comes from Anatoly Karpov's My Best Games...
(9/7) Shanghai
Masters: Kramnik, Shirov win with black ChessBase
The fifth round was one of decision and indecision. Shirov managed
yet another miracle win against Wang Hao, sealing both their fates, and
a ticket to the grand final in October, while Kramnik pulled off a
flawless technical win against Aronian...
(9/7) The
Decorous Salomon
Chess.com by GM Julio_Becerra
Salomon Flohr was born November 21, 1908 in what is now Ukraine.
He lost his parents during World War I and together with his brother was
orphaned as a child and relocated to Czechoslovakia, where he learned
chess and became a professional chess player. After he settled his
residence in Prague, he acquired a reputation as a skilled chessplayer
by playing for stakes in many cafés. After winning the Kautsky
Memorial...
(9/7)
Outstanding kids: Chess champion, and almost seven
Surrey Now By Kelley Scarsbrook
WHITE ROCK – Don’t let the blond hair and big blue eyes fool you –
beneath Luke Pulfer’s good looks and soft-spoken voice lies a sharp
chess player who could beat most adults in a heartbeat. Luke, who
will turn seven in October, is a child prodigy in chess. What started
out as a way to entertain himself and his older sister, Kate, on the
computer when he was four-and-a-half soon....
(9/7) Formula
One: the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival Chessbase
This annual Festival of mind sports is held as a Ramadan event, with the
games starting at 10 p.m. at night, in keeping with the traditions of
the holy month where Muslims fast from sunrise until sunset. The
venue is Abu Dhabi with its super-luxury buildings...
(9/7)
2010 Labor Day Madness: Part I
USCF
Our first 2010 CLO Labor Day Madness round-up features a historic New
York State Championship dispatch, IM Bryan Smith's win in North Carolina
and annotations by FM Todd Andrews and IM Dean Ippolito from the
Tennessee and New Jersey Opens. Stay tuned for our second
round-up, which will...
(9/7)
Pope senior NCO wins interservice chess tourney
US Air Force by Senior Airman Kris Levasseur
POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- A senior NCO assigned to Pope Air
Force Base recently defeated top chess players from each service to take
home the top prize during the 2010 Interservice Chess Championship.
Master Sgt. Dan Ranario, of the 3rd Aerial Port Squadron, will join the
U.S.-led team participating in the 2010 NATO Chess Championship...
(9/7)
Fashion show and viewing party at Bar Italia CCSCSL
Saint Louis - The highest-rated chess player in the country and Saint
Louis resident, Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, will take on the world’s
top chess player on Friday, September 10 in a unique worldwide event.
The event, titled the RAW World Chess Challenge, pits the world’s
highest-rated chess player...
(9/7)
Becerra defends Florida title
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
GM Julio Becerra has been the long-standing Florida State champion since
2006 and successfully defending his title on Labor Day weekend.
The Cuban native and Miami resident took two draws in the last two
rounds to coast to victory with a final 5/6. John Nardandrea and
Robert Perez ended on 4.5/6 for joint second. The tournament had
approximately 200 participants...
(9/7)
Seeking The Endgame
BBC World Service
Chess fanatic Simon Terrington explores the game in today's world.
Is modern technology changing it and how it's played?
Broadcasts...
(9/7)
36th India National Sub-Junior Chess Championship
FIDE
New Delhi. International Master and top seed Sahaj Grover of Delhi
defeated Girish Kaushik of Karnataka to emerge as one of the leaders in
the 36th edition of the National Sub Junior chess championship now
underway here. Antonio Viani D’cunha of Karnataka joined Sahaj at
top of point table after defeating Karthikeyan Murali in a tense sixth
round battle...
(9/7)
GM Cao Sang victorious in Malaysian Open
Chessdom Report by GM Neelotpal Das
Grandmaster Cao Sang of Vietnam emerges winner on tie break after nine
grueling rounds in 7th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open 2010 in Kuala
Lumpur. Cao Sang, GM Zhou Weiqi of China and IM S.P.Sethuraman
have all scored 7 points but finally Cao Sang was declared winner on
Bucholz tiebreak...
(9/7)
Stage set for GM chess tourney
Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: The preparations for Nepal's first ever Grand Master (GM)
Chess tournament, the Himalayan GM International Chess Tournament
beginning here from...
(9/7)
Interview with Mr. Ion-Serban Dobronauteanu
Chessdom
A step forward for European Chess. How did you become a member of
Silvio Danailov’s ticket? I think that the way I became a member
of Silvio Danailov’s ticket is a very good example of how a relation in
the field of chess could start and evolved...
(9/7)
A New Theory on the Origin of the Lewis Chessmen
New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
The Lewis Chessmen are the most famous and important chess pieces in
history. They have a long historical and scholarly record, part of
which is that they were made in Norway roughly 800 years ago. But
now two Icelandic men are challenging that belief and trying to prove
that the pieces came from their country...
(9/7)
The Lewis Chessmen Unmasked
National Museums Scotland
Find out more about the iconic Lewis Chessmen, one of the most
significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. Over
30 chess pieces from the National Museums Scotland and the British
Museum are touring Scotland. New research explores the enduring
mystery and intrigue of these iconic artefacts...
(9/7)
90th City of Montreal Open Chess Championship
FIDE
Our friends at the Ahuntsic Chess Club in Montreal are again hosting the
90th City of Montreal Open Chess Championship, September 10 - 12, 2010
in Montreal, Quebec...
(9/7)
Shanghai: Shirov wins again, qualifies for Bilbao
Chess Vibes
After defeating Wang Hao today Alexei Shirov qualified for the second
stage of the Masters Final. Vladimir Kramnik beat Levon Aronian
with Black and tomorrow it will be clear which...
(9/7)
Shirov Wins Shanghai Masters New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Alexei Shirov of Spain has won the Shanghai Masters tournament, with a
round to spare. Tuesday, he beat Wang Hao of China...
(9/7)
Enter one of the London Chess Classic's many events in December (Entry
Form)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The London Chess Classic doesn't just feature the World Chess Champion
Viswanathan Anand and the World Number one Magnus Carlsen and a strong
field of English and foreign stars. There are a large number of
side events for amateur and professional alike. There are two
simuls with chess legend...
(9/7)
Ilyumzhinov resigns as President of Kalmykia ChessBase
We informed our readers that this could happen in
a July
report. Now Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has, in his own words,
"requested not to be considered for another term as head of the Republic
of Kalmykia" – where he has served as President since 1993...
(9/7)
Ilyumzhinov to quit as President of Kalmykia
Chess Vibes
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will not stand for a 5th term as Head
of Kalmykia, the Russian press agency Interfax reports. Meanwhile,
on a day when the Argentinian Chess Federation switched their support to
Anatoly Karpov, Ilyumzhinov published an astonishingly belligerent
statement on the upcoming elections...
(9/7)
Shanghai Masters, Round 5: Shirov Wins, Clinches First; Kramnik Beats
Aronian
The Chess Mind By Dennis Monokroussos
Alexei Shirov continues to live a charmed existence at the Shanghai
Masters, while Wang Hao remains firmly beneath the black cloud that has
followed him throughout the event. The Chinese player had a big
advantage from the opening and obtained a won position, but let Shirov
slip out. Wang still had a draw for the taking...
(9/7)
Kids enjoy chess tourney at Weston Public Library
Weston Forum
Intrigued by the challenge, novelty, serene location and virtually
unlimited free pizza, on Aug. 21, children from all corners of
Connecticut put down their toys, video games, and summer reading and
flocked to the Weston Public Library to participate...
(9/7)
RP gets 13th chess grandmaster
Sun.Star
MANILA -- Another Filipino joined the world's elite roster of finest
chess players as Roland Salvador became the country's 13th grandmaster
after copping his third and final GM norm in the...
Monday,
September 6, 2010
(9/6) The Week in
Chess Magazine
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Chess Official Resigns as Head of Russian Republic
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Kirsan Ilyuzmhinov, the president of the World Chess Federation, who is
running for re-election as head of the organization, has announced that
he is resigning as president of Kalmykia...
(9/6)
Secret Notes: Review
Chess.com by Nagesh Havanur (chessbibliophile)
Secret Notes by David Bronstein and Sergey Voronkov. When this
book appeared I was rather intrigued. I thought David Bronstein had
taken all his secrets to the grave. So what could be the
revelations here? Well, there is the tale of skullduggery in
Candidates’ 1953 and also an account of the training match with Korchnoi.
Otherwise the book is a straightforward travelogue...
(9/6)
US Chess School Comes to Seattle, Part I
USCF by Michael Yang
The 13th US Chess School was held in Seattle, Washington, August
10th-14th, 2010. The US Chess School is a free five-day training
camp for the nation's top young players, organized by IM Greg Shahade
three times each year. This chess school's main instructor was GM
Yasser Seirawan, twice a candidate for the World Championship title,
four-time US Champion, and...
(9/6)
World University Chess Championship, Round Two
Chessville In the men’s tournament Wang Yue easily confirmed his position on
the top of the starting list. The former World number 8 from China
easily crushed the Swiss IM Oliver Kurmann in a Benoni Defence with a
temporary knight sacrifice. Most other grandmasters
also managed to impose themselves...
(9/6)
Eccentric Russian regional strongman to step down
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — A Russian regional leader who claims to have visited an alien
spaceship says he is retiring. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told Interfax
agency Monday that will step down after his term expires in October.
Since 1993, Ilyumzhinov has headed the...
(9/6) Games per
Year?
Chess.com by WGM Natalia_Pogonina
One of the most popular questions that is asked by amateurs and pros
alike is “How many games per year should I play?” Of course, no
one in the world knows the right answer. In fact, the one and only
solution doesn’t exist since this is highly individual.
Nonetheless, all of us know that lack of practice doesn’t allow one to
improve efficiently, while competing too often makes one feel...
(9/6)
90th City of Montreal Open Chess Championship
Chessdom
Our friends at the Ahuntsic Chess Club in Montreal are again hosting the
90th City of Montreal Open Chess Championship, September 10 - 12, 2010
in Montreal, Quebec. A beautiful new playing venue has been
obtained that also provides much more room and is conveniently
accessible by bus and the metro, and also provides food service on site.
The prize fund has also been...
(9/6)
Moscow's chess lovers ready to practice
The Moscow News by Lidia Okorokova
Russian chess has a long and proud history, dating back to the 9th
century. The game was once upon a time forbidden...
(9/6)
Chess notes
Boston Globe
The game of chess is often a thematic presence in novels, supplying the
element of mystery and conflict necessary in most literature...
(9/6)
Shirov beats Kramnik, leads in Shanghai
Chess Vibes
Alexei Shirov won his second game in a row today in Shanghai. He
beat Vladimir Kramnik to reach sole first place in the standings.
Aronian and Wang Hao drew...
(9/6)
Quantum physics adds twist to chess
CBC.ca By Emily Chung, CBC News
The unpredictable nature of quantum physics has been mimicked by Queen's
University computer scientists to invent a new version of chess.
In the quantum chess computer game created by...
(9/6)
Spanish Individual Chess Championship
FIDE
The 75th Spanish Absolute Individual Chess Championship is being played
as 9-rounds Swiss open with 114 players, on 4-12th August, at La
Pirámide, Avenida de las Palmeras, El Sauzal, Tenerife.
CajaCanarias Chess Center is organizing the Championship on the occasion
of celebration of its...
(9/6)
Chess: Aronian in Shanghai tourney before leading Armenia to Olympiad
ArmeniaNow.com
Armenia's top chess player Levon Aronian, who is due to lead his nation
at the Olympiad later this month, enters Monday's Round 4 of a 2010
Grand Slam Masters Final tournament sharing the lead with Spain’s Alexei
Shirov. In the first half of the four-man...
(9/6)
Russian Championship Qualifiers
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
I mentioned yesterday that nine players were tied for four qualifying
spots to the Russian Championship later this year. The four...
(9/6)
Top Seeds Struggle at 11th World University Chess Championship
FIDE
In the afternoon the first round started with a number of surprises.
In the men's tournament, the six top seeds only scored fifty percent.
On board one the heavy favourite Wang Yue (China) won convincingly with
the Black pieces, but on board two...
(9/6) The
Coinflip Challenge
Chessdom
We all know that chess is the king of games. It really doesn’t
matter that poker has experienced a boom and that bridge is also on the
rise among old ladies, because they are still far behind...
(9/6) Shanghai
Masters: Shirov beats Kramnik to take the lead ChessBase
After seven dry years, Shirov beat Kramnik in a serious game, and in
style. Their Nimzo-Indian with four deeply advanced pawns was
certainly odd. Kramnik took so much time preparing his...
(9/6) FIDE
Election: Anatoly Karpov on the campaign trail
ChessBase
In our previous report we brought you up-to-date on the activities of
the incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in the FIDE Presidential election.
Today we turn our attention to the challenger, 12th World Champion
Anatoly Karpov, whose campaign site has many very critical articles. We
have also received a travelogue. In addition there is some
potentially explosive breaking news...
(9/6)
Shanghai Masters, Round 4: Shirov Beats Kramnik
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Levon Aronian - Wang Hao was a solid, uninspired draw that gave both
players something they wanted. For Wang Hao it stopped...
(9/6)
Aronian Leads Shanghai Masters New York Times Blog By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
In 2008, the Grand Slam Chess Final Masters was created to bring
together the winners of the top tournaments of the year. Last year, the
final was reduced to four...
(9/6)
Chess Without Borders
Chessdom
Twenty nations at the International Livigno Chess Open. The 1st
International Livigno Chess Open (10th to 18th September) is bound to be
a very interesting event. Livigno, the resort hosting the
tournament, has a lot to offer for everyone - players and accompanying
persons alike. Trekking, climbing, food and wine, duty free
shopping, these are just some of the possibilities the visitors will
have to relax between the chess matches. All this while completely
surrounded by nature and fresh air of the Italian Alps...
(9/6)
Salvador tops Italy chess, gains last GM norm
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Roland Salvador became the country’s 13th
grandmaster as he clinched his third and final GM norm after finishing
tied for first in the 11th International Chess Tournament Fermo-Porto
San Giorgio at the Astoria Hotel in Italy...
(9/6)
Boxing the Compass
Chesscafe
New England Nor'easters Week Two. In week two, we played our first
Monday night game of the season against the Carolina Cobras. One
of the strengths of the Nor'easters is the flexibility of our roster: on
this occasion we were able to put together a strong, balanced lineup
despite the fact that two of our top players were unavailable. The
lineups were as follows...
(9/6) Chess and
Astronomy – live discussion tonight
Chessbase
One of the most ardent users of Global Rent-a-Scope, a network of
remotely operated astronomical telescopes, is chess grandmaster Dr John
Nunn. On August 8th a live interview on AFM chat was planned – but
had to be postponed due to illness. You can listen in tonight at
18:00 UTC/GMT. Visitor participation is welcome and you have a
chance to win telescope time...
(9/6)
Statement of the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Chessdom
Regarding the FIDE elections and the 81st FIDE Congress. Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov: we shall not allow any direct interference of state bodies
into the matters of National Federations. We shall not allow
destruction of our united chess world and we leave a right for ourselves
for any appropriate actions...
(9/5)
Aronian and Shirov Tied for Lead in Shanghai New York Times Blog By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
At the halfway point of the Shanghai Masters, Alexei Shirov of Spain and
Levon Aronian of Armenia are the co-leaders. The tournament is using an
unusual scoring system where a win is...
(9/5)
Spanish Championships 2010 (2)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The Spanish Championships take place in El Sauzal, Tenerife, 4th-12th
September 2010. Francisco Vallejo Pons, Ivan Salgado Lopez, Miguel
Illescas Cordoba, Jordi Magem Badals, Marc Narciso Dublan and Julen Luis
Arizmendi Martinez are the top seeds in this 9 round Swiss.
Official Site -
Results -
Live
(9/5) Shanghai
Masters: Shirov wins, catches Aronian ChessBase
There is nothing quite as bittersweet as a missed opportunity and that was
the tale of round three. After a blunder by Shirov, Wang Hao came
within a hair's breadth of winning, but then returned the favor and was
never himself again. Kramnik played a rare line of the Slav against
Aronian, wittingly or unwittingly following original analysis from the
Rybka4 opening book...
(9/5)
Binghamton businessman backing Broome high school chess tournament
Press & Sun-Bulletin By George Basler
John Cordisco got turned on to chess when he was a high school student and
watched on television as American Bobby Fischer won the world championship,
beating Russian Boris Spassky. Now...
(9/5) FIDE
Elections: 'Is Chessbase Being Fair?'
ChessBase
That was the headline of an article on the Ilyumzhinov web site, which came
to the conclusion that we were not, since we had not published a reply to a
reply to an article by that site on support of the Cyprus Chess Federation.
You may have noticed that we have cut back radically on the FIDE Election
reports, for very specific reasons. But on this Sunday you are going
to get a good dose...
(9/5)
Rhodes with unique proposal for the European Club Cup 2012
Chessdom
Just a few days before the start of the 2010 European Club Cup, a unique
proposal for the European Club Cup 2012 is coming from Rhodes, Greece.
Rhodes is one of most prestigious destinations in Europe. The tournament
hotels are offering spacious tournament halls and the highest quality
services...
(9/5)
Heavy medal faves New York Post by Andy Soltis
When the biennial Olympiad team tournament begins in two weeks, Russia has
excellent chances for medals -- and could end up with all of them: gold,
silver and bronze...
(9/5)
36th India National Sub-Junior Chess Championship
FIDE
International Master and Grandmaster norm holder Sahaj Grover starts as the
top seed and will also lead the city’s challenge in the 36th National
Sub-Junior Chess Championship that starts here at Kulachi Hansraj Model
School...
(9/5)
The Great Escape Mumbai Mirror
World champion Viswanathan Anand confesses that his love for travel is
fuelled by the desire to be cut off from the world. Viswanathan Anand,
currently based in Chennai since 2007, was earlier ensconced in a charming,
tiny town near Madrid. Collado Mediano is quaint, surrounded by
mountains and located...
(9/5)
Vladimir Malakhov: chess player, nuclear physicist
Chess In Translation by mishanp
There’s an urban myth that Vladimir Malakhov, rated 2725, a World Cup
semifinalist and on the Russian 1st team for the Olympiad, is an amateur
chess player. He sets the record straight in an interview with
Wojciech Gryciuk for the Polish Chess Federation website, while also making
some startling revelations about top-level chess...
(9/5)
Zhou Jun, Shen Yang Top Campo Memorial
FIDE
Chinese GM Zhao Jun and WGM Shen Yang topped the $100,000 Florencio
Campomanes Memorial sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
The Open and Women's International Tournaments were held 28 August to 4
September in Manila, Philippines. See chess-results.com for the
Open...
(9/5)
Kt Maneuvers Against the Advance Caro-Kann
Chess.com by IM Silman
Drumdaddy (commenting on an article about the Schliemann) said: I suppose
that there are many excellent players who can comfortably read through game
moves presented in paragraph...
(9/5)
Shanghai R3: Shirov beats Wang Hao, Aronian escapes
Chess Vibes
The third round of the Masters Final in Shanghai saw Alexei Shirov defeating
Wang Hao in a game where “many things happened that cannot be explained”, as
the winner said afterwards...
(9/5)
European Union Individual Chess Championship
Chessdom
The 2010 European Union Individual Chess Championship will be played on
4-12th September in Arvier, Aosta Valley, Italy. The tournament is
open to all players from the countries belonging...
(9/5)
Topco Juices Chess Tournament under way
Stabroek News By Errol Tiwari
The DDL Topco Juices Chess Tournament began yesterday at the Kei-Shar's
Sports Club. The eight round swiss system...
(9/5)
Russian Championship Semifinals Finishes, And More
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
The Russian Championship Higher League is a qualifier for the "Super League"
later in the year. Some players are already...
(9/5)
National Jr Chess Meet to start Sept 30 in Orissa
Orissadiary.com
Report by Pratap Pradhan; Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chess ad-hoc Committee under
the aegis of All India Chess Federation is all set to organise the 40th
National...
(9/5)
Brand Old Novelties - Part 2 Chessville by GM András Adorján (Black
Really Is OK!)
In today's game the Hungarian GM annotates Bobotsov - Adorjan, Vrnjacka Banja, 1972. "There is nothing new under
the Sun – says the ancient phrase (even this was not quite fresh I’m
afraid). It is not very seldom that we find during the preparation –
or even by the game! – discover something. We play it and the outcome
is good. We walk home, then double our paces stimulated by..."
(9/5)
Shanghai Round 3: Shirov Wins, Co-Leads With Aronian
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Alexei Shirov won an up-and-down game against Wang Hao today, and thereby
caught Levon Aronian in first at the halfway...
(9/5)
GCF undecided over FIDE presidency Stabroek News
The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) has not yet decided who they will support
for the presidency of the Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) when
elections are held later this month...
(9/5)
Weekly Endgame Study (185)
Chess Vibes
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek:
player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the
solution is published...
(9/5) Shanghai
Masters: both games drawn, Aronian leads ChessBase
The score after two rounds in the Final Chess Masters 2010 in Shanghai,
China, is 4-2-2-1, with Armenian GM Levon Aronian leading at four points and
Wang Hao at the bottom with one. That is because of the "Bilbao
scoring system" that is being used...
(9/5)
Chess
Telegram.com by Stephen Dann
Both the Boston Blitz and New England Nor'easters won last week with 2.5-1.5
scores, and Shrewsbury's Grant Xu, 12, won...
(9/5)
Chess clinic in Pangasinan
Philippine Star
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, Philippines – The provincial government, in
cooperation with the Pangasinan Chess Federation (PCF), is holding a
chess clinic Sept...
(9/5)
Open Chess Tournament Mediterranean 2017
Chessdom
The Chess Club "Rijeka" organizes the 4th open chess tournament
"Mediterranean 2017" from 13 November to 20 November 2010 in the city of
Rijeka, located at the North-west part of the Croatian coast of the
Adriatic sea...
(9/5)
If At First You Don't Succeed...
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Do you have a rival at the chess club who just keeps beating you? Here's
a (non-chess) story that may hearten you. Of course...
(9/5)
19th Croatian Teams 2010 (1)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The 19th Croatian Team Championships take place in Sibenik 4th-12th
September 2010. Pavel Eljanov, Vladimir Malakhov, Sergei Movsesian,
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vugar Gashimov, Arkadij Naiditsch, Viktor
Bologan, Boris Grachev, Alexey Dreev, Sergei Tiviakov etc make it a
strong event...
(9/5)
Some 'hard work' at chess!
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess blog
It's time out from all that chess studying. We love all those
commercials where they use chess. So, here's another nice chess
video for you. Playing chess is 'hard work'! What you need to do
about your chess is to combine all that hard work with some
intelligence. Watch this commercial with a chess motif and...
Saturday,
September 4, 2010
(9/4)
4th Annual Battle at the Border 2010 (Day 1)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The 4th Annual Battle at the Border 2010 is a 6 Round Swiss which is made
special by the participation of Hikaru Nakamura. GM Charbonneau, IM
Hansen, IM Teplitsky, FM Jack Yoos...
(9/4) Hévíz
Tournament in Hungary ChessBase
Hungary has long been a berth of chess events, from the Budapest Spring
Festival to the famous First Saturday tournaments a cornerstone of aspiring
masters and grandmasters...
(9/4)
Winning Over New Fans by Speeding Up the Game
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN
Many people who would like to see chess attract more fans agree that
traditional games - which usually last several hours - are too...
(9/4) Two Faces of
a Pin
Chess.com by GM Gregory Serper (Gserper)
When I was a kid, one of my favorite opening set ups was to play 1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 (or Nf6) 4.d3 and then jump Bg5 pinning the Nf6.
In many cases I was even able to play Nd5 and then using the pin to play
Nxf6 or Bxf6 completely destroying my opponent's King's side pawn
structure...
(9/4)
Grand Slam Masters Final
FIDE
The 3rd Masters Final supports interesting and novel rules in order to
guarantee a battle and spectacle in each game. The so-called "Sofia
Rule" which states that draw offers will only be allowed by the Arbiter,
will be applied. The scoring system will be once again similar to football
scoring system: Players will get 3 points for...
(9/4)
BAS Wins First Serbian League for Women
Chessdom
First Serbian League for Women 2010 was played between 23rd August and 2nd
September in Novi Sad. 12 teams competed in the round robin tournament.
After the exciting race SK BAS edged the ambitious Jelica Goracici by only
two match points...
(9/4)
A Chess-Themed Music Video
New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Manic Street Preachers – (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love. Mig
Greengard of the Daily Dirt Web site has dug up the video above, which is
from the musical group Manic Street Preachers. The actor in the video
(recognize him?) explained how and why...
(9/4)
Chess: Dapran eyes historic Sunday
ESPN STAR Sports
Darpan (5.5) and Udupa (3.5) have won their respective games in Round 8 of
the World Chess Championship for blind people. On the other hand,
Ashwin (4.5) lost a defining game...
(9/4)
ON CHESS Nobody else defended as Karpov did
Columbus Dispatch by Shelby Lyman
In 1963, at the age of 12, Anatoly Karpov made his debut at the famous
Botvinnik chess school in Moscow — a landmark initiation for many future
champions. But Mikhail Botvinnik wasn’t impressed by his student’s
unorthodox play. “There is no place for him in this profession,” the
Soviet chess patriarch declared...
(9/4)
Chess in Art Postscript: Happy Birthday
The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog by Martin S.
The "Shipwrecked Surrealists" who found themselves together in the States as
a result of the Second World War have appeared several times in these Chess
in Art blogs, starting here, because they enjoyed a nice game of chess,
especially between friends, Marcel Duchamp included. Last year, in
Chess in Art Postscript: The Significance of Seeing Ernst we noted that the
sole survivor...
(9/4)
India National Sub-Junior Chess Championships
Chessdom
New Delhi (04 Sep 2010): International Master and Grandmaster norm holder
Sahaj Grover starts as the top seed and will also lead the city's challenge
in the 36th National Sub-Junior Chess Championship that starts here at
Kulachi Hansraj Model School...
(9/4)
Richards defends title at Robert Wheeler Chess Open
Jamaica Observer
JAMAICA'S and the English-speaking Caribbean's top female chess player,
Woman FIDE Master Deborah Richards, successfully defended her title at the
eighth staging of the...
(9/4)
Two draws in round 2 Shanghai Chess Vibes by Peter Doggers
Levon Aronian felt that he might have been lucky today in Shanghai with his
draw against Alexei Shirov, who went for a known piece sac in return for a
dangerous kingside attack. In the second round of the Masters Final
Vladimir Kramnik was slightly better against Wang Hao but the two also split
the point...
(9/4)
Junior chess c/ship qualifiers commence today
Stabroek News by Stabroek staff
The Topco Juices sponsored Junior Chess Championship Qualifying tournament
which is organized by the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) starts today at the
Kei-Shar's Sports Club, Camp and Hadfield Streets from 3pm...
(9/4)
Gambit Blackmar-Diemer, Modus Operandi by Eric Jégo
Chessville by Rick Kennedy
"Serious chess players are always looking for an edge. Bobby Fischer
learned Russian to keep up with magazines coming out of the U.S.S.R.
Later, grandmasters grabbed each issue of Chess Informant as it came out –
as they do today with New In Chess. The advent of computer chess game
databases meant getting..."
(9/4)
The House That Fischer Bought
New York Times (blog)
By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN Though a DNA test has shown that a Filipino girl was
not the child of the late chess champion...
(9/4) 1st
Florencio Campomanes Memorial
Chessdom
Zhao Jun declared winner on better tiebreak. The 1st Florencio
Campomanes Memorial with 205 players in three sections was held from 28th
August to 3rd September at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila, Philippines.
In the main open...
(9/4)
This Week's ChessVideos Show: Battles in Indy Part 2
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Tired of watching strong players in action? Then have a look at one of
my games! It's a short but surprisingly interesting game, complete
with homework, should you take up the challenge. The show is free
(free registration required) and will be available on-demand for the next
month or so...
(9/4)
Daily Videos from the Shanghai Masters 21010
TWIC by Peter Doggers
Peter Doggers of ChessVibes is producing daily videos for the official
website of the Shanghai Masters 2010...
(9/4) Chess
Strategies
Buy Chess by owowonowo
But, who is also entered chess strategies "or" chess tactics "into a search
engine will agree with me that the results can be confusing. Where to
start? Art of Chess Strategies. Which sites out there? Are
useful? What strategies of chess...
(9/4)
Shanghai, Round 2: Two Draws
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Both were interesting, and one was a real thriller. Aronian - Shirov
was a 5.e3 + 6.Qc2 Semi-Slav that quickly became tactical and didn't stop
until game's end many moves later. Shirov had the better of the play
throughout, but Aronian defended very well...
(9/4)
How to Win at Chess - Quickly! by GM Simon Williams Chessville by NM Bill McGeary
"When
was the last time you heard a player in a weekend event say that they
were looking forward to a good 5-hour seesaw affair which would end with
one side winning by one tempo? Probably never. That is because we all
want to win our games in a relatively short time span in order to
discuss our comrades' shortcomings..."
(9/4) Chess in
New York City Chess Vibes
No, we’re not talking about the G-Star thing on the 10th. This is
about Channel Thirteen in New York who interviewed the founder and owner of
NYC Chess, Russ Makofsky, for its weekly series...
(9/4) Video
Spotlight: The Secret To Chess
Chesscafe by GM Maurice Ashley
Most chess fans believe that knowledge of the opening, middlegame and
endgame is what separates grandmasters from everyone else. While all
of these are important, the truth is much more profound: top players all
have a deep insight into how to think about chess in ways that most players
have never heard of. On the DVD The Secret to Chess, Maurice Ashley
reveals a simple idea that will forever change the way that you see chess...
(9/4)
Grand Slam underway
Telegraph by Malcolm Pein
The Grand Slam Final will be in two parts this year. A schism in the
organisation, the cancellation of the 2010 MTel Masters in Sofia, and Magnus
Carlsen’s dominance in the last twelve months has led to a lack of
qualifiers for the final, traditionally composed of winners of elite events.
The first stage is already underway in Shanghai...
(9/4)
Mental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia
National Public Radio by Allison Aubrey
When it comes to staving off dementia, new evidence suggests that the
"use it or lose it" dictum holds true — at least for a while. But
it also appears that mentally stimulating lifestyles may speed up
dementia once it hits in old age. "We do think that a cognitively
active lifestyle is protective up to some point," says Robert Wilson, a
professor of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center in
Chicago.
But the protection doesn't hold up indefinitely...
(9/4)
InventiChess Tournament
European Chess Union
The 2010 InventiChess tournament is taking place on 3-11th September in
Antwerpen, Belgium. Ten players compete in a round robin
Grandmaster event...
(9/4) Inside
Chess, 1988/3
Chesscafe by Nikolay Minev
Two Knights Defense, Part One; Steinitz-Fischer Variation [C59].
Twenty-five years ago, Fischer surprised the chess world with a long
forgotten experiment by Steinitz...
(9/4)
Chess: Dinesh Sharma emerges winner
Indian Express
International Master Dinesh Sharma of Kanpur collected 9 points to
emerge champion in the UP State Chess Championship-2010 organised at
Kanpur. Shailendra Bajpai of Allahabad occupied the second spot
while Pradeep Pathak, also of Allahabad, bagged the third spot...
(9/4)
Chess Notes
Boston Globe by Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff
Today's game is a sample from the British 2010 championship preempted by
Michael Adams with a score of 9.5-1.5. ...
(9/4)
'Oro Shell chess return' achieves 500-list target
SunStar By Lynde Salgados
A TOUGH challenge awaits the local talents with no less than a pair of
bemedalled kiddies from Davao confirming their participation in the
final half of the cash-rich Misamis Oriental Chess Cup 2010...
(9/4) Chess
Mazes - A Bishop Maze
Chesscafe by Bruce Albertson
There are two types of chess mazes: checking and mating. For bishop,
rook, and knight mazes the play is to check the black king. For queen,
pawn, and king mazes the object is to checkmate the enemy king; here
checks are not allowed. The rules in common for each type of
maze...
Friday,
September 3, 2010
(9/3) Norway makes its
international chess move
Tromso2014 by borge
Chess is growing in popularity in Norway, and several talented young
Norwegian players have excelled in international tournaments. According to
criteria set by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Norway has a total of 10
Grandmasters. .
(9/3) The annoying pressure... ChessBase
... on his position Black finally wanted to shake off in this game from the
Spanisch Team Championship. What do you think, what should be the first step
in this direction? A) 17...Kh8; B) 17...f5; C) 17...Qb6+ 18.Kh1 and
then 18...f5. The solution is
here, but first ponder over it with a
larger version of the diagram...
(9/3)
Africa: Nation to Host African Chess Summit
allAfrica.com
Luanda — Angola will host an African chess summit on Saturday in Luanda,
with the participation of 13 countries, to adopt a unified programme for the
development of the sport in the continent...
(9/3)
Anand throws down the gauntlet to Magnus Carlsen The Guardian by Leonard Barden
Vishy Anand set the agenda for top chess in 2010, and probably 2011, when he
declared after retaining his world title that his ambition now is to regain
the No1 spot in the global rankings...
(9/3)
Bobby Fischer estate wars Telegraph by Malcolm Pein The unseemly wrangle over the estate of Bobby Fischer rumbles on.
Samuel Estimo, the Filipino lawyer acting for Fischer’s fomer girlfriend
Marilyn Young has criticised the DNA tests carried out on tissue samples
extracted from Fischer’s grave in the Laugardaelir Church cemetery...
(9/3) Magnus,
You Are the ONE...
Chess.com by IM Daniel Rensch (ACEChess)
When I was first made aware of the "G-Star" project (basically that we,
Chess.com, would be hosting a "Magnus Carlsen vs the World" match) I was
pretty pumped. I wanted to find a way to contribute to the event in
any way that I could. As most of the development and technical stuff
is obviously "beyond Danny's realm of expertise", I figured the best thing I
could do would...
(9/3) How to
Post a Game + Justice in Chess
Red Hot Pawn by Geoff Chandler (greenpawn34)
Hi. Often see lad’s trying to post a game in the forum and giving up.
It’s easy. Suppose you want to post a game played on RHP. Get
the chosen game and select ‘get pgn of this game.’...
(9/3)
DFW FIDE Open VI Chessville by
Zebedee Fortman (Be Your Best -
Play Chess)
"Last week, I played in my first chess tournament in more than three
years – the DFW FIDE Open VI (Texas) at the Dallas Chess Club.
Having just moved to Texas from Missouri and starting a new job, I had
no time to do any preparation. So as I headed to the tournament, I
grabbed a book of tactical exercises..."
(9/3)
MoMA presents a minimalist Chess set
Coolest Gadgets by Mark R
This is the Modern Chess Set, and, as you can see in this illustration, this
Chess set is able to fit very compactly in this tiny box. You will
notice the pawns are these little cubes that fit together well. The rooks
are a little larger and do the same thing. The bishops and knights have some
sort of symmetry, to create a rectangular solid, I like how the king and
queen dovetail together, as it is rather poetic, in a Freudian way...
(9/3)
When the Chess Machine was a human: Capablanca v. weak square = 1-0
Chess.com by NM Lonnie Kwartler (GreenLaser)
Jose Raul Capablanca (pictured) was born in Havana, Cuba on November 19,
1888. He died March 8, 1942. (For reincarnation fans, that is a year
and a day before the birth of Robert James Fischer.) While losing no
games (1916-1924), Capablanca was called the Chess Machine. In that
period, he won the World...
(9/3)
September 2010 FIDE Rating list released!
The Chess Drum by Daaim Shabazz
Magnus Carlsen continues to stand atop the FIDE rating list at 2826, the
highest rating achieved since Garry Kasparov. On the last listing,
three 2800s graced the list for the first time in history. This list
continues the trend with Veselin Topalov (2803) and Viswanathan Anand
(2800). World Champion Anand recently lost a two-game rapid match to Carlsen
further speculating that the two will be future rivals...
(9/3)
Levon Aronian with good start at Shanghai Final Masters
Chessdom
3-8th September at the Shanghai International Expo, Spanish Pavilion.
The first stage of the Shanghai Bilbao Final Chess Masters is taking
place on 3-8th September at the Shanghai International Expo, Spanish
Pavilion. Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexei Shirov and 2010
China champion Wang Hao...
(9/3)
GM Antonio sues Pichay, chess body
Manila Standard Today
CHESS grandmaster Joey Antonio has blasted the National Chess Federation
of the Philippines president Prospero Pichay for removing him from the
RP team set to see action in the World Chess Olympics...
(9/3)
Aronian beats Wang Hao in round 1 Shanghai
Chess Vibes by Peter Doggers
Levon Aronian took an early lead at the Masters Final in Shanghai by
beating local star Wang Hao in the first round. Vladimir Kramnik had
Alexei Shirov on the ropes, but couldn’t convert...
(9/3) In Shanghai
Chess Vibes by Peter Doggers
ChessVibes is in Shanghai, for the 2010 Grand Slam Masters Final.
The tournament is split in two, and the second part will be held in
October in Bilbao with Anand and Carlsen already seeded. The first
part has started just a few hours ago here at the east coast of China,
with Shirov-Kramnik and Wang Hao-Aronian in the first round...
(9/3)
Shanghai Masters, Round 1
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Levon Aronian is the early leader of this high-level qualifier, thanks
to his win over Wang Hao. Wang Hao essayed an unimpressive line of
the Catalan, and by the time theory had been left behind Black was
already slightly better. Aronian made progress a little at a time
until his opponent played 34.d5??; after that, and the related follow-up
blunder 35.Bh3...
(9/3)
Nuestro Círculo #422
Chessville
dedicado al Maestro Internacional estadounidense William Grady Addison
que vivió entre los años 1933 y 2008. Además de su biografía y
partidas, puedes leer las notas "Un gran maestro" , "Ataque de mate" y "Homenaje"
que hace referencia al brindado a los amigos José Taschetta y Omar
peluffo por los 10 esforzados años que han cumplido al frente del
Círculo de Ajedrez de Villa del Parque. Acompañamos, además,
el archivo NC 422.zip con las partidas de este número...
(9/3) Shanghai
Masters: Aronian wins first game ChessBase
Aronian, Kramnik, Shirov and Wang Hao are playing in this classical
double round robin, originally intended as a summit of the winners of
selected Grand Slam tournaments. Magnus Carlsen disrupted the
system by winning most of them, so other players had to be invited...
(9/3)
Aronian 4th on September rating list
Chess Vibes
Levon Aronian is the world’s number 4 player in the world on the
September FIDE rating list. The Armenian is now one place higher
than Vladimir Kramnik, who lost ten points in Dortmund this summer.
Pavel Eljanov is now 6th while Vassily Ivanchuk is back in the top 10...
(9/3)
Three Snippets from the Russian Championship Qualifier*
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
* The proper name is the Russian Championships Higher League, but what
it really is is a qualifier for the Russian Championship "Super League",
which is the actual championship event...
(9/3)
Chess-deep in the excitement
Malaysia Star BY QUAH SENG SUN
I HAVE been at the Malaysia Chess Festival at Cititel Mid Valley in
Kuala Lumpur since Tuesday. As a result, I missed all the fun
and...
(9/3)
Pardeep becomes U-25 chess champion
Indian Express
Pardeep Singh Negi (4.5 points) (Chitkara Engineering College, Rajpura)
and Simranjeet Kaur (4 points) (Saupin's School, Sector 32) bagged first
and second position respectively, on the concluding day of the Under-25
Chandigarh chess championship 2010 held at St.Xavier’s School Sector
44-C, Chandigarh. The duo also booked their berth in the team...
(9/3)
New Chess Book: Kasparov's Third and Final Volume on His Games with
Karpov
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
It's not quite out yet in the U.S. (though the book is available for
pre-order on Amazon and elsewhere), but it's presumably available in the
U.K. and perhaps other European countries as well. The book, by
Garry Kasparov, brings to completion his series on his battles...
(9/3)
Maxim Rodshtein Wins Open de Sants
FIDE
XII International Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta was held from
20th to 29th August at Auditori del Centre Cívic de les Cotxeres de
Sants, 79 Sants st, and other halls nearby, in Barcelona. 615
players took part in two tournaments, which is a new record...
(9/3) RCF
signs contracts with players and coaches
Chessdom
Prizes for medal also defined. The Russian Chess Federation has
announced that the individual contracts with members of the national
teams, who will represent the country at the 39th World Chess Olympiad,
have been signed. The status of the coaching staff, which at this
stage of preparation counts seven trainers and captains...
(9/3)
Junior Chess Championshhip Qualifier Begins
Kaieteur News
The TOPCO JUICES Junior Chess Championship Qualifier tournament begins
on Saturday at the KEI-SHAR'S Sports Club...
(9/3)
US G60 and G30 National Championships
Chessdom
23-24th October at Holiday Inn Hotel, 5300 W Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL.
The United States Game-60 and Game-30 National Chess Championships
returns for its third year in a row to the Chicago North Shore.
The event will once again be held at the Holiday Inn North Shore Hotel
in Skokie, IL on October 23rd and 24th. Each event will be
featuring a GUARANTEED $4,000 prize fund, a scholarship to Texas Tech
University valued up to $36,000, and...
(9/3)
Smederevski SK claims Serbian First League
Chessdom
Smederevski SK won the 2010 Serbian First League after the dramatic last
round in which top four teams were paired one against another.
Smederevo and Vodovod started their match from the shared first place
and held the destiny in their own hand. But the defending
champion...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
(9/2)
Dun and dusted
Telegraph by Malcolm Pein
Mark Hebden won the GM Group of the Dun Laoghaire Masters tournament
organised by the Irish Chess Union. Hebden scored 6/9 and his key
win was yet another King’s Indian brilliancy...
(9/2)
Kamsky Wins Strong Tournament in Azerbaijan New York Times By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Gata Kamsky is enjoying a renaissance. A year ago, Kamsky seemed
to be slipping. He lost a semifinal match for the world
championship to Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in early 2009...
(9/2)
Even GMs can Misevaluate Endgames
Chess.com by WIM Iryna Zenyuk (energia)
Last week my intention was to play out an endgame position that I have
to present today during the weekend’s tournament in Washington DC.
Somehow, I imagined a calm atmosphere, sitting somewhere in a nice
restaurant, and playing out an endgame with my chess friends. The
reality was: the tournament had two games per day and hardly any time
for relaxation. I wanted to ask...
(9/2)
7th Kalamaria Open
FIDE
The 7th Kalamaria Open Chess Tournament was played from 25th August to
1st September in Thessaloniki, Greece. The tournament was managed
by the Kalamaria Chess Club and Municipality of Kalamaria, and played in
two rating groups. Armenian Grandmaster and former World Junior
Champion Zaven Andriasian...
(9/2)
Labor Day Chess Madness Preview
USCF
As the rest of the country prepares to go back to school with one last
beach getaway, chessplayers break out their boards ( and not the surfing
variety!) The late journalist and chess promoter Jerry Hanken first
coined the term, "Labor Day Chess Madness" to refer to the coast to
coast flourishing of local chess events, including many State
Championships...
(9/2)
Young chess masters get toughened up in Al Ain
National
AL AIN // At just 10 years old, the number one ranked female chess
player in the Arab world conveyed only intense concentration as she
faced off against an opponent a decade her senior...
(9/2)
Anton Filippov Wins 6th Pichay Cup
FIDE
Uzbek GM Anton Filippov won the 6th Pichay Cup alone with 7 points for
the $6,000 top prize. GMs Murtas Kazhgaleyev of Kazakhstan and Tamaz
Gelashvili of Georgia tied for runner-up position with 6.5 points each.
See chess-results.com for results...
(9/2) The World
Verse
Chess.com by IM David Pruess (dpruess)
There have been a few challenge matches in the past that test the
solitary genius of one exceptional person against the wisdom of the
masses. In these "World v. X" matches, "The World" always comes
upon its move...
(9/2)
Chess gets extreme
College Times
Jeremy Dancer is an extreme chess player. At exhibitions like the
one this Saturday at the Cave Creek Thieves Market, he's going to be
playing 20 people at once, five-minute time limit games, and also
blindfolded to make the traditionally tactical and...
(9/2)
Grandmaster Antonio to sue chess officials Pichay, Abalos
GMANews.TV
Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio is contemplating on suing officials
of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) for his
removal from the...
(9/2)
Mathematicians, Musicians and Chess Masters New York Times by DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN
Sunday's chess column was about Noam Elkies, a Harvard mathematics
professor who is also a music composer and...
(9/2)
FIDE: ‘Players need not worry about the Olympiad’
Chess Vibes by Peter Doggers
The first round of the upcoming Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk is scheduled
for September 21st. A record 160 teams of chess players from all over
the globe are expected to travel to Siberia, which makes the
organization of transportation, accommodation and food an arduous task.
Many players have their worries and complaints, but FIDE Vice President
Israel Gelfer says they shouldn’t...
(9/2)
Hebden wins in Ireland
TWIC by IM Malcolm Pein
Mark Hebden won the GM Group of the Dun Laoghaire Masters tournament
organised by the Irish Chess Union. Hebden scored 6/9 and his key
win was yet another King's Indian brilliancy...
(9/2)
Maurice Ashley: The Secret to Chess - a sample lesson ChessBase
This is one you really do not want to miss. Star international trainer
and commentator Maurice Ashley reveals a secret he discovered on his way
to becoming a chess grandmaster. It is a simple idea that anyone
can understand – something that you can use immediately to improve...
(9/2)
Queen's Indian Updates
Chess.com by GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan (thamizhan)
After two seasons of pure disastrous results in the United States Chess
League (USCL) I was hoping for a fresh start this season. When I
played for the Dallas Destiny in the first two seasons of the USCL, it
would not be an overstatement to say I single-handedly managed to put
Dallas out of the playoff picture. I guess there is something
about playing on a computer screen rather than playing in an actual
board (I have other excuses prepared as well)...
(9/2) Magnus vs
the World in the RAW Chess Challenge ChessBase
He has just topped the latest FIDE rating list, for the fifth time in
succession. Now Magnus Carlsen, 19-year-old chess phenomenon from
Norway, is taking on the world. On Friday, September 10th, as part
of his fashion promotion for G-Star, he will play a one-day match...
(9/2)
The Anand Episode Sport Star Weekly
The unfortunate incident involving chess master Viswanathan Anand only
confirms the insensitivity that marks the treatment of a champion by a
society that believes sport in India is cricket...
(9/2)
The curious case of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Sport Star Weekly
In the run-up to the elections of the World Chess Federation, Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov trashes allegations of corruption against him. “I have
sunk hundreds of millions of my own dollars into the sport..."
(9/2)
MACA Fundraising Chess Book Auction Mass Chess
The following books, donated by the family of Andrus Varnik of
Arlington, MA, a MACA life member who died in 2009, will be auctioned
off. The books represent the remainder of the chess books of the
library of Mr. Varnik, who had one of the largest private...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
(9/1)
The September Check is in the Mail USCF By Alex Dunne
Return of the Golden Knight. Chuck Cullum made a dramatic return
to the title of Golden Knights Champion. Although he went undefeated in
the 2002 event, he needed the luck of the draw to finish on top in 2004.
Chuck scored 5 ½- ½ in the first round, ceding a draw to Steve Fairbairn
of Canada. In the semifinal round, Chuck remained undefeated, but
gave up four draws...
(9/1)
Magnus Carlsen on the mettle
Telegraph by Malcolm Pein
Magnus Carlsen defeated Vishy Anand in the final of the Artic Securities
Chess Stars 2010 in front of his home fans at Kristiansund in Norway.
The 19 year-old world number one took the two-game match 1.5-0.5,
winning with white and drawing with black. Anand was disappointed
with his play in the first game as he blundered a pawn early on...
(9/1)
The great Anand’s little ideas – part III
Chess In Translation
Radosław Wojtaszek’s commentary on the final games of the Anand-Topalov
match again reveals the thinking of the Anand team, but also the human
story of how, for instance, the seconds returned to their rooms to nap
when the decisive game appeared to be heading for a draw...
(9/1)
Deep Sengupta breaks into top-10 The Hindu
Grandmaster Deep Sengupta collected 31 points in the past two months to
be among the country’s top-10 players...
(9/1)
First Pan-Armenian Chess Olympiad brings together 40 ranked players
Armenian Reporter
Yerevan - The first Pan-Armenian Chess Olympiad took place in Yerevan
from August 14 to August 23, 2010. The event, co-sponsored by AGBU,
was held as part of the "One Nation, One Culture" Festival. The
joint initiative by the Republic of Armenia's Diaspora Ministry and the
Chess Academy of Armenia brought together 40 top-ranked Armenian chess
players from the diaspora, Karabakh and Armenia...
(9/1)
Chess Olympics about to start in Russia The Voice of Russia
Russia's Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiisk is prepared to host the 39th
World Chess Olympics which is expected to draw almost 1400 participants
from 158 countries...
(9/1)
Arctic Securities Chess Stars, Kr.sund, Final
Magnus Carlsen`s Blog
Finally an update from Arctic Securities Chess Stars in Kristiansund.
I managed to win with white against Anand in the final. It was a
tense game in which I attacked his pawn fortress from both sides and in
the end his weak kingside became too vulnerable. As black in the
Ruy Lopez Breyer variation in the second game, I think I defended fairly
accurately. Anand did not get any advantage, and after
simplifications on the queen side he offered a draw on move 28 as he was
even slightly worse and without any significant counter-play. I´m
not attaching too much significance to a two-game rapid match...
(9/1)
Local champ to launch book on chess in Irish
Meath Chronicle by Ann Casey
A new Irish language book on chess will be launched at the weekend by
international chess player, Úna " Boyle, a native of Duleek. 'Ficheall'
is the first ever Chess book written and published in the Irish language
and it will be launched at a function in the Boyne Valley Hotel next
Sunday...
(9/1)
Another champ from Chennai The Hindu
He may have learnt the basics of the board game late, but Adhiban
Bhaskaran has a string of successes to his credit. To wake up one
day and discover that one is gifted in a particular vocation is a rather
improbable idea, in which one cannot repose a lot of confidence.
More so in a sport like chess... So when Adhiban Bhaskaran,
National Champion and the country's 23rd...
(9/1)
Computer chess algorithms
OnlyHardwareBlog by renu
In chess, machine vs. man duels existed since chess programs exist, but
they were easy fights for GM's until the 90′s. We all remember...
(9/1)
Chess Puzzles: A Vodka Escape
The Huffington Post by Lubomir Kavalek
I began my escape from the communist Czechoslovakia 42 years ago, on
Sunday, September 1, 1968. According to Wikipedia, I bought
several crates of vodka with my winnings at the Akiba Rubinstein
Memorial in the Polish spa of Polanica...
(9/1) The
New Reinfeld
Chesscafe by Steven B. Dowd
Review: Studying Chess Made Easy by Andrew Soltis. OK, let's make
it official, GM Soltis is the new Fred Reinfeld. That is no insult;
Reinfeld produced some very good chess literature. Did he turn out
potboilers too? Certainly. But much of value came from that old
master...
(9/1)
Italian Chess News
Susan Polgar Daily Chess News
Chess greetings from Italy! Italy has a new young Grand Master,
Sabino Brunello, 21 years old. It is surely an effect of the
example by Fabiano Caruana (and also Daniele Vocaturo) also if Sabino is
not a professional player, but he is a student at University...
(9/1)
Smederevski SK claims Serbian First League
Chessdom
Smederevski SK won the 2010 Serbian First League after the dramatic last
round in which top four teams were paired one against another.
Smederevo and Vodovod started their match from the shared first place
and held the destiny in their own hand...
(9/1)
Computer to comment on Chess Olympics
Xinhua
31 (Xinhua) -- The super computer BlueGene will be a commentator during
the 39th World Chess Olympics slated from Sept. 20 to Oct. 3 in
Khanty-Mansiisk, Western Siberia. This is the first time ever a
computer takes that job, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Tuesday....
(9/1)
Shanghai Masters 2010 (Prelim)
TWIC by Mark Crowther
The Shanghai Masters takes place 3rd-8th September 2010 just prior to
the Olympiad. Wang Hao, as best Chinese player (20th ranked);
Alexei Shirov, as best Spanish player (9th ranked); Levon Aronian, as
winner of the Final Chess Masters 2009 (5th ranked);and Vladimir Kramnik
compete for two places in the Bilbao Masters final after the Olympiad...
(9/1)
Pakistan to feature in World Chess Olympiad
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD : The men and women chess teams of Pakistan will leave for
Russia on September 18 to participate in the 39th World Chess Olympiad
scheduled to be...
(9/1)
Belogradchik Chess Festival
Chessdom
One of the top amateur open chess event of the year. After the
fantastic World Amateur Chess Championship, amateur chess events are on
the rise. The latest example is the Belogradchik Chess Festival,
that will take place September 5th-12th, 2010...
(9/1)
Arctic Securities Chess Stars
FIDE
Arctic Securities Chess Stars Tournament, under management by the
Kristiansund Chessclub, was played on 28-30th August in Kristiansund,
Norway. World champion Vishy Anand, world's top rated player...
(9/1)
Upcoming Events: Shanghai Masters, Olympiad
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
First up, starting Friday (I think - sometimes the given "start" date
includes all the opening ceremonies, which often occur the day before...
(9/1)
Chess club offer new camp Jordan Independent
Is your young chess player interested in getting beyond the basics?
Do they know how the pieces move, the value of the pieces, and the
difference between check and checkmate...
(9/1) The
Openings Explained
Chesscafe by Abby Marshall
Sicilian Kan Variation [B43]. My subject for this column is the
Sicilian Kan Variation, which is also known as the Paulsen Variation.
Many top players have employed it over the years and it is popular at
club levels...
(9/1) His 5th
samovar – Morozevich wins 64th Moscow Blitz ChessBase
Many were worried about his recent absence from the chess circuit. The
very volatile GM Alexander Morozevich, who has dropped from number two
in the world (July/October 2008) to 37th in the current list, was in
great form in the yearly Moscow Blitz Championship, taking first
place...
(9/1)
Carlsen beats Anand in Arctic Securities Final
TWIC by IM Malcolm Pein
Magnus Carlsen defeated Vishy Anand in the final of the Artic Securities
Chess Stars 2010 in front of his home fans at Kristiansund in Norway.
The nineteen year old world number one took the two-game match 1.5-0.5,
winning with white and drawing with black...
(9/1)
Olympic-Sized Problems
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
The following item from today's issue of Chess Today may be of interest,
and will give those who don't follow chess politics some inkling of the
problems we face under the aegis of Iljumzhinov. "A few days ago I
decided not to play in the forthcoming chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansijsk.
That will be only the second Olympiad I have missed since 1994. One of
the reasons for my decision was the fact this Olympiad seems to be badly
organised..."
(9/1)
Checkpoint
Chesscafe by Carsten Hansen
Reviewed this Month: The Alterman Gambit Guide: White Gambits by
Boris Alterman; How to Win at Chess - Quickly! by Simon Williams;
Secrets of Opening Surprises, Vol.12 by Jeroen Bosch (ed.)
(9/1) FIDE
ratings September 2010: average ratings up, up, and up... ChessBase
The FIDE ratings lists for September 2010 are out, and though there were
few cataclysmic changes, some statistics do stand out: the average
rating continues to rise, and the top 100 now average...
The organisers say they are ready, but others are concerned.
It seems that FIDE's official in charge of the Olympiad, FIDE
Vice-President Israel Gelfer, is under great strain right now.
He sent an abusive E-Mail to one of the representatives of the
nations that support the current FIDE regime, something regarded as
quite out of character for him...
(9/1)
Kamsky Wins Baku Open
The Chess Mind by Dennis Monokroussos
Recently crowned US chess champion Gata Kamsky continues to have a
successful 2010, bouncing back from a bumpy 2009. It wasn't a
super-event, but the Baku Open wasn't weak, either. His score of 7.5/9
was good enough for clear first, half a point ahead of Emil Sutovsky
(his erstwhile second!) and three others; there were 175 players in
total...
(9/1) Opening
Lanes
Chesscafe by Gary Lane
A key to success can be to get your opening on the board as soon as
possible to stop your opponent playing their favourite variation.
After three moves in the Sicilian it is possible to get your own way,
but...
(9/1)
Kamsky Wins Baku Open
USCF
Our US Champion, GM Gata Kamsky won clear first at the Baku Open (August
23-31) with 7.5/9. He lost in round six to GM Mamedov but came back with
three wins in a row...
(9/1)
Morphy’s NY Ledger Column
Chesscafe Edited by Mark C. Donlan
Many chess players are unaware that Paul Morphy wrote a chess column.
From August 6, 1859 until August 4, 1860, Morphy “conducted the Chess
Department” in the New York Ledger. There were fifty-two
columns...
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Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and
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