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• Tiebreaker Needed in U.S. Championship; Krush Wins U.S. Women's

  About.com Chess

  13 May 2013 | 4:52 am

  Heading into the U.S. Women's Championship, almost everyone was certain that the competition would come down to a two-horse race between Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih. In the end, those two did end up 1-2 in the standings, though a third player -- Tatev Abrahamyan -- proved to be an important part of the mix as well. Krush hadn't truly sealed up her victory until she scored a decisive win over Abrahamyan in the 8th round, which -- combined with her earlier victory over Zatonskih -- put her virtually out of reach. A safe draw in the 9th and final round brought Krush's score to 8/9, which was…

• Metropolitan Chess News: Sarkar Wins, 27th Invitational Up Next

  United States Chess Federation

  16 May 2013 | 11:20 am

  The Western Pacific Open was recently hosted by Metropolitan Chess in Los Angeles from April 26-28. IM Justin Sarkar won the Open section. Next up is the 27th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational.

• Bela Khotenashvili is the winner of Fondation Neva Women's Grand Prix

  World Chess Federation - FIDE

  15 May 2013 | 4:57 am

  Bela Khotenashvili became the winner of Neva Fondation Women Grand Prix In the last round Georgian player Bela Khotenashvili managed to make a draw against Anna Ushenina and won the tournament. Her nearest rival Anna Muzychuk had to win the game in order to catch the leader but Slovenian player didn’t get anything out of the opening and drew against Alexandra Kosteniuk. “I’m very happy to win this tournament and consider this result as the best one in my career so far. I would like to thank Georgian chess federation, President of GCF Giya Giorgadze and our coach Davit Jojua for their…

• Good Tactics 63

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• Lothar Schmid dies at 85

  ChessVibes

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  19 May 2013 | 11:52 am

  Grandmaster, arbiter of several World Championship matches and world renowned chess collector Lothar Schmid passed away on Saturday at the age of 85. Schmid died in his home town Bamberg "of age-related illness", reports Chessbase.Tags: Lothar SchmidIn memoriam

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• Metropolitan Chess News: Sarkar Wins, 27th Invitational Up Next

  16 May 2013 | 11:20 am

  The Western Pacific Open was recently hosted by Metropolitan Chess in Los Angeles from April 26-28. IM Justin Sarkar won the Open section. Next up is the 27th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational.

• Dreams & Extremes for Nakamura in Norway

  16 May 2013 | 10:24 am

  GM Ian Rogers writes about the dreams that created Norway Chess 2013 and the extremes of our #1 rated player GM Hikaru Nakamura there so far.

• Boor & Rosen Top Chicago Chess Center Invitational

  16 May 2013 | 9:48 am

  Carl Boor and Eric Rosen topped the Chicago Chess Center UNAM Invitational. See key games and find out more about the CCC, which aims to create a metropolitan chess center in Chicago.

• Kamsky Wins 4th Title in Armageddon

  13 May 2013 | 9:30 am

  The 2013 U.S. Championship went extra innings today in a gripping tiebreak final. After splitting a pair of rapid games, GM Gata Kamsky won $30,000 and his fourth title in an Armageddon game against GM Alejandro Ramirez, who was seeking his first title.

• Krush Crowned; Playoffs Await Kamsky, Ramirez

  12 May 2013 | 9:35 am

  IM Irina Krush defended her U.S. Women’s Championship title today. Her draw with WGM Camilla Baginskaite made her score 8/9 and put the tournament out of reach for IM Anna Zatonskih

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• Bela Khotenashvili is the winner of Fondation Neva Women's Grand Prix

  15 May 2013 | 4:57 am

  Bela Khotenashvili became the winner of Neva Fondation Women Grand Prix In the last round Georgian player Bela Khotenashvili managed to make a draw against Anna Ushenina and won the tournament. Her nearest rival Anna Muzychuk had to win the game in order to catch the leader but Slovenian player didn’t get anything out of the opening and drew against Alexandra Kosteniuk. “I’m very happy to win this tournament and consider this result as the best one in my career so far. I would like to thank Georgian chess federation, President of GCF Giya Giorgadze and our coach Davit Jojua for their…

• Draft Proposed Regulations on Registration and Licencing of Players

  14 May 2013 | 11:14 pm

  2PB-2013/21 Draft Proposed Regulations on Registration and Licencing of Players  (pdf)Please send the comments to office@fide.com.

• Meetings in Geneva

  14 May 2013 | 4:06 am

  After the closing of Grand Prix in Zug the FIDE President travelled to Geneva. There he met with Mr. Luvsantseren ORGIL, Mongolian ambassador to Switzerland and the Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office in Geneva. The meeting was held in a real kibitka constructed in the premises of the embassy. A chess battle took place in the kibitka between the Councillor-Minister Jargalsaikhan Gozon and WGM Tuvshintugs Batchimeg (MGL) who is currently participating in the Grand-Prix in Geneva. Also the FIDE President met with the Elena Timchenko, President of Fondation Neva and…

• Checkmating Alzheimer's Disease

  14 May 2013 | 2:57 am

  Checkmating Alzheimer’s Disease Could Mind Sports help older adults improve cognitive performance and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s By Michael Ciamarra You’ve read the headline of this article. Interesting you think. You nod and move on. What if you notice that you forgot what you just had read a moment ago? It’s those little things that begin to make you concerned – misplaced keys, forgetting to shut the refrigerator door, driving home forgetting which way you turn to get there. What happens when you cannot remember the person sitting across from you who happens to also be your…

• Thessaloniki FIDE Grand Prix Announcement

  14 May 2013 | 2:41 am

  GM Teimur Radjabov has withdrawn from the Thessaloniki Grand Prix for personal reasons and has been replaced by GM Etienne Bacrot from France.Participants Name FED Title Rating Bacrot, Etienne FRA GM 2725 Caruana, Fabiano ITA GM 2774 Dominguez Perez, Leinier CUB GM 2723 Grischuk, Alexander RUS GM 2779 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR GM 2755 Kamsky, Gata USA GM 2741 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB GM 2699 Morozevich, Alexander RUS GM 2760 Nakamura, Hikaru USA GM 2775 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR GM 2742 Svidler, Peter RUS GM 2769 Topalov, Veselin BUL GM 2793

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  About.com Chess

• Tiebreaker Needed in U.S. Championship; Krush Wins U.S. Women's

  13 May 2013 | 4:52 am

  Heading into the U.S. Women's Championship, almost everyone was certain that the competition would come down to a two-horse race between Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih. In the end, those two did end up 1-2 in the standings, though a third player -- Tatev Abrahamyan -- proved to be an important part of the mix as well. Krush hadn't truly sealed up her victory until she scored a decisive win over Abrahamyan in the 8th round, which -- combined with her earlier victory over Zatonskih -- put her virtually out of reach. A safe draw in the 9th and final round brought Krush's score to 8/9, which was…

• U.S. Chess Championships Begin

  6 May 2013 | 4:55 am

  The United States Chess Championships are underway, and after three rounds of play, Gata Kamsky leads with a perfect 3/3 score. Perhaps more surprising than Kamsky's success (he's the clear favorite with Hikaru Nakamura not participating this year) are the two players tied for second place with 2.5 points each: GM Conrad Holt and FM John Daniel Bryant, both of whom are near the bottom of the ratings list for the 24 player field. Nearly as unlikely is the trio of players currently tied for last with 0.5 points: grandmasters Alexander Ivanov, Ray Robson and Marc Tyler Arnold. Of course, with…

• Chennai (Still) Hosting 2013 World Chess Championship

  6 May 2013 | 4:34 am

  There was a bit of a whirlwind series of events this week related to exactly where the next World Chess Championship match would be held. For weeks now, it had been assumed that Chennai, India would host the match, as they announced that FIDE had awarded them the hosting duties for the contest between World Champion Viswanathan Anand and his Norwegian challenger, Magnus Carlsen. This was perceived as a small advantage for the reigning champion, who grew up in Chennai....Read Full Post

• Big Names Live Up to Reputations at Zug, Alekhine

  6 May 2013 | 4:09 am

  As I wrote about last week, there were two very important tournaments taking place simultaneously in different locations. First, there was the prestigious Alekhine Memorial in St. Petersburg, which was a tightly contested affair throughout. In the end, a score of +2 was enough to get you a share of first place, as both Levon Aronian and Boris Gelfand finished on 5.5/9 scores, just ahead of World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Aronian had the best tiebreaks, and thus became the official winner. Aronian's result was enough to give himself a tiny ratings boost -- just over one point -- which,…

• Grandmaster Plays 33 Blindfold Games Simultaneously

  30 Apr 2013 | 1:52 pm

  It's hard to really impress the chess-conscious public these days. Simuls are fun, but any strong club player can tell you that playing any number of games can be trivial if you're much stronger than your competition. Similarly, blindfold play might look impressive, but grandmasters used to do it all the time at the Melody Amber tournament, and any reasonably strong player can learn to play blindfolded without too much trouble....Read Full Post

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  19 May 2013 | 7:51 pm

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• Motorcycle Crash Attorney To help you In Your Insurance Claim

  19 May 2013 | 7:09 pm

  Though motorcycle legislation and insurance specs vary simply by state, the majority of states demand bikers to handle some form of motorbike insurance. Many organizations provide cost-effective and thorough motorcycle automobile accident insuran...

• Skewers

  19 May 2013 | 6:46 pm

  A deady tactic. The skewer attacks the king. The king moves and the attacking piece takes the piece behind it. Queens, rooks, and bishops can all skewer. The most common is the endgame skewer Take a look at these examples.

• To trade or not to trade

  19 May 2013 | 6:37 pm

  This is a pretty hot topic. Many beginners react to this by " cool i'll just take" which is not the case. When to trade when it puts you in a good position puts opponnet in bad position gets rid of your opponnets active piece in excheange for a ...

• Fun with knights

  19 May 2013 | 6:07 pm

  When your knights are well placed they can devastate your opponent.

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• Lothar Schmid dies at 85

  Editors

  19 May 2013 | 11:52 am

  Grandmaster, arbiter of several World Championship matches and world renowned chess collector Lothar Schmid passed away on Saturday at the age of 85. Schmid died in his home town Bamberg "of age-related illness", reports Chessbase.Tags: Lothar SchmidIn memoriam

• Weekly Endgame Study (321)

  Yochanan Afek

  19 May 2013 | 10:40 am

  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! --> IM Yochanan Afek's Official Website A. Sochnev 2012Tags: Sochnev

• Karjakin wins Norway Chess tournament

  Peter Doggers

  18 May 2013 | 8:36 am

  Sergey Karjakin won the Norway Chess tournament on Saturday. The Russian grandmaster was the only player to finish on 6/9 after a draw with Veselin Topalov in the final round. Magnus Carlsen drew his black game with Levon Aronian quickly to end on shared second place with Hikaru Nakamura, who beat Jon Ludvig Hammer. Just like in Wijk aan Zee this year, Wang Hao defeated Vishy Anand in the last round. The top 3 at the prize giving: Karjakin, Carlsen and NakamuraTags: Norway ChessSergey Karjakin

• Carlsen & Karjakin both lose in dramatic 8th round in Norway

  Peter Doggers

  17 May 2013 | 12:55 pm

  In a dramatic penultimate round Sergey Karjakin kept his half point lead despite losing his game to Peter Svidler because Magnus Carlsen also lost, to Wang Hao. There were two more decisive games: Vishy Anand defeated Jon Ludvig Hammer and Hikaru Nakamura beat Teimour Radjabov.Tags: Norway Chess

• New: The Scandinavian, Move by Move

  New in Chess

  17 May 2013 | 9:44 am

  New: The Scandinavian, Move by Move

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• European Chess Club Cup 2013

  Goran

  19 May 2013 | 8:18 am

  The European Chess Club Cup 2013 will take place on 19-27 October, 2013, in the conference center of the 5-star Rodos Palace Convention Resort which is regarded as one of the finest deluxe hotels on the island of Rhodes. Rodos Palace offers luxurious accommodation, exquisite dining facilities and numerous recreational amenities, on a superb location just 2.5 km from the Medieval City of Rhodes! From each National Club Championship in European countries, one (1) to four (4) clubs qualify to the European Club Cup, depending on the strength of each national event. The European Club Cup will be…

• Karjakin finishes sole first at the Norway Chess Tournament

  carlos

  18 May 2013 | 9:13 am

  The last round of the first Norway Chess Tournament finished after more than five hours of chess. Sergey Karjakin finally drew his game against Veselin Topalov to claim overall victory at the event. Magnus Carlsen signed an uneventful draw with Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand lost with black against Wang Hao and Hikaru Nakamura got shared second place thanks to his win over Jon Ludvig Hammer. Replay games with computer analysis / Participants Sergey Karjakin fulfilled the expectations after his great start and finished the event on sole first place after drawing Veselin Topalov with the…

• Anand closes on the leader as both Karjakin and Carlsen lose

  carlos

  17 May 2013 | 6:26 pm

  The penultimate round of the Norway Chess super-tournament saw a surprising set of results in the main boards. Magnus Carlsen lost with white against Wang Hao while Sergey Karjakin fell with black in his game against Peter Svidler. World champion Viswanathan Anand took advantage of these results by getting a full point, and is now half a point behind Karjakin, sharing second place with the Norwegian prodigy. Live games with computer analysis / Participants A highly rare event was seen today in Stavanger, Magnus Carlsen lost in a technical drawn endgame. Wang Hao was the responsible in…

• Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013

  Goran

  17 May 2013 | 4:18 pm

  The 2013 Commonwealth Open Chess Championship will run concurrently with the South African Open Chess Championship, the Nelson Mandela Bay Open Chess Championship and the South African Open Blitz chess Championship. These Championships will be held at The Boardwalk Hotel, Convention Centre and Spa in the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa from 5th July 2013 to 14th July 2013. The Commonwealth and South African Open Chess Championships 2013 and the South African Open Blitz Chess Championships 2013 are open to all chess players. The Commonwealth and South African Open Chess…

• FIDE Dress Code Policy – Proposal of Ms. Beatriz Marinello

  Goran

  17 May 2013 | 3:45 pm

  Objective: It is important to promote a good and positive image of chess. Attire worn during all phases of the championships and events should be in good taste and appropriate to such a prestigious chess event. Regulations 1. Events regulated by the Dress Code 1.a World Events for Adult Players (over 21 years old) World Championship Match Candidates Tournament Women’s World Championship Match Chess Olympiad World Team Championship Women’s World Team Championship World Cup FIDE Grand Prix Series Women’s FIDE Grand Prix Series World Amateur Championships World Rapid and Blitz…

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  Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information

• Sunday tactic review

  20 May 2013 | 12:00 am

   White to move. How should White proceed?Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

• WC match expected to draw the biggest online crowd in history

  19 May 2013 | 10:30 pm

  ByCecil Rosner Posted: 05/18/2013 1:00 AMTHERE isn't much that happens in the arena of world championship chess that is devoid of controversy, so the battle over this year's title match was predictable.Viswanathan Anand, the reigning world champion and a popular figure in his native India, will meet challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway in November. At 43, Anand is nearly twice the age of his upstart opponent.Carlsen earned the right to challenge for the world championship by winning a nail-biting Candidates tournament in London. Though he is the top-rated player in the world, Carlsen had to…

• 2013 SPICE Cup Open - $11,000 guaranteed

  19 May 2013 | 10:06 pm

  2013 SPICE Cup Open Sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation St. Louis, MissouriOctober 15-19, 2013 GM/IM norm opportunity - Minimum rating (FIDE) 2100 Limited to first 50 entries 4 IM/GM norms were earned last year: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com PRIZES: $11,000 guaranteed $4,000-$2,000-$1,500-$1,000-$500U/2400 FIDE $500-$250-$125U/2300 FIDE $500-$250-$125top female $250 October 2013 rating will be used Limited FREE hotel accommodation (double occupancy) at the Crown Plaza available to foreign GMs. ENTRY FEES: Free to all GMs, IMs, WGMs and all FIDE rated players over…

• Famous chess fanatics

  19 May 2013 | 10:04 pm

  By Frank 'Boy' PestañoChessmosoThursday, May 16, 2013ALMOST every titled player (GMs, IMs etc.) can be considered chess fanatics as they play and study almost every day and a great number rely on the game as their major source of income.This article is not about them but about famous people who excel in their professions and are world-famous.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist.According to hall of famer Bill Wall, William Shakespeare must have been a chessfanatic.There are some hints in…

• Psycho Knock-out Chess with GM Maurice Ashley and Daniel King ... and more

  19 May 2013 | 10:01 pm

  IM Andrew Martin Presents: The French Defense, Rubinstein VariationIM Andrew Martin Presents: The French Defense, Rubinstein VariationPosted on May 17,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner. IM Andrew Martin states that former World Chess Champion Mikhail Botvinnik described the French Defense as a difficult and dangerous opening, although IM Martin still believes the French Defense to be a very versatile and effective opening weapon for beginner and intermediate players. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD…

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• US Chess Championships, Round 1

  4 May 2013 | 10:05 am

  The action got a running start today as the majority of the first-round battles at the 2013 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship produced a clear victor. Half of the men’s games and 80 percent of the ladies’ skirmishes gave decisive results, kicking off nine rounds of chess at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Two notable upsets highlighted the U.S. Championship

• Thessaloniki confirmed for FIDE Grand Prix

  3 May 2013 | 2:55 pm

  Chessdom were first to cautiously hint that the next FIDE Grand Prix event will take place in Thessaloniki from 22nd May.FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov now officially confirmed that the tournament will be in Greece.The event was supposed to take place in Madrid, but following the disaster with Lisbon, AGON once again failed to provide the sponsorship.Their failure might turn out to the good

• Paris wants WCC match between Anand and Carlsen

  3 May 2013 | 2:41 pm

  ChessDailyNews reveals that the Mayor of Paris Mr. Bertrand Delanoe wrote to FIDE to support the French Chess Federation in its aim to organize the World Chess Championship Match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen.The French Chess Federation apparently sent an offer to FIDE that includes 2,65 million EUR for the match prize fund, 800,000 EUR contribution to FIDE budget and an

• Norway issues formal complaint to FIDE

  3 May 2013 | 2:26 pm

  The Norwegian Chess Federation has written to FIDE on the issue of the venue of the upcoming World Chess Championship match between Viswanthan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. The letter has also been made public in order to try and halt what seems an almost unstoppable momentum within FIDE towards awarding the match to Chennai without a bidding process. FIDE seem to be honouring an agreement to give

• Women's World Championship Match 2013

  3 May 2013 | 2:21 pm

  Chessdom announced that the Women’s World Championship Match 2013 between the reigning World Champion Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and her challenger Hou Yifan (China) will be organized by the FIDE and Chinese Chess Association on 10-27 September 2013, in the city of Taizhou, China. The winner of the FWWCM 2013 will be declared Women’s World Champion for the period 2013-2014. Hou Yifan, who

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• Geri’s Game from Pixar Studios

  Neil Essig

  8 May 2013 | 7:30 am

  This is one of our favorites. In this short film, Pixar brings to life the chess game of an older man against, well, himself. Happy Friday!

• The First Event

  Neil Essig

  20 Feb 2013 | 7:46 am

  The First Event We needed something more.  The club sessions were fun, light, semi-competitive.  The visits to the local chess club were thrilling and combative.  However, the students wanted chess in their school; they wanted the heat of competition right on their home territory.  We devised a strategy: we would host a tournament. Of course, [...]

• Roeper Students Named State Champs in Chess – Patch.com

  Neil Essig

  18 Feb 2013 | 1:12 pm

  February was a good month for the young chess players at the Roeper School. On Feb. 2, the Roeper chess team won multiple awards at the Michigan Scholastic Team Championship, most notably the K-3 team, which took home first place and was named state champions. In addition, the K-5 team finished second in the state [...]

• Natick teen designs puzzles to help Alzheimer’s patients – Natick Bulletin and Tab

  Neil Essig

  18 Feb 2013 | 7:15 am

  Max Wallack may only be 16, but he has already impacted the lives of thousands of seniors more than four times his age. Based on experiences he had caring for his great-grandmother, the Natick teenager launched a nonprofit to give puzzles to nursing homes and other facilities that help Alzheimer’s disease patients Wallack’s great-grandmother, Gertrude [...]

• The ‘Queen’ Wants to Turn Chess Into a Spectator Sport – Wired

  Neil Essig

  15 Feb 2013 | 8:17 am

  Julian Schuster first heard the rumor a year and a half ago. Susan Polgar, the legendary grand master known to journalists as “the Queen,” was unhappy in her current position as Texas Tech’s chess coach. She was feeling unappreciated. She had made this known to certain people in the tight-knit world of chess, and the [...]

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• 2013 U.S. and Women’s Chess Champions Crowned in Saint Louis

  14 May 2013 | 1:20 pm

  ST. LOUIS, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Grandmaster Gata Kamsky, 38, the 2013 U.S. Chess Champion and Irina Krush , 29, the 2013 Women’s Chess Champion. Both champions hail from New York City. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130514/CG13852) The prestigious tournaments are element of the “Triple Crown” of chess championships held in the United States this year. The third event is the Junior Championship, a tournament for players under the age of 21, which occurs on the CCSCSL June 13-23.

• Azerbaijan to host 2016 Chess Olympiad - Indiatalkies.com

  14 May 2013 | 3:55 am

  Baku, May 14: Azerbaijan won the right to stage the 42nd edition of the 2016 Chess Olympiad in the capital city of Baku from May 17 to 30. - Indiatalkies.com

• Azerbaijan to host 2016 Chess Olympiad

  14 May 2013 | 3:48 am

  Azerbaijan won the right to stage the 42nd edition of the 2016 Chess Olympiad in the capital city of Baku from May 17 to 30. The other two application by Albena of Bulgaria and Tallinn of Estonia did not make presentations before the voting and were not approved Monday, Xinhua reports. The Chess Federation of Azerbaijan came up with a rich offer...

• Azerbaijan to host 2016 Chess Olympiad

  14 May 2013 | 3:44 am

  Baku, May 14 (IANS) Azerbaijan won the right to stage the 42nd edition of the 2016 Chess Olympiad in the capital city of Baku from May 17 to 30. The other two application by Albena of Bulgaria and Tallinn of Estonia did not make presentations before the voting and were not approved Monday, Xinhua reports. The Chess Federation of Azerbaijan came up with a rich offer to host the 2016 Chess Olympiad and 2015 World Cup in Baku back in July. The budget for the 2016 Chess Olympiad is an astonishing 13.3 million euros with Baku also due to host the FIDE World Cup in 2015. The post Azerbaijan to host…

• Remote Influencing, Poisoned Pawns, and Bobby Fischer

  14 Apr 2013 | 10:17 am

     For a bit lighter weekend fare I am writing another post on the subject of a remote influencing and chess. I previously covered the Korchnoi-Karpov World Championship match in the Philippines. Whether or not you buy the paranormal aspects, the chess is going to be good.  I'm covering the American World Champion Robert James Fischer.     During the Cold War professional chess was dominated by the Soviet Union and its satellites.  So, Bobby Fischer really did have the odds stacked against him.  Garry Kasparov of notes this in On My Great…

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• Kasparov on Education

  19 May 2013 | 2:32 am

  Inspired by Phiona Mutesi's success, Garry Kasparov discusses the power of education.

• Rahway Quad 5/12/2013

  18 May 2013 | 5:41 am

  On Sunday, I drew this game at Chess Mates.Round Two: King's Indian Defense, Saemisch VariationJohn Moldovan (USCF 1811) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 5/12/20131.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2 O-O 6.Be3 e5 7.d5 Nbd7 8.g4 Nc5 9.f3 a5 10.h4 h5 11.g5 Nfd712.Nh3 Na6 13.Nf2 Ndc5 14.b3 Bd7 15.a3 b6 16.Rb1 f5 17.b4 axb4 18.axb4 Nb7 19.Bf1 fxe4 20.fxe4 Qe7 21.Bh3 Bxh3 22.Rxh3 Qd7 23.Rg3, draw.PGN

• Pix from Rahway Grand Prix 5/11/2013

  17 May 2013 | 5:40 am

  On Saturday, I snapped these photos during the grand prix tournament at Chess Mates.

• Optical Character Recognition for Chess

  16 May 2013 | 4:59 am

  Dr. Gerhard Roth has written an Android app, called ChessOcr, that does optical character recognition (OCR) on chess figures.It uses the camera in an Android device to convert a picture of a chess figure in a book or magazine into a fen string, basically doing OCR on the figure, which can be transferred easily to a chess app.

• More Awards for "Brooklyn Castle"

  15 May 2013 | 5:08 am

  The documentary film Brooklyn Castle has been adjudged "Best Generation Next" at the Documentary Edge Awards and "Best Documentary" at the Golden Trailer Awards.

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• Insane Chess

  10 May 2013 | 1:15 am

  Put this down as a new variant. But, honestly, it looks like chess for the hipster crowd.   And in case you're wondering if this guy is an Australian: he is. Here's more on Bennett Foddy.

• AndroidGate

  25 Apr 2013 | 12:13 am

  Well we've already had "Dunnygate", What would we call this, then: AndroidGate?A row started after the Dublin schoolboy, who was said to have gone to the toilet “at least 20 times” during a game, was allegedly caught using an Android device to check his next move on a chess engine.The teenager’s opponent, Gabriel Mirza (47), who was expelled from the tournament because of his reaction, admits he pulled the schoolboy from a toilet cubicle at the Metropole Hotel in Cork, but insists he never assaulted him.From the Irish Times.

• RIP Malcolm Tredinnick

  30 Mar 2013 | 4:46 am

  I am just utterly, utterly shocked. One of the first people I ever knew in Australian chess, Malcolm Tredinnick, has passed away. It was at the 1996 Australian Chess Championships in Sydney that I first ran into Malcolm. He had always worn a bearded face and I actually thought that he was GM Ian Rogers (before I had met Ian, of course).Malcolm was on Twitter. His last tweet was on 16 March. He tweeted: "Woke up late, afternoon nap and I still want to go to bed early. So tired; wasted the day."

• BBC iPlayer: A Profile of Magnus Carlsen

  25 Mar 2013 | 5:18 am

  Magnus Carlsen is getting quite a bit of publicity lately.About a week ago The Independent dubbed him the Justin Bieber of Chess. I don't know about that. Bieber is an over-rated prick who now thinks that he's a man who can take on big boofy papparazi in a fist fight. Of course, there is nothing over-rated about Magnus.And now this: a profile of Carlsen, available via the BBC's iPlayer.

• Film: "Computer Chess"

  24 Jan 2013 | 10:00 pm

  The Sundance Film Festival in the US ended this week, but there is one "oddball" film that's continuing to attract attention and is currently doing the rounds of reviews. It is the film by Andrew Bujalski, "Computer Chess". Instead of highlighting the usual review from some film buff, I thought it more interesting to point to this instead - an article by Gordon Kindlmann, assistant professor of comp sci. at the University of Chicago, and who worked on the movie as a technical consultant and actually acted in it. There were also philosophical questions in the air, such as whether a program was…

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• Huge youth movement at U.S. Championship

  admin

  13 May 2013 | 3:33 pm

  Although I wrote my last post about something fictional, in fact there is real chess news to report! Today Gata Kamsky won his fourth U.S. Chess Championship in an exciting playoff against Alejandro Ramirez that went to an Armageddon game. Without wishing to minimize Kamsky’s hard-fought victory, I think the biggest story of the tournament was the performance of the young people. Even Kamsky, in his interview with Maurice Ashley afterwards, conceded as much. “They kicked our ass,” he said. In this case, “they” refers specifically to four young people who…

• Origin of chess cleared up

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  12 May 2013 | 6:41 pm

  The Time Lords invented it! That’s what Doctor Who said on TV last night, and if you can’t trust a fictional time-traveler, well then, whom can you trust? For those readers who haven’t watched BBC or followed science fiction for the last 50 years, Doctor Who is the longest-running science fiction show on earth and probably in the universe. It debuted in 1963 and is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this year (although there was an intermission from 1989 to 2005, which for a time traveler is nothing). It’s also one of the few television shows I watch religiously. So…

• Questioning Assumptions

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  8 May 2013 | 9:07 am

  In my last post I wrote about one of the most ubiquitous kinds of mistakes, in life as well as chess: the kind of mistake where you assume you know what is going on, and the assumption seems so obvious to you that you aren’t even aware of making it. Here’s a nice chessboard example of this kind of mistake. Last weekend I analyzed a game I played on New Year’s Day against Rayan Taghizadeh, who is currently the #5-rated 10-year-old in the country with a rating of 2078. At the time of this game his rating was around 1980, so he has gone up 100 points in just a little over four…

• Mixup Explained

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  7 May 2013 | 10:27 pm

  I don’t know if anybody noticed this, but on Friday a new lecture of mine, called “Learn From Your Fellow Amateurs, Episode XXXIII,” went live on ChessLecture. It was a lecture I was particularly excited about, because I thought that it was a game where a nine-year-old (CL subscriber Advait Patel) defeated a 2300-rated player (Chris Mabe) with a queen sacrifice! A gorgeous game, which would certainly rank as one of the all-time great games by a nine-year-old player. Except… I got the players backward. It was actually Mabe who played the beautiful queen sacrifice. All…

• New book published! (Not chess.)

  admin

  1 May 2013 | 9:37 am

  Going off topic today, for obvious reasons… Yesterday the UPS deliveryman left a heavy box on my doorstep. Sender: American Mathematical Society. I knew immediately what it was: the complimentary copies of my new book, What’s Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 9. Coming out on May 16. As you can tell from my Web page, What’s Happening (or WHIMS for short) is an ongoing series of books that I write roughly every two or three years for the AMS. I spent about 75 percent of my work time last year putting Volume 9 together, so it’s a great feeling of…

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• Check Out this Isis Ivory Carved by Phoenician Artisans

  19 May 2013 | 7:37 pm

  Volume 91 Issue 20 | p. 8 | News of The WeekIssue Date: May 20, 2013 | Web Date: May 17, 2013It's exquisite!  The detailed carving of the wings, the depiction of the double crown of Egypt, and Isis holds lotus plants in her hands.  I wonder if Nephthys was on the other side of the broken ivory.  She is often indistinguishable from Isis, except for her headwear (the "cup.") And the figure in the

• A Dirty Rotten Shame: Big Money Sucker Punches Women's Non-Profit

  19 May 2013 | 7:01 pm

  This just makes me sick to my stomach. Women sad, angry over sale of nonprofit Ohio home By AMANDA LEE MYERS | Associated Press – Sat, May 18, 2013   CINCINNATI (AP) — For more than 100 years, the Anna Louise Inn in downtown Cincinnati has been a safe, serene place that thousands of struggling women came to know as home.   But after losing a two-year fight with a Fortune 500 company

• Hot Fun in the (Ancient Egyptian) Summertime...

  18 May 2013 | 9:09 pm

  Hola darlings! Been working up my own version of hot fun in the (not quite yet) summertime around Maison Newton today cutting grass and raking my butt off in the backyard that is an absolute Rocky Horror Picture Show hot mess.  And so tonight, trying to catch up on stuff, I came across the article below that struck me as gloriously hilarious and profound at the same time, and reminded me of this

• Did "Neanderthal" Man Make Art After All?

  17 May 2013 | 7:35 pm

  From nature.com Neanderthal culture: Old masters The earliest known cave paintings fuel arguments about whether Neanderthals were the mental equals of modern humans. Tim Appenzeller1 15 May 2013   Spots and stencils in El Castillo cave, Spain — one at least 40,800 years old — might be the handiwork of Neanderthals. PEDRO SAURA   In a damp Spanish cave, Alistair Pike applies a small

• 14th European Individual Chess Championship

  16 May 2013 | 7:58 pm

  The party's over, it's over, my friends.... Closing ceremonies today for the 14th European Individual Chess Championship.  From the official website, I learned that the following chess femmes earned IM norms: IM BULMAGA Irina (ROU) CHEREDNICHENKO Svetlana (UKR)        WOREK Joanna (POL)ZAWADZKA Jolanta (POL) Congratulations, ladies! And then, there is this article (short) at the

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• Yorkies at BC Elementary Chess Championships

  Where She Excels

  14 May 2013 | 8:21 am

  Team B at BC Elementary Chess Championship at St. George’s Yorkies played really well at the BC Elementary Chess Championship at St. George’s, on Sunday, May 12. There were 28 teams competing altogether and again we were the only All Girls Team! There were actually more girls than usual this year in co-ed teams: 9 from YHS and 13 from other schools. Team A came 5th and won a trophy, Team B played excellent games but didn’t place. The end of another great Chess season! Submitted by: Christine Addison Team A at BC Elementary Chess ChampionshipYorkies at BC Elementary Chess…

• Dear Adam,

  lisehallerbaggesen

  14 May 2013 | 8:17 am

  Dear Adam, Remember how you always tell me how much you love Venice and how you want to go back there? And how Hong Kong is the most beautiful place you’ve ever been? And how cool it would be if we could all just go and live out on Lamma Island with the hippies, next to the Buddhist monasteries and the big nuclear power plant, and we could eat seafood and get deep tissue massages and trade in our books at the local second hand bookstore, so we would never run out of things to read, so we would not really need anything. Except sometimes, we would take the ferry over to the main island, where…

• World School Chess Championships 2013: Indonesia Meraih 1 Perak dan 1 Perunggu

  agungh

  14 May 2013 | 6:40 am

  Diajeng Singgih Indonesia berhasil memperoleh 1 medali Perak dan 1 medali Perunggu dalam World School Chess Championships. Medali Perak dipersembahkan oleh Diajeng Theresa Singgih (Girls 09) yang berhasil mengalahkan lawannya, Duran Esma Doga, di babak terakhir (point 8/9). Sementara itu kemenangan di babak terakhir membawa WFM Aay Aisyah (Girls 15) mempersembahkan medali Perunggu untuk kontingen Indonesia dengan point 6,5/9.  Selamat kepada Diajeng dan Aay Aisyah. Hasil pecatur Indonesia lainnya adalah sebagai berikut: - WFM Ummi Fisabilillah (Girls13) : point 4,5/9 – peringkat 18 -…

• Watching Chess can be fun

  coderyder

  14 May 2013 | 6:06 am

  Long time controls make watching chess pretty boring unless you  have many games running in parallel but rapid time controls provide some real fun. Last night the US chess championship had to be decided in a playoff and the final armageddon game saw Gata Kamsky with the white pieces having 45min + 5sec increment versus Ramirez who had just 19:45min + 5sec increment. Black only needed to draw to clinch the title but Kamsky was up to the task and won an interesting game. A good report of the last rounds including the playoff can be found on Chessvibes. The official website had a good video…

• Chess Success for RHS Pupils

  theroyalhospitalschool

  14 May 2013 | 2:56 am

  Three Royal Hospital School pupils played in the Suffolk County Chess Megafinal this week and all three recorded some impressive wins in a high calibre county level tournament. The Megafinal is a one day event that is held within each county to determine the best player within each gender and year combination. Cavan Fawcett, Year 7, did particularly well finishing 2nd overall in the U12 age category and has qualified for the Northern Gigafinal which will determine the strongest player in each gender and year combination within the Northern counties. Well done Cavan! Cavan Fawcett  

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  Boylston Chess Club Weblog

• BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SATURDAY, MAY 18TH !! SUNSHINE & WARMTH

  Steve Stepak

  15 May 2013 | 7:41 am

  BCC SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP Nithin Kavi and Oliver Traldi are BCC Winter Co-Champions Premier Section Joel Wald: BCC Winter Champion, U1800 Will they repeat? Or will you capture the title: BCC Spring Champion? The Tournament: 4SS 60/SD (+5"delay) Get the facts: BCC Home Page "Calendar of BCC Events" Mark your calendar: this Saturday, May 18th Round 1 at 10:00AM or if that's too early,  come over for Round 2 at 12:40 PM  and take a half-point bye for Round 1! See you soon! Bring a friend.

• YOUTH AND WISDOM SHINE IN MAY GRAND PRIX: 2 PERFECT SCORES

  Steve Stepak

  12 May 2013 | 3:11 pm

  JESSE NICHOLAS, BOSTON COLLEGE SOPHOMORE REIGNS SUPREME IN PREMIER SECTION OF BOYLSTON CHESS CLUB MAY GRAND PRIX EVENT Jesse Nicholas, put +13 on his rating (now 2178) by scoring a perfect 4-0  in the BCC Grand Prix, Open Section. Jesse is playing solid, creative chess, and no doubt will attain master level soon. Keep up the good work, Jesse! Harold Dondis, Esq, plays white vs Jesse Nicholas. Harold won "Best Hat" award of the GP event. Carey Theil plays white vs Jason Tang, Round 3. Carey clinched 2nd place with a 3.5 point score. JUNIOR STAR OF THE DAY: CARISSA YIP 8 yr old…

• BCC PARAMOUNT 10 RR: WRAP-UP. A CLASSIC EVENT

  Steve Stepak

  12 May 2013 | 2:28 pm

  NM ERIC GODIN MARKS 8.5/10 POINTS  TO TOP PARAMOUNT SCORING NM Eric Godin scored 8.5 points to win Section 1 of Paramount. Eric is one of BCC's most frequest and well-known participants of events for decades. He is not only a chess master and teacher but also the innkeeper of Apple of Boston Guest House, Back Bay, Boston MA Ted Cross (left, playing Jonathan Lee in Round 10) secured 2nd place in Paramount Section 1, with 6 points. Nathan Smolensky, BCC President (right, playing NM Eric Godin in Round 10) came in 3rd with 5.5 points.   Thomas Carr won Section 2 of the BCC Paramount…

• 9 May 2013 | 3:24 pm

  Robert Oresick

  9 May 2013 | 3:24 pm

  Weaver Adams 2013 U1800 Boylston Chess Club Championship  Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24   The Weaver Adams U1800 Championship begins the annual club championship cycle. It is followed by the Reubens-Landey U2200 Championship, the winner of which is seeded into the club championship - a round robin tournament of Boylston masters  Weaver Adams U1800 When:  Mon, June 3, 6:30pm – 11:00pm Where:  Boylston Chess Club (map) Description 4SS. 40/90 G/20;  Open to BCF members rated Under 1800;  Entry fee: $20:  Winner becomes the Boylston U1800 Champion and…

• Chess Horizons Under New Management

  Doc_Kinne

  9 May 2013 | 10:16 am

  Chess Horizons is an award-winning, decades-long MA chess publication. It has been beleaguered of late. Its largest problem has been staying on any sort of schedule. This was because the former editor was Bob Messenger, whom I like to call "The Hardest Working Man in New England Chess." Putting "Editor" into the mix just proved too much. Sometimes there are are just not enough hours. And so, Chess Horizons was put under new management last month. No committees. No searches. Just one person (or hopefully as you'll see, a small group of persons) in our community taking the reigns and moving…

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• A Literary Reference : The Quiet American

  18 May 2013 | 1:55 am

  I found Mr Chou's godown and mounted to Mr Chou's house. Nothing had changed since my last visit. The cat and the dog moved from floor to cardboard box to suitcase, like a couple of chess knights who cannot get to grips.Graham Greene, The Quiet American, Penguin, 1967, p.170. (Original date of publication 1955.)[A Literary Reference index]

• My Light Shines On

  17 May 2013 | 12:00 am

  This popped up on Mrs LondonLeagueSecondTeamCaptain's facebook page last Saturday morning. Rather timely, I thought.  I was, after all, just about to head off to play in my very first Golders Green Open.The GG u-170 had very much become my comfort zone. After a rather miserable start - in January's first round I contrived to lose to a nipper by simply leaving a pawn en prise (in an IFE too, for shame) - I have, entirely uncharacteristically, managed to put together some consistent results in 2013. I finished equal second in the first tournament of the year followed…

• Unhappy ending

  14 May 2013 | 11:55 pm

  Run that one by me again.Some well-placed observers have long been convinced that that was the regime's endgame, and even that the Russians would be in favour, envisaging the same kind of relationship with such an entity as the Americans have with Israel. So says BBC correspondent Jim Muir, in a passage which suggested to this particular reader either that he had omitted an adjective, or that he doesn't know what an endgame actually is. I've noticed the term endgame cropping up in journalism over the past couple of years, generally (though not always) in foreign affairs coverage and generally…

• Sixty Memorable Annotations

  13 May 2013 | 12:00 am

  #17: Alekhine - Capablanca, Buenos Aires World Championship 1927White to playThe tablebase tells us the fastest win starts with 82 Rg7, from a human point of view of course 82 Re7 is much more sensible, preventing the Black king from joining the action. Jonathan Hawkins, Amateur to IM (Mongoose Press, 2012)Nalimov tablebases, God I love them. That six-piece tablebases are freely available to anybody with a 'pooter and an internet connection has got to be the greatest learning tool of the century. For those of us who are trying to hack our way through the mysteries of rook and pawn endings,…

• Cover version encore: Zalai / Bartók

  11 May 2013 | 1:55 am

  Antal Zalai and József Balog, Bartók: Complete Works for Violin.Volume 3: Violin sonatas and rhapsodies (Brilliant Classics, 2013)[Previous Zalai/Bartók][Cover version index] [Thanks to Richard James]

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  Dayton Chess Club

• Preregistered for the Gem City Open 2013

  DCC Chess Queen

  8 May 2013 | 4:21 pm

  We will do our best to update daily! Please contact us at 937-461-6283 (leave message) or email dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions or concerns about the preregistered list……   NAME SCHEDULE SECTION BYES/ROUND   BATH, JOHN 3 DAY OPEN 3 BAUMGARTNER, BLAKE 3 DAY OPEN NONE CASDEN, ALAN 3 DAY OPEN 4 DOWLING, JOHN 3 DAY OPEN 4 KELLIE, MARK 3 DAY OPEN NONE MERCER, RICHARD 3 DAY OPEN NONE BECHTOLD, CHRIS 3 DAY PREMIERE NONE FRANKLIN, WILLIAM 3 DAY PREMIERE NONE HASKINS, STEVEN R. 3 DAY PREMIERE NONE IRISH, SHAWN 3 DAY PREMIERE NONE OWENS, FRANK 3 DAY PREMIERE NONE…

• Ms Kay and Her Scholastic Achievements

  DCC Chess Queen

  11 Apr 2013 | 5:11 pm

  Mz Kay is our own Scholastic Knights coordinator.  She shows up every Thursday evening….and usually with a couple of kids trailing in behind her.  She’s an encourager, a cheer leader, an instructor  – and most of all, loves the game of chess. Recently she put together a trip to the Cincinnati Scholastic event….the 15th Annual Queen City Classic.  The kids did extremely well  – 3rd Place Team. Mz Kay Ltr of Appreciation Wogaman Winners – Queen City Scholastics The post Ms Kay and Her Scholastic Achievements appeared first on Dayton Chess Club.

• 2013 MOTCF Teams

  DCC Chess Queen

  10 Mar 2013 | 4:18 am

  First team to register for MOTCF was the group with Charles D, John B, John H and James W.  Thanks! (Apologies ahead of time if name was misspelled) Team Name: (yet to be finalized) Charles Diebert, John Bath, John Hayes & James Weitthoff The Hung Knights Roy Dotson, Bruce Lindman Sr, Karl Huebner, Larry Edington CClien Attack Chris Shen, Anogh Kulkarni, Sam Massick, Matthew Yuan CClien Defense Walker Griggs, Maggie Feng, Luke Xie, Vikran Raman Team Name: (to be announced) Steve Wygle, Justin Nottern, Ben Snow, James Lake, Lee Masters Team Name: (to be determined) John Miller, Andy…

• Missing Move Search

  DCC Chess Queen

  24 Sep 2012 | 3:22 pm

  Trying to resolve a typographical error (omission) led to a search for a missing move which led to a lot more…..   ValueTypographicalError The post Missing Move Search appeared first on Dayton Chess Club.

• Gem City Open 2012 – Rd 1 in Photos

  DCC Chess Queen

  1 Jun 2012 | 7:12 pm

  STILL time to register for the 2 day schedule (2 June) !     The post Gem City Open 2012 – Rd 1 in Photos appeared first on Dayton Chess Club.

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• Asian Continental Chess Championships 2013

  18 May 2013 | 4:45 pm

  MANNY PACQUIAO CUP ASIAN CONTINENTAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS -   17 May - 27 May 2013 Official site Winners in 2012 Open group Women group Blitz open  Blitz women Open group 2013 No. Name FED Rtg 1 GM LE Quang Liem VIE 2714 2 GM LI Chao B CHN 2686 3 GM SASIKIRAN Krishnan IND 2669 4 GM NEGI Parimarjan IND 2651 5 GM NGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son VIE 2631 6 GM LALITH BABU M R IND 2572 7 GM GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan IRI 2568 8 GM BARBOSA Oliver PHI 2566 9 GM SADORRA Julio Catalino PHI 2561 10 GM LI Shilong CHN 2558 11 GM ADHIBAN Baskaran IND 2556 12 GM PARAGUA Mark PHI 2550 13 GM DZHUMAEV Marat UZB…

• Karjakin wins 2013 Norway Chess Super Tournament

  7 May 2013 | 9:24 pm

  2013 Norway Chess Super Tournament takes place in Rogaland, Norway, 7-18 May 2013 site live  live livevideo  Result-of-blitz-tournament/ 1. Karjakin 6.5， 2. Carlsen 6， 3. Anand 6， 4. Nakamura 6， 5. Svidler 5.5， 6. Radjabov 5， 7. Hammer 3.5， 8. Wang Hao 3， 9. Aroian 2.5， 10. Topalov 1.0 Final standings after 9 rounds: Name Rtg Perf 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts SB 1 Karjakin,S 2767 2887   0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 24 2 Carlsen,M 2868 2834 1   ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5.5 22.75 3 Nakamura,H 2775 2844 0 ½  …

• Alekhine Memorial  2013

  21 Apr 2013 | 1:44 am

  Sometimes it's just too much  Alekhine Memorial April, 20 – May, 1 Paris, Louvre Museum – Saint-Petersburg, State Russian Museum The time control is 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes to a finish with a 30 second increment from the start. No draw offers are allowed until after 40 moves have been played. The prize fund is €100,000 with €30,000 for first place. Official site  Live  Live International chess super tournament dedicated to the memory of the great Russian chess player, fourth World chess…

• Fide Grand Prix Zug 2013

  16 Apr 2013 | 9:03 pm

  site site   live  live  live  live  pgn   Players Name CTY Zug  Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2793  Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2786  Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2772  Topalov, Veselin BUL 2771  Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2767  Mamedyarov, Shakriyar AZE 2766  Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2758  Leko, Peter HUN 2744  Kamsky, Gata USA 2741  Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2733  Giri, Anish NLD 2727  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB 2709 17th April 2013 Arrivals & Opening Ceremony 18th April 2013 Round 1 14:00h  19th April 2013 Round 2…

• Chinese Individual Chess Championships 2013

  15 Apr 2013 | 9:32 pm

  Chinese Individual Chess Championships take place from 16 April to 27 April 2013 in Xinghua, Jiangsu. Top players do not play this year, namely GM Wang Hao, GM Ding Liren, GM Ni Hua, GM Zhao Xue, GM Wen Yang, WGM Ju Wenjun, WGM Huang Qian. As you can see the list, GM Hou Yifan and the youngest GM Wei Yi play in the main group. Top 8 players will play this group and last 4 players will play group B in the next year. 11 rounds. The time control is 90 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.  Official site  Live  …

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• Question about the Chess Tactic From Robert Byrne eMail Newsletter

  tim@tacticstime.com (Timothy Brennan)

  28 Apr 2013 | 1:34 pm

  I am going through some of my e-mail today and thought I would post a question that I got here, which may be of interest to others: In regard to this position, which was in my tribute to Robert Byrne … Continue reading →

• News and Notes: Recent Newsletters, Tim Brennan Week

  tim@tacticstime.com (Timothy Brennan)

  22 Apr 2013 | 9:46 am

  It has been a while since I did a blog post, so I need to catch up! I have been posting most of my news lately in my newsletters, so I encourage you to sign up for that if you … Continue reading →

• News and Notes: Paperback Book, Kids Book, Portuguese Book!

  tim@tacticstime.com (Timothy Brennan)

  19 Mar 2013 | 1:21 pm

  St. Patrick’s Day Newsletter In case you missed it, here is a link to my special newsletter that I sent out on St. Patrick’s Day: http://archive.aweber.com/tacticstime/7BcWg/h/Happy_St_Patrick_s_Day_.htm I included some news about chess eBooks, and news about my book being possibly … Continue reading →

• Brooklyn Castle Review

  tim@tacticstime.com (Timothy Brennan)

  11 Mar 2013 | 10:28 am

  I got a nice email from the people who were promoting the movie Brooklyn Castle asking me if I would like a free review copy.  One of my newsletter subscribers had given him my name. I work for the company … Continue reading →

• January 2013 Tactics Time Column

  tim@tacticstime.com (Timothy Brennan)

  9 Mar 2013 | 8:11 am

  The January 2013 Tactics Time features games from the Colorado Open and Panera Bread tournaments that are held in Colorado Springs.  Thanks to Fred Spell and Richard “Buck” Buchanan who provided the games to me.