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  • Chess Notes - Boston Globe

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:32 pm
    Chess NotesBoston GlobeMarc Esserman has racked up three brilliancies in the US Chess League. We have published two and cannot resist publishing

  • Armenia and Azerbaijan vie for supremacy at Russia's expense - guardian.co.uk

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm
    RIA NovostiArmenia and Azerbaijan vie for supremacy at Russia's expenseguardian.co.ukMore than 150 nations are affiliated to the global chess body Fide, yet team supremacy on the board is currently being fought out by two small Caucasian They have humiliated big neighbour Russia… Armenia and Azerbaijan fight for Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.amall 25 news articles »

  • Allen Eckert Wins Second Place At San Antonio Chess Tournament - Mason County News

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:21 pm
    Allen Eckert Wins Second Place At San Antonio Chess TournamentMason County NewsAllen tied for the Second Place Championship at the Octoberfeast Chess tournament, held in San Antonio on Oct. 24th & 25th. Allen played in the Reserve

  • Muktijoddha SKC becomes unbeaten champions in Philosophia 2nd Div Chess League - The New Nation

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am
    Muktijoddha SKC becomes unbeaten champions in Philosophia 2nd Div Chess LeagueThe New NationMuktijoddha Sangsad KC became unbeaten champions in the Philosophia 2nd Division Chess League with 18 points after beating Asad Chess Club by 4-0 points in Muktijoddha SKC emerges champions in Philosophia 2nd Division Chess LeagueTrading Markets (press release)all 3 news articles »

  • lebron James could still move to Knicks - Yahoo! Sports

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am
    lebron James could still move to KnicksYahoo! SportsSounds like he's thinking like a businessman already, starting to play chess with Cavs management through the media, making sure they know that this isn't a and more »
 
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  • Texas and Belgrade Colleges Battle

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am
    The University of Texas at Dallas's fourth annual match against the University of Belgrade begins at 2 PM EST. Log in to the Internet Chess Club to watch the games live.

  • Kaufman on the World Senior's Final Stretch

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:43 am
    At the World Senior Championship in Condino, Italy GM Larry Kaufman has 6.5/9. Kaufman shares his thoughts on his game vs. fellow American contender Acers and his propsects in the final two rounds.

  • GM Robert Hess on Channel One

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    GM Robert Hess was on New York's Channel One to talk about his chess philosophy, his winnings and what the GM title means. He also tried to teach the anchor chess.

  • 25 Player World Youth Squad Set

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:32 am
    25 young American talents are off next week for the World Youth in Antalya, Turkey (Nov.11-23).The squad includes Tanuj Vasudeva, the World's youngest FIDE master, who was featured on the latest CL4k and Denker Champ Abby Marshall.

  • Lenderman Fifth in World Junior!

    3 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am
    GM-elect Alex Lenderman tied for third at the World Junior Championship in Puerto Madryn, Argentina with 9/13! Alex placed fifth on tiebreak. GM-elect Ray Robson, finished in 18th, but he had a solid 2552 performance.
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  • Measuring the 'hotness' and watching the 'Mate-o-meter'

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    "There can’t be many chess players who have not heard of Fritz," writes Sean Marsh on his chess blog. "This latest version looks like being THE must-have chess item of 2009." He examines the new "hotness" display and the "Mate-o-meter" and concludes that Karpov would have done better in a certain line against the Catalan if he had used Fritz. Order it now or read Sean's review.

  • Five pieces lined up on the h-file...

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    ... we see in this position, where Black had just played ...Ng6-f4, attacking White's queen and rook. How would you assess the situation now? A) The fork wins for Black;  B) White can get away with perpetual check;  C) He can actually give mate. The solution is here, but first ponder over it with a  larger version of the diagram.

  • Tal R02: All games drawn – first win expected tomorrow

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    We are not complaining – yet. Two or three of today's games were quite exciting. But somehow we miss the rush of win, and a table in which not everyone is in the lead. That will happen tomorrow. It must. Today it was Ponomariov and Ivanchuk who put some token pressure on Aronian and Svidler, but in the end the result was five draws. Round two report.

  • Israeli double agent shot dead in Moscow

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Shabtai Kalmanovich, a former Israeli double agent who penetrated Golda Meir's government on behalf of the KGB, has been shot dead in Moscow. An unidentified gunman fired at least 20 shots into his chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz. Why do we report this? Because Kalmanovich was a patron of women's basketball – and chess. News reports.

  • World Junior Championship – Impressions from Patagonia

    4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    This event, which ended on Tuesday, brought us lively games and a dramatic finish. But being staged in a remote place at the other end of the world there was a dearth of pictorial material. Which was a shame, since the venue, the southern end of South America, is scenically beautiful. Well, thank heavens for Åse Østebø, captain of the Norwegian squad. She has sent us this spectacular report.
 
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  • President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received members of Azerbaijan National Chess Team

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the members of Azerbaijan men's national chess team who recently won the European Chess Championship organized in Serbia. President Ilham Aliyev characterized the victory of the national chess team as a historic triumph, and congratulated the members of the team. Following the congratulations for this glorious victory, President Ilham Aliyev and the members of the national team posed together for photographs. Baku03.11.2009

  • World Chess Cup 2009 Pairings of Round 1

    2 Nov 2009 | 5:56 am
    FIDE is publishing the pairings of the 1st round of the World Cup 2009. World Cup 2009           Round 1 Table Fed Fed 1 1 GM Gelfand, Boris ISR 128 IM Obodchuk, Andrei RUS 2 2 GM Gashimov, Vugar AZE 127 IM Sarwat, Walaa EGY 3 3 GM Svidler, Peter RUS 126 IM Hebert, Jean CAN 4 4 GM Morozevich, Alexander RUS 125 IM Abdel Razik, Khaled EGY 5 5 GM Radjabov, Teimour AZE 124 IM Ezat, Mohamed EGY 6 6 GM Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 123 GM Bezgodov, Alexei RUS 7 7 GM Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 122 GM El Gindy, Essam EGY 8 8 GM Grischuk, Alexander RUS 121 IM Sriram, Jha IND 9 9 GM Jakovenko, Dmitry RUS…

  • Commission Changes

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:18 am
    The Chairmen of Commissions have decided on the following changes: Arbiters Commission Ex-Officio - Geurt Gijssen (NED) Events Commission: Secretary: Horst Metzing (GER) replacing Peter Long (MAS) Chess in Schools Commission Councillor - Beatriz Marinello (USA) replacing Peter Long (MAS) Member - Jovan Petronic (SRB) replacing Beatriz Marinello (USA) Trainers Commission Councillor - FST Jovan Petronic (SRB) replacing Peter Long (MAS) Swiss Pairings Committee (SPC) Member - Michael Prevenios (GRE) replacing Michel Piguet (SUI) Special Commission (new) Adviser for Social Projects - GM Darcy…

  • November 2009 FIDE Rating List

    31 Oct 2009 | 4:43 am
    FIDE publishes 1st November 2009 Rating List. Please view top lists at http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml. All ratings are available at http://ratings.fide.com/.

  • Working visit of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to Antwerp

    29 Oct 2009 | 1:05 am
    On October 28, the Head of Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived on a working visit to the Belgian city of Antwerp, where he held negotiations with the Vice-Mayor of Antwerp Mr. Van Campenhout. During the negotiations Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Mr. Van Campenhout discussed the prospects of conduct of major international chess tournaments in Antwerp. In particular, the World Chess Championship Match, as well as one of the stages of the FIDE Grand Prix. As nowadays Antwerp is recognized as a center of the production of jewelry, Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov held negotiations…
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  • Azerbaijan Takes Gold in European Team Championship

    2 Nov 2009 | 6:12 am
    Vugar Gashimov scored the critical win for Azerbaijan in the final round of the European Team Chess Championships, allowing them to defeat the Netherlands 2.5-1.5 and slip ahead of Russia in the final standings to take first place. Azerbaijan and Russia entered the final round tied for first, and one of the two were guaranteed to take first unless both teams lost in the final round. Russia, though, stumbled slightly in their final round encounter with Spain. While Alexander Morozevich scored a board two victory over Francisco Vallejo Pons, Evgeny Alexseev gave the point back to the Spaniards…

  • Should Women's Chess Titles Stay or Go?

    26 Oct 2009 | 4:27 am
    A recent Wall Street Journal editorial in favor of abolishing women's titles in chess has generated a lot of discussion online. For a while now, this -- and similar issues, such as the necessity of female-only events in chess -- have simmered, becoming hot topics now and again whenever an article like this WSJ editorial pops up. Reaction, not surprisingly, has been mixed. Some, like Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, are strongly against taking away these titles, while Mig Greengard and others fall on the opposite side. Still others have made the point that the editorial's author, Barbara…

  • World Championship to be Held in Sofia

    18 Oct 2009 | 3:37 pm
    The World Chess Championship finally has a host. The match has been awarded to Sofia, Bulgaria, thanks to a bid worth 3 million Euros backed by the Bulgarian government. According to a report by ChessBase, Turkey and Singapore were also in the running to host the event, but dropped out when Bulgaria's bid -- which includes a 2 million Euro prize fund for the players -- was submitted. This effectively gives challenger Veselin Topalov home field advantage for the match, though the Bulgarian government has guaranteed neutrality. I think it's unlikely that there would be any material advantage…

  • Zatonskih Goes Undefeated to Win US Women's Championship

    15 Oct 2009 | 4:59 am
    Anna Zatonskih came into the US Women's Chess Championship as the top seed (just barely -- her USCF and FIDE ratings were just two and four points higher, respectively, than those of Irina Krush), but few could have predicted that she'd dominate a fairly strong field as thoroughly as she did last week, winning the event by two points without a single loss. Her score of 8.5/9 was nearly reminiscent of Bobby Fischer's 11-0 score at the 1963/64 US Championship; Zatonskih's only blemish came in a draw against Camilla Baginskaite, who finished second at 6.5 points. The complete tournament…

  • Magnus Dominates in Nanjing, Crosses 2800 Barrier

    12 Oct 2009 | 6:27 am
    Magnus Carlsen didn't keep up his blistering pace after starting 4.5/5 in Nanjing, but he did more than enough to win, finishing at 8/10, a full 2.5 points ahead of second place Veselin Topalov. Carlsen went an incredible 5/5 with White and also took a win with Black against Dmitriy Jakovenko without losing a single game throughout the event. Not only did Carlsen put on a historical performance, he also crossed the 2800 barrier for the first time on the live rating list. If he hangs on to his 2801 rating until the November rating list, he'll be just the 5th place to cross that barrier on a…
 
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  • Read this if you can

    7 Nov 2009 | 12:24 am
    Why do we sleep in church,But stay awake through a 2 hour movie? Why is it so hard to talk about God,but so easy to talk about rumors? Why are we so bored when we look at the Bible,but find it easy to read Playboy? Why is it so easy to ignore a...

  • My chess tactics and ideas

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:17 pm
     When I play chess I have two plans Plan:A  and Plan:B, plan B is to enforce plan A. "When I sit down to play a game of chess I expect to win". A quote from I.M. David Pruess. That saying cracks me up so simple yet so direct.

  • King's Gambit: Keene's Defense

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:16 pm
    this game was like others, played in 45 45 time controls at FICS teamleague. the game has an interesting tactical middle game which I hope you enjoy. comments are appreciated.   this is how complications can lead to crushing victory. all you ...

  • First game with the French defense

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:48 pm
    I started off playing the Caro-Kann in response to e4 as a way of avoiding 'theoretical' openings. I recently tried to switch to the Sicilian Dragon as a way of practicing attacking and middlegame tactics, as I felt the Caro-Kann generally involve...

  • Association of Chess Professionals

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:44 pm
    In 1987, the Grandmaster Association (GMA) was founded by Garry Kasparov and Bessel Kok to give a voice to grandmasters that were dissatisfied with the World Chess Federation (FIDE).  The GMA soon disbanded.In 1993, the Professional Chess Associa...
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  • Five more draws in second round Tal Memorial

    Peter Doggers
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:23 am
    The same story as yesterday reaches us from Moscow, Russia: five more draws in round 2 of the Tal Memorial kept everyone together in first and last place, but also today we saw a number of interesting games. The Tal Memorial takes place November 4-18 in Moscow, Russia. The category 21 round-robin has Viswanathan Anand (India, 2788), Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2786), Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2801), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2772), Peter Leko (Hungary, 2752), Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2758), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2739) Alexander Morozevich (Russia, 2750), Peter Svidler (Russia, 2754) and Ruslan…

  • Review: Bobby Fischer – Career and Complete Games

    Arne Moll
    6 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    I am one of those people who, despite all the obvious advantages, dislikes virtual music libraries. I need to have the actual albums to get a feeling for the music, which otherwise sounds utterly inpersonal to me. Call me old-fashioned, but for the same reason I think a nice book – instead of a database – of all games played by Bobby Fischer is an excellent idea. The analogy, of course, isn’t perfect, but I was reminded of my sentimental habit when I recently heard some voices complain that Karsten Müller’s new Fischer book – with just so many games!

  • New In Chess 25th Anniversary bumper issue

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    6 Nov 2009 | 5:31 am
    We are celebrating our 25th Anniversary! That is why New In Chess 2009/7 is a bumper issue with 40 EXTRA PAGES. Some higlights are: — both Carlsen and Kasparov on their co-operation — Anand: my favourite websites — Topalov: my greatest fear — Kramnik on his win in Zürich, and on his colleagues — Botvinnik’s secret KGB files, unearthed by Genna Sosonko — Bobby Fischer’s chess openings: an essay by Andy Soltis — SOS: preparing the Staunton Gambit — bring back the Cold War! (says Jonathan Rowson) — annotations by Carlsen,…

  • Five draws in first round Tal Memorial

    Peter Doggers
    5 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm
    The Tal Memorial started today with five draws, but the first round was far from boring. Most eyes were focused on Carlsen-Kramnik, in which the former World Champion went for the top seed’s throat – a surprising but welcome act of aggression with Black by Kramnik which was almost successful. Update: some photos of the opening ceremony by Mark Gluhovsky. The Tal Memorial takes place November 4-18 in Moscow, Russia. The category 21 round-robin has Viswanathan Anand (India, 2788), Levon Aronian (Armenia, 2786), Magnus Carlsen (Norway, 2801), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2772), Peter…

  • Iordachescu on 5/5 in Bad Wiessee

    Peter Doggers
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:18 am
    Viorel Iordachescu started strongly at this year’s Bavaria Championship in Bad Wiessee. The Moldavian grandmaster began with five wins in as many games, and leads with half a point ahead of no less than sixteen players, including GMs Gupta, Rozentalis and Jussupow. The 13th Open Bavaria Chess Championship takes place October 31-November 8 in Bad Wiessee, Germany, about 50 km south of Munich. As we read on the tournament website, one great surprise is the unprecedented participation by ‘Russian Bear’ Artur Jussupow, who founded the tournament together with his partner Horst Leckner…
 
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  • LIVE Commentary: Gelfand vs Carlsen

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm
    This is a very intriguing matchup. Gelfand is an underrated player who is very technically sound. I have known him for years and he is not one who would be too easily intimidated. Carlsen is a brilliant phenom with flair. He is on a quest to become #1 in the world. I expect this to be an exciting game. The game will begin at 7 am NY time and 6 am Texas time. Our friends at Chessdom are also covering this.For those of you who are new to my LIVE commentary, simply refresh your browser to see my updated commentary after the game begins.1.Chess news from Susan Polgar

  • Grandmaster chess tactic

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm
    Black to move. How should Black proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess news from Susan Polgar

  • Supremacy at Russia's expense

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:39 pm
    Armenia and Azerbaijan vie for supremacy at Russia's expenseLeonard BardenThe Guardian, Saturday 7 November 2009More than 150 nations are affiliated to the global chess body Fide, yet team supremacy on the board is currently being fought out by two small Caucasian republics. In the process the pair have humilated their big neighbour Russia, for long the undisputed No1.When Armenia won the 2006 Olympiad, the success was reckoned a surprise one-off. Then its squad retained the crown in 2008, sparking street celebrations in Erevan and the presidential plane home for the winning team. On both…

  • Polgar Chess University

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm
    Special BonusAnnual plan includes 1 year of FREE World Chess Live membership! - Affordable Chess Training with World-Class Instructors! - Weekly Classes for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels! - Classes are personally being conducted by me and many other World-Class Chess Trainers! Polgar Chess UniversityMy new online chess training program where students of all levels, no matter where they live, have an opportunity to learn chess from some of the best instructors in the game. I created this online school with the dream of bringing expert advice and training to chess enthusiasts…

  • LIVE Commentary Poll

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:03 pm
    Which game would you like to see LIVE commentary in round 3?Boris Gelfand - Magnus CarlsenVishy Anand - Peter SvidlerAlexander Morozevich - Vladimir Kramnik Levon Aronian - Peter LekoVassily Ivanchuk - Ruslan Ponomariovpollcode.com free pollsThe game with the most vote will be the game I will do LIVE commentary tomorrow morning.Chess news from Susan Polgar
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  • Rex Sinquefield sponsoring U.S. team for the World Team Chess Championship

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:51 pm
    The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis agreed to sponsor the U.S. team in the 2010 World Team Chess Championship being held Jan. 4-13 in Bursa, Turkey."One of the primary purposes of the Chess Club is to promote top-level chess," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. " What better way to do that than by sponsoring the U.S. team in

  • FIDE Bringing Order in Players' Transfers

    26 Oct 2009 | 11:24 am
    1.3 A player qualifies to be registered under a Federation:(a) if he or she is qualified by citizenship or naturalization in the country of that Federation; or(b) if he or she has resided for a continuous period of two years in a country of which he or she is not a citizen and, after thorough examination and clearance by the FIDE General Secretary, is approved for registration under the new

  • Humpy Koneru disappointed with AICF

    26 Oct 2009 | 10:58 am
    Grandmaster Koneru Humpy seems to have declared war on All India Chess Federation secretary DV Sundar. The World No. 2 also released documents to support her allegations. Earlier, Humpy had withdrawn from the Asian indoor championship after Sundar allegedly refused permission for her to be accompanied by her father/coach.Sundar had termed Humpy's allegations "baseless" and a "combination of

  • Russians to defend titles in Novi Sad

    13 Oct 2009 | 4:26 pm
    The European Team Chess Championship is scheduled to take place from 21st until 31st October in Novi Sad. Russian teams are having problems at the Global Chess Olympiads, but in 2007 they convincingly won both Men and Women European Championship.In Novi Sad they will be defending titles as top seeded teams. Men roster: GM Morozevich Alexander 2750, GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2742, GM Svidler Peter 2741,

  • Zatonskih Beats Krush

    7 Oct 2009 | 12:58 am
    The long anticipated battle between the top US female players finally took place last night in the third round of the 2009 U.S. Women's Championship. The defending champion Anna Zatonskih beat IM Irina Krush with black pieces.Why is this so important - read here and follow their links.
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  • Today Only! Saitek Comp Pro III Clock

    Caleb - Wholesale Chess
    29 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am
    Ready for these great Thursday Chess Deals? They’re only available on October 29, 2009: 5 Quality Chess Scorepads – only $2.50 Get 5 scorepads that hold 50 games each! Selling today for the price of one! Saitek Competition Pro Game Clock III – 40% off MSRP One of our most popular clocks, this chess clock has [...]

  • A Chess Beginners Guide: From a Beginner’s Perspective

    Caleb - Wholesale Chess
    27 Oct 2009 | 2:44 pm
    Written by Ben Tessman (see end of article for more info) So, I am about 4 or 5 months into this chess stuff. Chess can be a very intimidating and frustrating game for players just starting out. I wanted to create a ‘beginners guide’ from the perspective of a BEGINNER to hopefully help give whoever reads [...]

  • Today Only! 6 Quality Magnetic Sets on Sale

    Caleb - Wholesale Chess
    22 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am
    Ready for these great Thursday Chess Deals? They’re only available on October 22, 2009: 6 Quality Magnetic Travel Chess Sets – only $9.90 These 8″ folding sets are perfect for new chess students who want a great chess set for traveling. Chess for Beginners Chess Book – 40% off MSRP A former U.S. Open Champion shares methods on [...]

  • Fall Warehouse Clearance Sale

    Caleb - Wholesale Chess
    19 Oct 2009 | 10:32 am
    It’s finally here! Your favorite sale of the year is in full swing now through November 1. This sale offers some of the biggest discounts of the year on overstocked and scratch and dent wood chess sets other chess equipment as well as free shipping for orders over $100. Hundreds of chess sets [...]

  • Great YouTube Chess Video

    Caleb - Wholesale Chess
    17 Oct 2009 | 1:00 am
    Here’s a great YouTube chess video that a friend (@Naisortep) shared with us through Twitter. The Video was posted by GMBagheri on YouTube a few years ago.  This family-friendly video shows the passion and excitement of tournament chess.
 
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  • Tal Memorial 09 R1: Battle Royal

    Mig
    5 Nov 2009 | 8:37 pm
    Wow, what a way to start the strongest tournament of the year, the Tal Memorial in Moscow. All five games finished drawn, and several of them were without a lot of action. But all were interesting and we got our money's worth and more in the game most were focused on from the start, the battle between the prince and the former king, Carlsen and Kramnik. Kramnik struck the first blow by outpreparing Carlsen (and Kasparov, by proxy) with a sharp Nimzo-Indian line Anand just used against Karpov a few days ago in Corsica. It was a notable departure stylistically for Kramnik, who also played some…

  • Tal Memorial 2009 Begins

    Mig
    4 Nov 2009 | 11:58 am
    Woo! Even with all the strong events we have these days it's hard not to get excited about this one. The 2009 Tal Memorial in Moscow is the strongest event of the year and, despite not including world #1 Topalov, easily makes the top 20 strongest events ever list. Not just in the obvious and steadily inflating Elo average, but in the meaningful measure of how many players from the elite are there. No outsiders in Moscow. The field: Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Boris Gelfand, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler and Ruslan…

  • For the Want of a Check

    Mig
    30 Oct 2009 | 7:46 pm
    Azerbaijan was crowned the European Team champion today after squeaking out a win over the outperforming Dutch squad in the final round. At the same time they got some help from the Spanish team, who held Russia to a draw. Had the Russians won (or Azerbaijan drawn), Russia would have taken the title on the first tiebreak, the board points that should be used to decide victory in the first place. Grumble. Several unlikely things happened in the final round to send the second-seeded Boys from Baku home with the trophy. First, Russian 4th board Alekseev had to get blown off the board by Spain's…

  • Juniors in Chubut, Teams in Novi Sad

    Mig
    25 Oct 2009 | 11:01 pm
    Two interesting events underway on opposite points of the globe. The world junior championship is way down south in Argentina. Not Buenos Aires, or the original host site Mar del Plata, but the small coastal town of Puerto Madryn. (Not exactly a Spanish name; there are still Welsh speakers in the area.) The website has gone from feeble and ugly to actually being blacklisted by Google and Firefox as a potential attack site. Sigh. After five rounds have gone by, the games still aren't available. At least the standings and pairings are coming out. The top seed is France's Vachier-Lagrave at 2718…

  • Bicentennial Match

    Mig
    21 Oct 2009 | 9:23 pm
    Almost, at least. C Ilardo at CanchaLlena That's the 100-year-old Aaron Schwartzman on the left and the 99-year-old Francisco Benkö on the right at the famous Club Argentino de Ajedrez. I played Benko at least once and talked problems with him a few times. He's an authentic legend of Argentine chess and played in the national championship as recently as 2004. (First in 1943.) He and Schwartzman first faced each other when Benko arrived in Argentina in 1936, 73 years ago. Dr. Schwartzman gave up chess for medical practice as a young man. This game finished in a fairly brief draw. We've talked…
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  • World Youth Champion U20 Vachier-Lagrave

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:18 am
    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France won the U20 World Youth Championship after a dramatic last round, in which he caught Sergei Zhigalko in the standings. The two finished on 10.5/13, but Vachier-Lagrave won the title due to a higher sum of the ratings of the opponents. WGM Swaminathan Soumya from India took gold in the girls section. The World Youth Championship 2009 took place October 21 – November 4 in Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Originally it was supposed to be held in Mar del Plata but just a few weeks ago FIDE communicated the switch to Puerto Madryn, a city in the province of Chubut in…

  • Meglerhuset Arctic to sponsor Carlsen

    30 Oct 2009 | 9:03 am
    Chess addict and top broker Mads Syversen became chess genius Magnus Carlsen's main sponsor. "Magnus is special. He represents the pinnacle of the analysis and implementation, he is ambitious and hard-working," says Mads Syversen, whose company logo will accompany Magnus Carlsen's outfit in the next 24 months. The new sponsor company says Magnus will be a good example for the employees with his accuracy and performance and believes that the sponsorship will be a success for both sides. The deal is for a 2 years period, as Magnus will receive 1 million kroner (175 000 dollars). So far the main…

  • Volume 46: Sicilicide • Chess DVD

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:52 pm
    . Foxy Openings Series Volume 46: Sicilicide GM Nigel Davies 60 minutes New and deadly ways to disrupt all known Sicilian schemes. Create no end of confusion as you nonchalantly develop your knights with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 & 3.Nc3 and get ready to wrongfoot Dragon and Najdorf players. Check out a full range of little known anti-Sicilian executions. Death to the Sicilian! Long live…

  • Volume 38: Najdorf • Chess DVD

    28 Oct 2009 | 1:30 pm
    .Get on board the Cadillac of Sicilians with GM Nigel Davies without having to learn reams of theory. The best defense to 1.e4 as played by Fischer and Kasparov! 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 http://hotfile.com/dl/14450945/2cb921b/Foxy_38.part1.rar.htmlhttp://hotfile.com/dl/14450947/a50b5ba/Foxy_38.part2.rar.htmlhttp://hotfile.com/dl/14452830/2842314/Foxy_38.part3.rar.html

  • Koneru Humpy Chess, Declares War on All India Chess Federation Secretary

    26 Oct 2009 | 3:42 am
    Koneru Humpy Chess, Declares War on All India Chess Federation Secretary - Grandmaster Koneru Humpy seems to have declared war on All India Chess Federation secretary DV Sundar. On Sunday, in an interesting sequel to her first salvo two days ago, Humpy challenged the AICF secretary to appear for an open debate in front of th2 Vote(s)
 
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  • Tal Memorial, Round 2: Five More Draws

    Dennis Monokroussos
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am
    While today's games weren't as impressive as yesterday's, they had their moments. Even so, the players ended the round where they started the tournament: in a ten-way tie for last place....

  • This Week's ChessVideos Show: Viewer Games, Episode 10

    Dennis Monokroussos
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Every so often ChessVideos viewers will submit games or questions for discussion, and the resulting shows are often especially valuable. It's important to see master and grandmaster play - to see...

  • Tal Memorial, Round 1: 5 Draws

    Dennis Monokroussos
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    But very good draws! Carlsen-Kramnik in particular was a thriller, but Morozevich-Leko had its high points, and none of the other games could be described as dull. If the play continues...

  • The 2009 Tal Memorial: First Round Pairings

    Dennis Monokroussos
    4 Nov 2009 | 9:11 pm
    Thanks to the many readers, who have already provided them in the notes to this post. For those who aren't comment-browsers or are brand new to this site, here's what...

  • This Week's ChessBase Show: Lombardy-Fischer, US Championship 1960

    Dennis Monokroussos
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm
    Tomorrow, Magnus Carlsen makes his debut as a 2800 in the Tal Memorial, and it's not much of an exaggeration to say he has taken the chess world by storm. Although...
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    Robert Pearson's Chess Blog

  • Memorable Game 7: King Hunt! (Unfortunately Mine), RLP - R. Campbell 10.14.2000 0-1

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:05 pm
    My previous "Memorable Games" posted here were memorable for me in that they were some of my best games. This game is memorable because I forget a little thing called "development" and my whole king side stays at home for an entire game, just like in some of those 1850's clashes "Anderssen-NN" or "Morphy-Allies." Also, one of the few times in my career that my king made it out to the fifth rank with a bunch of pieces still on the board; hardly ever a good sign. Yes, I willl officially call it a King Hunt.Ron Campbell, my opponent in this game, was a regular around the Anchorage chess scene in…

  • I Invent a Totally NEW Word - Please Make It Go Viral!!!

    4 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Over at Liquid Egg Product the Mascot has produced, directed and starred in a Halloween Holiday Classic. In the comments, I write:Seriously dude, I know you’re loyal to Donnie and all but someone with your combination of churtful yet charming snark, slender physique, immunity to criticism, babe magnetism and tolerance for tasteless violence and gore would fit RIGHT IN with most of the Hollywood crowd.Churtful? CHURTFUL??? I think I meant to say cheerful, then thought to change it to hurtful, and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! Ma, I done a good thing!Cheerful and hurtful. And snarky. Yes, that's…

  • 'Round the Chess Blogosphere Highlights + Hot Chess Babes!

    20 Oct 2009 | 10:36 pm
    Reassembler goes democratic, and my vote for "link love" is the only vote for link love. I threaten to take it on myself. Thus, this post.The Other McCain has gotten over 2.7 million visitors so far by using 5 simple rules, Rule 2 being (in part) "Reciprocal linkage is the essential lubricant that makes the blogosphere purr with contentment." I don't think we in the chess area of the blogosphere are doing enough of it. Blue Devil Knight is pretty good about linking, see here and here. Rocky Rook points out an interesting chess variant, or at least an interesting game using chess pieces,…

  • Chess and Baseball: The Thinking Man's Games (?)

    12 Oct 2009 | 10:36 pm
    "Interchangeable Skills?"You decide as Yankee's manager Joe Girardi talks about the two games.Sorry no embed, permalink here.

  • Amazing and Amusing Juxtaposition

    7 Oct 2009 | 10:06 pm
    Here's one for ya--BJ14269's Blog over at Chess.com. I don't feel the need to add any commentary except, "Remember, God loves all His children, including snipers!" (Hat tip: Chess Skills feed)God in life Submitted by BJ14269 on Thu Oct 8, 2009 9:18am. I was wondering... What is God doing in peoples lives now-a-days Read more » » posted in BJ14269's Blog 9 reads | 0 comments favorite sniper? Submitted by BJ14269 on Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:55am. I was wondering if anyone had a favorite sniper? It can be from any time or place or skill. my personal favorite is Carlos Hathcock! any others? Read more…
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    Chess improvement by effort (achoo!)

  • How potent is my piece?

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:39 pm
    ...This is the hypothesis:All kinds of positional topics like piece activity, king safety, outpost, color complex etc.. can be described using only a few elements. Space and time are two of them.If I am able to express every topic in these same few elements than I can compare them on a realistic basis in stead of awarding them with arbitrary statistic bonuses. I want to stretch matters even further, even the tactical elements can be expressed using these very same few elements. Everything isn't worked out completely yet. That's the reason for this post. Let me give it a shot.What happens when…

  • PGN viewer almost ready

    1 Nov 2009 | 1:56 pm
    ...On my quest to find the pot with gold I'm almost ready with my new PGN-viewer. It took me 3 days of programming and I need another few hours. Of course only when it is finished the actual work begins: writing analysis-algorithms that answer my questions.In the comments on a previous post there were different methods proposed to find the static value of a piece. A static value is some kind of average based on a statistical method. What I'm looking for though is the dynamic value of a piece. Based on what a piece actual does in a position. In the corner a rook sometimes has merely the same…

  • Chess is a trap

    27 Oct 2009 | 2:42 pm
    ...In this post I will take a few huge steps that may be hard to follow. Or swallow. But I feel the intrinsic logic behind it allthough I don't spend much time to write it down clearly. Don't let that keep you from commenting though. I hope you can bear with me. I will try to clarify matters later.In a previous post I defined the following triptych for what to do when there is nothing to do, I found: a bipolar goal to strive for. Decline the possibilities of your opponent while improving your own.A hierarchy of moves based on the amount they attribute to the optimal position and the amount of…

  • My own chessanalysisprogram

    25 Oct 2009 | 1:40 pm
    ...Finally I found the time and energy to write my own chess analysis program. That is to say, I wrote the first step. I wanted to do that for about seven years. The problem with chess programs as Fritz etc. is that they don't give you a good insight in how they arrive at a certain move. When I tried to get insight lately in what aspect of piece activity causes the most problems for the opponent I missed that dearly.The idea is as follows. The program reads a PGN file and shows it. For every aspect I want to investigate I write a specific algorithm that will show the development of that…

  • When to move a pawn

    22 Oct 2009 | 10:23 am
    ...Initiative and symmetry.There are some remnants to be dealt with first: initiative and symmetric positions.I will do that by disqualifying the initiative. The scope of my investigation is what to do when there is nothing to do. When there are no weaknesses to provoke and the preconditions of a kingside attack aren't met. The initiative works by means of threats which have to be dealt with. An extreme example is a quite symmetrical position. None of the sides can claim a positional advantage, since everything is equal. Yet the game can be lost due the other side having the initiative. So…
 
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  • Fernandez - Stoyko, GSCL 2009

    6 Nov 2009 | 5:45 pm
    Fernandez - Stoyko, GSCL 2009Black to play.I have annotated the game Jose Fernandez - Steve Stoyko, Garden State Chess League 2009 (you can also download the PGN) played Tuesday in the match between West Orange and the Kenilworth Karpovs. Kenilworth won 2.5-1.5 to keep their perfect record at 2-0. See Kenilworth Karpovs Squeeze Orange by Ian Mangion at the Kenilworth Kibitzer blog for details. The Karpovs' first round match against the Kenilworth Korchnois is analyzed by John Moldovan at the Garden State Chess League Blog.

  • NJKOs Close Winning Season with Loss to Queens

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pm
    Gaspard - Shen, USCL 2009White to play and win.The New Jersey Knockouts finished their most successful season to date with a loss to Queens, 3-1. It may have been that Jersey just didn't need the win, while Queens wanted to at least finish above the bottom. After all, it turned out that the Knockouts did not even need to score a single point in their match to go into the post-season with the best record in the League (and the advantages in the playoffs that brings), because Chicago tied Seattle. Only if Seattle had won their match 4-0 and New Jersey lost 0-4 could Seattle have claimed the top…

  • USCL Regular Season Ends Wednesday

    3 Nov 2009 | 12:48 pm
    The US Chess League wraps up its regular season Wednesday night with all teams playing, which means a full docket of seven matches on ICC (see the schedule for details). At the USCF website, Arun Sharma offers his "Week 9 US Chess League Recap," which also summarizes the playoff picture. The NJKOs can gain the best record in the League with a win or draw against the Queens Pioneers. Joseph Criscuolo of the New Jersey Knockouts Blog offers an overview in "Knockouts to Force Queens' Abdication":The Knockouts will have a change of scenery for this match as they will be playing at the Dean of…

  • Rainbow Five Game

    2 Nov 2009 | 6:29 pm
    One of the neater games to emerge from my Collaborative Writing Practices: Game Design course. To play, all you need is a good set of "rainbow" colored markers. If only they made a seven-colored mechanical pen...

  • GM Josh Friedel Plays the Ulvestad

    1 Nov 2009 | 4:22 am
    I have annotated two games with the Ulvestad Variation of the Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5). You can also download the PGN. The first is a game of GM Josh Friedel's from the recent Unive Open in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands (which was much more interesting than the closed "Crown" event there won by Tiviakov with the only win of the entire tournament); the second one is a game from Olaf Ulvestad himself (played just over 50 years before). In both White tried the most common move in amateur play, 6.Bxb5, keeping things in true Ulvestad territory rather than…
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  • O Pioneers!!

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am
    In week ten of the U.S. Chess League, the Queens Pioneers blazed a trail past the New Jersey Knockouts.

  • Agarwal Win @ "Contre Gambit Philidor"

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:26 am
    Frederic Fournier has provided a link to Rohan Agarwal's win with the PCG against an international master, at Contre Gambit Philidor.

  • 2009 Westfield CC Championship

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am
    The 2009 Westfield Chess Club Championship was won by NM Peter Radomskyj with a perfect score of 4 points. Tied at 3 points, for second through fourth place, were NM Todd Lunna, Jonathan Cohen, and Ziping Liu. In the final round, Ziping won when his opponent misplayed a rook-and-pawn ending. Round Four: Pirc Defense Andy Chen (USCF 1604) - Ziping Liu (USCF 1756), Westfield CC Championship 10/25/2009 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e5 9.fxe5 dxe5 10.O-O-O Qe7 11.dxe5 Qxe5 12.Bd4 Qe6 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.exd5 Qd6 15.Bxg7 Kxg7 16.Bb5 Qc5 17.Ba4 b5 18.Bb3 Nd7…

  • Oen - West @ "Contre Gambit Philidor"

    3 Nov 2009 | 3:15 am
    At Contre Gambit Philidor, Frederic Fournier has found more improvements for Black, in my game against Grant Oen.

  • Photos from Octember Open

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:19 am
    The Octember Open, held this past weekend at the Marshall Chess Club, was won by senior master Yaacov Norowitz with a score of 3-0-1. Playing in the one day schedule, I broke even with two wins and two losses.Here are some photos that I took yesterday. This picture shows the upstairs room before the start of the one day schedule. Players prepare for round three, as the schedules merge.Leaving the club, I snapped this shot of the entrance.
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  • Chess as a Stress Reliever

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:24 am
    I like this story from the St Louis Today. It's a surprising benefit (to me, anyway) of playing chess:"When you play chess have to focus your mind on the game and strategies," said Suzanne Corbett, 56. "It gave him a relief and a quiet space."It also helped her as his caretaker, she said. "Sometimes we feel so helpless on what we can do to make it better, and a simple game like chess is something you can do with an individual without smothering them."From Chess helps cancer patients de-stress.

  • Frenchman Wins World Juniors

    4 Nov 2009 | 3:29 am
    Congrats to Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Swaminathan Soumya, of India, for winning this year's World Juniors in the boys and girls sections, respectively. It was not a particularly positive showing by the trio of Australians, but I suppose they can finish their South American stint with plenty of good experience. Final Aussie scores are as follows:6.0 Guo, Emma (Girls)4.5 Guo-Yuthok, Sherab (Boys)3.5 Anton, Sarah (Girls)Despite her terrible run, Sarah did pull off this win. It's a good, domineering one. 2009 WJun GirlsDe Leon, P.Anton, S.A881. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5.

  • Aussies in 2009 World Youths

    2 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    While the Aussie contingent in the currently ongoing World Juniors in Argentina is somewhat anaemic, the group headed for the upcoming World Youths in Turkey will be a far bigger one. No less than 28 people - that includes parents, players and coaches - will turn up under the Australian flag. Lucky for the Aussie boys and girls is that they'll enjoy the services of 2 grandmasters as well as IM Lane and FM Smirnov, so we can expect a good showing particularlly from the likes of Bobby Cheng and Yi Yuan. The even will run from 11 November until 23 November. Chessdom has a preview (and I thank…

  • 2009 Melbourne Cup

    2 Nov 2009 | 12:16 am
    The race that stops the whole nation will be on again tomorrow afternoon, and for chess fans two horses are surely worth a bet. These are last year's winner "Viewed" and "Roman Emperor". What's so special about these two, you ask. Well, apart from the fact that both horses finished one-two in last month's Caulfield Cup and trained by Cup legend Bart Cummings (who is gunning for his 13th win), the pair are also owned by Malaysian chess stalwart, Datuk Tan Chin Nam.My tip, however, is Allez Wonder.

  • Bad, Bad Chess Coaches

    31 Oct 2009 | 6:09 pm
    Chess may be said to be the "gymnasium of the mind", but P.E. grads teaching chess?Commenting on this piece of news ("Azerbaijani chess schools lacking coaches: deputy education minister") in today's Sun Herald, GM Ian Rogers writes:While Australian Education Departments are notorious for using humanities teachers to cover for the shortage of maths and science teachers, the Azeri idea of asking physical education teachers to also teach chess is probably a step too far.Sydney has suffered from a number of under-trained and even bogus chess coaches and it could be argued that the students would…
 
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    Scholastic Chess Gateway

  • Children of a Chessplayer

    12 Oct 2009 | 6:34 pm
    Yes, another non-chess post, but these are my sons with a song they wrote, sang, and produced at a recording studio:It can also be seen on YouTube.

  • Interview with New National Master Abby Marshall

    13 Sep 2009 | 8:12 pm
    Abby MarshallFrom my Chess Examiner site:Following the conclusion of the recent U.S. Chess School session in St. Louis, Abby Marshall was kind enough to share some of her thoughts from the chess camp:Goldberg: What were some of the more important things you learned from the camp?Abby: Kaidanov emphasized that it’s difficult to play good moves when you are focusing on the result, especially with

  • The Rabbi, the shofar and the dog

    11 Sep 2009 | 6:04 am
    This video has nothing to do with chess, but with the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana coming up, it's timely and very funny. See what happens when a dog is intrigued by the sound of the shofar.

  • Review: Endgame Workshop

    8 Sep 2009 | 9:53 pm
    Endgame Workshop, by prolific writer and instructor Bruce Pandolfini, consists of lessons developed by Pandolfini over the past thirty-plus years. More specifically, five specific courses taught by the author, to classes consisting of players with USCF ratings between 1600 and 2000, served as the impetus for this text.Basic but crucial endgame material is presented, although much of what is here

  • Two New National Masters

    8 Sep 2009 | 9:49 pm
    Eric Rosen; photo: MonRoiAbby Marshall; photo: MonRoiThis month, in my ChessCafe Scholastic Chess column, I discuss two of America's newest national masters - Eric Rosen and Abby Marshall. Some great games are included - see the entire column here. It is also permanently archived here.
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    Confessions of a chess novice

  • Are the Knights truly dead?

    4 Nov 2009 | 11:51 am
    Question from a reader:============Hi BlueDevil,I would like to join the Kights Errant. It appears as though the secretary is inactive? Can you help me? Your post reminds me of some some comments that I read about Lasker on chessgames.com having a great "Geometer", looking around for features and only then calculating.smiteknight.blogspot.com=============What's going on, Knights?Sorry smiteknight

  • Look around, not ahead

    9 Oct 2009 | 4:17 pm
    It is amazing that nearly every game in the lower levels of chess are decided by people literally not seeing obvious interactions between pieces on the board. Leaving a piece open to be taken, or forgetting a piece is pinned, or even not seeing mate in one.Yet many of us in these lower levels still insist on looking many moves ahead in silly lines. We aren't losing because we fail to look ahead

  • Poking a dead guy with a stick

    21 Sep 2009 | 10:13 pm
    Click here to for a journalist revisiting revelations about Bobby Fischer's ancestry, among other things (LA Times). Not much chess in there.

  • Chess Opening Advice for Beginners

    17 Sep 2009 | 7:37 pm
    The following is an email I sent to a chess bud. I think it is enough to get you to a decent middlegame. It applies whether you are playing as black or as white. Of course I don't claim it is unique: it is the standard opening boilerplate prep talk.There are two goals you want to aim for in the opening of a chess game:1. Develop all of your minor pieces (Knights and Bishops), preferably so they

  • Synoptic versus myopic views of chess

    3 Sep 2009 | 9:46 am
    Tommyg has similar themes in his recent great post.Speaking of fresh perspectives, Dk Transform has some great new videos up. The first could be a Saturday Night Live audition tape. Great to associate a face/voice with his David Foster Wallace style blog.OK, now on to the main topic of my post....-----------------------------------I made a visit to the library where the Carolina Cobras played
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  • #591 GSCL : 2nd Round Report & Games

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:57 am
    A report on the Karpovs & Kortchnois victories over West Orange & Staten Island has been posted on the Garden State League's blog, along with a recap of the other matches and a few gamesAt the The Kenilworthian, Michael Goeller has posted notes to Steve Stoyko's win over Jose Fernandez.

  • #590 GSCL : 1st Round Annotations

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:39 pm
    Notes to my 1st round win over Richard Lewis & the Stoyko-Norowitz draw have been posted on the Garden State Chess League blog

  • #589 Scotch Plains Simul : 7-0-1

    1 Nov 2009 | 1:58 pm
    I went 7-0-1 against 5 opponents at today's simul in Scotch Plains. There were just 3 foes at the start (all girls, interestingly) but 2 fathers showed pity & took seats.

  • #588 Simul Today!

    1 Nov 2009 | 5:28 am
    This afternoon, from 12 noon - 4 p.m., I will be giving a free simultaneous exhibition at the Scotch Plains Public LibraryThe announcement, (which was supposed to say correspondence chess expert not KCC president) states that only U1800s are invited but, since there still 13 spots available (at last count), the rating limit has been waived.

  • #587 Free Tourney In Paterson 11/22

    30 Oct 2009 | 8:12 pm
    On Sunday, November 22nd, there will be a free, non-rated tournament in Paterson, NJ.The time control & format are not listed on the official announcement (click it for a larger view) but the organizers told me it will be a G/25, 7-round Swiss with rounds at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. & 4 p.m.Disclaimer : The Chess Coroner and KCC are not involved with this event.
 
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  • Kasparov - Karpov match in Paris is cancelled

    Goran Urosevic
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:06 pm
    Official communication from the organizers of the 2 K’s jubilee. Posted on Europe-Echecs, translated by Jean-Michel Blatrier. “Having the two greatest world chess champions coming to the Louvre in Paris on 11-13th December was simply a brilliant idea. The CCAS immediately accepted and looked for partners. One of our interested sponsors wanted to couple this event with the “Year of Russia” in France, starting in March 2010. December 11th is really too soon, and the time was too short for setting up a good organization and communication. It makes our hearts cry to be…

  • Kramnik’s Passed Pawns

    Goran Urosevic
    8 Oct 2009 | 4:58 pm
    In the GM Neil McDonald’s book “Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy” Vladimir Kramnik’s style was described as: “In Kramnik’s games we witness what might be described as a ‘breakthrough style’: he aims for a space advantage and then tries to smash the pawn barriers in his path. Typically this leads to the creation of a passed pawn. His build-up is direct but patient, until the moment arrives for aggressive action.” I glanced at some Kramnik’s games and was surprised to see how well the author nailed the point. Here is a typical…

  • A Beautiful Study

    Goran Urosevic
    7 Oct 2009 | 2:33 pm
    Josef Kling and Bernhard Horwitz are famous of their groundbreaking work “Chess Studies and Endgames”, published in 1851. They provided us with basic knowledge in numerous endings, which was later included in all the topical books from Keres onwards. The studies are also beautiful. This one was posted in “Sah-Mat Lista” a few days ago. I think my friend solved it, at least I couldn’t find a refutation, but I would like to hear from the readers as well. White to move and win © Goran Urosevic for Chess Strategy, 2009. | Permalink | 6 comments Add to…

  • Kasparov - Karpov 2009

    Goran Urosevic
    23 Sep 2009 | 6:53 pm
    Only few weeks ago, a sudden news that Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are playing a “rematch” stirred the spirits around the globe. Nowadays the match is ongoing, alas with rapid and blitz games, but we’re ready to accept what gives. Even a huge number of mainstream media are reporting about their legendary rivalry. I had the pleasure to comment the rapid games on Chessdom.com, splitting the work with Jason Juett. My colleague covered day one with first two games, and I have to admit that he did the job much better than myself. Commenting on the top players’ games…

  • A Few Pawn Endgames

    Goran Urosevic
    21 Sep 2009 | 8:31 am
    The position on the first diagram was reached in Ilyin Zenevski - Botvinnik, 1938. White has a passed pawn, but as we will see the decisive factor was one spare tempi. Black’s problem is limited mobility of his own pawns, as White h5 is holding two of them. 1. Kf3! But still some caution is needed. The straightforward 1. Kf4 allows Black to escape with 1…g6! (but not 1…Ke6 2. g3! and White will win) 2. hxg6 Kxg6 3. g3 h5 and White no tempo and is forced to step back. 1. Kf4 g6 2. g3 isn’t helping either, 2…Kg7! Black can wait as long as the King is close enough…
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  • Reno Redux — Round 6

    admin
    31 Oct 2009 | 1:32 pm
    And now, back to chess. However, the blog stats make me wonder whether I should post off topic more often. My blog got more than 200 hits on the day that my post about Jorge Cham’s detention went up — even though I had no information to offer other than what was already in Cham’s cartoon. That was the most hits in any one day since I started keeping track. (Admittedly, I only started keeping track a couple of months ago). But the purpose of a chess blog isn’t to get a lot of hits, right? The purpose is to talk about chess. Right? Hello? Anybody there? Okay, I know that…

  • (Off-Topic) Cartoonists and Border Guards Don’t Mix!

    admin
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:30 am
    I’m a regular reader of two webcomics, one of which is “Piled Higher and Deeper,” by Jorge Cham. It’s a satirical look at life in academia, mostly focusing on the life of graduate students. “P.H.D.” is a huge cult hit (especially among grad students, probably not so much among professors), and as a result Cham has been able to quit his dead-end job as an engineering professor and go into the exciting career of cartooning! Nowadays, Cham gets invited to universities all over the world to give talks. What a life, right? He gets his expenses paid to visit all…

  • Reno Redux — Round 3

    admin
    28 Oct 2009 | 10:42 am
    I’m going to show you some of the highlights from my Reno tournament, starting with Round 3. I came into this round with a score of ½-1½ and was paired against Walter Shipman. I admire his play a lot — very solid and tough to beat. He plays what Jesse Kraai would call “old man chess,” but he has a right to, because he is 80 years old! I sure hope I’m playing as well as Shipman when I get to age 80. Shipman is also the solution to my personal “six degrees of Bobby Fischer” puzzle. What is the shortest link of players connecting me to Bobby Fischer,…

  • There’s Something About Reno …

    admin
    26 Oct 2009 | 11:02 pm
    I don’t know what it is, but something about Reno seems to bring out my best chess. Is it the thin mountain air? Or is it the gambling, risk-taking spirit that pervades the place? Anyway, all of my best results in recent years have come there: 2005 Far West Open: I go 5.5-0.5 in the Expert section, winning first place. That is the last time that I entered the Expert section, because I felt after this that I had earned the right to test myself against masters. 2006 Western States Open: I go 4-2 in the Open section and win the under-2300 prize, thanks to my last-round victory with a Queen…

  • Reno report — round four

    admin
    25 Oct 2009 | 9:16 am
    After the first four rounds of the Western States Open, the two biggest stories are upsets and youth. Both of the two top seeds went down to defeat in the first two rounds. In round one, GM Jaan Ehlvest (seeded #2) blundered a piece against veteran master Andrew Karklins and immediately resigned. In round two, GM Loek van Wely, the top seed who was making his first appearance ever at the Western States Open, ran up against junior superstar Steven Zierk. You can see the game in Michael Aigner’s blog. There’s a good chance that I will lecture about this game for ChessLecture, too…
 
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  • 9 Queens - Upcoming Events!

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    9 Queens - Empowerment Through Chess: 9 Queens provides chess instruction to those most in need of the game's benefits, especially girls and at-risk youth.November 15, 2009: Tucson Queens Academy! Philadelphia 9 Queens Academy Dates -- expanded and enhanced!!!Location: Story Hour Room (Children’s Department on the ground floor), Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine St. 19103Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm (

  • "The Red Shoes" Remastered

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    In 1989, when I was a subscriber to cable television before it got too expensive, I saw the 1948 cinema classic "The Red Shoes," and it scared the crap out of me! That movie really freaked me out - those damned shoes...did they possess the dancer? Or did the dancer possess the shoes? It also said a lot about the suffocatingly few places that a woman had in the world back then -- ultimately, under

  • Computer Labs for Kids: Update on SOS Childrens Village

    6 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm
    Prior post.All systems are go for Shira’s newest project, this time stateside in Illinois – the SOS Childrens Village of Illinois. Twenty-eight children (pre-teen) will receive brand new Dell laptops along with the training to use them!Shira and other volunteers, including yours truly, will be working with the kids and the computers on site next Sunday, November 15, 2009.Shira has a wish. She

  • A Woman Brought Hasan Down

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:46 am
    In an ironic twist, the man who did not marry because he could not find a satisfactorily devote-enough woman of the Islamic faith who wore hijab, was stopped in his murderous rampage by a woman.Kimberly Munley praised for ending Fort Hood rampagePolice officer confronted gunman and shot him four times despite being wounded herselfHelen Piddguardian.co.uk, Friday 6 November 2009 15.36 GMTThe

  • Boo Hoo for the Lost Boys - NOT!

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    Blatant sexual discrimination in favor of male admissions to college because - get this - it's patriotic!From the online edition of The Wall Street Journal/OpinionNOVEMBER 5, 2009, 10:47 P.M. ETThe Lost Boys By RICHARD WHITMIREThis week, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced that it will investigate whether colleges discriminate against women by admitting less qualified men. It will
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  • Der brillante Schachzug (51)

    Walter Eigenmann
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:57 pm
    Weiß zieht und gewinnt 1rr5/5pkp/4b1p1/4N3/4RQP1/7P/1qnR1PB1/6K1 w – - 0 35 Lösung: —>(mehr…) Download der Brillanten Nr. 1-50 (PGN & CBH) Der brillante Schachzug 051 – Zweite/Siebte Reihe Pezzica-Fritz, CorrGame 2002 35.Sd7!! (Var) 35…Lxd7 [35...Tb5 36.Txe6 fxe6 37.Sf6 Da1+ (37...g5 38.Td7+ +-) 38.Kh2 g5 (38...De5 39.Td7+ Kf8 40.Td8++-) 39.Td7+ Kg6 40.Le4++-] 36.Txd7 Df6 [36...Tf8 37.Te2 Db4 38.De5+ Kg8 39.Ld5 Sd4 40.Te3 Tb5 41.Txf7+-] 37.Dxf6+ Kxf6 38.Tf4+ Kg5 39.Tfxf7 +-

  • Your move, please

    Romy C
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm
    Just came from an indoor games fest at the Hawkesbury Stadium, South Windsor. This is a mobile cam shot posted on the run as a test post.

  • Chess

    cindiaugustine
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:08 pm
    I enjoy doing photomemes, as they push me to do deliberate photography. I tend to wander with my camera, and take shots as they appear to me. Sometimes I go somewhere deliberately to focus on a specific type of photo, like a garden or the aquarium, but usually my photography is not deliberate or premeditated. If you do them in a disciplined way – taking a photo after you know the theme, as opposed to searching through your archives for a photo that fits – photomemes can be wonderfully challenging. This photo was submitted for a meme, whose theme was Competitive. Expressing/Evoking…

  • Kindred's Special: Islamic Extremism

    kindredspiritks
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:18 am
    THE NEWS ON FOX CABLE TV I just happened to witness as it began airing the events at Fort Hood on November 5th and of course the following day my newspaper Democrat and Chronicle had glaring headlines: “Soldier kills 12 at Fort Hood” with even more glaring headline reading “TROUBLING SIGNS IGNORED.” Personally I never heard the name Nidal Malik Hasa before but he had a blog on the internet and was a devout Muslim holding the rank of Major in the US Army as a psychitrist. Apparently he wanted to be excused from a tour pending to Afghanistan as he was against the wars…

  • Risks

    Girlie
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am
    There are always risks in life. Knowing where and when to take them is the key. But hey, we’re only human. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell. Sometimes, it’s hard to know what’s a risk and what’s just plain stupid. Then, there are some of us (myself included) that took one huge risk and screwed it up, messing up the rest of their lives. Those people are the ones that don’t take risks very often. They avoid situations in which risk may become a factor. Upside is, they don’t usually smoke, do drugs, drink, or have sex before marriage. Downside is,…
 
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  • BU Open is Sat Nov 7th - list of early entrants, n=81

    Robert Oresick
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm
    The 15th annual BU Open is this Sat, Nov 7th..As of Friday evening 80 players have pre-registered:.BU Open 2009: Open - Name/Rtng/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Tot 1IM Vigorito, David 2477 12426279 0.0 2xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2452 20008479 0.0 3FM Kelleher, William Joseph 2384 10012571 0.0 4FM Chase, Christopher W 2326 10010985 0.0 5FM Mac Intyre, Paul 2323 12232580 0.0 6WGM Corke, Anya S 2298 12809699 Wesley University 0.0 7NM Times, Lawyerbye 2293 12167330 0.0 8NM Enkin, Max 2292 12694870 Brandeis University 0.0 9NM Pismennyy, Avraam 2275 12858217 0.0 10NM Krasik, Ilya 2259 12580336 0.0 11NM Lwin,…

  • More on the City of Boston Championship

    Robert Oresick
    1 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    year City of Boston Champion (GBO)revised with the additions by Iglesias and Lappin...2009 SM Denys Shmelov2008 FM William Kelleher2007 WIM Ester Epstein2006 Avraam Pismenny, FM John Curdo2005 Avraam Pismenny, Leonid Tkach2004 Avraam Pismenny2003 IM Igor Foygel, FM John Curdo, Jack Stolerman, Patrick Sciacca2002 FM Charles Riordan2001 Henry "Hal" Terrie2000 IM Igor Foygel1999 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM William Paschall, Mark LaRocca1998 GM Sergey Kudrin1997 FM John Curdo1996 GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Jonathan Yedidia1995 1995 GM Alexander Ivanov1994 GM Alexander Ivanov1993 FM Charles Hertan, FM…

  • Greater Boston Open through the decades

    Robert Oresick
    30 Oct 2009 | 2:13 pm
    The following “research of winners of the GBO through the decades” is a follow up of a publication made by Robert Oresick and credited to MACA Publications Coordinator George Mirijanian at the Boylston Chess Club Weblog on 10/26/09.. I went Thursday night to the BCF and in one hour I gathered a lot of information from our Chess Horizons collection, but sadly I found we are missing two issues from 1983 Volume 15issues #5 & 6where the winner(s) of GBO from that year are named. . I would like to call all the readers of this weblog if anyone has and could spare such issues to the BCF to…

  • Blitz 2 - 2 Sharks

    Robert Oresick
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:10 pm
    Boston Blitz 2-2 Miami Sharks October 29th, 2009 Chris Bird Board White Result Black 1. GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2588) 1-0 FM Bruci Lopez (2480) 2 FM Marcel Martinez (2475) 1-0 Denys Shmelov (2474) 3. WGM Anya Corke (2304) IM Blas Lugo (2351) 4. Eric Rodriguez (2290) Ilya Krasik (2252) Boston Blitz 2-2 Miami Sharks

  • Ethan Gilsdorf will speak about his book "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks"

    Robert Oresick
    29 Oct 2009 | 10:51 am
    Hi!Just found out about your organization.I'm a New York Times and Boston Globe freelance journalist and a PsychologyToday.com blogger --- and Somerville resident --- and I think members of your group might be interested in my new book and attending an event I'm having at Brookline Booksmith Tues Nov 3.Would you be willing to pass this on to your peeps?Thanks!Ethan Gilsdorfauthor of "FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms."***The Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks dog-and-pony (and orc) show comes to…
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  • Deadeye Dirk

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:40 pm
    Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, interviewing Garry Kasparov in the latest New In Chess:At a certain point I saw you almost visibly enjoying this.Dirk, yesterday

  • When we were kings II

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:30 am
    … we knew how to blunderLast week I wrote of the golden age for chess that grew out of the Fischer/Korchnoi challenges for the World Championship happening to coincide with the cold war and a Soviet Union that wielded chess as an ideological weapon. It’s undoubtedly true that back then the game was much more prominent in the mass media than we find today but off-the-board factors are just one reason why the 1970s were so good for chess.Looking at the game itself, Kasparov considered the developments of the era to be so fascinating that he had his minions ghostwrite a whole book about it.

  • Blue or Red Pill? VI

    1 Nov 2009 | 11:30 pm
    Mikhail Tal describes meeting Bobby Fischer at the Varna Olympiad, 1962:-I asked him all sorts of questions, and in conclusion, as we were approaching the hotel, I asked, “You’ll soon turn twenty – are you thinking of marrying?” He looked at me so trustingly: “This very problem is concerning me, and I don’t what to do. Buy a second-hand car or get married?”Well?PREVIOUSLY:BORP? VFrom the opening into the endgame?BORP? IVpunt the Classical Dutch against Korchnoi?BORP? IIIwhich side of the board do you want to take?BORP? IIoppposite coloured bishop ending?BORP? Irook ending?

  • Bad book covers IX

    31 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    Chess Training Pocket Book, Alburt, Chess Information and Research Center, 2000[Bad book covers index]

  • When we were kings

    30 Oct 2009 | 2:13 am
    Here’s something you won’t hear very often:-The Seventies was a golden ageIt sounds unlikely I know but it's true, as far as our favourite game is concerned anyway. Yes the clothes were ridiculous; yes the people were alarmingly hairy; yes the TV was shit; but by god chess was popular.Nowadays FIDE has to scrape around for sponsors before finally getting the cash for the Topalov – Anand World Championship match and mass media coverage of our game is so scarce that even a feature on Blue Peter is hailed as a huge success. Compare the contemporary chess world with that of three to four…
 
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  • 65th Ohio Chess Congress Report

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 4:56 am
    Kristopher Meekins New Ohio Chess Champion 65th Ohio Chess Congress Report OPEN SECTION After 6 rounds of hard fought chess, National Experts (NE) Kristopher Meekins and Matthew Marsh (from Tennessee) were tied for first place in the 65th Ohio Chess Congress.  NE Meekins, an Ohio resident, is our new state Chess Champion.  Congratulations Kris! Way to go! Meekins – Driver – Marsh At the end of four rounds of chess the final results were not yet clear – not at all. Only two players had more than 3.0 points – Matthew Marsh and Sinan Baughman with 3.5 points each.  Then came a group…

  • Have the desire to share your chess skills?

    DCC Chess Queen
    21 Aug 2009 | 5:40 pm
    Our own Ms Kay Stanley is looking for a few good volunteers to play chess at the Dayton Correctional Institute.   Okay, so maybe not just “a few”…. The chess match time is yet to be determined – looking at possibly 12:30pm or so – and so far the dates on the calender are: 30 August 27 September 25 October November & December dates to be determined. If interested, please email dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net, attention Ms Stanley.  We’ll forward on the email to her and she’ll be in touch with you. Chess Queen

  • Report on the 51st Gem City Open

    Riley - Prez DCC
    25 Jun 2009 | 7:50 pm
    Report on the 51st Gem City Open Players came from 8 different states. Primarily from Ohio, but seven other states were represented as well: Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, and New York. Want to take a quick look at the final standings in all sections?  Then go to USCF’s website at http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200906143581.1-12556822 and look through all the sections to your heart’s content.  Want to take a look at how FIDE rated the OPEN Section?  Go to FIDE’s website at http://ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=42844#8 and note how a…

  • C.H.A.T. #1

    Riley - Prez DCC
    19 Jun 2009 | 7:59 pm
    Chess Here And There The purpose of this regular column is to share items big and small about chess found around the web on chess that catch my interest and that I believe in turn will be of interest to you and others. Chessedelic For instance today, Friday, June 19, 2009, for my first recommendation from Chess Here And There I would like to bring to your attention a website with the improbable name “chessedelic” of all things – inspired by the term “psychedelic”. It is not the name that has drawn me www.chessedelic.com, but instead a chess video on the site. A lecture if you will…

  • Best Week In Chess

    admin
    19 Dec 2008 | 7:44 am
    As it gets closer to Christmas and the roads turn icy another week passes full of Chess and you know we scowl the internet for the top headlines and feature them here for you. I know I hope you enjoy them. Before jumping into the top stories from around the world don’t forget that tonight at the Dayton Chess Club we will be having a Holiday Party starting at 6:30 p.m. to…closing {whenever that happens}. Tonight will be the last night we’ll be open until the new year so get your chess playing in for 2008! Miroshnichenko wins Ukrainian Championship 2008 Evgenij Miroshnichenko,…
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  • Debriefed: Anna and Camilla

    Macauley
    20 Oct 2009 | 10:59 pm
    Anna Zatonskih and Camilla Baginskaite finished first and second in St. Louis. After the last round, both players answered questions for the live Chess.FM webcast. The 18-minute interview spans a wide range of topics including questions from the ICC audience. In the final video from the 2009 U.S. Women’s Championship, Chess.FM takes you behind the scenes of [...]

  • USCL Readies for Playoffs

    ChessFM
    19 Oct 2009 | 7:00 am
    The hugely popular United States Chess League, hosted exclusively on the ICC on Mondays and Wednesdays, readies itself for the title-deciding playoffs as the regular season draws to a close. Chess.FM will also have exclusive live commentary of the USCL finals in December. Three teams are already assured playoff spots, including the Boston Blitz (GM Larry Christiansen [...]

  • Krush post-mortem

    Macauley
    17 Oct 2009 | 5:13 pm
    Irina Krush takes us through her Round 6 win over Battsetseg Tsagaan. It was part of a three game winning streak by Krush, but was too little, too late to catch Zatonskih and Baginskaite. VIDEO (Running time: 22:21)  

  • Runner Up: Baginskaite

    Macauley
    15 Oct 2009 | 11:18 pm
    Finishing in clear second place, and earning her first IM norm was Camilla Baginskaite. Baginskaite, who was co-U.S. Women’s Champion in 2000, was the only player to nick Anna Zatonskih for a draw, finished on an impressive +4 score, suffering only one loss at the hands of Irina Krush in the penultimate round. Baginskaite is originally Lithuanian, [...]

  • Bonus audio: Yun Fan

    Macauley
    14 Oct 2009 | 10:04 pm
    New comer Yun Fan, a sophomore at DePauw University, hails from Beijing, China, and was rated only 2125 going into the U.S. Women’s Championshp. Her qualification in St. Louis was the subject of much debate, as her 2201 rating for the August supplement was based on just 30 tournament games at that time. Nevertheless, Fan achieved two [...]
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  • Tal Memorial day two all games drawn

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
        The Tal Memorial takes place from November 4th to 19th 2009 in Moscow, Russia. It is a ten-player round robin event with classical time controls. The first four games take place in the National Hotel, the last five in the mall GUM. The games start at 15:00 local time, The Tal Memorial is the strongest tournament of the year, and at category 21 (average Elo 2764) one of the strongest of all time. Official site: http://www.russiachess.org/ download pgn live games: http://www.russiachess.org/online/index.htm Players of the Tal Memorial  2  Magnus…

  • China leads Team Rapid Preliminary after Round 9

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:07 am
    The 3rd Asian Indoor Games are held in Vietnam, from October 30th, 2009 to November 8th, 2009. Chess is the one of the games amongst other 30 games. Official site: http://vietnamchess.com.vn/index.php live games: http://www.asiachessonline.com/AIG3/index.htm     Final Ranking after 9 Rounds top 4 to semi-final Rk. SNo Team     G + = - TB1 TB2  TB3  1 1 China        9 8 1 0 17 28,5 161,0 2 3 Vietnam      8 6 0 2 12 22,0 166,0 3 6 Uzbekistan   8 6 0 2…

  • Tal Memorial day one all games drawn

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:54 am
        The Tal Memorial takes place from November 4th to 19th 2009 in Moscow, Russia. It is a ten-player round robin event with classical time controls. The first four games take place in the National Hotel, the last five in the mall GUM. The games start at 15:00 local time, The Tal Memorial is the strongest tournament of the year, and at category 21 (average Elo 2764) one of the strongest of all time. Official site: http://www.russiachess.org/ download pgn live games: http://www.russiachess.org/online/index.htm Players of the Tal Memorial  2  Magnus…

  • Kasparov-Karpov match in April 2010 in Pairs

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:09 am
      Surrounded by the President of the CCAS Evelyn Valentin, Christophe Gaston director with Pascal Lazarre, during a reception very friendly, it is the seat of the CCAS tonight that Anatoly Karpov came to discuss further the great idea to meet with Garry Kasparov, in April in Paris!   Many topics were covered: 2010 Year of France in Russia and the fabulous tournament in Cap d'Agde whose date has been unveiled: from 24 to 31 October 2010. The match of 2 K will go ahead in Paris.  For chess, abandoning us nothing and we'll build this event. It was with renewed confidence and Garry…

  • China leads Team Rapid Preliminary after Round 6

    5 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    The 3rd Asian Indoor Games are held in Vietnam, from October 30th, 2009 to November 8th, 2009. Chess is the one of the games amongst other 30 games. Official site: http://vietnamchess.com.vn/index.php live games: http://www.asiachessonline.com/AIG3/index.htm     Rank after Round 6 Team Rapid Preliminary top 4 teams in the final Rk. SNo Team     G + = - TB1TB2TB3  1 1 China        6 5 1 0 11 0 84,0 2 3 Vietnam      6 5 0 1 10 0 81,0 3 2…
 
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  • Andrew Martin Articles Round-Up

    admin
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am
    The series of IM Andrew Martin’s articles on ChessCube has come to an end, but you can still access this fantastic resource. Andrew Martin’s columns provide excellent game analysis. He analyses both recent and classic games, providing chess players with plenty to mull over. The quizzes from Andrew Martin are a great way to test your chess knowledge, with Andrew providing further analysis. These quizzes and columns should be revisited by every chess player who is keen on improving. Follow ChessCube on Twitter for a daily reminder of these articles.

  • Sick Set Thursday – A Hip Hop Chess Set.. yo!

    seanw
    5 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am
    Some artists include Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy, Missy Elliot, Plies and Ludacris! The figurines in the Hip Hop Chess set are hand made, and takes about 18 hours to make each piece. A complete chess set of 32 hand made figurines will set you back$5000, or you could order each piece at $300! Another picture: More pics and info via: SandraRose

  • Chess news: plenty of links

    JohnJurgens
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Acres of afternoon and nowhere to go? Respite from your midweek ennui is at hand. Mig Greengard’s Chess Ninja “Because losing sucks”. A one stop shop for all you chess news needs: http://chess.alltop.com/ Checkers has been solved. Does the same fate await chess? What is meant by “solved” anyway? See what Wikipedia has to say: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solved_game Chess icons, wallpapers and other chess related eye candy. http://www.virtualpieces.net/home Do you know what a “macheeide” is? Emanuel Lasker was the world chess champion from 1894 until…

  • Sick Set Thursday – The first ever Chain Mail Chess Set!

    seanw
    29 Oct 2009 | 3:38 am
    Simply a thing of beauty! The pieces and chess board are constructed with .035″ stainless steel and bronze wiring, one of the smallest wiring types in the world! Unfortunately, you can’t just run out and pick one of these up in a store. But if you have some patience and the build info supplied by the craftsman behind the board, you might be able to put on of these together in about a year’s time. More pics via -Geekologie(Warning – Strong language ahead!)

  • ChessCube Blitz Game in YouTube

    Sarah
    29 Oct 2009 | 1:18 am
    Watch a live game on ChessCube with commentary:
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  • Training Status Update

    beginchess
    30 Oct 2009 | 8:39 pm
    Tactics, Tactics and More Tactics My training for the past 2 months has consisted of doing tactics puzzles on Chess Tempo and working on my thought process. I spend an average of 30 mintues per day doing standard puzzles focusing on quality not quantity (yet).  At the end of the week I create a problem set with the five tactical themes that are giving me the most trouble, and I spend an additional 10-15 minutes per day solving these ‘problem’ puzzles. Thought Process in Chess I have also spent a considerable amount of time working on my chess thought process. First, I created…

  • My Thought Process

    beginchess
    14 Oct 2009 | 7:26 pm
    Update: 10/17/2009 I modified the process based on conversations with FM Charles Galofre, I have merged the tactical and strategic scans into one. His point is that even if you find a strong tactical move, you should still look at the strategic aspects of the position since the game might be won with a quiet positional move which you would not have considered if you cut your search short once you had found a tactic. The following is the thought process I have decided to employ during long games. The idea is to drill these questions in during practice, so that they become second nature…

  • Chess Evolution

    beginchess
    26 Sep 2009 | 2:57 pm
    I played in the U 1500 section of the Miami Open a few weeks ago, and it was not a good outing. I only won one of 5 games against a much lower rated opponent. While devastated, it has only made me work harder on my chess. The week following the Open, I immediately started taking face to face lessons with FM Charles Galofre.  I have decided to stop trying to find my path on my own, and to work with a strong player that can guide me in the right direction.  I have two lessons under my belt, and I have been very pleased with the direction my chess improvement process has been taking. I will…

  • Tactical Position for Study

    beginchess
    27 Aug 2009 | 6:30 pm
    White to move Highlight below for answer: 15.Rxf6 gxf6 16.Bh3+ Rd7 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Qg4+ Ke8 19.Nd5 Qd8 20.Qe6+ Kf8 21.Bh6#

  • Chess Visualization Exercise #8

    beginchess
    24 Aug 2009 | 5:02 pm
    It is very important that you have mastered exercises 1-7 before starting on this exercise. For exercises 1-7 visit the chess exercises page. Without looking at the board, tell all the squares controlled by: - a knight on c6 - a knight on f3 - a knight on b2 - a knight on c5 - a knight on h7
 
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