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Echecs à Créon : le classement après 5 rondes

Le point sur le classement : Après 5 rondes, Maxime Lagarde pointe en seconde position avec 4 points sur 5. La norme de maître étant fixée à 6 points, on croise les doigts pour le talentueux joueur niortais entraîné par Olivier Renet. On suivra également avec intérêt l'Open international principal et sa pléiade de titrés.

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Reportage Vidéo à Bienne

A voir et à revoir, le superbe reportage vidéo du Festival International d'échecs de Bienne réalisé par BNJ Multimédia, avec l'interview de l'organisateur Olivier Breisacher, qui met en avant le mariage harmonieux entre les échecs et l'internet. Notre sport a eu la chance de se développer avec Internet et ses milliers de passionnés qui suivent les parties en direct.

Instructif, le témoignage du grand-maître suisse Yannick Pelletier qui explique la manière de se préparer contre un adversaire, comme celle d'un sportif. Travailler sa condition physique pour tenir la distance et regarder les ouvertures que joue son adversaire. Mais peut-on gagner sa vie aux échecs ? réponse d'Olivier Breisacher.

Résumé de la ronde 8 : Victoire opportune de Maxime Vachier-Lagrave face à l'Israélien Maxim Rodshtein. Dans le même temps, le leader italien Fabiano Caruana signe la paix avec les Noirs face au Russe Dmitry Andreikin. Demain pour le finish, Maxime devra sortir le grand jeu avec les Noirs face à Parimarjan Negi tandis que Caruana aura l'avantage des Blancs contre David Howell. Rien n'est fait !

Tournoi de Maîtres : Les Français Sébastien Feller et Christian Bauer en compagnie de la Russe Nadezha Kosintseva, à la première place à 6,5/8. Suspense total pour la dernière ronde.

Echecs à Paris : Sébastien Feller  © Chess & Strategy

En plus du tournoi des jeunes Grands-maîtres, le Festival de Bienne organise de nombreuses compétitions, comme par exemple le très fort tournoi de maîtres avec la participation cette année de 7 joueurs à plus de 2600 points Elo, dont les Français Christian Bauer, Sébastien Mazé et Sébastien Feller, récent vainqueur du Fide à Paris.


L'entretien C&S avec Sébastien Feller

Le grand-maître Sébastien Feller (2611), vainqueur à Paris © Chess & Strategy



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Mannix - Lalo Schifrin

Hugo est le Boss !

Résumé de la ronde 9 : La dernière ronde aura été une formalité pour les deux leaders français. Le maître international David Vincent (2408) annule en 20 coups face à Hugo Tirard (2443). Ils finissent tous deux en tête du classement à 7,5 points sur 9. Au meilleur départage, Hugo remporte le tournoi et réalise une exceptionnelle performance à 2594 points Elo. Le maître international roumain Vladimir Doncea (2474) complète le podium avec 7 points sur 9, au meilleur départage parmi les 8 joueurs ex-æquo. A l'année prochaine !

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy décernée aux organisateurs d'Avoine !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy est cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy 2010 est décernée au Comité d'organisation du tournoi !



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Le tournoi des Grands-Maîtres : Dix jeunes grands-maîtres sont les stars de cette 43ème édition du Festival d'échecs de Bienne 2010, qui se tient du 19 au 28 juillet, en 9 rondes. Après 8 rondes, Fabiano Caruana et le Français Maxime Vachier-Lagrave pointent en tête avec 5 points sur 8. Ronde décisive demain !

Résumé de la ronde 8 : Victoire opportune de Maxime Vachier-Lagrave face à l'Israélien Maxim Rodshtein. Dans le même temps, le leader italien Fabiano Caruana signe la paix avec les Noirs face au Russe Dmitry Andreikin. Demain pour le finish, Maxime devra sortir le grand jeu avec les Noirs face à Parimarjan Negi tandis que Caruana aura l'avantage des Blancs contre David Howell. Rien n'est fait !

Tournoi de Maîtres : Les Français Sébastien Feller et Christian Bauer en compagnie de la Russe Nadezha Kosintseva, à la première place à 6,5/8. Suspense total pour la dernière ronde.

Echecs à Paris : Sébastien Feller  © Chess & Strategy

En plus du tournoi des jeunes Grands-maîtres, le Festival de Bienne organise de nombreuses compétitions, comme par exemple le très fort tournoi de maîtres avec la participation cette année de 7 joueurs à plus de 2600 points Elo, dont les Français Christian Bauer, Sébastien Mazé et Sébastien Feller, récent vainqueur du Fide à Paris.


L'entretien C&S avec Sébastien Feller

Le grand-maître Sébastien Feller (2611), vainqueur à Paris © Chess & Strategy



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Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Hugo reste le Boss !

Résumé de la ronde 7 : En annulant avec les noirs face au Russe Eduard Fomichenko (2458), le maître international français d'échecs Hugo Tirard (2443) se maintient en tête mais plus qu'à une demi-longueur de ses deux poursuivants directs, le Bulgare Petar Drenchev (2514) et le Français Vincent David (2407). Hugo réalise une belle performance échiquéenne à 2695 points Elo.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy décernée aux organisateurs d'Avoine !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy est cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy 2010 est décernée au Comité d'organisation du tournoi !



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Résumé de la ronde 5 : Fabiano Caruana prend les commandes du tournoi de Grands-Maîtres à la faveur de sa victoire sur Wesley So. Le Français Maxime Vachier-Lagave annule sa 5ème partie consécutive avec les Blancs face au gambit Jänisch de la partie espagnole de Dmitry Andreikin. Le champion d'échecs français disposera des Noirs aujourd'hui ronde 6 face au Britannique David Howell, avant-dernier avec 1,5 points. Une occasion pour Maxime de marquer son premier point.

Tournoi de Maîtres : Le Français Sébastien Feller battu hier par Alexander Riazantsev rétrograde à la 5ème place à 4/5.

Echecs à Paris : Sébastien Feller  © Chess & Strategy

En plus du tournoi des jeunes Grands-maîtres, le Festival de Bienne organise de nombreuses compétitions, comme par exemple le très fort tournoi de maîtres avec la participation cette année de 7 joueurs à plus de 2600 points Elo, dont les Français Christian Bauer, Sébastien Mazé et Sébastien Feller, récent vainqueur du Fide à Paris.


L'entretien C&S avec Sébastien Feller

Le grand-maître Sébastien Feller (2611), vainqueur à Paris © Chess & Strategy

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Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Hugo reste le Boss !

En battant le maître roumain Vladimir Doncea (2474), le maître international français d'échecs Hugo Tirard (2443) a pris une longueur d'avance sur ses poursuivants directs avec 100% des points (6/6). Hugo réalise une extraordinaire performance échiquéenne à 2878 points Elo.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy décernée aux organisateurs d'Avoine !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy est cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy 2010 est décernée au Comité d'organisation du tournoi !



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Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Hugo est devenu le Boss !

En battant son compatriote Guillaume Chanoine (2273), le maître international français d'échecs Hugo Tirard (2443) a pris seul le commandement du tournoi avec 100% des points (5/5). Hugo réalise une extraordinaire performance échiquéenne à 2834 points Elo.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy est en jeu !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy sera cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de platine est en jeu. Le jury délibère...



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                                   Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Il n'y a pas que les échecs dans la vie. Le tennis de table est également au programme à Avoine. Notez sur cette troisième vidéo, l'ambiance sympathique qui règne dans ce tournoi de Touraine avec en prime un festival ludique sur le thème de l'Asie.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy est en jeu !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy sera cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de platine est en jeu. Le jury délibère...



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Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Deux français avec le maillot jaune. Le maître international d'échecs Hugo Tirard (2443) et le jeune joueur Guillaume Chanoine (2273) ont pris le commandement du tournoi avec 100% des points (4/4). La course poursuite s'engage avec un peloton de poursuivants, pas moins de 13 joueurs, à 3,5 points dont de nombreux titrés.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy est en jeu !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy sera cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de platine est en jeu. Le jury délibère...



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Le 13 heures de Mourousi

Depuis 2001, le jeu d'échecs a troqué son statut de jeu contre celui de sport. Un sport où les jeunes entrent dans la ronde avec les plus âgé et où les plus expérimentés échangent avec beaucoup de fair-play avec les novices. Pour tout dire, plutôt que d'être en situation d'échec, ici, on vit un grand moment de partage.

Sachant qu'en moyenne tout joueur amateur perd la moitié de ses parties, les échecs sont une école d'humilité. Ce sport est également le synonyme d'entraide. 114 joueurs au total ont accepté de partager l'esprit de ce premier open d'échecs d'été de Strasbourg...

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                                   Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Décidémment, les organisateurs d'Avoine veulent frapper encore plus fort pour cette 25ème édition. Notez sur cette seconde vidéo, les échiquiers en bois et les petits drapeaux... Parmi les 354 joueurs inscrits, une bonne vingtaine de titrés sont également venus en découdre, ce qui confère à ce traditionnel rendez-vous de Touraine une belle renommée internationale et le label FFE ! Le montant total des prix s'élève à 10.000€ dont 1.200€ au vainqueur.

La Palme de Platine Chess & Strategy est en jeu !

La palme de platine, une récompense ultime

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy sera cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Pour le 25ème anniversaire, la Palme de platine est en jeu. Le jury délibère...



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Aller plus haut - Tina Arena

Parmi les 354 joueurs inscrits, une bonne vingtaine de titrés sont également venus en découdre, ce qui confère à ce traditionnel rendez-vous de Touraine une belle renommée internationale et le label FFE ! Le montant total des prix s'élève à 10.000€ dont 1.200€ au vainqueur.

Un partenariat avec Chess & Strategy

Jean-Louis Salvaing, Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy 2009, assure l'organisation avec ses amis du club et Yoann Le Basnier est le Webmaster du site dédié. On ne change pas une équipe qui gagne ! Chess & Strategy sera cette année encore le partenaire média du tournoi d'Avoine. Attention, pour le 25ème anniversaire, une Palme de Platine est en jeu.



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Echec à la Dame - Claire et ses radis

Faut-il aller jouer aux échecs à Strasbourg, Saint-Lô, Avoine, Condom, Rennes, Créon, ou rester à Paris ? Et si la belle allait finalement jouer en terrain neutre, à Bienne en Suisse ?

Question marketing, saluons les organisateurs de l'Open de Strasbourg qui démarre demain, la Palme d'Or Chess & Strategy de l'originalité avec la vidéo ci-dessous. Bonnes vacances à tous !

Comment annoncer un tournoi d'échecs de manière originale ? A Strasbourg, les idées fourmillent pour présenter le 1er Open International avec beaucoup d'humour. Un coup de maître de nos amis alsaciens !



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Vincennes TV et Chess & Strategy s’associent en 2010 pour la réalisation d’une série de 15 émissions vidéos inédites sur les échecs. Ces vidéos d’initiation au jeu d’échecs s’adressent à tous, de 4 ans à 104 ans minimum !

Echecs & Télévision :  Philippe Dornbusch © Chess & Strategy

Après une première émission présentant le but du jeu d'échecs, l'échiquier et les différentes pièces, la seconde émission portait sur les pions. Dans la troisième émission, nous avons abordé le déplacement de la pièce la plus importante du jeu, sa majesté le Roi, avec au passage la manière de parer un échec au Roi donné par un simple pion.

Place aujourd'hui à la 4ème émission d'initiation aux échecs avec au programme la présentation de la pièce la plus puissante du jeu d'échecs, la Dame.

Vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur les règles du jeu ? Alors retrouvez-nous pour un nouvel épisode la semaine prochaine sur Chess & Strategy !



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La Panthère rose

Ci-contre, le champion d'échecs norvégien Magnus Carlsen.

Résultats de la 10ème et dernière ronde : Journée totalement noire, les 3 parties s'achevant sur le score identique de 0-1. Magnus Carlsen, Ruslan Ponomariov et Teimour Radjabov s'imposent respectivement face à Wang Yue, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu et Boris Gelfand.



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La Panthère rose

Ci-contre, le champion d'échecs norvégien Magnus Carlsen.

Résultats de la 9ème ronde : Statu quo avant la dernière ronde après les 3 nulles d'hier. Magnus Carlsen neutralise Nisipeanu avec les pièces blanches tandis que l'Israélien Boris Gelfand, son rival le plus proche, manque le gain en zeitnot avec les Noirs face à Ponomariov. Nulle également du Chinois Wang Yue face à Teimour Radjabov. Le joueur d'échecs norvégien consolide ainsi son leadership au classement avec 6,5 points sur 9 avant la dernière ronde. Avec un point d'avance sur Gelfand, c'est quasi plié pour Magnus !



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Envoyez votre proposition échiquéenne à Marie. Bonne chance à tous... Et surtout, n'hésitez pas à recommander Chess & Strategy à vos amis, passionnés d'échecs, de musique, de cinéma ou encore de littérature.

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La situation est critique pour l'équipe de France, et on reste polis ! Dominés jeudi dernier, les Bleus ont logiquement été battu 2-0 par le Mexique. Ce sera peut-être le dernier match de Raymond. Alors quelle est la tactique, quel est le plan de jeu pour dynamiter l'Afrique du Sud ? La France va-t-elle pouvoir marquer un petit but sans Zidane ..?

Adieu la France au Mondial 2010 !


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Viewer Games July - Sound Fixed!
Many of you came to the website yesterday for the weekly premium video by FM Dennis Monokroussos, and had trouble following the video because the sound volume was very low.

We have gone back and amplified the sound, and you should now be able to enjoy the video if you had trouble yesterday: Viewer Games - July
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/QUQLkxemZdk/news-Viewer-Games-July---Sound-Fixed-247.php
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:10:41 PDT
 
 
 
Videotutoriales Najdorf volumen 1

Hola, les dejo los videotutoriales de como jugar la najdorf, volumen 1 con subtitulos en ingles, español, italiano, aleman y turco, los enlaces son los siguientes:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8E0QTKC0
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FPL6DJ4F
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=STSTIGHI
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O01ZARAA
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C4Y296U5

Espero haber contribuido con la comunidad ajedrecistica.

Víctor Sosa
 
http://matika-chessismylife.blogspot.com/2010/07/videotutoriales-najdorf-volumen-1.html
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000
 
 
 
Dutch Open 2010

The Dutch Open takes place Tuesday July 27th (Sunday rest day) - Thursday August 6 2010. 9-round Swiss Open with 13 GMs and 12 IMs. Including: 2009 winner Erwin L'Ami, Sipke Ernst, Valentin Iotov, Viacheslav Ikonnikov, Elshan Moradiabadi, Leonid Milov and Valery Neverov.

Official site has live games, downloads, round-to-round reports (in Dutch) and videos by Peter Doggers from ChessVibes.

 
http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/dutch-open-2010
Fri Jul 30 06:36:00 2010
 
 
 
Echecs à Créon : Maxime Lagarde à 4 points sur 5
Echecs à Créon : Maxime Lagarde © Chess & Strategy

Créon, une jolie petite ville française située dans le département de la Gironde en région d'Aquitaine, organise son 15ème Festival International d'échecs du 26 juillet au 1er août 2010.


The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Le crû 2010 nous réserve une belle surprise avec un 1er tournoi fermé de maîtres. Dix joueurs participent à cet événement, dont notre ami Maxime Lagarde, médaillé de bronze au dernier championnat du monde dans la catégorie minime, en photo ci-contre © Chess & Strategy

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-creon-maxime-lagarde-4-sur-5.html
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:23:00 +0000
 
 
 
Viewer Games - July
FM Dennis Monokroussos goes over your games in this week's video, Viewer Games - July 2010.

Most of the games are very aggressive and attacking games, so if that is your style of chess you should not miss this video! In addition, he also gives some advice for dealing with the English Opening.

As always, please leave your feedback right in the video thread.
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/ooNr43rNj6A/news-Viewer-Games---July-246.php
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:35 PDT
 
 
 
Video Games And Their Evolution Into A New Breed Of Spectator Sport - NPR (blog)

Video Games And Their Evolution Into A New Breed Of Spectator Sport
NPR (blog)
Crowds gather spontaneously to watch chess matches in the park. Chess legend Garry Kasperov has earned enough prestige to become a household name and a ...

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:38:54 GMT+00:00
 
 
 
Actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov

Actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov
Music Posted by Robin Murray Thu, 29/07/2010

Welsh rock survivors Manic Street Preachers have recruited Michael Sheen to star in their new video.

After more than two decades together, Manic Street Preachers still have a desire to prove themselves. Confirming details of their new album 'Postcards From A Young Man' the band aim to reclaim the stadiums.

Following on from last year's emotional 'Journal For Plague Lovers' the album is a return to their rock roots. Upcoming single '(It's Not War) Just The End Of Love' is set to have an unusual video, starring Michael Sheen.

Best known for portraying Brian Clough in 'The Damned United' the actor has also taken on parts in 'The Queen' and new sitcom '30 Rock'.

Now Michael Sheen is set to work with Manic Street Preachers. The actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov the upcoming video, inspired by a classic match between two Grandmasters.

"It looks like Michael Sheen is gonna be in the video, which we're really thrilled about," Nicky Wire told the NME. "We've tried to recreate the classic '70s chess match between Kasparov and (Bobby) Fischer. That's the kind of vibe behind it. It's real '70s Russia – just that idea of 'it's not war, just the end of love', I think a chess game really fits that."

Continuing, the bass player explained that the video would tackle Cold War politics. "It's a really serious intellectual game but, you know, it's not World War Three. Although the cold war chess games were kind of like wars played out on a chess board. Me and James (Dean Bradfield) have come up with the idea for it."

Meanwhile, tickets are still up for grabs at a special one off London show. Manic Street Preachers are set to perform in London later this summer, with the audience comprising just 100 competition winners.

If you miss out, the Welsh trio have confirmed details of a lengthy British arena tour this winter.

Source: http://www.clashmusic.com
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2010-07-29T06:07:00.000-05:00
 
 
 
Echecs à Bienne : le finish en Live à 14h
Echecs à Bienne : Maxime Vachier-Lagrave face à Maxim Rodshtein

Le tournoi des Grands-Maîtres :

Dix jeunes grands-maîtres sont les stars de cette 43ème édition du Festival d'échecs de Bienne 2010, qui se tient du 19 au 28 juillet, en 9 rondes. Après 8 rondes, Fabiano Caruana et le Français Maxime Vachier-Lagrave pointent en tête avec 5 points sur 8. Ronde décisive aujourd'hui !

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-bienne-le-finish-en-live-14h.html
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:28:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard vainqueur
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard co-leader à 7/8

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de popularité à 354 participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-hugo-tirard-vainqueur.html
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:58:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Bienne : la ronde 8 en Live à 14h

Superbe reportage vidéo du Festival International d'échecs de Bienne réalisé par BNJ Multimédia, avec l'interview de l'organisateur Olivier Breisacher, qui met en avant le mariage harmonieux entre les échecs et l'internet. Notre sport a eu la chance de se développer avec Internet et ses milliers de passionnés qui suivent les parties en direct.

Echecs à Bienne : Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

A voir également le témoignage du grand-maître suisse Yannick Pelletier qui explique la manière de se préparer contre un adversaire, comme celle d'un sportif. Travailler sa condition physique pour tenir la distance et regarder les ouvertures que joue son adversaire. Mais peut-on gagner sa vie aux échecs ? réponse d'Olivier Breisacher.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-bienne-la-ronde-8-en-live-14h.html
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:54:00 +0000
 
 
 
The Fabulous 10s: Chess and Online Media

Chess.FM

Over at chessclub.com (aka ICC), I have been doing some Game of the Days for Chess.FM online broadcasts. I remember way back when Tony Rook started Chess.FM.  At some point, I suggested Skype be used.  Tony Rook was bought out, new leadership took control of ICC, and … Skype was introduced as a broadcast platform. :)   I did Game of the Day for Rounds 9 and 10 of Dortmund 2010 Sparkassen (Naiditsch-Kramnik and Leko-Naiditsch).  I learned from a viewer that Naiditsch is pronounced NIGH-ditch not NAY-ditch.

Chess.Com

Over at chess.com, I composed some video lectures on “When to Use (and When Not To Use) Computer Engines.

Some reasons so far to use the engines:

1) you play a game or observe a game where the opponent plays an inferior opening and you forget what to do (or, if you are observing, the inferior side “gets away with it” illogically) – check later with a computer!

In Lecture 1, I went over 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6? 6. e5! Bc5 7. Ndb5! as an example to see the comprehensive, computer-backed, refutation.

2) you see a high level game giving an inferior opening some rough treatment and you want to meld that into a complete way of dealing with it – check with the computer!  In lecture 2, I went over the Blumenfeld Declined (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. Bg5!) as an example.  Why am I the only person who heard of the Dutch Blumenfeld theme tournament?

Chukcha Jokes

Chukcha (Russian Eskimo) is going to Moscow and his friends ask him to bring back some butter.

They tell him to find it on sale, simply find the longest line.

He found the Lenin’s Tomb line instead.

When asked why he did not bring back any butter, he said “I found the longest line, but when I got closer, I found out the salesman was dead.”

And for Some Dutch Scenery

Mark Ginsburg and Christine Syben in Delft, Holland December 1989 - photo E. Tall


 
http://nezhmet.wordpress.com/2010/07/26/the-fabulous-10s-chess-and-online-media/
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:19:13 +0000
 
 
 
The ...Na6 King's Indian, Part 3
In the conclusion to his series on the ...Na6 King's Indian, Renier takes a look at complications arising from a well-timed c5 advance by white. The lesson has definite appeal for King's Indian players, but is also enjoyable for those of you interested in how a high-level player dissects a complicated opening position. Take a look!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/JSZHt_nVovg/news-The-Na6-Kings-Indian-Part-3-245.php
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:25:36 PDT
 
 
 
Best of the Week #27
Best of the Week time, back with our 27th overview of the cvtv community. As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

Our cvtv classic this week is curtains vs Zibbit, recorded live from both sides.

Fm Charles Galofre is back! He continues his Real Men Play Chess 960 with part three. Calm produced excellent Blitz videos, this week vs Smirbeer and vs Tioren, while Josh Specht is playing FM Cristina. He's also offering to do a Blind analysis of your game! Rateodoro analyses his Simul game against Igor Khenkin and Whiskeytown plays a Sunday Trifecta in, you guessed it, three parts.

Marmax continues his videos in Spanish with El Estudio de los Classicos. Paddee looks at a Classical Defense, namely the Steinitz Defesnse. Another classical, but unorthodox, opening is plucked in Sfarmers The Plucked Bird.

Jwhis is looking to break into Class A and kobesarmy is looking to trade chess books.

That's it for this week, a bit short but I hope I didn't miss anything. If so, tell me! And keep the videos coming!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/MlVSv6XN1eA/news-Best-of-the-Week-27-244.php
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:47:45 PDT
 
 
 
Chess.com Podcast 58
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChesscomPodcast/~3/KC3ih0LAWvc/blog-post.html
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:32:17 PDT
 
 
 
Video from Biel Chess Young Grandmaster Tournament - Interviews with the players in French and Engli
Video from Biel Chess Young Grandmaster Tournament 2010.
 
http://videos.chessdom.com/biel-chess-2010
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:58:23 +0200
 
 
 
ChessVideos Classics #3
For this installment, I'd like to feature one of the all-time great ChessVideos match-ups: a game between FM Zibbit and IM Curtains, two of the strongest players on the site. They were randomly paired on ICC and happened to both be making live commentaries. Watch Zibbit's take first and then see what Curtains had to say about the game. I don't want to give anything away, but the thrilling game generated a lot of interesting, and at times hilarious, discussion. Watch the videos!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/e0RcP-CGNAw/news-ChessVideos-Classics-3-243.php
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:51:31 PDT
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard leader à 6,5/7
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard leader à 6,5/7

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de popularité à 354 participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-hugo-tirard-leader-657.html
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:52:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Bienne : Caruana passe en tête

Tournoi de Grands-Maîtres : Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 6ème à 2,5/5


Vidéo de la seconde ronde © le site échiquéen officiel

Formule originale cette année pour le tournoi majeur puisque dix jeunes grands-maîtres sont les stars de cette 43ème édition du Festival d'échecs de Bienne 2010, qui se tient du 19 au 28 juillet.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-bienne-caruana-passe-en-tete.html
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:30:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard sur orbite à 6/6
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard, leader à 6/6 © Chess & Strategy

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-hugo-tirard-sur-orbite-66.html
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:43:00 +0000
 
 
 
This just in from FM Monokroussos
Hope you're ready for some fireworks, because this week Dennis brings you Tactics in the Benoni! Dennis looks at one of his games from back in the day and uses it to explore the tactical insanity that has made the Benoni (in)famous. This is deep opening / early middlegame analysis at it's finest. Bring your thinking cap!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/UtNX4q-Y3Ak/news-This-just-in-from-FM-Monokroussos-242.php
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:56:53 PDT
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard seul leader à 5/5
Echecs à Avoine : Hugo Tirard seul leader à 5/5 © Chess & Strategy

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-hugo-tirard-seul-leader.html
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:14:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echec & Mat : Léo Battesti et l'interactivité

Quel talent, ce Léo ! Aujourd'hui, le vice-président de la Fédération Française des échecs, Léo Battesti, revient sur Chess & Strategy pour nous présenter la nouvelle formule interactive du magazine fédéral Echec & Mat.

Echec & Mat : Léo Battesti et l'interactivité

A l'ère du développement durable, on parierait qu'Internet a été créé pour servir les Echecs... Cette version numérique d'Echec et Mat en constitue une preuve supplémentaire.

Au menu, des reportages vidéos, des parties commentées, une centaine de diagrammes interactifs pour tous niveaux de jeu, des rubriques "Terre d'échecs", "Histoire", "Dossier" bénéficiant de cette nouvelle technologie. Mais aussi un sondage et un Quiz doté d'une dizaine de cadeaux !

Inscrivez-vous gratuitement en envoyant votre e-mail à la FFE.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echec-mat-leo-battesti-et.html
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:41:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : la ronde 4 en Live à 14h

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-ping-pong-story.html
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:43:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : la ronde 5 en Live à 14h
Echecs à Avoine : vue générale du tournoi d'Avoine

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-les-appariements-de-la.html
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:03:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Strasbourg : le reportage de France 3
Echecs à Strasbourg : le reportage de France 3

Le club d'échecs de Strasbourg organisait son 1er Open International du 14 au 17 juillet 2010, le 1er tournoi international d'envergure dans la capitale européenne depuis 1973. A cette occasion, France 3 a réalisé un superbe reportage vidéo mettant en avant les valeurs de notre sport.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-strasbourg-le-reportage-de.html
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:53:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : la ronde 3 en Live à 14h

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-la-seconde-video.html
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:31:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs à Avoine : la ronde 2 en Live à 14h
Echecs à Avoine : la ronde 1 en Live à 15h

Le Festival international d'échecs d'Avoine, qui se tient du 17 au 25 juillet 2010, fête son quart de siècle avec un nouveau record de participants.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-avoine-la-ronde-1-en-live-15h.html
Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:06:00 +0000
 
 
 
McShane Leads Canadian Open
For some reason I found myself on the email list of the Canadian Open's press releases. If the content hadn't been any good I would have considered this a case of spamming. But the organisers send plenty of good stuff - PGNs, links, a quick summary - so it's alright.

After eight games, England's Luke McShane leads with 7 points.

One thing I like about the event is the video coverage, all available on YouTube. Very nicely shot and well-produced.

 
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2010/07/mcshane-leads-canadian-open.html
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:21:00 +0000
 
 
 
The ...Na6 King's Indian, Part 2
In this week's lesson, IM Castellanos continues his discussion of the ...Na6 King's Indian with an analysis of Gelfand - Radjabov. The game features some very nice center/queenside play from black and a positionally rich middlegame. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/_C4nwsccSfY/news-The-Na6-Kings-Indian-Part-2-241.php
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:19:36 PDT
 
 
 
Best of the Week #26
Back for Best of the Week! As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

Our Classic this week is Bkildahl's Why I play what I play. Augelmo's version of Why I play what I play is there for your viewing pleasure too!

The 3rd CVTV Tournament has ended after six rounds. Congrats to Andrewrun for winning with a perfect 6/6! The last videos of this tourney were admin vs eimaj, and a Taylor demonstration in Kamus vs Jwhis from both sides.

Marmax25 is now making videos in Spanish, Sacrificio de calidad and La Variante Zombi en la Defensa Francesa! Josh continues to put out live commentaries, next to some blind analysis. Calm is playing Blitz, as is albinbinoo. SteveFarmer takes it more slowly and contemplates sacrifices in Blevins vs Day.

On the forum we discussed Sicilian move orders, Ideas against the Advance French, and The top ten worst things about chess and chessplayers. PeterLalic also posted a fully annotated database of his games. Check it out!

That's it for this week, keep the videos!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/WvdJjzfI8wQ/news-Best-of-the-Week-26-240.php
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:36:38 PDT
 
 
 
Coming up: NH Chess Tournament 2010

NH Chess Tournament 2010On August 12, a week earlier than in previous years, the new edition of the NH Chess Tournament starts in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You can watch Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler, Peter Heine Nielsen, Loek van Wely and Ljubomir Ljubojevic (the Experience team) against Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Anish Giri and David Howell (the Rising Stars) with free admission and expert commentary at the Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam.

The NH Chess Tournament will take place August 12-22 in hotel Krasnapolsky, in the heart of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. As always, the tournament is a confrontation between a team of five young ‘Rising Stars’ and a team of five ‘Experienced’ grandmasters who can look back on impressive and glorious careers.

The two teams play a ‘Scheveningen’ tournament, which means that each player of one team plays against each of the players of the other team. They do so twice, once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces.

The team that collects most points wins the tournament. The best player of the ‘Rising Stars’ team will be invited to the 20th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in March 2010 in Nice, provided he or she scores over 50% in the NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam.

The playing schedule:

Round 1 August 12 13.30 hrs
Round 2 August 13 13.30 hrs
Round 3 August 14 13.30 hrs
Round 4 August 15 13.30 hrs
Round 5 August 16 13.30 hrs
August 17 Free Day
Round 6 August 18 13.30 hrs
Round 7 August 19 13.30 hrs
Round 8 August 20 13.30 hrs
Round 9 August 21 13.30 hrs
Round 10 August 22 12.00 hrs
NH Chess Tournament 2009


Free admissionEvery day the games will be commented on by experts in a nice and spacious commentary room to which the admission is free. These sessions start one hour after the start of the round, i.e. at 14.30 hrs, with the exception of the last round when the commentary will start at 13.00 hrs. IMs Hans Böhm, Jop Delemarre, Cor van Wijgerden, Gert Ligterink and GM Genna Sosonko will be doing the commentary (schedule here). At the end of the round, or towards the end, depending on the duration of the games, there will also be a press conference with one of the players in the commentary room.

Just like the last two years, and just like at the Amber tournament in Nice, both Macauley Peterson and yours truly will be providing daily video coverage and live interviews during this tournament. To get everyone warmed up, here’s the playlist of the videos from 2009 and 2008:


 
http://www.chessvibes.com/announcement/coming-up-nh-chess-tournament-2010/
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:37 +0000
 
 
 
ChessVideos Classics #2
This time around we have a classic from ChessVideos all-star BKildahl. He hasn't been around too much lately, but he's recorded some of the best videos on the site and was a real master of the live commentary genre. But one of my favorite BKildahl videos was his "Why I Play What I Play", a discussion of his opening choices. The video sparked some good discussion and it's the kind of thing I'd like to see a lot more. Opening choices can be very personal and it's really enjoyable to see BKildahl share his thoughts on the opening. Check this one out, let us know what you think, and maybe even record your own version!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/VJUPxSHygfc/news-ChessVideos-Classics-2-239.php
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:15:33 PDT
 
 
 
Dennis on playing against the French
In this week's lesson, Dennis takes a look at Reshevsky - Vaganian, 1976, a brilliant win by black in a French Defense. The game reveals how black can undermine and eventually destroy white's feared central pawn wedge in the French Defense. If you play against the French, be warned! If you play the French, be inspired!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/_HAaOlVYrBI/news-Dennis-on-playing-against-the-French-238.php
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:35:51 PDT
 
 
 
Facebook

ChessVibes on FacebookYou’ve probably noticed already that since last week there’s a connection between Facebook and ChessVibes. From now on at every article you’ll find a ‘Like button’, and in the right column you can see a section with the fans of our page on Facebook. We’ll explain.

It cannot be denied that Facebook is having an increasing impact on global society. Currently there are more than 400 million active users worldwide and a few weeks ago founder Mark Zuckerberg claimed to be confident that Facebook will reach one billion users at some point. But still, for those few who don’t know… what is it?

Facebook is a social networking website launched in February 2004. Users can add people as friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks, share content and join events. The website’s name stems from the colloquial name of books given to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the US with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.

Facebook’s own statistics claim that 50% of the active users log on to Facebook in any given day. There are over 160 million objects that people interact with (pages, groups and events) on Facebook. An average user is connected to 60 pages, groups and events and creates 70 pieces of content each month himself. More than 25 billion pieces of content (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photo albums, etc.) are shared each month.

Besides being the number one place to meet friends online, Facebook has become a new channel for media and people to share their content. The New York Times is on Facebook, CNN is on Facebook, Google is on Facebook. Even Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is on Facebook.

Recently Lady Gaga became the first person to have 10 million fans on Facebook and averages approximately 140,000 new fans each day. Columbia Pictures will release a movie called The Social Network – a comedy-drama about the creation of Facebook – in October 2010 (trailer here). Facebook is the new Google.

As it goes with all major brands in the world, Facebook has met with some controversy as well. It has been blocked intermittently in several countries including Pakistan, Syria, China, Vietnam, and Iran. It has also been banned at many places of work to discourage employees from wasting time using the service. Privacy has also been an issue, and it has been compromised several times. Facebook settled a lawsuit regarding claims over source code and intellectual property. The site has also been involved in controversy over the sale of fans and friends. (For more info we refer to Wikipedia.)

Although we’re still reluctant to try all features Facebook offers, especially relating the privacy issues mentioned above, we decided to do two things: create a page on Facebook and add a ‘Like button’ to our articles.

Our page on Facebook

At the moment the page offers all articles by ChessVibes via RSS, and there’s some basic info about our site (with the possibility to leave a comment about ChessVibes) and our editors. If you’re a fan of ChessVibes you can go to the page and click on the ‘Like button’ there. You’ll be added to the group of fans, and shown in the far right column on ChessVibes.com when your Facebook friends visit ChessVibes.com.

Like button

Besides, we also added a Like button to our articles. The Like button enables users to make connections to ChessVibes articles and share them back to their friends on Facebook with one click. Since the content is hosted by Facebook, the button can display personalized content whether or not the user has logged into your site. For logged-in Facebook users, the button is personalized to highlight friends who have also liked the page. For ChessVibes this means that from now on you can find one at the top, which gives the number of people who clicked it, and one at the bottom, where sometimes a few small thumbnails will be shown – when friends of yours (on Facebook) clicked the Like button before you did.

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/facebook/
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:00:43 +0000
 
 
 
U.S. Women’s and Junior Champs after three rounds

Anna Zatonskih
The streak has been broken.

After an amazing run of thirty(!) straight decisive games in U.S. Women’s Championship play, which began during round six of the 2009 Championship, spectators finally witnessed a draw in third round action between the two early favorites, IM Anna Zatonskih (pictured) and IM Irina Krush.

By Mike Wilmering and Katie Baldetti

The U.S. Women’s Championship and U.S. Junior Closed Championship are being held concurrently, from July 9-20, at the spacious Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis.

In round three, an aggressive yet calculated gamble by Krush was countered by Zatonskih’s solid defense, and the rivalry that has been stewing for years will be placed on the back burner pending a possible playoff to decide the championship.

With Black, Krush chose to play the Benoni, an uncharacteristic decision designed to surprise her opponent.

“I thought it was a good decision, a fighting opening,” Krush said.

Krush only has played the Benoni two other times five years ago, games even she had forgotten about, but she said she thought there was no way Zatonskih could have expected her prep.

Zatonskih, the defending Champion, fell into time trouble and said she is still not playing to her true form, which she put on display at last year’s U.S. Women’s Championship, in which she scored a blistering 8.5/9.

“I just didn’t calculate clearly,” Zatonskih said. “There were probably too many [missed] opportunities for me.”

Today, Krush was clearly going for the win.

“Of my own volition, I wound up in this sort of dubious line, and I went for not such a principled move [9...]Qc7,”
she said, adding that Black has to be careful not to get dominated in this line without any counter play.

“I feel like I got away with a slightly provocative play in this game” Krush said. “I kind of got lucky to get out of this opening like this.”

After losses by WIM Alisa Melekhina and WIM Iryna Zenyuk, Krush and Zatonskih sit atop the leaderboard, each with scores of 2.5/3.

***

The U.S. Junior Closed Championship has an unlikely early leader after three rounds. FM Warren Harper won his game today with White against NM Tyler Hughes, which puts Harper at 3/3 atop the heap.

“[14...]f5 was I think the main point where [Hughes] went wrong,” Harper said.  Around move 8…c6 Harper said he liked his position much better, and also said he thought Hughes could have played defensively better later on in the game.

Hughes said he isn’t going to let Harper’s win upset him.  “You try your best to destroy each other on the board even though you’re friendly off,” Hughes said, “It’s what makes the tournament more enjoyable.”

Harper’s perfect score puts him above the highest-rated player and tournament favorite GM Ray Robson. Robson, who gave up a first round draw to 2209-rated qualifier Eric Rosen, shrugged of FM Steven Zierk 3.Bb5 anti-Sicilian in round three, and said he felt he had winning chances as early as the 14th move.

“After [14...]Qd4, I just thought I’d have a really comfortable game,” Robson said. “I didn’t think I played so well in the games leading up to this one, but I think I played decently this one, so I was happy about that.”

IM Sam Shankland, the number two seed by a wide margin, has struggled thus far and was 0-2 coming into today’s round but was able to score a come-from-behind victory against FM John Bryant to earn his first point of the tournament.

For all of the scores and pairings, and to watch live coverage of round four, visit www.uschesschmps.com.

On-demand replays of the full live broadcast are available on www.uschesschamps.com/video.

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/u-s-womens-and-junior-champs-after-3-rounds/
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:28:13 +0000
 
 
 
Goooal

At this moment millions of soccer fans are watching the FIFA World Cup Final, played in Johannesburg, South Africa. Perhaps we can hire commentator Andrés Cantor for one of our new videos…

Several fans pointed out to us the following video on YouTube. We decided that this was the right moment to publish it: the start of the FIFA World Cup final. In the video, a commercial for insurance company Geico, we see a combination of chess and football, with a game being played and commented by the famous Spanish commentator Andrés Cantor.

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/goooal/
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:30:17 +0000
 
 
 
Holiday & looking forward

HolidayIn the coming two weeks the articles posted on ChessVibes will appear less frequently than usual, because your editor-in-chief is celebrating a holiday. However, our co-editors will be taking care of the most important news, such as the FIDE elections and the Super GM tournament in Dortmund, so that you don’t have to miss much.

At the moment of publishing this article yours truly has just arrived in Marseille, France to celebrate two weeks of holiday in the Provence. (Sorry for the Madonna pic, but we don’t know of a better way to get into the groove mood and found this high quality video from her Live Aid show recently uploaded to YouTube.)

For two weeks I will be derpived of chess, chess news and internet in general. It will be a challenge, but I suppose I’ll survive.

But don’t worry – my co-editors will make sure that the most important news will appear on the site, so you can still expect round-by-round reports from Dortmund, book reviews, tournament reports and more.

In the mean time I’ll give an overview of the biggest tournaments that will be held in the coming weeks.

Benasque Open: 8-17 July
The annual open in Benasque, Spain with Kiril Georgiev, Pavel Maletin, Viacheslav Zakhartsov and Hrant Melkumyan topping the participants list (though veterans UIf Andersson and Vlastimil Jansa also play). Official website.

Leiden Chess Tournament: 8-18 July
The annual open in Leiden, The Netherlands with Sergey Tiviakov, Predrag Nikolic, Erik van den Doel and Leonid Gofshtein topping the participants list. Official website.

2010 U.S. Women’s and Junior Closed Championships
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St Louis, USA will host this year’s Women’s Ch and Junior Ch together. Top participants: Ray Robson, Sam Shankland (Juniors), Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih (Women’s). Official website.

Canadian Open: 10-18 July
The annual, strong open in Toronto, Canada, with this year Harikrishna, Bareev, McShane and Shabalov topping the participants list. Official website.

Rethymno Open: 13-20 July
The annual open in Rethymno, Crete, Greece with Gabriel Sargissian, Evgeny Najer, David Alberto, Maxim Turon and Viorel Iordachescu topping the participants list. Official website.

Ikaros Open: 13-21 July
The annual open in Ikaros, Greece with Elshan Moradiabadi, Momchil Nikolov and Sergey Zagrebelney topping the participants list. Official website.

Dortmund: 15-25 July
The annual Sparkassen Chess Meeting, with this year Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhryiar Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Peter Leko, Arkadij Naiditsch and Le Quang Liem. Official website.

Czech Open: 15 July-August 1
The annual festival in Pardubice, Czech Republic, with Evgeny Najer, Anton Korobov, Vladimir Potkin and Eltaj Safarli topping the participants list. Official website.

Andorra Open: 17-25 July
The annual open in Andorra, with Lazaro Bruzon, Aleksander Delchev, Csaba Balogh and Edouard Romain topping the participants list. Official website.

Biel: 17-30 July
The annual festival in Switzerland, with this year Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Anish Giri, Dmitry Andreikin, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, David Howell, Parimarjan Negi, Maxim Rodshtein in the top group. Official website.

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/announcement/holiday-looking-forward/
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:25:12 +0000
 
 
 
Chess and Marketing
A video for an herbal supplement uses chess as a marketing tool in a rather amusing way.
 
http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/12/chess-and-marketing/
Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:14:22 +0000
 
 
 
Chess Humor: Eleviv Ad


Thanks to Alexandra for bringing this to my attention.
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Chessvine/~3/3BM3H6MmJU0/870-Chess-Humor-Eleviv-Ad.html
 
 
 
Echecs en France : où jouer cet été ?
Echecs en France : Nino Maisuradze

Avec l'été qui commence, les tournois d'échecs sont légion en France, alors comme vous, notre amie Nino Maisuradze se pose la question du choix de sa destination. Un choix véritablement cornélien pour les pratiquants du noble jeu face à l'offre pléthorique.

 
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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:57:00 +0000
 
 
 
Best of the Week #25
As the heat of summer begins in Europe and America, the World Cup ends and chessvideos.tv is still here to deliver chess enjoyment. This week we have a new feature and the usual high-quality batch of videos! As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

First up, our new feature. The Chessvideos.tv Classics series will feature one classic video per week. This week's choice is katar's 1.e4 e5 series. Look forward to more!

Our third CVTV tournament is about to end. The sixth and final round sees Andrewrun with all the chances to take first place! Check for updates on the final standings during the next days. Jwhis and Andrewrun's lengthy recap of round three is up, as is Jwhis vs Schumi from round five. One of the top borads in round 6 featured Calm and Augelmo.

The Analysis Exchange goes into its third round. Sign up and exchange games and analysis, it's worth the effort!

This week also featured a first time video, joniboy16's never give up! Make sure to watch it and give some feedback and/or rating! Meanwhile rateodoro takes a look at the classic Bronstein vs Kortchnoj from 1962. Fox started a very promising series about attacking chess. In the first part he looked at the weak f7 square.

Josh has taken up live blitz again. Live commentary number 18 and 19 feature not only an interesting endgame against an FM, but also a sudden finish! Steve Farmer continues to cover the US Amateurs, this week: game fragments from round 5 and Lebovitz vs Savine. And if the heat made you forget how to play Queen vs Pawn endgames, then there's always PeterLalic to remind you. :)

What's left? Congratulating Spain for winning their first World Cup and thanking all the people who made our World Cup Thread so much fun. Oh and if you're an USCF member you might not have noticed the new rating staticstics on their website yet. They do look interesting!

That's it for this week, keep the videos coming and don't succumb to the heat!
 
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:55:30 PDT
 
 
 
ChessVideos Classics #1
In this new series we'll be featuring classic videos. Whether wild live commentaries, well-produced game analysis, or top-level training tips, these videos represent the very best ChessVideos.TV has to offer. More importantly, this feature is a way to highlight content that may have been lost (or at least partially buried) in the sands of time.

Our first feature will highlight a classic series Katar made covering a COMPLETE opening repertoire for black featuring 1.e4 e5. Katar's incredible 4.5 hour series is one of the best ever posted on this site. Check out the introductory video as well as the overview discussion thread.

Looking for some fresh opening lines? Make sure to check this one out!
 
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:23:57 PDT
 
 
 
Renier on the Najdorf
In this week's lesson Renier discusses opening theory in the complicated Najdorf Sicilian. He analyzes the game Short - Bruzon from the 2010 Capablanca Memorial Tournament. The struggle features opposite side castling, dynamic middle game play, and a tactical endgame. Check it out!
 
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Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:59:34 PDT
 
 
 
Echecs à Paris : les meilleurs moments en vidéo

Echecs à Paris : no vuvuzela

Chess & Strategy, un site sur les échecs qui fait certes du bruit sur la toile mais certifié sans vuvuzela !

Coup d'oeil en vidéo et en musique sur le tournoi Fide de la 85ème édition du Championnat d'échecs de Paris qui se déroule du 3 au 11 juillet 2010 au Gymnase Pierre de Coubertin. Vous reconnaissez les champions et championnes d'échecs : Zhu Chen, Deysi Cori, Sébastien Feller, Maxime Lagarde, Christopher Debray, B Adhiban ... sur le tube planétaire Superstition de Stevie Wonder.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-paris-les-meilleurs-moments-en.html
Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:57:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs & Challenge : défiez Magnus Carlsen !
The RAW Chess Challenge ! Un superbe film avec Magnus Carlsen

Jonathan Cayla, un sympathique lecteur de Chess & Strategy, nous signale la sortie d'une vidéo mettant en scène le numéro un des échecs mondiaux.

Echecs & Challenge : défiez Magnus Carlsen !

Pourriez-vous battre le champion d'échecs norvégien Magnus Carlsen ?

Pour le savoir, il suffit de vous inscrire sur le site de Raw. Le duel avec les internautes est prévu le 10 Septembre à New-York. Ce défi échiquéen est organisé par la marque de vêtements hollandaise G-Star pour laquelle Magnus est devenu l'égérie masculine de sa prochaine campagne de pub.

Le lien pour participer au Raw Chess Challenge. Merci pour l'info, Jonathan !

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-challenge-defiez-magnus-carlsen.html
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:52:00 +0000
 
 
 
Black Stars shine at 2010 World Open

While the Black Stars of Ghana were unable to convert penalty kicks to beat Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup, 15 hours away another group of Black stars would square off against competition from around the world. The World Open is a venue where people from every demographic group come to compete on the largest stage America has to offer.

GM Amon Simutowe
All photos by Daaim Shabazz.

For players of African descent, the tournament serves a number of purposes. It is a time to reunite with friends and to pursue personal chess endeavors. There are norms and titles to earn and of course the attractive lure of big winnings. Of course each has an acute level of difficulty. Typically Black players have done well at this marquee tournament.

In the 2010 World Open, Black players were well-represented in a diverse sea of players. In the Open section, there was GM Amon Simutowe who is finishing his Master’s degree at University of Texas-Dallas and has been accepted into eight elite schools for advanced study including Oxford, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia and Duke.

The Zambian national has been occupied with his studies and has not had much of a chess appetite. However, he came with a student and ended on a respectable 5.5/9, but certainly not a great performance by his standards. Nevertheless, he played an interesting draw with GM Evgeny Najer, the 2008 champion.

Kassa Korley

Kassa Korley will probably be getting his FM title soon as he approaches 2300. He entered the Open section with norms on his mind. The New York native has narrowly missed a couple of norms, but in this tournament he was never able to gain momentum and finished with an even score. There is no question that Korley is brimming with talent and needs opportunities to maintain the momentum. Sylvester Smarty decided to try the Open section and beat IM Marc Esserman in the first round. However, he stumbled for seven rounds before ending with a win and 3.5 points.

In the high-octane under-2400 section, several heavy hitters entered this section including the legendary IM Emory Tate and red-hot Farai Mandizha. The Zimbabwean recently earned “IM-elect” status after earning a norm at the Philadelphia International. IM Oladapo Adu is a mainstay in the American circuit and is always a threat in this section.

Top boards in under-2400 section. Epic battle unfolds between IM Emory Tate and IM Oladapo Adu. A surging Farai Mandizha enroute to a last round win against FM Ilye Figler. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

Top boards in under-2400 section. Epic battle unfolds between IM Emory Tate and IM Oladapo Adu. A surging IM-elect Farai Mandizha enroute to a last round win against FM Ilye Figler.

All three of these players were in the thick of things until the last two rounds. While Mandizha charged on, Tate dropped his last two games ousting him from contention and ending him on 5.5/9. One of the games he lost was to Adu, who finished with 7/9 and a share of joint 3rd. Mandizha closed with clear second on 7.5/9.

Justus Williams in action against FM Alex Barnett. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

Justus Williams in action against FM Alex Barnett.

While these are great results, perhaps the best result among the Black players was turned by 12-year old Justus Williams. The scholastic All-American scored a strong 5.5/9 and including his win over FM Alexander Barnett.

Lawyer Times finished strongly on 5.5/9 after losing three of first four games. FM Norman Rogers and Okechukwu Iwu scored even with 4.5/9. Three other scholastic stars played up a section. Experts Darrian Robinson (3/9), Josh Colas (2.5/8) and James Black, Jr. (2/8) took some harsh lessons, but gained valuable experience against tough competition. There seems to be a friendly competition as four scholastic players played up.

Nigel Bryant, Daaim Shabazz, Jehron Bryant, Darrian Robinson. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

Nigel Bryant, Daaim Shabazz, Jehron Bryant, Darrian Robinson.

In the under-2200, Kola Adeyemi scored 6.5/9 for a share of 3rd place. Adekunle Ogunmefun was just out of the running with 6/9. Other plus scores were rising star Jehron Bryant who scored 5/9 as did Nigeria’s Abiye Williams.

Some notable performances occurred in the under-1600 section. In the last round Khalee Ward was set to defend his 2008 under-1600 title and had 7.5/8 going into his last round encounter with Lerrenzo Davis who was on 7/8. Davis won the contest to take first place and a $10,345 paycheck. Ward settled for $3160.67. Also in the hunt was Brianna Conley who scored a spectacular 7/9 losing only one game.

Brianna’s proud father Robert Conley remarked that this was her best performances. After the tournament, rising senior from Columbus, Ohio was headed to Harvard, Brown and Yale to look at schools. She will compete in the Polgar Girls later in the month.

Orrin Hudson of Besomeone, Inc. with Brianna Conley. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

Orrin Hudson of Besomeone, Inc. with Brianna Conley.

Last but not least, was the performance of Dwayne “Vortex” Darby. He scored 7.5/9 under-900 section and was interviewed about his performance. He gave credit to his coaches and gave an acknowledgment to his high school team, “The Dark Knights”.


Video by Chess Scoop (Jennifer Shahade).

Standings: http://chesstournamentservices.com/cca/category/world-open/world-open-standings/
Games (Open): http://www.thechessdrum.net/palview4/worldopen2010.pgn
Photos:
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:47:58 +0000
 
 
 
Laznicka wins 2010 World Open!

GM Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands faces GM Viktor Laznicka of the Czech Republic in the last round. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

GM Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands faces GM Viktor Laznicka of the Czech Republic in the last round. Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

The World Open moved from City Center to Valley Forge. This change of venue was not greeted with enthusiasm, but there was still lots of exciting chess ready to be played. The field was stacked with talent despite the absence of Hikaru Nakamura. A strong Indian contingent and several of the world’s top brass trekked to King of Prussia. The venue was certainly not a gleaming example befitting the status of such a tournament, but a thousand competitors filled the giant convention hall and braved the searing summer heat.

Francisco Vallejo-Pons and Loek Van Wely have much more in common than cheering for their national teams in the World Cup (both are now in the final). Both were expected to be in the hunt for the title, but unfortunately neither finished in the running. Top-ranked Vallejo-Pons ended on a disappointing 6/9 with five draws!

IM-elect Farai Mandizha
Photo by Daaim Shabazz.

The star of the tournament was 22-year old Viktor Laznicka from the Czech Republic. In a show of dashing bravery, his maiden tournament in the U.S. was accented by six straight wins. At that point he was a full point clear of the field. After two draws, he sat down in his chair needing only a draw with Van Wely to win the title. To the amazement of many, he spurned a draw offer to play on in a better position. The game was one of the last to finish, but ended in a draw nevertheless. Laznicka would take home $17,413.00. GMs Pentala Harikrishna, Ilya Smirin and Luke Shane were joint 2nd and took home $5,028.67.

In the under-2400 section, FM Victor Shen blitzed the field with a scorching 8/9. He won his first seven games, but still only won by half-point over IM-elect Farai Mandizha who has been playing stellar chess as of late. The Zimbabwean earned norms in the New York and Philadelphia Internationals and should be close to reaching the required 2400 ELO. In joint 3rd was IM Chandrashhekhar Gokhale, WIM Alisa Melekhina and IM Oladapo Adu.

Video by Chess Scoop (Jennifer Shahade).

The World Open tournament will move back to Philadelphia’s City Center. Before the last round, Tournament Director Boyd Reed announced this news to sighs of relief. The Scanticon Convention Center does not appear to have met the standards for the World Open. There were complaints about the location and the fact that one needs a car to find a variety of food choices.

In addition, those staying at the Clarion Hotel had an irregular shuttle service and could not choose to walk a few blocks since there were no sidewalks. One Grandmaster walked a mile each day to the playing site because his hotel did not have a shuttle service. The playing room was tantamount to a basement and the lighting was not ideal. Even the trapped bird did not approve of the conditions. See you next year!

Standings: http://chesstournamentservices.com/cca/category/world-open/world-open-standings/

Games (Open): http://www.thechessdrum.net/palview4/worldopen2010.pgn

 
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Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:39:36 +0000
 
 
 
Good Luck to Steven and Sam at US Junior!
(The top two seeds--Sam Shankland at left and Ray Robson on right--share a lighter moment before the action begins. Photo from CCSCSL website.)

Two of the Bay Area's most successful young chess players will participate in the US Junior Closed (invitational) beginning this weekend at the magnificent Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Please join me in cheering for FM Steven Zierk (one IM norm) and IM Sam Shankland (two GM norms).

The field seems a bit disappointing, with only three of the top nine players under 20 on the April Top 100 list actually showing up. This year's favorite is top seed and defending champion GM Ray Robson. The second seed, and only International Master to participate, is our own Sam Shankland, who could benefit from a little more luck than at recent tournaments. To be quite honest, I will be shocked if neither Ray nor Sam finish at least tied for first.

The dark horse is FM Conrad Holt, the highest rated player from Kansas ever. He gained another 50 rating points and earned a pair of IM norms at the Copper State International and World Open. Third seed FM John Bryant of Los Angeles won't be intimidated by anyone and may also end up being a force to reckon with.

In addition to Sam, I will cheer loudly for my student Steven Zierk. This is Steven's first one-game-per-day invitational and he will need to adjust to the level of competition. He has enough experience drawing against Grandmasters (plus one notable win) that he could be a serious contender. The challenge will be to play consistently in a round-robin tournament where eight of his nine competitors are rated within 30 rating points or higher.

2010 US Junior Closed (most updated USCF rating, July FIDE rating)
  1. GM Ray Robson (2608, 2562)
  2. IM Sam Shankland (2561, 2513)
  3. FM John Bryant (2483, 2403)
  4. FM Conrad Holt (2468, 2402)
  5. FM Darwin Yang (2429, 2396)
  6. NM Warren Harper (2416, 2304)
  7. FM Steven Zierk (2412, 2385)
  8. NM Parker Zhao (2382, 2267)
  9. NM Tyler Hughes (2381, 2312)
  10. NM Eric Rosen (2227, 2179)
Watch for live video coverage from St. Louis beginning at noon Pacific time daily through July 19 (rest day 7/16). As a treat, GM Hikaru Nakamura is scheduled to comment on the first two rounds this weekend. Games are being broadcast LIVE on ICC (check under the Events list). Watch for occasional updates on this blog and on my Twitter page.

Good luck Steven and Sam!
 
http://fpawn.blogspot.com/2010/07/good-luck-to-steven-and-sam-at-us.html
Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:42:00 +0000
 
 
 
Viewer Questions, July 2010
In this week's lesson, Dennis answers more of your questions! He discusses how to study openings as well as blundering and how to deal with time trouble. He also follows up on his most recent video and answers questions about the Budapest. There's also coverage of the Tal gambit in the Sicilian and the Caro-Kann. What are you waiting for? Watch now!
 
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Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:02:13 PDT
 
 
 
The Super Mario Bros. Chess Cake - Walyou (blog)

Walyou (blog)

The Super Mario Bros. Chess Cake
Walyou (blog)
Chess Cake that utilizes the elements from the video game for a mouth-watering chocolate cake. The Chess cake is designed like a 64-squared chessboard with ...
Super Mario Bros., Played Outside on a SidewalkGamerCrave.com
Incredible: Speedrun of Super Mario Bros. as Projected on a Wall and SidewalkGeekosystem
An Impressive Super Mario Bros Speed Run Made SpectacularKotaku Australia

all 4 news articles »
 
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Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:52:42 GMT+00:00
 
 
 
Carlsen, Chess Grandmaster Turned Model

Meet Magnus Carlsen, Chess Grandmaster Turned Model
Justin Fenner 3:50 pm, July 7th, 2010

Our favorite moment of the movie Zoolander is when Fabio wins the “Slashie Award,” which recognizes him as “model-slash-actor, and not the other way around.” In modeling history, there are a lot of slashes — actor-slash-model and model-slash-clothing designer being the most popular among them. And while we’ve seen our fair share of socialies-slash-models and athletes-slash-models and even models-slash-politicians, we’ve got to say, we never expected to see a world’s-youngest-international-chess-champion-slash model.

But that changed today, when Norwegian news agency NRK posted photos and video of Magnus Carlsen, the youngest person ever to top the International Chess Federation’s rankings, shooting a campaign for G-Star Raw with Liv Tyler.

The 19 year old has been making international headlines and causing international headaches since he was a lad of 13, when he “beat former world champion Anatoli Karpov, pushed legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov to a draw and became a chess grandmaster,” Agence-France Presse reports.

Carlsen told NRK he wasn’t big into fashion — at least not before he shot the campaign.

“I think people will be surprised to see me like this. Surely just as surprised as I was when I was picked for this,” he said.

And while we’re surprised to see a chess grandmaster like this, too, we’ve got to admit that he did a pretty good job, perfectly embodying the concerned, angry look we’re used to seeing in ads from the Dutch denim company.

You can see the rest of the photos from the shoot here, and behind the scenes video (with Liv Tyler!) here. For those of you who don’t speak Norwegian just click spill to watch the clip.

Source: http://www.styleite.com
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2010-07-07T15:30:00.000-05:00
 
 
 
Echecs & Télévision : leçon 4 - la Dame

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/07/echecs-television-lecon-4-la-dame.html
Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:16:00 +0000
 
 
 
Fischer Hits Mainstream News
The mainstream media is always a bit behind with this sort of news, but at least they give us video.

 
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2010/07/fischer-hits-mainstream-news.html
Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:11:00 +0000
 
 
 
Surfing On The Net- Luglio
6 LUGLIO

Udine- Dal 5 al 11 luglio si svolge la terza edizione del Torneo Internazionale "Oro Caffe". Partecipano alla manifestazione due Maestri Internazionali, il francese Okhotnik e l'italiano Mogranzini. Il torneo è un Open integrale e si disputa sulla lunghezza di sette turni. Il Montepremi complessivo è di 1800 euro, 500 dei quali andranno al vincitore.

Migliori dieci iscritti per Elo FIDE (47 partecipanti)

1 Okhotnik Vladimir FRA IM 2467 0
2 MOGRANZINI Roberto PG IM 2387 2387
3 TONON Alessandro UD -M 2274 2274
4 DE POI Paolo UD -M 2198 2198
5 DELLA PIETRA Andrea UD CM 2170 2170
6 PAGNUTTI Lorenzo UD -M 2095 2095
7 CAPALIKU Aleks LE CM 2095 2095
8 VARINI Massimo TS CM 2076 2076
9 PROCACCI Sergio CE CM 2043 2043
10 VISINTIN Roberto GO CM 2031 2031



Vladimir Okhotnik, numero uno del tabellone

 


Roberto Mogranzini

sito ufficiale

[Megalovic – 06-07]


Marrekech-Marocco. Dal 25 Giugno al 2 Luglio si è svolto il 1° Festival Internazionale di Marrakech. Ha vinto il francese Shchekachev per spareggio tecnico sul tedesco Meier.


VIDEO INTERVISTA a JUDIT POLGAR  QUI

CLASSIFICA FINALE

1 g Shchekachev Andrei 2549 Sen FRA 7,5
2 g Meier Georg 2638 Sen GER 7,5
3 g Evdokimov Alexander A. 2551 Sen RUS 7
4 g Kunin Vitaly 2535 Sen GER 7
5 m Antoniewski Rafal 2607 Sen POL 7
6 g Georgiev Kiril 2662 Sen BUL 7
7 g Guseinov Gadir 2602 Sen AZE 7
8 g Romanov Evgeny 2594 Sen RUS 7
9 g Berelowitsch Alexander 2566 Sen GER 6,5
10 g Krasenkov Michal 2628 Sen POL 6,5
11 g Del Rio de Angelis Salvador G. 2521 Sen ESP 6,5
12 g Teske Henrik 2542 Sen GER 6,5
13 g Hamdouchi Hicham 2609 Sen FRA 6,5








SITO UFFICIALE Maroc-Echecs.

[Darkstorm– 05-07]


Castiglione Olona-Varese. La Società Scacchistica "Città di Varese", in collaborazione con gli enti locali, porterà in scena, domenica 4 luglio 2010 (ore 21:00), nel Borgo Antico di Castiglione Olona (Piazza Garibaldi) "Scacco al Borgo".

Una spettacolare partita vivente di scacchi in costumi d'epoca che farà rivivere la storica battaglia avvenuta in epoca longobarda tra il Seprio e Milano, ed in particolare l'assedio milanese a Castiglione nel 1161.



Le mosse saranno quelle della brillante partita disputata a Londra nel 1834 tra il francese Louis Charles Mahè de La Bourdonnais (bianco) e l'irlandese Alexander McDonnel (nero). Alleghiamo la partita e alcune brevi note storiche.La partita fu vinta da La Bourdonnais con scacco matto in 18 mosse.

La Regina e il Re dei bianchi sono impersonati da Maria Rosa Centofante e Francesco D'Aulisa(rispettivamente Presidente e Vicepresidente della Società Scacchistica"Città di Varese").

LOCANDINA della MANIFESTAZIONE QUI

[Darkstorm– 04-07]


Philadephia-USA. Attualemente in corso il World Open, un torneo Open della durata di 7 giorni di alto livello e col ragguardevole montepremi di 250.000 dollari. L'evento si svolge dal 29 Giugno al 5 Luglio presso il Valley Forge Convention Plaza, Scanticon and Radisson Hotels.

Prendono parte alla competizione infatti il GM Vallejo Pons (spagnolo,over 2700), l'indiano secondo di Anand:GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly,i connazionali GM Harikrishna e Sandipan Chanda, il britannico GM Luke McShane, e l'olandese GM Loek Van Wely, GM Evgeny Najer,ilGM ceco Viktor Laznicka e il GM Jan Gustafsson. Il giocatore locale più forte è GM Alexander Onischuk.

 

World Open Philadelphia,montepremi 250.000 $

Il GM ceco Viktor Laznicka,attualemente a 5 su 5!

 

IL giovane GM USA Ray ROBSON

 

Vallejo Pons (Spagna)

GM Harikrishna


Accattivante il video di presentazione,da vedere per capire l'atmosfera del torneo:

VIDEO del TORNEO


 

CLASSIFICA e TABELLONE DOPO 5 TURNI


1 GM Viktor Laznicka 2636 CZE W45 W57 W21 W8 W17 5.0
2 GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2672 IND D76 W110 W33 D6 W28 4.0
3 GM P Harikrishna 2660 IND W49 W30 D6 D14 W29 4.0
4 GM Loek Van Wely 2653 NED W82 D67 W76 D12 W31 4.0
5 GM Ilya Smirin 2634 ISR W72 W59 D23 D31 W40 4.0
6 GM Luke McShane 2623 ENG W64 W13 D3 D2 W43 4.0
7 GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev 2609 KAZ L11 W51 W74 W60 W47 4.0
8 GM Alexander Shabalov 2585 PA W63 W42 W34 L1 W27 4.0
9 GM Mesgen Amanov 2479 TKM W86 W106 D18 W22 D10 4.0
10 IM Salvijus Bercys 2427 NY D92 W89 W56 W19 D9 4.0
11 FM Conrad Holt 2375 KS W7 D32 D54 W57 W53 4.0
12 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons 2703 ESP W68 W15 D14 D4 D18 3.5
13 GM Alexander Onischuk 2699 VA W113 L6 W68 W67 D21 3.5
14 GM Sandipan Chanda 2640 IND W83 W37 D12 D3 D23 3.5
15 GM Jan Gustafsson 2640 GER W101 L12 W49 D53 W61 3.5
16 GM Vladimir Potkin 2634 RUS W71 W69 D31 D29 D24 3.5
17 GM Aleksandr Lenderman 2598 NY W73 W39 W24 D27 L1 3.5
18 GM Jaan Ehlvest 2591 NY W47 W40 D9 D23 D12 3.5
19 GM Robert L Hess 2590 NY D75 W65 W36 L10 W60 3.5
20 GM Sergey Kudrin 2571 CT W79 H— D35 H— W58 3.5
21 GM Alexander Stripunsky 2570 NJ W48 W26 L1 W42 D13 3.5
22 GM Ray Robson 2569 FL W111 D60 W66 L9 W59 3.5
23 GM Eugen Perelshteyn 2534 MA W114 W44 D5 D18 D14 3.5
24 GM Mark C Paragua 2497 PHI W84 W74 L17 W71 D16 3.5
25 IM Anthony Bellaiche 2442 FRA W90 L27 D73 W87 W54 3.5
26 IM Vitaly Neimer 2397 ISR W117 L21 D87 W95 W56 3.5
27 GM Gata Kamsky 2702 NY W70 W25 D29 D17 L8 3.0

LINKS:

SITO UFFICIALE  QUI

PARTITE IN DIRETTA (monroi) QUI


[Darkstorm– 04-07]

 
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2010-07-06T06:00:00+01:00
 
 
 
Best of the Week #24
We've got an exciting week to look at this time! As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

Round 5 of the CVTV tournament has come and gone. After beating augelmo last week, a white-hot Andrewrun on 4/4 took on Josh Specht, who was just half a point behind him. The crucial match of the tournament, with just one round left after round 5! Another high-level game was augelmo vs gooeyjim, and eimaj playing Dizzler as well as Kamus vs Admin shouldn't be missed either.

Analysis Exchange is now in its third round! Some of the analysis of the second round can be seen in Josh's analysis of Andrewrun's game, Kamus' take on Dizzler's game, and Andrewrun's analysis of JoshSpecht vs Hiddie. Participate in the fun, and most importantly, submit your analysis if you signed up!

In other video news, Peter91 had a look at a very interesting endgame between Kramnik and Topalov, while Steve Farmer shows Ending Fireworks by Eng and Hu from round 4 of the US Amateurs. PeterLalic shows revolutionary defense. Rateodoro analyses one of his otb games, and DeepBlue is interested in your favorite colour. Can't pick green though. ;-)

That's it for this week, keep the videos coming!
 
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Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:49:13 PDT
 
 
 
Remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer exhumed

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Remains of chess champion Bobby Fischer exhumed
Tuesday, 6 July 2010 01:41 UK

The remains of US-born chess champion Bobby Fischer have been exhumed in Iceland to establish a paternity claim.

Lawyers for nine-year old Jinky Young and her mother, Marilyn, who had a relationship with Fischer, claim she is entitled to Fischer's fortune.

The Supreme Court in Reykjavik ruled last month a tissue sample was needed to prove she was Fischer's daughter.

Fischer, who died in 2008 leaving an estate worth an estimated $2m (£1.4m), took Icelandic citizenship in 2005.

His former wife and other relatives have also pursued inheritance claims.

"The procedure was conducted in a highly professional and dignified manner," Olafur Helgi Kjartansson, the sheriff in the southern Icelandic town of Selfoss, said.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10513941.stm
2010-07-06T00:32:00.000-05:00
 
 
 
Congrats Amanda!

9 Queens instructor Amanda Mateer earned her first WIM norm at the Philadelphia Open. Watch this video on her victories.

 
http://9queens.org/2010/07/01/congrats-amanda/
Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:02:56 +0000
 
 
 
White gets revenge in the Budapest
A few weeks ago Dennis showed you a sparkling black victory in the Budapest Defense. This week, Dennis presents some new analysis that suggests white may get the last word in the dreaded Drimer Rook Lift variation. Whether you're looking for important new theory in the Budapest or just a fun ride, this is a great video.
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/5WBx56zTjwo/news-White-gets-revenge-in-the-Budapest-232.php
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:05:04 PDT
 
 
 
Beating the Petroff
In this week's lesson, Renier presents Beating the Petroff II, a continuation of his discussion on playing against one of black's trickier responses to 1.e4. This is must-watch for king pawn players!
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/Y5pcLBHtVZM/news-Beating-the-Petroff-231.php
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:16:32 PDT
 
 
 
Big Think interviews Anatoly Karpov

Big Think interviews Anatoly KarpovWhat qualities does it take to play world-class chess? What’s the appeal of chess? These and other questions were answered by 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov in an interview with Big Think.

The following interview with Anatoly Karpov was conducted May 17, 2010 by Paul Hoffman of Big Think, a global forum connecting people and ideas. In their Experts series, other big names include Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist William Phillips, author Isabel Allende and comedian Stephen Fry.


Question: What qualities does it take to play world-class chess?

Anatoly Karpov:  A lot of things.  Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game.  And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities.  And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot. Chess need good preparation and so you must work for hours if you play, let’s say, for world championship.

(…)


Question:
How do remain calm after you realize you’ve made a poor move?

Anatoly Karpov: No, this is a very important and this is good question because many people would call back the situation, they missed chances, and then of course it will spoil the rest of the game.  But it is concerning not only special situation during the game, but also the bad result of previous game for the next game you play.  So, in my life, I tried and I succeeded in many cases to forget everything that was in the past.  So, of course you need to make some analysis and not to repeat mistakes, but it’s extremely important to accept situation like it is, the real situation, not with thoughts of regrets of what you missed and okay, two moves ago you had winning position now, you have to defend a difficult position and probably you might lose the game.  So, this thought shouldn’t be when you play chess game.  And so later on maybe you analyze and then you will, how to say, make some conclusions.  But during the game… and this is also very important part for chess education because chess is getting ideas how to accept the real situation and how to be objective.  To be objective and to meet unexpected situations and to adapt to this immediately and to start to think and to solve the problems.

You have to develop this.  I don’t think it comes from your childhood or with birth. 

Question:
What are your weaknesses as a player?

Anatoly Karpov: Weaknesses?  So, I didn’t know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings.  And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my… this was always my weakness.  But this is you know, this is weakness and this is advantage because if I would know Chess theory so well, so probably I would not work out this style to defend difficult positions because from my childhood I could receive difficult positions against even weaker players, but okay nothing happened, so I was continuing to fight.  And so this is weakness, this is positive thing, but still more this is weakness.  It is better to know Chess Theory and not to get in difficult positions from the beginning. 

The full interview can be read here.

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/big-think-interviews-anatoly-karpov/
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:47:03 +0000
 
 
 
Karpov Confesses to Weakness
In a couple of short video interiews for Big Think, the former Champ and now candidate for the FIDE presidency, Karpov reveals something about himself and Kasparov.

On Kasparov: "Maybe he’s less strong in boring positions, and then maybe his weakness was, of course now he is not playing so active like before, so he was not so strong when his king was in danger."



Here's the other one.
 
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2010/06/karpov-confesses-to-weakness.html
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:43:00 +0000
 
 
 
What would you do?

Kasparov vs USAYou’ll probably remember the 13-fold repetition in the game Bok-Van Wely at the Dutch Championship, two weeks ago. Afterwards Van Wely was fuming that his young opponent didn’t use the opportunity to get more experience in a real fight. As GM Luke McShane pointed out, something similar happened in a clock simul between Kasparov and the USA in 1988.

What would you do, when you played the world champion in a simul, with the white pieces, and you have the possibility to repeat moves in a theoretical position? Would you go for it, being able to tell your friends that the man couldn’t beat you? Or would you consider it bad ethics, like Kasparov, who argued that the White player should always play for a win?

In his June 10 column for the online version of the Daily / Sunday Express, GM Luke McShane picked up the Bok-Van Wely story, and demonstrated a clear parrallel with the 1988 clock simul between then World Champion Garry Kasparov and the USA, held in New York City. This event was beautifully depicted for TV and can now be found on YouTube in three separate videos (due to YouTube’s 10-minute limit).

The second video shows Kasparov being clearly upset when IM Daniel Edelman goes for the draw in the well-known Sveshnikov sequence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Qa5+ 10.Nc3 Qd8 11.Nd5.


McShane argues that a simul and a tournament game are quite different situations.

My opinion is that forcing a well known draw (when there are more interesting options available) in an exhibition game like a simul really is spineless. Bok’s decision certainly wasn’t brave, but is harder to judge. Apparently he was aware that he could play on with h2-h4, but wasn’t familiar with the position. I’m sure his opponent was, and that’s a serious handicap against a stronger player.

I’ve occasionally gone into games eager to face my opponent’s lines A, B or C, but accepted that if he chooses D then I’ll be content with a draw. Maybe Bok was tired that day, or judged that his overall tournament would benefit from a draw. Any competitive player can sympathise with those feelings. As for gaining experience, Bok probably learned more about chess psychology from this game than he ever would have normally!

Links

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/what-would-you-do/
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:26:00 +0000
 
 
 
Best of the Week #23
This time we have one and a half week of videos to look at. As the World Cup drags on, our game of kings doesn't seem ready to take a backseat! As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

If you signed up for the Analysis Exchange, go post your analysis! If you aren't, you have some serious questions to answer! :p

With our CVTV Tournament in its fourth round, a load of videos were produced. First of all, the magnificent and comprehensive recaps of Round 1 and Round 2 by Andrewrun and Jwhis. In addition to that, Calm analyzed his game against The Enterprise, Andrewrun played Gooeyjim, kamus vs zurux, augelmo vs BlkSabb, Jwhis vs Fuzion, The Enterprise vs eimaj, and my game vs Josh, all in round 3!

In Round four, so far we have videos of eimaj vs pinkboat, JWhis vs Sarciness. The fantastic clash of top seeds Augelmo and Andrewrun can be seen from both sides of the board!

While KingsBlade talks about Fun master games, Peter Lalic started a blindfold series, and Andrewrun examines the Uhlvestad. Kamus shows a smooth Tayler win, rateodoro shows a Magnus Carlsen Highlight. Augelmo talks about Exercise and Chess.

On the forums, discussions about help with initial studies, tech wisdom, Carlsen-Wang Yue, Teamleague 43, and the best analysis software were had and are there for your reading pleasure.

That's it for this week, keep the videos coming!
 
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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:47:51 PDT
 
 
 
Crippled by Tradition
**Warning: Non chess post **

Let me start of by saying I'm astonished at the number of *Australians* who are currently feeling sorry for England, after their loss to Germany in the 2010 World Cup. Of course I can see why the English themselves, and neutral football fans, may feel upset by a poor refereeing decision, but for Australians, this should just be added to the list of why England under-perform at almost all sports.
Secondly, let me point out that poor refereeing is just as much part of football as diving, sex scandals, and corrupt transfer deals. In my opinion this isn't an accident, but an outcome of the structure of the game. In most other sports the score that decides the game is much much larger (by a factor of 100 in some sports), and so the effect of a refereeing mistake is much smaller in almost all other sports (unless it happens right at the end of the game). In football however, the fact that a single penalty given in the first minute can decide the game makes the referee a crucial actor in the eventual outcome. But it also this fact that leads to footballers, and managers, playing right on the edge of the rules, and usually then going beyond it. For supporters of sport that only half-heartedly deals with deliberate infractions of the rules by players (usually exonerating them by blaming the referee for missing it in the first place), to complain when it goes against your team is a bit rich.
And once again there is a demand for video assistance for the officials, although this is now a regular cry after any controversial incident (eg France v Ireland). Given that FIFA has resisted the calls up until now I can't see them caving in any time soon. I suspect that the world wide popularity of the game leads to the 'If it ain't broke, why fix it' reasoning, and unless such incidents damage football's popularity, then the publicity that such controversy generates outweighs any real desire to fix it.
So my advice to football fans who think the lack of technology is throwing up incorrect results. Find a sport that has embraced technology to improve officiating, (there are plenty out there) and watch that instead.
 
http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2010/06/crippled-by-tradition.html
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:14:00 +0000
 
 
 
Carlsen wins Kings Tournament

Kings TournamentMagnus Carlsen finished the Kings Tournament in Bazna, Romania in style. The Norwegian beat Wang Yue with Black in the last round to finish with a 7.5/10 score, two points ahead of the rest of the field. Ponomariov and Radjabov defeated Nisipeanu and Gelfand respectively, also with the black pieces. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco – Final Report.

Marcel Adrian Piteiu, CEO of sponsor Romgaz, and Magnus Carlsen holding the trophy

The fourth Kings Tournament took place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. It was a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue played. The rate of play was 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw agreement by the players were allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event was organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament was officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue was the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers decidede to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna after five rounds, where everyone was staying.

ChessVibes was at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

Source files: (for iPhone users and others)

Round 10

As Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu and Magnus Carlsen quickly calculated during the buffet after the closing ceremony, the final round of the Kings Tournament brought the number of Black victories to eight, against just seven for White! It was three times ‘0-1′ on the last day, and this included the fifth victory for Carlsen, against Wang Yue.

The Chinese GM played one of his worst games and thus finished with a very disappointing result. He had a very tough tournament, in which he never seemed to have recovered from his jetlag, and the 24 hours waiting at Munich airport (due to visa problems) before the start. For Carlsen it meant a relatively easy with to end with a 7.5/10 score, a 2918 performance and a new rating of 2826, the second highest in chess history.

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The other two games were similar affairs, with the white players simply playing way below their normal level. Ponomariov could end a not very good tournament with a win, thanks to some big, strategical errors by his Romanian opponent. 7…Ne7 caught Nisipeanu by surprise and after that all his moves ‘deserved a question mark’, as he said afterwards. Ponomariov thought 17.d4 to be the decisive mistake.

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Als Gelfand started to make mistakes at an early stage. He had his doubts about 14.Qd2, since the queen had to go to c2 soon afterwards. And after 17…c6 he suddenly saw that the planned 17.Ne3 is answered by the strong 17…Ne6 18.Bg3 f5, so there White’s position was already difficult. Radjabov thought it to be winning after 24…a5.

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So the Kings Tournament ended in another great victory for Carlsen, who is getting closer to Kasparov’s record Elo. More importantly, the Norwegian showed that even after a break of a few months he can still maintain his high level, barely getting into real danger. Only Ponomariov had him on the ropes, but then missed a big chance when Carlsen created new complications.

Kings Tournament

Next on the world’s number one’s chess agenda is a rapid event with Anand, Polgar and Hammer in August in Norway and he’ll also play for Norway at the Olympiad. Soon we will find out if we will see him in one of the other big, upcoming tournaments: Shanghai, Bilbao and Nanjing. He already signed for London in December. Next top event is Dortmund, which starts July 15th and has Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Ponomariov, Leko, Naiditsch and Le Quang Liem.

Round 10 games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco

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Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 10 (Final) Standings

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 10 Standings

Links

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/carlsen-wins-kings-tournament/
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:30:18 +0000
 
 
 
Cosplay Chess
"Cosplay" or "costume play" is probably one of the more unusual distractions among many young Japanese. Basically, it's dressing up to a whole new level. I'm talking about kids putting on some very elaborate make up and highly detailed costumes to represent some character from various sources - commonly from manga.

Yesterday, while being out on my usual photo walk, I stumbled across what seemed like a cosplay convention. Permission is required to take photos of the kids, but I did sneak in this shot.



I mention this because I just noticed that cosplayers outside of Japan seem to include a chess game in their conventions - specifically, human chess! Like in this video (and there's plenty more on YouTube).

 
http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/2010/06/cosplay-chess.html
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:21:00 +0000
 
 
 
Magnus Carlsen, Roi du Bazna
Echecs en Roumanie : Carlsen en serial killer !

La 4ème édition du Kings Tournament d'échecs de Bazna vient de s'achever sur le triomphe de Magnus Carlsen avec 7,5 points sur 10, soit une performance de 2920 Elo.

Celui que l'on imagine comme le prochain champion du monde d'échecs, a donné une véritable leçon en remportant 5 parties et en concédant 5 nulles. Il laisse ses plus proches poursuivants, Teimour Radjabov et Boris Gelfand, à 2 points derrière.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/06/magnus-carlsen-roi-du-bazna.html
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:32:00 +0000
 
 
 
Topalov vs Anand – Game #12: 2010 World Chess Championship
This is an analysis video covering Game 12 of the 2010 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand (India) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). The opening is the Queens Gambit Declined. More instructional videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ChessNetwork. ~Jerry~ People who read this also read:2010 World Chess Championship: Anand vs Topalov – Game #4 Post by Jerry [...] People who read this also read:
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http://www.mychessblog.com/topalov-vs-anand-game-12-2010-world-chess-championship/
Thu, 13 May 2010 19:56:22 +0000
 
 
 
2010 World Chess Championship: Anand vs Topalov – Game #4
Post by Jerry This is an analysis video covering Game 4 of the 2010 World Chess Championship between Viswanathan Anand (India) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). The opening played is the Catalan. More instructional videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ChessNetwork. People who read this also read:Topalov vs Anand – Game #12: 2010 World Chess Championship This is [...] People who read this also read:
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http://www.mychessblog.com/2010-world-chess-championship-anand-vs-topalov-game-4/
Sat, 01 May 2010 12:54:03 +0000
 
 
 
10 Ways to Improve Your Chess
The following is a video tutorial presentation providing insight on how to improve at the game of chess. As a National Master of the game, the 10 points made by me have all contributed to my own successes in the game. More instructional videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/ChessNetwork. People who read this also read:2010 [...] People who read this also read:
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  3. Chess Queens Fight – Alexandra vs Judit Post by Jerry The following is a blitz game from...
 
http://www.mychessblog.com/10-ways-to-improve-your-chess/
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:50:43 +0000
 
 
 
Online chess Business ChessCube Receives US $1.25m VC Funding
Online chess Business ChessCube Receives US $1.25m VC Funding
Written by content team 27 August 2009

ChessCube has concluded a US$1.25m funding agreement with Venture Capital fund, InVenFin (Pty) Ltd. InVenFin, the VC-focused subsidiary of VenFin Limited, invests in intellectual property-based start-ups with global potential. This transaction brings ChessCube’s total funding to date to US$1.8m. The partnership between ChessCube.com and InVenfin will allow ChessCube.com to become the most recognized and loved online brand for chess enthusiasts.

ChessCube is an online chess site, which allows players of all skill levels to compete and learn chess, while socializing with others. With a potential market of over fifty million active chess players in the world, ChessCube.com has already attracted over 650,000 registered users across 207 countries – making it one of the leaders in the growing online chess market.

Mark Levitt, CEO and founder of ChessCube says, “We are delighted to have InVenFin on board as our partner. Over and above the valuable capital injection, InVenFin gives us access to an international business network, and their team of experts in branding, product strategy, intellectual property management and corporate structuring. This investment allows ChessCube to focus on establishing itself as the world leader in online chess.”

InVenFin’s Stuart Gast says, “ChessCube’s innovative product offering has impressed us, along with the strong team led by Mark. The social gaming space is growing rapidly worldwide, and we believe ChessCube represents an excellent entrance for us into this world. We look forward to assisting ChessCube achieve its aspirations.”

Vinny Lingham, CEO of San Francisco-based Yola.com, was an early investor in ChessCube. “As a keen chess player myself, it is particularly exciting to be part of an innovative chess venture,” said Lingham. “This investment by InVenFin further highlights the potential of Cape Town as the technology hub of Africa - which I like to dub Silicon Cape. ChessCube has enormous potential to dominate the massive global chess players’ market.”

ChessCube enables all levels of chess players to play live chess against other like-minded players, in various forms of the game. The focus at ChessCube.com is enjoying the game of chess in a positive and fun environment.

ChessCube.com also offers interactive chess videos written by international grandmasters. Unlike DVDs, these videos interact with each user, offering them personalised instruction – an outstanding innovation that earned ChessCube a Semi-final placing in the 2008 Adobe Max Awards in San Francisco.

World history was recently made by ChessCube when, during its recent sponsorship of the 2009 South African Open, along with the 400 participants at a Cape Town venue, for the first time in history three grandmasters and masters participated from a second venue in Melbourne, Australia. FIDE, the world chess federation, worked with ChessCube to ensure that the games, which were played across the Internet, were officially rated, setting a new precedent that could see tournaments using this technology in the future.

ChessCube continues to innovate and build on its award-winning chess playing platform from its Cape Town headquarters.

Mark Levitt CEO of ChessCube at ChessCube center

About ChessCube

ChessCube (www.chesscube.com) was launched in May 2007 from its Cape Town headquarters. It has since grown into a community of over 650,000 avid chess players, and continues to grow at a rapid pace. ChessCube is an innovative, live chess platform, allowing competition and education within a social community. Mark Levitt, founder and CEO of ChessCube, is four times South African Chess Champion. ChessCube’s investors include InVenfin, Vinny Lingham and Michael Leeman.

For more information or images, please contact Mark Levitt (mark@chesscube.com) or Sarah Blake (sarah@chesscube.com).
 
http://worldofchess.blogspot.com/2009/08/online-chess-business-chesscube.html
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:57:00 +0000
 
 
 
Three draws in round 9 Bazna

Kings TournamentAll three games of round 9 in Bazna, Romania ended in draw. With one round to go, Carlsen leads the Kings Tournament with 6.5/9. Gelfand, who celebrated his 42nd birthday on Thursday, has a point less. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

Source files: (for iPhone users and others)

Round 9

A bit more than an hour into the round, Radjabov and Wang Yue already finished their game. I was upstairs in my hotel room working on something else, and suddenly I saw the ‘1/2-1/2′ on the live transmission board. I went downstairs with my camera, but the players were nowhere to be seen. There wasn’t much to record anyway, since everything was theory, and analysed to a draw back in 2002.

Kings Tournament

More interesting were the other two games, but these two also ended in draws. Ponomariov-Gelfand had quite a disappointing finish, since there was still enough going on in the final position. The reason for this draw? Ponomariov was suddenly wondering what he was doing. He didn’t like his last few moves at all, and thought that if he’d continue that way, he’d certainly lose. Then he saw Gelfand had just two minutes left on the clock, and it was a good moment for a draw offer.

Kings Tournament

Nisipeanu surprised Carlsen by playing the Jänisch Gambit of the Ruy Lopez. This variation has mainly been played at top level by Radjabov recently, and Carlsen said he knew those games, but that he was less comfortable when he saw 5…d5 played. Therefore he didn’t go for the critical 9.Nxa7+, but the more solid 9.f4.

In his recent book The Ruy Lopez Revisited, Sokolov says about 16.Qf1 “this is considered to be White’s best. A number of other moves have been tried – almost everything. Black has adequate counterplay and the tables can easily turn,” and then 16.Nf7 Bxf7 17.Bxf7 Rhf8 (Timman-Speelman, London Candidates 1989), 16.Kb1, 16.a4, 16.Rdf1, 16.Bxe6+ and 16.g4 are mentioned. After 16.Rdf1 (instead of Carlsen’s 16.Rhf1) Sokolov gives 16…Rhe8 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nf7 (18.Rxf6 Bxe5 as in the game is only possible with a rook on d1 instead of h1) 18…Rd7 Lau-Schiffer, Bundesliga 1996/97.

Kings Tournament

Nisipeanu played very accurately, e.g. his 21…Qh6+ and 25…Kc7! were strong. When Dorian Rogozenco told him that it had all been played in correspondence games, Nisipeanu said he ought to update his correspondence database, but in fact his second Iordachescu admitted they had looked at it. After the game Carlsen and Nisipeanu analysed a possible pawn ending for about half an hour.

At night, just like last year, Gelfand was given a birthday cake and we all toasted to his health with a glass of champagne. A very nice gesture from the organizers.

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Round 9 games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco

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Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 9 Standings

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 9 Standings

Links

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/three-draws-in-round-9-bazna/
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:28:33 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs en Roumanie : le finish en Live à 12h30
Echecs en Roumanie : Carlsen en serial killer !

La 4ème édition du Kings Tournament d'échecs de Bazna se déroule du 14 au 25 juin à Medias. Ce tournoi d'échecs se joue en 10 rondes aller-retour, avec 6 grands-maîtres dont le n°1 au Elo Magnus Carlsen. Nous suivrons la partie Wang Yue - Magnus Carlsen lors de cette ultime ronde.

 
http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/2010/06/echecs-en-roumanie-le-finish-en-live.html
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:25:00 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs & Musique : Marie Chess Song n°11

Comment jouer au Marie Chess Song ? C'est simple, il suffit d'écouter M. Pokora chanter "Juste une photo de toi". Alors, sauriez-vous préciser à notre amie Marie Bérenger combien de termes échiquéens on y trouve ?

Echecs & Musique : Marie Bérenger

M. Pokora, de son vrai nom Matthieu Tota, est un chanteur français de R'n'B et de Pop, né à Strasbourg le 26 septembre 1985. Il commence sa carrière sous le pseudonyme « Matt Pokora », mais est contraint d'en changer pour « M. Pokora » suite au procès intenté et gagné par le chanteur Matt Houston, pour éviter la confusion entre les deux artistes de style musical proche. Il sort son premier album solo en 2004. Celui-ci est certifié disque d'or. Il mélange R'n'B, pop, hip hop et crunk'n'b.

 
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:53:00 +0000
 
 
 
Dennis Monokroussos on Kids
No, Dennis isn't talking about the King's Indian Defense or even parenting. Under-rated, tactically inclined and often booked-up, scholastic players pose a special challenge for the adult tournament player. In this week's lesson, Dennis looks at a couple of his recent games and talks about playing the opening against kids. And for those of you too young to vote or drive, Dennis even provides tips for your side.
 
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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:10:15 PDT
 
 
 
This just in from Renier...
In this week's video IM Renier Castellanos shows us a sharp attack Radjabov played against Gelfand in the Petroff. Renier first discusses the opening and then moves on to describe how Radjabov broke down Gelfand's castled position. If you're a fan of attacking play, this video can't be missed!
 
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Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:21:29 PDT
 
 
 
Donovan rescues U.S. World Cup dream

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Donovan rescues U.S. World Cup dream with goal in 91st minute
Associated Press

PRETORIA, South Africa -- Landon Donovan scored in the first minute of stoppage time off a rebound, advancing the United States to the second round at the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Algeria.

With the U.S. perhaps three minutes from elimination, Jozy Altidore was stopped on a breakaway by goalkeeper Rais Bolihi. Donovan hustled in and kicked in the rebound to win Group C Wednesday.

After his U.S. record 44th international goal, Donovan joyously ran to the corner flag and his teammates ran down the touchline to mob him. Donovan was in tears when the game ended and the United States had moved into the second round.

With just its fifth shutout in World Cup play, the United States (1-0-2) won a World Cup group for the first time since 1930 and will face the runner-up in Group D this weekend.

England (1-0-2), which beat Slovenia moments earlier, also had five points but finished second because the U.S. scored four goals to two for the English. Slovenia (1-1-1) was third with four points, missing advancing because of Donovan's heroics, and Algeria (0-2-1) was last with one.

Until Donovan's goal, it appeared the officiating would again be the focus.

Clint Dempsey put the ball in the net in the 21st minute off the rebound of Herculez Gomez's shot. But the goal was called offside, just as Maurice Edu's late goal was disallowed against Slovenia last week, a score that would have given the Americans a victory. Replays appeared to show Dempsey was onside.

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2010-06-23T11:14:00.002-05:00
 
 
 
Kings R8: Nisipeanu beats Wang Yue

Kings TournamentLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu defeated Wang Yue with the black pieces in round 8 of the Kings Tournament in Bazna, Romania. Gelfand-Carlsen and Radjabov-Ponomariov ended in a draw. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

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Round 8

The eighth round saw the clash between the numbers one and two in the standings. For Gelfand, who played with the white pieces, it was an excellent opportunity to do something about Carlsen’s supreme reign in the tournament. And the Israel grandmaster got his chances, when his opponent allowed some complicated tactics on move 16.

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In a more or less forced sequence of moves, both sides ‘won’ an exchange and the resulting position was analysed in the hotel lobby by Ponomariov and Radjabov, who had drawn a quiet game in thirty moves. “It looks promising for White, but Carlsen is a tricky guy, very tricky,” Ponomariov said.

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And indeed the Norwegian appeared to be safe throughout the game, and even had the better chances in the end. Black’s activity is more important than White’s a-pawn, but there is no clear way to profit from the pin.

Nisipeanu was rewarded for his persistance in an ending against Wang Yue. At move 36 his second Viorel Iordechascu couldn’t find more ideas for Black and expected a draw soon, but his boss managed to find a way to get his king in. Then, on move 63, he said he wasn’t sure if ‘Dieter’ would find 63…Kc3 and especially 65…Rf1, which he called a ‘computer move’ to cut the king. But Nisipeanu found it (depicted below).

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Round 8 games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco

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Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:56:44 +0000
 
 
 
Carlsen and Gelfand win in round 7 Bazna

Kings TournamentIn the seventh round of the Kings Tournament, which has returned to Bazna, Carlsen won against Radjabov. Gelfand is still a point behind the Norwegian after beating Nisipeanu with Black. Games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

Source files: (for iPhone users and others)

Round 7

Monday morning the tournament organizers decided to move back to Bazna, where the first three editions of tournament were held as well. It was clear that the players weren’t really fond of the half an hour drive to Medias and back each day, but the final ‘drop’… were the drops of rain that fell on Carlsen and Ponomariov’s board in round 6.

To avoid any further problems as result of the unpredictable weather, all boards, pieces and other things were moved to the conference room of the hotel complex. The players and seconds were all quite happy about this. One of the reasons might have been that they now have some more football to watch each day!

After a somewhat slow start (certainly from hindsight) it’s now full steam ahead for Magnus Carlsen, who won his fourth game in a row. His tournament performance rating is now 2960 according to TWIC, 2955 according to Chessbase. (Who is right? Well, it doesn’t matter too much.) His live rating is now 2825.

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“I thought it was a very good game actually,” said a cheerful Carlsen afterwards. The Norwegian pointed out that both he and his opponent Teimour Radjabov had probably played the strongest moves up till the rook ending. “He handled the position very well. I thought I should at least make him work a little bit for the half point,” said Carlsen, and after the inaccurate 32…Rc5 Black indeed needed to work hard. Radjabov had gotten into timetrouble and after 39…Kg8 the rook ending was lost. We are using Carlsen’s own words when we say that the rest was a ‘matter of technique’.

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu was clearly disappointed after his loss against Boris Gelfand, which brought the local hero on minus two. The Romanian was mostly disturbed by the simple tactics he missed in the middlegame. He had planned 21.Rxe4 dxe4 22.Qxe4 but this is refuted by 22…Qxc6.

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Ruslan Ponomariov had no reason to be happy either after his draw with Wang Yue. The Ukrainian had been clearly better and a healthy pawn up, but couldn’t win the ending. It was surprising that he didn’t play the positional standard move 28.h4, and later he simply overlooked 37…Ng6 completely.

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Round 7 games commented by GM Dorian Rogozenco

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Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 7 Standings

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 7 Standings

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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:40:38 +0000
 
 
 
Echecs & Football : et si Raymond avait eu un plan ?

Quelle est la tactique, quel est le plan de jeu de Rayman ?

Pour la première fois de son histoire, la Coupe du Monde de Football est diffusée en Direct Live sur le Web. Nous ne pouvions pas manquer ce rendez-vous sur Chess & Strategy !

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Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:38:00 +0000
 
 
 
Les nouvelles chaussures Artengo arrivent !

Comme vous le savez, le pied du tennisman est très sollicité lors des différentes phases de jeu : quelles chaussures choisir pour jouer une partie de tennis en s'assurant les meilleures chances de gagner ?  La question mérite réflexion. Amis lecteurs, nous avons la solution. Nous vous présentons un nouvel atout sport conçu pour le joueur de tennis régulier de niveau confirmé pratiquant sur tous types de surfaces, découvrez tous les atouts techniques de la chaussure tennis  de la marque Artengo 633D. Elles vous feront vivre de nouvelles sensations.

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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:45:00 +0000
 
 
 
El GM Strikovic gana la Bajada la Virgen

El Gran Maestro serbio Aleksa Strikovic, se convirtió en el ganador del IV Torneo Internacional de la Bajada de la Virgen, que concluía en la mañana del domingo 20 de junio en el Real Club Náuticos de Santa Cruz de La Palma. Strikovic, con 7,5 puntos, superaba en medio punto a el Gran Maestro Ruso Korneev y el Gran Maestro serbio Dragan Barlov, segundo y tercero de la clasificación general.

Con 7 puntos tres ilustres del ajedrez canario,  la WFM Belinda Vega, el aruquense Fernando Hidalgo y la gran sorpresa del torneo el jugador de Los Llanos de Aridane, Sergio Hernández León en la sexta plaza del torneo.

Gustavo de la Cruz, en el décimo puesto con 6,5 puntos fue el mejor palmero (sin contar a Sergio), seguido del infantil Juan Manuel Acosta en el puesto 15 con 6 puntos. José Antonio Herrera con 5,5 puntos en el puesto 20 y Borja Rodríguez Ferraz en el 24 eran los mejores jugadores palmeros del campeonato.

El mejor juvenil correspondió a Pablo Rodríguez lapetra en el puesto 14, seguido por el palmero Nauzet Pérez en el puesto 30 de la general con 5,5 puntos. Kevin Meneses fue el mejor cadete, seguido de Nathaniel Capote.

El MI Francisco Javier Sanz, se llevo el premio al mejor veterano, quedando a continuación Francisco de La Banda, Miguel Angel Morcuende y Tomás Cano. Isolina Majul se llevo la mejor Fémina, seguida de Carolina Quiza.

Tuvieron premios especiales Borja Molina (mejor sub.2200), Hector López (mejor sub.2000), Aitor Piñero (mejor sub.1900) y Adián Pérez Barreto como mejor sub.1800.

Daniel Guerra se llevo la categoría infantil seguido de Johanna Capote; Alain Pérez y Odama Santana resultaron los primeros Sub.12; Diego Acosta Moreno fue el mejor sub.10 seguido de Andrés García, mientras que los mejores Sub.8 fueron para José Luis Hernández y Angel Luis Cubas.

El Campeonato Internacional de la Bajada de la Virgen se disputó el 19 y 20 de junio en el Real Club Náutico de Santa Cruz de La Palma con más de 100 ajedrecistas participantes en el torneo.

Las principales autoridades políticas de La Palma, se dieron cita en el evento encabezados por el Alcalde de Santa Cruz de La Palma Juan Ramón Felipe, el Consejero de Deportes del Cabildo de La Palma Adolfo Pérez Acosta, Nieves Davila en representación de Cajacanarias, José Miguel Fraguela como Presidente de la Federación Canaria de Ajedrez, Alejandro Hernández, concejal de Deportes de Santa Cruz de La Palma, Miguel Angel Morcuende vocal de la Federación Canaria de ajedrez y José Carlos Martín el responsable del ajedrez en la isla de la Palma.

Todos ellos se congratularon por lo bien que va el deporte ciencia en La Palma, y que cada cinco años la familia del ajedrez de la isla pueda festejar con el ajedrez canario la principal fiesta de La Palma, La Bajada de la Virgen de Las Nieves.

Toda la información del torneo en el siguiente enlace:

Torneo Internacional Bajada de la Virgen 2010

En ajedrezlapalma.com  hay también una importante colección de fotos del evento y en días próximos se pondrá un par de vídeos del mismo.

Desde La Palma agradecer a toda la familia del ajedrez palmero y Canario, su colaboración con este evento y en especial a las entidades que lo patrocinan: Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de La Palma, Patronato de la Bajada de la Virgen, Cabildo de La Palma y CajaCanarias.

El Centro Insular de Ajedrez de La Palma y el Club Cajacanarias de La Palma, fueron los organizadores, siendo los árbitros del evento, Jacinto Iglesias, José Antonio González Valero y David Rodríguez.

La clasificación del torneo fue:

Clasificación Final después de 9 rondas          
Rk. 0 Nombre Tipo Gr FED FIDE Pts. 
1 GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa      SRB 2557 7,5
2 GM KORNEEV Oleg      RUS 2543 7
3 GM BARLOV Dragan      SRB 2488 7
4 WFM VEGA GUTIERREZ Belinda    G.C. ESP 2250 7
5   HIDALGO SANTANA Fernando    TFE ESP 2093 7
6   HERNANDEZ LEON Sergio    LP ESP 2112 7
7 IM TATAI Stefano  S55   ITA 2357 6,5
8   GUTIERREZ OLIVARES Daniel    G.C. ESP 2179 6,5
9 IM SANZ ALONSO Francisco J  S55   ESP 2394 6,5
10 FM DE LA CRUZ SANCHEZ Carlos G    LP ESP 2289 6,5
11 WGM VEGA GUTIERREZ Sabrina    G.C. ESP 2330 6,5
12   GARCIA BLANCO Omar    G.C. ESP 2203 6,5
13   NATALICCHIO ESCALANTE Nicolas    G.C. ESP 2225 6,5
14   RODRIGUEZ LAPETRA Pablo  U16 TFE ESP 2134 6
15   ACOSTA SOSA Juan Manuel  U14 LP ESP 2032 6
16   MOLINA RODRIGUEZ Borja  U16 TFE ESP 2036 6
17   ALVARADO DIAZ Alejandro  U18 G.C. ESP 1996 6
18   ANDRADES CAMPO Francisco    LP ESP 2049 6
19   LOPEZ REBOSO Hector    TFE ESP 1975 6
20   HERRERA REYES Jose Antonio  U18 LP ESP 2127 5,5
21   MENESES GONZALEZ Kevin Moises  U16 TFE ESP 2103 5,5
22   GARCIA DE LA BANDA Francisco  S55 LP ESP 2087 5,5
23   ROS OCTAVIO DE TOLEDO Eduardo    LP ESP 2145 5,5
24   RODRIGUEZ FERRAZ Borja  U16 LP ESP 2075 5,5
25 GM TODORCEVIC Miodrag  S55   ESP 2434 5,5
26   FERNANDEZ MANRIQUE Agustin    TFE ESP 2118 5,5
27 WIM MAJUL MARTINEZ Isolina    LP COL 2111 5,5
28   CRUZ GOMEZ Isidro    LP ESP 1916 5,5
29   PIÑERO HERNANDEZ Aitor  U16 LP ESP 1717 5,5
30   GONZALEZ MEDINA Nauzet    LP ESP 1881 5,5
31   HERNANDEZ RIOS Ivan    LP ESP 1996 5,5
32   SANTOS IZQUIERDO Carlos    TFE ESP 1820 5,5
33   ARNAIZ YANES Miguel Angel    TFE ESP 1996 5,5
34   LOPEZ PEREYRA Antonio    TFE ESP 2048 5
35   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Nathaniel  U14 LP ESP 1943 5
36   NORTES HERNANDEZ Pedro  U16 TFE ESP 1943 5
37   PEREZ BARRETO Adrian  U14 TFE ESP 1696 5
38   RODRIGUEZ FALCON Jesus Manuel    TFE ESP 1941 5
39   PIÑERO HERNANDEZ Atreyu    LP ESP 1735 5
40   KORNEEV Svyatoslav  U16 TFE ESP 1713 5
41   ARAÑA HERRERA Antonio    G.C. ESP 1837 5
42   VIERA FALCON Cristo    G.C. ESP 1790 5
43 IM VILLAVICENCIO MARTINEZ Adalberto    TFE ESP 2318 5
44   MORCUENDE HURTADO Miguel Angel  S55 LP ESP 1817 5
45   QUIZA VAZQUEZ Carolina  U16 G.C. ESP 1565 5
46   DENIZ SUAREZ Jose Manuel  U18 LP ESP 1858 4,5
47   GUERRA ARROCHA Daniel  U12 LP ESP 1618 4,5
48   ALMEIDA SANCHEZ Ciriaco    G.C. ESP 2002 4,5
49   CANO CORNEJO Tomas  S55 LP ESP 1712 4,5
50   HERNANDEZ DIAZ Heriberto    LP ESP 0 4,5
51   GONZALO BATISTA Jose    LP ESP 1782 4,5
52   FRANCISCO CONCEPCION Francisco    LP ESP 1715 4,5
53   BRITO HERNANDEZ Eduardo  S55 LP ESP 2076 4,5
54   ACOSTA MORENO Diego  U10 LP ESP 0 4,5
55   AFONSO CARRILLO Ivan Alejandro    TFE ESP 0 4,5
56   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Johanna  U14 LP ESP 1748 4
57   SAURA APARICIO Emilio    LP ESP 1690 4
58   DIAZ HERNANDEZ Francisco Javie    LP ESP 1637 4
59   PEREZ MARTIN Alain  U12 LP ESP 1633 4
60   DIAZ LEON Adelto    LP ESP 1629 4
61   SANTANA GIL Odama  U12 LP ESP 1615 4
62   RODRIGUEZ GOVEA Elizabeth  U12 TFE ESP 1507 4
63   LORENZO VENTURA Abel    LP ESP 1595 4
64   RODRIGUEZ GOVEA Alejandro Jose  U16 TFE ESP 1497 4
65   GEBHARD Lesly      NED 1523 4
66   ALONSO PEREZ Alfredo    LP ESP 1573 4
67   RODRIGUEZ PEREZ Jose Eulogio    TFE ESP 0 4
68   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Nayeli  U12 LP ESP 1406 4
69   SUAREZ RAMIREZ Jonay  U12 G.C. ESP 1444 4
70   MARTINEZ RAMIL Jacobo  U12 LP ESP 0 4
71   RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ Eduardo  U14 G.C. ESP 1437 4
72   CONCEPCION Joselyn  U16 LP ESP 0 4
73   GOMEZ DAZA Luis Jose  U18 LP ESP 1655 3,5
74   DIAZ MARTIN Cristina  U12 LP ESP 1387 3,5
75   GONZALEZ GUERRA Amaya  U16 LP ESP 0 3,5
76   SEGURA LEAL Pablo    LP ESP 1360 3,5
77   DIAZ MARTIN Carolina  U14 LP ESP 0 3,5
78   GONZALEZ GUERRA Noelia  U16 LP ESP 0 3
79   PAZ MENDEZ German    TFE ESP 0 3
80   GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Andres  U08 LP ESP 0 3
81   DELAIDELLI Alberto    TFE ITA 0 3
82   GUERRA CABRERA Adan  U14 LP ESP 0 3
83   CABRERA HERNANDEZ Noel      ESP 0 3
84   RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA Sergio  U10 LP ESP 0 3
85   ACOSTA PEREZ Juan Manuel  S55 LP ESP 1519 3
86   HERNANDEZ DIAZ Jose Luis  U08 LP ESP 0 3
87   CUBAS CABRERA Angel Luis  U08 LP ESP 0 3
88   GONZALEZ MARTIN Henar  U14 LP ESP 0 2,5
89   PORRETI GARCIA Guido  U12 G.C. ESP 0 2,5
90   CRESPO MARTIN Nerea  U10 LP ESP 0 2
91   DE LEON HERNANDEZ Samuel  U08 LP ESP 0 2
92   HERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ Javier  U10 LP ESP 0 2
93   ROSSO Pier Andrea  S55 LP ITA 1519 1,5
94   GARCIA ALMEIDA Aitana Maria  U08 G.C. ESP 0 1,5
95   LORENZO VENTURA Adan  U10 LP ESP 0 1,5
96   HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Omar  U14 LP ESP 0 1
97   ALMEIDA SANTANA Alexandro  U14 G.C. ESP 0 1
98   HADDAD HERNANDEZ Manuel    LP ESP 1611 0
    ZUMBILEZ Atanas Cristoff    LP BUL 1507 0
100   ACOSTA MARTIN Ancor  U12 LP ESP 0 0
    MARTIN HERNANDEZ Omar  U14 LP ESP 0 0
102   GERA Adam  U12   ESP 0 0
    HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Ancor  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Noel  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    MARCEL CLIMENTE Luis  U12 LP ESP 0 0
106   DE SOUSA MIRANDA LOPES Jorge M    LP ESP 1848 0
    PAZ MENDEZ German Christopher    TFE ESP 0 0
108   LORENZO VENTURA Gara  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    RODRIGUEZ GARCIA Amanda    TFE ESP 0 0
110   RODRIGUEZ LOZANO Alvaro Javier  U10 LP ESP 0 0
111   ACOSTA MARTIN Kevin    LP ESP 1653 0
 
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:51:13 +0000
 
 
 
El Gran Maestro Strikovic, vencedor del Internacional de La Bajada

El Gran Maestro serbio Aleksa Strikovic, se convirtió en el ganador del IV Torneo Internacional de la Bajada de la Virgen, que concluía en la mañana del domingo 20 de junio en el Real Club Náuticos de Santa Cruz de La Palma. Strikovic, con 7,5 puntos, superaba en medio punto a el Gran Maestro Ruso Korneev y el Gran Maestro serbio Dragan Barlov, segundo y tercero de la clasificación general.

Con 7 puntos tres ilustres del ajedrez canario,  la WFM Belinda Vega, el aruquense Fernando Hidalgo y la gran sorpresa del torneo el jugador de Los Llanos de Aridane, Sergio Hernández León en la sexta plaza del torneo.

Gustavo de la Cruz, en el décimo puesto con 6,5 puntos fue el mejor palmero (sin contar a Sergio), seguido del infantil Juan Manuel Acosta en el puesto 15 con 6 puntos. José Antonio Herrera con 5,5 puntos en el puesto 20 y Borja Rodríguez Ferraz en el 24 eran los mejores jugadores palmeros del campeonato.

El mejor juvenil correspondió a Pablo Rodríguez lapetra en el puesto 14, seguido por el palmero Nauzet Pérez en el puesto 30 de la general con 5,5 puntos. Kevin Meneses fue el mejor cadete, seguido de Nathaniel Capote.

El MI Francisco Javier Sanz, se llevo el premio al mejor veterano, quedando a continuación Francisco de La Banda, Miguel Angel Morcuende y Tomás Cano. Isolina Majul se llevo la mejor Fémina, seguida de Carolina Quiza.

Tuvieron premios especiales Borja Molina (mejor sub.2200), Hector López (mejor sub.2000), Aitor Piñero (mejor sub.1900) y Adián Pérez Barreto como mejor sub.1800.

Daniel Guerra se llevo la categoría infantil seguido de Johanna Capote; Alain Pérez y Odama Santana resultaron los primeros Sub.12; Diego Acosta Moreno fue el mejor sub.10 seguido de Andrés García, mientras que los mejores Sub.8 fueron para José Luis Hernández y Angel Luis Cubas.

El Campeonato Internacional de la Bajada de la Virgen se disputó el 19 y 20 de junio en el Real Club Náutico de Santa Cruz de La Palma con más de 100 ajedrecistas participantes en el torneo.

Las principales autoridades políticas de La Palma, se dieron cita en el evento encabezados por el Alcalde de Santa Cruz de La Palma Juan Ramón Felipe, el Consejero de Deportes del Cabildo de La Palma Adolfo Pérez Acosta, Nieves Davila en representación de Cajacanarias, José Miguel Fraguela como Presidente de la Federación Canaria de Ajedrez, Alejandro Hernández, concejal de Deportes de Santa Cruz de La Palma, Miguel Angel Morcuende vocal de la Federación Canaria de ajedrez y José Carlos Martín el responsable del ajedrez en la isla de la Palma.

Todos ellos se congratularon por lo bien que va el deporte ciencia en La Palma, y que cada cinco años la familia del ajedrez de la isla pueda festejar con el ajedrez canario la principal fiesta de La Palma, La Bajada de la Virgen de Las Nieves.

Toda la información del torneo en el siguiente enlace:

Torneo Internacional Bajada de la Virgen 2010

En nuestra página web hay también una importante colección de fotos del evento y en días próximos se pondrá un par de vídeos del mismo.

Desde La Palma agradecer a toda la familia del ajedrez palmero y Canario, su colaboración con este evento y en especial a las entidades que lo patrocinan: Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de La Palma, Patronato de la Bajada de la Virgen, Cabildo de La Palma y CajaCanarias.

El Centro Insular de Ajedrez de La Palma y el Club Cajacanarias de La Palma, fueron los organizadores, siendo los árbitros del evento, Jacinto Iglesias, José Antonio González Valero y David Rodríguez.

La clasificación del torneo fue:

Clasificación Final después de 9 rondas          
Rk. 0 Nombre Tipo Gr FED FIDE Pts. 
1 GM STRIKOVIC Aleksa      SRB 2557 7,5
2 GM KORNEEV Oleg      RUS 2543 7
3 GM BARLOV Dragan      SRB 2488 7
4 WFM VEGA GUTIERREZ Belinda    G.C. ESP 2250 7
5   HIDALGO SANTANA Fernando    TFE ESP 2093 7
6   HERNANDEZ LEON Sergio    LP ESP 2112 7
7 IM TATAI Stefano  S55   ITA 2357 6,5
8   GUTIERREZ OLIVARES Daniel    G.C. ESP 2179 6,5
9 IM SANZ ALONSO Francisco J  S55   ESP 2394 6,5
10 FM DE LA CRUZ SANCHEZ Carlos G    LP ESP 2289 6,5
11 WGM VEGA GUTIERREZ Sabrina    G.C. ESP 2330 6,5
12   GARCIA BLANCO Omar    G.C. ESP 2203 6,5
13   NATALICCHIO ESCALANTE Nicolas    G.C. ESP 2225 6,5
14   RODRIGUEZ LAPETRA Pablo  U16 TFE ESP 2134 6
15   ACOSTA SOSA Juan Manuel  U14 LP ESP 2032 6
16   MOLINA RODRIGUEZ Borja  U16 TFE ESP 2036 6
17   ALVARADO DIAZ Alejandro  U18 G.C. ESP 1996 6
18   ANDRADES CAMPO Francisco    LP ESP 2049 6
19   LOPEZ REBOSO Hector    TFE ESP 1975 6
20   HERRERA REYES Jose Antonio  U18 LP ESP 2127 5,5
21   MENESES GONZALEZ Kevin Moises  U16 TFE ESP 2103 5,5
22   GARCIA DE LA BANDA Francisco  S55 LP ESP 2087 5,5
23   ROS OCTAVIO DE TOLEDO Eduardo    LP ESP 2145 5,5
24   RODRIGUEZ FERRAZ Borja  U16 LP ESP 2075 5,5
25 GM TODORCEVIC Miodrag  S55   ESP 2434 5,5
26   FERNANDEZ MANRIQUE Agustin    TFE ESP 2118 5,5
27 WIM MAJUL MARTINEZ Isolina    LP COL 2111 5,5
28   CRUZ GOMEZ Isidro    LP ESP 1916 5,5
29   PIÑERO HERNANDEZ Aitor  U16 LP ESP 1717 5,5
30   GONZALEZ MEDINA Nauzet    LP ESP 1881 5,5
31   HERNANDEZ RIOS Ivan    LP ESP 1996 5,5
32   SANTOS IZQUIERDO Carlos    TFE ESP 1820 5,5
33   ARNAIZ YANES Miguel Angel    TFE ESP 1996 5,5
34   LOPEZ PEREYRA Antonio    TFE ESP 2048 5
35   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Nathaniel  U14 LP ESP 1943 5
36   NORTES HERNANDEZ Pedro  U16 TFE ESP 1943 5
37   PEREZ BARRETO Adrian  U14 TFE ESP 1696 5
38   RODRIGUEZ FALCON Jesus Manuel    TFE ESP 1941 5
39   PIÑERO HERNANDEZ Atreyu    LP ESP 1735 5
40   KORNEEV Svyatoslav  U16 TFE ESP 1713 5
41   ARAÑA HERRERA Antonio    G.C. ESP 1837 5
42   VIERA FALCON Cristo    G.C. ESP 1790 5
43 IM VILLAVICENCIO MARTINEZ Adalberto    TFE ESP 2318 5
44   MORCUENDE HURTADO Miguel Angel  S55 LP ESP 1817 5
45   QUIZA VAZQUEZ Carolina  U16 G.C. ESP 1565 5
46   DENIZ SUAREZ Jose Manuel  U18 LP ESP 1858 4,5
47   GUERRA ARROCHA Daniel  U12 LP ESP 1618 4,5
48   ALMEIDA SANCHEZ Ciriaco    G.C. ESP 2002 4,5
49   CANO CORNEJO Tomas  S55 LP ESP 1712 4,5
50   HERNANDEZ DIAZ Heriberto    LP ESP 0 4,5
51   GONZALO BATISTA Jose    LP ESP 1782 4,5
52   FRANCISCO CONCEPCION Francisco    LP ESP 1715 4,5
53   BRITO HERNANDEZ Eduardo  S55 LP ESP 2076 4,5
54   ACOSTA MORENO Diego  U10 LP ESP 0 4,5
55   AFONSO CARRILLO Ivan Alejandro    TFE ESP 0 4,5
56   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Johanna  U14 LP ESP 1748 4
57   SAURA APARICIO Emilio    LP ESP 1690 4
58   DIAZ HERNANDEZ Francisco Javie    LP ESP 1637 4
59   PEREZ MARTIN Alain  U12 LP ESP 1633 4
60   DIAZ LEON Adelto    LP ESP 1629 4
61   SANTANA GIL Odama  U12 LP ESP 1615 4
62   RODRIGUEZ GOVEA Elizabeth  U12 TFE ESP 1507 4
63   LORENZO VENTURA Abel    LP ESP 1595 4
64   RODRIGUEZ GOVEA Alejandro Jose  U16 TFE ESP 1497 4
65   GEBHARD Lesly      NED 1523 4
66   ALONSO PEREZ Alfredo    LP ESP 1573 4
67   RODRIGUEZ PEREZ Jose Eulogio    TFE ESP 0 4
68   CAPOTE ROBAYNA Nayeli  U12 LP ESP 1406 4
69   SUAREZ RAMIREZ Jonay  U12 G.C. ESP 1444 4
70   MARTINEZ RAMIL Jacobo  U12 LP ESP 0 4
71   RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ Eduardo  U14 G.C. ESP 1437 4
72   CONCEPCION Joselyn  U16 LP ESP 0 4
73   GOMEZ DAZA Luis Jose  U18 LP ESP 1655 3,5
74   DIAZ MARTIN Cristina  U12 LP ESP 1387 3,5
75   GONZALEZ GUERRA Amaya  U16 LP ESP 0 3,5
76   SEGURA LEAL Pablo    LP ESP 1360 3,5
77   DIAZ MARTIN Carolina  U14 LP ESP 0 3,5
78   GONZALEZ GUERRA Noelia  U16 LP ESP 0 3
79   PAZ MENDEZ German    TFE ESP 0 3
80   GARCIA RODRIGUEZ Andres  U08 LP ESP 0 3
81   DELAIDELLI Alberto    TFE ITA 0 3
82   GUERRA CABRERA Adan  U14 LP ESP 0 3
83   CABRERA HERNANDEZ Noel      ESP 0 3
84   RODRIGUEZ MIRANDA Sergio  U10 LP ESP 0 3
85   ACOSTA PEREZ Juan Manuel  S55 LP ESP 1519 3
86   HERNANDEZ DIAZ Jose Luis  U08 LP ESP 0 3
87   CUBAS CABRERA Angel Luis  U08 LP ESP 0 3
88   GONZALEZ MARTIN Henar  U14 LP ESP 0 2,5
89   PORRETI GARCIA Guido  U12 G.C. ESP 0 2,5
90   CRESPO MARTIN Nerea  U10 LP ESP 0 2
91   DE LEON HERNANDEZ Samuel  U08 LP ESP 0 2
92   HERNANDEZ FERNANDEZ Javier  U10 LP ESP 0 2
93   ROSSO Pier Andrea  S55 LP ITA 1519 1,5
94   GARCIA ALMEIDA Aitana Maria  U08 G.C. ESP 0 1,5
95   LORENZO VENTURA Adan  U10 LP ESP 0 1,5
96   HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Omar  U14 LP ESP 0 1
97   ALMEIDA SANTANA Alexandro  U14 G.C. ESP 0 1
98   HADDAD HERNANDEZ Manuel    LP ESP 1611 0
    ZUMBILEZ Atanas Cristoff    LP BUL 1507 0
100   ACOSTA MARTIN Ancor  U12 LP ESP 0 0
    MARTIN HERNANDEZ Omar  U14 LP ESP 0 0
102   GERA Adam  U12   ESP 0 0
    HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Ancor  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ Noel  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    MARCEL CLIMENTE Luis  U12 LP ESP 0 0
106   DE SOUSA MIRANDA LOPES Jorge M    LP ESP 1848 0
    PAZ MENDEZ German Christopher    TFE ESP 0 0
108   LORENZO VENTURA Gara  U14 LP ESP 0 0
    RODRIGUEZ GARCIA Amanda    TFE ESP 0 0
110   RODRIGUEZ LOZANO Alvaro Javier  U10 LP ESP 0 0
111   ACOSTA MARTIN Kevin    LP ESP 1653 0
 
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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 18:43:31 +0000
 
 
 
Kings R6: Carlsen wins again

Kings TournamentMagnus Carlsen increased his lead at the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania to a full point. Today the Norwegian beat Ruslan Ponomariov with the black pieces, while Wang Yue-Gelfand and Radjabov-Nisipeanu ended in a draw. For now the games, later more.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

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Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:24:09 +0000
 
 
 
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Kings: Carlsen leads at half-time

Kings TournamentAfter five rounds, Carlsen is in sole lead at the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania. The world’s number one defeated Nisipeanu with Black. Gelfand also won, against Ponomariov, while Wang Yue and Radjabov drew. Commentary by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

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Round 5

After hours of beautiful, sunny weather, for a few days in a row it has started to rain in the afternoon, here in Romania. On Saturday it was especially rough, with a thunder storm and hail shower which lasted for about twenty minutes, just when the players arrived at the venue.

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They even waited in their cars for about ten minutes, before Henrik and Magnus Carlsen decided to go first. They took their shoos off and ran for their lives inside the building, after which the others followed, helped with umbrellas.

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The bad weather continued for Nisipeanu and Ponomariov. The Romanian grandmaster faced the rare move 13…Re8 and already on moves 15 and 17 he played in accurately, sort of missing the feel for danger in that phase. Soon it became clear that his knight on a7 was never going to get back into the game.

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Ponomariov was also caught by surprise, in his game against Gelfand, and was soon looking at a hopeless ending. He tried to make something out of it, but his opponent had no mercy. The Israeli GM was even more happy after the game when he heard Holland had won their second match at the World Cup.

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Wang Yue was better for most of the middlegame, but it was hard to think of a clear plan. The ending was probbly already equal and at move 41 the players called it a day.

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Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:33:43 +0000
 
 
 
Three wins for White in Medias

Kings TournamentThree victories for the white pieces shook up the standings completely at the Kings Tournament in Media, Romania. Carlsen and Radjabov took over the lead from Gelfand and Nisipeanu, going into the first rest day. Now with commentary by GM Dorian Rogozenco & a long video with Radjabov explaining in ‘Corus style’ his win against Gelfand.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

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Round 4

It was three times 1-0 at the Kings Tournament in Media, Romania today. In the best round so far, Carlsen used the King’s Gambit to beat Wang Yue; Ponomariov came up with novelty of his second Moiseenko to defeat Nisipeanu in a Blumenfeld and Radjabov managed to outprepare Gelfand in a Petroff.

Especially Carlsen’s second move attracted the attention at the start of the round. He is now clearly the highest rated player to ever try the most romantic of all openings, the King’s Gambit, in an official game, and who would mind to see it more often as a way to avoid the Petroff?

Unfortunately for decades more than one way to reach (at least) full equality has been known, and Wang Yue wasn’t worse after the opening either. However, after some inaccuracies White’s d-pawn became strong, and thanks to a nice tactic Carlsen managed to get it all the way to d7. Getting into a king of Zugzwang, China’s number one then decided to give an exchange to get rid of it, and thought the ending might have been a draw, if he hadn’t blundered with …g5.

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Ponomariov recovered well from his loss in round 3, and used the strong novelty 7.e4! of his second Alexander Moiseenko to beat Nisipeanu in the Blumenfeld Gambit. White soon got a huge space advantage and only optically the Romanian seemed to get back in the game. “It was always very bad for me,” he said himself after the game.

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The first game that finished was Radjabov-Gelfand, where the Azeri GM managed to outprepare his opponent in the Petroff. When Black went …Bd6 instead of …Bf6 it was basically already over. Don’t miss the 20-minute video with Radjabov explaining the game with a demo board!

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Round 4 games with commentary by GM Dorian Rogozenco

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Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:35:16 +0000
 
 
 
Kings R3: Radjabov beats Ponomariov

Kings TournamentTeimour Radjabov defeated Ruslan Ponomariov in the third round of the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania. Gelfand and Nisipeanu kept their slim lead; the Israeli drew with Carlsen while the Romanian split the point with Wang Yue. Games annotated by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

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Round 3

“I don’t agree,” Nisipeanu answered to the question whether there should be tournaments where the Petroff is not allowed. “It’s just an opening where White needs to work more.” Wang Yue improved upon a recent game between his compatriots Li Chao and Bu Xiangzhi, which ended in romantic style, as can be seen in today’s video. Nisipeanu couldn’t find anything tangible against the improvement and so the game ended quickly.

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Carlsen tried an interesting plan with f4 and Rf1-f3, but soon found out that it was’t very dangerous, due to some accurate moves by Gelfand over the c-file. In fact it was Black who had the advantage in the second phase of the game, but the Israeli regretted playing …e5 too quickly. “If I prepare it with Kg7 first it’s much stronger.”

Gelfand’s reaction to Spain’s 1-0 loss against Switzerland at the World Cup: “It’s always better to lose the first game than the last.” He said he was rooting for Spain, and Holland. “I always root for Holland.” Carlsen also said he liked the Spanish team, despite the fact that, being a Real fan, he sees Barcelona delivering most players. “No, I don’t mind.”

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Ponomariov reached a promising postion out of the opening against Radjabov, but then played too slowly. He agreed with his opponent that he should have tried b4-b5 at some point. In fact Radjabov could have won earlier, as he explains in the video, but “There I trusted my opponent too much.”

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More comments by the players in the round 3 video, now up.

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

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Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:49:23 +0000
 
 
 
Karpov Releases His Platform
1) Return FIDE to Its Federalist Origins

1.1) FIDE must serve the Federations, not the other way around. Many of the problems faced by FIDE today originate with the over-centralization of authority to the Presidential Board and the President. FIDE has lost touch with its membership and lost the essential input of the Federations, the organizers, and the players FIDE is supposed to serve. Leadership must be responsive and accountable. We are committed to a policy of open doors and public debate. The Karpov administration will lead, but lead with the contributions and consensus of FIDE's membership. Our policy will be one of enhanced regional empowerment, based on the philosophy that those closest to the situation are best aware of the challenges and opportunities they face. Regional leaders should be provided with greater autonomy and resources. Resources must be provided consistently rather than once every four years on the eve of FIDE elections. Past practices contaminate the electoral process.

1.2) Use technology to unify FIDE. A worldwide organization such as FIDE must maintain communication with all its members as well as facilitate communication among its members. Online discussion forums and federation mailing lists hosted by FIDE will provide an efficient means of achieving this. Standardized web pages under the FIDE domain will be available for every member federation.

1.3) FIDE can no longer be run for the benefit of FIDE. Taking money from the Federations and distributing a fraction back to Federations is not a business model. As discussed below in more detail, that model must change. We will reduce dues and fees paid to FIDE and develop programs to waive fees for certain Federations suffering financial hardship until they can stand on their own. No one should be deprived of the ability to promote or to play chess due to a Federation's sincere inability to sustain itself financially. At-risk Federations must be helped by FIDE, not punished. Also, we will not rely exclusively on Federations to support FIDE. Past policies ignored broad outreach for sponsorship thereby dramatically reducing FIDE's potential revenue. Reliance on income from Federations while failing to cultivate sponsorship has driven many Federations to the brink of bankruptcy. 1.4) How FIDE can help

1.4.1) Facilitate regional cooperation. Strength through unity and Gens Una Sumus are more than slogans; they have the practical advantages of combined resources, shared knowledge, and healthy competition. Neighboring Federations will receive support to host events and to develop training programs and sponsorship packages across borders.

1.4.2) Direct logistical support. Some Federations have little experience in organizing events, establishing clubs and scholastic programs, and coordinating team activities. Many more require assistance in advocating these activities in a way that can generate state and municipal support as well as commercial sponsorship. FIDE must provide such expertise. We will establish a directorate for logistical services staffed by professionals who are available to go on-site to provide assistance.

1.4.3) FIDE must provide material support and FIDE-directed development funds. As described below, a commercial and market-oriented global FIDE will develop several new sources of revenue. A substantial part of that revenue will be dedicated to assisting Federations with financial difficulties. FIDE currently takes more from many developing Federations than it gives in assistance funds, a counter-productive situation that must be reversed if chess is to thrive globally.

1.4.4) Commercial partnerships. FIDE must forge partnerships with vendors and service providers to leverage economies of scale and the FIDE brand to the advantage of member Federations. The global industry of manufacturers and vendors of chess supplies, books, software and online services are eager to reach every player in the world. At the same time, many financially at-risk Federations cannot afford to pay market rates for these products. In discussions with our campaign administration, several of the world's largest chess vendors and service providers have already expressed a willingness to partner with a new FIDE to offer discounts. Not out of charitable sentiment, but because it will be good business and enable them to reach broad groups of new customers and expand the popularity of chess.

2) The Development of a New Financial Foundation

2.1) A solid financial base. Much more money is needed in chess both to promote it at the national level and to create opportunities for professionals and amateurs to support themselves. We need to broaden dramatically the revenue base of support for chess by attracting sponsorship of several types. This will happen only after FIDE management is changed. Sponsors want to deal with people of proven integrity and reliability who have the experience and business acumen to deliver.

2.2) Image matters. Corporations become sponsors because they wish to be associated with chess. For years FIDE has been led by a person about whom much has been written and broadcast, almost all of which has damaged the image of the game. It is not surprising that sponsors have stayed away. We must improve the image of chess (our "Brand") to make chess more attractive to sponsors. Here is what we propose to do to achieve this goal.

2.2.1) Win-win for chess and for sponsors. Lead FIDE with integrity and through a team of skilled professionals located in major business centers throughout the world. Our team has the relationships to contact sponsors and the credibility to deliver. They also have the geographical proximity to deal directly and easily with major sponsors. Please note that we have already attracted significant sponsorship during our campaign stage. (These include a major computer software company and a leading broadcast network reaching thirty million people daily.) Once we control FIDE, we can enter into contracts on behalf of FIDE for additional sponsorship.

2.2.2) Revive the chess brand. Chess must become more visible to attract sponsors. In turn, sponsorship drives more people to chess, creating a positive cycle. First, we must reach out to our stars to help attract sponsors. We are already doing so with great success. Numerous meetings have occurred worldwide with potential sponsors as well as with other cultural and entertainment celebrities to enlist their support. Many have committed by joining our campaign or providing support to it. Second, we must organize events to link stars and the business community. Again, we have already begun doing this successfully, as with our kickoff party in NYC. Third, we must run FIDE professionally and with promotional skill to transform it (as has been done in other sports, from tennis in the 1970s to poker today) to appeal to a broader audience. We have already demonstrated in this superbly run international campaign our team's ability to function professionally at a very high level and to promote the game at the same time. Watch us continue to do this in the coming months as we promote chess worldwide using the campaign as a springboard.

2.2.3) Create programs worthy of support. Corporate, Individual and Government sponsors are more likely to support chess if we in the chess world create programs that attract them. Linking chess with education is one example. It is a natural fit for corporations, individuals and governments. We will propose to Federations specific chess programs for schools that our team has found successful already in several countries. If a given Federation wishes to implement it, we will work with that Federation to attract both international and national support. Similarly, we will propose training programs (discussed below) and will assist in attracting local sponsorship for the benefit of Federations.

2.2.4) Market chess, and chessplayers, as a desirable segment. Taken from a professional marketing perspective, the chess community is irresistible. We are global in reach, constantly online, affluent and educated. We are frequent travelers, early technology adapters, and avid consumers of every sort of media from video games to novels to internet news. But because of a lack of interest and ability, FIDE has never leveraged its unique position to market the sport and our greatest human resources: the players and fans. FIDE, through the regional and local knowledge of the Federations, must reach out and become the bridge that allows sponsors to reach the chess community in exchange for realizing the huge financial potential they offer.

2.2.5) Develop joint ventures. We must extend the FIDE brand offline and online into partnerships with successful and entrepreneurial companies. While FIDE has stood still and missed the vast opportunities of the internet age, many private companies have become profitable in the chess sector. Instead of seeking to tax them, compete with them, or seek rents from these companies, FIDE must learn from them and find out what we can offer each other in commercial partnerships. The entrepreneurs of the chess world are a tremendous asset. FIDE's global reach and, with a professional team in place, the ability to leverage the chess brand will make for many lucrative opportunities. Members of our team have already opened fruitful dialogues with several such companies and we look forward to sharing the benefits with the Federations and the entire chess community.

3) Chess Education and Training

3.1) Expand the base to elevate the peak. For FIDE, its member Federations, and players to thrive, we must expand the base of players, not focus only on the elite. Expanding the base increases the overall power of the chess brand, with all associated marketing and sponsorship opportunities. The larger the body of new and improving players, the greater economic opportunities will exist for professionals, from organizers to authors to coaches to Grandmasters to World Championship candidates.

3.2) Chess for its own sake. It is our passionate belief that the game of chess, both an art and a science, bestows many benefits for the young and old, and as such FIDE's mission should be to promote the game as widely as possible on its own merits.

3.3) Our players are also teachers and ambassadors. Many of the goals of our platform are perfectly complementary, and none more so than the link between promotion of the teaching of chess and the elevation of the popularity and status of chess in the world. Our elite players are our greatest ambassadors, as has been demonstrated throughout history and by this very campaign. And yet this resource has been squandered by the current FIDE administration's adversarial relationship with most of the chess elite. This must change, and it will change by giving the players an opportunity to give back to the game they love while giving them the recognition they deserve.

3.4) Sharing knowledge and promoting the game. A visit from strong Masters and Grandmasters is a dream for many regions and Federations. Accomplished players can provide both practical training skills and immeasurable inspiration. They also bring media attention that can produce lasting benefits. At the same time, many chess professionals are eager for an opportunity to travel and participate in training programs but have no idea where to start. FIDE, along with regional representatives, must fund and coordinate these missions. A number of well-known players have already pledged to us their participation in such programs.

4) Protecting and Upholding the Traditions of Chess

4.1) Preserve what makes chess special. It is no surprise that, as a former world champion who has dedicated his life to the game, Anatoly Karpov cares deeply about the traditions of chess at every level. It is not the intention of our administration to attempt to turn back the clock. The world changes and even a game as old and respected as chess can and must adapt. But we are committed to reviving and maintaining the traditions that have made chess a universal symbol of human thought as well as a popular pursuit that bridges the gaps of age, gender, language, and society. We can learn from the successes and failures of other sports, but we must also preserve the absolutely unique elements that give chess its special place in global culture.

4.2) The World Championship. For well over a century, predating FIDE itself, the crown jewel of the chess world has been the World Championship. Few titles are as hallowed in the history of sport. Even a mainstream, non-chessplaying public that has heard little of chess in the past dozen years has an instant and profound respect and fascination with the game of chess and our champions. This invaluable mystique has been damaged greatly during the last 15 years, as attempts to randomize results and a failure to promote events has dramatically reduced the profile of world championship matches. We will lead the way toward rebuilding the World Championship aura that captivated the world when Bobby Fischer took the title in 1972 and when Karpov and Kasparov battled through five consecutive world title matches.

4.2.1) The world champion, the championship title, and the championship cycle will be promoted consistently and treated with respect. Championship events must be scheduled well in advance so that proper promotion is allowed. This is essential for any serious sponsor and for the players.

4.2.2) The world championship match, as well as the qualifying and candidates events that lead to it, must be accorded special attention and respect. This means, but is not limited to, scheduling candidates events to allow for promotion as well as for preparation and recovery by the players, and holding matches of sufficient length to produce victors who will be credible world champions.

4.3) Excellence and credibility matter. The quality of the games should not be reduced nor chess results randomized by the drastic shortening of time controls or by the use of formats in championship events that cheapen the title. Chess cannot survive in a viable commercial form if it is trivialized to a simple pastime, governed by confusing or degrading rules, or made to appear as if the luckiest player is the victor. The perception of chess as a thinking person's game, as a crucible of the human mind, is an asset not a liability. For the world to take chess seriously as a sport, it must be taken seriously by us, the organizers and players.
4.3.1) An example of an arbitrary and damaging rule is the so-called "zero-tolerance" rule FIDE implemented last year that forfeits a player if he is not seated at the board when the clock is started. This has resulted in several high-profile embarrassments, including one in which the result of the Chinese national championship was affected when a participant was forfeited while present but unseated. We support high professional standards of behavior for players. But the players, and the game, must also be treated with respect.

4.3.2) FIDE must avoid the appearance of impropriety in competition. Even the remote possibility of receiving outside assistance during a game can lead to rumors and accusations that are damaging to the reputation of the sport and thus to the sponsors we need to attract. Preventative measures will be taken, severe penalties for violations will be established, and unfounded accusations will have consequences.

4.4) Time to play your best. Classical chess should maintain its preeminence at the professional level. Rapid and blitz formats will no doubt retain a degree of popularity with organizers and the public. They have their place as popular and entertaining forms of the game and FIDE should exploit these opportunities fully on a commercial level. But the struggle for excellence and the rigorous nature of the classical chess contest should remain the hallmark of the game.

4.5) Pride, Trust, and Unity. FIDE must take pride in our greatest players and work with them to develop into the ambassadors essential for the success of any popular sport. Players rightly feel as if they have been left to sink or swim by the world chess federation and their own Federations, which are often incapable of providing support and guidance. FIDE needs to assist with media outreach, media training, and a support structure for the players who have devoted their lives to the game. We believe professionalism, trust, and unity will produce great dividends. Working together, with World Champion Anatoly Karpov as the president of FIDE, there is no limit to what we will achieve.
 
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Echecs & Blitz : Challenge National BNP-Paribas

Interview exclusive de Laurent Vérat (DG de la FFE) © Chess & Strategy

Attention, va y avoir du sport !

Echecs & Blitz : Challenge National BNP-Paribas

Laurent l'avait annoncé en septembre 2009 et c'est fait ! Le lancement officiel du challege national Blitz BNP-Paribas a été donné la semaine dernière par la Fédération Française des Echecs. Ce challenge est ouvert à tous les clubs français affiliés à la FFE. A partir du mois de septembre 2010, les joueurs pourront participer à des tournois mensuels de blitz (moins de 15'/joueur) organisés dans ces clubs. Vous trouverez toutes les infos joueurs & clubs dans les pages dédiées au Challenge National Blitz BNP-Paribas sur le site de la FFE.

Pourquoi et comment ?

L'explication en vidéo de Laurent Vérat, Directeur Général de la Fédération Française des échecs. Surprise : préparez vos raquettes... la finale se joue à Roland Garros !

Peut-on comparer le tennis et le jeu d'échecs ?
 
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Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:46:00 +0000
 
 
 
Chess under attack in Bay Area

Market Street in San Francisco. Photo by cormac70.

Players on San Francisco’s Market Street.
Photo by cormac70 (flickr).

Many major cities around the world have their chess watering holes. The U.S. is replete with these cultural icons. In New York, there is Washington Square Park; in Los Angeles, there is Venice Beach; in Chicago there is North Avenue Beach; in Washington, DC there is Dupont Circle; in Atlanta there is Woodruff Park; in Boston there is Harvard Square. Until recently, San Francisco on Market near Mason Street (by the BART station) was the chess spot.

Chris Torres, who runs the chessmusings blog, told The Chess Drum that city officials of San Francisco is proceeding to ban chess activities in the downtown area. According to reports, chess players have been at the location for nearly 30 years and like most of the places above had become a part of the surrounding city culture. Some of these chess spots are even mentioned in tourist guides.

Apparently there had been some complaints to the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) about disruptions from the chess players. There were stories of fighting and in one video an angry person said, “let’s shoot this (expletives shouted)”. Here is an excerpt from a SF Weekly article,

SFPD had received several complaints from citizens about players’ conduct — fighting, drinking, and some outstanding warrants, according to Lt. Lyn Tomioka, a police department spokeswoman.

The warrants and also the stay-away orders — apparently some chess players had been warned to keep away from area businesses and area merchants, including the artists who peddle their wares on Market Street near the chess games — were the biggest problems. The organizers of the chess matches were asked to move their act a block down the way to the 1000 block of Market Street, Tomioka said, but sometime between then and now the games fell apart and are today gone.

It appears the police action was a step in a confluence of factors leading to the games’ demise. Soon after the chess players were told to move, organizer Hector Torres landed in the hospital, according to Bob Offer-Westort, the Coalition on Homelessness’s Civil Rights Organizer. Without Torres, nobody bothered to set up the tables from their storage home at 66 Turk Street, and the games died out. (See article)

A disgruntled John Powell.
Photo by Trey Bundy.

Chris Torres raised the question of whether it was the chess players or the urban environment causing some of the disturbances. Despite assertions that these incidents are isolated, the group has apparently been forced from the area. Police were recorded as saying there had been gang activity. Players such as Hector Torres and John Powell had been two players to help keep this tradition going, but their past-time has been threatened.

This case is not unprecedented. Back in 2002, chess players in Chicago had the exact same case when the chess tables were moved from the famous Harper Court mall in Hyde Park. It was a famous location and chess was a spectacle in the area. A few local businesses complained about crime in the area and that chess players were not patronizing the businesses. They added that some of the customers were scared away from the area because chess attracted some unsavory observers. The chess community launched a big fight, but the chess tables had been sold. After some time an agreement was reached to allow players to set up folding tables every Saturday, but the activity soon died since the tables were not available 24-7. (See article)

Torres wrote a letter to San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom. In it he says,

With funding for various organizations that help the homeless population being hit hard by the financial meltdown, I feel it is irresponsible if not mean-spirited for the city of San Francisco to take away one of the few possibilities left for free and legal entertainment. Furthermore, for a city that entices tourists to come on the basis of its many cultural opportunities, it does not seem fitting for San Francisco to be shutting down harmless attractions such as chess. (See article)

There are a number of issues here. One may view this through the lens of race or of class. Many of the men are in economic straits and are of “minority” ethnic groups. Proprietors may say that the chess group hurts business because it attracts a homeless element that scares away shoppers who prefer not to be harassed. There has not been an official statement released from the city. In a city that parades itself as a diverse Mecca, this development will certainly be a blot on the history of the city.

(WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS SOME PROFANITY)



LINKS

Market Street Chess Games Shut Down
Chess Players take it to the Street

 
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Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:28:16 +0000
 
 
 
IBM's "Watson" Supercomputer to Compete on Jeopardy!, Ready For Primetime - Hot Hardw

Technabob (blog)

IBM's "Watson" Supercomputer to Compete on Jeopardy!, Ready For Primetime
Hot Hardware
Deep Blue has been known to play chess against some of the world's greatest players, but playing a game with a finite number of moves and possibilities is ...
Who is Watson?Las Vegas Sun
IBM Supercomputer 'Watson' Prepping for 'Jeopardy'eWeek
IBM supercomputer to appear on 'Jeopardy'CNET
IndyPosted -myGLOSS -Technabob (blog)
all 36 news articles »
 
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Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:11:00 GMT+00:00
 
 
 
A Firecracker from Dennis Monokroussos
In this week's lesson Dennis takes a look at a brilliancy in the Budapest Defense. The game Svetushkin (2568) - Angelos Tzermiadianos (2233), Athens 2004, features sparkling play and tactical fireworks. Viewers with weak constitutions: consider yourselves warned!
 
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Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:50:07 UTC
 
 
 
Monster Chess

June 15, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
Monster Chess pits Lego bots in game of awesome

...Observe the video below. That's a huge, 156-square-foot chess board and pieces made entirely out of Lego Mindstorm parts--more than 100,000 of them. It's called Monster Chess, and it's awesome.

The battery-operated, Bluetooth-controlled pieces use downward-facing sensors to read grids built into the individual squares on the board. They then communicate with the controlling computer to keep track of their location in relation to other pieces. The computer tells each piece which direction to go, and how far, on its turn.

And the knights are animated. Watch the video and tell me that's not cool.

It took a year for four people on Team Hassenplug, led by Steve Hassenplug, to put Monster Chess together at a cost of around $30,000. It can be played as human vs. computer, computer vs. computer, or human vs. human via the controlling computer. It uses international standardized rules from an enhanced version of the ChessBot software package. And no, sadly, you can't buy one.

Source: CNET

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2010-06-16T07:58:00.002-05:00
 
 
 
Three draws in round 2 Medias

Kings TournamentAll three games in round 2 of the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania ended in a draw. Magnus Carlsen tried for a long time to win an ending against Teimour Radjabov, who said he was simultaneously “fighting against a flu.” Games annotated by GM Dorian Rogozenco & new video.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna, where everyone is staying.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

Round 2

Although the temperature in the playing hall was much better thanks to some improvements by the organizers, Ruslan Ponomariov again finished first in round 2. He said that by now he’s quite “fed up with these Catalans”, but still “Black is quite solid”. Wang Yue, who had to wait 20 hours at Munich airport and then had a 7-hour game in the first round, wasn’t unhappy with a short game.

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More interesting was Gelfand-Nisipeanu, where we saw a clash between the bishop pair and the knight pair. Black was just in time with the risky but necessary …b5 move, because otherwise White would have had time for Rd1 and Be3, with an advantage. The players agreed that in the final position Black is probably a bit better, but continuing wouldn’t have been without risks. As Gelfand said it, “bishops are bishops.”

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Carlsen was a bit surprised about Radjabov’s opening choice, but he thought he “handled it quite well,” as he reached a promising position. He thought he shouldn’t have gone for the luiquidation in the middlegame. “I thought I would win a pawn, but I didn’t.” Radjabov played carefully till the end, as he didn’t want to spoil it by falling for a trick after playing so long. “It was probably a draw all the time.”

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More comments by the players in the round 2 video, now up.

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 2 Standings

Kings Tournament 2010 | Round 2 Standings

Round 2 games annotated by GM Dorian Rogozenco

Game viewer by ChessTempo

Photos © Tournament website

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Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:08:48 +0000
 
 
 
Kings R1: Gelfand and Nisipeanu win

King's TournamentLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu made headlines in the local newspapers after beating Teimour Radjabov in the first round of the Kings Tournament in Medias, Romania. Carlsen and Ponomariov drew relatively quickly, and Boris Gelfand defeated Wang Yue in the longest game of the round. Games annotated by GM Dorian Rogozenco & videos with comments by all six players!

The fourth Kings Tournament takes place in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play. The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

The event is organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna (where everyone is staying) after the rest day, because they fear the daily, half-an-hour ride to Medias (and back) might prove too uncomfortable.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website:

Videos

Round 1

On the first playing day the temperature was again well above 30 degrees Celcius and this could be felt at the venue. Naturally there is airco, but somehow this seemed to work better in the press room (thus far only occupied by press officer GM Dorian Rogozenco and yours truly) than in the playing hall. Ruslan Ponomariov could be found in the slightly cooler corridor often during the game, and in fact the Ukrainian was happy to be able to draw as soon as move 30 was reached. Carlsen “did notice it was a bit warmer than usual” but wasn’t much affected, he said.

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu started well, with a nice victory over Teimour Radjabov, who played too much “on intuition”, as he said after the game. Nisipeanu thought 21…f5 was “too ambitious” and he basically decided the game by the strong concept 23.Bxc6! and 24.f4, which left Black with a bad bishop and a bad structure.

Gelfand continued his strong form which he showed last week in Leon (though he’s still playing “game by game”, as he said afterwards), and played the best game of the round. It looked like Wang Yue had put up an impenetrable middlegame fortress, but in fact White’s way to break through with taking on h7 and g6 could’t be prevented according to Gelfand. He didn’t look at 50.Nxc6, which wins quicker, because he had correctly evaluated the endgame as technically winning.

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule & results

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Round 1 games annotated by GM Dorian Rogozenco

Game viewer by ChessTempo

King's Tournament

Magnus Carlsen arriving at the venue - good to see him play again - with his father Henrik on the right and FIDE Treasurer Nigel Freeman on the left

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The first move executed by the mayor of Medias, Teodor Neamtu

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A good start for local hero Nisipeanu...

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...and a tough one for Wang Yue

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Henrik Carlsen (r.) and yours truly

Photos © Tournament website

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Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:21:36 +0000
 
 
 
Best of the Week #22
Here we go again! As always, for feedback and recommendations go to the forum!

First first, RENIER CASTELLANOS takes a look at La Roux - Vaisser, featuring an especially interesting middlegame. Renier discusses playing with and against a queenside majority.

First second, cvtv needs you! There's the wiki and the chess blog index, and both need your participation. Go and help us make this a better place for the community!

Second, the analysis exchange is progressing, and the first results are up. Josh's take on gooeyjim's game, Igor's take on hapahauli's submission, and ?Dizzler on the Arbiter? in video format.

Third, there's the CVTV Tournament and it saw some surprising results in Round 2. Some videos were made too: Schumi vs Kamus, Augelmo vs Sarciness, JWhis vs Gooeyjim, and last but not least eimaj vs detroitman. Round 3 pairings and standings are up too. Don't forget to contact your opponent!

On to the endgame side of things. While there have been many endgame videos lately, Peter Lalic's series definitely deserves special attention. In short, concise videos he's teaching you all the basics, from Lucena Position to Checking Distance. And he doesn't stop there, more advanced subjects include N+P vs K.

Concluding, a mixed bag of videos and threads! Looking for opinions on books for beginners? Looking for your latest curtain fix? Looking for coverage of the US Amateurs? Or maybe for brilliant tactics? You're in the right place! And if that's not enough, there's always the Football World Cup thread. At least for the next three weeks!

That's it for this week, keep the videos coming!
 
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Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:44:56 UTC
 
 
 
New from IM Renier Castellanos
In this week's video, Renier takes a look at a recent struggle from the French Team Championship. La Roux - Vaisser features the Rubinstein Variation of the French defense and has an especially interesting middlegame. Renier discusses playing with and against a queenside majority.
 
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Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:53:34 UTC
 
 
 
Pairings Kings Tournament

King's TournamentToday the opening ceremony and drawing of lots of the Kings Tournament in Romania took place. Tomorrow we’ll have Gelfand-Wang Yue, Nisipeanu-Radjabov and Carlsen-Ponomariov. Your editor-in-chief writes this brief, first report in Bazna, from where I’ll provide daily videos throughout the event.

The fourth Kings Tournament takes off tomorrow with the first round. Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin, with two rest days. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play in Medias, Romania from June 14 till 25. Again it’s organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters.

Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna), but the organizers are considering to move back to Hotel Complex Balnear Expro in Bazna (where everyone is staying) after the rest day, because they fear the daily, half-an-hour ride to Medias might prove too uncomfortable. It’s been pretty hot here the last few days, with temperatures way above 30 degrees Celcius (I was quite shocked when I left the airplaine in Sibiu) which isn’t normal for this area.

The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move. This is one reason why Gelfand loved to return to Bazna, as it is his favourite time control. I shook hands with him and all other five players in the hotel restaurant tonight, and everybody is in a good mood. They’re already talking about a possible football match between the players and the journalists on the first rest day! Soccer fan Carlsen was wearing the outfit of the Norwegian national team and is surely watching lots of FIFA World Cup here when not preparing…

The rounds start each day at 15.30 which is 14.30 CET and 08.30 EDT. They can run well into the evening, as we won’t see ultra-short draws in this tournament – no draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30, except for cases of a triple-repetition, a perpetual or a theoretically drawn position.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website and thus having the opportunity to bring on-the-spot reports. I had to miss the drawing of lots, but chief arbiter Faik Gasanov handed me a piece of paper with the full pairings, which I give below:

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Kings Tournament 2010 | Schedule

Links

 
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Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:32:02 +0000
 
 
 
Dennis analyzes your games!
In this week's video, Dennis takes a look at some more viewer games. He covers a variety of openings, including the KID and the Chigorin variation of the Ruy Lopez. Dennis also covers key tactical and positional ideas.
 
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Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:50:20 UTC
 
 
 
Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine (documental)

Garry Kasparov es probablemente el mejor jugador de todos los tiempos, que me perdonen los seguidores del Bobby Fischer. En la cabeza de muchos aún sigue vivo el recuerdo del match que jugó contra Deep Blue, un ordenador fabricado por IBM, en el año 1997.

No obstante antes de ese match se enfrentó a otras “máquinas”, en el año 1989 venció a Deep Thought y siete años más tarde se enfrentó a la primera versión de Deep Blue, en el año 1996.

En ese primer duelo contra Deep Blue, Kasparov perdió una partida contra la “máquina” dándole a esta el honor de ser la primera “máquina” que lograba vencer a un campeón del Mundo jugando bajo condiciones de torneo. Kasparov apretó después y de las cinco partidas que vinieron a continuación ganó tres e hizo tablas en dos. Al final el resultado contra la primera versión de Deep Blue fue de 4-2 favorable a Kasparov.

Dolida en su orgullo, la todopoderosa IBM decidió ponerse manos a la obra con la “máquina” y para el año 1997 sacó una versión mejorada llamada “Deeper Blue” (nombre extraoficial). En mayo de ese año se disputó la revancha pero antes veamos las mejoras que tenía el nuevo Deep Blue.

Además de una considerable mejora en aspectos técnicos de hardware también se le dio un buen “tuneo” de conocimientos ajedrecísticos. Por ejemplo, el libro de aperturas pasó a tener unas 4.000 posiciones y 700.000 partidas de grandes maestros. La base de finales contenía los finales con 6 piezas o menos. Entre los grandes maestros que ayudaron al “tuneo” se encontraban Joel Benjamin, Miguel Illescas, John Fedorowicz y Nick de Firmian.

En vista de la situación, Kasparov, antes de empezar el match, solicitó a IBM algunas partidas jugadas por Deep Blue, de cara a comprender mejor el juego de la “máquina”. Su petición fue rechazada así que Kasparov se tuvo que conformar con estudiar partidas de otras máquinas para comprender mejor el juego de estas.

La nueva Deep Blue logró derrotar a Kasparov por 3,5 a 2,5 en un duelo a seis partidas, con error grave incluido en la apertura de Kasparov en la sexta partida . La noticia corrió como la polvora por los medios de comunicación de todo el planta ¿era este el comienzo de la supremacía de las máquinas sobre el hombre?

Como en toda buena historia, no tardaron en llegar las teorías conspiranóicas sobre la sucedido en el match. Las teorías “del bolsillo” afirmaban que Kasparov se había dejado ganar buscando un tercer encuentro que engrosara un poco más su bolsillo. También que Kasparov había comprado acciones de IBM meses atrás y que después de la victoria de Deep Blue están se habían disparado.

El documental Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine habla de toda esta historia relacionada con el segundo enfrentamiento con Deep Blue desde el punto de vista de Kasparov. Ahonda en la parte psicológica del juego y toda la paranoia y sospechas surgidas entorno a IBM y los intereses de la compañía por ganar a toda costa.

A destacar las entrevistas que recogen las opiniones del manager de Kasparov, expertos ajedrecístas y miembros del equipo de IBM que fabricó y programó a Deep Blue.

Los interesados en ver el documental no tendrán problema alguno porque es relativamente reciente, se estrenó en el año 2003. Es cuanto al idioma está en inglés aunque se pueden conseguir los subtítulos en español.

Para aquellos que están preguntándose si es posible encontrarlo en internet, la respuesta es sí, sólo tienen que buscar, no es difícil créanme. Los más puristas pueden también comprarlo en cualquiera de las típicas tiendas de dvd que hay en internet.

Como regalo aquí tienen un link a un trailer del documental en youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9UMt-8gfW8

Ficha técnica del documental

Nombre: Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine.
Año: 2003
Género: Documental.
Director: Vikram Javanti.
Distribuida por: THINKFilm.
Duración: 90 minutos.
País: Canada y  Reino Unido.
Idioma: Inglés.

 
http://ajedrezcanarias.com/2010/06/10/game-over-kasparov-and-the-machine-documental/
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:12:36 +0000
 
 
 
Dennis answers your questions!
In this week's video, Dennis answers more viewer questions. He covers a variety of openings, ranging from typical fare like the KID and the Ruy Lopez to more offbeat approaches, like the Chigorin. Dennis also covers key tactical and positional ideas.
 
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/chessvideos/~3/U2nBDb_AeHA/news-Dennis-answers-your-questions-224.php
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:50:20 UTC
 
 
 
Dutch Championship starts in Eindhoven

Dutch Ch 2010Today the Dutch Championship started at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. In the first round Nijboer beat Van Kampen and Bok upset Reinderman.

The Dutch Championship takes place June 11-20 in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The rate of play is 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes to end the game, with 30 seconds increment from move 1.

Venue is the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, a technology center at the site of the former ‘NatLab’, the Philips Physics Laboratory. Eindhoven is the home town of the world famous Dutch company Philips, and soccer club PSV, of which the ‘P’ stands for Philips as well, the club’s life-long sponsor. The Campus houses a wide variety of high tech companies that collaborate in the development of new technologies, focusing on key technology areas such as microsystems, semiconductor products, Embedded Systems, signal processing and nanotechnology.

Dutch Ch 2010

High Tech Campus Eindhoven | Photo HHahn, GNU Free Documentation Licence

This year’s The Dutch Championship sees the strongest field ever, which includes reigning champion Anish Giri, but also six-times champion Loek van Wely and one-time champion Jan Smeets. In addition, as many as five of the ten participants have an Elo rating of over 2600. The average rating is 2581. In the women section Zhaoqin Peng defends her Dutch title, and tries to win her 12th (!) championship.

Dutch Ch 2010

Loek van Wely, Anish Giri and Robin van Kampen at the opening ceremony

Dutch Ch 2010

Zhaoqin Peng, Bianca Muhren, Caroline Slingerland, Anne Haast and Marieke Dirksen

The games start each day at 13.30 CET, except for round 8 on Saturday, June 19th. Then it starts two hours later, to give the players the opportunity to watch the World Cup soccer match Netherlands-Japan, which starts at 13.30! Holland is a football minded country, and so the organization decided to avoid any complications and simply let the participants watch the games.

Therefore the rest day is already after three rounds, on Monday, because… indeed, the national team also plays on that date. The women, who don’t have a rest day at all, start their games on Monday at 15.30 as well.

Loek van Wely has a completely different schedule altogether. He was allowed to play in a different tournament on Saturday, and will play his second round game on Monday, also at 15.30, against Robin van Kampen.

Below are all details, pairings and results:

Games round 1

Game viewer by ChessTempo

Two videos (in Dutch)

Links

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/dutch-championship-starts-in-eindhoven/
Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:29:28 +0000
 
 
 
Kings Tournament starts on Monday

King's TournamentThe fourth Kings Tournament takes off on Sunday with the opening ceremony and on Monday with the first round. This year Carlsen, Gelfand, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Radjabov and Wang Yue play in Medias, Romania and ChessVibes will be there too!

The fourth edition of the Kings Tournament will take place June 14-25 in Medias, Romania. Again it’s organized by Romgaz and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade”. This year the tournament is officially part of the Grand Slam, substituting the cancelled MTel Masters.

Against it’s a 6-player, double round-robin with a rest day after five rounds. Venue is the brand new Romgaz Center in Medias (near Bazna). The rate of play is 2 hours for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds per move.

No draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30. Any such draw claim will be permitted only through the Chief Arbiter in the case of a triple-repetition of the position, a perpetual check or a theoretically drawn position.

Norwegian GM and world’s number 1 Magnus Carlsen is, not surprisingly, top seed. Last year’s winner Vassily Ivanchuk is playing the Capablanca Memorial in Cuba and was been replaced by his fellow countryman, the ex-FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov. The other participants are the 2009 World Cup winner Boris Gelfand, the best Chinese player Wang Yue, Azerbaijan’s number two Teimour Radjabov and the best Romanian player Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. Together they create an average rating of 2742.

ChessVibes will be at the tournament from start to finish, providing videos for the official website and thus having the opportunity to bring on-the-spot reports from Medias, Romania. Don’t miss it!

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kings-tournament-starts-on-monday/
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:50:52 +0000
 
 
 
Kasparov stars in Nicaragua

Garry Kasparov stars in NicaraguaWhile FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Presidential Candidate Anatoly Karpov are involved in a political skirmish that will last until the day of election, the latter has a famous and active supporter. Garry Kasparov visited Nicaragua, one of the early supporters of the Karpov bid, and was welcomed as a superstar.

Kasparov visited Nicaragua together with Richard A. Conn, Jr., a prominent international attorney and Managing Director of Conn International Group LLC, a Moscow/NY-based financial and legal advisory firm. Conn runs for the post of Deputy President of FIDE.

The two responded to the early support, by the Chess Federation of Nicaragua, to the bid for the FIDE presidency by World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov.

“I am working to make sure that in a few months Anatoly is elected president of the World Chess Federation”, said Kasparov, and added that together with Karpov he is “interested in improving the status of chess worldwide”.

On his first trip through Central America, Kasparov held meetings with national chess authorities and took part in a series of events to share his experience with the Nicaraguan players.

“We are going to work together to aid chess development, especially for the children and the upcoming generations from Central and South America”, the 13th former World Champion said.

“It is an historical event”, said Jean-Pierre Chamorro, President of the Chess Federation of Nicaragua. “In the federation we have established the goal to develop the first Grand Master in Nicaragua’s chess history. We have plenty of talent, but we lack planning.”

The video below shows hundreds of fans welcoming Kasparov.

A video of the press conference in Managua:

 
http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/kasparov-stars-in-nicaragua/
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:58:34 +0000
 
 
 
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