Chess serves the same symbolic purpose on film as in life -- intellectual activity, competition, gamesmanship -- plus a quick nod to art and science. Here are movie scenes showing chess and people playing chess.
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Defending U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura, 18, scored only 0.5 points in his first three games at the 2006 U.S. Championship in San Diego. He came back with five straight wins before drawing the eventual winner Alexander Onischuk in the last round. Nakamura was awarded the Bent Larsen Fighting Chess Prize, worth $5,000, for his effort. See
Hikaru Nakamura wins 2006 Larsen Prize
for the full report from the official site.
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Fighting Spirit in Chess.
Congratulations to 2006 U.S. Chess Champion Alexander Onischuk, 30, of Baltimore, MD, and to U.S. Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih, 27, of Holtsville, NY.
Onischuk finished a half point ahead (+5-0=4) of his nearest competitors in Group A of the preliminary Swiss system tournament. In the two-game rapid chess final match, he beat the winner of Group B, Yury Shulman, 30, of Barrington, IL, to claim the title and the $25,000 first prize. Zatonskih, the highest scoring woman (+3-2=4) in Group B, won the title and $12,500 by defeating defending Women's Champion Rusudan Goletiani, 25, of Hartsdale, NY in the final match.
The event was held in San Diego, 2-12 March.
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See the official site
U.S. Championship 2006
for a full list of prize winners.
The FIDE World Championship from 1948 through 1990 was largely a closed contest among the best Soviet players. They dominated the Candidate events and played each other in title matches, often held at Moscow. The Soviet record was interrupted only by the American Bobby Fischer in 1970-72 and by the Soviet refugee Viktor Korchnoi in 1976-83.
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Join the Discussion : Chess Informant Celebrates 40 Years
In
Chess Informant Celebrates 40 Years, your Chess Guide says, 'Thanks for your 40 years of service to the chess world and thanks for your many products which revolutionized chess publishing: Informant and the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings are the first that come to mind.'
In
How to Choose a Quality Chess Set,
Bradford Roegner, webmaster of BraRoeChess.com, explains, 'Choosing your own pieces and board takes some thought. You need to match the pieces with the board.'
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Chess Moves Experience
follows up a guest article from a year ago:
Reaching Out with Chess Moves
by Cap'n Neil Bauman.
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Guest Articles.
In
Jackson Showalter,
Pocatellan says, 'I am interested in learning more about Jackson Showalter who was considered the U.S. Champion in the late 19th century.' Forum members have already made a good start, but perhaps you have something to add.
Most rank and file chess players care little about chess politics, but this year might be different.
Every four years FIDE, the international chess federation, holds an election to fill the position of FIDE President.
The next election will be held during the FIDE General Assembly, 2-4 June, which coincides with the end of the 37th Chess Olympiad at Turin, Italy.
The vote will be a defining event for FIDE.
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The 2...e6 variations of the Sicilian Defense start 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4. The watchwords are flexibility and double-edged play. Unlike the 2...d6 variations, Black keeps the a3-f8 diagonal open for the Bishop. The move ...Bb4 is often an option and ...Bc5 is sometimes possible. The Scheveningen and Sveshnikov Variations are both related.
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Congratulations to 2006 U.S. Chess Champion Alexander Onischuk, 30, of Baltimore, MD, and to U.S. Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih, 27, of Holtsville, NY.