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 | Anarchy at Junior World Championships in France
Posted by eric on Thursday, August 04 @ 19:55:33 |
Belford France |
As many have been following on the forums, two young bay area standouts, Daniel Naroditsky and Nicolas Yap, have been participating in the Junior World Championship in Belford France.
Daniel finished tied for #5 in the world in the age under 10 with 8 out of 11 points. Nicolas finished #55 in the world in the under age 16 section. These were impressive results given the deplorable tournament conditions they had to tolerate. Bay area kids have it made with perfect weather, huge tournaments in conventino center type climate controlled venues, perfect food and above all perfect tournament organizers :). Imagine what these two bay area kids endured as you read the following reports.
From the beginning of the tournament, Daniel's father Vladamir has reported on horrible tournament conditions. And in the forums Nicholas Yaps mother Cheryl wrote the following report:
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| Local Kids at World Youth Championship
Posted by fpawn on Wednesday, July 20 @ 11:54:08 |
By NM Michael Aigner
Two local youngsters are representing the United States at the World Youth Chess Championship in Belfort, France this week and next. The WYCC is an annual tournament usually held in Europe that attracts the best juniors in boys and girls age categories.
Daniel Naroditsky and Nicolas Yap have been selected as part of the USA delegation. |
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| Kasparov Victim of Public Egging!!
Posted by eric on Thursday, June 30 @ 13:30:14 |
Kasparov thought life would be easier after retiring from chess! |
Word to the wise to all bay area chess players...politics can be dirty!
As most know Kasparov has retired from chess to focus on Russian politics. He was recently slapped over the head with a chess board in a terrorist like attack. Yesterday he was pelted with eggs and ketchup in another senseless attack! !
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| Machine Clobbers Man
Posted by eric on Tuesday, June 28 @ 21:04:57 |
Top 10 GM Adams faces off to the beastly machine |
By Eric Hicks
Have computers grown to the level of invincibility in chess? Given the results of the latest machine vs. man match…computers are still getting stronger…and the question of machine vs. man is reaching a resolution…and it does not look good for the humans. In fact this match between super chess computer Hydra and #7 player in the world Michael Adams was so lopsided, it may be the end of the man vs machine era when it comes to chess. |
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| Kasparov Victim of Random Attack
Posted by eric on Wednesday, June 08 @ 17:03:45 |
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Just when you thought professional chess was separate from the real world, and oblivious to its problems..former world chess champion Gary Kasparov who just last month retired from professional chess, was hit across the head with a chess board in a random terrorist-like attack. |
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