Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:59am.
The rising stars of the ...err...'Rising Stars' team have eclipsed the 'Experience' team to ensure victory in the NH Tournament with 2 rounds still to go.
All the young 'uns have played well, but Wang Yue (pictured) of China has been spectacular... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:24pm.
Despite some much publicised off-the-board battles, and the consequent absence of some strong Georgian players from the event, the Women's World Chess Championship kicks off tomorrow (29 August) in sunny Nalchik, Russia.
A total of 53 entrants a... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:05pm.
The US Chess League kicked off it's first week with some exciting chess action. Now with the league having 14 teams there were 7 hard fought matches, each team hoping to start out the season in strong fashion.
The feature Monday night match wa... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:13am.
Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured) won the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow by a clear point from the rest of the field. Going into the last round it had been an exciting tournament full of great fighting chess...but the players evidently felt that h... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:29am.
It's tough at the top. After winning in round 6 at the Mikhail Tal Memorial to take the lead - and the no.1 spot on the unofficial 'live' rankings list, Alexander Morozevich then lost to Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured) in a thrilling game in rou... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:57am.
The NH Tournament in the Netherlands has been dominated by the 'Rising Stars' team but in the fifth round the margin of victory was the narrowest yet and at long last a member of the 'Experience' team won a game!
Well done Viktor Korchnoi (pictu... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:30am.
The US Chess League is a national chess league, split into East and West divisions, with 14 teams in total taking part this year - 7 in each division.
Eastern Division Teams:
Boston Blitz
Philadelphia Inventors
New York Knights... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:30am.
The 83rd French National Chess Championships, held in Pau, finished on 23rd August. Etienne Bacrot (pictured) defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a rapid playoff to take the title for the sixth time.
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Bacrot, Etienne &... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:17am.
The official FIDE world ratings are updated and published every quarter, but since the advent of a daily updated unofficial 'live rating' list, chess fans have been able to see for themselves how the ratings of the 2700+ elite change with every ga... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:44am.
The 3rd NH Tournament in the Netherlands, pitting a 'Rising Stars' team against an 'Experience' team is turning into a rout as the 'Rising Stars' continue to show no mercy for their illustrious elders in this one-sided event.
In the fourth round... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:07am.
The First Grand Slam Final Chess Masters will be taking place between 1-13 September 2008 in Bilbao, Spain. Just to refresh all our memories, this event, as previously reported, has been conceived as a 'final' tournament pitting the winners ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:30am.
There is a saying that "Experience is what causes a person to make new mistakes, not old ones". Unfortunately for the 'Experience' team at the NH Tournament in the Netherlands, chess seems to have a virtually infinite number of new mistakes ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:34pm.
There were two decisive games in the 5th round at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in the GUM Exhibition Hall, near Red Square in Moscow. Ruslan Ponomariov (pictured) overcame Peter Leko and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Gata Kamsky.
Vassily Ivan... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:31pm.
All games ended in draws today in the fourth round at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow, but at least not without some action from the players.
Gata Kamsky managed to survive a pawn down in an interesting ending against Evgeny Alekseev to earn ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:18am.
The Saint Louis Chess Club and Scolastic Centre is set to play host to the 2009 US Chess Championships. The ambitious and modern centre only opened in July 2008 and has impressed as a well-equipped venue for the national event.
The champio... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:31am.
It was a bad start for the 'Experience' team in the NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam. Despite all the oldies having White in the first round, they only managed 2 draws and lost the other 3 games.
The youngest player, Italy's 16 year old Fa... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:59pm.
He's unpredictable. He's enigmatic. He's definitely not your average GM and today the magical Alexander Morozevich thrashed Vladimir Kramnik to take the sole lead on 2.5/3 in the Tal Memorial in Moscow.
Morozevich (pictured) was clea... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:54pm.
Gata Kamsky (pictured) recovered from his drubbing at the hands of Vassily Ivanchuk in the opening round to overcome Alexei Shirov in round 2.
With the Grunfeld back in the repair shop, Kamsky opted for the Slav with 4...a6. An ill-advised... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:25pm.
The final round of the 2008 Staunton Memorial was pretty much unexciting as Michael Adams drew with his opponent Loek Van Wely in just 15 moves to take his second straight Staunton Memorial by half a point.
Quiet draws also ensued in the g... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:59pm.
The Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Norway, recently ended with GM Igor Kurnosov winning with a score of 7.5/9.
This tournament is surely one of the most northerly tournaments in the world, and spectating this yea... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:02am.
There were three exciting and decisive games in the first round of the Tal Memorial in Moscow. One of the first round matches pitted Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) and Alexei Shirov against one another. This pair have 'history' and their ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:40am.
The 2008 Stare Mesto FIDE Open Tournament took place on August 8-16, 2008 in Stare Mesto, Czech Republic. The tournament was held at the Stare Mesto Sports and Cultural Center and was organized by the Stare Mesto Chess Club.
FM Marian J... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:02am.
Before the Chess Olympiad in Dresden in November, there is an equivalent 'Youth' event taking place in Mersin, Turkey from 16-25 August. The World Youth Chess Olympiad is a national team championship for players aged under 16 and the format ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:33am.
In a crowded chess tournament schedule, it isn't easy for an event to stand out from all the others. The NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam has an interesting twist; it's a team event featuring an 'Experience' team of mature players, and a 'Ri... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:35pm.
There have been so many chess events taking place lately that it might have been easy to overlook an unremarkable tournament in Argentina, the Copa Mercusor, except for one small thing - one small pocket PC sized thing.
The winner of the categor... Read more »
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