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Is Nalchik A Safe Venue For The Women's World Championship?

Submitted by SonofPearl on Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:53pm.

It can hardly have escaped anyone's attention that a terrible armed conflict has flared up in the South Ossetia region of Georgia.  The violence has claimed many lives and the whole region is in turmoil. Anyone travelling near the area woul... Read more »

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Final Letter From Irina Krush

Submitted by WGM RusudanGoletiani on Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:03pm.

After notifying the USCF's Chess Life Online that she would be responding to Irina Krush's Open Letter from May 30th, Anna Zatonskih, the newly crowned US Women's Champ, has since remained noticeably quiet. Drawing about equal amounts ... Read more »

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USCF Responds To Irina Krush's Letter

Submitted by WGM RusudanGoletiani on Mon Jun 2, 2008 1:21pm.

Tom Braunlich responded today on the federation's own 'Chess Life Online' to Irina Krush's open letter published Friday on the same site. Irina's original letter was republished here for chess.com. We are still awaiting the pro... Read more »

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Kamsky - Topalov will be in Lvov.

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Jun 1, 2008 1:10am.

Kirsan has the final word The president of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (pictured), is reported as confirming that the Kamsky vs. Topalov match later this year will take place in Lvov, Ukraine and not in Sofia, Bulgaria. The question that has not been... Read more »

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Open Letter from Irina Krush

Submitted by WGM RusudanGoletiani on Fri May 30, 2008 8:02pm.

In a letter to the USCF's Chess Life Online earlier today Irina Krush disputes Anna Zatonskih's sole claim to the U.S. Women's Championship title. Irina lost to Zatonskih on time in an Armageddon match that decided that championship. ... Read more »

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Kamsky responds to Shirov

Submitted by SonofPearl on Fri May 30, 2008 12:50pm.

Kamsky prepared to play in Bulgaria Following on from Alexei Shirov's open letter (reported here), a representative of Gata Kamsky has issued a statement denying that Kamsky has officially declined to play in Bulgaria. To FIDE President Mr. Ki... Read more »

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Shirov bids to replace Kamsky!

Submitted by SonofPearl on Thu May 29, 2008 1:41pm.

Shirov - "Nobody can wait forever" Breaking news - there are dramatic developments in the plans for the Kamsky vs. Topalov match due to be staged later this year as part of the current World Chess Championship cycle. Around two weeks ago... Read more »

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Changes in the selection criteria for Indian National Championship and Olympiad team

Submitted by sandeepg on Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:30pm.

All India Chess Federation Central Council Meeting was held at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on December 21, 2007. In the meet, they discussed about the selection criteria for the Indian Olympiad Chess team, National A tournament selec... Read more »

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FIDE and Chess Ethics

Submitted by billwall on Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:18am.

World Chess Federation Rules on Ethics Violations; No More “Dunderheads”By Dylan Loeb McClain The World Chess Federation’s Ethics Commission has released four rulings concerning complaints against several players, organizers and ... Read more »

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USCF Elections

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:31pm.

The United States Chess Federation is currently holding elections to it's board, so if you are a member of the USCF don't forget to exercise your democratic right and vote!   Some information on the election and the candidates can be ... Read more »

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