Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jul 6, 2008 1:59pm.
Leko takes third title Peter Leko (pictured) comfortably drew his last round game with Arkadij Naiditsch to take his third Dortmund title to add to his wins in 1999 and 2002. Despite Naiditsch playing the Marshall Gambit, early exchanges mea... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jul 5, 2008 3:59pm.
Leko defeats Gustafsson to take sole lead The lead changed hands yet again today in Dortmund as a novelty by Gustafsson, 16.Qb3, in the Queen's Indian did not prove a worthwhile move. Leko (pictured) took advantage of the resulting doubl... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Jul 4, 2008 11:27am.
Lowest ranked player leads at Dormund! A short tournament like Dortmund can throw up surprises, as it has done in previous years, and after round 5 the sole leader of the 2008 event is Jan Gustafsson (pictured), Elo 2603 from Germany. Befor... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Thu Jul 3, 2008 4:45pm.
The Philadelphia International event was held from June 26-30, 2008 at the Philadelphia Center City Sheraton. The event had 5 GM participants and many more titled players to make it a very competitive field. GM Parimarjan Negi won the event with a... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jul 2, 2008 2:18pm.
Nepomniachtchi wins to join leaders Just an express report today. The only decisive game was Nepomniachtchi's (pictured) win against Van Wely to join Leko and Gustafsson in the joint lead on 2.5/4. Tomorrow is another rest day. Rou... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Tue Jul 1, 2008 5:44pm.
We know what's on your mind: "What can I do to improve my chess??" We hear it all the time. Our answer? Try Chess Mentor. Seriously. Just try it for 1 month. It's half the cost of a chess book and we are confident you will get so... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:24pm.
Hi all, For those of you interested: http://www.chessedelic.com/2008/07/01/chess-news-16-naiditsch-kramnik-dortmund-2008/ ...explains how Naiditsch won in great style from Kramnik! Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jul 1, 2008 3:03pm.
Shock result as Naiditsch beats Kramnik Only one decisive result in the 3rd round - but a real shocker as Arkadij Naiditsch (pictured) beat Vladimir Kramnik in fantastic style! Despite Kramnik choosing the super-solid Petroff defence, Naidit... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:12pm.
Vishy Anand still number 1 FIDE have published the latest official rating list and despite some early misleading reports from FIDE, the Aerosvit tournament was deemed (correctly, according to the rules) to be too late for the results to be include... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:43am.
Hi all, This week Chessedelic.com wil be covering several games from the Dortmund 2008 Chess Tournament with in-depth chess technical video analysis. You can find the videos here: http://www.chessedelic.com/tag/dortmund-2008/ Enjoy! Read more »
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Submitted by
kg221 on Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:25pm.
This may be old news by now, but I'll post it anyway for those pawn jockeys that missed it. http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1815747_1815707_1815674,00.html Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:13pm.
Three wins in the second round Now that's more like it After a disappointing first round of safety-first play, the 2008 Dortmund tournament sparked spectacularly into life in the second round. Kramnik opened his account by defeati... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:05pm.
All games drawn in a cagey first round It is sometimes said that in round-robin tournaments, it is more important not to lose in the first round than it is to actually win. In a relatively short tournament like Dortmund this is especially tr... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:27am.
The annual Dortmund tournament starts today, 28 June, as previewed recently here. Dortmund will be the last serious test for Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) before his world title shot against Vishy Anand in October. Dortmund has been a very hap... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:39am.
From 3 until 7 july British IGM Nigel Short will play a rapid chess match against IGM Sergey Karjakin from the Ukraine. The match will take place in Kiev at the Academic Puppet Theatre. The games will be broadcast live. It will be interestin... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:18am.
Ha, nice video with Anand! http://www.chess.com/video/view/anand-closes-deal-with-amd I suppose it is a good deal for him since AMD is the second-largest global supplier of microprocessors. WaldemarChessedelic.com, mind boggling chess blogging... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:30am.
Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) was born on 25 June 1975 in Tuapse, on the shores of the Black Sea in Russia. His father was Boris, a renowned sculptor and his mother was Irina, a music teacher. He learnt to play chess at the age of 5 and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:39am.
The lack of a regular and predictable structure for top level chess is no doubt a factor in putting off many potential commercial sponsors to the game. The organisers of some of the most famous tournaments have been negotiating for two years... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:56am.
The soon to begin Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting is said to host a crown group and two open tournaments. But although there is no mention of it on the official site, rumour has it that there will be a second closed group with ten titled players... Read more »
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Submitted by
Waldemar on Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:00am.
Hi all, Magnus Carlsen has just finished another fantastic tournament in Foros, Ukraine. He managed to remain undefeated and chalked up five wins. In this field that means a 2877 performance rating. Now, virtually he is the number 2 in the world w... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:26am.
The annual supertournament in Dortmund will start on the 28th June and run until the 6th July. The confirmed field includes World Championship contender Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) and the seemingly omnipresent Vassily Ivanchuk. The full lin... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:46pm.
The 2008 US Cadet event was held from June 14-18, 2008 in Lindsborg Kansas had many of the top youth players throughout the United States. In a bit of a surprise finish Conrad Holt rated 2109 won the event with an impressive score of 5/6! Now lets... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:54pm.
Magnus the boy genius wins by a full point On 30th November 2008, Magnus Carlsen will turn 18 years of age and I guess that then we will have to stop calling him a boy genius, and simply call him a genius instead. His performance at the Aero... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:59pm.
We're expanding and growing and looking to hire for 3 new jobs! If you would like to apply, please read the instructions VERY VERY carefully. Community Support You are somebody who loves being online all day, especially hanging ou... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:10pm.
Ivanchuk wins to move into shared second place If you were told that a game between two Grandmasters ended in 21 moves, you could be forgiven for expecting it to be another dull draw, but today Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured) busted poor Loek Van Wely... Read more »
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