Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Feb 9, 2010 11:07am.
Scholastic chess is the lifeblood of our wonderful game. Most of us learned to play while in school and once bitten by the bug it stays with us for life!
Despite it's demonstrated benefits to young people, chess is not usually a priority for s... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Feb 8, 2010 10:56am.
He may not be a familiar name to even the most ardent chess fans, but 42 year-old Konstantin Chernyshov rated 2556 Elo (pictured below, left) won the 2010 Moscow Open ahead of a strong field, including joint top seeds Alexander Motylev and Sergey ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Feb 6, 2010 7:05am.
FIDE's Grand Prix series has had a troubled existence almost from the start. The global credit crunch caused venue changes as sponsors took flight, but the ludicrous FIDE decision to change the rules for the current World Championship qualifying... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Feb 5, 2010 1:05pm.
England's Mickey Adams (pictured) won the Gibtelecom Masters after an exciting 4-way playoff.
Adams rode his luck after losing the first rapid game of his semi-final playoff with Germany's Jan Gustafsson, but he recovered to level the scores in... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Feb 3, 2010 12:07pm.
If you're missing the frenzy of chess coverage spawned by the recent Corus tournament, then fear not! More high-level chess events are currently on-going and even more are on the way soon.
The Gibtelecom Masters is nearing it's climax in Gibral... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Feb 1, 2010 11:46am.
The 8th Gibraltar Chess Festival is currently in full swing, with excellent coverage available at the official website (see previous report here).
After 6 completed rounds of the 10-round Swiss "Masters" competition, there is a four-way tie on 5/... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:11am.
After a thrilling final round, the world's #1 ranked player Magnus Carlsen (pictured) won the 72nd Corus tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.
Going into the final round, Carlsen could only be caught by Kramnik, Shirov and Anand. Kramnik made no impres... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:38pm.
Vishy Anand (pictured) has been virtually anonymous this year at Corus, with his efforts clearly directed more towards preparations for his upcoming world title defence against Veselin Topalov.
However, in today's penultimate round he inflicted V... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Jan 29, 2010 1:23pm.
Magnus Carlsen may have lost his individual game with Vladimir Kramnik, but he won with the white pieces today to share the lead with big Vlad.
Carlsen (pictured) overcame Dominguez in a lively Gruenfeld defence with a determined display.
Meanwh... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:58pm.
News coverage of today's 10th round at the Corus 2010 tournament was seriously disrupted by a loss of internet availability at the playing venue. The official website is also currently down. Perhaps the recent snow in the Netherlands has cause... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jan 26, 2010 12:45pm.
Magnus Carlsen joked humorously on Facebook that he would "crush Kramnik like a bug", but it was the former world champion who won their epic round nine clash at Corus.
Both players went for the win, but as the first time control approached Kramn... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:24pm.
The tiny British territory of Gibraltar plays host to the annual Gibtelecom chess festival from 26 January to 4 February 2010.
There are several open competitions taking place, but the main event is the Gibtelecom Masters.
The Masters is a ten... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jan 24, 2010 12:50pm.
Round eight at Corus 2010 matched up the leading players against one another in crucial encounters.
Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) had to play accurately in the early stages against Nakamura's Dutch defence, but he emerged unscathed and fought back ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:44pm.
Alexei Shirov's fantastic run finally came to a sticky end against Hikaru Nakamura (pictured) in round seven at Corus 2010.
Despite a healthy lead in the tournament, Shirov stayed true to his style by aiming for complications with the Sveshnikov.... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Jan 22, 2010 2:23pm.
Alexei Shirov's dream start to the 2010 Corus tournament finally came to an end as he 'only' drew with Nigel Short.
Shirov still leads by a point and a half with 5.5/6 on a rather disappointing day in the 'A' group. Anand and Carlsen drew in ju... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:36pm.
Alexei Shirov can blow hot and cold as a player. He won last year's strong Mtel tournament, but then proceeded to lose the first four games of his next tournament just a few days later!
At Corus 2010, it's the fiery, red-hot Shirov again, with ... Read more »
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Submitted by
jay on Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:30am.
I know that a lot of Chess.com members have been eagerly anticipating the landmark event of Chess.com's 1 millionth member. Since our homepage does not update that frequently (currently only once a day), I've decided to start this thread where I w... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:40am.
Alexei Shirov extended his lead at the 2010 Corus tournament by recording his fourth win in as many games to reach 4 points out of 4.
Shirov's victim today was Jan Smeets, who blundered with 33. Rcd8?? and now becomes the cellar-dweller with just... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:58pm.
What is it that they say about playing white being an advantage? In the third round of the 'A' Group at Corus, the black pieces won four times, with no wins for white at all!
One of those black wins came from Alexei Shirov who beat Sergei Tivia... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jan 17, 2010 1:42pm.
Alexei Shirov (pictured) demonstrated his endgame prowess for the second day in a row to beat Fabiano Caruana and take the sole lead at Corus on 2/2.
The other winner from round one Loek Van Wely fared less well, losing to Hikaru Nakamura. In r... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:55pm.
It's not unusual for caution to be the main theme of the opening round of any chess event, and Corus 2010 was no exception, in the 'A' Group at least.
There were only two decisive games from the seven played, with Alexei Shirov and Loek Van Wely ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:21am.
The 72nd edition of the traditional curtain-raiser to the new chess year gets underway in Wijk Aan Zee in the Netherlands on 16 January.
Longstanding sponsor Corus are continuing their support of this great annual event, allowing the organisers t... Read more »
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Submitted by
meniscus on Wed Jan 13, 2010 6:37pm.
Students Compete for Nashville Scholastic Chess Championship
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 13, 2010 – Twenty-four of the mid-state’s most talented young chess players will compete for top honors at the eighth annual Nashville Scholastic Ch... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:37am.
The Russian team won their final round match at the World Team Championships to successfully defend their title.
Russia made sure of the victory by beating Israel 3-1, with the US team earning a silver medal. Congratulations to the Russian team... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:32am.
With just one round remaining of the World Team Championships, the Russian team swept back into the lead with a crushing win against Egypt.
The US team narrowly lost to Armenia, with Hikaru Nakamura losing to world #5 ranked Lev Aronian (pictur... Read more »
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