Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Jan 4, 2010 1:10pm.
The 2010 World Team Chess Championships starts on 5 January in Bursa, Turkey.
The format is a nine-team round-robin competition, with each team selecting four players from a squad of six. The time control is FIDE's fairly speedy 40 moves in 90 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jan 3, 2010 7:42am.
Magnus Carlsen is still a teenager, but he is now officially the top ranked chess player in the world. The January 2010 FIDE rating list puts Carlsen at #1 with 2810, just ahead of Veselin Topalov on 2805.
That makes Magnus Carlsen the youngest... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 2, 2010 4:44am.
So how well did you do in the 2009 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler?
There were 20 chess related questions, and a total of 32 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly?
The standard of entries was extremely high, and Chess.com would like to ... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:16pm.
Chess.com has finally released it’s iPhone app! Featuring player vs. player games, play vs. computer, and chess training tools, this free app will allow more than 1 million Chess.com members access to free online play, and will allow all use... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:27am.
Welcome to the 2009 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler!
To keep you entertained over the holiday season, why not try our fun chess quiz? How many of the 20 chess related questions can you answer correctly?
There should be something for everyone, and yo... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:08am.
On Dec 21, 2009, Chesspark.com became part of Chess.com. Chesspark members have access to Chess.com using their same login info, but must first login here: http://www.chess.com/chesspark.html to transfer their account to Chess.com.
Chess.com did... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:12am.
The second half of 2009 in the elite chess world began at Dortmund in July where Vladimir Kramnik won the event for a staggering ninth time. A stunning tactical victory against Magnus Carlsen in round eight proved crucial.
Since losing his worl... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:05am.
The year, and indeed the decade, are almost over (Year In Review, Part 1), but chess players don't let the holidays stop them from enjoying their favourite game. Far from it.
Here are just some of the events from around the world taking place n... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:23am.
So 2009 is drawing to a close, and it has certainly been an eventful year in the chess world, with Veselin Topalov earning the right to challenge Vishy Anand for the world championship next year, but also losing his #1 ranking to Magnus Carlsen.
... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:36pm.
There were two decisive games in the final round of the 2009 London Chess Classic, but neither came in the crucial games that decided the fate of the title.
Carlsen held an advantage for a long time against Short but almost blew it in a tricky qu... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:22pm.
Mickey Adams gave Magnus Carlsen a serious fright in the penultimate round of the London Chess Classic, but opposite coloured bishops were eventually enough to ensure a draw.
Adams played a fine game, bravely spurning the opportunity of repeating... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:16am.
After a rather lifeless four regular time-control games in the 2009 World Cup final between Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov, the rapid tie-breaks were as exciting as one would expect.
It certainly wasn't easy for Gelfand, who was initially de... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:00pm.
In round five of the London Chess Classic, Magnus Carlsen showed his class with a majestic win over Ni Hua to extend his lead and put himself in a commanding position in the tournament with just two rounds to go.
Carlsen (pictured, from the offic... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:30am.
The final match of the 2009 World Cup will go to rapid tie-breaks after the players remained deadlocked after the last of the four long time-control games.
The tiebreaks and closing ceremony will take place tomorrow. The winner pockets $96,000 ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:00pm.
It was another day of fierce competition at the London Chess Classic in front of a full house of spectators, but for the first time there were no decisive results.
Hikaru Nakamura put up a strong showing against leader Magnus Carlsen with the b... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:35am.
Game three of the 2009 World Cup Final between Ruslan Ponomariov and Boris Gelfand was also drawn, but was at least was more of a genuine contest than game two.
Ponomariov avoided another Petroff by trying 1. d4 instead, and the players left op... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:58am.
The second game of the 2009 World Cup Final in Khanty-Mansiysk ended in a draw, leaving the players deadlocked with two regular games remaining.
The hostilities came to an end after just 20 moves. The players will undoubtedly be tired and anxio... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:40pm.
Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) won his second consecutive game in the London Chess Classic to keep the pressure on leader Magnus Carlsen.
Kramnik beat Luke McShane, who has now lost twice - to Carlsen and Kramnik - after his marathon win against Sho... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:13pm.
The 2009 World Cup Final between Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov has started in Khanty-Mansiysk. The final is decided by a four-game match, with rapid tiebreaks if necessary - let's hope not.
Ponomariov had the white pieces in the first gam... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Dec 9, 2009 2:13pm.
Magnus Carlsen took full advantage of his favourable draw in the London Chess Classic to take his second win with the white pieces to hold the sole lead.
In an entertaining game, Carlsen overcame Luke McShane, but not without a terrific fight. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Dec 8, 2009 2:12pm.
So at last London gets a grandmaster chess tournament worthy of a great city. The London Chess Classic got underway today and the drawing of lots brought together the two tournament favourites, Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir Kramnik in the first ro... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:29am.
And then there were two... Ruslan Ponomariov finally ended the dreams of Vladimir Malakhov to advance to the final of the 2009 World Cup.
It was a dramatic tie-break encounter that could so easily have gone the other way. Malakhov won the first... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:11am.
Top seed Boris Gelfand (pictured) made qualifying for the final of the 2009 World Cup look easy by beating Sergey Karjakin again to win their match 2-0.
Needing a win with the black pieces, Karjakin tried desperately to complicate matters, but in... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Dec 6, 2009 7:09am.
London is gearing-up for it's biggest chess tournament in 25 years, as the inaugural London Chess Classic gets underway on Tuesday 8 December at the Olympia Conference Centre.
Heading the impressive line-up is current world #2 Magnus Carlsen from... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Dec 6, 2009 6:05am.
Boris Gelfand took a crucial lead against Sergey Karjakin in the 2009 World Cup by winning the first of their semi-final games with the black pieces.
Karjakin played the Bishop's opening to avoid the Petroff, but Gelfand soon equalised with an un... Read more »
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