Submitted by
IM dpruess on Wed May 20, 2009 6:00pm.
Grandmaster Magesh Chandran Panchanathan has already been writing the well-received "Explore Opening Ideas" Thursday column for chess.com for three months now, along with friend and fellow Grandmaster Arun. However, I never did give him a proper i... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM dpruess on Wed May 20, 2009 3:20pm.
Chess.com is sorry to see IM Andrew Martin move on. His "Your Questions Answered" columns have been extremely good and well-appreciated here. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We are lucky to welcome another excellent columnist to ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue May 19, 2009 2:19pm.
Rybka has retained it's title at the 17th World Computer Chess Championship, held in Pamplona, Spain from 11-18 May. A report on last year's championship is here.
This year's event featured 10 of the top chess programs in a round-robin competit... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Tue May 19, 2009 11:00am.
Two years ago this week Chess.com opened its doors to the public and it's been a wild ride ever since! Today we're celebrating our 2nd birthday and wanted to share a few thoughts. (If you haven't read the whole series on how Chess.com came about, ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun May 17, 2009 2:03pm.
There were two fireworks and a damp squib in the fifth round at MTel. Ivanchuk and Shirov both had the White pieces against the sharp Sicilian Najdorf and both replied with 6.Bg5. However, neither managed to win!
Ivanchuk caught Topalov's Kin... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Sun May 17, 2009 9:17am.
Holy cow, games have begun, follow it live @ www.uschesschamps.com.
NAKAMURA WINS! New US CHESS CHAMPION. GM Hikaru Nakamura. Winning $40,000 with an outright 1st place finish. (results below)
Nakamura has won his second title at the age of 21... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun May 17, 2009 2:22am.
Veselin Topalov finally won his first game at Mtel 2009 when he swept aside Wang Yue. Topalov created some very nice play on the queenside and won convincingly in 33 moves.
Dominguez against Ivanchuk was a very complicated game where it looked li... Read more »
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Submitted by
luigi1972 on Sun May 17, 2009 1:52am.
From 14 to 19 August in Rocca Priora (Roma) will take place the 3° International Festival.  Tournament: A for Elo more than 1901 (9 turns); B for Elo 1501-1900 (7 turns); C for Elo until 1500.
Prize Money euro 3.300 .
For any information:
Te... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Sat May 16, 2009 9:02am.
Saint Louis! Round 8! Get excited :) The action is underway, you can follow the games live @ www.uschesschamps.com
Final Update: Ray Robson wins vs. Enrico Sevillano.
UPDATE!: Hess Defeats returning world Champions Shulman tying GM Nakamura ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri May 15, 2009 11:06pm.
Yet more interesting games at Mtel in round 3, but no decisive results from all the action. Topalov pushed very hard in his game against Dominguez, but his first win of the tournament remains elusive. In an unbalanced, tactical game both players... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Fri May 15, 2009 3:32pm.
May 15, 2009
The Los Angeles ChronicleÂ
St. Louis, Mo. - The leaderboard flipped Thursday in the seventh of nine rounds of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. At the end of the day, the... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Fri May 15, 2009 3:26pm.
By Joe Holleman
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/15/2009
The leader board at the U.S. Chess Championship, being held this year in St. Louis, is occupied by the pre-tournament favorites -- and a high-school football player.As of Friday, a rest day for ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Thu May 14, 2009 2:45pm.
Chess elite check in for 7th round
By Joe Holleman
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/14/2009
After six of nine rounds in the U.S. Chess Championship, defending champion Yury Shulman of Chicago is tied for the lead with fellow grandmaster Varuzhan Akobi... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu May 14, 2009 2:17pm.
Poor Chucky. Maybe he's playing too much chess and needs a break for his own good.
In round 2 at the Mtel Masters, Ivanchuk lost a game with White against Wang Yue in a game he really should have drawn.
Full credit to Wang Yue for finding a very... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Thu May 14, 2009 12:51pm.
Contact: John Henderson847-347-9593
For immediate release:
SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN HOLD LEAD AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Louis, Mo., May 13, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood,... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Thu May 14, 2009 8:51am.
Hello, again Live, from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis, CCSCSL. You can as always tune in to the live broadcast at the www.uschesschamps.com.
Final Update: Krush loses to Jaan Ehlvest
Only game left to wrap is IM Irina Krush ... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 4:55pm.
By Travis H. Brown
They called him one of the best closers of all time in St. Louis Cardinals history. But today, his opening game was hard enough – on the chess board.
Over his major league baseball career as a hard-throwing reliever, Tod... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 2:18pm.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay and Associates314-504-0081 or lslay@slayandassociates.comorJack Naudi, Slay and Associates636-751-4965 or jnaudi@slayandassociates.comFor immediate release: MISSOURIAN BROOKS CONTINUES TO SHINE AT ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed May 13, 2009 1:33pm.
In the 2008 edition of the MTel Masters in Bulgaria, Vassily Ivanchuk won his first 5 games and ended up a huge 8/10 winner of the event, depriving Topalov of the title for the first time. But Caissa is a fickle mistress and Chucky's form has be... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:35am.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay & Associates                                    314-504-0081 or  lslay@slayandassociates.com
Mark Bretz, Slay & Associates314-838-9371 or mbretz@slaya... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Wed May 13, 2009 11:28am.
Check out all the live action beginning at 2pm @ www.uschesschamps.com...
Board
White
Rating
Result
Black
Rating
1.
GM Varuzhan Akobian (4)
2664
½-½
GM Yury Shulman (4)
2697
2.
GM Gata Kamsky (3½)
2798
½-½
IM Robert Hess (3½)
2545
3.
GM Ale... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:19am.
For more information contact:Laura Slay, Slay & Associates314-504-0081 or lslay@slayandassociates.com Mark Bretz, Slay & Associates314-838-9371 or mbretz@slayandassociates.com                  For Immediate Release: Â... Read more »
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Submitted by
chessfan007 on Wed May 13, 2009 11:02am.
Immediate ReleaseContact: John Henderson847-347-9593Â SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN MAKE THEIR MOVE FOR TITLE
 St. Louis, MO, May 12, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood, Calif., broke fro... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Tue May 12, 2009 10:51am.
UPDATE: The live broadcast has begun and you can follow all the games at www.uschesschamps.com!
Final update for me today, with only 1 game left to play IM Michael Brooks is proving again, despite refraining from top level play for a while and st... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon May 11, 2009 12:58pm.
The MTel Masters supertournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, is now well-established and this year celebrates it's fifth edition, starting May 13 and running until May 23. It has also been an innovative event, introducing the soundproof glass cage for p... Read more »
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