Submitted by
Patzer24 on Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:59am.
The 2007 Polfinal Mistrzostw Polski Seniorow took place from November 3 to November 11, 2007. GM Marcin Dziuba won the event with 7/9, an impressive +5 score! Now lets take a look at one of his key victories which led him to win the event. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Wed Nov 7, 2007 6:29am.
Both English teams had won in Round 7 and this meant they both had to play higher seeded teams. The Men faced 11th seeds Georgia, who had them comfortably outrated on boards 2-4. This meant that Micky was under pressure to ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Tue Nov 6, 2007 7:21am.
After a disappointing day for both teams in round 6 they would be looking to bounce back immediately in round 7. The Men faced a strong German team (seeded 1 place above them) and won a close match 2.5-1.5. On top board Michael A... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Mon Nov 5, 2007 1:03pm.
In round 6 the English Men faced a tough match against Poland. They slumped to their worst defeat of the tournament, losing 3.5-0.5. Michael Adams played out 11 moves of theory on the Black side of the Spanish Exchange variation before... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Mon Nov 5, 2007 10:25am.
Hi again everyone. Before I begin I have to apologise for the delay in this report. I was away coaching at the weekend and have not managed to find time for this report. Don't worry though, this means there will be a flurry of reports/ga... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Sat Nov 3, 2007 9:18am.
In round 5 England were playing against 7th seeds Spain. They fought hard and came away with a well earned 2-2 draw. Top board was an all 2700+ clash between Michael Adams and Alexei Shirov. Micky gained a slight edge in a Ruy Lopez ... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Fri Nov 2, 2007 7:21pm.
See previous news for report on the match. Sorry for the delay, been having computer problems. Read more »
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Submitted by
IM Trendle on Thu Nov 1, 2007 10:42am.
It has been suggested to me that I should continue my reporting on England's progress under the section of 'news' rather than as a blog update. I shall therefore aim to do this, and then do a summary on my blog with a link to the... Read more »
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Submitted by
jay on Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:27pm.
My brother flew down from Oregon and we decided to make the drive up to Santa Rosa from San Jose to check out the Exchange Bank Fall Classic. We got there just in time for registrations which ended at 9:30am. The turnout was pretty good (I thought... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:11am.
The Magistral "Ciutat de Barcelona 07" was held from October 18-27, 2007 in Barcelona, Spain. GM Hikaru Nakamura won the event with 7/9 at a +5 score! He led the event at every round from start to finish. Now lets take a look at a... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:38am.
The Calvia Chess Festival was held from October 15 - 23, 2007 in Mallorca, Spain. GM Mikhalevski won the event with an impressive +7 score (8/9)! The final standings were: 1) GM Mikhalevski (8/9) 2) GM Spragett (7/9) 3-11) GM Wojtaszek... Read more »
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Submitted by
love_romance13 on Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:02am.
hello frndz here i m trying to present full essent tournament.........bt i got some games........i hope u enjoy it........ Read more »
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Submitted by
Mr-Patrick on Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:28pm.
The inaugural Fairfield County Open Speed Chess Tournament was held in the grand ballroom of the Norwalk Inn & Conference Center in Norwalk, CT on October 14, 2007. Some of the best players in the tri-state area battled for the $800 prize... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:47pm.
The Essent Tournament was held from October 14-20, 2007 in Hoogeveen, Netherlands. Final standings: 1) GM Shakhryar Mamedyarov (4.5/6) 2) GM Loek van Wely (4/6) 3) GM Ruslan Ponomariov (3.5/6) 4) GM Zaven Andriasyan (0/6) Mamedyarov finishe... Read more »
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Submitted by
erik on Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:50pm.
Chess.com was invited to attend the 1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational organized by the Hip-Hop Chess Federation in San Francisco this past weekend. We thought it would be interesting to meet some of the advertised people like: hiphop artist RZA ... Read more »
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Submitted by
wuyang on Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:31pm.
Found this item to be very interesting and thought I might pass it along to the memebers of Chess.com. Nice to see Hip Hop artists coming together for something as noble as Chess as well as the creation of a scholarship fund for the teenage ... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:28pm.
In the men's section the Linex-Magic team were the champions by winning 6 out of 7 matches ending up with a total of 13 match points. The players for Linex-Magic included GM Adams, GM Kamsky, GM Rublevsky, GM Sargissian, GM Cheparinov, IM Pere... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Tue Oct 9, 2007 8:21pm.
The 2007 Isle of Man event had an exciting finish with 6 players tying for first! The final standings were: 1-6) GM Kobalia, GM Roiz, GM Efimenko, GM Bartel, GM Yakovich, GM Golod (6.5/9) Now I will provide full commentary and annota... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Oct 1, 2007 2:54pm.
There was an eight way tie for first in the 2007 Miami Chess Open! The final standings were: 1-8) GM Nakamura, GM Izoria, GM Mikhalevski, GM Shabalov, GM Akobian, GM Sadvakasov, GM Panchanathan, IM Sarkar (6.5/9) 9-11) GM Becerra, IM... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:45am.
Anand is the new world Champion! He was undefeated throughout the event and finished on a +4 score. The final round games were: GM Anand - GM Leko, 1/2-1/2 GM Kramnik - GM Aronian, 1-0 GM Svidler - GM Grischuk, 1-0 GM Morozevich - GM Gelfan... Read more »
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Submitted by
bazilm on Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:46pm.
Mexico City, Sep 30 - Viswanathan Anand installed himself as the new world chess champion wi... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:31am.
Anand and Gelfand both draw their games to give Anand a solid lead heading into the last round while Leko defeated Morozevich to get back on an even score. The games were: GM Leko - GM Morozevich, 1-0 GM Grischuk - GM Anand, 1/2-1/2 GM Gel... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:39am.
Boris Gelfand fights back with a win over Aronian to threaten Anand's lead with two rounds to go. The games were: GM Svidler - GM Anand, 1/2-1/2 GM Aronain - GM Gelfand, 0-1 GM Kramnik - GM Leko, 1-0 GM Morozevich - GM Grischuk, 1-0 &nb... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:40am.
Amazingly in Round 11 Anand pulled out another win against Morozevich to take a commanding lead with a score of +4! The games were: GM Anand - GM Morozevich, 1-0 GM Gelfand - GM Svidler, 1/2-1/2 GM Grischuk - GM Kramnik, 1/2-1/2 GM Leko - G... Read more »
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Tue Sep 25, 2007 9:02am.
Round 10 saw Aronian defeating Grischuk to get back on an even score. The games were: GM Aronian - GM Grischuk, 1-0 GM Kramnik - GM Anand, 1/2-1/2 GM Gelfand - GM Leko, 1/2-1/2 GM Svidler - GM Morozevich, 1/2-1/2 Standings after 10 o... Read more »
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