Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:32am.
Now that Kasparov and Karpov have finished blessing us all with some nostalgia and light entertainment in the name of charity (corrected blitz game scores now available here), the chess world's attention turns to serious matters once more.
The 2n... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:45am.
So, Garry Kasparov won the rapid games 3-1 in his match against Anatoly Karpov. Today (24th Sept) sees them move on to the 8 scheduled blitz games.
Sadly, but not surprisingly, the official site has been suffering under the weight of Internet t... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:37pm.
Garry Kasparov has taken an early lead with two convincing wins against his old adversary, Anatoly Karpov in their rapid/blitz match in Valencia.
The official site held up pretty well under the strain, with the moves being broadcast without many ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:15pm.
You may have heard that former World Chess Champions, and living legends, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov are playing a rapid/blitz match for charity in Valencia, Spain.
Several anxious members (well, two anyway!) have asked when today's game i... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:46am.
The Swedish TV show "Skavlan" has broadcast an interview with Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen (in English), which is currently available to replay online here. The segment with Kasparov and Carlsen starts at around 43:40 and lasts about 10 mi... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:14am.
A nine-player round GM robin tournament is underway in Antwerp, Belgium. The InventiChess competition takes place from 18-26 September and features an intriguing line-up including top seed Etienne Bacrot, veteran Jan Timman, and top women's play... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:25am.
Universal Event Promotion (UEP), perhaps best known in the chess world for their promotion of the 2008 World Championship between Vladimir Kramnik and Vishy Anand, are organising a match between English #1 Nigel Short (pictured - Elo 2706), and Uk... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:51am.
For many years the reputation of China as a chess playing nation has grown almost as fast as the country's economy. Although China has it's own version of the royal game - Xiangqi (a.k.a. Chinese Chess), it has made great strides in the traditio... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:31am.
Both games were drawn in the sixth and final round in the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, confirming Lev Aronian as the tournament winner.
After losing in the first round, Aronian then won four games in a row to put himself in an unassailable positio... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:40am.
As previously reported, Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov have agreed to play a rapid/blitz match in Valencia, Spain from 21-24 September. There is now an English language website for the event here.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of their ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Sep 11, 2009 12:45pm.
Yet another win by Lev Aronian (pictured) in the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao has sealed victory for the popular Armenian with one round to spare.
His victim in round five was Alexei Shirov, who is now fated to trail in last of the four competitors... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:18pm.
In round four of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, Lev Aronian (pictured) won for the third time in a row to take the overall lead.
Aronian beat early leader Alexander Grischuk in an exciting game, where an early bishop sacrifice (10. Bxb5) was fol... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Sep 8, 2009 2:08pm.
The exciting chess continued in round 3 of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, with both games ending in decisive results.
Aronian used the Marshall Gambit to great effect against Shirov to earn a short win in just 29 moves. In the final position... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Sep 8, 2009 10:41am.
The 10th Montreal International ended yesterday with Germany's top ranked player Arkadij Naiditsch (pictured) emerging as the winner.
The 23 year-old Naiditsch won the 12-player round-robin tournament with a score of 7.5/11. Going into the last... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Sep 7, 2009 10:44pm.
On day two of the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, Alexander Grischuk (pictured) extended his lead with a win over Alexei Shirov.
The Russian showed good technique in the endgame, making his outside passed pawn and bishop v knight advantage count.
Le... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Sep 7, 2009 10:19am.
When you're already the fourth highest rated chess player in the world, it must be hard to find coaches who can really stretch you...
Magnus Carlsen has solved that problem by the remarkable coup of landing the former world champion, and arguably... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Sep 6, 2009 2:34pm.
With only four combatants in the Grand Slam Final in Bilbao, there are just two games per round to entertain us. Fortunately, all the players have reputations for dynamic play, so we should have enough action to keep us happy.
The Karjakin v S... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Sep 5, 2009 5:51am.
The Spanish city of Bilbao is set to play host once again to the Grand Slam Final Masters from 6-12 September.
The tournament pits the winners of major tournaments during 2009 against one another.
Despite the withdrawal of Veselin Topalov, and t... Read more »
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Submitted by
strani on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:28am.
Very exciting stuff to come from Saint Louis as The Chess Club and Scholastic Center released the following press release regarding the upcoming US Women's Chess Championship!
I for one am really excited about the upcoming tournament. Being an OT... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:58am.
At the NH Tournament in the Netherlands, the 'Experience' team beat the 'Rising Stars' by a score of 27.5-22.5 in an entertaining contest.
The stronger line-up for this year's 'Experience' team finally saw them end a run of three consecutive def... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:58am.
If your chess club were celebrating it's 200th anniversary, how would you celebrate?
Zurich Chess Club - the oldest chess club in the world - chose to invite a few friends to give simuls and then play in a rapid competition. Who were the friend... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM FM_Eric_Schiller on Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:09pm.
I come to chess.com for chess, not politics. I am a political activist, but I confine my political activities to the streets and to the huge progressive blog dailyKos. So it was somewhat surprising what I found that the blog was going to hold its ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:17pm.
An exciting last round in the Jermuk Grand Prix saw Vassily Ivanchuk (pictured) win with the black pieces to finish the undefeated sole winner on 8.5/13.
A great result for the popular Ukrainian, who re-enters the world's top 10 after a recent po... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:16am.
The 2009 NH 'Rising Stars v Experience' Tournament in the Netherlands runs from 21-30 August. This event will pit a team of young talents against a team of more experienced players.
It's an interesting idea for a team tournament, but last year ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:28pm.
The British Team have defeated the Netherlands at the Howard Staunton Memorial tournament in London. Or perhaps one could say that Nigel "Nosher" Short (pictured) defeated the Dutch team since he scored a remarkable 8/10, achieving a performance... Read more »
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