Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:02pm.
At the recent FIDE executive board meeting in Halkidiki, Greece, one of the most bizarre suggestions yet was thankfully NOT approved. However, the FIDE powers-that-be may still try to introduce it at a later date.
The already hugely controversi... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:54am.
Today marks the end of the (extended) deadline for bids from potential hosts for the planned Anand v Topalov match for the World Chess Championship.
Although none of the bidders could provide the bank guarantees that FIDE was looking for, the bid... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:24pm.
Women only chess events and women's chess titles - are they an invaluable help in promoting the women's game among commercial sponsors and providing opportunities for female chess players, or do they segregate talented women players into a self-pe... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Oct 3, 2009 2:13am.
The resolutely opaque FIDE bidding process to host the planned Anand versus Topalov world championship match some time in 2010 has so far failed to attract a bid backed by real, honest, check our Swiss bank account if you don't believe us, MONEY. ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:34am.
What is the difference between a sport and a game? And what qualifies a sport to be an Olympic sport? Is it all just a question of semantics? Or perhaps money?
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (pictured), the president of FIDE, has been courting the Olympi... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:38pm.
UEP are Universal Event Promotions, the organisation behind last year's highly successful World Chess Championship match between Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik. Following FIDE's opening up of the new WCC cycle to bidders, they are the first, a... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Feb 3, 2009 5:44am.
FIDE's Grand Prix series should have been a good idea; a series of tournaments featuring the world's top players to select a challenger for the World Championship.
However, changes to the rules and subsequent withdrawals by players and organisers... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:00am.
Don't worry. FIDE hasn't finally gone completely crazy and turned the royal game into a crazy chess variant. Maybe next year...
For now, most of the proposed changes, due to take affect from 1 July 2009, simply clear up any ambiguity in the r... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:12pm.
The Association Of Chess Professionals (ACP) is the closest thing that chess professionals have to a union. Organising professsional chess players can be a bit like trying to herd cats, so they have their work cut out!
Their purpose, according ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Dec 5, 2008 12:25pm.
Magnus Carlsen has decided to withdraw from the current Grand Prix series of events. The full announcement is at his father's blog, here. Carlsen's decision simply reflects the reality of the situation which he, and the remaining Grand Prix co... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Dec 4, 2008 12:17pm.
As reported recently, the next tournament in the Grand Prix series, due to be held in Doha, Qatar, has been cancelled.
New unconfirmed reports suggest that another event in the series - Montreux - which was due to be held in April, is also set ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Dec 4, 2008 11:46am.
Following the huge fuss surrounding Vassily Ivanchuk and the drugs test that never was, FIDE have issued the following rather terse announcement on their website...
Under the FIDE Anti Doping rules, the Ivanchuk case has been referred to the FIDE... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Dec 3, 2008 1:52pm.
You knew it had to happen. Just when you thought that the 38th Chess Olympiad had passed off without any serious off-the-board scandals, two blew up out of nowhere as soon as the event had finished!
The first incident, and perhaps the most seri... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:53pm.
It can hardly have escaped anyone's attention that a terrible armed conflict has flared up in the South Ossetia region of Georgia. The violence has claimed many lives and the whole region is in turmoil.
Anyone travelling near the area woul... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jun 1, 2008 1:10am.
Kirsan has the final word The president of FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (pictured), is reported as confirming that the Kamsky vs. Topalov match later this year will take place in Lvov, Ukraine and not in Sofia, Bulgaria. The question that has not been... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri May 30, 2008 12:50pm.
Kamsky prepared to play in Bulgaria Following on from Alexei Shirov's open letter (reported here), a representative of Gata Kamsky has issued a statement denying that Kamsky has officially declined to play in Bulgaria. To FIDE President Mr. Ki... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu May 29, 2008 1:41pm.
Shirov - "Nobody can wait forever" Breaking news - there are dramatic developments in the plans for the Kamsky vs. Topalov match due to be staged later this year as part of the current World Chess Championship cycle. Around two weeks ago... Read more »
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Submitted by
sandeepg on Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:30pm.
All India Chess Federation Central Council Meeting was held at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on December 21, 2007. In the meet, they discussed about the selection criteria for the Indian Olympiad Chess team, National A tournament selec... Read more »
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Submitted by
billwall on Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:18am.
World Chess Federation Rules on Ethics Violations; No More “Dunderheads”By Dylan Loeb McClain The World Chess Federation’s Ethics Commission has released four rulings concerning complaints against several players, organizers and ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:31pm.
The United States Chess Federation is currently holding elections to it's board, so if you are a member of the USCF don't forget to exercise your democratic right and vote! Some information on the election and the candidates can be ... Read more »
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