Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:42am.
PRESS RELEASE
Lindenwood Launches World-Class Collegiate Chess Program
University Offering Chess Scholarships, Forming Team for Competition
Lindenwood University is putting out a call for some of the finest young chess players in America and ab... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sun Jan 8, 2012 9:12am.
The recent 4-part defence (part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4) of the banned Rybka program, published by Chessbase and authored by Dr. Søren Riis, a computer scientist at Queen Mary University, has received a swift response from the Internationa... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jan 3, 2012 1:42pm.
Many thanks to all the Chess.com members who entered the 2011 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler.
There were 20 chess related questions, and a total of 28 marks to earn, but how many did you answer correctly?
There were a few really tricky questions this... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Jan 3, 2012 2:42am.
In June 2010 Vasik Rajlich, the author of the strongest commercial chess software program - Rybka, was sensationally accused of plagiarizing code from other programs, especially Fruit.
The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) stripped ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:28am.
FIDE have published the latest official rating list, and Magnus Carlsen has consolidated his status as the world's #1 rated player.
Carlsen gained 9 rating points to reach a career high of 2835 Elo, a full 30 points clear of new #2 Lev Aronian.
... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:03pm.
Welcome to the 2011 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler!
What better way to entertain yourself over the holiday season than by trying to answer the questions in our fun seasonal chess quiz?
There should be something for everyone, so you don't need to be ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:32am.
The widely acclaimed documentary film Bobby Fischer Against The World by director Liz Garbus is being shown on the UK television channel BBC4 tomorrow (Wednesday 30 November) at 9pm.
BBC4 is a free-to-air digital channel, so may be available outs... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:57am.
Vladimir Kramnik's recent good form sees him rejoin the 2800+ Elo club in the official FIDE ranking list for November 2011, but with no gain on his #4 spot from the previous list in September.
Magnus Carlsen remains the #1 ranked player, slightly... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Sep 1, 2011 10:47am.
Magnus Carlsen retains his world #1 ranking in the latest official rating list from FIDE.
Carlsen creeps up 2 points to 2823, with Vishy Anand and Lev Aronian the other current members of the 2800+ club.
Vladimir Kramnik's excellent performance ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Jul 1, 2011 9:00am.
Magnus Carlsen has regained the #1 position at the top of the official FIDE world chess rankings. Carlsen gained six rating points during the Bazna Kings tournament, pushing world champion Vishy Anand back down to #2.
Carlsen tweeted that he was,... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:48am.
The computer chess engine Rybka has been sensationally stripped of its multiple World Computer Chess Champion titles and banned from competing in future events.
The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) took the action after an investig... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Tue May 31, 2011 9:41am.
The new Fischer biopic "Bobby Fischer Against The World" has had its premiere in the US, and will be broadcast on HBO on Monday 6th June.
Further details about the film can be found here.
The film will have its UK premiere on 15 July, and as par... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Gupta688 on Thu May 26, 2011 11:12pm.
Metropolitan Scholastic Chess Camp Promo Link
GM Michael Adams, GM Loek Van Wely, and GM Melikset Khachiyan (along with the support of several other titled instructors) will be coming together for a rare opportunity at a scholastic camp... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:33am.
The official FIDE rating list for May 2011 has been published. With the list now being published every two months rather than quarterly, it's more up-to-date but sometimes barely changes.
There is only one change to the top 10 since the March 201... Read more »
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Submitted by
ChessMarkstheSpot on Tue Apr 5, 2011 9:55am.
In chess, the history of the Simultaneous Exhibition (“Simul”) is a rich one. As with all World Records, many have sought to break the Simul record, setting a new and higher level with each attempt.
To mention a few:
· ... Read more »
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Submitted by
webmaster on Fri Apr 1, 2011 11:32am.
Chess.com is very excited to announce its future in the "online gaming community" as the world wide leader in... Checkers!
Erik, the owner and CEO of Chess.com had this to say about the coming changes:
"We are SO excited to make this transitio... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:08am.
FIDE has published the latest official rating list and it confirms that Vishy Anand has regained the top spot from his chief rival Magnus Carlsen.
There's not much to choose between them, but Anand's better result in Wijk Aan Zee made the differe... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:05am.
When the IBM super-computer Deep Blue defeated the reigning world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a match in 1997, it made headlines around the world.
However, after the match IBM retired their silicon chess monster, satisfied that their objecti... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:03am.
A new film about the American chess genius entitled "Bobby Fischer Against The World" debuted at the Sundance Film Festival recently and is now due for a wider release after Music Box Films announced that they have bought the theatrical distributi... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:14am.
How well did you do in the 2010 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?
Despite the questions being harder this year, the standard of entries was ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:43pm.
Welcome to the 2010 Chess.com Holiday Puzzler!
To help keep yourself entertained over the holiday season, why not try our fun seasonal chess quiz?
There should be something for everyone, so you don't need to be a Grandmaster to have a go!
But ... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Aug 4, 2010 10:03am.
In the mass media of newsprint, chess often struggles in Western countries to achieve even a cursory mention.
80-year old chess legend Leonard Barden has been writing chess columns in the UK for over 50 years. Now, his daily column for the Lond... Read more »
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Submitted by
SonofPearl on Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:53am.
The official July 2010 FIDE rating list has been published and it confirms Magnus Carlsen as the world #1 with his highest rating yet of 2826 Elo.
Only the great Garry Kasparov has ever achieved a higher rating, with his peak being 2851 Elo back ... Read more »
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Submitted by
GM dbojkov on Sat Jun 26, 2010 12:04am.
The fourth tournament of the women's Grand Prix series started yesterday in Jermuk, Armenia. The idea of the Grand Prix is not only to bring together the best female players in the world for six round-robin tournaments, but also to define one of t... Read more »
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Submitted by
IM ACEChess on Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:58pm.
The 2010 Copper State International, presented by Abstrax Inc came to a close on Wednesday June 9th in Mesa, Arizona. The tournament ended in the same way that it started: "Fighting Chess" on boards one through twenty! It seemed that every part... Read more »
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