Learning from the young Keres and Smyslov
September 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
In 1939 neither the legendary Paul Keres, 23, nor the future World Champion
Vassily Smyslov, 18, were obviously at their prime, but they were already very
strong and great battlers. In our Wednesday night Playchess
lecture Dennis Monokroussos takes a look at an encounter which starts with a
low-tech opening but develops into a firework of attacking brilliance. Wed. night, free of charge.
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The Milov vs. Rybka Handicap Match
September 24th, 2008 · Comments Off
The chess program Rybka has played a number of handicap matches against titled players, but never before one against a 2700+ player. Last week it got an opportunity against Vadim Milov, playing two regular games, two with pawn and move handicap and four with exchange odds. It was a well-matched battle, instructive for both the programmers and the Super-GM. Larry Kaufman reports.
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Like to get some sun this winter?
September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off
One of the quirks of living on the surface of a tilted sphere is opposite seasons. When it is cold, dark and damp in the Northern Hemisphere, the southern half is enjoying balmy weather, with the denizens engaging in activities such as mountain biking, kayaking, hiking, skydiving and river safaris in jet boats. You can join them and play chess as well. The Queenstown Open is in January.
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Get into the mood for Anand vs. Kramnik
September 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off
It is 21 days to go for the start of the long awaited World Championship match. While tension is rising you should not miss getting to know the champion and his challenger in person. While Kramnik recorded his famous DVD
'My Path to the Top'
at the end of 2007, Anand just recently made two DVDs, also in the Fritz Trainer format. Buy Vishys
'My
Career vol 1 and 2' now or read this review.
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NSK DDOR Novi Sad wins Serbian League
September 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off
The Serbian Chess League took place in Subotica, from September 1 to 12, 2008. Fifty-one participating grandmasters make it one of the world’s strongest leagues. The well deserved victory went to NSK DDOR from Novi Sad. Second was Beograd Beopublikum, which chould not catch Novi Sad in spite of a 6/10 result and 2704 performance by Arkadij Naiditsch. Report and games.
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Bilbao Masters: photographic impressions by Fred Lucas
September 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
We turn, as in the past, from the digicam journalists who swarm around chess events to the professionals who take their work very seriously, composing, framing, cropping, colour-correcting their high-quality pictures, and producing aesthetically pleasing visual feasts. Our friend and teacher Fred Lucas was at the Chess Masters in Bilbao and has provided us with his take on the event. Enjoy.
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Kampf der Könige – Fighting For The Crown
September 20th, 2008 · Comments Off
Just 23 days, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 06 seconds left (at the time of writing) for the start of the World Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik in Bonn, Germany. For those of you who can barely wait there is a chess quiz on the official site; an opportunity to buy premium tickets for the live online coverage; and a chess film on DVD with spectacular chess visuals.
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EU Individual Championships: Jan Werle wins
September 19th, 2008 · Comments Off
The Europen Championship in Liverpool, England, with 141 players and a prize fund is 30,000 pounds, was won by the young Dutch grandmaster Jan Werle, half a point ahead of a trio consisting of Czech GM Viktor Laznicka and the top Brits Michael Adams and Nigel Short (who lost one game by ringtone). The reporting on the tournament site was exceptional. Big pictorial wrapup.
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Frank Marshall’s contribution to chess
September 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
If you're a 1.e4 e5 player you will want to tune in to our Wednesday night Playchess lecture. Dennis Monokroussos takes a special look at one of the first great American players, Frank Marshall, whose fame continues until today on account of his Ruy Lopez gambit. The game is from the World Championship match against Emanuel Lasker in 1907. Very instructive.
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Nalchik: Alexandra Kosteniuk is the Women’s World Champion
September 17th, 2008 · Comments Off
The Russian GM drew the fourth game against the 14-year-old Chinese wondergirl Hou Yifan to win the final of the Women's World Championship with a 2.5:1.5 score. In the final game Alexandra Kosteniuk was winning but played it safe and drew with a perpetual check. Express report.
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