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Women's Success
Bela Khotenashvili became the 4th female GM in her country after Gapridashvili, Chiburdanidze, and Dzagnidze.Warda Aulie Medina became the 2nd player in Indonesia to earn the WGM title. The first was...
View ArticleChess.com University Presents Chess 014: Endgame Technique for 1200 - 1500...
Dear Chess.com Members, Chess.com University's Chess 013: Opening Proficiency for 1200 - 1500 Players concluded three weeks ago and turned out to be Chess.com University's best-selling course till date...
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Photos and Closing Ceremony Info
Photos from the second half and exclusive behind the scene photos (more will be uploaded later): https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/WC20132ndHalf 350+ pictures from the first 6 games:...
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Marshall Saturday Game/60 11/23/2013
Yesterday I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round One: Philidor Counter GambitJason Li (USCF 1635) - Jim West (USCF 2210), Marshall Chess Club 11/23/20131.e4...
View ArticleClosed Sicilian Taimanov, ignoring e5...
In this Sicilian Taimanov my opponent did not play d4 and instead opted for an early Bg5. I underestimated the e5 threat. Could have played on and defended better against the Ne4-d6 idea, but instead...
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Tactics Time Chess eBook Video Review by Kingscrusher
Thanks to Kingscrusher for taking the time to do a video review of my eBook! Be sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel – he makes a ton of amazing chess videos!
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Harry Lyman Memorial Boylston Chess Foundation Presents Harry Lyman Memorial $1, 000 prize fund guaranteed Saturday, December 21 $$1000G!! Open – U1950 – U1650 Saturday, December 21, 2013 4SS;...
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BCC HOSTS GREG HAGER MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT // CHASE / ABDI // FRICKER / MARTIN...
GREG HAGER MEMORIAL TOURNAMETIN 2 SECTIONS: OPEN AND U1950OPEN SECTIONFM Chris Chase (green and blue) seen here playing NM Eric Godin in Round 2, went undefeated with 3.5 points,sharing 1-2nd place...
View Article2013 Women's Grandmaster Tournament (Chennai)
November 6 - 14, 2013. Final Standings - from Chess-Results dot com (some comments below): Final Ranking after 11 Rounds Rk.SNoNameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1 TB2 TB3 13WGMGomes Mary...
View Article23rd World Senior Women's Chess Championship
Holy Hathor! GM Nona Gaprindashvili played in a simul during this event on November 23 - say what! Yep, she played! I sure wish this event had received more publicity, for she is one of the great...
View Article2013 Brno Open
The 2013 Brno (Czech Republic) Open took place November 16 - 23, 2013. Here are the final standings - a chess femme took clear first place. I saw this reported at The Week in Chess through the early...
View ArticleOh Pooh, Not a Curse After All
So much for the curse of the mummy and all that, ha! I do rather wish the cause of the movement would not have been so easy to figure out... 19 November 2013 Last updated at 21:04 ET Vibrations rotate...
View ArticleMeretites and Kahai, Pyramid Age Love Story
Pyramid Age love story comes to life in Egyptian tomb's vivid color Owen Jarus LiveScience Nov. 15, 2013 at 6:36 PM ET She was a priestess named Meretites, and he was a singer named Kahai, who...
View ArticleA closing and opening day for World Chess Championships (UPDATE)
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View ArticleMaturity and Majesty
While Magnus Carlsen’s victory is a victory for youth, with his numerous records in precociousness, it is unfair and incorrect to suggest that excellence and success are the exclusive domain of the...
View Article2nd Hyderabad Open Chess Tournament
After the conclusion of the Chennai Grandmaster Open and FIDE World Chess Championship Match, the action is moving 500 km north to Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh state. The 2nd Hyderabad Open...
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Blue or Red Pill? XXIV
Black to playNo more rook and pawn action from Chennai to report. Nothing going on for me at Hampstead this weekend either. Why don't we have another BORP? ?The closest I came to the prince of...
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Marshall Sunday Game/45 11/24/2013
On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round Two: Philidor Counter GambitNicole Zlotchevsky (USCF 1584) - Jim West (USCF 2210), Marshall Chess Club...
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Carlsen Crowned World Champion (After Enjoying Some Football & Basketball)
At a very brief closing ceremony Magnus Carsen was officially crowned World Champion on Monday at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Chennai, India. Carlsen, who won his match against Viswanathan Anand last...
View ArticleMiami Sharks, 2013 US Chess League Champions!
Congratulations to the Miami Sharks, who won their first US Chess League Championship title. Kostya covers their playoff road and their final victory over the New York Knights.
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