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Stuck in the middle with you
Here's a column Ray wrote for the Spectator, in the issue for 25 June 2011. It's called In Medias Res.In the column he annotated the game Carlsen-Nakamura from the tournament in Medias, Romania.Here's...
View ArticleAl Riyadh Open Chess Tournament
Saudi Chess Association in cooperation with Qatar Chess Federation and NGiT is holding the Saudi Riyadh International Chess Championship on 26-28th June at the cultural cafe in Riyadh. The 11-round...
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Pix from Westfield Quads 6/23/2013
These pictures were taken by me on Sunday during the quads in Westfield.
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Title Norms: Deadline extended to 31 July 2013
Due to move of offices and upgrading of computers and technical software and hardware in the past 20 years, it has been an onerous task to verify norms achieved from old tournaments based on the then...
View ArticleNew: the current state of the Grünfeld Defence
Just in: Chess Developments: The Grünfeld. The Grünfeld has never been better! Such is the popularity with top players (Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, and many others) that today every line is important and...
View ArticleAlready 37 teams registered for European Club Cup (Updated)
The European Chess Club Cup 2013 will take place on 19-27 October, 2013, in the conference center of the 5-star Rodos Palace Convention Resort which is regarded as one of the finest deluxe hotels on...
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Humpy Koneru wins 2nd Women's Grand Prix in Dilijan
On Friday Humpy Koneru won the Grand Prix in Dilijan, Armenia. The Indian grandmaster scored 8/11 and finished a full point ahead of Anna Muzychuk and Nana Dzagnidze. After two of the six tournaments,...
View ArticleMy Friends Latest OTB game
Feedback appreciated. How does this opening play out and what exactly is it?
View ArticleLive Standard Game Analysis #1
Hi everyone! This is my blog in which in which I analyze my OTB and long chess games and post them. I do this because I want to increase my USCF rating, which is 1443. This is the first live standard...
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Interview with Anna Muzychuk
You are representing Slovenian Chess Federation since 2004. Wasn’t it difficult to take such kind of responsibility at the age of 14? As you said I was a girl of 14 and my parents made the decision for...
View ArticleMy Goals
Here are my chess goals by the end of this year (2013): 1. Be a 1600+ rated chess player in online chess. 2. Be a 1400+ rated chess player in blitz and standard chess. 3. Play and memorize at least 5...
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$21,000 Guaranteed - Greater Midwest Classic (Chicago) on July 4th weekend!
July 5-6-7, 2013 - The Greater Midwest Classic and The Billy Colias Memorial Invitational$21,000 Unconditionally Guaranteed! Prizes: Billy Colias Memorial Invitational Sections A, B, C (FIDE rated):...
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Armenian President becomes the Godfather of Sargissian
Source: http://armenpress.amChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Webster U incoming freshman Le Quang Liem is the 10th World Blitz Champ
Chess hero Liem joins sport's all-time greatsVietNamNet Bridge – On June 10, Vietnamese grand master Le Quang Liem became the tenth World Blitz Chess champion.Standing ovation: Le Quang Liem is joined...
View ArticleCarls Jr USCF Weekly Wed Tournament
So this starts my 3rd OTB rated Tournament. I came across info of this tournament from a parent I've met through a prior scholastic chess event. This was my first tournament outside of Chess Emporium....
View ArticleHumpy Koneru victorious in Dilijan Grand Prix
The second tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand-Prix 2013-2014 took place from 16th to 28th June in Dilijan, Armenia. Indian Grandmaster and former World Championship challenger Humpy Koneru took a...
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Game saving tactic
2r1r2k/4P1p1/4R2p/1p2Q3/8/3p3P/p2q2PK/5R2 w - - 0 1White to move. How can White stop Black's passed pawns? How should white proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
View ArticleQuote of the day.
“Be the chess player, not the chess piece!” Never let anybody control the life you live.
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