Flash in the Pan: Fork
It’s been going on for quite a while, but it’s almost over. A lot has been lost, but a l
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Here’s what a ‘lost’ position looks like: I was white – I lost on time in th
View Article8th Tal Memorial 2013: Gelfand Juara, Carlsen runner-up
Boris Gelfand berhasil menjuarai turnamen catur 8th Tal Memorial 2013, menyisihkan Magnus Carlsen da
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Geneva: Kramnik makes it to the semis as well
Vladimir Kramnik became the fourth player to reach the semi-finals of the Geneva Chess Masters on Friday. The 14th World Champion needed a blitz playoff to beat Swiss grandmaster Yannick Pelletier. On...
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ChessOcrPict for Android
Dr. Gerhard Roth, whose app ChessOcr recognizes chess figures in books using the camera on an Android device, has created another app ChessOcrPict which does the same as ChessOcr.But the input is...
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April 2013 Tactics Time Column
Click Here to read the April 2013 Tactics Time Column from the Colorado State Chess Association’s magazine the Colorado Chess Informant in PDF. Tournaments include: Winter Springs Open Colorado Springs...
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Carlsen beats Predojevic with (only) 2.5-1.5
On Saturday Magnus Carlsen won his four-game rapid match in Lillehammer against Borki Predojevic with 2.5-1.5. The world's number one only managed to beat his opponent from Bosnia & Hercegovina...
View ArticleMagnus Carlsen edges Borki Predojevic in rapid match
The world’s top rated player Magnus Carlsen faced Grandmaster Borki Predojevic from Bosnia & Herzegovina in a four games rapid match in Lillehammer this Friday and Saturday (28-29th June). The...
View ArticlePacific Southwest Open
The Pacific Southwest Open is scheduled to take place on July 5-7 at the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport. Concurrently, the Pacific Southwest Scholastic will be held on July 6th. The events will...
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Reubens Landey 2013 Boylston U2200 Championship beginning July 1 Reubens/Landey U2200 Championship WhenMon, July 1, 6:30pm – 11:00pm WhereBoylston Chess Club (map) Description5SS; 40/90,d5 G/20,d5;...
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Virtually the entire force was called for ... a chess set
Checkmate! Suspected Mandeville bomb turns out to be chess setBy Kim Chatelain, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune on June 29, 2013 at 5:22 PM, updated June 29, 2013 at 9:10 PM A...
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Bruzon dominates Edmonton Chess Festival
Cuban Remains on Top in Edmonton Chess Festival HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 28 (acn) Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon reached 13 points and remained as sole and undisputed leader of the Edmonton Chess Festival, in Canada,...
View ArticleMN Blitz Championship
On Sunday, June 23, I competed in the Minnesota Blitz Championship in St. Paul, MN. This was the second year I played this 18 game (9 double rounds) event, having won it last year with a score of...
View ArticleSicilian defense : Overview
1 e4, c5 is the Sicilian defence, which is considered as real test of 1 e4. White has 3 options: A- maintain strong hold on e4 and develop a king side attack, B- get strong hold on central squares e4...
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Doctor Zhivago of chess
Meeting ‘Zhivago’By ANDY SOLTISLast Updated: 11:08 PM, June 29, 2013Posted: 9:43 PM, June 29, 2013Boris Spassky recalled how he met the Doctor Zhivago of chess:En route to a tournament in Winnipeg,...
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Inarkiev wins Russian Higher League, earns spot in Tal Memorial 2014
Final standings, Men: 1-2. GMs Inarkiev (2680), Nepomniachtchi (2717) - 6½/9 3-7. GM Motylev (2655), IM Goganov (2562), GMs Shomoev (2565), Jakovenko (2713), IM Eliseev (2557) – 6 8-13. GMs Demchenko...
View ArticleCLOSED SICILIAN: overview
VARIATIONS OVERVIEW: Blacks 2nd move options: 2.... Nc6, 2.....d6, 2....e6, 2......a6, 2....g6 CLOSED SICILIAN 2....d6 with 2....d6: A: can be transposed to any variation of open Sicilian after : B:...
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