G/25 on 5 June….dubbed “The Royal Divorce” ….by M. Kellie
NOTE: I call this game,” the royal divorce” and of course, divorce is rarely a ‘good’ thing. Game reviewed at the Dayton Chess Club on June 5th, 2013. G/25 T/D 5 sec, names removed. Game commentary...
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Free Adult Beginner Chess Classes
Tuesdays, July 23 to August 27: Adult Beginner Classes 7:00 to 8:30 pm. This Boylston Chess Foundation course is for adult beginners who would like to learn the rules and improve their chess. These...
View ArticleGM Caruana vs GM l’ami Tata Steel 2013 – analyzed by W. Sedlar
GM Caruana vs GM l’ami Tata Steel 2013 1. e4 c6 2. D4 d5 After these moves, black is playing the Caro Kann defence. The caro kann is an orthodox response to e4, which leads to SEMI-OPEN games....
View ArticlePart of Old Kingdom Sphinx Uncovered in Tel Hazor (Northern Israel)
From phys.org.news Unique Egyptian sphinx unearthed in north Israel (Update) Jul 09, 2013 by Jonah Mandel Part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in northern Israel on...
View ArticleFarming Invented at Least Twice -- Once on the Persian Plateau
Absolutely fascinating. I've long believed that if there is some truth, however mangled, in the old biblical accounts, then maybe, just maybe, the biblical traditionalists are looking for the remains...
View ArticleAnalysis of an Ancient War Wound (and the Soldier Survived, Too)
From Live Science Well, I'm not sure how the formatting is going to turn out on this article, I hope it is readable! It sure is interesting. How X-Rays Demystified a 2,500-Year-Old Battle Wound...
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Predecessors VI: Fischer-Euwe 1960
In his Times column for 8 July 2011, Ray Keene annotated the game Fischer-Euwe from the Leipzig Olympiad, 1960. The column is below.This was not the last time he was to annotate that game for the Times...
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Pix from Marshall July Open
On Sunday, these pictures were taken by me at the Marshall Chess Club.
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GM LARRY CHRISTIANSEN SIMUL OVERFLOWING // THE KIDS CAME AND ENJOYED // THE...
You can see by the smiles on their faces that GM LarryC is a big hit with the crowd. Here he faces off with Aaron Brown from Maryland. Joel Wald, Weaver Adams Co-Champion vs GM LarryC on the move; up...
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Beijing GP R7: White scores 5.5-0.5, Grischuk & Mamedyarov lead
Alexander Grischuk and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov kept their first place in the standings of the Grand Prix tournament in Beijing as both won their games on Thursday. In the longest game of the round,...
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BCC GRAND PRIX THIS SATURDAY // THIS IS THE EVENT TO PLAY // GREAT FOR THE...
GRAND PRIX Check out the results so far . . . FIDE GRAND PRIX BCC GRAND PRIX PLAY CHESS LIKE THE PROFESSIONALS 60/SD (5"delay) secure your lead in the standings . . . $5 entry fee // $10...
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Predecessors VI: Fischer-Euwe 1960 (Part II)
Yesterday we were discussing the game Fischer-Euwe from the 1960 Olympiad, in the context of its appearance in two Times columns by Ray Keene, both of which, though in largely different ways,...
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Reinderman & Schut are the new Dutch Champions
GM Dimitri Reinderman won his first Dutch title on Thursday after beating GM Wouter Spoelman 2-0 in a playoff. Both players had an excellent tournament and finished on 5.5/7. WIM Lisa Schut won the...
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Summary Report of QC Council Meeting
SUMMARY REPORT OF QC COUNCIL MEETING IN ATHENS1-2 June 2013 Annex QC1 ANALYSIS QC consultant Jeff Sonas has developed a "Retroactive Rating Calculator" so that FIDE can investigate hypothetical changes...
View ArticlePromoting Organized Team Chess
In January 2013, a comment by Rodney K. stated: "I believe there were a few posts on the Jim (James) West Chess Blog that denounced the notion of promoting organized team chess. I do not remember the...
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Beijing: another loss for Karjakin; Grischuk & Mamedyarov still lead
He was leading for a number of rounds, but now he's collapsing: Sergey Karjakin. The Russian grandmaster lost his third game in a row in Beijing on Friday, to Veselin Topalov, and dropped back to...
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John Lewis III
By the time you read these words EJH and I will be on the way back to Penarth for a week's holiday and the South Wales International. Follow me - @Berlin_Endgame - for tournament updates,...
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"NY Times" Review of "Computer Chess"
In The New York Times, Mekado Murphy reviews Computer Chess.
View ArticleDaniel Naroditsky Earns Final GM Norm
Reigning US Junior Champion Daniel Naroditsky earned his final GM norm at the Benasque Open in Spain, held from July 4-13.
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