5 Decorative and Unique Chess Sets
Chess is just a sport of persistence and technique and a game title of complete panel control and be
View ArticleAntsirabe: chess time
I take the orange skin You take the little stones Let’s start the game In a “material po
View ArticleMelinda on Arriving in Madison
Melinda J. Matthews writes about arriving in Madison as the Denker tournament of high school champions, Barber K-8, National Girls Invitational and US Open kick off.
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BCC $5 OPEN: NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD AT 45 PARTICIPANTS // IN 3 SECTIONS // 18...
The chess stars are here. This photo is priceless. This is the most well-attended event to date this year. THE $5 OPEN: IN 3 SECTIONS: OPEN / U1950 / U1650 RESULTS: OPEN SECTION Tian Rossi, black vs...
View ArticleDortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting - Round 3
Michael Adams defeated Fabiano Caruana to move into the sole lead in Dortmund tournament with 2,5/3 points.The other four games of the round were drawn.The second win in a row put Adams ahead of the...
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Visit to Voronezh
On July 25th the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Voronezh, Russia where met with the Governor of Voronezh oblast, Mr. Alexey Gordeev. President Ilyumzhinov visited the Voronezh Olympic...
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They're (not) Off
What might have beenPenarth 2013So here we are again. The British Championships - the 100th edition no less - kicking off today. Amusing as I thought it would be to take yesterday's bonus post from EJH...
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Marshall July Under 2300, 7/27/2013
On Saturday, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.Round One: Pirc DefenseJim West (USCF 2237) - Henry Qi (USCF 1913), Marshall Chess Club 7/27/20131.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5...
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World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad - Round 8
Please watch the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad Round 8 video report.
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I’m writing this from Denmark. Yes, Denmark!! I finally made it to ‘real’ Scandinavia (sorry Finland, but any country where I have to use Euro rather than Kroners – despite the extra convenience –...
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Biel R7: Moiseenko & Vachier-Lagrave win, Bacrot still leads
Etienne Bacrot escaped with a draw against Ding Liren and kept his slim lead at the Breisacher Memorial in Biel, Switzerland. Alexander Moiseenko and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, who beat Richard Rapport...
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Dortmund R4: Kramnik joins Adams in the lead
Vladimir Kramnik caught Michael Adams in first place in round four of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Germany. The Russian, who won the tournament a record ten times, defeated Georg Meier...
View ArticleBiel 2013 Round 7 Videos
Ding Liren and Etienne Bacrot discuss their round 7 game with Daniel King. Post-game interviews with Ding Liren, Etienne Bacrot, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alexander Moiseenko.
View ArticleThe Old and the New at the Pacific Coast Open
GM Timur Gareev FM John Bryant tied for first at the Pacific Coast Open in Agoura Hills, which featured a mix of traditions and innovations. Full story by Randy Hough with games and details.
View ArticleTravel, redwoods, etc.
First a little bit of chess news in a mostly off-topic post: ChessLecture now has a YouTube page, so if any of you have ever wondered what the lectures are like, you can now watch a few (well, only one...
View ArticleLearning From Top Players by GM Alex Finkel
In this post I would like to show you that learning and analyzing the games of top players isn’t just very useful to enrich your opening knowledge and expand the horizons, but it has a great practical...
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Sixty Memorable Annotations
20: Hsu - Nunn, Manila Olympiad 199224 Kh2After Hsu's 24 Kh2, I understand why Alekhine sometimes 'improved' his games by substituting the brilliant finish he had foreseen for the mundane conclusion...
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Marshall July Under 2300, 7/28/2013
On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the under 2300 tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.Round Four: Caro-Kann Defense, King's Indian AttackJim West (USCF 2237) - Tyrone Ferrara (USCF 1608),...
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World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad - Closing Ceremony
Please watch the Video report from the closing ceremony of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in China.
View ArticleDortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Underway in Germany
Dortmund may not have the prestige it once enjoyed -- after all, this tournament was once used as a Candidates Tournament back in 2002. But it still attracts some of the best players in the world, and...
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