Necessary contradiction
One of the relieving epiphanies someone can experience is the realization of necessary contradiction
View ArticleCordingley puzzle 138 #chess
Black to play and win Solution One more that I fluffed. I saw the initia
View ArticleA Summer´s Chess Tale
What would you play here? .- The position is from Karpov – Timman, Brussels 1988. One of the
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After a long time of badgering (I shall not mention any names – Miao…), a month or two a
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Pix from Marshall Masters 8/20/2013
On Tuesday, these pictures were taken by me at the Marshall Chess Club.
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84th FIDE Congress Agenda
FIDE is publishing the Agenda and Annexes for the 84th FIDE Congress scheduled from 30th September to 10th October 2013 in Tallinn, Estonia.Download the Agenda.Download the Emergency GA Agenda.List of...
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FIDE Online Arena - FAQs
With its FIDE online ratings and highly advanced anti-cheating protection, FIDE Online Arena has generated great interest from chess players around the world. In the short period the limited test...
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Vesna Rozic loses hardest battle, dies at 26
The chess scene is shocked today by the news that two-times Slovenian Chess Champion WIM Vesna Rozic (2260) lost the battle with cancer and has passed away. Rozic was just 26 years old. The news was...
View ArticleQuarterfinals Set at Chess World Cup
With Levon Aronian out, Fabiano Caruana is the top seed remaining in the FIDE World Cup, and he lived up to that billing in the Round of 16. Caruana scored a tidy 2-0 win over Julio Granda to move on...
View ArticleObert Internacional d’Escacs de Figueres Miquel Mas
The 14th International Chess Open Miquel Mas was held on 11-18th August at the Martín Zermeño Auditorium in Sant Ferran Castle in Figueres, Spain. There were three playing sections: Group A (9-round...
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FIDE World Cup 2013: Round 5 - Game 1
Playing with White Vladimir Kramnik defeated Anton Korobov and took the lead in the match. Other games finished in draws.By Anastasia Karlovich Full results and pairings Videos LIVE games Photo...
View ArticleWorld Chess Cup 2013 – Round 5, Game 1
Four matches of the fifth round of the World Chess Cup 2013 have started today. Tomashevsky Evgeny – Kamsky Gata The American Champion defended with the Slav and Tomashevsky didn’t show much of...
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Kramnik beats Korobov in first game World Cup quarter-finals
Vladimir Kramnik took the lead in his minimatch with Anton Korobov. The 14th World Champion defeated his Ukrainian opponent from a typical isolated queen's pawn position with the untypical plan of...
View Article28th & 29th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational Concluded
Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted two norm round robin tournaments from August 13th to 18th, 2013. These tournaments were the 28th and 29th in its series and were held in Suite C855 of the California...
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In Depth Interview with Susan Polgar
Susan Polgarby RYAN KOHLS on Aug 23, 2013 • 12:53 pmIf you love a good tale about women who are socially constructed geniuses, smash gender barriers and humiliate sexist men in sports, I’ve got someone...
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All set for Chennai
Chess: All set for the World Championship matchDC | S Sujatha | 3 hours 20 min agoThe biggest chess match in the new millennium — the world chess championship between Viswanathan Anand of India and...
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Chess in Art Postscript: Themes Like Today Already
This post continues the examination of Yves Marek's book Art échecs et mat (2008) begun last week. We have now got to those themes with a more contemporary genesis and resonance. As last time, as we go...
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Practical tactic
White to move. How should white proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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