FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent: Round 4
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*Round 4 Results* *Name* *Res* *Name* Peter Svidler 1- 0 Ruslan
Ponomariov Peter Leko ½ - ½ Leinier Dominguez Perez Alexander Morozevich ½
- ½ Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½ - ½ Sergey Karjakin Gata
Kamsky 0 - 1 Wang Hao Fabiano Caruana 1 - 0 Boris Gelfand
Full report to follow.
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Official website
Photo Gallery of Round 4
Live Games
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*Round 3*
In the third round of Grand Prix in Tashkent two players succeeded to win
their games – Fabiano Caruana outplayed Gata Kamsky and Sh... more »
WWCC in Khanty-Mansiysk - Semifinal, Tie-break
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Anna Ushenina defeated Ju Wenjun on tie-break and advanced to the final
In the first tie-break game Anna, playing White, got an overwhelming
position after the opening. Ju Wenjun had to sacrifice a piece in order to
save her king from White’s attack. Black had some counterplay, but White
calmly parried all threats, and soon the Chinese resigned.
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In the second game Ju Wenjun got a better position, and Black sacrificed a
pawn to avoid bigger trouble. White responded by sacrificing an exchange
for two pawns, and had decent winning chances in the r... more »
Malta Chess Open: GM Heberla Bartlomiej wins on Tiebreak
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
GM Heberla Bartlomiej has won the 2nd Malta Chess Open on tiebreak versus
GM Petrov Marian. Both scored a total of 7,5 points each, but Heberla took
the trophy on higher tie-break. A total of 159 players from 28 countries
took part in the chess event that has found support from Malta Touristic
Agency and Cheverny International. A total of 12 GMs and seven IMs came to
the island to play the chess tournament south of Sicily.
Players from the north of Europe were especially attracted by 20 deg... more »
Khanty-Mansiysk Women's World Chess 2012: Ushenina Knocks out Wenjun, Joins Stefanova in Final
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
What do you do with a lost game at the Women's World Chess Championship?
The answer is 'fight it out'. That's the recipe Anna Ushenina of Ukraine
used to knock out Ju Wenjun of China in the tiebreak games of the
semi-final in Khanty Mansiysk on Sunday. Ushenina now meets Antoaneta
Stefanova of Bulgaria to vie for the World Women's Chess Champion 2012
title.
In the first tie-break game Anna, playing White, got an overwhelming
position after the opening. Ju Wenjun had to sacrifice a piece... more »
Sunday Puzzle-26
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 14 hours ago
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and
international puzzle expert Jack In the Box Shown is... more »
IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are World Senior Chess Champions 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are 2012 FIDE World Senior
Chess Champions, after they won the most prestigious senior title in the
world at the WSCC in the 5 star Galini Hotel in Kamena Vourla, Greece.
WGM Strutinskaya from Russia was the defending champion.
IM Kristiansen finished with 9,0/11, half a point ahead of his closest
competitors – silver medalist GM Anntoly Vassier and the bronze medalist GM
Evgeny Sveshnikov. IM Kristiansen started as 9th seeded in the compet... more »
World Women's Chess Championship, Semi-final, Tie-break
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 20 hours ago
Live Games (http://chess2012.ugrasport.com/houdini.html)
IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are World Senior Chess Champions
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IM Jens Kristiansen and WGM Galina Strutinskaya are 2012 FIDE World Senior
Chess Champions, after they won the most prestigious senior title in the
world at the WSCC in the 5 star Galini Hotel in Kamena Vourla, Greece.
IM Kristiansen finished with 9,0/11, half a point ahead of his closest
competitors – silver medalist GM Anntoly Vassier and the bronze medalist GM
Evgeny Sveshnikov. IM Kristiansen started as 9th seeded in the competition
and was held to a draw right from the start in round 1. He quickly
recovered and gained speed to achieve 7 wins in the ... more »
FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent: Round 3
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*Round 3 Results* *Name* *Res* *Name* Leinier Dominguez Perez ½ - ½ Rustam
Kasimdzhanov Fabiano Caruana 1 - 0 Gata Kamsky Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 1 - 0 Peter
Svidler Ruslan Ponomariov ½ - ½ Peter Leko Boris Gelfand ½ - ½ Alexander
Morozevich Sergey Karjakin ½ - ½ Wang Hao
Full report to follow.
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Official website
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*Round 2*
In the second round of Grand Prix tournament in Tashkent only one game was
decided – Russian player Alexander Morozevich won against rating favorite
Fabiano Caruana an... more »
WWCC in Khanty-Mansiysk - Semifinal, Game 2
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Antoaneta Stefanova was first to advance to the final match
Harika Dronavalli (India) needed to win as White to tie the match score
against Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria). In a slow maneuvering game the
Indian advanced her pawns on the queenside, and Stefanova pushed on the
kingside. As the game got more open, Black sacrificed a piece for White’s
three central pawns and obtained a big advantage. However, Stefanova did
not try to win the game outright and just forced a draw by repetition,
securing the match victory. Now the former World Champion will have a
chanc... more »
Team Chess in the Philippines in December
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
MANILA, Philippines – The Artillery Foundation of the Philippines, Inc.
(AFPI) will hold a rapid chess team competition in December in Makati
City. The 2012 AFPI National Government, Private and Commercial Rapid Chess
Team Championship will be open to all government, private and commercial
establishments, including schools and its employees and students.
Each entity may field one or more teams composed of four to five, who are
bona fide employees or students. Each team may also field only o... more »
Khanty-Mansiysk Women's World Chess 2012: Stefanova in Final; Ushenina, Wenjun to Play Tiebreak
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
*Antoaneta Stefanova - A second crack at the title!*
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The second games of the Women’s World Championship semifinals were played
today in Khanty-Mansiysk. Bulgaria's Antoaneta Stefanova becomes the first
to advance to the final match.
Harika Dronavalli (India) needed to win as White to tie the match score
against Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria). In a slow maneuvering game the
Indian advanced her pawns on the queenside, and Stefanova pushed on the
kingside. As the game got more open, Black... more »
Cool Chess Feature: The Chess Trail from Iceland to Canada and Further!
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
What do 'Iceland and chess', or 'Manitoba and Chess' remind you of? Surely,
of Bobby Fischer... among other things! We found this beautiful chess
feature article on The Winnipeg Freepress.
*Chess has linked Gimli and Reykjavik since 1880s
By: Irwin Lipnowski*
For two magical months in the summer of 1972, the Earth stood still. All
eyes were riveted on Reykjavik, Iceland, enthralled by the epic battle that
unfolded to determine who would reign as the 11th chess champion of the
world. In the... more »
Carlsen vs the World in Mexico - Vote Chess
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2012
Hi everyone,
There are two interesting chess events taking place this weekend in
Mexico. The first event will be the Torneo Cuadrangular where Magnus
Carlsen will meet Lazaro Bruzon, Judit Polgar, and Manuel Leon Hoyos. The
tournament is a knockout event composed of mini matches. The second event
is with Carlsen playing against the World in simultaneous games. The
tournament will be a variant of vote chess. Three GMs will be suggesting
what they consider to be the best moves in the game, while the audi... more »
WWCC in Khanty-Mansiysk - Semifinal, Game 1
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Antoaneta Stefanova from Bulgaria took the lead against the Indian Harika
Dronavalli, winning the first game of the match with White pieces. The
former World Champion got a promising position after the opening. After
lengthy maneuvering White made a break on the kingside and won a pawn.
Black still had drawing chances and could equalize with accurate defending,
but Harika impatiently went for a sharp counterattack. She sacrificed
another pawn and then a piece, but miscalculated and did not get sufficient
compensation for her losses. Stefanova combined defensive m... more »
Women's World Chess Championship, Semi-final, Game 2
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Live Games (http://chess2012.ugrasport.com/houdini.html) 
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