FIDE Candidates Tournament: Round 6
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Round 6: Aronian & Carlsen increase lead at FIDE Candidates to 1.5 points *
*By winning in round 6 Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
increased their lead at the FIDE Candidates' Tournament to 1.5 points. The
score was opened by Carlsen who beat Peter Svidler (Russia) from the black
side of a Closed Ruy Lopez. Aronian profited from a blunder by Teimour
Radjabov (Azerbaijan) in the 7th hour of play. In a Closed Catalan,
Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) sacrificed an exchange and then a piece, but
despite getting into time trouble yet again, Vassily Ivan... more »
Meskipun pesertanya belum ideal karena ada Grandmaster yang masuk 10 besar
yang tidak semua bersedia ikut dalam Turnamen Catur Kandidat Kejuaraan
Dunia Catur 2013, tapi Turnamen Kandidat yang berhadiah TOTAL hampir
mencapai Rp.7 MILYAR ini berlangsung sangat seru mengingat pecatur papan
atas dunia ikut serta, termasuk BOCAH AJAIB (SIN TONG) GM MAGNUS CARLSEN
(NORWEGIA) yang digadang-gadang bisa menang dan dihadapkan DWI TARUNG lawan
JUARA DUNIA CATUR FIDE BERTAHAN, GM Viswanathan Anand (India). Anand telah
berkali-kali sukses mempertahankan "SABUK JUARANYA" ketika menundukkan
penant... more »
3 PECATUR TOP INDONESIA BERUSAHA MENGGAPAI GELAR DAN RATING DI TURNAMEN CATUR INTERNASIONAL HDBANK 2013 VIETNAM
Tujuan seorang atlit catur menekuni PROFESI sebagai pecatur adalah agar
mendapatkan KEUNTUNGAN yang sebesar-besarnya dari CATUR, utamanya di bidang
MATERI (baca: UANG), SERING JUARA dan TERKENAL, FASILITAS dari daerah yang
diperkuatnya, KELILING DUNIA GRATIS, BEA SISWA SEKOLAH, KEMUDAHAN MENCARI
PEKERJAAN dan lain sebagainya. Jalan yang harus dilalui dan tak bisa
dihindari adalah BANYAK MENGIKUTI TURNAMEN-TURNAMEN CATUR KUAT baik di
dalam negeri, UTAMANYA di LUAR NEGERI (jika di dalam negeri SUDAH TAK ADA
LAWAN). Tujuan mengikuti turnamen-turnamen semacam ini SELAIN UNTUK
MEMPERBANY... more »
Cool Chess Class: How to Checkmate with Knight + Bishop
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
We've got a nice post going at Chess King about how to checkmate with a
Knight and Bishop. Click on the image below to learn this basic chess
technique with Chess King and chesskillertips.com. Have fun learning and
playing chess.
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Jersey Chess Masters 2013: GM Eduardas Rozentalis Wins Clear First
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
The latest chess news via Fide is that the 1st Jersey International Chess
Tournament was staged on 6-10th March at the Hotel Ambassadeur, St Clement
Bay, Jersey JE2 6SB. Grandmaster Eduardas Rozentalis (2616) from Lithuania
won the Masters section after concluding the race with 8 points from 9
games. GM Mark Hebden (England 2518) is second with 7,5 points, while the
top-seeded GM Michal Krasenkow (Poland 2643) finished third with 7 points.
The top local player is Krzystopf Belzo (JCI 201... more »
Margarita Voiska and Mark Tseitlin are European Senior chess champions
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
The two winners of the 13th European Individual Senior Chess Championship,
GM Mark Tseitlin (ISR) and WGM Margarita Voiska finished with 7.5 and 7
points, respectively. Unlike the women’s tournament, where Voiska had
secured her title one round before the final leg, the final ranking in the
men’ section was not clear until the last moment, according to a chess news
report via Chessdom.
*Tseitlin, Sveshnikov and Pushkov*
GM Mark Tseitlin (ISR) drew quickly against GM Nikolai Pushkov (RUS). ... more »
Geneva Chess Masters June 24-30: Kramnik, Polgar, Nakamura, Bacrot, Edouard, Kosteniuk, Pelletier
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
Here's some great chess news for those looking for some "hot" action this
summer in June: The Geneva Chess Masters is scheduled from June 24-30 at
the beautiful Theatre Pitoeff in Geneve, Swizerland. Guess who will be all
the top stars playing at the event!
The impressive line-up includes Vladimir Kramnik, Judit Polgar, Hikaru
Nakamura, Etienne Bacrot, Romain Edouard, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Yannick
Pelletier. Another player would be announced soon to complete the quorum.
The 30th Genev... more »
Daniel Weil Redesigns Chess Set for Pentagram
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
Pentagram partner Daniel Weil has created a new design for the chess set,
which is making its debut at the World Chess Candidates Tournament in
London, according to a nice feature in DesignWeek.
*The heights of the pieces reflects the facade of the Parthanon. This
provides visibility for the pieces throughout the game, while hierarchy is
expressed through the width of the pieces, with the King having the largest
base*
Weil was asked to design the new pieces following Pentagram’s e... more »
Missed Chess Tactics
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 16 hours ago
Tikkanen (2574) - Ziegler (2363), 2013 Black to move After a complicated
struggle Black had a chance to deliver a devastating blow,... more »
AICF-KIIT Chess Cup: WGM Olga Girya in Sole Lead
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
Russian WGM Olga Girya maintained her lead with 2.5 points despite being
forced to a draw by Indian IM Nisha Mohota in the third round of the
AICF-KIIT Cup International Women Chess Championship at KIIT International
School here on Tuesday. Involved in a theoretical battle from the Slav
Defence, Mohota approached the game on positive note, winning a pawn on the
12th move. Olga accepted the challenge and entered complications, but when
the smoke cleared the game petered out into a draw in t... more »
Fide Chess Candidates 2013 R5: Four Fighting Draws
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk,
2013
Hi everyone,
The standings didn't change after Wednesday's fifth round of the FIDE World
Chess Candidates’ Tournament in London as all games ended in draws. Facing
his own favourite Grünfeld, Peter Svidler (Russia) got a winning position
against Boris Gelfand (Israel) but after wild complications the game ended
in a draw. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) also played the Grünfeld and for the
first time he was under pressure, against Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), but
eventually he held a knight ending a pawn down.... more »
FIDE Candidates Tournament: Round 5
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*Four fighting draws in 5th round Candidates tournament*
*The standings didn't change after Wednesday's fifth round of the FIDE
World Chess Candidates’ Tournament in London as all games ended in draws.
Facing his own favourite Grünfeld, Peter Svidler (Russia) got a winning
position against Boris Gelfand (Israel) but after wild complications the
game ended in a draw. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) also played the Grünfeld and
for the first time he was under pressure, against Vassily Ivanchuk
(Ukraine), but eventually he held a knight ending a pawn down. Vladimir
Kramnik (... more »
