Thursday, November 14, 2013
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
WELCOME TO INDONESIA MR. KASPAROV!......Chennai World Chess Match Game 4: Carlsen's Berlin Wall Troubles Anand, but Exciting Battle Drawn.....Carlsen - Anand: game three drawn...2014 All-America Chess Team Announced....Komodo Leads Stage 4 of the Strongest Computer Chess Championship...
WELCOME TO INDONESIA MR. KASPAROV!
Dalam rangkaian kampanye awalnya sebagai salah satu calon Presiden FIDE, GM
Garry Kasparov menilai Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia (PERCASI) sebagai
salah satu Federasi Catur Nasional yang berkembang cukup pesat saat ini ke
jajaran Catur Internasional, sehingga mendapat kesempatan dikunjunginya
selama dua hari, yakni pada tanggal 14 November hingga 16 November 2013.
Chennai World Chess Match Game 4: Carlsen's Berlin Wall Troubles Anand, but Exciting Battle Drawn
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The fourth game of the FIDE World Championship Match, sponsored by Tamil
Nadu state and currently ongoing in Chennai, finished in a draw after 64
moves of play. Anand started the game with 1.e4 and Carlsen responded with
the Ruy Lopez Berlin defence. The opening earned its rock-solid reputation
during the famous Kasparov – Kramnik match in London, 2000.
Anand entered the main line where the queens are exchanged and black
forfeits the castle, in addition to having doubled c-pawns. Earlier this ... more »
Al Ain Chess Classic Dec 17 - 29
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Al Ain Chess Club invites all FIDE rated players to join the Al Ain
Chess Classic ‘A’ (for players rated over 2000) & Al Ain Classic ‘B’ (for
U2000 players) scheduled for 17-29 December 2013 at the UAE University in
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
The tournament will be held along side the World Youth Chess Championships
2013 over 10-round Swiss and the total prize fund is $30,000. The top prize
in Classic ‘A’ are $6,000 / $4,000 / $2,000 / $1,500 / $1,000 etc. Best
woman will receive $1,200... more »
Don't Pressure your Kids into Anything, Says Chess Talent Magnus Carlsen's Father
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen's father, Henrik says their family found
Carlsen, as a a child, no different from his three sisters and wasn’t ever
considered a prodigy at home! Here are excerpts from a LiveMint interview
with the World No. 1's father (Photo: Photo: SaiSen/Mint)
*How was Magnus as a child different from his three sisters? *He wasn’t
different at all as child. He was pretty much the same as his sisters. We
didn’t notice anything unusual at all. For instance, I am good with
numbers. ... more »
Umada Cup 2013
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FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director, Nigel Freeman visited Aruba recently
and presented the prizes at the Umada Cup. He was royally entertained by
the Aruba Chess Federation, its President, Octavio Croes and Secretary,
Maurits Dijkhoff and met with Presidents of other Caribbean Chess
Federations, including the new President of the Trinidad and Tobago Chess
Federation, Anderson Gordon. Ryan Harper retained his title, only giving up
one draw, and the events (Open, Challengers and Under 12) were ably arbited
by IA Trevor Griffith of Barbados.
The leading prizes in th... more »
Magnus, is this all he has?
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 21 hours ago
By GM Daniel Gormally, England, FIDE 2504 So we've played 3 games in the
World Championship and it's... more »
Missed Chess Tactics
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Svidler (2752) - Brunello (2615), 2013 White to move FEN:
3brr1k/1b1n1ppp/2qp1n2/1pp1pN2/1P2P3/3PBN2/B1PQ1PPP Peter played bc here
and won the game rather comfortably. However, he... more »
Carlsen - Anand: game three drawn
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Image from the View the game
(http://www.pogonina.com/carlanandg3/dgt_chesstheatre.htm) So far one can
note that Carlsen is not being able to pose any... more »
David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com In... more »
European Team Chess Championship, Round 5 Odds
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Round 5 odds, Open section. Open the images in a new window to enlarge.
Hungary vs. France
2014 All-America Chess Team Announced
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
(Crossville, TN) The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is pleased to
announce the 2014 All-America Chess Team sponsored by Trophies Plus. Team
members will receive their team jackets and plaques at the 2013 National
K-12 Grade Championship to be held this December in Orlando, FL.
The All-America Chess Team was created in 1987 to honor the very best
players ages 18 and under. The team, one of the highest national honors
attainable by a young chess player, is selected on the basis of age,
r... more »
Exciting Game 3 at World Chess Championship 2013: Carlsen - Anand 1/2- 1/2
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Game 3 of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match in Chennai finished in a
draw shortly after the first time control today. Magnus Carlsen, as White,
was ready to enter the opening discussion by repeating the Reti setup from
the first game. Only this time he made an early c2-c4 advance, before
committing with the d-pawn.
Viswanathan Anand responded by taking on c4 and the play was definitely
heading to a different structure, compared to the earlier game. Black
seized the space in the center w... more »
FIDE World Chess Championship: Round 4
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The fourth game of the FIDE World Championship Match, sponsored by Tamil
Nadu state and currently ongoing in Chennai, finished in a draw after 64
moves of play.
Anand started the game with 1.e4 and Carlsen responded with the Ruy Lopez
Berlin defence. The opening earned its rock-solid reputation during the
famous Kasparov – Kramnik match in London, 2000.
Anand entered the main line where the queens are exchanged and black
forfeits the castle, in addition to having doubled c-pawns.
Earlier this year Anand scored a very nice victory against Karjakin in the
4.d3... more »
What can be done to help Make Chess a Better Spectator Sport?
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
*On the sidelines of the Chennai Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship
2013: Here's a nice feature via the BBC that puts up a very relevant
question: Can chess really become a spectator sport? The feature by Finlo
Rohrer actually states the 10 reasons why chess may never make it as a
spectator report. We would say it depends. A lot depends the kind of
technology we use, the kind of publicity chess receives and the kind of
image players create for chess. If you have any ideas, feel free to sh... more »
The second visit of FIDE President to Tunisia
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On November 10th Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived to Tunisia. In the airport of
Monastir he was welcomed by the President of Tunisian CF Mr. Yousri Daly.
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In Monastir President Ilyumzhinov met with the Governor of the province Mr.
Habib Sethom, later the Minister of the Tourism Mr. Jamel Gamra joined the
discussion.
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Then the guests participated in the closing ceremony of Arab Countries
Chess Festival. The FIDE Continental President Mr. Lakhdar Mazouz also
joined to the ceremony.
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Also the FIDE President ... more »
FIDE OFFICIAL CHESS CLOCK
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Following the end of FIDE’s agreement with DGT, FIDE would like to receive
offers to be the official FIDE Chess Clock.
Please send bids to office@fide.com by 30th November 2013.
Anand, Carlsen Testing each other's World Chess Match Strategy: Indian Grandmasters
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
Drawing their first two matches after enjoying a minor edge in each game
does not mean world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and the title
challenger Magnus Carlsen are playing a cat and mouse game, say chess
experts.
They are testing each other's match strategies and nerves -- these are some
of the views expressed after the two kings of chess signed peace treaty in
their first two outings.
"It is certainly not a cat and mouse game. It is actually a fight between
two lions," chess grandmast... more »
European Team Chess Championship, Round 4 Odds
Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 2 days ago
Round 4 odds, Open section. Open the images in a new window to enlarge.
France vs. Czech Republic
World Chess Champion Vishy Anand loves English Music: Hans-Walter Schmitt
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
*There you go, one for the memories (How's your chess trivia knowledge?
Fill in the blanks): ___________ looks on as _______ and ___________ play
in the Chess Mainz Classic in 2008 even as ___________ records it all for
posterity! This photo comes to you from the #1 database of world's best
chess photos www.chesspics.com. *
Are you watching the Anand, Carlsen World Chess Championship live in
Chennai? Do you know how the players relax and prepare for the 'big show'
while in their rooms? Here ... more »
Komodo Leads Stage 4 of the Strongest Computer Chess Championship
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hello everyone,
The Komodo Chess Engine leads Stage 4 of the strongest computer chess
championship TCEC. Komodo has collected 3,5/5, half a point ahead of
Houdini and Stockfish. With two victories, three draws, and zero losses,
Komodo continues its fantastic performance confirming his victory from
Stage 2 of TCEC, and the dominance on the board at Stage 3.
This is just round 5 of 18, so anything can happen to the end. Stage 1
winner Boquet is sharing 4th-5th position with the updated Naum. They have
2,0/5, ha... more »
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