Saturday, October 29, 2011

EVAN@UPDATECHESS "CHESS NEWS A WEEK"

Congratulations to Newly-Elected Grandmasters

at Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 hour ago
During the 82nd FIDE Congress in Krakow, Poland, the following people became grandmasters:... more »

Videos from Russian Superfinal'10

at Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 4 hours ago
Surprisingly enough, Eugene Potemkin uploaded yesterday videos from the Russian Superfinal'10 (http://pogonina.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=678 Itemid=1 lang=english), where Natalia Pogonina had... more »

European team chess championship begins Nov 2

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 8 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, One of the most-awaited team chess events is round the corner. The European Team Chess Championship will take place 2nd to 11th of November in Porto Carras, Greece. 38 countries participate in the open section, with 135 GMs and 175 titled players. The countries participating in the women section are 28, with 11 GMs, 40 WGMs, 27 IMs and a total of 123 players. You can access the official website for all the updates and right here at www.chessblog.comthrough the tournament. The European Tea... more »

Tale of German politicians and chess!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 9 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, A new book is creating quite a discussion in Germany, according to a nice article from www.chessbase.com. It is about two politicians, one a former chancellor of the country (1974 to 1982), the other quite plausibly a future chancellor (2013–), one 93 years old and razor sharp in his mind, the other, 64, a preeminent critic of global predatory capitalism. Both are chess players and the book uses a game motif on its cover. "They are among the most important politicians of their generation... more »

Bulgarian school becomes first in Europe to make chess part of curriculum

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 9 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, A high school in Bulgaria has become the first in Europe to introduce chess as a compulsory subject for all its students. Those behind the project want the idea to be extended across the continent. In a classroom on the top floor of the Eurostandard High School in central Sofia, a group of pupils are laying out chess sets ready for their next lesson. At the beginning of the school year, these pupils became the first in Europe to take chess classes as an obligatory subject. It's a pilot p... more »

Carlsen chess simul in Oslo: Cool chess video

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 10 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Time for a Magnus Carlsen video. Here is the current World No. 1 playing 20 opponents at Sjakkhuset in Oslo back in August 2009. Among the opponents were celebrities (Bård Vegar Solhjell, Norwegian minister of education, rapper Magdi etc) and some strong chess players (WIM Sheila Sahl, FM Joran Aulin Jansson etc). Carlsen won all 20 games. Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Friday chess trivia question: Who is this amazing grandmaster?

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Your Friday trivia chess question is here: Who is this grandmaster? *We have a nice hint for you too:* Hans Suri, creator of the Festival International de Bienne in 1968 as an organizer until 1997, invited an impressive number of World Chess Champions and International Grandmasters. Among them were a few extraordinary ones. This photograph was taken against during the Interzonal Tournament in Biel in 1976. This young American became University Professor, Economic Advisor to the White House ... more »

Simple chess puzzle for a checkmate in 3

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Your simple chess class is coming up with a cup of coffee! All you have to do is White to play and checkmate in three! No more, no less. Such is life. Enjoy. Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Carlsen simply will be World Chess Champion one day: Seirawan

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, * Yes, we know you can spot GM Seirawan, but who's the lady?* Here are excerpts from a www.chessdom.com interview with Yasser Seirawan - the chess grandmaster who wears many hats. He's even gone an invented S-Chess with a friend! It's a HUGE interview - must for Seirawan and chess fans. *There are emerging younger and younger chess geniuses every day. What do you think about this?* Marvelous! The more the merrier! And I totally agree, new talents are emerging from all over the world and ... more »

Nice chess video of Kasparov's simul in Bratislava

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, On Friday, October 14, Bratislava’s Crowne Plaza hotel hosted a nice chess simul with none other than the great Gary Kasparov. Needless to add, Kasparov took less than two hours to crush all the 14 opponents But it was fun all around with autograph signing, chess and talks. Here is a nice video of the event. Enjoy. Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Titles and Norms from FIDE Arbiters' Seminars approved by 82 Congress

bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 1 day ago
[image: official_logo] FIDE is publishing the titles and norms from the FIDE Arbiters' Seminars approved by the *82nd FIDE Congress* which was held on *15-22 October in Krakow, Poland*. *Madrid, Spain* Chalmeta Ugas, Jordi ESP FA norm Anton Veiga, Juan Carlos ESP FA norm Pescador Canora, Enrique ESP FA norm *Maputo, Mozambique* Malaige, Antonio Alberto MOZ FA title Pedro, Manuel MOZ FA title *Larnaca, Cyprus* Klerides, Paris CYP FA title Aristotelous, Vassilis CYP FA title Bryan-Vissi, Mark CYP FA title Schinis, Marios CYP FA title Hadjiyiannis, Konstantin... more »

Trainers' titles approved by the 82nd FIDE Congress

bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 1 day ago
[image: official_logo] FIDE is publishing the list of trainers' titles approved by the 82nd FIDE Congress held on 15-22 October in Krakow, Poland. ** *Developmental Instructor* THA Acharaporn Tanguthaisuk THA Aditap Wichit THA Alongkorn Maneechot THA Apichat Khaweewong THA Aree Chusuwrrn VIE Bo Hua Thuan USA Bryant Derick VIE Bu Cam Hay VIE Bu Thi Hong Khah VIE Bu Thi Thu RSA Burger Mariette VIE Cao Ngoc Tu THA Chaiporn Koonrat THA Chatchawan Paonareang THA Chavarit Janyawat THA Chutikan Sataphan THA Damrat Boonpichet VIE Dinh Van Ngoc V... more »

Queens' quartet

ChessBase at ChessBase News - 1 day ago
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FIDE Congress and Executive Board in Krakow

bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 1 day ago
*[image: DSC_1152] FIDE CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD* * Krakow 20th-21st October 2011* FIDE held its 82nd Congress in Krakow between the 20th and 21st of October 2011, hosted by the Malopolska Chess Federation. The President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, opened the proceedings by thanking Mr Kusina and the Malopolska Chess Federation for organizing and hosting the event. He then gave a speech in which he unfolded his vision for the future of FIDE, particularly concentrating on Chess in Schools and advising that he had gained sponsorship of $1,000,000 per year for the next three years for t... more »

Chess In Schools in Israel - A progress report

bb@fide.com (Baira Tsedenova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 1 day ago
[image: official_logo] 2011 Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov FIDE President *Chess In Schools in Israel - A progress report* Dear Mr. President, Since your visit to Israel and your very important and crucial meeting in Jerusalem on December 19th 2010 with Mr. Shoshani the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Education a substantial progress has been done in the project that has become one of the priority projects of the Israel Chess Federation. Your actual financial support enabled us to overcome several common bureaucratic obstacles. Detailed negotiations with the Ministry offic... more »

Congrats to GM Kasimdzhanov for winning Central Asia Chess Cup

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Congratulations to GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov for winning the first Central Asia Chess Cup of the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov that was held from October 17-27 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Players from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan were invited to take part in the tournament. The chess tournament is organised for popularising chess in the Central Asia. The tournament was played in 9 rounds, Swiss System with 53 players going for a total prize fu... more »
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Japfa Chess Festival VI: Sopiko Guramishivilli Juara Turnamen antar GMW ....GM Susanto megaranto Juara Terbuka Putra


Written by chaerul Nurul Friday, 28 October 2011 19:05

JAKARTA, GARDA BERITA  - Pecatur tuan rumah Medina Warda berhasil gagalkan GMW Jana Krivec (Slovenia) untuk menjuaraqi Japfa Chess Festival VI, setelah pada babak terakhir mengalahkan Jana Krivec, Jumat (28/10), di Hotel Kartika Chandra Jakarta.

Dengan kekalahan Jana tersebut, membuat GMW Sopiko Guramishivilli (Georgia) tampil sebagai juara setelah bermain remis dengan Chelsie Monica. Sopiko tampil sebagai juara dengan 6,5 point, Jana yang sejak babak 5 sampai babak 9, mengambil alih pimpinan klasemen diposisi kedua dengan 6 point. Sementara GMW Anna Burtasova (Rusia) menempati juara ketiga dengan 5,5 point

Medina yang berhasil menggagalkan Jana Krivec akhirnya menempati posisi keempat dengan 5 point, menggeser rekannya Chelsie Monica yang di awal-awal babak tampil gemilang dan memimpin klasemen sampai babak 4, akhirnya turun ke posisi 5 dengan 4,5 point. Pecatur tuan rumah lainnya, Dewi Citra diposisi juru kunci keenam dengan 2,5 point.

Sementara itu di kelompok terbuka putri, juara pertamaq diraih anggota Pelatnas SEAG, Evi Lindiawati (DKI) dengan total raihan 7,5 point dari 9 babak yang dilombakan. Posisi kedua dan ketiga masing-masing ditempati oleh Yemi Jelsen (Riau) dan anggota Pelatnas SEAG lainnya, KAdek Iin yang sama-sama mengantongi 7 point.


Sementara di terbuka putra, GM Susanto Megaranto t(Jabar) , tampil sebagaqi juara setelah mengantongi 8 point, disusul Dede Lioe (DKI) dan HAmdani Rudin (Sumut) yang sama-sama mengantongi 7,5 point.

Hasail lainnya, putra KU 10 tahun: 1. Putu Aditya (DKI,8 point), 2. AN Akbar (DKI,7,5), 3. Tri Pramudito (DKI,6,5). KU 10 tahun putri: 1. Nyi Mas Shieta (Sumsel, 8,5), 2. Muliati (Kalbar,6,5), Amanda (Jabar,6). Japfa Chess Festival ditutup semalam oleh Ketua Umum KON dan KOI, Rita Subowo (Unk)



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Friday, October 28, 2011

GM SUSANTO MEGARANTO 7,5 VS IM DEDE LIOE 7 BABAK AKHIR JAFPA CHESS 2011


Pairing/Hasil

9. Babak pada 2011/10/28 di 14.00

Papan No. Nama Rtg Pts. Hasil Pts. Nama Rtg No.
1 1 GM SUSANTO MEGARANTO 2567 7½ 7 IM DEDE LIOE 2396 12
2 11 FM JOHAN GUNAWAN 2406 6½ 6½ IM TIRTA CHANDRA PURNAMA 2447 4
3 6 IM DANNY JUSWANTO 2423 6 6½ FM HAMDANI RUDIN 2417 8
4 7 IM TAUFIK HALAY 2423 6 6 NM NELSON ROGANDA 2337 22
5 9 FM KASMIRAN 2412 6 6 IM SALOR SITANGGANG 2347 20
6 16 NM SUYUD HARTOYO 2370 6 6 FM FARID FIRMANSYAH 2312 25
7 17 IM TIRTO 2369 6 6 NM SUPIAN 2204 44
8 33 NM TOMY SUPRIANTO 2251 6 5½ GM CERDAS BARUS 2459 3
9 2 FM ANJAS NOVITA 2498 5½ 5½ HIDAYAT 2167 54
10 15 NM KAISAR JENIUS HAKIKI 2371 5½ 5½ ERI PURNAMA 2103 69
11 35 CM MASRURI RAHMAN 2241 5½ 5½ NM JUNAID PAMUNGKAS 2318 24
12 53 NM RANTO KAPSEL LUBIS 2168 5½ 5½ NM ARMANSYAH PUTRA 2309 26
13 27 NM SURYA WAHYUDI 2304 5½ 5½ LUTHFI ALI 2061 80
14 175 GM ARDIANSYAH 2381 5½ 5½ FM SYARIF MAHMUD 2299 28
15 31 NM ARIS TLS. 2255 5½ 5½ NM ALEX MAKALEW 2182 178
16 65 SEAN WINSHAND CUHENDI, MP 2107 5½ 5½ FM NURDIN ASKALI 2242 34
17 71 YEM MADONA, MP 2100 5 5 IM IRWANTO SADIKIN 2410 10
18 37 NM GUSTI F FIRMANSYAH 2239 5 5 KEMAL ACHMAD 2086 74
19 38 NM ASRUL ARAY 2235 5 5 ANDI KURNIA 2006 94
20 41 NM SUTARJI 2224 5 5 ENDANG SURYADI 1991 99
21 101 AZARYA JODI S, MP 1974 5 5 BAMBANG SUGENG, MP 2194 46
22 104 NM GODAM EKO HS. 1962 5 5 FIRMANSYAH 2192 48
23 49 SAFARI 2192 5 5 DIBYO S 0 128
24 55 NM PRIWIBOWO 2163 5 5 SULAIMAN HS 0 152
25 163 JESMAN SIJABAT 2239 5 5 NM ANDREAS SUSANTO 2160 56
26 171 FERNANDO S. 2195 5 5 DIPA 2104 68
27 5 FM AWAM WAHONO 2443 4½ 5 HERMAWAN Z 0 136
28 59 NM HASAN BASRI 2135 4½ 4½ NM SOFYAN DJAFAR 2391 13
29 19 NM DENI SONJAYA 2349 4½ 4½ NM ASEP BLACK 2159 57
30 29 NM JAMALUDIN 2265 4½ 4½ NM KLEOPATRA 2101 70
31 36 NM FIRMAN SIMBOLON 2241 4½ 4½ BAGA SAGALA 2070 78
32 39 NM HASIAN PANGGABEAN 2225 4½ 4½ BUJANG JONI 2003 96
33 81 SUNTARA WIGUNA, MP 2059 4½ 4½ NM NANANG SURYANA 2225 40
34 129 ESHBAEV AVAZBEK 0 4½ 4½ FM HANNY MARENTEK 2223 42
35 167 OSMAN 0 4½ 4½ FM ZUHERMAN EDDY, SH, WNP 2173 51
36 173 BHAKTI GUSDIANA 0 4½ 4½ NM LISTIO WIRANTO 2173 52
37 61 SURYANTO 2130 4 4 DENNY JT 0 127
38 62 IRFAN F.B. MP 2125 4 4 HERMAN YASIN 0 135
39 63 JATMANTO 2122 4 4 HINDRA 0 137
40 138 KING SUN 0 4 4 NM ALI SADIKIN 2105 66
41 79 NM ISWAR ADE 2069 4 4 RIEFKY ALFIANDY 0 144
42 87 FM RIAN KAPRIAGA 2028 4 4 YUDI, MP 0 160
43 91 MAJURI 2010 4 4 SAFARUDIN 0 146
44 93 NM PEPEN WAHYUDIN 2007 4 4 TAKMID 0 164
45 177 NM UYUN MUSA 0 4 4 ARIEF UJIANTO 1989 100
46 106 AGUS SIREGAR 1934 4 4 HERMAN LAZUARDI 2005 176
47 109 AA DJONI 1881 4 4 AFWAN ISNANI 0 186
48 166 ULLY HARIS 0 4 4 SYARIF BURHANUDDIN 1785 112
49 183 AMRULLAH 0 4 3½ NM H. N. ASNAWI A.D 2104 67
50 134 HERDIYAN 0 3½ 3½ ROBINSON LIMBONG 2035 85
51 89 PURWANTO, SE 2024 3½ 3½ WINARDI 0 157
52 110 RIDWAN 1817 3½ 3½ MARTIN MALIKI 0 141
53 153 SURYA DARMAJAYA 0 3½ 3½ HARUN CAWANG 0 131
54 185 JESS TORRE 0 3½ 3½ HARUN NUR ROSYID 0 132
55 72 BUSTANUL 2088 3 3 BOBBY TED 0 125
56 97 YADI SULFIANTO 2000 3 3 DADANG T 0 126
57 103 RIDWAN BIAN 1967 3 3 SUGIARTO KC 0 151
58 130 HARDI 0 3 3 JEFFRY HENDRAWAN 1738 113
59 117 AGUNG 0 3 3 WILLY RASYID 0 156
60 118 AGUS RAHMANSYAH 0 3 3 ZULFAN 0 162
61 119 ANSORI 0 3 3 MARKUS A. NIKOLAS 0 182
62 133 HENGKY SUWITO 0 3 3 BAMBANG KALPIKOMOERTI 0 122
63 154 TAMIANTO 0 3 2½ AGUS SAIFUDIN 2071 77
64 158 YEFI RAHARDJA 0 2½ 2 FERRY SUTISNA 2030 86
65 83 MADYA HAKKY 2051 2 2 BAMBANG SULARSO 0 168
66 174 WIRMAN 0 2 2 TUNGGUL TAMPUBOLON 2027 88
67 184 KAUSAR 0 2 2 A. SARIFUDIN 0 115
68 124 BERNADI SITOMPUL 0 2 2 MARHABAN 0 172
69 140 M. TUAH 0 1½ 1½ M. IQBAL DANA ATMAJA 0 139
70 105 RINSON SIMBOLON 1961 1 1½ ARIE ANHAR 0 121
71 179 M. ADI 0 1 1 NM ENDI GUNAWAN 2199 45
72 30 NM FIKRUL SAIFUDIN 2262 0 1 UNTUNG MARGONO 0 155
73 14 IM M. IVAN SITURU 2387 0 0 Tidak dipairing
74 18 NM EDIYANTO 2355 0 0 Tidak dipairing
75 21 NM HENDRA JOHAN 2344 0 0 Tidak dipairing
76 23 NM NURDIN ABU BAKAR 2329 0 0 Tidak dipairing
77 32 IM SUHENDRA ANDI SUPARDI 2254 0 0 Tidak dipairing
78 43 FM SEBASTIAN SIMANJUNTAK 2208 0 0 Tidak dipairing
79 47 NM EVAN EVENDY 2192 0 0 Tidak dipairing
80 50 ARNADI, MP 2190 1 0 Tidak dipairing
81 58 FM SUKIRMAN TEDI 2148 0 0 Tidak dipairing
82 60 NM H. AHMAD AS SH, WN 2132 0 0 Tidak dipairing
83 64 NM ISKANDAR ARIF 2114 0 0 Tidak dipairing
84 73 NM DAVID HUKOM 2086 0 0 Tidak dipairing
85 75 NM HERMAN HZ 2077 1 0 Tidak dipairing
86 76 NM DEDE ZAENAL ABIDIN 2073 0 0 Tidak dipairing
87 82 NM IMAM BHARATA 2051 0 0 Tidak dipairing
88 84 INU SUHENDAR, MP 2050 0 0 Tidak dipairing
89 90 UNTUNG 2024 0 0 Tidak dipairing
90 92 SUGIARTO 2010 0 0 Tidak dipairing
91 95 FERRY K 2006 0 0 Tidak dipairing
92 98 NURUL IKSAN 1997 0 0 Tidak dipairing
93 102 MARAHADAM SIREGAR 1967 1 0 Tidak dipairing
94 107 DIDIN AB 1918 0 0 Tidak dipairing
95 108 TEDDY DJULIANTO 1909 0 0 Tidak dipairing
96 111 DRS. BUCE HUAN 1816 0 0 Tidak dipairing
97 114 A. FIRMAN 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
98 116 AEF 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
99 120 ANTON CAWANG 0 1 0 Tidak dipairing
100 123 BENNY SASTRA 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
101 142 NADIS 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
102 143 NAZARUDIN 0 1 0 Tidak dipairing
103 145 ROBBY 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
104 147 SAIR 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
105 148 SARIFUDIN 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
106 149 SINGGIH YEHEZKIEL 0 1 0 Tidak dipairing
107 150 SUBADI 0 1 0 Tidak dipairing
108 159 YOAN DONI 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
109 161 ZAKARIA JAJA 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
110 165 M. TUAH 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
111 169 BAMBANG SUYIKNO 0 1 0 Tidak dipairing
112 170 AANG BATARA 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
113 180 YOHANES BANGKE 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
114 181 HADIANTO 0 0 0 Tidak dipairing
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Corsica Chess Masters 2011 begins,Zhao Xue Wins Grand-Prix Stage in Nalchik at 9.5/11,Kramnik wins 15th Unive Crown Group Chess in Hoogeveen,Li Chao b winner of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship 2011

Corsica Chess Masters 2011 begins

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 10 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, The chess news update is that the Corsica Masters 2011 has begun. As usual, all the top-seeded players won their games in the first round with only one surprise of the day being GM Cheparinov drawing Lennard Loewe (2077) The tournament includes more than 180 players from 20 countries including the GM Fressinet, GM Sasikiran, GM Grigoryan, GM Cheparinov, GM Gawain Jones, GM Tregubov, GM Mamedov, GM Ghaem Maghami, and other titled players. Here is a cool video from www.chessdom.com. Enjoy.... more »

Zhao Xue Wins Grand-Prix Stage in Nalchik at 9.5/11

at Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 10 hours ago
Chinese GM/WGM - Zhao Xue, had a performance rating over 2800+ By Official Site (http://nalchik2011.fide.com/): Follow William for fresh... more »

Sunday Puzzle-5

at Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 10 hours ago
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph andSunday Puzzle-4 (http://pogonina.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1090 Itemid=1) Sunday Puzzle-3 (http://www.pogonina.com/index.php?option=com_content task=view... more »

Cool commercial with chess motif

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 10 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Our readers send us lots of chess puzzles and videos featuring chess. We have a series of videos running here on the blog of commercials from around the world featuring chess. Here is another such interesting video. It's always great to know when chess becomes a motif in other aspects of life. Real great. Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Kramnik wins 15th Unive Crown Group Chess in Hoogeveen

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 11 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Just a few days back we had Alexander Morozevich return to the top-10 club and now we have Vladimir Kramnik get back into the 2800 club with a cool Unive Chess Tournament win. The 15th Unive Tournament 2011 was held in in Hoogeveen, Netherlands from October 16-22. The double round robin Crown Group had four players: Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier Lagrave and Judit Polgar, with an average rating of 2732, making this a Category 20 event. The time controls were 90 minutes... more »

Kramnik wins Unive at 4.5/6 and re-enters the 2800+ club

at Natalia Pogonina\\\'s official website - 1 day ago
Judit Polgar hasn't used her chance to finally win a standard time control game against Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik has clinched... more »

That chess date with Gary Kasparov in London!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, You must have read our recent post 'My big match with the chess-champion politician'. Here's more to it. The story was about British MP Rachel Reeves and it was an event with none other than Gary Kasparov in London. It was the first birthday of Chess in Schools and Communities, held at the House of Commons on 18th October 2011, with special guests Garry Kasparov, Nigel Short and children from participating schools. Rachel Reeves MP hosted and many MPs supported the event. Well, you c... more »

Li Chao b winner of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship 2011

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, The chess news update is that 2011 Indonesia Open Chess Championship was held from October 13-19 at the Le Meredien Hotel in Jakarta. Eighty players competed in the 9-round Swiss tournament. The generous prize fund amounted to 55.500 USD, with 10.000 USD reserved for the winner. * Li Chao b vs Tigran Kotanjian* Top seeded Wang Yue and former Asia champion and Anand’s second Ganguly Surya Shekhar played a draw on the first board, while 3rd seed and Universiade champion Li Chao b defeated ... more »

Cool chess train tournament video!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Between October 14 and 18 a chess train tournament was held in five different countries. The trip went to five beautiful Central-European cities; the chess was rapid (25 minutes on the clock for each person, no increment). The train left from Prague on Friday, October 14th at 10 am and on the way to Vienna the first 3 rounds of the tournament were played. In the afternoon and evening the players, accompanying persons, organisers and sponsors could enjoy the Austrian capital, and stayed th... more »

Congratulations to Zhao Xue for winning the third Women's Chess Grand Prix in Nalchik

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Congratulations to Grandmaster Zhao Xue for winning the third edition of the women's chess grand prix with a convincing 2.5 points despite a last round loss. It has been a brilliant tournament for the talented chinese player who played in top form - notching up one of the best performances in her career. Nothing taking away from the others, but it was just Xue's tournament. Congratulations to all the girls who participated and made yet another women's chess grand prix a delight to watch. ... more »
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Friday, October 21, 2011

Maurice Ashley: What Grandmasters Don't See,GM Ivan Salgado wins Ciutat de Barcelona Chess,Anand symbol of India's tech prowess: Russian sponsor of world chess championship 2012

GM Ivan Salgado wins Ciutat de Barcelona Chess

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 12 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Congratulations to GM Ivan Salgado of Spain for winning the strong Ciutat de Barcelona Chess event. The young grandmaster finished with 5.5/10, the same points as GM Yasser Seirawan, but better tiebreak. Third place went to GM Kevin Spraggett, according to www.chessdom.com. Earlier, we had news that top seed GM Eduardo Iturrizaga did not participate because he was in a car crash. Salgado would be playing the European Team Chess Championship for Spain along with GM Shirov, GM Vallejo, GM Ill... more »

Funky commercial featuring chess

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 12 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Continuing our series of commercials which have a chess scene from around the world, here's one that's kinda funky but ... well... seems to get the point across. We love to receive interesting chess videos and all your comments. So, keep them emailing them to us. Shera ad *by sabotage* Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Ancient chess set to figure in unique exhibition

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 13 hours ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Here is something for those who love chess and history. There's going to be a super exhibition of a chess set, according to The New York Times. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new galleries of Islamic art open on Nov. 1, among the treasures on display will be one of the oldest chess sets in the world. Sort of. The set has been dated to the 12th century, is made of stone paste and was found in Nishapur, a city in Northeastern Iran. It resembles today’s sets in most respects, but two of... more »

Takeable?

ChessBase at ChessBase News - 19 hours ago
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 Catur Cepat 25 Menitan, 19-20 Nopember 2011, Hadiah Rp.8Juta

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Chess puzzle - we love to confuse you!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Here is a cool puzzle from Budapest. Can you tell us what happens if White is to play this? Should White resign? So go on think it out. And, this time we've not given the full solution in the gameplayer, just the first magic move. We love to confuse you! Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Khanty Mansiysk Chess Club builder wins award!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, We're sure this one's not just for architecture. There is that love for chess that overwhelmed this builder's instincts! Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has been awarded the prestigious Russian Best Building Award for his 'Chess-club building' in Khanty–Mansiysk. Directly after completion the 5,000-m² Chess-club building in Khanty-Mansiysk hosted the 2010 Chess Olympics. Erick van Egeraat worked closely with the municipality of Khanty-Mansiysk and its main benefactor Gazprom in realisi... more »

Women's world chess championship in November and Women's World Team Chess Championship in December!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 1 day ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, For all the fans of women's chess, we've got two events coming up - The Women's World Chess Championship 2011 and the Women's World Chess Team Championship 2011. The world title match will be held in Tirana, Albania from November 13 (arrival) to November 30 (possible tie-breaks) 2011. The prize fund offered to the players is 200,000 euros. The sponsor of the match is Taci Oil International: http://www.taci-oil.com/en/index.html, headed by Mr Rezart Taci. The regulations of the Match are... more »

R.I.P. Anthony Koppany - Chess master who drew with Fischer in a wild game

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Anthony Koppany, 93, of Lansdale, an accomplished chess player who once played Bobby Fischer to a draw, died Monday, Oct. 17, at home. A native of Hungary, Mr. Koppany learned to play chess when he was 10 from a relative who became a chess master. After emigrating to the United States in 1949, he played with the North City Chess Club and was later director of the Franklin Mercantile Chess Club in Center City. In 1964, Mr. Koppany played Fischer at the Cheltenham Township Art Center. Accor... more »

Missed Chess Tactics

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Eljanov (2683) - Leko (2728), 2011 White to move What should White play in this position? more »

82nd FIDE Congress: Meeting with the Mayor of Krakow

irina@fide.com (Irina Bebikova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 1 day ago
[image: met_front] Before the beginning of the 82nd FIDE Congress the leadership of FIDE headed by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov had a meeting with the Mayor of Krakow Mr. Jacek Majchrowski. The meeting was attended by President of the Olympic Committee of Poland Mr. Andrzej Krasnicki, President & Permanent Delegate of the Polish Chess Federation Mr. Tomasz Sielicki, President of Malopolska Chess Federation Mr. Jan Kusina and QC councillor Mr. Andrzej Filipowicz. The Mayor noted that the last time Poland hosted a Congress was more than 30 years ago. The parties had a discussio... more »

Cool chess photo of the week!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Warrnambool East Primary School chaplain Janet Ferguson calls it therapy as she teaches life skills to challenged children. "It shows them strategies, leadership skills and how to handle emotions," she said. "The rules never change, they learn to handle the challenges and plan ahead. "I use chess as part of an enrichment process to help children with social issues. "They see that it's not just a game for nerds. They enjoy it and then can go on to play in bigger games including on-line ... more »

Morozevich Wins Saratov Governor's Cup

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Saratov Governor's Cup featuring 12 super grandmasters finished today. Alexander Morozevich won it in great style: 6 wins and 5 draws,... more »

Very simple chess puzzle for Thursday

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Time for a simple chess puzzle but with 'aha' value. Enjoy. How do you think White can play this game? Watch that Queen! Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Crew of Mars-flight simulation play chess with ex-world champion Anatoly Karpov

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, More on space and chess: An international team of researchers launched a grueling simulation of a flight to Mars that will keep them locked in a cascade of windowless modules for 520 days - the amount of time required for a return trip to the Red Planet. As part of efforts to keep the crew in good spirits, they played a match with former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov! The Mars-500 experiment is conducted by the Moscow-based Institute for Medical and Biological Problems in cooper... more »

GM Alexander Morozevich wins Saratov Governor's Chess Cup and gains 25 elo points!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 2 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Congratulations to GM Alexander Morozevich for winning the Saratov Chess Tournament. The chess news update from www.chessdom.com is that the Saratov Governor’s Cup was 11 rounds all-play-all event with an impressive field. The region is honouring the members of Ekonomist Saratov, a very successful team which claimed the European Club Cup twice (2009 and 2010). Alexander Morozevich played in excellent form to witn the tournament with 8.5/11 and a whopping 25 elo points! With this success M... more »

Lovely chess photos from the European Individual Schools Chess Championship 2011

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, The European Individual Schools Chess Championship 2011 was held from October 11-19 in the Kemer, Antalys, Turkey . Overall Turkish children won the most prizes followed by Azerbaijan and Russian kids. You can access the official website at this link for the complete results. Here are the u-7 prizewinners and some lovely photos of the children from the event. Enjoy.. *U-7 1. Matin Mursalli 2. Ekin Baris Ozenir 3. Gokturk Kagan Kilic* * Girls U-7 1. Melek Ismayil 2. Doga S... more »

Japfa Chess Festival 2011, Jakarta, Women Internasional+Multi Event+Yunior, Catur Klasik, 24-28 Oktober 2011

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Women's World Team Chess Championship 2011

gennady@fide.com (Gennady Rakhvalov) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 2 days ago
[image: wwtcc2011] The Government of Turkey and the Turkish Chess Federation (TCF) with the patronage and support of the Governorship of Mardin, have the honour to announce the 2011 Women's World Chess Team Championship in Mardin, Turkey. The event will be held from 17th December 2011 (arrival) to 28th December 2011 (Departure). You may find all details of the event on official website: http://wwct2011.tsf.org.tr/ more »

Women's World Championship Match 2011

irina@fide.com (Irina Bebikova) at World Chess Federation - FIDE - 2 days ago
[image: official_logo] The FIDE is pleased to inform that *the Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2011* will take place in Tirana, Albania from the 13th (arrival) to the 30th of November (possible tie-breaks) 2011. The prize fund offered to the players is 200,000 euros. The sponsor of the match is Taci Oil International: http://www.taci-oil.com/en/index.html, headed by Mr Rezart Taci. The regulations of the Match are published in FIDE Handbook: http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=146&view=article. *Contact details of the Organizing committee's office:* 1. Mr Ermal Hamzaj:... more »

'My big match with the chess-champion politician'

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, We have this lovely feature from The Guardian with their journalist Stephen Moss catching up with a young and bright politician. My big match with the chess-champion MP Stephen Moss * * *Why our chess-playing reporter couldn't resist playing Labour MP Rachel Reeves – and how he came unstuck thanks to the great Garry Kasparov.* *Labour MP Rachel Reeves – a former under-14 UK girls champion – plays chess with Stephen Moss. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian* Labour MP Rachel ... more »

Rare watercolour 'Noblewomen playing chess' dating 1780-1800 from India

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, A little time travel into the past. Here is an amazing photo sent to us by Black & White India chess magazine. It's titled 'Noblewomen playing chess', Lucknow, India in 1780-1800. *Attributed to Nevasi Lai (India, fl. c. 1760-75), Noblewomen playing chess, ca. 1780-1800, India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, 47 x 62 cm), Muséenational des Arts asiatiques – Guimet, Paris, MA 12112, Photo © Musée national des Arts asiatiques Guimet, Paris, France (MA12112)/Réu... more »

Unive Crown Group Chess R3: Kramnik leads with 2.5

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is leading the Unive Chess Festival Crown Group after three rounds. As you know, the crown group is playing a traditional double round robin event with a strong four-player field including Grandmasters Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Judit Polgar and Maxime Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. You can access the official website at this link. Here is a nice video from the opening of the tournament. Name 1 2 3 4 Score 1 Kramnik, Vladimir x ½ 1 1 2.5 2 Vachier-L... more »

A Story of One Ruy Lopez Game

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by Natalia Pogonina for her Chess.com Tuesday column (http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-story-of-one-ruy-lopez-game) Today’s article will be based on a game that was played by me... more »

Great chess preview video of the 15th Corsican Chess Circuit beginning Oct 22

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Here is a nice preview video from the upcoming 15th Corsican Chess Circuit to be held from October 22-29 in Bastia and October 31 in Ajaccio. More than 700 players are taking part in the event including a simul by World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The 15 top players of the youth tournament, another 15 by draw, and another 30 from the main tournament will face the World Champion. You can find more info at the official website. The amazing thing about Corsica, besides the traditio... more »

GM Aramis Pedraza wins Bogota University Chess Festival elite event

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Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, The latest tournament chess news we have is that GM Aramis Pedraza has won the Bogota University Chess Festival that was held from October 13-17. It was the fifth edition of the event and included several tournaments like the international elite, children's, juniors etc. A total of 175 players took part in the 9-round Elite Open. Cuban Grandmasters Aramis Alvarez Pedraza and Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, and Colombian GM Sergio Barrientos shared the first place with 7.5 points each. GM Alvarez ... more »

Chess Tactics

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Kramnik (2791) - Giri (2722), 2011 White to move How would you play as White? more »

Chess TV - New Episode

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Monday chess puzzle for a checkmate in three!

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 4 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, Your chess puzzle for Monday - White to play and checkmate in three! Tweet From Alexandra Kosteniuk's www.chessblog.com Also see her personal blog at www.chessqueen.com more »

Anand symbol of India's tech prowess: Russian sponsor of world chess championship 2012

Chess Blog Admin at CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com - 4 days ago
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011 Hi everyone, "Anand ...can be rightfully considered the symbol of India's development into one of the mightiest technological powers of the modern world," says Russian Andrei Filatov, sponsor of forthcoming match for the world chess crown, according to media reports. "The current successes of Indian mathematicians and programmers in a way are the continuation of Anand's feat, which he has been demonstrating throughout his career beginning from the early 1990s," he said. Filatov, a billionaire who co... more »
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