In response to the visit of Brunei Chess Team, Sarawak Chess Association will be organising Boulevard Rapid Chess Competition on 1 February 2009, Sunday at 2nd Floor, Boulevard Shopping Mall, Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli, Kuching
The fixture is as follows:
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I’m not in a mood to explain anything about my own games in this post. Ask me why…and I’ll tell you it’s because of political leaders ranted about what was written in a book they’ve read, believed all the rubbish and think they know everything after what some stupid guy wrote! (ok, that was a [...]
Venue:Excel chess academy 26A Jln Hujan Emas 4, OUG, KL.
Date: 31st December 2008
Come before 8.30pm. (The centre is open from 5pm onwards)
Entrance fee : RM 18
Contact Jax Tham (013-332280)to pre-register or be there at the centre in OUG after 5pm. The games will start at 8.30pm. .
If you are taking the bus, take KL [...]
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By Joseph Yee (los angeles, ca USA) -This review is from: 303 Tricky Chess Tactics (Paperback)Wonderfully ingenious!These 303 tactical positions emerge from actual play and will prove both educational and challenging for both the beginning and intermediate chess player. Even expert players can sharpen their skills by solving these clever puzzles.This is a great practice book for beginners and inte
Chess champion Josh Waitzkin visits Google's Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of ExcellenceJosh Waitzkin is an 8-time National Chess Champion, 13-time Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands National Champion, and Two-time Tai Chi Chuan Push Hands World Champion. In 1993 Paramount Pictures released the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, based on the
Alpha Chess Release Date: 2008-12-15 Alpha Chess File Size: 914KB Alpha Chess 3.2.6 Website Download Free AlphaChess 3.2.6 Alpha Chess is the perfect chess game to play with your friends or to help you practice by challenging your computer. Alpha Chess offers you multiple advanced functionalities that makes it stand out of others while staying very simple and easy to use. The best of
Jogue xadrez contra o seu PC ou outro jogador (via Lan ou internet) com o 3D Chess.3D Chess possui uma visão em 3D bastante realística e com a possibilidade de rotação, zoom, e diferentes tipos de tabuleiros e peças.Essa versão não precisa de instalação e você poderá usá-lo em seu pendrive.Categoria: JogosDesenvolvedor: SW-WinsoftTamanho: 27.9 MBFormato: RarIdioma: InglêsDownload
by Laura Shermanwww.YourChessCoach.comArtists, leaders, educators and pretty much anyone in any field can enhance our world through creativity and imagination. So what does this have to do with chess? Everything!Chess helps a child develop his or her imagination. After all we’re just looking at a board with 64 squares and a bunch of pieces that can move around in different ways until the players
KINGSTON(JIS):Sunday, December 14, 2008President of the Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF), Attorney-at-Law Ian Wilkinson, has said that the game of chess should be an integral part of all national sporting bodies, as the athletes would benefit tremendously from exposure to the game."I keep advocating from the platform at the Federation, that all sporting disciplines in Jamaica should have chess as th
By FRED STURRUP,NG Associate EditorAs we wind down another year, it's time for sports reflection.Readers of this column would be quite aware of the strides made in Bahamian sports during 2008. They would have a good understanding of the inroads made regionally and international by a number of disciplines. Bodybuilding/fitness, judo, sailing, swimming, boxing, American football and the constant sta
By Dashiell Bennett, 3:30 PM on Fri Dec 12 2008Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine is the third-ranked player in the world, but he faces a two-year ban from his game because he failed a drug test. A drug test. In chess.Actually, to be precise, he didn't fail it—he refused to take it, which in the totally rational world of international drug testing, counts as a positive. Actually, to be more precise
13 Dec 2008, 0056 hrs IST, CHANDNA ARORA , TNNIn his case, of course, it’s all about the right moves. Vishwanathan Anand, the ‘undisputed world chess champion’, has quietly, unobtrusively, stayed right on top of his game, consistently, for years.The impact of this Indian on his sport is gigantic, and yet, Anand doesn’t believe in making a great deal of noise about it or calling attention t
By Paula J. OwenCORRESPONDENTLEOMINSTER— The city hosted the Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial Chess Tournament for the second year in a row and may become the permanent home for the event, which goes back more than 75 years.The tournament is named in memory of Harry Nelson Pillsbury, the greatest chess player ever to have been born in Massachusetts, according to national tournament director Georg
Sports ReporterAnand celebrated his birthday on ThursdayAICF honoured the champion with a diamond ringCHENNAI: "It is always wonderful to come back to your country and experience the appreciation of your efforts," said World chess champion Viswanathan Anand at the Taj Coromandel here on Thursday.Anand was speaking at a function organised by the All India Chess Federation to honour his recent victo
KINGSTON (JIS)President of the Jamaica Chess Federation, Attorney-at-Law Ian Wilkinson, is encouraging more schools to introduce the game of chess to their curriculum to help address the spiraling level of violence plaguing the school system."If we get chess going fully into the schools and incorporated into society, we will reduce crime and violence significantly. The violence that we are experie
By DAVE MASTERSONWant to see how popular the game of chess has become in Highland Park?Check this out, mate.An estimated 100 young members of the Highland Park Scholastic Chess Group will be competing in its first District 112 tournament Saturday at Edgewood Middle School.And the man most responsible for getting the seven-month-old organization off the ground can't wait to see the response of the
By Anthony KargePosted: 12/10/2008 12:06:19 PM ESTTo some, chess is a hobby. It's a leisurely game to be played between friends having a conversation. At Pierrepont School, it's a passion.Students play it for fun after school and during lunch. On weekends, they compete against others at tournaments, both near and far.The private school on Sylvan Road teaches children from elementary to high school
Contributed by: Kathryn RichertYourHub.com In quiet classrooms at Flores Magón Academy on the Westminster-Denver border, students are removing stereotypes one checkmate at a time.Within the walls of classrooms for grades kindergarten through third, students on any given day are lined up in two rows with plastic chess boards between each pair of students, 93 percent of whom are on the free or redu
Mangalore, Dec 10: The South Kanara District Chess Association (SKDCA) will organize the 46th National ‘A’ Chess Championship-2008 at Karnataka Bank Auditorium in Kodialbail from Wednesday December 17 to Tuesday December 30.The event will be inaugurated at 11 am and the first round will commence at 2.30 pm.Top 14 players of the country, including six grandmasters and eight international chess
Top 20 Pairings & Result Round 9Detail :Click Here Source:chess-results.comTan Kai Boon & Yap Eng Chiam lead from list Malaysian Chess Players with 3.5/4 points.tommorow Tan Kai Boon will meet FM Rian Kapriaga(2054)from Indonesian and Yap Eng Chiam Vs Tan Weiliang(2040)from SingaporeanBoard Pairings Round 5Starting rank crosstable
Un maravilloso tablero tridimnesional con modelos muy reales.Libertad de movimientos ,ve como las piezas hacen el amor desde cualquier ángulo.Las piezas de LoveChess practican sexo de maneras nuncaimaginadas. No hay limitaciones. Por eso este juego está recomendadopara gente mayor de edad.Un ambiente maravilloso con frescos pintados a mano por todas las paredes.Música ambiental.LoveChess es ver
Waiting for the chess.org.il updates on the Dresden Chess Olympiad, it is a good opportunity to review some of the interesting references of chess in the online media.
Washington Post’s Alan Cooperman recommends on two chess books: the fictional chess thriller Zugzwang, authored by Ronan Bennett and the nonfictional White King and Red Queen written by [...]
One of the most challenging games any child can learn to play is chess. Chess is a great game to encourage your child to play not only because of the strategy they need to learn to play it but also because it teaches them patience which is one life skill many children these days have [...]
10 MBThe classic game of Battleship has grown up!Ships move, submarines dive, and minesweepers sweep for mines.A simple upgrade system allows you to advance your ships as the game goes on.Choose from 5 periods in naval history as you fight single-battle or multi-battle wars.All beautifully animated in 3D.OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT Memory: 128MB Dir
Another CD that will come out of the movie Cadillac Records that caught my eye was the Best Of Chess: Original Versions Of Songs in Cadillac Records. Best Of Chess: Original Versions Of Songs in Cadillac Recordsclick image for info @Amazon.comTrack Listings1. No Particular Place to Go - Berry, Chuck 2. At Last - Warren, Harry 3. My Babe - Dixon, Willie 4. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man - Dixon,
Final Standings - Open SectionFull Result Standing Open Section: Click Here Final Standings - Women SectionCategories:Open ChallengeWomen ChallengeDewan Tunku CanselorUniversity of Malaya29th Nov – 6th Dec 2008Organised by:Tuanku Bahiyah Residential CollegeUniversity of Malayawith the collaboration of theMinistry of Youth and Sports Malaysiaunder the auspice of theMalaysian Chess FederationParti
By Ram Soffer,
The rest day of the Dresden Chess Olympiad provided an opportunity to resolve the issue of the Topalov-Kamsky match, which troubled the chess world for almost a whole year. After tedious negotiations an agreement has been reached between two chess players, and the chess match will be held in Sofia on February 2009.
Below [...]
Anyone can earn finish games or capture pieces badges, even against a Pogobot, since they don’t require wins.
It’s very difficult for most people to win 3 games in a row against a Pogobot, but using the win method below will make it go quickly. Otherwise you can work with a friend or cooperative partner for [...]
By Ram Soffer
At the beginning of the 20th century, the legendary chess champion Jose Raul Capablanca of Cuba conquered the chess world by storm. However, in his homeland there were no heirs of similar stature, and for many years the island remained on the fringe of the chess map – till 2008.
The name Lenier [...]
By Yochanan Afek
Nov 09, 2008
The new World Senior Chess Champions have been crowned in Bad-Zwischnahen, Germany. In the men event, there was a surprising winner, the 17th seed American IM Larry Kaufman who took 1st place with 9 out of 11, edging out by a better tiebreak the top seed, well-known Romanian GM Mihai [...]
Chess Games of Round 8: South African chess players as well as: Magnus Carlsen, Boris Gelfand, Ivan Cheparinov, Topalov, Radjabov, Yelena Dembo and a few more GrandMaster-games to play through on my blogger-blog, please click on the link here and it will open in a new window.
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Click on the logo and you will be taken to [...]
TOURNAMENT : 2 Categories ( Boys U-20 & Girls U-20 DOB on or after 1988 )9 rounds SWISSTime Control:(90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1)All moves must be recorded.More Detail & Download the form :Click Here
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Today, 18th Nov was a free day for the chess players at Dresden, but, they were treated with a Fashion show. You can see some of the images here. I don’t know if I like them all though! You can see a few more on the link. Click on the images to [...]
Venue: Level 2, Pearl Point Shopping Mall, 5th Mile, Jalan Kelang Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur
TOURNAMENT : 2 Categories ( Boys U-20 & Girls U-20 DOB on or after 1988 )
9 rounds SWISS
Time Control: (90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1)
All moves must be recorded.
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Venue: Dewan Sri Pinang
Date: December 13th -14th, 2008
Registration and Entry Fees by 11th Dec 08 (Closing Date).
All teams are encouraged to use the online registration.
Details: PCA Official Website and Chess.EuHong.NET
Armenia and Azerbaijan leading in the Chess Olympiad in Dresden 15.11.2008 15:28After two rounds at the Olympiad in Dresden 20 teams have four points each, with Azerbaijan and Armenia leading on tiebreak points.In Round 2 Russia beat Poland 2½:1½, after Dmitry Jakovenko beat Bartel Mateusz, and all other games were drawn.Germany 1 beat Slovenia 3:1 with Khenkin and Fridman scoring. China beat Be
Saturday, November 15, 2008Guantanamo, Nov 14 (Solvision) Cuba male squad beat Estonia for the first time in Chess Olympiads 3-1 in the World tournament taking place in Dresden Germany.Cuban best player, Leinier Dominguez, 21st in the world ranking, and with a 2719 ELO, drew with black pieces his rival Kaido Kulaots (2,556) in a very long match that lasted 94 moves.The same result was obtained by
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:13:31 GMTFrance has defeated the Iranian chess team in the men's division at the 38th Chess Olympiad currently being held in Dresden, Germany.The four-member Iranian squad lost 3-1 to France in its second encounter on Friday evening. Iran drew 2-2 against fifth-seed Hungary in its opening match on Thursday and will now face Mexico on Saturday.In the women's division, Iran was d
By ROBERT HUNTINGTON – 1 hour agoDRESDEN, Germany (AP) — The top-ranked teams at the 38th Chess Olympiad advanced in the second round in both the open and women's section.But the U.S. men, ranked 10th, gave up a draw to Greece in the open division while the Israeli women upset the Americans.Top-seed Russia boasts the strongest team ever assembled at a Chess Olympiad and survived a scare from 2
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1. Russia (RUS / RtgAvg:2756 / TB1: 4 / TB2: 0) Bo.
Name Rtg FED 1 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2772 RUS 2 GM Svidler Peter 2727 RUS 3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2719 R
By ROBERT HUNTINGTON – 9 hours agoOfficial website: www.Dresden2008.comDRESDEN, Germany (AP) — Nearly all top-seeded teams won their matches in the opening round of the Chess Olympiad in Germany on Thursday, although not all by the 4-0 margins that one saw in years past.Top-seeded Russia, edged past Switzerland 2.5-1.5 on a win from Alexander Morozevich. On board one, 77-year-old Viktor Korchn
By Donna Rettew Post-Tribune correspondentCHESTERTON -- It took just minutes for both queens to be lost during a game at a recent gathering of the Duneland Youth Chess Club, which has met Tuesdays at Chesterton's Thomas Library since February 2006.About 22 students attend each week to sharpen their skills and have fun, while learning strategies for success in chess and life.Halfway into the game,
New Delhi (IANS): The Indian team for the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germanyhave good medal prospects due to the new format introduced this year.The placing will be based on wins and not points. A 4-0 win and 2.5-1.5 win will give the same two points. With the yardstick for measuring success changing, it can help strong teams like India.The Indian team, which finished 30th in men and 12th in women
Ireland's queen of chess likes to keep life in checkUna O Boyle is our great white hope at this year's Chess Olympiad which starts today in Germany, says John MeagherOfficial Olympiad website: November 12 2008'I think you have to be slightly mad." Una O Boyle is talking about what makes a really good chess player and she reckons eccentricity helps. "I think I'm a bit bonkers and there's a part of
Azerbaijan, Baku, 11 November / corr TrendNewsR.ErgunOfficial Olympiad Website: www.Dresden2008.comLast night, the Azerbaijani men and women chess combined teams arrived in Dresden to take part in the World Chess Olympic Games, the Azerbaijani Chess Federation (ACF) told TrendNews.Teymur Rajabov, Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Vugar Gashimov, Gadir Huseynov (a main staff) and Rauf Mammadov (a reserve play
Official Olympiad Website: www.Dresden2008.comThe Philippines’ youngest grandmaster (GM) Wesley So is expected to lead the five-man RP Team in the 38th World Chess Olympiad, which will begin on Wednesday (November 12) at the Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany.According to SportsNews.ph, it will be So’s second appearance in the world's biggest chess competition since his Olympiad debut in Tur
The spectacular playing hall at the Congress Palace. The official website of the Olympiad is www.Dresden2008.com. Every single board is connected to the Internet for LIVE broadcast.
Official Chess Olympiad website: www.Dresden2008.comTEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will take part in the 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008 to be held from November 12 to 25.Iran will participate in both men and women classes.The team is composed of Grandmasters Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Elshan Moradi, Amir Bagheri, Morteza Mahjoob, Shoja'at Ghane, Shadi Paridar, two International Masters Atusa Purkashian , Shayeste
Official Chess Olympiad website: www.Dresden2008.comBRAC Bank Limited is sponsoring Bangladesh Chess team, which will take part in the 38th Chess Olympiad scheduled to be held in Dresden of Germany from November 12 to November 25.BRAC Bank Limited has given TK four lakh to Bangladesh Chess Federation. Bangladesh Chess team will leave the city today for Dresden to participate in the chess meet.To m
Musthofid, The Jakarta Post, JakartaOfficial Olympiad Website: www.Dresden2008.comIndonesia's chess contingent will take part in the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, with hopes high of maintaining the performance the team showed in the last Olympiad two years ago.Indonesia finished in 40th place in both the open and women's division in 2006 in Turin, with the men's team spearheaded by the count
Dresden, GermanyOfficial website: www.Dresden2008.comHighest level of registration in history of all chess olympiadsIt’s going to be the biggest chess olympiad of all ages. After the final closing of the registration list on September the 19th there are more than 2.000 active participants announced at the chess olympiad from November the 12th till November the 25th. The previous appraisal of 1.5
Official Chess Olympiad website: www.Dresden2008.comMANILA, Philippines – Wesley So leads a youthful national team that will be without two of RP chess' icons.No problem. Team Philippines will play the 38th World Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany "a confident bunch," chess officials claimed.The men's team will be bannered by four of the country's top 10 players, spearheaded by top-ranked Pinoy
But the others wait in Casablanca...and wait....and wait...and wait.For those who follow the internal affairs and faction fights of the English Chess Federation - and I am not sure whether there are too many, or too few, that do - the last few months have been dominated by one issue in particular, this being the apparent collapse of the Chess Sets for Schools Project. Which was announced, with, on
American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan called the U.S. open team "the strongest team that America has ever fielded."
While he did not favor them for a medal, Seirawan said that first board Gata Kamsky of Brooklyn, New York, and second board 20-year-old Hikaru Nakamura of White Plains, New York, "are...
At the conclusion of our recent Chess in Art series I promised to provide a list of resources that we used (or simply came across) in the course of research and which we hope may be of use to anyone interested in the area now or in the future.It follows - after some notes and a brief list of thanks to some people who assisted in the preparation of the series. They include Martin Smith, Richard Til
By Yochanan Afek
The Russian chess team Ural Sverdlovskaya won the 24th edition of the European Club Cup, held in Kallithea (Greece), with the participation of 63 men and 18 women teams, which included the best chess players of the continent (actually the best chess players in other continents as well).
The winners (Radjabov, Kamsky, Shirov, Grischuk, [...]
The winner: Leinier Dominguez Pérez of CubaFinal Standings (Click Pic for big screen)The World Blitz Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan, has ended in victory for the 25 year-old Cuban player Leinier Dominguez (pictured), just half a point ahead of the defending champion Vassily Ivanchuk. Dominguez pockets the first prize of 80,000 Swiss Francs. Not bad for a short days work!A further point behin
GM Dreev Wins 2008 Magistral Casino de Barcelona TournamentGM Alexey DreevThe 2008 Magistral Casino de Barcelona Tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain from October 30, 2008 to November 7, 2008. The event was held at the Casino of Barcelona. It featured a 10 player Round Robin event with 9 of the 10 players being Grandmasters. The other remaining player, IM Fidel Corrales qualified into the event
I am annoyed. Not very long ago I saw a good quote about chess, which I intended to use in this piece and which I shall paraphrase. I shall have to paraphrase it, because I no longer recall either the exact quote or the source. It was, if I recall at all correctly, about the limited creativity, or artistic content, of chess: and what it said, roughly, was that nothing can be called truly creative
Was chess news the first thing on your mind today, as you revved up your interweb for some recreational reading? Or was it, perhaps, that election thing over in the U.S. of A?Well don't worry, because here in blogland you can have both. Take the The Chess Drum for instance, who argue that "the campaign run by the Obama team resembled a chess game that was efficient, focused and powerful," adding
Interesting interviews with two world chess champions and a finalist at the unofficial world poker championship (who happened to be chess master) have been published recently on the web.
Viswanathan Anand was interviewed by Susan Polgar right after his successful defending of the 2008 World Chess Championship. Post world championship Anand is impressed by today’s strong [...]
RM45,000 CASH PRIZE TO BE GIVEN AWAY,Prize Fund (inclusive of Trophy, Medals & Special prizes1. Organisers and SponsorOrganised by Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) with the sponsorship of Masterskill University College of Health Sciences. Managed by Intchess (M) Sdn. Bhd.2.ScheduleMonday 15 December 1100 hrs Final Registration, Players' Meeting1600 hrs Round 1Tuesday 16 December0900 hrs Round
An important rapid chess tournament is currently taking place at the French resort of Cap D’Agde. The 16 participants were divided into 2 groups, the top four from each groups going forward to the knockout stages.
Among the numerous young stars who participated in the French rapid chess event, the name of former World Chess [...]
Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2008(31 Oct-3rd November 08)ongoing started31 Oct until 3rd nov for any new coverage update result/pic please visit to: Open category1st.NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah(7.5 Point)2nd - Ian Udani (7.5 Point)3rd - David Hukom (7 Point)INA4th - Abdullah Che Hassan (7 Point)5th - Lim Zhuo Ren (6.5 Point)6th - Aaron Chua (6.5 Point)7th - NM Kim Han Edward Lee (6.5 Point)8th - Ab
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I have a couple of articles/posts on my blog about chess and the link between chess and academic performance, the research that was done by various people, the reasons why your child should play chess etc. Today’s article is no difference and I’ve added an article about chess and the 7 dimensions, which you might [...]
Apologies for the delay in producing the guide to Chess in Art resources promised at the end of the series last Saturday. Unfortunately the same day I suffered a small computer disaster and my PC, on which the information was located, only came back to me late last night. (Yes, I know, back up back up back up - I'd done that earlier in the week and most of the work on the particular file involved
Hikaru Nakamura faces Vassily Ivanchuk in the finalHikaru Nakamura CHAMP!!!The rapidplay Cap d'Agde tournament has been won by Hikaru Nakamura who beat Vassily Ivanchuk in the final match. Vassily pressed too hard trying to win a drawn ending in the second game and Nakamura took advantage to win himself in a knight v bishop ending.A great result for the young American star. Although only a rapid
The IIUM Sports & Recreational Centre will be organizing the 1st IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2008 schedule to be held on 16th November 2008 at Cultural Activity Centre (CAC) Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak. This tournament will be divided into three categories which are Open Category, IIUM Open Category and Under-12 Category. The time control is 25 minutes
FIDE International Organiser & Arbiter Adam Raoof emails:I am compiling a list of chess venues in London - not just chess clubs, which appears to be easy to find, but cafes and other places to play informally during the day and during the week.If you know of any such venues, please let me know dates and times, the address and postcode and give me a contact number, as both Chess & Bridge an
October 30, 2008, 8:44The President of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, had a dream to make his tiny homeland in Russia’s southern steppes the chess centre of the world.Ilyumzhinov, who is a passionate chess player, president of the FIDE world chess association, a billionaire and so far the only president of Kalmykia, has put a lot of effort into making it come true. Today the game is everywhere in
www.chessasia.netAll good things must come to an end and so the World Youth Championships held in Vung Tau, Vietnam concludes tonight with yet another spectacular closing and prize giving ceremony tonight.But we can already salute the 2008 World Youth Champions!Open 18 - IM Ivan Saric (Croatia) 8/11Girls 18 - WGM Valentina Golubenko (Croatia) 9/11Open 16 - IM Adhiban (India) 9/11Girls 16 - WFM Na
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday congratulated grand master Viswanathan Anand for winning the World Chess Championship.In her message, the president said that she was "delighted to learn about the victory and that Anand’s consistent performance throughout his long and successful career is testimony to his hard work and dedication towards the challenging game of ch
World Blitz Chess Championship 2008 (Sasikiran and Kamsky join)7-8 November 2008, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanReport by chessdom.comThe World Blitz Chess Championship will take part 7-8 November 2008 in Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. The games of the tournament will be played with a classical time control of 5 minutes for the whole game for each opponent, without increment.The tournament will b
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese players topped two of the age categories after the eighth round of the World Youth Chess Championship in Vung Tau on Oct 27.Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son led in the Boys U-18 category after defeating Ioan Cristian Chirila of Romania. He is on seven points and in second place is Croatia’s Ivan Saric with six points.Another home team player, Nguyen Quang Liem,
Viswanathan Anand of India has retained his FIDE World Chess Championship title after drawing the 11th game in the 2008 World Chess Championship in Bonn, Germany. Anand and his challenger, 2006 World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia will be sharing the €1.5M prize fund.
The 2008 World Chess Championship had ended earlier than expected [...]
The US program Rybka won the 16th World Computer Chess Championship that was held in Beijing, China, a full point ahead of its nearest rival, the British program Hiarcs. Third, a point behind, was the Israeli program Junior, followed by Cluster Toga and then Shredder. The hardware used in the event ranged from a 40-core system to a Nokia cell phone. Final report.16th World Computer Chess Champions
World Chess Championship 2008 - Round 5 | Vladimir Kramnik vs. Vishy Anand (0 - 1)Viswanathan Anand increased his lead today in the World Championship match after Vladimir Kramnik blundered on move 29. The score is now 3.5-1.5 for Anand. Who would have thought that Vladimir Kramnik would lose not just one, but two games with the white pieces in this match? It’s a rare thing for someone who
