Archive for August, 2010
The Dun Laoghaire Master tournaments took place in Ireland 20th August 2010 to 29th August 2010. Two all-play-all tournaments, a GM and a Masters. The GM Group was won by Mark Hebden.
News from Alex Baburin whose newsletter Chess Today has run s
Boris Gelfand beat Peter Leko 4.5-3.5 in an 8 game rapid match in Miskolc, 25th-29th August 2010. The time control was 25m + 10spm. This was the 6th such match Leko has played in Miskolc since the first one in 2005 (Adams, Karpov, Kramnik, Carlsen
Anand and Carlsen reach Monday's final of Arctic Securities Chess Stars. Hammer beats Carlsen for his first win against him in nearly 10 years.
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Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen today play the final of the Arctic Securities Chess Stars in Kristiansund, Norway. The bronze final will be played between Judit Polgar and Jon Ludvig Hammer, who beat Carlsen with White yesterday.
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The Arctic Securities Chess Stars tournament takes place in Kristiansund 28th-30th August 2010. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Judit Polgar and Jon Ludvig Hammer play in a two stage event. Double Round Robin between the four players followed by f
Escuela International Kasparov Marcote won the Spanish Team Championship. In the final the top seeded team defeated reigning champions Linex-Magic from Mérida 4.5-1.5 with victories for Gashimov against Shirov, Smeets against Sargissian and and Sal
Weekly Endgame Study (184)
Aug 29
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!
J. Fleck & C. Lutz
1999
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Europe-Echecs on the first day's play of the Arctic Securities Chess Stars 2010 where Anand and Carlsen lead with 2.5/3.
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The first report by Europe-Echecs from the Presentation of the players and Opening Ceremony in Kristiansund.
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The Spanish Chess Championships CECLUB Honor Division took place in Sestao, Vizcaya, 23rd-28th August 2010. 6 Rounds: 10 teams. First 4 rounds a Swiss, Final 2 Rounds settled the final placings. Kasparov Marcote took clear first place by beating Line