Archive for November, 2010
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov caught Levon Aronian after 6 rounds of the Tal Memorial. He won a very entertaining ending against Pavel Eljanov. Malcolm Pein takes a look.
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Malcolm Pein looks at Magnus Carlsen's announcement of his withdrawal from the FIDE Candidates in 2011.
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Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is in sole lead at the Tal Memorial in Moscow, with just one round to go. Today the grandmaster from Azerbaijan defeated co-leader Wang Hao, while Levon Aronian quickly drew with Alexander Grischuk. Alexei Shirov won his first g
In a short match consisting of four classical games and two rapid games, Anatoly Karpov defeated Hou Yifan 3.5-2.5. In the city of Sanya, Hainan, China the 12th World Champion won the first game; the rest ended in draws.
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Today at the Tal Memorial Wang Hao joined Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the lead. The Chinese GM defeated Boris Gelfand, who resigned in a position that looked lost, but might well be a draw. The other four games did end in a draw.
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Tal Memorial 2010 – 8
Nov 13
The Tal Memorial and World Blitz takes place 4th-18th November 2010. Players: Kramnik, Grischuk, Karjakin, Aronian, Gelfand, Shirov, Eljanov, Nakamura, Wang Hao and Mamedyarov. It is followed by the World Blitz Championships with the same format as
From 12th to 14th of November three preponed matches of the 7th round and the regular matches of the 3rd and 4th round of the Schachbundesliga will take place at the playing venues Eppingen, Berlin, Solingen and Griesheim. All pairings and informatio
The last checkmate?
Nov 13
Israel’s team captain Alon Greenfeld is sadly convinced that Israel’s latest successes will never be replicated. In an interview with the Jerusalem Post, cross-posted in full here, the grandmaster speaks about chess in Israel, and how the
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov came to China to participate in the Opening Ceremony of the 16th Asian Games. The 16th Asian Games are taking place in Guangzhou, China from 12 to 27 November 2010. It was admitted that the Opening Ceremony of these
Tal Memorial 2010 – 7
Nov 12
The Tal Memorial and World Blitz takes place 4th-18th November 2010. Players: Kramnik, Grischuk, Karjakin, Aronian, Gelfand, Shirov, Eljanov, Nakamura, Wang Hao and Mamedyarov. It is followed by the World Blitz Championships with the same format as