Archive for March, 2011
ChessVibes Openings issues 116 & 117 are out! In just two weeks we covered the Semi-Slav (Anti-Meran). the Italian, the Modern, the Exchange Slav, the English Four Knights, the Classical French, the Najdorf with 6.Bg5 Nbd7, the Sicilian Taimanov
It’s one of the most famous stories in chess history. After losing the first, Bobby Fischer didn’t show up for the second game of the 1972 World Championship match against Boris Spassky. The American was 0-2 down, and demanded that the th
The French cheating case is clearly having an effect on the atmosphere at the European Championship in Aix les Bains. Since day one it has been widely discussed among participants, and now many of them have signed a letter in which they demand that &
New: The Rossolimo Sicilian
Mar 30
We are delighted to announce the publication of: The Rossolimo Sicilian .
Chess players all over the world play 3.Bb5 in the Sicilian, because you can sidestep theory, play your own creative game – and still put your opponent in trouble.
Three ye
Normally Vladimir Potkin’s name reaches our reports when he works as a second of a better known grandmaster. In January he joined Ian Nepomniachtchi in Wijk aan Zee, but at the moment Potkin is doing very well himself, at the European Champions
We always wondered how it is possible that many top chess events follow the system of an all-play-all round-robin with an even number of players. Isn’t it plain unfair for those players who have to play one more game with the black pieces? Espe
The All India Chess Federation on behalf of the FIDE and the Tamilnadu State Chess Association is pleased to invite member Federations of FIDE to the World Junior Chess Championship - 2011 to be held in Chennai, India, 1-16 August 2011.InvitationRegu
FIDE is publishing the bidding procedure and regulations for the FIDE World Championship Match 2012 between World Champion V. Anand and his challenger from the Candidates Matches. The match is scheduled for April-May 2012 and the deadline for receivi
The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on an official visit. There he took part in an opening ceremony of a rapid match between World Champion Viswanathan Anand and ex-World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Kirsan Ilyumzh
Amber Tears
Mar 28
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