Archive for January 12th, 2012
Today we start our series of three interviews, with players from the Tata Steel A, B and C groups, who all make some sort of comeback. In the first interview we have Matthew Sadler, two-times British Champion and Olympiad Gold Medal winner. (Tomorro
Sarkhan Gashimov, the older brother and manager of top GM Vugar Gashimov, won a strong blitz tournament in San Sebastian last week, ahead of many grandmasters. Rated 2351, the amateur player from Azerbaijan defeated Julio Granda Zuniga of Peru in the
Next Saturday the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament begins in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. Today we give a preview, and we'll post three interviews with distinguished participants in the coming days!
Event
Tata Steel Chess Tournament | PGN via TW
Three open tournaments with a long tradition have recently finished: events in Groningen, Hastings and Stockholm. Alexander Kovchan en Robert Hess finished shared first in the north-east of The Netherlands, already before the end of 2011. In Hastings
Beat it
Jan 12
© 2011, José Diaz
Links
Interview with José Diaz
José Diaz Official Website
Tags: Reggio EmiliaAlexander MorozevichAnish GiriHikaru NakamuraCategory: Cartoons
Source
Rybka's disqualification and ban from computer chess last summer by the International Computer Games Association (ICGA) is being disputed. In a 31-page article, a computer scientist working at London's Queen Mary University, supported by two chess
Weekly Endgame Study (250)
Jan 12
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!
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J. Timman 2010
Anish Giri emerged as the sole winner in Reggio Emilia on Friday. At the 54th Torneo di Capodanno he drew with Fabiano Caruana and saw his two main rivals Alexander Morozevich and Hikaru Nakamura lose against Nikita Vitiugov and Vassily Ivanchuk resp
Changes in Commissions
Jan 12
On recommendation of Commission chairmen and the FIDE General Secretary and confirmed by FIDE President, the following shall take effect from 1st January 2012:
Commission
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Technical
Damir Vrhovnik
Rajai Al-
REGULATIONS
A. Open for Bids FIDE Events
A. World Junior Championship 2014
B. World Senior Championship 2014
C. World Amateur Championship 2014
D. World Youth U16 Olympiad 2014
E. World School Indiv