Latest scandalous events surrounding the Russian Chess Federation (namely a desperate effort of two Russian chess legends Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, together with the Chairman of the RCF Board Alexander Bakh who joined them, to succeed in getting the news of Karpov’s nomination as Russia’s candidate to the position of the FIDE President, violating the Statutes of the organisation) made me think, why even the very idea of the joint management of the world chess movement by a tandem of the 12th and 13th World Champions seems to me a catastrophe for chess of the same scale as a Mexican bay fire for mankind.Full article
During my entire professional chess career I have been a witness of a furious battle of Karpov and Kasparov against each other – both at the chess board, and around it – for the influence in various organisations and chess players’ unions and for various privileges. This fight always ended in eventual destruction of these organisations or receiving these privileges by depriving the rest of chess players of them. I would remind you in chronological order some episodes of the quasi-chess activities or actions of the Champions.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Evgeny Bareev on destructive nature of two K's
WCC Organizing Committee Suing ChessBase
During the WCC match between Anand and Topalov a note about copyright violation was posted on the official website: "Warning! It is absolutely prohibited the live broadcast of the moves or video during the game on other websites, media or software without the explicit permission of the organizers of the match. This prohibition is being violated by ChessBase"
Now the dispute is being taken to German court
Now the dispute is being taken to German court
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Astrakhan Grand Prix
FIDE Grand Prix series concluded yesterday in Astrakhan, Russia. The late substitute Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine took the clear first place with 8/13 points, full point ahead of five contestants.
But Teimour Radjabov from Azerbaijan has even better reason to celebrate as he qualified for the Candidate matches by holding the direct opponent Wang Yue to a draw in the final round.
More information on the tournament website
But Teimour Radjabov from Azerbaijan has even better reason to celebrate as he qualified for the Candidate matches by holding the direct opponent Wang Yue to a draw in the final round.
More information on the tournament website
St. Louis becoming major player in chess
St. Louis may be known as a baseball town, but the Gateway City is quickly becoming a major player in another sport: Chess.Full article
St. Louis is currently hosting the two-week tournament that will decide the U.S. chess championship.
The city's increasing importance in the chess world is largely due to development of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, founded three years ago by retired businessman and philanthropist Rex Sinquefield.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
World Chess Championship Videos
Viswanathan Anand defeated Veselin Topalov 6,5:5,5 last week to retain the title of the World Champion.
Anand on his match strategy for The Hindu newspaper
Anand on his match strategy for The Hindu newspaper
ACP World Rapid Cup 2010
Bank Pivdenny will once again be the organizer and main financial partner of the ACP World Rapid Cup. The event will take place on 27-29th May in Odessa, Ukraine.
The 4th ACP World Rapid Cup will be a knockout tournament. The time control will be 20 minutes per game with an increment of 5 seconds per move. 16 players will fight for the Cup - 13 grandmasters who performed best in the ACP Tour 2008/2009 and 3 Wild Cards given by the organizers.
Participants:
1.Grischuk Alexander RUS 2760
2.Eljanov Pavel UKR 2751
3.Shirov Alexei ESP 2742
4.Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2741
5.Svidler Peter RUS 2735
6.Gashimov Vugar AZE 2734
7.Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2725
8.Movsesian Sergei SVK 2717
9.Bacrot Etienne FRA 2710
10.Motylev Alexander RUS 2704
11.Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2686
12.Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2669
13.Moiseenko Alexandr UKR 2669
14.Drozdovskij Jurij UKR 2625
15.Karpov Anatoly RUS 2619
16.Gurevich Mikhail TUR 2614
The 4th ACP World Rapid Cup will be a knockout tournament. The time control will be 20 minutes per game with an increment of 5 seconds per move. 16 players will fight for the Cup - 13 grandmasters who performed best in the ACP Tour 2008/2009 and 3 Wild Cards given by the organizers.
Participants:
1.Grischuk Alexander RUS 2760
2.Eljanov Pavel UKR 2751
3.Shirov Alexei ESP 2742
4.Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2741
5.Svidler Peter RUS 2735
6.Gashimov Vugar AZE 2734
7.Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2725
8.Movsesian Sergei SVK 2717
9.Bacrot Etienne FRA 2710
10.Motylev Alexander RUS 2704
11.Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2686
12.Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2669
13.Moiseenko Alexandr UKR 2669
14.Drozdovskij Jurij UKR 2625
15.Karpov Anatoly RUS 2619
16.Gurevich Mikhail TUR 2614
Monday, May 17, 2010
U.S. Chess Championship 2010
The 2010 U.S. Chess Championship, which is taking place on May 13-25 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL).
This year's championship features a purse of more than $170,000, the largest per-capita prize fund in the tournament's history.
The complete list of players includes the following:
* The defending U.S. Champion: GM Hikaru Nakamura
* The winner of the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship: GM Larry Christiansen
* The winner of the 2009 U.S. Junior Championship: GM Ray Robson
* The top five qualifiers from the 2009 U.S. Open Championship: GMs Aleksandr Lenderman, Sergey Kudrin, Alex Yermolinsky, Dmitry Gurevich, and Jesse Kraai
* The winner of the 2010 ICC State Champion of Champions: IM Levon Altounian
* The top 11 U.S. players by rating of the United States Chess Federation:
- GM Gata Kamsky
- GM Alexander Onischuk
- GM Varuzhan Akobian
- GM Yury Shulman
- GM Jaan Ehlvest
- GM Alexander Shabalov
- GM Gregory Kaidanov
- GM Robert Hess
- GM Melikset Khachiyan
- GM Joel Benjamin
- GM Ben Finegold
* Four wildcard spots:
- GM Alexander Stripunsky
- GM Vinay Bhat
- IM Irina Krush
- IM Sam Shankland
Live coverage from the official website
Live games with computer analysis
Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate
This year's championship features a purse of more than $170,000, the largest per-capita prize fund in the tournament's history.
The complete list of players includes the following:
* The defending U.S. Champion: GM Hikaru Nakamura
* The winner of the 2009 U.S. Senior Open Championship: GM Larry Christiansen
* The winner of the 2009 U.S. Junior Championship: GM Ray Robson
* The top five qualifiers from the 2009 U.S. Open Championship: GMs Aleksandr Lenderman, Sergey Kudrin, Alex Yermolinsky, Dmitry Gurevich, and Jesse Kraai
* The winner of the 2010 ICC State Champion of Champions: IM Levon Altounian
* The top 11 U.S. players by rating of the United States Chess Federation:
- GM Gata Kamsky
- GM Alexander Onischuk
- GM Varuzhan Akobian
- GM Yury Shulman
- GM Jaan Ehlvest
- GM Alexander Shabalov
- GM Gregory Kaidanov
- GM Robert Hess
- GM Melikset Khachiyan
- GM Joel Benjamin
- GM Ben Finegold
* Four wildcard spots:
- GM Alexander Stripunsky
- GM Vinay Bhat
- IM Irina Krush
- IM Sam Shankland
Live coverage from the official website
Live games with computer analysis
Bullet Chess: One Minute to Mate
Russian Chess Federation split between two candidates for FIDE Presidency
Several weeks ago Russian news agencies distributed the information that the Russian Chess Federation endorses Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Some of the board members protested against the news, despite the fact the head of the board members Dvorkovich confirmed it.
The Ilyumzhinov opposition called yet another meeting this Friday, May 14th, in Moscow. At the Council were present 17 (some sources claim 18) out of the 32 delegates, and Kasparov as guest. Kasparov pointed to the previous decision as "non legitimate" and the delegates elected Karpov as candidate of the Russian Chess Federation.
On their turn, the Ilyumzhinov supporters claimed the election is non legitimate because despite having quorum, the meeting did not feature the head of the board of members Dvorkovich.
Dvorkovich himself explained the situation for Gazeta.ru, "Both meetings were not legitimate. At one of them there was no quorum, on the second there was no President of the Board."
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov did not attend any of the meetings and lamented the situation, comparing it to the FIDE and PCA schism, but this time at internal Federation level.
The Ilyumzhinov opposition called yet another meeting this Friday, May 14th, in Moscow. At the Council were present 17 (some sources claim 18) out of the 32 delegates, and Kasparov as guest. Kasparov pointed to the previous decision as "non legitimate" and the delegates elected Karpov as candidate of the Russian Chess Federation.
On their turn, the Ilyumzhinov supporters claimed the election is non legitimate because despite having quorum, the meeting did not feature the head of the board of members Dvorkovich.
Dvorkovich himself explained the situation for Gazeta.ru, "Both meetings were not legitimate. At one of them there was no quorum, on the second there was no President of the Board."
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov did not attend any of the meetings and lamented the situation, comparing it to the FIDE and PCA schism, but this time at internal Federation level.
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