The legendary chess champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov have agreed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their World Championship matches with a series of exhibitions to be held in five countries that hosted their epic battles through 1980’s.
The first exhibition is taking place in Valencia, the next is scheduled for Paris and then follows Moscow early next year. The events include simultaneous exhibitions, rapid and blitz games.
The first rapid match is currently ongoing in Valencia, follow the news and live game commentary.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
65th Portugal Chess Championship
Portugal chess championship was held in the city of Amadora, on 5-13 September. Top rated player IM Ruben Miguel Nunes Pereira beat FM Joao Maria Da Camara Cordovil in the last round and preserved the first place, half point ahead of the second placed GM Antonio Fernandes.
Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds:
1. IM Pereira Ruben Miguel Nunes (2447) 6.5
2. GM Fernandes Antonio Manuel De A (2409) 6
3. NM Santos Antonio M L F Pereira (2264) 5.5
4. FM Diogo Vasco Andre Marcalo (2308) 5
5. Ferreira Jorge Joao Viterbo (2238) 5
6. FM Andrade Jose Manuel Vieira (2259) 4.5
7. IM Damaso Rui (2404) 4
8. FM Cordovil Joao Maria Da Camara (2214) 4
9. Viela Andre Filipe Folha (2219) 3
10. NM Carneiro Carlos Alberto C Pin (2269) 1.5
Championship website
Final Ranking crosstable after 9 Rounds:
1. IM Pereira Ruben Miguel Nunes (2447) 6.5
2. GM Fernandes Antonio Manuel De A (2409) 6
3. NM Santos Antonio M L F Pereira (2264) 5.5
4. FM Diogo Vasco Andre Marcalo (2308) 5
5. Ferreira Jorge Joao Viterbo (2238) 5
6. FM Andrade Jose Manuel Vieira (2259) 4.5
7. IM Damaso Rui (2404) 4
8. FM Cordovil Joao Maria Da Camara (2214) 4
9. Viela Andre Filipe Folha (2219) 3
10. NM Carneiro Carlos Alberto C Pin (2269) 1.5
Championship website
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Managers in Chess
Agenda and Annexes for the 80th FIDE Congress are published on the FIDE website. The Congress takes place from 11th to 18th October in Khalkidiki, Greece.
Among many interesting proposals (annexes), we will note one that calls for regulation and certificates for players' managers:
Today there are many people around the world they say that they are manager of professional players. But unfortunately many f them they do not have any idea about all rules of chess or they are not qualified to communicate to make this job in a minimum level properly. Our players are certainly suffered from this and also there are bad examples on this issue that some of those people calling themselves as manager exploiting the carrier and rights of our eminent players due to their lack of professionalism.
Like in football and other sports, it is time to define this function under FIDE regulations and make a certificate after an exam like arbiters, organisers, or trainers.
Full proposal (pdf)
See also FIDE Trainers' Commission calls for radical decisions
Among many interesting proposals (annexes), we will note one that calls for regulation and certificates for players' managers:
Today there are many people around the world they say that they are manager of professional players. But unfortunately many f them they do not have any idea about all rules of chess or they are not qualified to communicate to make this job in a minimum level properly. Our players are certainly suffered from this and also there are bad examples on this issue that some of those people calling themselves as manager exploiting the carrier and rights of our eminent players due to their lack of professionalism.
Like in football and other sports, it is time to define this function under FIDE regulations and make a certificate after an exam like arbiters, organisers, or trainers.
Full proposal (pdf)
See also FIDE Trainers' Commission calls for radical decisions
Monday, September 07, 2009
Tkachiev breaking stereotypes
Alcohol, cigarettes, beauty contests, lightning speed and other interesting facts about Vlad Tkachiev, the FIDE President's nominee for the World Cup, - read in Hindustan Times.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Bulgaria ready to bid for world championship match
Breaking news: Minutes after the end of the meeting between Boiko Borisov and the team of Veselin Topalov, Silvio Danailov confirmed in a phone call to Chessdom.com that Bulgaria will for sure bid for the organization of the World Chess Championship match between Veselin Topalov and Vishwanathan Anand.Topalov - Anand Sofia bid to be 3 million euro
Bulgaria’s pride, World No. 1 Topalov and his manager Silvio Danailov met Prime Minister Boiko Borisov on Thursday to discuss the possibility of their country hosting the match.Bulgaria to bid for Anand-Topalov match
Minutes after the meeting, Danailov was quoted by noted website Chessdom as saying, "At the meeting, the Prime Minister has guaranteed €3 million for the organisation of the event. The official bid will be sent to the FIDE office by the Bulgarian Chess Federation (BCF)."
See also AICF to work on matching Bulgarian bid
Sunday, August 30, 2009
"The Guardian" on Chess and Literature
Even without the backdrop of political schisms and the spectre of mutually assured destruction, chess is a transfixing game in its own right – especially for writers. It has been the inspiration for countless novels, plays and pieces of short fiction, many of which are collected in a wonderful anthology called The 64-Square Looking Glass. What is it that makes chess such a consistently fascinating subject?Why chess is a perfect game for fiction
Chess, by its very nature, is a battle between two different thought processes; it gives the novelist the opportunity to go into the players' minds, while retaining an element of plot at the same time.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
New Apartment for Levon Aronian
RA President, President of RA Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan awarded Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian with a certificate for apartment in Yerevan new building.From News.am
Levon Aronian, 27, won FIDE Grand Prix session preterm. However, a day before Aronian failed to win FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk, Armenia. At that, he was leading the overall standings compared to his rival Azeri Teimur Radjabov. Aronian received 140 points in Jermuk tournament totaling 500 (360 points were from previous Grand Prix).
Levon Aronian is residing in Germany, but now perhaps he will move back to Yerevan. The winner of the FIDE Grand Prix in Jermuk is Vassily Ivanchuk.
Board games have made their way into the history books
People have found a means to occupy their minds as well as their time by commencing in playing board games, such as chess, checkers or even bingo game, for literally hundreds of years. There are actually written documents that were recorded that mention games that we all still avidly play today.
Games such as chess, go, and mahjong are three of the board games that have gone down in the history books as being both challenging as well as entertaining. Still to this day there are clubs that sponsor specific board games as well as competitions that are regularly held for people to commence in the activities together.
There are literally hundreds of different board games that have been developed throughout the years. All of the games come with their own strategy as well as their own state of rules that you are required to follow in order to be declared a winner. Some of the most popular board games that have managed to stand the test of time are Checkers, Chess, as well as Backgammon to name a few.
Checkers is considered to be one of the easiest board games that you can play. The game is regularly given to children and utilized in a means to help them develop better hand eye coordination. The game is also enjoyed by adults as well. Checkers offers a bit of a challenge, but not enough to get you out of a constant state of relaxation.
Chess is an old time favorite, played by many people around the world; you have the opportunity to be whatever you wish when you play chess. The decadent pongs that you can precariously take across the board are one of the great things that impress people about the game. Chess is a game that allows you to earn a higher level of power every time that you make your way across the entire board. Chess is a game of immense skill, patience, and dedication. Chess is not a game that you can teach anyone; it has to be played continuously in order to master the strategy of the game.
Backgammon is one of the eldest games of strategy that was ever invented. The rules are quite simple you precariously move your pieces across the board from one side to the next, moving other pieces aside as you make your way across. There is a small amount of skill involved in the game of backgammon just as in other simple games like lotto, keno or bingo online games; however most of the game relies on pure luck in comparison to anything else.
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Games such as chess, go, and mahjong are three of the board games that have gone down in the history books as being both challenging as well as entertaining. Still to this day there are clubs that sponsor specific board games as well as competitions that are regularly held for people to commence in the activities together.
There are literally hundreds of different board games that have been developed throughout the years. All of the games come with their own strategy as well as their own state of rules that you are required to follow in order to be declared a winner. Some of the most popular board games that have managed to stand the test of time are Checkers, Chess, as well as Backgammon to name a few.
Checkers is considered to be one of the easiest board games that you can play. The game is regularly given to children and utilized in a means to help them develop better hand eye coordination. The game is also enjoyed by adults as well. Checkers offers a bit of a challenge, but not enough to get you out of a constant state of relaxation.
Chess is an old time favorite, played by many people around the world; you have the opportunity to be whatever you wish when you play chess. The decadent pongs that you can precariously take across the board are one of the great things that impress people about the game. Chess is a game that allows you to earn a higher level of power every time that you make your way across the entire board. Chess is a game of immense skill, patience, and dedication. Chess is not a game that you can teach anyone; it has to be played continuously in order to master the strategy of the game.
Backgammon is one of the eldest games of strategy that was ever invented. The rules are quite simple you precariously move your pieces across the board from one side to the next, moving other pieces aside as you make your way across. There is a small amount of skill involved in the game of backgammon just as in other simple games like lotto, keno or bingo online games; however most of the game relies on pure luck in comparison to anything else.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
USCF raising rates
It looks like USCF is short of money to cover for the litigation.
The regular adult USCF membership rate will increase from $29 to $34 effective December 1, 2009. See all your current membership options and renew or join at the USCF webstore.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Simul in Zürich
The Schachgesellschaft Zürich celebrated its 200th anniversary with a series of attractive chess events. An Open tournament, Champions Simultaneous Play and the Champions Rapid took place between 9th and 23rd August.
Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Kramnik, Boris Spassky and Veselin Topalov played against 200 chess lovers in a simul that took place at the Zürich main station. A short video bellow.
Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Kramnik, Boris Spassky and Veselin Topalov played against 200 chess lovers in a simul that took place at the Zürich main station. A short video bellow.
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