By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI
TBILISI, Georgia -- The World Chess Federation said Sunday it would hold a tournament this year in an attempt to unify the chess world that splintered nearly a decade ago with the world champion's walkout.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the federation known by its French acronym FIDE, said the world's eight top chess grandmasters would play a tournament in October to name the world champion. The planned match is the fifth attempt to reunify the chess world since then-world champion Garry Kasparov broke away from FIDE in 1993.
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Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by FIDE World champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the fourth round of the 22nd Linares Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.
Cuando el 18 de febrero se daba a conocer la noticia muchos dieron saltos de alegría. Que la Gran Maestra (GM) Sulennis Piña conquistara por primera vez en la historia el título del principal evento del juego ciencia en Cuba justificaba cualquier gozo.
In this series of Audio/Video chess lectures, Maurice Ashley, the first African-American Chess Grandmaster in history, explores key games from his career that led to the coveted title. This lecture features a game played by GM Ashley against chess master Danny Shapiro. A noted chess commentator for ESPN, GM Ashley's commentary is both entertaining for chess fans and instructive for players looking to improve their game. Visually, you see an animated chess board as the audio lecture plays in the background. The ChessWise Multimedia Series is available in several popular audio/video formats for the PC, MAC, and multimedia compatible handheld devices.
Sus colegas le dicen "El Dios" y la prensa lo conoce como "El Ogro". Cuando le ponen un tablero enfrente se transforma al punto que sus contrincantes aseguran que pueden sentir su tremenda energía y no se sorprenden por el hecho de que el 13 de abril de 1963 haya habido un fuerte movimiento sísmico en la ciudad de Baku (Azerbayán). Porque ese día y en ese lugar vio la luz el ajedrecista más grande de todos los tiempos: Gary Kasparov.
Planning ahead and imagining consequences of certain moves are vital to the game of chess, and may also hold a key to the future success of students enrolled in alternative education programs.
Last year was a benchmark for southern Kien Giang Province’s young chess star, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son. Not only did he become one of the youngest people ever declared an International Chess Grand Master (GM), he also topped a poll of Viet Nam’s greatest and most popular sports personalities.
He was one of the most popular satirists of all time, with over 50 books selling 43 million copies in 37 different languages. He was also a chess enthusiast who survived the Holocaust by playing games against a guard. He even designed his own chess computer. Ephraim Kishon died on January 29, 2005, aged 80.(...)
Triunfo del georgiano GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili en el torneo principal del X Hit Open Internacional de Ajedrez que se ha celebrado durante los días 28 de enero al 03 de febrero en la localidad eslovena de Nova Gorica.
Una compañía inmobiliaria de Dubái, en los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, ha encargado a arquitectos valencianos el diseño de la Ciudad del Ajedrez en esta parte del golfo Pérsico. Se trata de una nueva urbe donde vivirán unas cien mil personas, con edificios de hasta 280 metros de altura y que ocupará 487 hectáreas de desierto.
