tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53880512011-12-15T03:04:44.131ZChess blogWorld press chess news and curiosities...Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.comBlogger11881100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1147300109817036882006-05-10T22:28:00.000Z2006-05-10T22:28:29.936Z"M-Tel Masters" 2006 Gathers World Chess Elite in Sofia"M-Tel Masters" 2006 gathered in Sofia the chess elite for a second successive year. Three world chess champions entered the competition.Bulgarian fans of the ancient game will be able to see the present World Champion Vesselin Topalov and the two former champions of the planet Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov. The other three participants will be Gata Kamsky, Etienne Bacrot and Peter Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1146069650582812982006-04-26T16:40:00.000Z2006-04-26T16:40:50.663ZWorld's Chess Head Arrives for Bulgarian ChallengeThe President of the world chess federation (FIDE) will be a guest to Bulgaria's top tournament next month. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrives for the Mtel Masters, which starts on May 10, media revealed Tuesday.Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov, who is the patron of the match series, will officially open the contest, participated by the country's world champion - Vesselin Topalov.The young Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1145171432896889182006-04-16T07:10:00.000Z2006-04-16T07:10:32.896ZIraqi men play chess in a Baghdad cafe February 1, 2006. Since the February 22 bombing of an important shrine in Samarra that unleashed a wave of sectarian killings, Iraqi authorities have extended a curfew from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am. (Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1145171338219466172006-04-16T07:08:00.000Z2006-04-16T07:08:58.306ZCuban Dominguez Chess ChampionSanta Clara, Cuba, Apr 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Grand Master Lenier Dominguez recovered the national chess title defeating counterpart Lazaro Bruzon.Dominguez displaced Bruzon Friday with a tie in two matches planned for 25 minutes that ended with a tie after 27 moves of a Ruy Lopez started by Dominguez.The tie came with 26 moves in a Dame's Gambit by Bruzon with the whites so the match for the Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1145133518561476032006-04-15T20:38:00.000Z2006-04-15T20:38:38.643ZWorld Chess King Topalov Faces Rival Kramnik in SeptThe much-awaited match between FIDE World champion Bulgarian Vaselin Topalov and former champion Vladimir Kramnik will take place in September.FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Elista, the capital of Kalmykia will host the 12-game match which is considered a unification match. The prize money guaranteed for the match is USD 1 M. According to the latest Fide ratings, the 36-year-old Topalov is Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1144218458529384872006-04-05T06:27:00.000Z2006-04-05T06:27:38.606ZBULGARIA’S TOPALOV FACES EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONWorld chess champion Vesselin Topalov will face the European title holder, Romanian Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, in a demonstration game in Bucharest.According to the rules to be used in the tournament, the game can end in a draw only with a decision of the arbitrator. The aim of such tournaments is for the game to be attractive for the audience. The tournament in Romania is considered one of the mostChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1144076975554009372006-04-03T15:09:00.000Z2006-04-03T15:09:35.640ZChess King Topalov Tops FIDE RankingWorld Champion Vesselin Topalov of Bulgaria leads Top Players in the April FIDE Rating List effective from April 1 to June 30. Under the FIDE regulations, Garry Kasparov, who has been inactive in the last 12 months, has dropped from the Top Player List. Vesselin Topalov, who holds the magical 2801 ELO mark, occupies FIDE leadership with 2804 points, one more than runner-up Viswanathan Anand of Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1144055283257594552006-04-03T09:08:00.000Z2006-04-03T09:08:03.346ZAnand in 2800 clubNew Delhi: Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand joined the ELO 2800 club in the latest FIDE ratings. Anand, who was knocking on the 2800 door for quite sometime, finally saw it happen at the Corus super Grandmasters tournament, which he won for a record fifth time in January. The Indian ace began the event with 2792 points and gained 11 points to breach the landmark, but missed the top rank by just one Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1143871693023418342006-04-01T06:08:00.000Z2006-04-02T10:48:44.156ZWorld chess queen meets the pressChina's Xu Yuhua smiles during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, March 30, 2006. Xu Yuhua arrived in Beijing on Wednesday after winning the title of 2006 World Women Championships of Chess in Russia.(...)http://english.people.com.cnChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1143141727535328092006-03-23T19:22:00.000Z2006-03-23T19:22:07.613ZChampion is out to move girls into chessBY MIKE THOMAS Staff ReporterThe game of chess is more than just a game, they say. It's life, and life-improving. It's critical thinking, socialization, focus, sportsmanship, discipline and grace under pressure.It's also mostly male -- which is why millionaire chess superstar Garry Kasparov, the Michael Jordan of his realm, was in town last week to promote chess for girls. If they're hooked youngChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1141381943652143592006-03-03T10:32:00.000Z2006-03-03T10:32:23.800ZNigeria To Host World Chess In AugustNigeria is to host the 9th edition of the World University International Chess Championship slated for August 27- September 3 at the Eko Hotel, Lagos.Leaders of the Federation of International University Sports who visited Lagos during the week gave the assurance after a fact finding mission to the country.Leader of the group, Professor Walter Decleir, said he was impressed that for the first Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1140775038473316092006-02-24T09:57:00.000Z2006-02-24T09:57:18.566ZChess booms on Web, but who's the king? By Brad Spurgeon International Herald TribunePARIS When the world No. 1, Garry Kasparov, announced last spring that he was retiring from professional chess at age 41, it marked a turning point from which the game has yet to recover.The chess world is grappling with a paradox. Never has chess been so popular a pastime, and yet its supreme champions are almost unknown. There is sharp disagreement Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1140170972319792262006-02-17T10:09:00.000Z2006-02-17T10:09:32.420ZChess City moves from DubaiThe proposed International Chess City project has been taken from Dubai to another emirate, as yet unnamed, because of the crush of other projects going on in Dubai, developers told 7Days. Originally to cost $2.6bn and consisting of 32 towers each representing a chess piece, the project will now be bigger in size and budget, said Dr Sulaiman Al Fahim, principle of Sulaiman Al Fahim Group.http://Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1139566528744414702006-02-10T10:15:00.000Z2006-02-10T10:15:28.743ZNegi begins with win on his birthday eve at Aeroflot chessDouble Grandmaster norm holder Parimarjan Negi gave himself the best birthday present by scoring a fluent win over former Women's World Champion Zhu Chen of China in the first round of Group 'A2' in the Aeroflot International Open Chess tournament at Hotel Delta-Gamma.(...)http://www.outlookindia.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1139566412153897772006-02-10T10:13:00.000Z2006-02-10T10:13:32.223ZChess musical recreates Cold WarOn the heels of the Brickenden nominated Into the Woods, the Faculty of Education is bringing Tim Rice's musical, CHESS, to the stage from February 21 to 25.Rice's lyrics and the music of Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (of ABBA fame) create an unforgettable match that is played on the board and in life.CHESS takes place at the World Chess Championship during the Cold War, and centres around an Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1138960153956288892006-02-03T09:49:00.000Z2006-02-03T09:49:14.046ZRussia's chess legend Boris Spassky blows out candles on a cake during celebrations of his 69th birthday in the Carlsbad Plaza Hotel, Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006. (AP Photo/CTK, Ivan Babej)http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137751244976207792006-01-20T10:00:00.000Z2006-01-20T10:00:45.056ZCorus chess: Anand takes sole leadWijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan 20: Viswanathan Anand assumed sole lead by outplaying Peter Leko in the fifth round and settled an account dating back to the previous edition of Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament here.The revenge also earned Anand four points and placed him in a good position to win a record fifth title at Corus, his favourite hunting ground. Last year, Leko beat AnandChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137598793773481322006-01-18T15:39:00.000Z2006-01-18T15:39:53.876ZComputer chess game unbeatable in 10 years BRIAN CHURCH IN SOFIACHESS computers will be almost unbeatable in ten years' time and may bring about radical new rules for the ancient game, the world champion, Veselin Topalov, predicts."At the present moment I don't fear humans. Computers I think are very strong," the Bulgarian grandmaster said in an interview."Probably they will be better than 99.9 per cent of human beings" in a decade from Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137353956824220362006-01-15T19:39:00.000Z2006-01-15T19:39:16.826ZChess King Topalov with Victorious Tour StartWith the start of Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament, eyes are fixed on the much awaited clash between World Champion Vesselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand.The game is set at the penultimate round of the tournament held in Dutch town of Wijk Aan Zee.On Saturday, white-armed Topalov defeated in 25 moves Russian turned American Gata Kamsky who came back to competitive chess recently after aChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137353761863359542006-01-15T19:36:00.000Z2006-01-15T19:36:01.933ZAnand crushes Karjakin in first roundViswanathan Anand cruised to a brilliant victory against world's youngest ever Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in the first round of the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, on Saturday.Anand's victory with black pieces really came in handy, as the Indian stalwart was able to match world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria who also scored a thumping victory over GataChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137179321592291342006-01-13T19:08:00.000Z2006-01-13T19:08:41.653ZAnand chasing record fifth title in Corus chessWijk Aan Zee (The Netherlands), Jan. 13. (PTI): Four-time winner Viswanathan Anand faces a tough field as he vies for a record fifth title in the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament that gets underway here tomorrow.Anand has been seeded second here behind world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria. (...)http://www.hindu.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1137084150396475722006-01-12T16:42:00.000Z2006-01-12T16:42:30.463Z(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)Balinese shop employees play chess while waiting for customers in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 2, 2006.http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1136475162470975082006-01-05T15:32:00.000Z2006-01-05T15:32:42.550ZTopalov Passes 2800 ELO MarkBulgarian Veselin Topalov became the third player in history to cross the magical 2800 ELO mark according to the new rating list enforced by Fide in the beginning of 2006.Topalov thus emulated world's top rated Garry Kasparov of Russia and his compatriot Vladimir Kramnik who are the only other players in the history of chess to reach the 2800 ELO mark.(...)http://www.novinite.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1135975479022327702005-12-30T20:44:00.000Z2005-12-30T20:44:39.023ZAnand still rulesViswanathan Anand, officially, finished the year as the World No.1, officially that is. He would have rather wanted to end the year as the world champion, instead. The most consistent, gentle and uncomplicated player in world chess suffered rare fits in San Luis. He was, sometimes, too defensive for his good. One Veselin Topalov erased the word caution from his lexicon.(...)http://dnaindia.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1135975293352740652005-12-30T20:41:00.000Z2005-12-30T20:41:33.430ZPonomariov wins Pamplona Title after drawing with HarikrishnaPamplona , Spain: Former World Chess Champion Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov lifted the Pamplona Title after he drew his 7th round game with India’s Pentala Harikrishna.Ponomariov, who lost in the finals of the recently concluded world Cup to Levon Aronian, scored 5 points from 7 games while Harikrishna finished with 4.5 points. (...)http://www.newkerala.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1135265066340684642005-12-22T15:24:00.000Z2005-12-22T15:24:26.413ZWorld Chess Cup Winner to Receive RA Government Award/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During today’s government sitting it was decided to allot 5 million AMD as an award to the World Chess Cup winner Levon Aronian. Former World junior champion Levon Aronian comprehensively defeated former World champion Ruslan Ponomaryov of Ukraine 2-0 in the tie-break games of the final to annex the World Chess Cup that concluded in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on Saturday. Winning Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1135173401794596172005-12-21T13:56:00.000Z2005-12-21T13:56:41.860ZWorld Chess Champ Topalov Gets Golden KingWorld Chess King Vesselin Topalov was presented with a golden King specially made for him.He was picked for the third time in 2005 sportsman of the month after his received the support of all 26 editorial teams participating in the inquiry of Pressclub Bulgaria.Topalov saw a chessboard with all wooden pieces but the King at the awarding ceremony. He later received the golden King for his Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134897333346192392005-12-18T09:15:00.000Z2005-12-18T09:15:33.876ZAronian wins World Chess CupFormer World junior champion Levon Aronian of Armenia comprehensively defeated former World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine 2-0 in the tie-break games of the final to annex the World Chess Cup that concluded in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, on Saturday.Winning both the games under rapid time control, Aronian stamped his authority on the event and remained the only contestant in this long Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134826464618528062005-12-17T13:34:00.000Z2005-12-17T13:34:24.683ZTie-break games to decide World Chess Cup winnerWorld junior champion Levon Aronian of Armenia failed to capitalise on some real chance to win the World Chess Cup in the keenly contested second game of the final against former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine that concluded in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia on Friday.The second draw on the trot in the two mini-match games under normal time control means that the fate of the winner will nowChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134810629817375202005-12-17T09:10:00.000Z2005-12-17T09:10:29.823ZHumans down but not out against chess computersBy Michael Winfrey SOFIA (Reuters) - Computers may have got better and better at chess, but human players can still find chinks in their defence, the world chess champion says. Just don't try to break them down psychologically.Ever since IBM's Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov -- retired champion and reputedly the best player ever -- in 1997, humans have failed to regain dominance over increasingly Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134663040743525782005-12-15T16:10:00.000Z2005-12-15T16:10:40.790ZPonomariov in World Chess Cup finalsFormer World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine reserved his seat in the finals of the World Chess Cup with an emphatic 2-0 victory over Grandmaster Alexander Grischuk of Russia in the tie-break games of the semifinals that concluded in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.Having drawn both the games played under normal time control, Ponomariov had his task cut out in the rapid games and he won both of Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134585700558321262005-12-14T18:41:00.000Z2005-12-15T15:24:02.396ZNorwegian teen advances in world chess championshipNorway's chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen, 15, completed a remarkable result in the FIDE World Chess Cup knockout by finishing in the top ten and securing a berth in the next stage of the world championship.Danish grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen (left), Magnus Carlsen's trainer, checks the computer database while preparing with Magnus for matches in the FIDE World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, RussiaChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134575736823793232005-12-14T15:55:00.000Z2005-12-14T15:55:36.910ZLev Aronian enters finals of World Cup ChessLev Aronian defeated fellow-GM and Frenchman Etinne Bacrot in the Second Game of their Mini-match in a long grind and thus entered the Finals of the World Chess Cup now in progress here.Others to advance to the next stage were the Israeli GM Boris Gelfand and the Russian GM Alexey Dreev. On yet an other day which produced just two decisive games out of the total Eight, five matches will proceed Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134376667439544532005-12-12T08:37:00.000Z2005-12-12T08:37:47.516ZWorld Chess Cup: Ponomariov defeats Bareev in a thrillerKhanty Mansiysk (Russia), Dec 11 (PTI) Former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine was a man with a mission in the third and last game of the quarterfinals, defeating Evgeny Bareev of Russia in a keenly contested game in the World Chess Cup here.Ponomariov, who was once the youngest Grandmaster, moved into the semifinals with a 1.5-0.5 victory.(...)http://www.ptinews.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134287477411051852005-12-11T07:51:00.000Z2005-12-11T07:51:17.413ZFormer world chess champion Garry Kasparov attends a small demonstration of rights activists and others in central Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, to observe the 40th anniversary of the first major dissident demonstration held under the Soviet regime. Rights activists warn that democracy is endangered in Russia and accuse the Russian government of cracking down on independent media and Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134287367774785562005-12-11T07:49:00.000Z2005-12-11T07:49:27.846ZGM Gelfand takes lead in World Cup ChessFrom Our Chess Correspondent Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia), Dec 10 (PTI) Israeli Grandmaster Boris Gelfand continued with his impressive form as he defeated GM Alexander Grischuk of Russia to take lead in the two-game mini-match of the quarterfinals in the World Chess Cup here.Gelfand's was the lone decisive game in the fight for 1-8 places in the competition the remaining three games ended in draws.(Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134199353222508182005-12-10T07:22:00.000Z2005-12-10T07:22:33.303ZBareev ends Carlen's dream runKHANTY MANSIYSK: Young Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen's dream run in the World Chess Cup ended, when he lost to seasoned GM Evgeny Bareev of Russia in the rapid tie-break games of the pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday.Carlsen, who had surpassed many expectations, was outdone in the rapid games after he lost the first game and could only manage a draw in the return game.(...)http://Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134043679068903632005-12-08T12:07:00.000Z2005-12-08T12:07:59.066ZRussians continue advance in World Chess CupTYUMEN, December 8 (RIA Novosti) - Two Russian grandmasters have reached the quarterfinals of the World Chess Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiisk.Alexander Grishchuk's 1,5:0,5 victory over Gata Kamsky from the United States and Sergei Rublyovsky's 1,5:0:5 victory over compatriot Konstantin Sakayev saw them through to the last eight of the $1.6-million World Chess Federation (FIDE) Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1134043514613349612005-12-08T12:05:00.000Z2005-12-08T12:05:14.686ZWorld Chess Cup: Ponomariov in quarterfinalsFormer World champion Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine cruised past Grandmaster Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands for the second day in succession and moved to the quarterfinals of the World Chess Cup here.Apart from Ponomariov, Russian GMs Alexander Grischuk and Sergei Rublevsky also made it to the next stage after drawing their respective return games with Gata Kamsky of United States and KonstantinChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133983761932513092005-12-07T19:29:00.000Z2005-12-07T19:29:22.006ZWORLD CHESS CUP: Loek van Wely: “Sometimes I prefer to calmness”/noticias.info/ Holland is represented by many brilliant GMs and even by the World Champion Eiwe. But nowadays one of the strongest is the player who has never had ambitions of a Champion. It seems that Loek Van Wely always plays for his own pleasure. But every year he becomes stronger and more experienced.- Share your impressions about today’s victory over Radjabov.LV: Surely I was very lucky Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133890061295627252005-12-06T17:27:00.000Z2005-12-06T17:27:41.296ZChess prodigy mates his way to goldChess prodigy Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and teammates wrapped up proceedings on the final day of competition yesterday at the SEA Games in the Philippines, clinching gold in all four remaining events at Tagaytay City Convention Centre.Mental athlete: Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son en route to his second SEA Games chess title.The Vietnamese team managed to sweep aside the competition and display a dominance Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133889943899191562005-12-06T17:25:00.000Z2005-12-06T17:25:43.970Z'Soft pawn' row as chess world discovers sexSo much for the knights and bishops. The formerly sedate world of international chess is attempting to transform its cerebral image by resorting to what critics are calling "soft pawn."Chess has discovered sex, but a bid to promote the physical attractions of some leading women players has sparked an angry debate about the game's future and whether or not its players should be photographed in Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133774369974121052005-12-05T09:19:00.000Z2005-12-05T09:19:30.036ZWORLD CHESS CUP: Vassily Ivanchuk: Tie-breaks teach you to think about failures philosophicallyVassily is irreplaceably lost for the 2005 World Cup. The highest rated participant is leaving Khanty-Mansiysk. We have to say thank you to this Ukrainian player for his willingness to answer journalistic questions right after losing to Ivan Cheparinov the Bulgarian player.- First of all I would like to say thank you for a good organization of the tournament – Ivanchuk says– the conditions for Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133525403959497372005-12-02T12:10:00.000Z2005-12-02T12:17:15.853ZWORLD CHESS CUP: Magnus Karlsen: I shall be glad, if I become the World Champion one day!Magnus Kalsen’s name begun to sparkle when at the age of 12, he became GM and later has achieved some impressing results. The experienced trainers spoke about his brilliant prospects and bright talent, and the amateur players saw in him a genius and the future World Champion. Also it is necessary to mention that the Norwegian who became 15 years old on the first day of the second Round, fully hasChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133525226217958742005-12-02T12:07:00.000Z2005-12-02T12:07:06.316Z400 players from 13 countries in Asian Youth Chess ChampionshipNew Delhi: World champions Sahaj Grover (under-10), N Srinath (under-12) and Parimarjan Negi (Under-14) will spearhead the Indian challenge when the Parsvnath Asian Youth Chess Championship gets underway here on December 8.More than 400 players from 13 countries will strive to outwit each other for top continental honours in the tournament, Delhi Chess Association (DSA) Secretary Bharat Chauhan Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133427184317601172005-12-01T08:53:00.000Z2005-12-01T08:55:13.763ZWORLD CHESS CUP: RATING DOESN'T MATTER!For so many years FIDE is holding knock-out championships, but the audience and even players themselves can’t get used to the fact that after every round a half of the participants are going home. Every time there is a tragedy, despair, defeat of hopes...It is very difficult to overcome your elimination after the first round when it seems that all the possibilities to move on in the tournament Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133427068525607092005-12-01T08:51:00.000Z2005-12-01T08:57:19.663ZTed Danson makes chess-inspired movieBRIDGET BYRNE Associated PressLOS ANGELES - "Knights of the South Bronx," an A&E movie premiering Dec. 6 (8 p.m. EST), is based on a true-life tale about how a teacher uses chess to inspire inner-city kids.It's star, Ted Danson, found himself inspired as well.His love of the game, long dormant, was rekindled, he says, and his skills definitely enhanced."It takes the computer a lot longer to beat Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133298181844635032005-11-29T21:03:00.000Z2005-11-29T21:03:01.930ZNew chess trend: Hot women who pose in bikinis, and lessBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN Vaness Reid, 16, from Sydney, Australia, runs cross- country, plays touch football, enjoys in-line skating, swims and goes bodyboarding. She also plays competitive chess. She represented Australia at a tournament in Malaysia in 2002 and played in a New Zealand tournament this year.(...)http://www.ocregister.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133168186559487642005-11-28T08:56:00.000Z2005-11-28T08:56:26.630ZFrom a pawn to a queen: chess gets some sex appeal By Andrew Buncombe in WashingtonIs she a pawn or a queen and is this really how chess players should be judged?The World Chess Beauty Contest ranks a 16-year-old Australian as the world's most beautiful woman in the game. Vanessa Reid plays competitive chess and indeed once represented Australia at a tournament in Malaysia and played in New Zealand this year. But ranked only 47,694th among both Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133077941737502992005-11-27T07:52:00.000Z2005-11-27T07:52:21.736ZIran GM Qaem-Maqami at world chess challengeLONDON, November 27 (IranMania) - Iranian grandmaster Ehsan Qaem-Maqami left Tehran at the wee hours of Saturday morning for Moscow to compete in the World Chess Cup 2005, MNA said.The Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk is playing host to 128 chess greats in one of the most prestigious FIDE events from Nov. 27 to Dec. 17. (...)http://www.iranmania.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133077870002694632005-11-27T07:51:00.000Z2005-11-27T07:51:10.003ZFight for the top spot at the World Chess Cup begins todayThe FIDE World Chess Cup (WCC), which will determine the four participants of the 2007 World Cup, gets underway here today with as many as 132 participants in the fray.The KO event, which will continue till December 18, has a prize fund of more than 1.5 million dollars with the winner getting 100,000 dollars. (...)http://news.webindia123.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1133077684557846512005-11-27T07:48:00.000Z2005-11-27T07:48:04.636ZGanguly to challenge Nakamura in World Cup openerKHANTY-Mansiysk (RUSSIA): National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly will taken on one of a tough rival in Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura of the USA as the Indian trio, including P Harikrishna and Krishnan Sasikiran, begin their challenge in Chess World Cup here. GM Harikrishna, the highest rated Indian in the fray in the expected absence of Viswanathan Anand, will face Chinese Yu Shaoteng in the Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132990268418471352005-11-26T07:31:00.000Z2005-11-26T07:31:08.516ZSex and Chess. Is She a Queen or a Pawn?By DYLAN LOEB McCLAINVANESS REID, a 16-year-old student from Sydney, Australia, runs cross-country, plays touch football, enjoys in-line skating, swims and goes bodyboarding. She also has a cerebral side: she plays competitive chess. She represented Australia at a tournament in Malaysia in 2002 and played in a tournament in New Zealand this year.(...)http://www.nytimes.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132905174948559002005-11-25T07:52:00.000Z2005-11-25T07:52:54.953ZMachines claim title; final games end in drawBILBAO (SPAIN): Even though the final scoreline read 8-4 in favour of the chess softwares, ex-FIDE champions Alexander Khalifman, Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Ruslan Ponomariov put up a good show to draw their final round games on the last day of the second Man vs Machine World Chess Championship here.Playing with white, former World champion Khalifman had some advantage in the beginning, but his Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132852820002513302005-11-24T17:20:00.000Z2005-11-24T17:20:20.106ZWorld Chess Queen Challenges All-Male TournamentThe World Chess Queen Antoaneta Stefanova has left for Russia to challenge an all-male tournament starting on Thursday.It was in Russia last year that the 27-aged Bulgarian lady grabbed the world crown.Stefanova is the only female among all 128 contestants at the championship, where elimination will be carried out under the knockdown rules.(...)http://www.novinite.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132780358345161922005-11-23T21:12:00.000Z2005-11-23T21:13:34.493ZAzeri Chess Player Becomes Champion in TurkeyOn the last day of the Chess Championship held in Turkey among youth and girls aged under 20 Shahriyar Mammadyarov, an Azerbaijani gross master, has become an absolute champion making a draw, Trend reports. (...)http://www.bakutoday.netChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132761889303950812005-11-23T16:04:00.000Z2005-11-23T16:04:49.386ZChess Master, Runner are Bulgaria's Action HeroesChess grand Veselin Topalov and sprinting diva Ivet Lalova were named "Action Hero" for 2005, during a special ceremony in Sofia.(...)http://www.novinite.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132564396734910882005-11-21T09:13:00.000Z2005-11-21T09:13:16.806ZRussian Defector and Chess Master DiesSALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Igor Ivanov, a Russian defector who became Utah's greatest chess player, has died in St. George of cancer. He was 58.Despite his illness, Ivanov tied for first place in the Utah Open tournament just three weeks ago. He was Utah's only grandmaster, the highest rank in chess. In 1979, he defeated then-reigning world champion Anatoly Karpov.First place outright was denied him Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132307944564345062005-11-18T09:59:00.000Z2005-11-18T09:59:04.576ZTeenage GM Tops Africa Chess ChampionshipKenneth BoikhutswaneLusakaTeenage Egyptian Grand Master (GM), Ahmed Adly proved his mettle by beating a classy field to lift the African Chess Championship men's title in Lusaka, Zambia on Monday. The chess prodigy scooped seven out of a possible nine points to clinch the championship contested by 34 players. He secured the title with a last round win over Zambia's International Master (IM) Amon Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132132720110168152005-11-16T09:18:00.000Z2005-11-16T09:18:40.110ZPoor at maths, let him play chessLUCKNOW: The red marks under your child's maths score are no longer here to stay. All you need to do is play chess with him. Mathematicians at Lucknow University's conference of mathematics - 2005 recommended that playing chess helps developing interest in Maths.The conference which began on Sunday was jointly organised by departments of mathematics and astronomy. "Chess is a wonderful game and Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132132637016695472005-11-16T09:17:00.000Z2005-11-16T09:17:17.030ZOur own world chess champ
Srinath is not just another kid fixated with the 64 squares, he is mighty good at it. When boys his age are busy collecting stamps and coins, he is counting trophies from across the globe. In the under-12 category in the recently concluded World championship in France, he made the country proud by winning the title. Having taken up the game at the age of five, Srinath’s career graph has risen Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132085363383812312005-11-15T20:09:00.000Z2005-11-15T20:09:23.460ZTension At Africa Chess ChampionshipsKenneth BoikhutswaneWith four games to play, the tension level rose at the African Chess Championships in Lusaka with players getting agitated. Late Thursday evening, the chief arbiter, Webster Kafumbwe had to get off his bed to call an emergency technical meeting as some players protested the way the pairing was being done.(...)http://allafrica.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1132001524826964202005-11-14T20:52:00.000Z2005-11-14T20:52:04.916ZNegi two points shy of IM titleParimarjan Negi drew his fifth round match with higher-rated International Master Andrey Zhigalko of Belarus to take another stride towards to his International Master title at the World Junior Chess Championships in Istanbul on Monday.The 12-year-old Delhi boy, already having four IM norms under his belt, stands to gain about 22 Elo rating points from the tournament and is just two points shy ofChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131866141047552822005-11-13T07:15:00.000Z2005-11-13T07:15:41.133ZTania leads in World Junior Girls Chess ChampionshipIndian Grandmaster Tania Sachdeva moved into joint lead in the girls' section after registering her third successive win in the World Junior Chess Championship here.Tania, who defeated Georgian Khotenashvili Bela, is sharing the lead with four other players with three points.(...)http://news.webindia123.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131781682133363632005-11-12T07:48:00.000Z2005-11-12T07:48:02.133ZWorld Chess Champ Topalov "Fraudster"An unnamed participant in the World Chess Championship in San Luis, Argentina, has accused Chess King Bulgarian Vesselin Topalov of using unallowed measures to win the title, index.hu reported.According to the article published on the site the allegations remained secret because of "games behind the curtain." Such allegations, however, are common for the chess world.It is not clear who has raisedChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131781514866400572005-11-12T07:45:00.000Z2005-11-12T07:45:14.973ZARMENIAN CHESS TEAM WORLD BRONZE WINNERAfter playing draw with the national team of Cuba (2-2), Armenia finished the run for world team championship in Israeli town of Beer Sheva third. In the sixth world team championship Armenian team fought against 8 national teams scoring 4 victories, 3 draws and only 1 defeat from Russians. 18.5 points brought the Armenian team bronze medals repeating the results of 1997 in Lucerne and in 2001 inChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131690560370597532005-11-11T06:29:00.000Z2005-11-11T06:29:20.450ZRussia Wins World Chess Team ChampionshipBEERSHEBA, Israel - Russia captured the world chess team championship Thursday with a last-minute, come-from-behind victory over the surprised Chinese team.The two teams had been battling for the top spot since the tournament began Nov. 1, with the Russians edging ahead on the tournament's final day by winning its last three matches against the Chinese. Russia finished with 22 points, followed byChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131651849208107042005-11-10T19:44:00.000Z2005-11-10T19:44:09.206ZBulgarian Stamp Honours World Chess QueenA stamp was validated to commemorate the success of Bulgaria's world chess champion Antoaneta Stefanova. Entsislav Harmandzhiev, the recently appointed executive director of the Bulgarian Posts, hosted the ceremony. Antoaneta Stefanova, 26, became World Chess Champion in Russia. She is the first Bulgarian woman to win the finals.http://www.novinite.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131651550483606242005-11-10T19:39:00.000Z2005-11-10T19:41:35.266ZWorld Juniors Chess: Negi steals day-one honoursIstanbul (Turkey): India’s Parimarjan Negi stole day-one honours in the World Juniors Chess championship after holding second seeded Grandmaster Evgeny Alekseev of Russia to a creditable draw in the first round in Istanbul.Many of the Indians were off to a flier in both the open and girls’ section on the opening day which also saw top seed and former champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131651428440887022005-11-10T19:37:00.000Z2005-11-10T19:37:08.526ZChess ideal for digital ageBy Karolos GrohmannATHENS (Reuters) - Chess has a bright future in the digital age, says former world championship finalist Nigel Short, but he believes its governing body is failing to capitalise on grassroots enthusiasm for the ancient game.The British player, whose run to the 1993 world championship final and subsequent defeat by Garry Kasparov made him a household name, said chess and Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131481390691325182005-11-08T20:23:00.000Z2005-11-08T20:23:10.760ZHou Yifat, 11, from China, prepares herself for a chess match with Igor Novikov from the United States during the sixth round of the World Chess Team Championship at the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday Nov. 7, 2005. Yifat is the youngest contestant in this World Chess Championship. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131285145905052372005-11-06T13:52:00.000Z2005-11-06T13:54:34.880ZAnand loses in Corsica finalVadim Milov scored a stunning victory over India's Viswanathan Anand in the final of the ninth Corsica Masters rapid knockout chess tournament in the French city of Bastia.Swiss Grandmaster Milov, who is rated way below the Indian ace, won the mini-match 3-1 scoring the decisive points in the tie-breaker.(...)http://www.rediff.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131176848180095772005-11-05T07:47:00.000Z2005-11-05T07:47:28.180ZBritish former World Chess Championhip finalist Nigel Short looks at a chess board in his home in Athens November 4, 2005. Short, currently ranked 30th in the world, accused the world chess governing body FIDE of mismanaging the game and failing to attract sponsors. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakishttp://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131176665653344982005-11-05T07:44:00.000Z2005-11-05T07:44:25.653ZBCM Chess Book Reviews : November 2005Breaking Through: How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chessby Susan Polgar with Paul Truong, Everyman, 320 pages hardcover, £20.00.Russians versus Fischerby Dmitry Plisetsky and Sergey Voronkov, Everyman, 462 pages hardcover, £25.00.De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834by Cary Utterberg, McFarland, 404 pages, hardcover, £39.95.Knight on the Left: 1 Nc3by Harald Keilhack, Schachverlag Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131176401630544762005-11-05T07:40:00.000Z2005-11-05T07:40:01.700ZArmenia Third after Three Tours of World Chess Championship/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The third tour of the World Chess Championship took place in Beer Sheva, Israel. The Armenian team met with the Ukrainian chess players and won 2.5:1.5. The victory was gained by Levon Aronyan, who played with Vasiliy Ivanchuk. The other three games were played in a draw.To remind, in the first tour the Armenian team played in a draw with the Israeli team. In the second tour ourChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131096599253484272005-11-04T09:29:00.000Z2005-11-04T19:32:01.303ZCuba's Ramirez Neuris Delgado (L) and China's Wang Yu play at the World Chess Team Championship 2005 in the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva November 2, 2005. The World Chess Team Championship 2005 started on Tuesday and will end next week. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magenhttp://us.news3.yimg.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131095678142307622005-11-04T09:14:00.000Z2005-11-04T09:14:38.150ZCuba Faces China at World ChessTel Aviv, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban chess team is in pursuit Thursday of its second win in the World Chess Championship as it faces off with the Chinese men´s side in the third round.Cuba, which finished eighth at Calvia 2004 Olympics, lost 3-1 to heavyweight Russia in her debut Monday and defeated China´s women with the same score the following day.Buenos Aires 2005 Pan American champion Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1131031024658527742005-11-03T15:17:00.000Z2005-11-03T15:17:04.740ZChess Team Championship 2005 at the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva November 2, 2005. The World Chess Team Championship 2005 started on Tuesday and will finish next week. REUTERS/Gil Cohen Magenhttp://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130948221765084302005-11-02T16:17:00.000Z2005-11-02T16:17:48.023ZGeorgian Baadur Jobava studies the board before the game against Alexander Onischuk of USA, not seen, during the first round of the World Chess Team Championship at the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Tuesday Nov. 1, 2005. (...)http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130947936745812642005-11-02T16:12:00.000Z2005-11-02T16:12:16.816ZNew chess champ has a novel way of winningAt 30, chess champ is a little older than the norm. Confidence and his unconventional middle-phase attack served him well.Dylan Loeb McClain, New York TimesVaselin Topalov, a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, is on top of the world.In mid-October, Topalov, 30, won the championship organized by the World Chess Federation by a margin of a point and a half over most of the world's best players. His Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130749690776480032005-10-31T09:08:00.000Z2005-10-31T09:08:10.786ZIsrael to host world chess championshipsIsrael is going to host world chess championship in its chess capital Be'er Sheva, local newspaper Haaretz reported Sunday.The best chess teams in the world, including Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, the United States, Cuba, the Republic of Georgia, China (with men's and women's teams) and Israel will compete in the tournament, which starts on Tuesday.Egypt, the African representative in the Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130662330452015592005-10-30T09:52:00.000Z2005-10-30T09:52:11.326ZGorbachev backs Chess for Peace initiativeROXANA HEGEMANAssociated PressLINDSBORG, Kan. - Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev came to the Kansas prairie Saturday to promote Chess for Peace, an international initiative to use the ancient game to find common ground among people of different cultures.Gorbachev, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his part in ending the Cold War, said change comes when people get together to Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130661799340490442005-10-30T09:43:00.000Z2005-10-30T09:43:20.956ZHarikrishna wins Essent chessWorld Junior champion P Harikrishna quickly drew his final round game with women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria to annex the title at the Crown group of Essent chess tournament in Hoogeveeen, The Netherlands.With the victory, Harikrishna won the purse of 4000 Euros (approximately Rs 2 lakh) and added five important points to his present Elo rating of 2673.(...)http://Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130567872390563932005-10-29T06:37:00.000Z2005-10-29T06:37:52.390ZHarry Camilleri is national champion for eighteenth timeNational Chess Master Harry Camilleri of Fgura, has won his eighteenth National Chess Championship at the ripe age of 72, beating a field of young men in a gruelling ten match all-play-all competition.The event was held at the Visitors Lounge of Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, sponsors of the Chess Championship cycle.Undoubtedly this is an impressive result for Camilleri that cannot go unnoticed.(...)Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130567615978929552005-10-29T06:33:00.000Z2005-10-29T06:34:41.236ZChess Cup to Lie with Ancient Crown in Bulgarian MuseumBulgarian chess king Veselin Topalov donated his world cup to the National History Museum in Sofia on Friday.Prof. Bozhidar Dimitrov, chief of the museum accepted the trophy, claiming to be happy to have lived to see a Bulgarian who was a bigger patriot than himself.This was the right place for the trophy, Topalov stated, because it would be a waste to keep it in his private show case, as he had Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130567483916924802005-10-29T06:31:00.000Z2005-10-29T06:31:24.003ZFIDE Boss Offers to Buy Lenin’s Body for $1 MillionHead of the FIDE World Chess Federation, and the president of the Russian internal republic of Kalmykia, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has said he is ready to allocate $1 million for the shipping of the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin’s body to the Kalmyk capital of Elista.“I have officially told Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov that if the question of burying Lenin’s body is raised, we are ready to Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130489033458035242005-10-28T08:43:00.000Z2005-10-28T08:43:53.546ZVeselin Topalov Granted his World Chess Cup to the Museum of National HistorySofia. The World Champion of Chess Veselin Topalov granted his cup to the Bulgarian Museum of National History, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency said. The Bulgarian GM bestowed his trophy to the Museum Director Bozhidar Dimitrov. (...)http://www.focus-fen.netChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130431571806420862005-10-27T16:46:00.000Z2005-10-27T16:46:11.890ZBulgaria Invites Kasparov for Champ DuelBulgaria's world chess champion Vesselin Topalov is hoping to play again Garry Kasparov. The Russian, who is one of the strongest players in history, has already retired but will be invited to a Bulgarian tournament.Organizers of the MTel Masters challenge will invite Kasparov for the 2006 edition, they announced Thursday.(...)http://www.novinite.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130338696534004832005-10-26T14:58:00.000Z2005-10-26T14:58:16.623ZHarikrishna downs Sokolov, emerges sole leaderHoogeveen (The Netherlands): World Junior champion P Harikrishna outwitted top seed Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov of the Netherlands in the third round of the Crown Group of Essent International chess tournament in Hoogeveen.(...)http://sify.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130257336148311902005-10-25T16:22:00.000Z2005-10-25T16:22:16.150ZWorld chess champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria shows his trophy upon his arrival at Sofia Airport October 24, 2005. Topalov had been crowned FIDE 2005 champion after winning the World Chess Championship in Argentina. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenovhttp://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130257206771107232005-10-25T16:20:00.000Z2005-10-25T16:20:06.773ZHarikrishna beat Stefanova to jump into leadWorld junior champion P Harikrishna exhibited his brilliant skills to defeat women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria and jump into the joint lead after the second round of the Crown group of Essent Chess tournament.(...)http://www.ndtv.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130257132831673202005-10-25T16:18:00.000Z2005-10-25T16:18:52.833ZSofia May Host Next World Chess ChampionshipBulgaria may be the next host of the world chess championship, it appeared upon the arrival of the President of the International Chess Federation Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in Sofia.I am glad to be in the smartest country in the world, Ilyumzhinov said in Sofia. In his words it is still not clear where the next championship will be, but Ilyumzhinov said that it is very possible that Bulgaria's capital Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130257070994566612005-10-25T16:17:00.000Z2005-10-25T16:17:51.056ZLucky Tie Helped Bulgaria's Topalov with Chess TitleBulgaria's world chess king Veselin Topalov admitted in an interview Tuesday that he had a secret weapon during the tournament that crowned him - a lucky necktie.Topalov received the tie as a present from his first ever chess trainer Dimitar Sinabov, before departing for the tournament, with the promise that it would bring him luck.The new chess king shared with private btv channel that he wore Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130139813430186902005-10-24T07:43:00.000Z2005-10-24T07:43:33.496ZA New World Chess Champion, With Modest MovesBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAINVaselin Topalov, a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, is on top of the world.Ten days ago, Mr. Topalov, 30, won the championship organized by the World Chess Federation by a margin of a point and a half over most of the world's best players. His performance was so dominant (he won six of his first seven games) that by the midpoint of the tournament the suspense was all but over.(..Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130048865513724412005-10-23T06:27:00.000Z2005-10-23T06:27:45.513ZU.S. Army Maj. Keith Hayes of Columbia, South Carolina, of the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, plays a game of chess with a civilian contractor in a coffeeshop on a military base near Baqouba, Iraq, on Oct. 21, 2005.(...)http://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1130048643526185712005-10-23T06:24:00.000Z2005-10-23T06:24:03.596ZTopalov, With a Potent Display, Proves Himself a ChampionBy ROBERT BYRNEIn the FIDE world championship that concluded a week ago in San Luis, Argentina, the illustrious grandmasters included 30-year-old Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, a modest-mannered competitor who jumped on the accelerator in the very first round and left the field so far behind so quickly that he coasted home. His performance was almost flawless throughout.(...)http://www.nytimes.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1129961081908526442005-10-22T06:04:00.000Z2005-10-22T06:04:41.906ZA grand rite of passage By David R. SandsThere is no sweeter rite of passage in chess than beating your first grandmaster. Nothing can compare to the rush of elation, achievement and relief that comes from your very first victory over one of the game's titled elite. At least so we're told. Not having -- ahem -- managed to punch this particular ticket yet, we'll live vicariously through a couple of games from the Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1129960877814031832005-10-22T06:01:00.000Z2005-10-22T06:01:17.813ZCuba’s Chess Champion Second Victory at Samba CupLas Tunas, Cuba, Oct 21, (P26).- Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzon achieved today his second victory at the Samba Cup tournament, taking place in Skanderborg, Denmark.It was the seventh round when Bruzon faced the youngest player of the competition, the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who choose a Sicilian defence. But Bruzon played almost perfect with the white pieces and sacrificed a horse in the move 18 to Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1129960736098079662005-10-22T05:58:00.000Z2005-10-22T06:05:53.676ZComputer History Museum Debuts Computer Chess ExhibiThe Silicon Valley-based Computer History Museum, which has recently announced that it received a $15 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help preserve the history of computing, has debuted its latest physical and online exhibit, Mastering The Game: A History of Computer Chess. This marks the first new exhibit development since the institution relocated to its new home three Chesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388051.post-1129881562342183012005-10-21T07:59:00.000Z2005-10-21T08:00:39.216ZYoung men play chess as Hurricane Wilma approaches October 20, 2005 in Batabano, Cuba October 20, 2005. (...)REUTERS/Daniel LeClairhttp://news.yahoo.comChesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882895117290171460noreply@blogger.com1