2012 Chess Olympiad

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Friday, May 18, 2012 9:40
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BLACK TO PLAY. The level has seemed pretty high at the World Championship so far, as confirmed by commentator Jan Timman, but as chess fans we want...
Thursday, May 17, 2012 15:31
Anand-Gelfand G5, a Sveshnikov Sicilian, drawn after 27 moves (VIDEO)
While Evgeny Sveshnikov attended the World Championship match in Moscow for the first time, Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand played "his" opening today...

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  • Sat, Apr 28, 2012 12:32
    Here's today's live commentary by GM Sergey Shipov on the sixth and final game of the Aronian-Kramnik match. After an initially quiet then exciting draw in the penultimate game the scores remain level on 2.5:2.5.  The players ranked number 2 and 3 on the FIDE rating list are competing against each...
  • Fri, Apr 27, 2012 14:53
    Here's today's live commentary by GM Sergey Shipov on the fifth game of the Aronian-Kramnik match. After a relatively quick draw in game four the scores remain level on 2-2 with only two games to go.  The players ranked number 2 and 3 on the FIDE rating list are competing against each other over...
  • Wed, Apr 25, 2012 14:30
    Here's today's live commentary by GM Sergey Shipov on the fourth game of the Aronian-Kramnik match. After Vladimir Kramnik won a thrilling battle in game three the scores are now level on 1.5-1.5 with three games to go.  The players ranked number 2 and 3 on the FIDE rating list are competing...
  • Sat, Apr 07, 2012 13:34
    Metropolitan Chess, Inc. will be hosting IGM and World Champion Viswanathan Anand in August 2012. He will be leading as an instructor at the Metropolitan 2012 Invitational Camp. This will mark the first time in 17 years that Viswanathan Anand will come to the United States for a chess related...
  • Mon, Mar 19, 2012 15:28
    Just after the regular tournament, won by Valentina Gunina of Russia, the European Women's Rapid and Blitz Championships were held in Gaziantep, Turkey. Gunina also took the blitz title, while Tatiana Kosintseva was the strongest in the rapid section. By Anastasia Karlovich Event Europen Women's...
  • Sat, Mar 10, 2012 21:05
    The organizers informed us about the Scottish Blitz Championship which takes place on Saturday 16th June. What follows is their press release: The first FIDE-rated Scottish Blitz Championship will be held at the Quincentenary building, Royal Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh. The international event will...
  • Mon, Feb 20, 2012 16:54
    Evgeny Romanov won the 26th International Open Pierre et Vacances which was held February 13-19, 2012 in Cannes, France. The top group had 61 participants, with French GM Etienne Bacrot as the top seed. Romanov finished clear first with 7/9 after a crucial last-round win against GM Sebastien Feller...
  • Mon, Feb 13, 2012 9:50
    The diversity of registered players at the Reykjavik Open is quite amazing. There is close to an equal number of players in each “century” ELO bracket. For example, there are 10 players with 2600+, 14 players 2500-2600 and 16 players with 2400-2500. By Gunnar Björnsson, organizer of the Reykjavik...
  • Tue, Feb 07, 2012 14:04
    The Turkish Chess Championship was held 29 January-5 February, 2012 in  Kemer, Antalya (Turkey). There were 309 participants (52 more than last year), including 19 titled players (4 GMs, 6 IMs, 6 FMs and 3 CMs). By Anastasia Karlovich Dragan Solak became the winner of the Turkish Championship after...

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Wednesday, May 09, 2012 12:53
  (* If you think that’s a bad pun, just keep reading – you’re in for a real treat.) It’s time for that great biennial chess event again: the 2012...
Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:54
As a trainer I am always proud (probably more than when I do it myself) when my students achieve good results. The last week in Chicago was a great...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:51
The recently finished EICC in Plovdiv was a real feast for those of us who love the opened, aggressive chess. One of the usual suspects of such play...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 16:13
  Apologies again for a long break between posting but again I’ve been very busy. I promise to update as much as possible now while I have a bit of...
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:56
  Hello dear readers, Don’t worry the game of the month is on its way, but for now I’ll give a brief recap of my most recent tournament – the Italian...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 0:40
August:  The 2012 Chess Olympiad, Istanbul, main playing hall.  A large crowd has gathered around the last game to finish.  Australia is playing...
Stuart Conquest on Averbakh's Centre-Stage and Behind the Scenes (Part 1 of 2)
Thursday, April 26, 2012 17:41
I seldom review chess books. To review a chess book one has to read it - at least, I always do - and this immediately presents a problem, for what if...
Review: The Ragozin Complex
Friday, February 03, 2012 16:28
As a life-long King's Indian player (not counting the occasional flirt with the Grünfeld), I've never been very enthusiastic about answering the move...
Review: Kaufman and his Komodo
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 8:43
Nowadays opening books play a different role than before the database era. There is no longer a need for a complete survey of all possibilities....
Review: Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov Part 1: 1973-1985
Friday, December 16, 2011 22:05
Hikaru Nakamura was recently interviewed by Daniel King about his cooperation with Kasparov (which, as we now know, is already over). To my surprise...
Review: The Tarrasch Defence
Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:29
The Tarrasch Defence is a great opening. It is both solid and active, it has a rich history and it has been endorsed by numerous world class players...
Dutch Special: Paul van der Sterren's memoirs
Thursday, November 10, 2011 17:20
Our most faithful readers know that (very) occasionally we pay attention to a chess publication in the Dutch (our native) language, when we feel we...
Boris Gelfand and Vishy Anand shaking hands at the opening ceremony of their 201
Sunday, May 13, 2012 20:00
What’s the best and most unique thing about chess? Of course it’s the fact that we have long lasting world championship matches. The immense tension...
The Greek Queen
Saturday, November 05, 2011 11:56
While reading a very serious op-ed about the developments on the Greek crisis in the Financial Times, I suddenly had the very non-serious realization...
Nostalgia in Paris
Monday, March 05, 2012 11:28
In Woody Allen’s recent movie Midnight in Paris (2011), a young Hollywood writer named Gil Pender (played by Owen Wilson) is brought back to Paris of...
Non-random Fischer Random
Saturday, October 15, 2011 21:44
Watching the 7th game of the Kasparov-Short blitz match last week made me realize once again how radical Fischer’s proposal to shuffle all the pieces...
A visit to the London Chess Classic
Thursday, December 08, 2011 11:23
It's a little known fact that the playing venue of the London Chess Classic is actually not that easy to reach from the City. The office where I work...
The power of adapting
Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:53
After becoming a bit depressed this week by reading such chess headlines as Billboard hero Magnus Carlsen blundering and former Soviet hero Mikhail...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 13:10
Just out: The Sicilian Taimanov: Move by Move In this book, Grandmaster John Emms shares his experience and knowledge grown from over 15 years...
Friday, May 04, 2012 12:16
We have just received from our printers: Bobby Fischer Comes Home Icelandic grandmaster Helgi Olafsson was a member of the committee that...
Friday, May 11, 2012 13:03
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 14:04
New In Chess 2012 #3 is out now! In this issue: The Mozart of Chess A comparison with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart may well be the highest praise a...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012 12:29
We have just received: Mastering Opening Strategy In this book, GM and chess coach Johan Hellsten examines a wide variety of key subjects, such...
Friday, April 20, 2012 15:19
We have just received: Positional Chess Sacrifices His previous book Dynamic Chess Strategy won the BCF Book of the Year award, now GM Mihai Suba...

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