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Ivanchuk beats Carlsen 2-0 in first round Amber

March 13, 2010 by Editors · 20 Comments 

Amber round 1“The 40-year old Ukrainian has a reputation of being an unpredictable genius, capable of producing absolutely brlliant games, as well as amateur-like losses from time to time,” Magnus Carlsen wrote on his blog yesterday. Today, at the Amber tournament in Nice, he met with a Chuky in excellent shape, and lost 2-0. Read more

8th and 9th round of the Bundesliga

February 5, 2010 by Editors · 7 Comments 

BundesligaThe 8th and 9th round of the Schachbundesliga and three matches from round 7 will take place from the 5th to the 7th of February 2010. We provide you with the pairings at the playing venues Munich, Mülheim, Berlin and Remagen. Some famous Wijk aan Zee and Gibraltar participants are joining for their Baden-Baden team… Read more

Gusty wind blows through Gibraltar

February 3, 2010 by Editors · 10 Comments 

Gibraltar 2010Contrary to what we reported earlier, the Masters section of the Gibtelecom Festival runs 10 rounds, not 9. With two rounds to go, GM Jan ‘Gusty’ Gustafsson from Germany is in sole lead with 6.5/8. John Saunders reports. Read more

Stellwagen wins 2009 Yearbook Novelty of the Year Award

February 3, 2010 by Editors · 18 Comments 

Stellwagen wins 2009 Yearbook Novelty of the Year AwardDaniel Stellwagen has been voted the winner of the 2009 Yearbook Novelty of the Year by readers of the New In Chess website. The Dutch grandmaster earned 350 Euros for his novelty 24…Qf3 in the King’s Indian against Loek van Wely at the NH Chess Tournament in Amsterdam in August 2009. Read more

Review: The Immortal Game

December 17, 2009 by Editors · 8 Comments 

The Immortal GameAs an experienced player, when I came across “The Immortal Game: A History of Chess”, by David Shenk, I didn’t feel much inclined to pick it up. I mean, after having read such classics as The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe, and Chess History and Reminiscences, by Bird, what could some general history have to offer? Further, the author, by his own admission, far from an expert player, is not even a rated amateur. Read more

Too late to leave?

December 2, 2009 by Editors · 174 Comments 

FIDE - never too late to leave“In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock,” said Harry Lime in Orson Welles’ The Third Man. In FIDE, for twenty years they lacked democracy and love for chess, and what did that produce? The zero-tolerance rule. Read more

Two computer chess events in Italy

November 17, 2009 by Editors · 2 Comments 

Computer chess in Italy, two timesNot one but two events recently took place in Italy which involved computer chess. In both occasions there was a conference on the matter and afterwards a challenge match Human-Machine. Adolivio Capece reports. Read more

Second Bundesliga weekend

November 13, 2009 by Editors · Comments Off 

BundesligaThe 3rd and 4th round of the Schachbundesliga and one match from round 7 will take place from the 13th to the 15th of November, 2009. This article provides you with the pairings of the following weekend. Read more

Mahjoob breaks Guinness record with 500-board simul

August 17, 2009 by Editors · 14 Comments 

Mahjoob breaks Guinness Simultaneous Chess World RecordGM Morteza Mahjoob broke the Guinness Simultaneous Chess World Record. He played against 500 chess players in the biggest simul ever, held in Tehran, which started at 10.00 AM on Thursday, August 13 and finished at 04.00 AM of the next day. Mahjoob scored 397 wins, 90 draws and 13 losses. Read more

Gaia wins Portugese team championships by wide margin

August 11, 2009 by Editors · 5 Comments 

The Portuguese team championships ended on Sunday in a clear and convincing victory for the defending champions and the hosting team from Gaia – with grandmasters Tivakov, Korneev, Hoffman, Ftacnik, rising Spanish star Ivan Lopez Salgado and the Portuguese IM Antonio Frois. Gaia won with a 100% team score – all encounters won – and an overwhelming board score. Read more

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