Ivanchuk beats Carlsen 2-0 in first round Amber
March 13, 2010 by Editors · 20 Comments
“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
The 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
Contrary 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
Daniel 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
As 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
“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
Not 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
The 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
GM 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
