FIDE: ‘Players need not worry about the Olympiad’
September 2, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 13 Comments
The first round of the upcoming Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk is scheduled for September 21st. A record 160 teams of chess players from all over the globe are expected to travel to Siberia, which makes the organization of transportation, accommodation and food an arduous task. Many players have their worries and complaints, but FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer says they shouldn’t. Read more
Carlsen beats Anand, Hammer comes third
August 30, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 62 Comments
Magnus Carlsen won the Arctic Securities Chess Stars rapid tournament by beating Viswanathan Anand 1.5-0.5 in the final. Jon Ludvig Hammer came third after he won his minimatch against Judit Polgar with the same score. Read more
Gelfand beats Leko 4.5-3.5 in theoretical rapid match
August 30, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 5 Comments
There was more rapid chess this week, as the traditional match with Peter Leko in Miskolc, Hungary was also held. This year his opponent was Boris Gelfand, who won a very theoretical match 4.5-3.5. Read more
Anand & Carlsen reach Arctic final
August 30, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 4 Comments
Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen today play the final of the Arctic Securities Chess Stars in Kristiansund, Norway. The bronze final will be played between Judit Polgar and Jon Ludvig Hammer, who beat Carlsen with White yesterday. Read more
Kasparov-Marcote clinch Spanish title
August 29, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 3 Comments
Escuela International Kasparov Marcote won the Spanish Team Championship. In the final the top seeded team defeated reigning champions Linex-Magic from Mérida 4.5-1.5 with victories for Gashimov against Shirov, Smeets against Sargissian and and Salgado against Pérez Candelario. Read more
Three days of Arctic Securities Chess Stars (UPDATE)
August 28, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 24 Comments
The coming three days world’s number one Magnus Carlsen and World Champion Viswanathan Anand meet with the world’s best female player Judit Polgar and Norway’s number two player Jon Ludvig Hammer in a rapidplay event in Kristiansund, Norway. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK is broadcasting live on their website with several cameras. Games day 1 added. Read more
Chaotic Spanish League reaches semi-finals
August 27, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 13 Comments
The first phase of the Spanish Team Championship has concluded. Today the semi-finals will be Escuela Int. Kasparov-Marcote vs. Reverté Albox and Solvay vs. Linex-Magic. The new system being used this year has led to problems already. Read more
FIDE elections: Netherlands support Karpov, and what’s going on in Argentina and Lebanon?
August 27, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 13 Comments
The Dutch Chess Federation has announced its voting for Anatoly Karpov in Khanty-Mansiysk. We bring you another update on the upcoming FIDE elections, including remarkable developments in Argentina and Lebanon. Read more
One more time: the NH Tournament
August 26, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 11 Comments
This year’s NH Chess Tournament was the fifth, and also the last. Five times, a team of Rising Stars played, and learnt from, Experienced grandmasters. We return one more time to Amsterdam, if only because we don’t want you to miss our last video. Read more
Top players in Spanish league
August 25, 2010 by Peter Doggers · 4 Comments
Many top players are currently playing in the Spanish Team Championship in Sestao, such as Almasi, Bacrot, Caruana, Gashimov, Harikrishna, Kasimdzhanov, Laznicka, Nakamura, Navara, Ponomariov, Shirov, Short Vachier-Lagrave, Vallejo Pons and Van Wely. Only Solvay and Reverté Albox won their first two matches. Read more
