“We will improve our software”, says CEO of DGT

This week three major chess tournaments had problems with the live broadcast of the games on their websites. Is it the fault of the organizers, or should we blame DGT, the company that produces the hardware and software? Albert Vasse, CEO of DGT, thinks the truth lies somewhere in between. Read more

President’s Cup: FIDE World crushes Azerbaijan

The President’s Cup in Baku yesterday ended in a crushing victory for the FIDE World team, who defeated Azerbaijan 21.5-10.5. Especially Vladimir Kramnik showed great form, scoring 6.5/8. All games are now available for replay – some of them truly great fights! Read more

Topalov-Kamsky starts with a draw and an odd legal note

In a great fighting game, Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky have started their Challenger’s Match with a draw. In a Grünfeld-Indian, Topalov sacrificed a pawn for some attacking chances but Kamsky comfortably held his own and even took over the initiative for a moment. Read more

In the meantime, Kasparov gives another simul

Last night, Garry Kasparov gave a simul in the Alfacom studios in Lint (close to Antwerp), Belgium. His opponents: 19 Belgian CEO’s and 7 primary school kids. His score: 26-0. The overall result: arguably the best broadcast of a chess event ever. Large pictorial report. Read more

Almasi wins Hungarian Championship

The best of the rest – it’s a title that’s actually worth something in a strong chess country like Hungary. Without Peter Leko and Judit Polgar playing, Zoltan Almasi won the Hungarian Championship. Read more

New: the best chess gadget ever

Never before has there been an internal run on a
new product as we are having in our office right now.

The new DGT foldable electronic chess clock is
such a beauty that everybody wants to have one.

But, so far, nobody at New In Chess has been able to
take one home because the demand from all over the
world has been enormous, and clients come first.

So we have re-stocked big and are now confident we can
fulfill clients’ orders and keep everybody happy over here.

So what about this clock? When folded, it is as small as
a biggish cell phone; quite unbelievable, really. Unfolded, the
display is big enough to read in a dark corner of your favorite cafe.

It is extermely easy to operate, much easier than the usual
electronic devices with their maddening number of useless
functions. Yet, it is smart enough to handle 960/random chess.

And it costs only ?¢‚Äö¬¨29.95! But the most amazing thing is: it is so cute,
I can’t wait to show it to my wife, who doesn’t care about chess at all.