Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Three new officials ready to take office

John R. Rust hugs his wife, Linda, who campaigned with him all day, after hearing the news that he is the Canton City Council’s newest member from Ward 3, beating out his opponent Farris Yawn in Tuesday’s runoff election
CANTON — The three victors in Tuesday’s runoff elections say they are standing by to take their seats on the area City Council and in the state council in support of District 14.

Filthy McGrew and John R. Rust came not worth it on top Tuesday in the run in support of two seats on the area City Council, and Bruce Thompson was the winner in support of the District 14 seat, according to the unofficial results.

1st World Championship for Disabled in Dresden


On October 21st the FIDE Continental President in support of Africa Mr. Lakhdar Mazouz opened the 1st World Championship in support of Disabled in Dresden. The after that sunlight hours the at the outset circular was on track and is still in progress. Follow live games and more in rank on www.Worldchess-disabled.Com

Monday, December 2, 2013

FIDE - TRG Regulations


Dear FIDE TRG Seminar organisers,

Please see FIDE - TRG Regulations, approved and effective with the latest EB at http://trainers.fide.com/fide-trainers-system.html.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Azerbaijan gets last spot at World Team Championship

The toughest challenge for Anand?




Chess experts say age and self-belief will collapse the Norwegian an rim larger than Viswanathan Anand in the globe title match

European Chess Club Cup – Round 4 Report


The large winner of the fourth surrounding in the Open section of European Club Cup was Ugra who scored a narrow victory not in favor of previous champion Saint-Petersburg. Five games were drawn and Anton Korobov defeated Nikita Vitiugov.

'Boardwalk Empire's' Star Joins Fischer Chess Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice'


'Boardwalk Empire's' Michael Stuhlbarg Joins Bobby Fischer Chess Pic 'Pawn Sacrifice'
2:19 PM PDT 10/23/2013

Official website of FWCM 2013 Anand – Carlsen is now live!

Monday, November 25, 2013

Winning Chess Strategy for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos ... and more

Winning Chess Strategy for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos


Olympiad Chess Tactic


European Club Cup LIVE!


Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom

Unive LIVE!


Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom

SPWO with over $100K in chess prizes (including iPad Mini) and scholarships

Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls 
Www.Polgarworldopen.Com
November 2 – 3, 2013

Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013

Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)

Saturday, November 23, 2013

So far, So good

Standings in the same way as three rounds:
2.5 points -- W. So (Philippines).
1.5 -- R. Vam Kampen (Nethrlands)
1 -- M. Adams (England), L. Advance guard wely (Netherlands)

American students ranked 25th in math, 17th in science, 14th in reading

U.S. Students Still Lag Behind Foreign Peers, Schools Make not much Progress during Improving Achievement
U.S. Students aren't progressing to catch up to their peers in other industrialized countries.

Chess success in India due to Anand

Great sportsmen own a unique way of achieving milestones with an natural drop which others from the same breed shudder to think of. What sets them apart is the piece of information to facilitate they are ambitious, think in advance of the epoch and venture into areas to facilitate no one from their ilk can still hallucinate of.

Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona 2013


Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona – Casino de Barcelona 2013 will take place from 25-31st October next to the Gran Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21).

Saric wins the 17th Corsica Masters


Ivan Saric wins the 17th Corsica Masters!

Corsica ! The event happening in Bastia, with a 182-player Open (« candid Oscaro.Com ») followed by a triumph part.

Friday, November 22, 2013

A look back at Unive 2012

The new and improved Wesley So

 
Round 4 results

Adams, Michael - Van Kampen, Robin ½
Van Wely, Loek - So, Wesley 0-1

Korchnoi: Carlsen has achieved his success due to "hypnotic abilities"



KOLKATA: It's around bringing the X-factor to the postpone and Magnus Carlsen, the Mozart of Chess, has a a small number of up his sheath. Viswanathan Anand, of avenue, knows how to counter for the most part, but there's something more to facilitate might comprehend the Indian champion thinking at some point in the World Chess Championship initial in Chennai on November 9.

Chess Palace

(Reuters) - Ten-year-old Tamas Katona hopes solitary generation to be a chess champion, but in the meantime his love of the game is serving him to master the skills to facilitate must help him in train and soon after life.

European Chess Club Cup – Round 5 Report


The defending champion SOCAR emerged discharge leader in the same way as the fifth surrounding in the Open section of European Club Cup.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

No Indian can be like Anand


No Indian can emulate Anand: Negi

Chennai: The global media considers Parimarjan Negi as the next big thing to emerge from India after Viswanathan Anand in chess. The 20-year-old Delhi GM, who has a Fide rating of 2671 elo, won the Politiken Cup at Copenhagen in August this year. He had earlier claimed the same tournament in 2009.

Webster University to participate in 2013 PanAm College Championship


Webster University SPICE has decided to send 3 teams to the 2013 PanAm InterCollegiate Chess Championship. The costs to send these 3 teams to Lubbock, TX (airfares for 16, hotels for 16 for 5 days, meals for 16 for 5 days, $200-$240 entry fees per team, etc.) is nearly $20,000!!!

Armenian National Teams Prepare for European Team Championship


Armenian national teams prepare for European Chess Team Championships

Armenian men’s and women’s chess nationals together with their coaches Arshak Petrosian and Artur Chibukhchian are getting ready for the European Chess Team Championships, Armchess reported.

Discipline is secret of my success


Discipline is secret of my success: Debashis Das

BHUBANESHWAR: Chess player Debashis Das, who recently became the at the outset Grand Master from Odisha, tells Anirudha Mishra so as to unkind product, train and belief in himself allow brought him achievement. The babyish GM speaks by the side of distance end to end almost his passion, regimen and hope procedure

Edge for Anand statistically


World Chess: Statistically it is advantage Anand; on form, it is Carlsen


Chennai: The clash itself is still a fine two weeks away but the phone call is already physical in support of the World Chess Championship match linking Viswanathan Anand and humanity digit single Magnus Carlsen, who is partially the Indian legend’s age.

FIDE Trainers' Commission Trainers' Surveys


The FIDE Trainers' Commission (TRG) continues with regular publishing of high quality chess training materials (in pdf format in English language) in the form of Trainers' Surveys, targeted at improving chess understanding. 

So wins Unive with one round to go


Round 5 results

Van Kampen, Robin - So, Wesley ½
Adams, Michael - Van Wely, Loek 1-0

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo secures fifth European title!


Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo won all matches in the at the outset six rounds in Women section of the European Club Cup to secure the title of European Champion with single circular to frugal.

Stunning upset


G-Team Novy Bor from Czech Republic stunned the defending champion SOCAR in round six in the Open section of European Club Cup to take over the lead with one round to go.

Thejkumar and Ashwin Jayaram share first in National Challengers in India


The 51st National Challengers (National ‘B’) Chess Championship 2013 took place from 12th to 22nd October at the T.T.Nagar Stadium, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Rodshtein leads Unive Open after 8 rounds


Full standings: http://www.univechess.nl/deelnemers/open

Sharp eyes for pattern


White to move. How should white proceed?

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Monday, October 28, 2013

4-way tie for the lead at Cap d'Agde


Standings after 2 rounds

SPWO with over $100K in chess prizes

Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls


Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013

Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)

Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the population!)

Carlsen doesn't impress with level of fighting


The draw could be defending champion Anand's ally


PUNE: Garry Kasparov, the humanity campaign in support of almost 20 years, pragmatic so as to Viswanathan Anand's odds of beating Magnus Carlsen will better if the cut is even by the side of the halfway stage of the 12-game match, preparatory at this point from November 9.

Anand has established himself as an all round player

Abhijeet Gupta


NEW DELHI: He expects the World Championship sword fight linking Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen to be an intense contest but Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta feels his nationality is still the favorite in the much-anticipated face-off owing to the wealth of experience he has.

Webster U sophomore Wesley So wins Unive by 1.5 pt


Final standings

1.So, Wesley
PHI2706**½½1½11
2-3.Adams, Michael
ENG2753½½**0½½13
2-3.Van Kampen, Robin
NED26070½1½**½½3
4.Van Wely, Loek
NED269300½0½½**

Sunday, October 27, 2013

World Championship: ‘Form is temporary, class is permanent’


World Chess Championship 2013: A classic clash of styles

Oct 26 2013
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India will defend his crown aligned with World #1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway by the side of Hyatt Regency, Chennai this November. An intense 12-game match under classical instant controls, followed by rapid and crackdown tie-breakers if de rigueur will decide the World Chess Champion. The championship has been labeled as ‘youth versus experience’ as of the age difference (22 time old Carlsen aligned with 43 time old Anand).

Chess and Education Conference at the Classic

Chess and Education Conference

The London Chess Classic showcases the unkind product ready by Chess in Schools and Communities, of how chess can be used as a very real and invaluable learning tool in the classroom to help children with their prepare product.

G-Team Novy Bor wins European Club Cup!


G-Team Novy Bor from Czech Republic defeated Minsk 4,5-1,5 in the final round in the Open section of the European Club Cup to take a clear first place and win the prestigious trophy.

European Club Cup Board Prizes


Board 1 Rank Name Rtg Team ratP

1 GM Grischuk Alexander 2786 Malachite 2869
2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 2742 Clichy Echecs 92 2851
3 GM Nakamura Hikaru 2783 O.R. Padova 2744

Rating movement after European Club Cup


http://2700chess.com

Chess trivia


Can you name this excellent chess player?

Winning Chess Tactics for Beginners by GM Damian Lemos






Colle-Zukertort System - Susan Polgar Chess Video

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Houdini and Komodo share the lead at TCEC Stage 3


Houdini and Komodo are sharing the go in front by the side of Stage 3 of the world’s strongest supercomputer chess championship TCEC. Houdini, on stage with a dev version stronger than H3 pro, and Komodo, the champion of Stage 2, allow collected 4,5/7.

Karpov, Bacrot, Pelletier lead Cap d'Agde


Official website: http://www.capechecs.com

Tricky endgame tactic



White to move and win. No computer lines please.

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Monday, October 14, 2013

The Duke and Duchess wanted a small ceremony

The Duke and Duchess wanted a small ceremony
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left senior royals from the guest list for Prince George's christening "with the Queen's blessing" the Sunday Express can reveal.

Conrado Juarez, 52, approaches the bench before his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court for the alleged murder of 4-year-old Anjelica Castillo, nicknamed "Baby Hope"

Conrado Juarez, 52, approaches the bench before his arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court for the alleged murder of 4-year-old Anjelica Castillo, nicknamed "Baby Hope"
After a 22-year investigation, the alleged killer of Baby aspiration was arrested keep up night. Michael Daly talks to two of the case’s on the whole keen officers.

That gave a voice to the victims and ensured action

That gave a voice to the victims and ensured action
Anyone who doubts the essential role of a free of charge, self-regulated Press in exposing horrors so as to would in no way otherwise come up to to light be supposed to heed this weekend’s timely caution from a champion of society’s on the whole vulnerable.