Day: October 16, 2006

CHESS Lubomir KavalekBy Lubomir KavalekMonday, October 16, 2006; Page C12The Kitchen Debacle On Feb. 23, 1993, FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced Manchester, England, as the venue for the world championship match between Nigel Short and Garry Kasparov. That day...

This press conference took play at the Russian Chess Federation Headquarters. This is the same location that Mr. Mikhail Korenman and I took a group of Americans to during the Chess For Peace Moscow trip. Courtesy of 64.ru  Chess...

Alexander Zhukov congratulated Vladimir Kramnik for the victory, emphasizing that this is not just the success of an outstanding chess player, but also a “rescue” for the entire chess world and, certainly, enormous success of Russian chess. Alexander Roshal...

Congratulations to Zaven Andreasian and Shen Yang – 2006 World U20 Champions!!Here is the official website. Final top standings by tie-breaks: 1 WGM Shen, Yang 2468 CHN 92 WFM Hou, Yifan 2481 CHN 93 WGM Melia, Salome 2395 GEO...

Our friends from Mon Roi would like to share some wonderful pictures from the European Cup Club Championship with everyone. The 2006 European Club Cup Championship took place in Fuegen, Austria. Photo links: http://www.monroi.com/tournamentgate/EuroClubCup2006/index.htmlhttp://www.monroi.com/tournamentgate/EuroClubCup2006/photo.html Most Brilliant Game – Public...

Here are winners of the European Club Cup Championship. There were 3 teams tied for first and Tomsk-400 won on tie-breaks. Only 1 team finished in clear first in the women’s section. 1. Tomsk-400Bo. Name Rtg Pts. Performance 1...

Many chess professionals and fans severely bashed FIDE recently. Let’s break down the situation and let’s see what could or should be done to change things: 1. What is wrong with FIDE? a. Is it the structure of the...

Accusations through the years 1972: In a match against Boris Spassky, Bobby Fischer was accused of using electronic devices or chemical substances to weaken Spassky. Fischer’s chair was X-rayed and dismantled, as were some lighting fixtures. Two dead flies...

White to move. Is White’s position hopeless? How should White continue?  Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

By GM ANDY SOLTISNew York PostOctober 15, 2006 — ‘WHAT’S this toilet scandal you have there?” Vladimir Putin asked Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.The Russian president wondered why both players in the world championship match were threatening to walk out and sue...