Standings after round 1: 1-3 Anand, Topalov, Leko 1 point4-5 Ivanchuk, Carlsen 1/2 point6-8 Shirov, Aronian, Radjabov 0 point 2nd round pairings: Vishy Anand – Levon AronianTeimour Radjabov – Veselin TopalovVassily Ivanchuk – Peter LekoAlexei Shirov – Magnus Carlsen...
Saturday Open Forum
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This is the original sign of my chess center from the 90’s It’s Saturday Open Forum. Two super tournaments are going on at once: Aeroflot Open and Morelia / Linares! Camp Kamsky (Rustam Kamsky & Bella Kamskaya), FIDE and...
Aeroflot update
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Picture by our friends at Europe Echecs – Can you name the players? Here are the leaders after 2 rounds: 1-3 GM Dreev, Alexey 2633, GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2600, GM Feller, Sebastien 2522 4-25 GM Timofeev, Artyom 2664, GM...
Amazing technology for you for FREE
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We just added LIVE Chat forums on the www.ChessDiscussion.com forums. I just tested the new technology and it is working great! I now can conduct LIVE Q&A sessions or players can discuss about chess games or events LIVE. There...
IM title at the age of 58
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Chess with Leonard BardenLeonard BardenSaturday February 16, 2008The Guardian Gibtelecom, now in its sixth year, is en route to becoming the strongest and best open event in the western world. Hikaru Nakamura, the youngest US champion since Bobby Fischer,...
Life after Chess for Garry
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Life After ChessFormer champ Garry Kasparov still sees the world in terms of pawns and kings—and thinks you should, too.By Steven Levy NEWSWEEKFeb 25, 2008 Issue Updated: 6:28 p.m. ET Feb 15, 2008 No one, ever, was a greater...
Axel Bachmann
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Chess master helps give school kingly statusBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMANAssociated PressSaturday, February 16, 2008 BROWNSVILLE — Since Axel Bachmann arrived at the University of Texas-Brownsville on a full chess scholarship last year, the young Paraguayan immigrant has elevated his game,...
Claudia Muñoz
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Making her moveFormer Wichitan wins gold medal at national youth chess tournamentBy Maurel MeretteFriday, February 15, 2008 Claudia Muñoz is turning heads. The 10-year-old Wichita Falls native recently won a gold medal at the North American Youth Chess Championship...
Practical chess tactic
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White to move. What is the best continuation for White? r4rk1/1p1n2bp/3p1q2/p1pPp1pP/2P1B3/1P2B1P1/5PK1/2RQ3R w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Special simuls at the Polgar Chess Center
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–I will be conducting 2 FREE simuls at the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills tomorrow. One is at 1 PM and the second one is at 5 PM. The advertising sponsors of both events are Mr. Jon Crumiller...