May 6th, 2008 Dear Friends, The organizers in Beijing have been working with full force in order to bring the 1st World Mind Sports Games to success. The event brings the participating federations, the International Olympic movement and IOC...
Another Topalov – Kamsky delay
After the request and the letter below of Mr Alexander Chernenko, manager of GM Gata Kamsky, the FIDE President has agreed to give an extension of three more days as deadline for receiving alternative bids on the Kamsky –...
Mid-South Chess Camp
Mid-South Chess Camp 7th Annual Mid-South Chess Summer Camp is coming to Lausanne Collegiate School June 15th-20th, in Memphis Tennessee kicking off with a Chess Party at 5:00 pm on June 15th for campers, families, and friends at Elder...
Pick the winners!
Who do you pick to win the 2008 Frank K. Berry US and US Women’s Championship? Here are the top 10 seeds and how they qualified: 1 GM Alexander SHABALOV 2697 Current Champion2 GM Alexander ONISCHUK 2728 Rating3 GM...
General Trivia
Can you name this person and what position he holds? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A nice story in Pittsburgh
This is an actually story that happened to me in Pittsburgh during the National Elementary Championship. The tournament was held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. I could not book a room at the closest hotel to the...
Topalov – Kamsky?
On May 5, 2008, FIDE President Ilyumzhinov stated the following: Dear Friends of chess, The official announcement concerning the host country of the WCC semi-final match Kamsky-Topalov will be published and distributed by Monday 12 May 2008. Both qualifying...
A historic performance by Ivanchuk, 5-0
GM Aronian (2763) – GM Ivanchuk (2740) [D12]Mtel – Round 5, 12.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nh4 Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.g3 Be7 10.b3 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Qa5+ 13.Nc3 Qxc3+ 14.Bd2...
Topalov defeated Bu
GM Topalov (2767) – GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) [D19]Mtel – Round 5, 12.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Ne5 Nd7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Na2 Be7 13.f3 Nf6...
Cheparinov 1/2 Radjabov
GM Cheparinov (2695) – GM Radjabov (2751) [E97]Mtel – Round 5, 12.05.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Nh5 10.Re1 f5 11.Ng5 Nf6 12.f3 Kh8 13.Ne6 Bxe6 14.dxe6...