FIDE announces to all national federations and qualifiers of the World Cup 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk that tomorrow, 9th September (13:00 GMT time) is a deadline to register their participation. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SPICE A group wall chart

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Aronian, Grischuk lead Bilbao

Standings after 3 rounds (of 6) Players Games Win Draw Loss POINTS Alexander Grischuk 3 2 1 6 Levon Aronian 3 2 1 6 Sergei Karjakin 3 1 1 1 4 Alexei Shirov 3 1 2 1 Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2009/en_index.asp Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Aronian wins, catches up with Grischuk

Shirov, A (2730) – Aronian, L (2773) [C89]Bilbao Grand Slam Final (3), 08.09.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Qh5 18.a4 Re6 19.axb5 axb5 20.Nf1 Bf5 21.Qd2 Bh3 […]
SPICE Cup Drawing of Lots

The drawing of lots for the SPICE Cup A & B was conducted this morning. Dr. Juan Munoz, Texas Tech Vice President, started the procedure with the A group, followed by the B group. Dr. Hal Karlssson and International Arbiter Bill Snead will provide me with the exact round by round pairings based on the […]
A fantastic pattern

White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White? No computer analysis please. This is another good one 🙂 6k1/7p/7b/p4Nq1/1B6/4R3/2P3P1/5K2 w – – 0 1 Troitzky 1898
Charismatic Nigel Short chimes in

Nigel Short: “An example must be made!” Professor R. Anantharam, is a most charming man, but it is hard to understand how his actions during the infamous “Inebriated Tkachiev Game” adhere to the Laws of Chess. In his attempt at self exculpation, he quotes the two laws (Article 13.6 : “The arbiter shall refrain from […]
Poland leads WWTC

It seems that the ladies are having a day off at the Women’s World Team Championship. After 6 rounds, Poland has the lead with 9 points, followed by Ukraine, China 1, Georgia and Russia, all with 7 points. Teams get 2 points for a win and 1 point for a tie. Rk. Team 1 2 […]
Bilbao round 3

Round 3: GM Karjakin, Sergey – GM Grischuk, AlexanderGM Shirov, Alexei – GM Aronian, Levon http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2009/en_index.asp Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’m like a high-flying gypsy

I’m like a high-flying gypsy: French GMHe is as talented and surely more colourful than Shane Warne or George BestBy Archiman BhaduriPosted On Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at 02:19:06 PM Kolkata: He is as talented and surely more colourful than Shane Warne or George Best. Trust Grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev for being in the news for […]