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An unusual entry at the EICC
A priest to represent the Vatican State at the European Individual Chess 2010Don Valerio Piro from Neapolis to represent the countryReport by Chessdom.com For the first time in the history of FIDE and ECU, there will be a ‘priest’ to represent the Vatican State at the European Individual Chess Championship in Rijeka 2010. This is […]
Reykjavik Final Standings
Top finishers: Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 Rp rtg+/- 1 GM Sokolov Ivan BIH 2649 7,0 53,0 41,0 40,50 2714 8,6 2 GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2634 7,0 52,0 40,0 39,50 2685 6,5 3 GM Gupta Abhijeet IND 2577 7,0 51,5 40,0 39,75 2656 9,6 4 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2574 7,0 […]
4-way tie for 1st at Reykjavik Open
Round 9 top board results: Bo. No. Name Pts. Result Pts. Name No. 1 9 GM Stefansson Hannes 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Gupta Abhijeet 8 2 5 GM Shulman Yuri 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Dreev Alexey 2 3 3 GM Sokolov Ivan 6 1 – 0 6 IM Lenderman Alex 10 […]
Special endgame challenge
Black to move and win. How should Black proceed?8/8/8/2Q4P/2P5/7r/K1k5/5r2 b – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Liem to lead Vietnam in Khanty Mansiysk
Vietnam to compete at Chess OlympiadWEDNESDAY, March 3, 2010 Vietnam will participate in the international chess tournament, Olympiad 2010, which will kick off in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, from September 9 to October 4. The Vietnamese team will include International Grand Masters Le Quang Liem who triumphed at the Aeroflot Open last month, Nguyen Ngoc Truong […]
‘Karpov candidate for FIDE President’
‘Karpov candidate for FIDE President’2 March 2010, 8.57 CET By Peter Doggers Anatoly Karpov will put forward his candidacy to become FIDE President, according to reporters of Russian news agency SarInform. “It is necessary to restore order,” the 12th World Champion reportedly said yesterday. Sunday night Anatoly Karpov landed at the airport of Saratov, Russia […]
Highest in RP’s history
GM So is RP’s highest rated chesser in historyBy Marlon BernardinoCebu Daily NewsFirst Posted 10:39:00 03/03/2010 FILIPINO teen Grandmaster Wesley Barbasa So continued his meteoric rise in the rankings after he gained 9.3 points in the March 2010 RP-FIDE rating list to become the highest rated Filipino chess player ever. The 16-year-old Bacoor, Cavite whiz […]
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Red Knights “Lack Direction”
Red Knights “Lack Direction” Says ShinawatraTuesday, 2 March 2010 The bid by a consortiom of high rollers – known as The Red Knights – to wrest control of Manchester United FC from the clutches of the Glazers has been broadly welcomed by the vast majority of United fans, but a note of caution was sounded […]