Black to move. How should Black proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Reggio Emilia LIVE – Round 3
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RE standings after 2 rounds
Standings after 2 rounds 1. Short, Nigel g ENG 2680 2 2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2698 1½ 3. Navara, David g CZE 2708 1 + 1 game 4. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2764 1 5. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2721 1 6. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2683 1 7. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE […]
No deal – Chess players want to fight
Chess Players’ Gambit: Opt for Trial After Bust for Playing in the ParkChess Players Rebuff Plea Deal and Want to Go to TrialBy LYNEKA LITTLEDec. 30, 2010 Two New York City men arrested for playing chess in a city park have rejected a plea deal with the city and have insisted on going to trial. […]
Reggio Emilia round 2 report
Wednesday 29th December 2010 Second round. First game to end was Ivanchuk – Vallejo Pons, few moves but very intense. With white Vassily choose a strange setup, placing the Bishop on e2 and combining it with g3. This system gave Black the possibility to sacrifice a piece for two pawns and an exchange. May be […]
The final game of round 5
This was the last game of round 5 in the 2010 PanAm Intercollegiate Chess Championships. (Left GM Kuljasevic 1-0 FM Bindi Cheng 2400) Final round matchups: 1. Texas Tech vs. UTD2. UTB vs UMBC Any of these four teams can win the 2010 PanAm. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Women’s Chess Tactic
This is a refresher. White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A miracle escape
Nigel Short had a lucky escape on the white side of a wild French Defence against the newly arrived Alexander Morozevich to move to 2/2 half a point clear of the field. Vassily Ivanchuk allowed a quick draw after a new move was convincingly refuted as a way of getting the advantage by Francisco Vallejo […]
Reggio Emilia LIVE – Round 2
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European Individual Women Championship canceled
The Turkish Chess Federation was granted the 2011 European Individual Women Championship, the 2011 European Women Rapid and the European Women Blitz. The contract was signed in March, 2010 in Rijeka, Croatia. The Turkish Chess Federation has a concrete strategy in investing in women’s chess by supporting and organising Atatürk Memorial in 2008, FIDE Women […]