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Chess wins
Judge tosses suit against Inwood Hill Park chess playersBY Kevin DeutschDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERTuesday, December 28th 2010, 12:57 PM Checkmate! A judge has tossed out summonses against five men busted for playing chess at Inwood Hill Park. The judge’s action Tuesday came after civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel agreed to take on the bizarre case, […]
Grant helps students through chess
Grant helps MISD students in gifted, talented programPosted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:00 pmTony WaggonerMidland Reporter-Telegram New programs and technology funded through a Gifted & Talented Parents Association grant should provide Midland Independent School District students with some unique opportunities, association members said. More than $7,450 will go to fund programs and equipment at Midland […]
Clarendon Chess Gala
Wisdom tops Clarendon Chess GalaPublished: Wednesday December 29, 2010 Newly-appointed National Master, Daren Wisdom, scored 4.5 points from six games to win the eighth staging of the Clarendon Chess Gala at Glenmuir High School in May Pen, Clarendon, last weekend. Wisdom secured the title with an early draw against tournament favourite, National Master Peter Myers, […]
Aiming for ASEAN title
Bitoon, Barbosa fortify ASEAN chess title bids12/28/2010 08:33 PM Filipino International Masters (IM) Richard Bitoon and Oliver Barbosa recorded a win and a draw, respectively, to fortify their respective title bids in the 1st ASEAN Open Chess Championship in Singapore. Bitoon defeated FIDE Master (FM) Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam while Barbosa battled Grandmaster (GM) […]
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Reggio Emilia standings
Standings after 1 round 1. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2698 1 2. Short, Nigel g ENG 2680 1 3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2764 ½ 4. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2721 ½ 5. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2709 ½ 6. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2683 ½ 7. Navara, David g CZE 2708 0 + […]
Blitz Chess Tactic
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Short rebounds at Reggio Emilia
Short rebounded from his forgettable performance in London with a win over Gashimov. Vallejo Pons also scored a first round win to tie with Short for the lead. The Morozevich – Navara game is postponed until next week. Round 1 resultsCaruana, Fabiano 1/2 Ivanchuk, VassilyOnischuk, Alexander 1/2 Movsesian, SergeiVallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Godena, MicheleShort, Nigel […]
Reggio Emilia report by GM Cebalo
Report by GM Cebalo The 53th edition of “Torneo di Capodanno di Reggio Emilia” is now open, by the organization staff leading by Silvano Ferraroni president of “Circolo Scacchi Ippogrifo” of Reggio Emilia, Roberto Mogranzini director and the responsible for the players Martha Fierro. Great chess celebrities are present with an elo average of almost […]