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Preparing for the road to the World Championship
Levon Aronian starts preparing for Candidates Matches 2011Aronian to meet Grischuk in the first match Levon Aronian, currently one of the 3 players above 2800 rating, has started active preparation for the Candidate Matches 2011. According to information of...
Find the best continuation
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? b5Q1/r3r3/3b1k1q/2p1pBp1/1nP1P3/7P/2N3P1/4K2R w K – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Ivanchuk: I can still become World Champion
Here is a fantastic interview with Ivanchuk which was sent to me by Wesley So’s family. Enjoy! Vassily Ivanchuk: I can still become World ChampionBy mishanp on February 5, 2011 Vassily Ivanchuk’s stunning win in Gibraltar reminded us all...
Super Aeroflot will begin soon
Aeroflot Chess 2011GM Gata Kamsky top seeded The tenth Aeflot Chess Open will feature a super prize fund of 125 000 eur. Top seeded and favorite for the first prize of 20 000 eur is GM Gata Kamsky, who...
Houdini vs Rybka LIVE!
Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom Houdini – Rybka LIVE!TCEC Elite match final The games are continuously played, follow them here with live broadcast. A total of 40 games will be played. In the case of a...
5th annual Grand Pacific Open
The 5th Annual Grand Pacific OpenEaster 2011, April 22-25GPO2011flyer.pdf A 6 round FIDE and CFC rated Swiss$4000 Guaranteed Prize Fund Preregistered list The Grand Pacific Open is BC’s largest chess event and this will be it’s 5th annual! The...
Chess for success
After-school program coaches Beaverton students in the game of chessPublished: Friday, February 04, 2011, 3:16 PM Updated: Friday, February 04, 2011, 3:59 PM By Dominique Fong, The Oregonian BEAVERTON — The third grader with a faux mohawk eyed his...
“Monster of paranoid egotism”
On Chess: Book, film stoke interest in FischerSaturday, February 5, 2011 02:50 AMThe Columbus Dispatch In a 1974 Sports Illustrated article, Bill Lombardy characterized Bobby Fischer as a “mystery wrapped in an enigma.” Thirty-seven years have passed, and the...
Chess Queen Ellen Wanek
Chess queenBy janet ortegonSheboygan Press staff • February 5, 2011 Ellen Wanek doesn’t look like someone who would slay your king or capture your bishop. With her bright blue eyes and wide smile she looks like she might invite...