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The closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship Match will take place on 31 May
The closing ceremony of the World Chess Championship Match will take place on 31 May The closing ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship Match will start at 4.00 pm at the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery....
IGM Club at the 2012 PEGASUS IGM Chess Summit in Dresden
Starting in 2012 for the first time ‘PEGASUS Courtyard Dresden GmbH’ kindly supported by ‘zmdi Schachfestival Dresden e.V.’ invites all Grandmasters of FIDE turning 75 years and above to a spectacular event into the chess capital of Germany, Dresden....
La noche que Anand no pudo dormir
La noche que Anand no pudo dormirFederico Marín Bellón – Ajedrez30 de mayo de 2012 Vishy Anand es un tipo encantador, además del mayor talento que ha dado el ajedrez en el último medio siglo, por lo menos. Solo...
Now Anand can sleep well
Vishy Anand, the fifthBeats Boris Gelfand in tie-breaker to retain World Chess Championship title in MoscowPosted On Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 02:14:29 AM The last time a World Championship match was decided in a tie-breaker was six years...
Susan Polgar Foundation Nationwide Open for Boys and Girls
THE SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION’S NATIONWIDE OPEN FOR GIRLS & BOYS (K-12) A Fantastic Tournament in a Great Location! http://www.cajunchess.com/tourns/tournament20.shtml June 1 – 3, 2012(Friday – Sunday *** SAVE THE DATES!!) Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome330 Loyola Ave.New Orleans, LA 70112The...
What would be the best format for a World Championship match?
What would be the best format for a World Championship match? 8 games 12 games 14 games 16 games First player to 3 wins, draws do not count The current format is perfect as is Something else Chess Daily...
The struggle was extremely tense and dramatic
WORLD CHAMPION ANAND RETAINS THE TITLE The tie-break of the match for FIDE World Champion was played on 30 May at the State Tretyakov Gallery’s Engineering Building 12 games with classical time control ended in a draw 6:6, so...
My final analysis
My final analysis It seemed to me that Gelfand had the upper hand in opening preparation in the classical portion, especially earlier in the match. However, Anand did well to contain the surprises. The tide was kind of turned...