N.I.C.E. effort to bring together cops and kids NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Most people love to get bagels for breakfast. Not Lisa Suhay. She shows up for bagels at Yorgo’s on Colonial Avenue right at closing time — at 3 p.m. The strange thing is — they’ve been expecting her. “So glad to see you,” […]
Knight Train On The Right Track
Knight Train On Track Brooklyn’s got a Castle. Norfolk’s got the Knight Train on track By Lisa Suhay Brooklyn may have a Castle, as demonstrated in the new film Brooklyn Castle about how chess changes the lives of at-risk youth, but Norfolk’s got a turret where the Knight Train stops and we’re building on that. Norfolk Initiative […]
The N.I.C.E. List — Part 1
The naughty get entirely too much attention these days, so I am going to celebrate those who have been nice to NICE and the chess community. I will add to this list right up until Christmas Eve. Still time to get on board. See www.NiceChess.net for ways to help. Diane Alley and her siblings who […]
Amber final standings
Final score Blindfold 1. Grischuk 8 2. Carlsen 6½ Ivanchuk 6½ Kramnik 6½5. Gelfand 6 6. Gashimov 5½ Karjakin 5½ Svidler 5½9. Aronian 5 10. Ponomariov 4½11. Smeets 4 12. Dominguez 2½ Rapid 1. Carlsen 8 Ivanchuk 8 3. Karjakin 6½ Kramnik 6½5. Aronian 6 Gashimov 6 Svidler 6 8. Gelfand 5½9. Grischuk 4½ Ponomariov […]
Amber final round results
Photo by Fred Lucas Amber Final Round Results: Thursday 25 March Round XI 12.30 Blind Gashimov-Svidler ½-½ Dominguez-Aronian 0-1 Ponomariov-Smeets ½-½ 14.00 Blind Gelfand-Ivanchuk ½-½ Kramnik-Karjakin 1-0 Grischuk-Carlsen 1-0 15.45 Rapid Svidler-Gashimov ½-½ Aronian-Dominguez ½-½ Smeets-Ponomariov 0-1 17.15 Rapid Ivanchuk-Gelfand 1-0 Karjakin-Kramnik 1-0 Carlsen-Grischuk 1-0 Full report here: http://amberchess2010.com/RoundReport11.html Carlsen and Ivanchuk win 19th Amber […]
Ivachuk, Carlsen win final game to win Amber
Clutch performance by both Ivanchuk and Carlsen in the final game. They were tied for 1st going into the final round with Kramnik (1/2 point behind) and Grischuk (1 point behind) at the heels. Both Ivanchuk and Carlsen scored 6.5 points in the blindfold portion and 8 points in the rapid. Grischuk won the blindfold […]
Costly queen hanging
Grischuk (2756) – Carlsen (2813) [E70]Amber Blind (11), 25.03.2010 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bg5 0–0 6.Qd2 Na6 7.Bd3 e5 8.d5 Qe8 9.Nge2 Nh5 10.f3 f5 11.0–0–0 Nc5 12.Bc2 Bd7 13.Rde1 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.fxe4 b5 16.cxb5 Rf2 17.Rhg1 Nf4 18.Qe3 Rxg2 19.Nxf4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Rxg1 21.Rxg1 Qe7 22.Bd3 Rf8 23.Rf1 Qh4 […]
Amber standings with 1 to go
Score after Round 10 Blindfold 1. Grischuk 7 2. Carlsen 6½3. Ivanchuk 6 4. Gelfand 5½ Karjakin 5½ Kramnik 5½7. Gashimov 5 Svidler 5 9. Aronian 4 Ponomariov 4 11. Smeets 3½12. Dominguez 2½ Rapid 1. Carlsen 7 Ivanchuk 7 3. Kramnik 6½4. Aronian 5½ Gashimov 5½ Gelfand 5½ Karjakin 5½ Svidler 5½9. Grischuk 4½10. […]
Carlsen back on top
Carlsen back on top with one round to go In Round 10 of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Magnus Carlsen reclaimed first place in the overall standings with a 2-0 win over Ruslan Ponomariov. With one round and two games to go, the Norwegian grandmaster is half a point ahead of Vasily Ivanchuk and […]