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In my review of Informant 113 I noted a new column by Garry Kasparov entitled "Garry's Choice", where he looks at pretty much whatever suits his fancy. I subsequently elaborated on the subject of his first column, where he found a beautiful queen sac that could have arisen in the recent game Paragua-Debashis, New Delhi 2012, but, alas, was missed. He was unable to think of any suitable...
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A quick roundup:
1. In the Sigeman & Co. event in Malmo, Sweden, Fabiano Caruana won his second consecutive game (this time over Hans Tikkanen in a Fianchetto Gruenfeld), and leads by half a point over Nils Grandelius and Jonny Hector. 2700s Peter Leko and Li Chao have both drawn twice, while Anish Giri drew today after losing in the first round.
2. The second lap of the double round-robin...
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There will be three events, Open A for the players rated above 1950, Open B for the players rated under 2050 and Weekend Open on 25-27th May.
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It was another good day for the favorites, as top seeds Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky both won with White and share the lead in the 2012 U.S. Championship with 2.5/3.
Nakamura used the trendy 9.g4 Yugoslav Attack against Ray Robson's Dragon Sicilian. Robson was the first to innovate with 16...Nb6 (16...Rad8 had been usual in the few games to reach that point). That more or less committed Black...
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Andrei Filatov who is the main sponsor of the World Chess Championship match in Moscow is interviewed in with English interpretation by Europe-Echecs. He talks about his vision for the event and the use of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
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The Opening Ceremony of the World Chess Championship
in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow took just over an hour on the
evening of 10th May. The ceremony accentuated the culture
of Russia and the 1000 years of art held in the gallery.
Mikhail Gorbachev attended, Arkady Dvorkovich and
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke as did the players, there were national athems. The players drew for colours
with paint...
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The Open Norwegian Championship 2012 had 126 participants, 58 of them playing in the top group, and was part of the second Norwegian Chess Festival in Fagernes.
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Το "4ο Μεσογειακό Πρωτάθλημα Σκάκι Νέων-Νεανίδων", κάτω των 20 ετών, θα διεξαχθεί στα Χανιά από 27 Αυγούστου (άφιξη) έως 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012 (αναχώρηση) στο ξενοδοχείο IOLIDA BEACH Luxury Resort Hotel*****, στη περιοχή Αγία...
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Το "4ο Μεσογειακό Πρωτάθλημα Σκάκι Νέων-Νεανίδων", κάτω των 20 ετών, θα διεξαχθεί στα Χανιά από 27 Αυγούστου (άφιξη) έως 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012 (αναχώρηση) στο ξενοδοχείο IOLIDA BEACH Luxury Resort Hotel*****, στη περιοχή Αγία Μαρίνα. ...
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Haralambos Tsakiris from Kavala, Greece, won the recent World Amateur Championship after the dramatic finish when he defeated the earlier leader from Iceland. Tsakiris is awarded the title of FIDE Master and elo of 2200 for the effort. We spoke to Tsakos immediately after the closing ceremony. Chessdom: Hello Haralambos, congratulations on winning the title [...]
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Το “4ο Μεσογειακό Πρωτάθλημα Σκάκι Νέων-Νεανίδων”, κάτω των 20 ετών, θα διεξαχθεί στα Χανιά από 27 Αυγούστου (άφιξη) έως 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012 (αναχώρηση) στο ξενοδοχείο IOLIDA BEACH Luxury Resort Hotel*****, στη περιοχή Αγία Μαρίνα...
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Gawain returns this year to Ennis, Ireland to defend his title. This weekender is held from the 18th-20th May in the Auburn Lodge. Ennis is one of Gawains former hometowns. He lived there from 16 until the age of 18. He sat his final exams at St Flannas where he had an offer to study [...]
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Ο Γιώργος Καραμαλής βρίσκεται μόνος πρώτος στην βαθμολογία μετά από την νίκη του επί του Λεωνίδα Παναγιωτόπουλου. Στην δεύτερη θέση με 3.5 βαθμούς ο Αλέξης Σπηλιόπουλος μετά απο την γρήγορη του νίκη επί του Δημήτρη...
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Ανακοινώνεται το πρόγραμμα του σεμιναρίου “Παιδαγωγική Επιμόρφωση Προπονητών Σχολικού Σκακιού” που θα πραγματοποιηθεί Σάββατο 19 Μαΐου 2012, στο 50ο Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πατρών (Ραγκαβή 18) με πρωτοβουλία της Αθλητικής...
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