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Malcolm Pein looks forward to the start of the FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates matches in Kazan.
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The matches start in a few hours - at 7 a.m. ET (= 13:00 CET), so here's a quick recap of the details:
Pairings:
(1) Veselin Topalov (BUL, 2775)
(8) Gata Kamsky (USA, 2732)
(4) Boris Gelfand (ISR, 2733)
(5) Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE, 2772)
(3) Levon Aronian (ARM, 2808)
(6) Alexander Grischuk (RUS, 2747)
(2) Vladimir Kramnik (RUS, 2785)
(7) Teimour Radjabov (AZE, 2744)
Time Control: 40/2...
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On the ChessCafe website this week, there's an article by Abby Marshall presenting ("advocating" might be a bit too strong) the line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bf4 as an interesting try for White. The basic idea is to follow up with Qd2, Nc3, Bd3, Nge2, 0-0-0 (in some order or other) followed by a kingside advance with h3 or f3 followed by g4, aiming to attack Black's king. Granted...
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It was a real surprise, and a very pleasant one at that, to learn that this blog and yours truly were mentioned in a complimentary way by GM Alex Yermolinsky and IM John Watson on the latter's ICC/Chess.fm show. Watson, the host of the program (which is unfortunately ceasing with this show) asked Yermolinsky about the internet chess sites he frequents. After mentioning a couple of obvious and...
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Ξεκινάει τη Δευτέρα 9 Μαΐου το Κ52, το έβδομο και τελευταίο τουρνουά Κάππα της φετινής σεζόν – θα ολοκληρωθεί στις 30 Μαΐου, με αγωνιστικές ημέρες, όπως πάντα, τη Δευτέρα και την Παρασκευή (η αναλυτική προκήρυξη θα...
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(Εισαγωγή http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2011/04/grandmaster-repertoire-tarrasch-defence.html)(Ivanhoe-Rybka http://chessnewsgr.blogspot.com/2011/04/grandmaster-repertoire-tarrasch-defence_08.html)H δεύτερη παρτίδα που μας έστειλε ο Νίκος έχει παιχτεί μεταξύ των Δανών A.Matthiesen (2321) και K.Rasmussen (2446) και...
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Αυτη η παρτιδα του Φισερ ειναι αφιερωμενη στον ισχυρο παιχτη , θεωρητικο εως αιρετικο, των Ιωαννινων κ. Παπαγεωργιου.
Ο κ Παπαγεωργιου δειχνει μια ιδιαιτερη εκτιμηση - προτιμηση για τους ιππους οπως και πολλοι...
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Video from the opening and the start of the Chess Academy
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According to the ChessVibes readers, Levon Aronian is the clear favorite to win the FIDE Candidates matches which start tomorrow in Kazan, Russia. Based on 1,000+ votes, Armenia’s number one grandmaster gained an astonishing 65.19%, followed by ex-World Champion Vladimir Kramnik with 16.57%. It’s no surprise that Levon Aronian tops our poll of last week. [...]
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Welcome to the live blog coverage of the opening day of the Candidates matches 2011 on Chessdom.com! Today we will be following the opening ceremony and preliminary events from Kazan, with minute by minute updates.
Tomorrow we start with live games commentary, bookmark the pages for game 1 commentary by GM Naiditsch, GM Bacrot, GM Bauer, etc.
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Follow the Asian Individual Chess championship live games with analysis here.
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Ένας υπέροχος προορισμός, τώρα που πλησιάζει το καλοκαίρι, είναι η Κέρκυρα! Η Κέρκυρα είναι γνωστή από την μυθολογία. αναφέρεται στην Οδύσσεια από τον Όμηρο για το πως ο πολύπαθος Οδυσσέας ναυάγησε στις ακτές της...
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Το καθιερωμένο μπλιτς της Παρασκευής αλλάζει χώρο και χρόνο μόνο γι' αυτή τη βδομάδα. Στο Αθλητικό Κέντρο του Δήμου Ευόσμου στα πλαίσια του τριήμερου πολιτιστικού φεστιβάλ, με την ονομασία "4ο Πολιτιστικό Φεστιβάλ...
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Just out: New In Chess 2011/3 – with 106 pages of chess delight . - Levon Aronian absolutely fabulous in Amber farewell - Viktor Kortchnoi: ‘I caused Petrosian’s fatal illness’ - Nigel Short on his worst simul - Genna Sosonko on ‘Magicians’ Bronstein & Tal - Judit Polgar on how she crushed a Georgian GM [...]
