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They're almost here - less than a week away! Eight players will face off in a series of knockout matches in Kazan, Russia for the right to face world champion Viswanathan Anand for the title in early 2012. As there are eight players, there will be three rounds of matches: four-game quarter-finals, four-game semi-finals, and a six game final. Here's the "bracketology" (to borrow a neologism from...
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Today the World Chess Federation already published its May 1st Elo rating list. With the absence of rated super tournaments in March and April, it’s no surprise that the top 10 has barely changed. U.S. Women’s Champion Anna Zatonskih entered the female top 10 list for the first time. We’ve received quite a few comments [...]
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Η Σαντορίνη αναδείχθηκε πρωταθλήτρια στους Ομαδικούς Αιγαιοπελαγίτικους Αγώνες 2011, η Ικαρία κυπελλούχος και η Ρόδος πρωταθλήτρια Παίδων-Κορασίδων. Για τη Σαντορίνη ο τίτλος συνεπάγεται άνοδο στην Α΄ Εθνική, ενώ για...
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The F.E.B. #9 is out! The FEB tackles Nice… errr… Monaco and the last (sniff, sniff) Amber Blindfold and Rapid tourney, PLUS, find out what’s up with the European Championship, with clips from the most famous Frenchman, Sebastian Feller, Paco Vallejo Pons, and Peter Heine Nielsen. Don’t miss this one! About the Full English Breakfast [...]
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Ο δύστυχος ο λευκοτετράγωνος "Φού"... Μεταφρασμένο ελεύθερα στα ελληνικά: "Αχχχ!!! Φωτιά να κάψει τους πατωματζήδες (πλακάδες)".
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Λυσε τον συνδυασμο ΤΩΡΑ!
Υπαρχουν συνδυασμοι που η πρωτη κινηση τους ειναι σχετικα δυσκολη, αλλα μετα απο αυτην οι βαριαντες που προκυπτουν ειναι ευκολες χωρις πολλα παρακλαδια και εχουν σχεδον φορσε...
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The 10th Asian Continental Individual Championship and First Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Open and Women's) is scheduled to take place from 1st to 11th May at the Hotel Pardisan, in Mashhad, Iran. Members of all FIDE Affiliated Chess Federations in Asia, Zones 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 are eligible to take participation.
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Django Reinhardt(23/1/1910 – 16/5/1953)Stéphane Grappelli26/1/1908 – 1/12/1997)Eddie South(27/11/1904 - 25/4/1962)Τρείς καταπληκτικοί μουσικοί! O φημισμένος κιθαριστής της Jazz Django Reinhardt μαζί με τους εξαίρετους Jazz βιολιστές Stéphane Grappelli και Eddie South αυτοσχεδιάζουν στον...
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ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ
ΕΝΩΣΗΣ ΣΚΑΚΙΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΣΩΜΑΤΕΙΩΝ ΚΕΝΤΡΙΚΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΑΣ ( Ε.Σ.Σ.Κ.Ε. )
Με μεγάλη επιτυχία διεξήχθη το Περιφερειακό Πρωτάθλημα σκάκι ΠΑΙΔΩΝ - ΚΟΡΑΣΙΔΩΝ Κεντρικής Ελλάδας 2011 που διοργάνωσε η Ένωση Σκακιστικών...
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Aberto do Brazil Bienal Professor Joao Braga was played from 20th to 24th April in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 164 players took participation in the 9-round Swiss with the prize fund of 10.000 EUR. Top seeded GM Rafael Leitao won the tournament by collecting 7.5 points, half a point clear of opposition.
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Part 1 is here, part 2 (with a second interview) here. Kudos to Chess in Translation!
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The Ovens Valley is surrounded by the Alps on the north and on the south by the Carnian of the Dolomites Mountains of Friuli, which last year was declared World Heritage location. Forni di Sopra is also part of Authentic villages: the houses still retain the typical architecture carnica, evoking the atmosphere of a storybook.
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Anna Zatonskih won her fourth US Championship title after a marathon effort that took in 19 games and a final Armageddon game where she took a huge time disadvantage in order to get the advantage of draw odds with black. That final game followed the pattern of much of the event, Zatonskih got very close to everything she needed, then granted all sorts of counter-play before her opponent Tatev...
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Anna Zatonskih won her fourth US Championship title after a marathon effort that took in 19 games and a final Armageddon game where she took a huge time disadvantage in order to get the advantage of draw odds with black. That final game followed the pattern of much of the event, Zatonskih got very close to everything she needed, then granted all sorts of counter-play before her opponent Tatev...
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Gata Kamsky won the first game of his final against Yuri Shulman and stands on the verge of a 3rd US Title. IM Malcolm Pein takes a look.
