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Malcolm Pein reports on Jonathan Hawkins win in the Open section of the Blackpool Chess Conference.
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Κλικ στη φωτογραφία για μεγέθυνση. Το πρώτο πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα γυναικών, 1978. Οι πίνακες πουλ δεν είναι διαθέσιμοι αλλά ενδεχομένως δεν είναι ένα τουρνουά με 16 σκακίστριες, αλλά δύο: γυναικών με 12 και νεανίδων με 4. Ο...
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Francisco Vallejo Pons and Jan Gustafsson meet in Round 8 of the 11th BCC Thailand Open as they share the lead
on 6/7 with two rounds to go. Gustafsson's defeated leader Nigel Short in round 7 obtaining a nice attack
on the kingside whilst Short's queenside counter-play proved inadequate. Vallejo himself won against
Chinese International Master Yang Kaiqi. Below is the official press release...
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Francisco Vallejo Pons and Jan Gustafsson meet in Round 8 of the 11th BCC Thailand Open as they share the lead
on 6/7 with two rounds to go. Gustafsson's defeated leader Nigel Short in round 7 obtaining a nice attack
on the kingside whilst Short's queenside counter-play proved inadequate. Vallejo himself won against
Chinese International Master Yang Kaiqi. Below is the official press release...
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Francisco Vallejo Pons and Jan Gustafsson meet in Round 8 of the 11th BCC Thailand Open as they share the lead
on 6/7 with two rounds to go. Gustafsson's defeated leader Nigel Short in round 7 obtaining a nice attack
on the kingside whilst Short's queenside counter-play proved inadequate. Vallejo himself won against
Chinese International Master Yang Kaiqi. Below is the official press release...
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Novotny: Ένα λευκό κομμάτι θυσιάζεται σε τετράγωνο στο οποίο μπορεί να αιχμαλωτιστεί από δύο διαφορετικά μαύρα κομμάτια. Όποιο μαύρο κομμάτι αιχμαλωτίσει, κλείνει το δρόμο του άλλου, αποτρέποντας έτσι κάποια/ες...
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Group 1:
Christiansen - Shabalov
Seirawan - Kaidanov
Shankland - Hess
Finegold - Onischuk
Group 2:
Naroditsky - Ehlvest
Shulman - Stripunsky
Ivanov - Kamsky
Akobian - Robson
The fun starts in just under an hour; tournament website here.
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About a year ago, Veselin Topalov battled Viswanathan Anand for the world chess championship in Sofia, Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian organizers claimed the sole right to transmit the moves live over the internet. Others might be able to rebroadcast more or less live with their permission, but not otherwise. ChessBase essentially disregarded them, the Bulgarian Chess Federation (BCF) filed suit, and...
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The International Chess Festival Nakhchivan Open, dedicated to the memory of President Heydar Aliyev, is scheduled to take place from 23rd April to 1st May at the "Nakhchivan Chess Center" in Nakhchivan. The players will enter two tournaments, A Group for those rated above 2250 and women rated above 2100, and B Group for those rated under 2250.
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The 4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo will take place from 18th to 24th April in Gran Canaria, Spain. The 9-round is organized by Club de Ajedrez Caja Insular de Ahorros de Canarias. 94 players are registered thus far and among them are seven Grandmasters. GM Julio Granda Zuniga is the top seeded player.
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A record number of 170 players from 33 countries are participating in this prestigious tournament. The largest group, 42, is hailing from India, followed with 10 from Armenia and Iran.
Grandmaster Sasikiran Krishnan rated 2682 is the top seed of this championship.
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Last night GM Gawain Jones went to the first UK press preview screening of the new documentary Bobby Fischer Against the World, in Soho, London. This film will be in UK cinemas from July 15th, and Gawain, who lives in London, went on behalf of ChessVibes to do a review for us. Guess which other [...]
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Dubai Chess Championship is entering in the final stages.
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Chess Stars has just published: The Safest Grünfeld. This brand new book presents a complete repertoire for Black in one of the most quickly developing openings of today. Bulgarian GM, and author of The Safest Sicilian, Alexander Delchev has been studying The Grünfeld for years and he used it in many decisive games. The Grünfeld [...]
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Ο φακός του Associated Press βρήκε διαδηλωτές στη Σαναά της Υεμένης να παίζουν σκάκι, στο περιθώριο των διαμαρτυριών που συγκλονίζουν την αραβική χώρα (πηγή και κείμενο εδώ). Στον τοίχο είναι γραμμένο το σύνθημα...
