The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund takes place 15th - 25th July 2010. Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik is the top seed. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Peter Leko, Arkadij Naiditsch and the winner of the Aeroflot Open Le Quang Liem compete.
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Kings Tournament
A fter two editions dedicated to the glories of the years 80-90 and the third edition which has represented a very strong tournament of XX category, the Kings' Tournament reaches now its top level (rating average 2742). This year's edition is a part of the Grand Slam Circuit and is special first of all thanks to the participation of the magnificent Norvegian Magnus Carlsen, which at only 19 years old has a rating of 2813 and is the world number 1 player! The previous year's winner, the Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk had to play in Cuba in this period and has been replaced by his fellow countryman, the ex-FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov. Other participants are: the 2009 World-Cup winner Boris Gelfand, the best Chinese player Wang Yue, the second-best Azerbaijani player Teimour Radjabov and the best Romanian player Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu. The competition will take place from the 14-th to the 25-th of June in Medias (in the heart of Transilvania) and taking into consideration the above-mentioned outstanding players it will certainly provide us with great and spectacular chess.
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Anand Retains World Chess Crown
New Delhi - Fans and family of India's Viswanathan Anand rejoiced Wednesday after the grandmaster retained his world chess title defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in a dramatic finale, media reports said.
Anand, 40, won the title of the world chess federation FIDE with a stunning victory in the final of the 12-game duel against Topalov in Sofia on Tuesday.
The chess wizard from India's southern Chennai city, clinched an overall 6.5-5.5 victory to win his fourth Chess title. He had previously won the title in 2000, 2007 and 2008.
Anand told Indian news channels that the final game was the 'toughest-ever' in his career.
'Topalov's one of the strongest players in the world and also one of the grittiest .. I feel a decade older after this match,' he told the NDTV network from Sofia.
'I'm just relieved that I'm going to wake up tomorrow as the world champion,' an elated Anand said.
Anand's father, Vishwanathan Iyer, told reporters in Chennai that his son's persistence and determination helped him secure the title.
'When he lost the first game, it was a big upset. But he got back into the game very quickly and each and every game showed his talent,' he told the PTI news agency.
Anand victory came despite reaching Bulgaria with preparations in a disarray.
He made it to Sofia after a 40-hour road journey as volcanic ash in European skies disrupted the air route. His request for a three-day postponement of the championship was rejected.
'A champion shows his class and we are proud of his resilience and victory,' All India Chess Federation president N Srinivasan said.
Meanwhile, Anand's fans were congratulating him on blogs and websites.
'In a country which is little about sports and where cricket is all about money, ads, match-fixing and glamour, Anand has done India proud,' a fan wrote on the
NDTV website.
Anand, 40, won the title of the world chess federation FIDE with a stunning victory in the final of the 12-game duel against Topalov in Sofia on Tuesday.
The chess wizard from India's southern Chennai city, clinched an overall 6.5-5.5 victory to win his fourth Chess title. He had previously won the title in 2000, 2007 and 2008.
Anand told Indian news channels that the final game was the 'toughest-ever' in his career.
'Topalov's one of the strongest players in the world and also one of the grittiest .. I feel a decade older after this match,' he told the NDTV network from Sofia.
'I'm just relieved that I'm going to wake up tomorrow as the world champion,' an elated Anand said.
Anand's father, Vishwanathan Iyer, told reporters in Chennai that his son's persistence and determination helped him secure the title.
'When he lost the first game, it was a big upset. But he got back into the game very quickly and each and every game showed his talent,' he told the PTI news agency.
Anand victory came despite reaching Bulgaria with preparations in a disarray.
He made it to Sofia after a 40-hour road journey as volcanic ash in European skies disrupted the air route. His request for a three-day postponement of the championship was rejected.
'A champion shows his class and we are proud of his resilience and victory,' All India Chess Federation president N Srinivasan said.
Meanwhile, Anand's fans were congratulating him on blogs and websites.
'In a country which is little about sports and where cricket is all about money, ads, match-fixing and glamour, Anand has done India proud,' a fan wrote on the
NDTV website.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
President's Cup Baku 2010 (7)
The President's Cup takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan 29th April - 2nd May 2010.
The main event was a single round robin rapid tournament (last year was a Scheveningen team event) with half the players from Azerbaijan and half from abroad.The time control was 25 minutes per player per game. Vladimir Kramnik took first place from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Gata Kamsky on tie-break after all finished on 5.7.
There is a blitz tournament on the final day, May 2nd, I don't know what the format of that event is but 16 players compete.
The President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev but the cup is named after his father Heydar Aliyev who was the leader of Soviet Azerbiajan and then President of the Independent State for a period of 30 years
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The main event was a single round robin rapid tournament (last year was a Scheveningen team event) with half the players from Azerbaijan and half from abroad.The time control was 25 minutes per player per game. Vladimir Kramnik took first place from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Gata Kamsky on tie-break after all finished on 5.7.
There is a blitz tournament on the final day, May 2nd, I don't know what the format of that event is but 16 players compete.
The President of Azerbaijan is Ilham Aliyev but the cup is named after his father Heydar Aliyev who was the leader of Soviet Azerbiajan and then President of the Independent State for a period of 30 years
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Friday, April 23, 2010
2010 World Chess Championship
Anand has the black pieces for game 1.
The first game of the World Chess Championship scheduled for April 23 has been postponed by a day and will now be played on Saturday, 24th April. NIIT MindChampion Viswanathan Anand will play his first game with the black pieces in this twelve-game match. Anand, who had not agreed to the Sofia rule (opponent cannot offer draw), when quizzed about it quipped, "A world championship should be played with world championship rules".
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Vasily Smyslov 1921-2010 A TRUE FWCC
Former World Chess Champion
Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (March 24, 1921 - March 27, 2010) has died at the age of 89.
Smyslov was the 7th World Chess Champion in 1957-8. He was a top 10 player between 1940 and 1970, the top player 1953-1958 and remained in the top 100 until 1990 when he was 70. A reknowned positional and endgame player he nevertheless played all sorts of positions throughout his career.
Sadly reports from Moscow suggest that his final years were lived in poverty and that he had been ill for some time before his final admission to hospital.
Read a detailed account of the 7th World Chess Champions Career.
Monday, April 19, 2010
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