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Alexander Alekhine 4th World Champion
The Eight
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The art of learning
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Viswanathan Anand
 
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Natalia Pogonina
 
GM Alisa Maric
 
 
Mikhail Golubev
 
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Koneru Humpy

 

Vasik Rajlich, author of Rybka chess program
 
Vladimir Kramnik
 
Garry Kasparov
 
Yelena Dembo
 
P Harikrishna
 
Faik Gasanov
 
Parimarjan Negi, the youngest Grandmaster in the World!
 
Guinness world record holder Tathagat Avatar Tulsi
All India Chess Federation revokes ban on Gopal
Written by content team 03 July 2009

All India Chess Federation took an important decision to revoke a one year ban on Grand Master G.N. Gopal. The decision was taken at the Central Council and Annul General Meeting in Chennai. Grand Master G.N. Gopal finally got the justice!
Another major decision was taken to change the National Championship's (National ‘A’) format. The new format comprises, a 13 round Swiss league event.
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Dortmund Sparkassen Chess meeting started
Written by content team 02 July 2009

The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting event started in Dortmund, Germany. Participants are - GM Magnus Carlsen, GM Vladimir Kramnik, GM Dmitry Jakovenko, GM Peter Leko, GM Etienne Bacrot, and GM Arkadij Naiditsch.
It is an elite chess tournament held every summer in Dortmund, Germany. It is one of the three "majors" on the chess tournament circuit along with Corus and Linares. Report with history and pictures of Dortmund.
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Alexander Alekhine 4th World Champion : CD review
Reviewed by Chessbibliophile*, 01 July 2009

In the last twelve years there has been a kind of Alekhine renaissance. It began with the Batsford Edition of Alekhine’s Best Games by John Nunn and was followed by the monumental work, Alexander Alekhine’s Chess Games 1902-1946(McFarland) by Skinner and Verhoeven. In more recent times Garry Kasparov has offered his assessment of Alekhine in his Great Predecessors series. Review with annotated games of Alekhine ....more >>      (0) Comments
Ivanchuk won the Bazna Kings Chess Tournament
Written by content team 28 June 2009

Vassily Ivanchuk has won the Bazna King's Tournament scoring  7/10, a clear point ahead of his nearest rival, Boris Gelfand. Wins in three consecutive rounds helped him to maintain the top spot.
Kamsky is likely to loose some ELO points due to poor performance, Hikaru Nakamura will surpass Gamsky as the top ranked US player in the next FIDE rating. Report with games and pictures.
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Yuri Drozdovskij won the SCS International GM tournament.
Written by content team 23 June 2009

Ukrainian GM Yuri Drozdovskij won the the First SCS International Open GM tournament on tiebreak points. The event having more than 80 titled players was held at Bhubaneshwar, the capital city of Orissa state in India. Five players tied for top spot scoring 8.0/10/. Report with games and excellent videos.....more >>      (2) Comments
Changes in the Laws of Chess
Written by content team 22 June 2009

The most recent FIDE PB meeting approved changes in the Laws of Chess, coming into force as of July 1st, 2009.
According to new laws, Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the start of the session shall lose the game. Thus the default time is 0 minutes.
Some of the most significant alterations are shown here.
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Do's and don'ts in chess
Written by GM Susan Polgar 12 June 2009

This article is perfect for parents and teachers to introduce chess to young players, it contains the recommendations on what to do and what to look for. These are the rules of thumb to be applied throughout the entire game. Take notice of these dos and don'ts when it comes to chess strategy. ....more >>      (0) Comments
Anand Defeats Leko in Miskolc Rapid
Written by content team 08 June 2009

The 8-game rapid match between Peter Leko and Viswanathan Anand finished today with a 5-3 victory for Anand. Both games on the final day were hard-fought, but both resulted in draw. Anand won two of the eight games.
Every year Peter Leko plays with strong chess players in rapid format in Miskolc. It started with a match against Adams in 2005, then it was Karpov in 2006, Kramnik in 2007, and Carlsen in 2008. This year Leko played against the World Champion Vishwanathan Anand. Report with games, videos and history of Miskolc.
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Interview with WGM Natalia Pogonina
Written by content team 25 May 2009

Natalia Pogonina is a leading Russian chess Woman Grandmaster and member of the Russian chess Olympic team. Her current FIDE rating is over 2500.  She won the gold medal at the 1st International Mind Sports Games, some of her best performances includes, championship titles at Bykova Memorial, Rudenko memorial, Moscow Open.
She would like to see women chess players doing their best to match the best male players. According to her, we might see a female absolute world chess champion. Apart from Chess, Natalia is also widely known as a person of great physical and spiritual beauty.
In this interview with WGM Natalia Pogonina, she talks about her goals, chess and education, Chess Kamasutra book etc. According to her, it is possible to apply sex principles to chess. Interesting interview with lots of pictures.
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Las Vegas International Chess Festival starting from 4th June
Written by content team 24 May 2009

The 2008 Las Vegas International Chess Festival will take place June 4 to 7, in South Point Hotel. The $100,000 Prize Fund is based on only 850 players with $70,000 absolutely guaranteed. The Susan Polgar World Open Chess Championships for Girls and Boys is one of America's longest running, premier Open tournaments.
The National Open is a 6 round Swiss System tournament, and you can choose between the standard 3-day or alternate 2-day playing schedules. Half-point byes are available for all rounds, with proper notice to the Tournament Directors or with your advance entry.
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