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Backfire strategies
Nakamura had a strategy, and one that made sense. In fact, a lot of sense. He won the Tal Memorial Blitz and had a chance to pick any order of lot he wanted. He picked #5 to have white in the 1st and last round. Unfortunately, it did not work. With white in the first round against Mamedyarov, the recently crowned World Rapid Champion, he lost.
Anand, who finished 2nd in the blitz, had the 2nd choice in picking the order of lot. He chose to have white in the first game. He also lost, to Caruana, who finished dead last in the blitz.
Round 1 results
Anand, Viswanathan - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1
Andreikin, Dmitry - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½
Carlsen, Magnus - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Nakamura, Hikaru - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1
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Open Teplice 2013
It will be a 9 round Swiss with 90 minutes per 40 moves + 30 minutes until end of game with 30-second bonus per each move since the start of the game for each player.
The players may agree on a draw only after 30 moves (Sofia Rule).
The total prize fund will be 110.000 Czech Korunas (approx. 5.600 USD) with 33.000 CZK reserved for the winner.
Last year winner was Alexandr Fier. Official website.
Registered players:
1. GM Mamedov Nidjat AZE 2602
2. GM Kempinski Robert POL 2587
3. GM Babula Vlastimil CZE 2581
4. GM Kislinsky Alexej CZE 2565
5. GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2549
6. GM Rausis Igors CZE 2532
7. IM Jurcik Marian SVK 2525
8. GM Teske Henrik GER 2514
9. GM Krejci Jan CZE 2503
10. GM Andreev Eduard UKR 2498
11. GM Boros Denes HUN 2498
12. IM Zaragatski Ilja GER 2486
13. GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2482
14. IM Burg Twan NED 2481
15. IM Baumegger Siegfried AUT 2474
16. IM Stachowiak Kamil POL 2474
17. IM Simacek Pavel CZE 2467
18. IM Cernousek Lukas CZE 2463
19. GM Simantsev Mikhail UKR 2454
20. IM Plat Vojtech CZE 2445
21. IM Luch Michal POL 2432
22. IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2422
23. GM Manik Mikulas SVK 2413
24. IM Biolek Richard CZE 2412
25. GM Kristiansen Jens DEN 2412
26. IM Bures Jaroslav CZE 2399
27. IM Plischki Sebastian GER 2386
28. IM Kanovsky David CZE 2385
29. Weichhold Pawel POL 2382
30. IM Dolezal Radoslav CZE 2375
31. IM Vavra Pavel CZE 2364
32. GM Lechtynsky Jiri CZE 2361
33. Wieczorek Oskar POL 2353
34. FM Jurcik Martin SVK 2350
35. Balin Jan CZE 2342
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Hou Yifan 1-1 Navara at Cez Trophy
[Event "Cez Trophy 2013"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Ne7 7. Qb3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Nc7 14. Rfe1 Ne6 15. Qa4 Rac8 16. b4 Rc7 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Rec1 h6 19. Ne5 Nf5 20. Nd3 Ng5 21. Qb3 Ne6 22. Qb1 Qd8 23. a4 Qg5 24. Ne2 Nd6 25. Ne5 c5 26. Nf3 Qd8 27. dxc5 bxc5 28. b5 Nc4 29. Qa1 Rd7 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 d4 32. exd4 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. h3 Rxa4 35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Rd4 37. Kh2 Rd7 38. Qf4 Qf8 39. Rc6 Qe7 40. Rc8+ Rd8 41. Qc7 1/2-1/2
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International Chess Tournament of Forni di Sopra 2013
Following the tremendous success of the inaugural event in 2011, which was won by GM Carlos Matamoros, and the 2nd tournament in 2012, when GM Ivan Salgado took the trophy, Accademia Internazionale di Scacchi, Circolo Scacchistico Udinese, ScacchiRandagi, FSI and Comune Forni di Sopra have decided to continue the chess tradition in the heart of the Dolomites.
The playing hall is the Palasport of Forni di Sopra. The complex includes swimming pool / gym with large and bright conference rooms no more than 5 minutes walking distance from the center.
The A section is available to players with an elo above 2000, 9 rounds Swiss system , time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30”
The B section is open to players with an elo above 1600 ELO (and lower than 2000 ELO), 8 rounds Swiss system, time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30 ”
The C section is open to players with an elo under 1600, 8 rounds Swiss system, time control 90′x 40 moves + 30′ + 30 ”
The total prize money amounts to 10,000 Euro. Top three prizes in the Open A are 1400, 900 and 700 EUR respectively.
The tournament will be covered on www.scacchirandagi.com and www.accademiainternazionalediscacchi.comand the top 30 boards will be broadcasted live.
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 was recently declared World Heritage location. As an important and popular tourist resort, Forni di Sopra offers a pure environment with many opportunities to practice different sports.
Forni di Sopra is also part of Authentic villages: the houses still retain the typical architecture carnica, evoking the atmosphere of a storybook. Evidence of past history are also present, findings have allowed the participation of UNESCO.
Participants (top seeds):
1. IM Dvirnyy Danyyil ITA 2541
2. GM Moskalenko Viktor ESP 2539
3. GM Horvath Csaba HUN 2516
4. GM Levin Felix GER 2503
5. IM Pancevski Filip MKD 2499
6. IM D’amore Carlo ITA 2488
7. IM Hambleton Aman CAN 2468
8. GM Lazic Miroljub SRB 2467
9. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2453
10. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2433
11. IM Valsecchi Alessio ITA 2429
12. GM Sundararajan Kidambi IND 2428
13. IM Laketic Gojko SRB 2410
14. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2408
15. FM Codenotti Marco ITA 2385
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Mr. Clutch struck again
The results of the World Blitz Chess Championship were known on 10 June in the Ugra Chess Academy in Khanty-Mansiysk. 60 chess players from 18 countries were fighting for the title of t he World Blitz champion.
The Russian grandmaster Yan Nepomniachtchi and the Vietnamese Le Quang Liem were leading after the first day. Both Grandmasters had 12 points each. But the distance from the competitors was not very big: half a point behind was Ruslan Ponomariov from the Ukraine. Also, very close to the leading chess players, there was a group of chess players Alexander Grischuk, Ernesto Inarkiev and Yan Nepomniachtchi from Russia.
At the beginning of the second day, Le Liem was ahead of other chess players. Till the last round he managed to keep this distance. But before the last round Ponomariov came very close to the Vietnamese grandmaster. The victory over Sergey Movsesian (Armenia) in the last round brought the gold medal to Le in the World Blitz championship. Ponomariov made a draw in the last round against Gabriel Sargissian.
Grischuk, Nepomniachtchi and Ponomatiov finished the championship only half a point behind the winner. The silver medal goes to Alexander Grischuk and the bronze – to Ruslan Ponomariov.
The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship was taking place from 6 to 10 June in Khanty-Mansiysk. The World Rapid Champion was known on 8 June, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) became the World Rapid Chess Champion. Silver and Bronze medal go to Yan Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk accordingly.
The prize fund of the championships was 400 thousand US dollars and was divided between two tournaments equally.
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European Summer
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Fast start
The first playing day was long and did not lack emotions. Three decisive games left the same number of players at the top of the standings. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Fabiano Caruana won their first points leading the black pieces, while rating favorite Magnus Carlsen did it with white. The battle has begun.
Live games with analysis / Full list of participants
The first, and rather quick, decisive game favored the new rapid world champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. His victim, American Hikaru Nakamura, seemed to be in good shape and ready to have a rampage start after his clear victory in the pre-tournament blitz competition. However, the number 1 player in United States will have to recover from his loss against the Azerbaijani in the upcoming rounds.
The game lasted only 31 moves. In a rather quiet Nimzo-Indian, Nakamura did not sense the imminent danger in the middlegame and allowed his opponent to launch a direct attack against the white king. Mamedyarov is not the kind of player to shy away from a sacrificial attack, and that is precisely what he did on move 19. Today, this aggressive attitude paid up and gave him his first full point.
Two players known for their deep preparation and their seriousness on and off the board faced each other today. World champion Viswanathan Anand led the white pieces in a battle against the American-born Italian grandmaster, Fabiano Caruana. The young star came out on top in 47 moves of a tense Ruy Lopez.
The Spanish opening has been the main choice of the elite players against 1.e4 and this was no exception. Caruana sacrificed a pawn on the queenside in the early middlegame, in exchange of the bishop pair and active piece play. The Indian did reacted rather passively and was not able to neutralize black’s play on the kingside. This led to a favorable endgame that was duly converted by the Italian. The world champion will have to look for wins in the next couple of rounds to get a chance to win the event.
A fight that has already become a “derby” in the elite tournaments was seen right in the first round. Magnus Carlsen faced local favorite Vladimir Kramnik once again. The Norwegian, who had taken away Kramnik’s chance to battle for another world championship in the recent Candidates Tournament, triumphed again. This was the longest game of the day, lasting no less than 72 moves.
Carlsen’s approach in the opening was very clear: he gave up the bishop pair in order to get a minimal advantage in the pawn structure in order to look for winning chances in the endgame. When most of the pieces were exchanged, Magnus started to go for the isolated black pawns. Kramnik could not handle the pressure and was left two pawns down. He kept fighting looking for a chance to get a bishop and pawn vs king endgame with the wrong promoting square. This was not effective against the Norwegian, who made the precise maneuvers to take a very important full point in the very first round.
The other two games finished in draws. Boris Gelfand played white against Sergey Karjakin and signed the peace treaty in am equal rook endgame after 38 moves. The Russians Dmitry Andreikin and Alexander Morozevich arrived to the same conclusion in 47 moves of a Sicilian.
The commentators team on site counted with the elite presence of two strong GMs that might as well be participating, Alexander Grischuk and Peter Svidler.
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6th Karen Asrian Memorial Chess Tournament
All interested chess players can participate in the 9-round Swiss tournament. GM David Arutinian was the winner of the 5th Asrian Memorial.
Karen Asrian passed away in June 2008, at the age of 28. He was member of the Armenian national team which won the first gold medal at the 2006 Chess Olympiad in Turin.
Prizes
The total prize fund is equivalent to 22,000 US dollars.
1st place 5000
2nd place 4000
3rd place 3000
4th place 2000
5th place 1000
6-10th places 500
11-15th places 300
Special Prizes for Women
1st place 800
2nd place 500
3rd place 300
Special Prizes for Participants under-16
1st place 500
2nd place 300
Special Prize for Participants under-14
1st place 300
Special Prize for Veterans
/60 years and older/
1st place 300
Time Control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the remainder of the game (with 30 seconds increment starting from the first move).
Participants (top seeds):
1. GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2645
2. GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2635
3. GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2610
4. GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2610
5. GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2582
6. GM Arutinian David GEO 2543
7. GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 2533
8. GM Kotanjian Tigran ARM 2529
9. GM Minasian Artashes ARM 2505
10. GM Hayrapetyan Hovik ARM 2502
11. GM Babujian Levon ARM 2488
12. IM Gorovets Andrey BLR 2470
13. FM Aghasaryan Robert ARM 2470
14. IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2466
15. GM Chibukhchian Artur ARM 2450
16. IM Kalashian David ARM 2419
17. WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2390
18. IM Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 2387
19. FM Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM 2359
20. FM Petrosyan Tigran S. ARM 2356
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Kasparov Stomps Shirov, Classic King's Indian! ... and more
Black Shockers - The French Fort Knox by IM Andrew Martin
Black Shockers - The French Fort Knox by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on June 12,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Fort Knox Variation of the French Defense is an extremely solid sideline that has remained under-appreciated until recent years. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨Black Shockers Vol. 2 - French Fort Knox - Old Benoni¨ IM Andrew Martin explains that the Fort Knox Variation of the French Defense is a very sturdy response against 1. e4 and that black will almost certainly be able to achieve a playable equality from the opening[...]
Kramnik Crushes Kasparov - Insane King's Indian Defense
Posted on June 10,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Vladimir Kramnik is one of the only chess players that has consistently achieved good results against Garry Kasparov. In this classic chess video footage from the 1994 Moscow Intel Grand Prix, Kramnik puts an absolute beating on Kasparov in one of the craziest chess games ever. Kasparov responds to Kramnik's 1. d4 with his favorite opening weapon with black - the King's Indian Defense! The opening is complicated and it appears that Kasparov has o[...]
How to Beat the Caro-Kann by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on June 07,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner. The Caro-Kann Defense is one of the most solid chess openings black can play against 1. e4. The Caro-Kann was made popular on a large scale by the efforts of former World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca in the earlier parts of the 20th century. The Caro-Kann became associated with Capablanca's incredibly solid style as the former champion would use it to draw with black, seemingly at will. But don't be fooled - as not only is the Caro-Kann an[...]
Kasparov Stomps Shirov, Classic King's Indian!
Posted on June 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Blitz/Bullet Chess. It is undeniable that Garry Kasparov is one of the best chess players in the history of the game. In the following chess video excerpt, Grandmaster James Plaskett analyzes a classic Kasparov victory with the black pieces in the King's Indian Defense. Kasparov's opponent in this game is the legendary Alexey Shirov, an extremely dangerous attacking player who is renown for his incredible tactical sense and imagination. Shirov opens with 1. d4 and a[...]
OnlineChessLessons.net is a producer of thousands of free chess articles and free chess videos by FIDE chess masters. They recently released the renowned Empire Chess series that has been taking the chess world by storm. Please consider checking out their chess blog and chess shopwith tons of free updated previews.
Black Shockers - The French Fort Knox by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on June 12,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Fort Knox Variation of the French Defense is an extremely solid sideline that has remained under-appreciated until recent years. In the below chess video excerpt from the chess DVD ¨Black Shockers Vol. 2 - French Fort Knox - Old Benoni¨ IM Andrew Martin explains that the Fort Knox Variation of the French Defense is a very sturdy response against 1. e4 and that black will almost certainly be able to achieve a playable equality from the opening[...]
Kramnik Crushes Kasparov - Insane King's Indian Defense
Posted on June 10,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010). Vladimir Kramnik is one of the only chess players that has consistently achieved good results against Garry Kasparov. In this classic chess video footage from the 1994 Moscow Intel Grand Prix, Kramnik puts an absolute beating on Kasparov in one of the craziest chess games ever. Kasparov responds to Kramnik's 1. d4 with his favorite opening weapon with black - the King's Indian Defense! The opening is complicated and it appears that Kasparov has o[...]
How to Beat the Caro-Kann by IM Andrew Martin
Posted on June 07,2013 By OnlineChessLessons.NET Contributor in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Beginner's Corner. The Caro-Kann Defense is one of the most solid chess openings black can play against 1. e4. The Caro-Kann was made popular on a large scale by the efforts of former World Chess Champion José Raúl Capablanca in the earlier parts of the 20th century. The Caro-Kann became associated with Capablanca's incredibly solid style as the former champion would use it to draw with black, seemingly at will. But don't be fooled - as not only is the Caro-Kann an[...]
Kasparov Stomps Shirov, Classic King's Indian!
Posted on June 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos, Classic Games (Pre 2010), Blitz/Bullet Chess. It is undeniable that Garry Kasparov is one of the best chess players in the history of the game. In the following chess video excerpt, Grandmaster James Plaskett analyzes a classic Kasparov victory with the black pieces in the King's Indian Defense. Kasparov's opponent in this game is the legendary Alexey Shirov, an extremely dangerous attacking player who is renown for his incredible tactical sense and imagination. Shirov opens with 1. d4 and a[...]
OnlineChessLessons.net is a producer of thousands of free chess articles and free chess videos by FIDE chess masters. They recently released the renowned Empire Chess series that has been taking the chess world by storm. Please consider checking out their chess blog and chess shopwith tons of free updated previews.
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4th straight chess Oscar for Carlsen
Carlsen’s dominance in the tournaments played last year was evident. Here we present all the successful results he had during 2012:
Second place in Tata Steel Tournament, behind Levon Aronian
Clear win at the Tal Memorial
Second place at the World Rapid Chess Championship, behind Sergey Karjakin
First place on tiebreak at Grand Masters Final
Successful presentation at the Gran Fiesta UNAM in Mexico
Rating record, surpassing Kasparov’s best historical mark
Clear first at the 4th London Chess Classic
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Anand's disappointed start at Tal Memorial
Fabiano Caruana Stuns Anand in Tal Memorial Chess
By Press Trust of India
Jun 13, 2013
World champion Viswanathan Anand was off to a disappointing start, suffering a rare defeat with white against Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the first round of the Tal Memorial chess tournament in Moscow.
On what turned out to be a tough day for the world champion, Caruana did everything right after sacrificing a pawn in the middle game and Anand had little clue to better the judgment of the young Italian genius.
World number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway got off to a flying start defeating Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to find himself in early lead in the 10-player round-robin tournament.
Besides Carlsen and Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan made merry at the expense of Hikaru Nakamura of United States to be in joint lead.
Mamedyarov, Carlsen and Caruana nosed ahead with victories and the Russian trio of Sergey Karjakin, Dmitry Andreikin and Alexander Morozevich remain closed behind half a point adrift along with Boris Gelfand of Israel.
Anand, Kramnik and Nakamura are at the bottom but the standings are likely to change early as the second round gets underway in no time.
Playing the white side of a Ruy Lopez, Anand was surprised to find Caruana playing one of the topical systems that involves a pawn sacrifice, which once declined, became a topic of discussion in the press room.
Anand finally had to take a pawn on the queen side but Caruana had built a fine counter-attacking resource by then. As the endgame arrived, Anand was already staring at defeat, losing two pawns in tandem and Caruana made no mistakes. to score his first victory over the world champion.
Source: http://www.indiawest.com
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World Cup 2013
http://www.chessworldcup2013.com
Tromsø is the largest city in Northern Norway and the second largest city anywhere north of the Arctic Circle. Its population of 71,000 is boosted by 9,500 students attending the University of Tromsø, giving this modern city a youthful and spirited vibe.
Tromsø airport is located just 5 km from downtown Tromsø and the 12 flights per day between Oslo and Tromsø make the city easily accessible from other international airports.
Tromsø is situated on an urban island, amid beautiful nature, fantastic fjords and dramatic mountain peaks.
The city offers hotels of international standard, cafés, restaurants, shopping and a very active night life.
Tromsø is home to the world’s northernmost brewery, cathedral and botanical garden. You must visit Mack’s Brewery, which was founded in 1877 and is the oldest pub in Tromsø, while the Arctic Cathedral, a modern church dating from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark in Tromsø.
The city is blessed with the Midnight Sun two months each summer. Despite its latitude, Tromsø has a relatively mild climate. In summer hikers can choose between the easily accessible coastal range and the more challenging Lyngen Alps. You can enjoy canoeing on tranquil forest rivers, wild bike rides down hillsides, kayaking on fjords or on the open sea and fishing trips late at night. Whale safaris are an option for those wanting to experience something really exotic.
A cable car takes visitors up a mountain 420 m above sea level and offers an overwhelming panoramic view of the city and the surrounding mountains.
Numerous nature-based activities can be experienced just outside your hotel door. Why not try Arctic deep-sea fishing!You can read more about Tromsø at: http://www.visittromso.no/
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Lightning quick tactic
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Hou Yifan and Navara tie after 3 games
Navara, David g CZE 2707 ½ ½ ½ . 1½
Hou, Yifan g CHN 2595 ½ ½ ½ . 1½
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Spassky to Compete for Russian Chess Federation
The move appears to be largely symbolic as Spassky, 76, has not played a match recognized by the World Chess Federation since July, 2002. His 2548 standard rating leaves him outside FIDE’s current list of top-100 players.
According to the Russian Chess Federation, Spassky emigrated from the USSR to France in 1977 but retained Soviet citizenship. He began playing under the French flag in 1984, the federation said.
Spassky, considered one of the world’s greatest chess players in the 1960s and 1970s, held the World Chess Champion title from 1969 to 1972, when he lost to the American Bobby Fischer in the so-called “Match of the Century.”
Spassky returned to Russia in August, 2012, on a temporary passport after fleeing a Paris hospital where he was being treated for a stroke. In an interview with Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, Spassky claimed he had been held in captivity without access to a telephone or internet.
Source: http://en.ria.ru/sports
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Chess helps wounded warriors
Chess helps wounded warriors adapt after injuries
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 4:30 am
By Sarah Rafique Fort Hood Herald
Chief Warrant Officer-3 Brenda Taylor doesn’t remember if her opponent moved a piece or, if so, to where. A typical chess game for Taylor consists of asking many questions.
She’s been playing chess every week for about a month, but as far as improving her skills, the soldier in the Warrior Transition Brigade has to relearn everything.
“As soon as we’re done and I get back to my room, I forget,” Taylor said June 5 during an adaptive reconditioning program, which offers chess to wounded warriors. “It’s a slow process for me.”
Taylor, who was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, joined the Warrior Transition Brigade earlier this year after a rocket accident in Afghanistan in February.
Taylor, who has been in the Army 18 years, lives in the barracks.
“My kids are grown, so I don’t have anybody here,” she said. “But (the soldiers) are my family so we support each other. … It means a lot because they’re going through the same things I am, so they understand. It’s at different levels, but they understand. They know when we’re having bad days. They can come up to me and just touch me and not say anything and it means a lot.”
Susan Wilson, the adaptive reconditioning program site coordinator, said the group has grown from just a few participants the first day, to drawing more than 20 wounded warriors some weeks.
After the brigade switched from the adaptive sports program to the adaptive reconditioning program earlier this year, Wilson said she looked for passive activities to help the soldiers improve social skills, methods of coping and dealing with frustration and patience.
It’s also part of community reintegration because it familiarizes soldiers with what the civilian world offers.
“They start playing and meeting new people,” she said. “Sometimes readjustment into the community and going into something that’s completely new, not knowing anybody (is hard). ... It’s getting them comfortable in their new normal.”
Retired Navy Cmdr. Dan Veatch and Frank Adams, both members of the Killeen Chess Club, volunteer to teach chess to the wounded soldiers during the Wednesday meetings.
Adams said chess helps with visual and cognitive skills by making players think about the different possibilities.
“You actually think about theory and how to coordinate the pieces in your mind,” he said.
Wilson said the group allows the soldiers — some who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma — to be active in the community and stay vibrant.
“The worst thing for me is for them to go home and isolate and play video games and not be social with people and not connect with their families,” she said.
As she learns to do everything all over again, Taylor said the group helps with her motor and cognitive skills.
“Chess helps me with memory and a lot of occupational and physical therapy,” she said. “I do a lot of cognitive and team challenge stuff. It can be frustrating, but I do it because I need to and I have to for me, to get better.”
Source: http://kdhnews.com
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Kramnik starts with 0-2
The second round of the 8th Tal Memorial is over.
Results:
A. Morozevich - S. Mamedyarov 1/2
V, Kramnik - H. Nakamura 0-1
S. Karjakin - M. Carlsen 1/2
F. Caruana - B. Gelfand 0-1
D. Andreikin - V. Anand 1/2
Standings:
1-3. M. Carlsen, B. Gelfand, S. Mamedyarov - 1,5, 4-8. D. Andreikin, H. Nakamura, S. Karjakin, F. Caruana, A. Morozevich - 1, 9. V. Anand - 0,5, 10. V. Kramnik - 0
Pairings for the 3rd round:
V. Anand - A. Morozevich
B. Gelfand - D. Andreikin
V. Carlsen - F. Caruana
H. Nakamura - S. Karjakin
S. Mamedyarov - V. Kramnik
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US Junior Championship
U.S. Junior Champ Hopefuls Blitz as Battle Looms
By Brian Jerauld
SAINT LOUIS (June 14, 2013) -- What do 10 of the nation’s finest juniors do while waiting for pairings? They play chess, of course.
Blitz games passed the time surrounding the 2013 U.S. Junior Closed Championship opening ceremony last night, as America’s best players under the age of 21 gathered at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
There were no signs of calculated attack in the upstairs tournament hall Thursday night. Instead, fast moves and friendly banter was the theme, with group analysis around every board and waning clock. Friendly debate over the current position was common, and above all, there was laughter. As if a game was being played.
If there was any clue that war was ahead, it was during the drawing of the lots. Focus tightened as CCSCSL Executive Director Tony Rich randomly selected each player to draw numbers, determining round pairings and, more importantly, who would command the white pieces for five of the nine rounds. Mental gears began to turn with every selection.
Luke Harmon-Vellotti, Daniel Naroditsky, Atulya Shetty, Sam Sevian and Victor Shen won the white-piece advantage for the duration of the event. Round 1 begins today at 1 p.m. CT. (Click here to see the full schedule.) Pairings for the first round are as follows:
Games begin daily at 1:00 p.m. local time, along with live analysis for each round from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan and Ben Finegold.
Spectators can view the games and commentary online at www.uschesschamps.com or live at the Chess Club in the Central West End.
FM Harmon-Vellotti Luke 2340 – IM Troff Kayden 2443
IM Naroditsky Daniel 2494 – FM Xiong Jeffrey 2370
FM Shetty Atulya 2320 – Perez Robert M 2359
FM Sevian Samuel 2390 – FM Liou Yian 2385
IM Shen Victor 2411 – WFM Chiang Sarah 2101
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