Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial in Taganrog

July 24, 2013, 5:30 am

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The 8th traditional chess tournament Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial is taking place on 22-30th July in Taganrog, Russia.

The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system witht he classical time control.

The prize fund of 9300 USD is provided by the Rostov Oblast Chess Federation and city of Taganrog.

Top rated players are Grandmasters Popov Ivan 2632, Kryakvin Dmitry 2584, Belous Vladimir 2551 and Andreev Eduard 2501.

Tournament website

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July 24, 2013, 7:00 am

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Final standings (Classical Chess)

http://chess-results.com/tnr106927.aspx

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New World Chess Champion for Disabled

July 24, 2013, 9:04 am

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Jennitha is New World Chess Champion for Disabled
New Delhi | Jul 24, 2013

India's K Jennitha Anto has became the World Chess Champion for disabled after winning the 13th IPCA World Women's Individual Chess Championship in Velke Losiny, Czech Republic.

Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Jennitha scored 4.5 points in nine games after winning three, drawing three and losing three games.

She competed in a combined group with men and became the highest scorer among the women players and was awarded the IPCA Women's Chess Title.

Two Russian women were tied with Jennitha on points but the higher buchcholz score helped Jennitha win the title.

The title came along with the Woman International Master title. The new WIM title would allow her direct entry to many of the National events for women except the premier.

The event attracted 49 physically challenged players of fifteen countries.

Jennitha being a wheel chair player participated in Fide A category and almost all the players are international rated players. Nearly nine title holders participated in this championship, five IMs, one FM, one WFM and Two WCM’s. More than 25 wheel chair players participated.

Source: http://news.outlookindia.com

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Photos from 2013 SPF Girls' Invitational

July 24, 2013, 9:50 am

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Pairings will be posted right on this site as soon as it is available.

Photos (updated each round) from the 2013 SPG Girls' Invitational: https://picasaweb.google.com/116302832360230031699/SPFGirlsInvitational2013InStLouis

A total of 61 players were invited / qualified for the 2013 SPF Girls' Invitational. Updates will be made throughout the tournament at https://twitter.com/SusanPolgar

The budget for this most prestigious all-girls event is approximately $250,000, making it by far the largest all-girls event in the United States, and most likely in the world.

More information here: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2013/07/big-10th-anniversary-surprise-for-girls.html

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SPF Girls' Invitational round 5 pairings

July 24, 2013, 12:12 pm

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Round 5 pairings

1 Luisa Mercado Mendoza (2049) - Jackie Peng (2035)
2 Ellen Xiang (2072) - Becca Lampman (2065)
3 Katya Davis (1841) - Evan Xiang (1944)
4 Thanu Avirneni (1818) - Margaret Hua (1941)
5 Katherine Vescovi (1782) - Jennifer Yu (1938)
6 Olga Cherepakhin (1609) - Kiana Hajiarbabi (1871)
7 Sasha Konovalenko (1438) - Danitza Vazquez Maccarini (1859)
8 Alexandra Botez (2043) - Amelia Wyzywany (1409)
9 Miranda Liu (1656) - Annastasia Wyzywany (1861)
10 Shayna Provine (1656) - Rebecca Deland (1699)
11 Anastacia Lopez Sanchez (1450) - Carmen Pemsler (1635)
12 Jacinda Lee (1270) - Andrea Botez (1566)
13 Shreya Mangalam (1560) - Katerina Baumgartner (1330)
14 Aiya Cancio (1527) - Jessica Ross (1224)
15 Cassie Parent (1497) - Skylar Hsu (1210)
16 Teresa Knecht (1198) - Heidi Darsey (1492)
17 Hiya Ghosh (1483) - Janice Evans (unr.)
18 Iris Zhou (1174) - Hannah Farell (1382)
19 Anjana Murali (1081) - Sheena Zeng (1375)
20 Elizabeth Miller (1395) - Rebekah Farell (589)
21 Ellison Van Scoy (1241) - Diamond Abdus-Shakoor (1201)
22 Sara Lin (1206) - Katlyn Bonnell (946)
23 Ioana Murgulet (1077) - Gisele Delgado (850)
24 Ananya Murali (807) - Isabel Brieler (1015)
25 Alana McGuinness (984) - Sarah Farell (674)
26 Tori Whatley (964) - Baylie Redman (unr.)
27 Shahrzad Hajiarbabi (1079) - Anna Lee (672)
28 Talia Buxbaum (579) - Sofia Saggiante (513)
29 Kate Bergeron (350) - Madison Ford-McKnight (390)

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European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2013

July 24, 2013, 12:30 pm

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European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2013 opened in Belgrade

BELGRADE – Serbian Minister of Sport and Youth Alisa Maric and President of the European Chess Union (ECU) Silvio Danailov made symbolic first moves at the opening of the 2013 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship (EIWCC) in Belgrade’s hotel Metropol on Tuesday, Tanjug reported.

The 14th edition of the championship, taking place from July 22 to August 4, will host a record number of 169 chess players from a total of 35 countries.

As a grandmaster and someone who until recently actively played at such competitions, I am very proud about the fact that the championship is being held in Belgrade, Maric said. Serbia has a long chess history and I am confident that this event will help promote the game even more, she added.

The event was organized by the Serbia Chess Federation and the Belgrade Center for Development of Chess, under the auspices of the ECU.

Source: http://inserbia.info

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SPF Girls' Invitational standings after 4

July 24, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Standings after 4 rounds

1 Jackie Peng 14308925 2035 W54 W22 W12 W5 4.0
2 Luisa Mercado Mendoza Pending 2049 W36 W30 W16 W6 4.0
3 Becca Lampman 13656505 2065 W32 D17 W23 W4 3.5

4 Thanu Avirneni 14299428 1818 W57 W18 W9 L3 3.0
5 Danitza Vazquez Maccarini 13731325 1859 W38 W20 W15 L1 3.0
6 Margaret Hua 13289400 1941 W34 W24 W10 L2 3.0
7 Ellen Xiang 21029572 2072 W29 W21 D8 D11 3.0
8 Jennifer Yu 14117950 1938 W52 W26 D7 D15 3.0
9 Evan Xiang 12966415 1944 W37 W13 L4 W22 3.0
10 Katherine Vescovi Pending 1782 W43 W14 L6 W27 3.0
11 Kiana Hajiarbabi 14796433 1871 W41 D23 W17 D7 3.0
12 Katya Davis 14381402 1841 W28 W31 L1 W25 3.0
13 Olga Cherepakhin 13615684 1609 W53 L9 W34 W29 3.0
14 Sasha Konovalenko 14154014 1438 W60 L10 W44 W24 3.0

15 Alexandra Botez 12882405 2043 W27 W19 L5 D8 2.5
16 Annastasia Wyzywany 13984743 1861 W40 W25 L2 D20 2.5
17 Rebecca Deland 13470414 1699 W45 D3 L11 W42 2.5
18 Amelia Wyzywany 13984737 1409 W50 L4 W35 D19 2.5
19 Shayna Provine 14137968 1656 W48 L15 W36 D18 2.5
20 Anastacia Lopez Sanchez 14689726 1450 W58 L5 W43 D16 2.5
21 Miranda Liu 14042343 1656 W47 L7 D32 W28 2.5

22 Aiya Cancio 13850035 1527 W51 L1 W38 L9 2.0
23 Heidi Darsey 14279295 1492 W56 D11 L3 D33 2.0
24 Andrea Botez 14261485 1566 W46 L6 W37 L14 2.0
25 Cassie Parent 13591356 1497 W35 L16 W45 L12 2.0
26 Shreya Mangalam 14385521 1560 W44 L8 D41 D32 2.0
27 Jacinda Lee 14131555 1270 L15 W48 W30 L10 2.0
28 Anjana Murali 14490650 1081 L12 W59 W31 L21 2.0
29 Hannah Farell 12848139 1382 L7 W47 W46 L13 2.0
30 Carmen Pemsler 13758206 1635 W49 L2 L27 W43 2.0
31 Hiya Ghosh 14603628 1483 W59 L12 L28 W48 2.0
32 Sheena Zeng 14640432 1375 L3 W33 D21 D26 2.0
33 Janice Evans 15201616 unr. D42 L32 W52 D23 2.0
34 Skylar Hsu 14427353 1210 L6 W51 L13 W46 2.0
35 Rebekah Farell 13393122 589 L25 W40 L18 W45 2.0
36 Katerina Baumgartner 14524514 1330 L2 W49 L19 W47 2.0
37 Jessica Ross 12998062 1224 L9 W53 L24 W49 2.0
38 Iris Zhou 14467261 1174 L5 W58 L22 W50 2.0
39 Janet Peng 14308910 1567 U--- W42 U--- W41 2.0
40 Teresa Knecht 14194781 1198 L16 L35 W51 W44 2.0

41 Diamond Abdus-Shakoor 13972728 1201 L11 W56 D26 L39 1.5
42 Elizabeth Miller 14345792 1395 D33 L39 W54 L17 1.5

43 Ioana Murgulet 14534577 1077 L10 W60 L20 L30 1.0
44 Sarah Farell 13306541 674 L26 W52 L14 L40 1.0
45 Isabel Brieler 13933375 1015 L17 W50 L25 L35 1.0
46 Ananya Murali 14692845 807 L24 W54 L29 L34 1.0
47 Alana McGuinness 14582271 984 L21 L29 W59 L36 1.0
48 Tori Whatley 13269020 964 L19 L27 W58 L31 1.0
49 Katlyn Bonnell 13419970 946 L30 L36 W60 L37 1.0
50 Baylie Redman 15181826 unr. L18 L45 W53 L38 1.0
51 Anna Lee 14133614 672 L22 L34 L40 W60 1.0
52 Sara Lin 14316952 1206 L8 L44 L33 W59 1.0
53 Gisele Delgado 14491700 850 L13 L37 L50 W58 1.0
54 Ellison Van Scoy 14561583 1241 L1 L46 L42 W56 1.0

55 Alexandra Nager 14916661 126 H--- U--- U--- U--- 0.5
56 Talia Buxbaum 14907453 579 L23 L41 D57 L54 0.5
57 Shahrzad Hajiarbabi 14796448 1079 L4 U--- D56 U--- 0.5

58 Madison Ford-McKnight 14972281 390 L20 L38 L48 L53 0.0
59 Sofia Saggiante 13471397 513 L31 L28 L47 L52 0.0
60 Kate Bergeron 14930004 350 L14 L43 L49 L51 0.0

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Peruvian Grandmaster Jorge Cori Winner in Balaguer

July 24, 2013, 2:29 pm

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The 18th Open Internacional D’Escacs Ciutat de Balaguer took place on 15-23rd July at the Casal de Ciudad Lapallavacara in Balaguer, Spain.

The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system with 10,000 EUR in prizes.

The 18-years old Peruvian rising star GM Jorge Cori emerged clear winner of the tournament after concluding the race with 7,5 points. Cori earned 2100 EUR for the effort.

Russian GM Vladimir Burmakin is second with 7,0 points, while the top seed GM Ni Hua of China took the third place on tie-breaks.

Final standings (top 20):

1. GM Cori Jorge PER 2543 – 7.5

2. GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2559 – 7

3. GM Ni Hua CHN 2661 – 6.5
4. GM Aroshidze Levan GEO 2568 – 6.5
5. IM Naroditsky Daniel USA 2486 – 6.5
6. GM Vila Gazquez Xavier ESP 2461 – 6.5
7. IM Castellanos Rodriguez Renier ESP 2504 – 6.5
8. IM Mellado Trivino Juan AND 2433 – 6.5
9. GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2439 – 6.5
10. IM Kovacevic Slobodan SRB 2332 – 6.5

11. IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2413 – 6
12. IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2462 – 6

13. GM Haslinger Stewart G ENG 2553 – 5.5
14. WGM Cori T. Deysi PER 2439 – 5.5
15. IM Guerra Mendez Jose Angel CUB 2505 – 5.5
16. WGM Arribas Robaina Maritza CUB 2331 – 5.5
17. GM Campos Moreno Javier B. CHI 2482 – 5.5
18. FM Trepat Herranz Joan ESP 2325 – 5.5
19. IM Baches Garcia Guillermo ESP 2394 – 5.5
20. Teh Eu Wen Aron MAS 2145 – 5.5

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Lüneburg Chess Tournament 2013 concluded in Germany

July 24, 2013, 10:02 pm

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The Lüneburg Chess Festival is taking place on 15th – 23rd July at the 4-Star Hotel Seminar, Soltau Strasse 3, D-21335 Lüneburg, Germany. The large event consists of four strong tournaments.

The open section saw a fierce battle for first place with four players getting the same score at the top of the standings. The final positions were decided on tiebreaks. First place went to Aleksandr Karpatchev, second was Mikail Ivanov and the last place in the podium went to Igor Rausis.

The Grandmaster round-robin tournament was won by Aljosc Feuerstack, who edged Malte Colpe on tiebreaks after both finished on 6/9. Lev Gutman finished in third place.

The IM round-robin did have a clear winner: Arghyadip Das was the only player to obtain 7 points. Mikhail Ivanov and Thorben Koop arrived second and third, respectively.

Tournament website

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July 24, 2013, 11:00 pm

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Standings after 5 rounds

1 Luisa Mercado Mendoza Pending 2049 W38 W30 W26 W7 W3 5.0

2 Becca Lampman 13656505 2065 W31 D17 W35 W8 W13 4.5

3 Jackie Peng 14308925 2035 W46 W34 W10 W4 L1 4.0
4 Danitza Vazquez Maccarini 13731325 1859 W33 W19 W11 L3 W16 4.0
5 Katherine Vescovi Pending 1782 W42 W16 L7 W36 W14 4.0
6 Olga Cherepakhin 13615684 1609 W55 L9 W40 W29 W15 4.0

7 Margaret Hua 13289400 1941 W40 W20 W5 L1 D8 3.5
8 Thanu Avirneni 14299428 1818 W49 W27 W9 L2 D7 3.5
9 Evan Xiang 12966415 1944 W24 W6 L8 W34 D10 3.5
10 Katya Davis 14381402 1841 W28 W23 L3 W21 D9 3.5
11 Alexandra Botez 12882405 2043 W36 W18 L4 D14 W27 3.5
12 Miranda Liu 14042343 1656 W45 L13 D31 W28 W26 3.5

13 Ellen Xiang 21029572 2072 W29 W12 D14 D15 L2 3.0
14 Jennifer Yu 14117950 1938 W47 W22 D13 D11 L5 3.0
15 Kiana Hajiarbabi 14796433 1871 W48 D35 W17 D13 L6 3.0
16 Sasha Konovalenko 14154014 1438 W60 L5 W50 W20 L4 3.0
17 Rebecca Deland 13470414 1699 W43 D2 L15 W32 D18 3.0
18 Shayna Provine 14137968 1656 W44 L11 W38 D27 D17 3.0
19 Anastacia Lopez Sanchez 14689726 1450 W57 L4 W42 D26 D30 3.0
20 Andrea Botez 14261485 1566 W51 L7 W24 L16 W36 3.0
21 Cassie Parent 13591356 1497 W39 L26 W43 L10 W40 3.0
22 Shreya Mangalam 14385521 1560 W50 L14 D48 D31 W38 3.0
23 Hiya Ghosh 14603628 1483 W56 L10 L28 W44 W37 3.0
24 Jessica Ross 12998062 1224 L9 W55 L20 W53 W34 3.0
25 Teresa Knecht 14194781 1198 L26 L39 W54 W50 W35 3.0

26 Annastasia Wyzywany 13984743 1861 W25 W21 L1 D19 L12 2.5
27 Amelia Wyzywany 13984737 1409 W52 L8 W39 D18 L11 2.5
28 Anjana Murali 14490650 1081 L10 W56 W23 L12 D31 2.5
29 Hannah Farell 12848139 1382 L13 W45 W51 L6 D33 2.5
30 Carmen Pemsler 13758206 1635 W53 L1 L36 W42 D19 2.5
31 Sheena Zeng 14640432 1375 L2 W37 D12 D22 D28 2.5
32 Elizabeth Miller 14345792 1395 D37 L41 W46 L17 W39 2.5
33 Iris Zhou 14467261 1174 L4 W57 L34 W52 D29 2.5

34 Aiya Cancio 13850035 1527 W54 L3 W33 L9 L24 2.0
35 Heidi Darsey 14279295 1492 W59 D15 L2 D37 L25 2.0
36 Jacinda Lee 14131555 1270 L11 W44 W30 L5 L20 2.0
37 Janice Evans 15201616 unr. D32 L31 W47 D35 L23 2.0
38 Katerina Baumgartner 14524514 1330 L1 W53 L18 W45 L22 2.0
39 Rebekah Farell 13393122 589 L21 W25 L27 W43 L32 2.0
40 Skylar Hsu 14427353 1210 L7 W54 L6 W51 L21 2.0
41 Janet Peng 14308910 1567 U--- W32 U--- W48 U--- 2.0
42 Ioana Murgulet 14534577 1077 L5 W60 L19 L30 W55 2.0
43 Isabel Brieler 13933375 1015 L17 W52 L21 L39 W51 2.0
44 Tori Whatley 13269020 964 L18 L36 W57 L23 W52 2.0
45 Alana McGuinness 14582271 984 L12 L29 W56 L38 W50 2.0
46 Ellison Van Scoy 14561583 1241 L3 L51 L32 W59 W48 2.0
47 Sara Lin 14316952 1206 L14 L50 L37 W56 W53 2.0

48 Diamond Abdus-Shakoor 13972728 1201 L15 W59 D22 L41 L46 1.5
49 Shahrzad Hajiarbabi 14796448 1079 L8 U--- D59 U--- W54 1.5

50 Sarah Farell 13306541 674 L22 W47 L16 L25 L45 1.0
51 Ananya Murali 14692845 807 L20 W46 L29 L40 L43 1.0
52 Baylie Redman 15181826 unr. L27 L43 W55 L33 L44 1.0
53 Katlyn Bonnell 13419970 946 L30 L38 W60 L24 L47 1.0
54 Anna Lee 14133614 672 L34 L40 L25 W60 L49 1.0
55 Gisele Delgado 14491700 850 L6 L24 L52 W57 L42 1.0
56 Sofia Saggiante 13471397 513 L23 L28 L45 L47 W59 1.0
57 Madison Ford-McKnight 14972281 390 L19 L33 L44 L55 W60 1.0

58 Alexandra Nager 14916661 126 H--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.5
59 Talia Buxbaum 14907453 579 L35 L48 D49 L46 L56 0.5

60 Kate Bergeron 14930004 350 L16 L42 L53 L54 L57 0.0

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SPF Girls' Invitational Final Round Pairings

July 24, 2013, 11:30 pm

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Final round pairings

1 Becca Lampman (2065) - Luisa Mercado Mendoza (2049)
2 Jackie Peng (2035) - Katherine Vescovi (1782)
3 Danitza Vazquez Maccarini (1859) - Olga Cherepakhin (1609)
4 Evan Xiang (1944) - Alexandra Botez (2043)
5 Miranda Liu (1656) - Margaret Hua (1941)
6 Thanu Avirneni (1818) - Katya Davis (1841)
7 Shreya Mangalam (1560) - Ellen Xiang (2072)
8 Jennifer Yu (1938) - Cassie Parent (1497)
9 Anastacia Lopez Sanchez (1450) - Kiana Hajiarbabi (1871)
10 Rebecca Deland (1699) - Hiya Ghosh (1483)
11 Jessica Ross (1224) - Shayna Provine (1656)
12 Andrea Botez (1566) - Teresa Knecht (1198)
13 Annastasia Wyzywany (1861) - Sasha Konovalenko (1438)
14 Carmen Pemsler (1635) - Sheena Zeng (1375)
15 Amelia Wyzywany (1409) - Iris Zhou (1174)
16 Hannah Farell (1382) - Elizabeth Miller (1395)
17 Janet Peng (1567) - Anjana Murali (1081)
18 Aiya Cancio (1527) - Sara Lin (1206)
19 Heidi Darsey (1492) - Ioana Murgulet (1077)
20 Katerina Baumgartner (1330) - Isabel Brieler (1015)
21 Rebekah Farell (589) - Jacinda Lee (1270)
22 Ellison Van Scoy (1241) - Alana McGuinness (984)
23 Skylar Hsu (1210) - Tori Whatley (964)
24 Diamond Abdus-Shakoor (1201) - Shahrzad Hajiarbabi (1079)
25 Anna Lee (672) - Katlyn Bonnell (946)
26 Gisele Delgado (850) - Sofia Saggiante (513)
27 Madison Ford-McKnight (390) - Ananya Murali (807)
28 Sarah Farell (674) - Baylie Redman (unr.)
29 Kate Bergeron (350) - Talia Buxbaum (579)

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Unusual tactic

July 25, 2013, 12:00 am

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Black to move. How should black proceed?

Source: ChessToday.net

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One chess game for $106,000!

July 25, 2013, 12:30 am

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Luisa Mercado Mendoza of Colombia (2049 FIDE)

Going into the final round of the 2013 SPF Girls' Invitational, only two players are still mathematically in contention for the top prize. They are Luisa Mercado Mendoza of Colombia, with a perfect 5/5, and Becca Lampman of Washington State, with 4.5/5.

Lampman will have white and she must win. A draw will give Mercado Mendoza the title and around $106,000 in prizes.

- The winner receives a full tuition and fees scholarship to Webster University (approx $100K) + $3,000 + iPad mini + and a fitness sponsorship from www.crossfit.com at a U.S. location of her choice (approx. $2,400)

- 2nd place finisher receives a Webster University scholarship (approximately $13,000+ per year x 4 years) + $1,500

- 3rd place finishers receives a Webster University scholarship (approximately $13,000+ per year x 4 years) + $500

- 1st under 13 receives an iPad mini

- 1st under 10 receives an iPad mini

Plus many more prizes for Blitz, Bughouse, Puzzle Solving, Parents & Friends, etc.

A new champion will be crowned tomorrow. Will it be Mercado Mendoza or Lampman?

Becca Lampman of Washington State (2065 USCF)

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July 24, 2013, 10:01 pm

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The Accelerated Dragon with GM Perelshteyn

The Accelerated Dragon with GM Perelshteyn
Posted on July 22,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Accelerated Dragon is one of the most aggressive chess opening systems that black can employ against the King Pawn set-ups. The Accelerated Dragon is an exceptionally versatile weapon for the black player as it can be easily transposed to from a variety of Sicilian Defense variations. The follow chess video is an excerpt from the 2.5+ hour chess DVD ¨Destroy White with the Accelerated Dragon¨ by renown Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn, who intr[...]

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Posted on July 15,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Janisch Gambit is one of the most aggressive systems that black can play against the Ruy Lopez, closely resembling a reverse Vienna Gambit or King's Gambit as black offers a very early pawn sacrifice with 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5!? The Janisch Gambit (also known as the Schliemann Defense) is an extremely effective way for black to immediately fight for the initiative and put the pressure on white. The Janisch Gambit may look completely c[...]

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1 chess game for $106,000!

July 25, 2013, 12:00 am

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Becca Lampman of Washington State (2065 USCF)

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DSK Chess Open 2013 in South Africa

July 25, 2013, 5:47 am

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The Deutsche Schule Kapstadt is this year’s proud host of the international chess tournament – “DSK International Chess Open 2013” which runs from the 19-29 July.

Almost 400 participants took part in this prestigious event and we were particularly happy about the great attendance of children from neighbouring schools and our Outreach partner school in Langa: Thembani Primary School.

Congratulations to the winners of the Junior event Enzo Bergmann, Nathan Amato and Mohammad Abrahams for achieving first, second and third place respectively!

Besides the Junior, Open and Prestige tournaments, the DSK hosts the first ever Grandmaster event in South Africa. Six Grandmasters from all over the world, including Youth World Champion GM Alexander Ipatov from Turkey, will compete for the trophy until 29 July.

Chess has been implemented as a compulsory subject at the DSK primary school as of this year and the school is proud to be celebrating an important milestone as hosts of the 2013 Chess Open. The positive correlation between playing chess and the academic achievements of learners has been scientifically proven many times. It is for this reason that the development of chess is widely supported by government and Dr. Ivan Meyer (Cultural and Sports minister of the Western Cape) suggested that chess should be a compulsory subject at every school in South Africa! A goal the DSK has already accomplished.

Our very own international master, Watu Kobese is teaching at the DSK and is one of the highest ranked players in South African.

The DSK is proud to play an important role in the development of chess throughout schools in the Western Cape.

Official website

Participants – Grandmaster tournament:

1 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2654
2 GM Ipatov Alexander TUR 2583
3 GM Arnold Marc T USA 2525
4 GM Kasparov Sergey BLR 2470
5 IM Gwaze Robert ZIM 2433
6 GM Tischbierek Raj GER 2422
7 GM Haznedaroglu Kivanc TUR 2417
8 FM Cawdery Daniel RSA 2345
9 IM Kobese Watu RSA 2343
10 IM Emojong Elijah UGA 2311
11 FM Van Den Heever Donovan RSA 2280
12 FM De Villiers Charles RSA 2255
13 IM Gluckman David RSA 2250
14 FM Solomons Deon RSA 2179

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2013 Austrian National Championships

July 25, 2013, 5:49 am

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Feldkirch Mayor Wilfried Berchtold and Chess Association President Kurt Jungwirth opened on Saturday at the hotel in Feldkirch Büchel the Austrian National Chess Championships 2013. The tournament runs until July 28th.

The organizer Albert Baumberger is also chief arbiter of the event. The tournament counts with 49 participants in the open section and 19 among the women.

Both events are 9 round Swiss opens with classical time controls.

The main section’s prize fund amounts to € 8.350 with € 2.000 reserved for the winner; the women’s section will get a prize fund of € 1.950 with € 700 reserved for the winner.

GM David Shengelia is the clear favorite in the open section.

Tournament website

Participants – Main section:

1 GM Shengelia David 2559
2 IM Baumegger Siegfried 2473
3 IM Schreiner Peter 2447
4 IM Fauland Alexander 2446
5 IM Diermair Andreas 2426
6 IM Fröwis Georg 2423
7 IM Kreisl Robert 2419
8 FM Wallner Joachim 2404
9 FM Handler Lukas 2403
10 IM Schachinger Mario 2401

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Biel LIVE!

July 25, 2013, 5:55 am

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The final countdown at Webster University

July 25, 2013, 7:30 am

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The final round of the 2013 SPF Girls' Invitational has begun. One of these two young ladies (Lampman - White vs Mercado Mendoza - Black) will win over $100,000 in prizes and scholarships!

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Luisa Mercado Mendoza is the 2013 SPF Girls Invitational Champion

July 25, 2013, 11:25 am

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Luisa Mercado Mendoza (Colombia) successfully held a very difficult position with black against Becca Lampman in the final round to win the 2013 SPF Girls' Invitational at Webster University.

As the champion, Luisa will be awarded a full tuition and fees scholarship to Webster University + $3,000 + iPad mini + fitness sponsorship from Crossfit (approx $2,400 value), etc. The total value of her prize is more than $100,000.

The battle for 2nd place is still on going. I will update all results as soon as everyone is done.

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