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The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn ... and more

August 7, 2013, 10:01 pm
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The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn



The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn
Posted on August 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Grand Prix Attack is one of the most popular sidelines for white against the Sicilian Defense, sidestepping the main lines in favor of a more narrowly targeted battle in the opening. The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 systems are highly regarded by many leading Grandmasters as the positional ideas behind his early bishop maneuver are fundamentally very solid - white plays to exchange his light-squared bishop early in the game, and then strives to plac[...]

Carlsen vs Nakamura - Insane Tactics in the Queen's Gambit
Posted on July 31,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. d4 and Nakamura responds with the Slav Defense. Carlsen plays an early exchange on d5 and play steers towards the Charousek Variation of the Queen's Gambit. I was not extremely impressed with Nakamura's choice of opening with black as Carlsen was able to gain an extremely rapid lead in development followed by a very solid position and finally mobile pawns in the center. Carlsen skillfully exploited a superior position by emb[...]

Stonewall Defense with GM Perelshteyn
Posted on July 29,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Stonewall Defense is an exceptionally solid choice for black against 1. d4, based on strong positional ideas that are very tough to crack! The Stonewall Defense involves placing your pawns on the light squares (..d5, e6, and f5) - granting black an iron grip on the center and making it extremely difficult for white to achieve thematic breaks involving an e4 push. While black does have problems with developing his light-squared bishop on c8, i[...]

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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Howell dominates British Championship, leads by a full point

August 7, 2013, 10:04 pm
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Update of the WC situation of GM Admed Adly by The Chess Drum

August 7, 2013, 10:06 pm
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Dear All

On the 30th of July 2013, I got the information that Adly Ahmed would not participate to the World Cup. I immediately reacted by sending a message to Fide and asking the Egyptian Chess Federation. The answer I received from Egypt, the same day (30th of July) was that all the Egyptian players qualified to the World Cup, including Ahmed Adly, will participate to the Event.

I am also disappointed (maybe not as much as Adly himself) that he is not taking part to this World Event. I am sure the leadership of the Egyptian Chess Federation; particularly its President, Mr Hesham Elgyndi, did everything they could, until the last minute, for the participation of Ahmed Adly to the World Cup. I am sure they did not expect this outcome.

Of course, if it had been known for certain that Ahmed would not be able to be present in Tromso, he would have been replaced by Haddouche Mohammed, provided that the pairing was not done.

The whole matter is sad for Adly, for Haddouche, his would be replacement, and most of all for Africa.

Best regards
Lakhdar Mazouz
President

African Chess Union- See more at: http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2013/08/07/egypts-adly-denied-travel-to-world-cup/comment-page-1/#comment-20827

Part of the response by Dr. El-Gendy, President of Egyptian Chess Federation:

Firstly, there was an issue with Adly’s passport being full except for two “remarks” pages. Those of you who have traveled extensively will know that embassies require at least two “visa” pages which differ from “remarks” pages. Getting a new passport (or pages added) was not an option. Apparently, any adjustment to Adly’s passport status would require the completion of his one-year service! So the Egyptian chess officials spent eight days of discussion with the Norwegian Embassy in Cairo attempting to convince them to issue a visa stamp in the old passport. Finally the Norwegians complied and the visa was issued on Tuesday, August 6th (yesterday).

Secondly, there was the required approval from the Ministry of Defense (Obligatory Military Services Department). Adly has to report for his one-year stint next Sunday. While getting the visa issue resolved, the ECF were also seeking permission and secured an official letter from the Ministry of Sport to allow Adly to travel thereby postponing the service for one week. On Tuesday, August 6th, the request was DENIED! On today, Wednesday, August 7th another attempt was made and also denied.

Adly told me that today was the last day to resolve the issue. Thursday is the Eid ul-Fitr holiday marking the end of Ramadan. Players are traveling on Friday, August 9th. The tickets were purchased weeks ago and Adly’s will have to be returned for a loss. IM Haddouche Mohammed of Algeria would have been the replacement, but there was simply not enough time to make arrangements.

- See more at: http://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2013/08/07/egypts-adly-denied-travel-to-world-cup/comment-page-1/#comment-20827
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Girls can be equal to boys

August 7, 2013, 10:07 pm
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Should a girl do soccer, dance, or chess? It depends on what kind of a woman her mom and dad want her to become.
Hilary Levey Friedman
Aug 6 2013, 10:42 AM ET
Girls today grow up in a world with an unprecedented set of educational and professional opportunities. More of them will graduate from college and earn advanced degrees than ever before, and all professions are open to them. Although the activities of girls and boys have converged over time, there are still distinctive paths for each sex, and many children's activities are still associated with particular aspects of feminine or masculine identity.

How do parents of girls navigate this often-difficult terrain? To answer this question, I'll focus on 38 families I met and interviewed who have at least one elementary school-age daughter currently involved in competitive chess, dance, or soccer. These families are a subset of the 95 families I met while researching Playing to Win: Raising Children in a Competitive Culture. Over the course of 16 months I interviewed nearly 200 parents, children, and teachers/coaches involved with these competitive after-school activities in six different organizations, three in the suburbs and three in an urban setting. While boys were also part of the larger study, what I found about girls and competition was especially intriguing for what it says about who these young women might grow up to become.

Unlike masculinity, multiple forms of femininity are seen as acceptable by parents and by children, so it's not surprising that different gender scripts emerged for each of the three activities. The names of these different gender scripts--"graceful," "aggressive," and "pink"--all came from language used by parents of girls in interviews. They help us understand how parents choose among different activities for their daughters.

Pink Warrior Girls

Like soccer girls, chess girls are encouraged to be aggressive. But this aggression is slightly different because chess is not a physical game. Unlike dance and soccer, chess is a primarily a mental competition, so physical femininity is not an issue at competitive events. With the lack of physicality, the femininity associated with chess is more inclusive. Chess promotes a hybrid gender script for the small group of girls who participate. These girls learn to be aggressive, but they also can focus on a feminine appearance if they so choose.

Chess allows girls to be what one mother of two sons described to me as a "pink girl": "These girls have princess T-shirts on. [They have] rhinestones and bows in their hair--and they beat boys. And the boys come out completely deflated. That's the kind of thing I think is so funny. That girl Carolyn, I call her the killer chess player. She has bows in her hair, wears dresses, everything is pink, Barbie backpack, and she plays killer chess."

That a winning girl can look so feminine has an especially strong effect on boys, and their parents. A chess mom described how a father reacted negatively when his son lost to her daughter: "The father came out and was shocked. He said, 'You let a girl beat you!' "

Most of the chess girls I met are not "pink girls" in the sense that they don't dress exactly like Carolyn. But in chess there is the chance to be both aggressive, like a warrior, and girly, embracing pink. The pink warrior gender script allows girls to be aggressive and assertive but still act in a normatively feminine way--if they want to do so.

For people affiliated with scholastic chess, it matters that the game is not physical. For example, when I spoke with Susan Polgar--the first female Grandmaster, a leading advocate for girls in chess, and an author on gender and chess--she said the fact that chess is not a physical game is important in its promoting gender equality: "Well, I think girls need to understand that, yes, they have equal potential to boys. I think that chess is a wonderful tool as an intellectual activity, where girls can prove that unlike in physical sports, because by nature maybe boys are stronger or faster, in chess women can prove equal."

Many parents actively use chess as a way to teach girls that they should have similar opportunities as boys. A chess mom explained, "We're raising her . . . to be feminist. And so she says she wants to be a Grandmaster or the president [of the United States]. She doesn't have any ideas about gender limitations and I think that's a good thing."

Despite its not being a physical game, there are more similarities between soccer and chess than between dance and chess because of the focus on aggression. With their head-to-head competitive match-ups, both chess and soccer are closer to hegemonic masculinity, hence the warrior component to the chess gender script. Those who write about chess often focus on this aggression and what it means for women.... Author Jennifer Shahade, herself a chess master, explains that in chess the common epithet "playing like a girl" actually means playing with a lot of aggression.

Despite, or perhaps because of, this aggression, girls are a distinct minority in scholastic chess. More elementary school-age girls participate in tournaments than at any other age, but they are far less than half the number of participants in coed tournaments. This is a problem that organizers seek to address by offering "girls only" tournaments, giving separate awards to the highest achieving girl and boy, and maintaining separate top-rating lists for girls and boys. Some feel this approach is negative, only reinforcing the feeling that girls can never be as good as boys, and advocate against it, but many of the parents I met feel that the additional attention and success can keep girls involved.

More here.
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British Championship round 10 pairings

August 7, 2013, 10:10 pm
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A Troitsky Masterpiece

August 8, 2013, 12:00 am
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British Championship LIVE!

August 8, 2013, 6:00 am
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GM Kurnosov died in tragic car accident

August 8, 2013, 6:27 am
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We are deeply sorry to inform, that today, 08.08.2013, the world has lost one of its most talented GrandmastersIgor Kurnosov. He was run over and killed on the spot by a car at 2:45 am in Chelyabinsk.

According to the local authorities, the car was driven by a 20 year old girl, with 1 year and 2 months driver experience. The car hit two pedestrians, the 28 year old Igor Kurnosov lost his life, while a 42 year old man is in hospital in critical condition.

Our condolences to the family and friends of GM Igor Kurnosov.

In memory of GM Igor Kurnosov
Igor Kurnosov was born 30 May 1985 in Chelyabinsk. In the latest FIDE rating list GM Kurnosov was 20th among the Russian Grandmasters with rating of 2662.

His last major tournament victory is the Abu Dabi Chess Masters. He also won this year’s Nakhchivan Open 2013. One of his most memorable victories was in Politiken Cup 2011, where he finished with 8.5. He also won the Arctic Chess Challenge in 2008 in Tromsø with the score of 7.5 /10.

His last tournament was the Biel Masters 2013 where he finished in top 20 with 6,5/9.

Rest in peace GM Igor Kurnosov.
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Chess wonderboy likes to torment his opponents

August 8, 2013, 10:30 am
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Chess wonderboy Carlsen confident for world championship
By Gwladys Fouche

OSLO | Thu Aug 8, 2013 10:23am EDT

OSLO (Reuters) - World chess number one Magnus Carlsen of Norway is relaxed ahead of his challenge later this year for the world champion crown against reigning titleholder Viswanathan Anand of India.

Slouched on a couch and fiddling with the zipper of his purple hoodie, the chess wonderboy is confident he will win the one title that has eluded him when he meets Anand in Chennai, India, on November 6-26.

"It has been a while since I went into a game with losing as an option," the 22-year-old, dubbed the "Mozart of chess" because like Mozart he was a virtuoso from a young age, told Reuters in an interview.

Carlsen became the world's number one at age 19, the youngest player ever to do so. A grandmaster since he was 13, he has the highest rating in the history of the game, ahead of chess great Garry Kasparov's 1999 record.

The world number-one ranking is determined by a mathematical system that uses match results to determine an individual's playing strength - much like the ATP ranking for tennis.

Kasparov, who coached Carlsen, has described him as a once-in-a-generation talent.

And genius player he may be, but like most young men, he also is concerned about his social life, about going out and having fun.

He usually gets up around midday and works short hours. "I can't concentrate for more than three hours. So I might work for maybe one and half hours a day. But it will still work in my head afterwards," he said.

On Facebook he describes himself as an athlete. In person he wears washed-out, torn jeans and trainers. He once modeled for Dutch fashion brand G-Star Raw with U.S. actress Liv Tyler.

Asked whether it was easy for him to meet women in Norway, Carlsen said: "It is. It helps to be well known."

TORMENTING OPPONENTS

As a player, Carlsen is deemed to be equally strong no matter what challenges come his way on the chess board.

His mental prowess and physical fitness afford him the stamina to torment his opponents for hours until they finally make a mistake. Carlsen rarely makes any tangible errors.

Unlike Kasparov, famous for his strong and aggressive opening play, Carlsen strives to get a playable position from the opening with many pieces left on the board - confident that he can outplay his opponent in the middle-game or endgame. In the later stages of the game, his play is almost flawless.

Carlsen will need all of his skills against Anand in Chennai and is already in training. He is surrounding himself with three to four players to play against - he won't say whom - as well as a support group, including his father, to motivate him.

In July he played tennis and beach volleyball with former professional athletes, as part of a training camp he set up at a resort in southern Norway.

"This will give me an advantage because at the end of a match, you are very tired. If you feel good and strong, you concentrate better," he said.

Later this month Carlsen will tour Chennai to familiarize himself with its sights and sounds. He also will play some tournaments, unlike Anand, who says he will solely focus on training.

Carlsen is considered a favorite to win: he beat the Indian in June in their last encounter. But he does not underestimate his rival.

"It will depend on which Anand I get on the day. Will it be the great Anand of 2008? Or will it be the terrible one?

"I expect him to be on top form. An Anand in top form has sharp tactics, great strength and a great understanding of the game."

Source: http://www.reuters.com
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The Filipino Warriors aim to make waves at World Cup

August 8, 2013, 11:30 am
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Norway Chess: All eyes on So, Barbosa, Paragua in World Cup
By Marlon Bernardino
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 08 Aug 2013

MANILA, Philippines --FILIPINO Grandmasters Wesley So, Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua will be under the microscope when they play against their foreign counterparts in the 2013 World Chess Cup which takes place on Aug. 11 in Tromso, Norway.

So, Barbosa and Paragua vowed their best to be included in the second round.

"Gagawin namin ang best para makapasok sa second round ng World Cup. Si Wes (Wesley So) ay llamado pero kami ni Oliver (Oliver Barbosa) ay under dog kung Fide rating ang pag-uusapan," said Paragua who is fresh from conducting a simultaneous chess exhibition last July 27 at the SM City in Marilao, Bulacan with six-year old whiz kid James Henry Calacday salvaged a draw with the former (Paragua).

101th seed Paragua (ELO 2565) goes up against 28th seed GM Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia (ELO 2724) in the first round; 33th seed So (ELO 2710) will face 96th seed GM Alexander Ipatov of Turkey (ELO 2584); and 100th seed Barbosa (ELO 2571) will meet 29th seed GM Le Quang Liem of Vietnam (ELO 2702)

It shall be recalled that Paragua lost to England`s GM Michael Adams 0.5-1.5 in the first round of World Chess Cup in the 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia edition while So lost to then top seed Ukrainian GM Sergey Karjakin in the blitz tie-break of the Round 2 of World Chess Cup 2011. Barbosa is first timer in World Chess Cup.

National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) Chairman/President Prospero "Butch" Pichay Jr. is very confident that Wesley can make it to the Round of 3 of World Cup.

"Naniniwala ako na kaya ni Wesley maka abot sa Round 3 ng World Cup kung saan inaasahan nating makakalaban niya si GM Levon Aroanian ng Armenia," said the long-time benefactor of Wesley.

"Medyo mahigpitan naman ang laban nina Oliver vs Le Quang Liem at Mark vs Dmitry Jakovenko," added Pichay dubbed as the God Father of Philippine Chess.

If Wesley can go past Ipatov then he will play the winner of the match between No.32 GM Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia (ELO 2706) and No. 97 Alejandro Ramirez of the United States (ELO 2588).

So's heavyweight opponent in Round 3, if he reaches the round, will be against the top seed GM Levon Aronian of Armenia (2813). Aronian, boyfriend of Fil-Australian WIM Arianne Bo Caoili is expected to beat No. 128 untitled MIkahil Markov of Kyrgyzstan (ELO 2304) and the survivor of No. 64 GM Igor Lysyj of Russia (ELO 2648) and No. 65 GM Andrei Istratescu of France (ELO 2646).-Marlon Bernardino-

Source: http://philboxing.com
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Tromsø World Cup 2013 Official Video

August 8, 2013, 2:00 pm
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Howell dominated British Championship

August 8, 2013, 2:26 pm
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Illinois Open

August 8, 2013, 2:28 pm
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The 2013 Illinois Open is scheduled to take place from 31st August to 2nd September at the DoubleTree Hotel, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, Illinois.

The tournament will be held in two sections – Open and Reserve (U1800), in two playing schedules. The prize fund is projected to $7000 based on 150 paid entires.

GM Dmitry Gurevich, GM Mesgen Amanov, IM Angelo Young and FM Albert Chow have already signed up to take part.

Prizes in Open:

$1050 – $735 – $525; U2400 $490 – $350 – $245; U2200 $335 – $260; U2000 $245 – $175.

Prizes in Reserve:
$700 – $490 – $350; U1600 $280 – $210; U1400 $210- $140; U1200 $140 – $70

Tournament website
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The chess hustlers

August 8, 2013, 2:38 pm
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Chess moves: Most players are now at Union Square
 August 8, 2013 | Filed under: News,Union Square
 
BY LAEL HINES | Attracting a wide variety of parkgoers, Washington Square is renowned for its diversity. The park welcomes offbeat street performers, bohemian musicians, young families, seniors, clean-cut yuppies, N.Y.U. students, and dogs and their owners, among others.
In the park’s southwest corner, yet another well-known user group can be found: the chess players. Over the decades, the corner has been a legendary spot for chess players in New York City.

“Where we are sitting here is where many legendary chess players played,” said George, who has been playing chess in Washington Square since the 1960s. “Mr. Bobby Fisher would play here,” said George, who didn’t give his last name. “No park has the history we have here in Washington Square. There was a time in the ’50s and ’60s when the world community of chess congregated here. You would come here and see world-famous chess players around these tables.”

A longtime Village resident painted a picture of the tightknit chess community in Washington Square during the ’70s.

“It was a lovely little hangout,” she recalled, asking that her name be withheld. “All the guys knew each other. There were a bunch of characters who hung out there. It was all about the game of chess. They took it so seriously: I would see a guy lose and nearly have a nervous breakdown.”

Despite this historic legacy, by all accounts, Washington Square’s chess scene has waned. Around 3 o’clock on a recent sunny Friday afternoon, two-thirds of the chess tables were forlornly empty.

“Everyone has migrated to Union Square,” explained Julian Turner, a Washington Square chess player since the ’90s. “There’s more business in Union Square, there’s more money. The Union Square area has a lot of traffic. You have the Whole Foods, the two trains and just a lot of people around there. In a sense, chess has become a business; a lot of people just do it for the money.”

The Union Square chess area, located just outside the subway entrance near the northeast corner of 14th St. and Union Square West, mirrors the fast pace of its environment. Dozens of chess players sit on crates and use makeshift tables. They lure passersby with offers to try to beat them for $5 to $10 per game. Matches can be played “on the clock,” or without it. They disdain the term “chess hustler.”

Omar, a Union Sq. chess player, described his attraction to the location.

“Don’t get me wrong. Back in the day Washington Square had the great players,” he said. “But the energy is more positive over here. Look over there at Hare Krishna — they generate positive energy. All the real chess players come here now.”

As for why the chess scene has shifted from Washington Square to Union Square, Robert, who plays frequently in the former, also cited economics.

“A good day is like 100 bucks for some guys,” he said of the Union Square chess tables.

Omar claimed that drug dealing in Washington Square is also a reason for the shift.

“Over there, there’s a whole bunch of drugs and stuff,” he said. “I don’t want to be around that negative energy.”

Mack, a Washington Square player, also blames drug use for ruining the Washington Square chess environment.

“There are too many hooligans here,” he said. “Everyone does drugs. It ruins the enjoyment and morality of the park.”

However, Union Square is also known for its drug issues nowadays, in fact, perhaps even more so — particularly with young heroin users.

Some, though, think Washington Square Park’s recent renovation was the real reason behind the move of the epicenter of the Downtown chess scene: Some of the players migrated to Union Square during the construction, then never returned back to Washington Square, or so the theory goes.

Yet, Washington Square’s renovation also spruced up the park’s chess tables area. New chess tables and a small central grass mound were added, and a low, concrete, encircling wall was removed. The ground was also leveled out, allowing for better drainage after rain.

“The construction was definitely a positive move,” Mack remarked. “It was good that they removed that sketchy wall. There used to be a guy who lived behind that wall — like, he had a little tent and everything set up there.”

Another chess regular, Julian Turner expressed confidence that, with its newly refurbished playing area, Washington Square will once again fulfill its historical chess legacy.

“It changed for the better when they changed the layout of the park,” he said. “They finally removed that wall, which allows things to grow. It’s just more open now. The energy is still here, the Bobby Fischer energy is still in the air.”

Source: http://thevillager.com
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5th Rethymno Open

August 8, 2013, 3:11 pm
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The 5th International Open Chess Tournament Rethymno took place from 28th July to 4th August at the Municipal House of Culture in Rethymno, Crete, Greece.

The tournament was organized by the Municipality of Rethymno and Chess Club Rethymno, with support from the Region of Rethymno and Greek Chess Federation.

Grandmaster Dmitry Svetushkin from Moldova clinched a clear first place in the tournament with a last round win against IM Ankit R. Rajpara. Svetushkin collected 7,5 points from nine rounds.

Greek Grandmasters Hristos Banikas and Spyridon Kapnisis were also victorious in their final games to share the second place with 7,0 points each. Full standings below.

Tournament director was Anagnostakis Emmanouil and chief arbiter was Logothetis Sotiris.

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The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn ... and more

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Carlsen vs Vallejo - Closed Sicilian Domination
Posted on August 08,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. e4 and Vallejo-Pons responds with the Sicilian Defense with 1. ..c5, however from there the opening takes a strange twist in move order and ends up with a Closed Sicilian by Carlsen. It seemed that black got the worst of the opening because he essentially wasted an important tempo with an early ..a6 and also white managed to achieve an annoying way of stopping black from castling early in the game. Carlsen achieved a sizable[...]

The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 System with GM Perelshteyn
Posted on August 05,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Grand Prix Attack is one of the most popular sidelines for white against the Sicilian Defense, sidestepping the main lines in favor of a more narrowly targeted battle in the opening. The Grand Prix Attack Bb5 systems are highly regarded by many leading Grandmasters as the positional ideas behind his early bishop maneuver are fundamentally very solid - white plays to exchange his light-squared bishop early in the game, and then strives to plac[...]

Carlsen vs Nakamura - Insane Tactics in the Queen's Gambit
Posted on July 31,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. Carlsen opens with 1. d4 and Nakamura responds with the Slav Defense. Carlsen plays an early exchange on d5 and play steers towards the Charousek Variation of the Queen's Gambit. I was not extremely impressed with Nakamura's choice of opening with black as Carlsen was able to gain an extremely rapid lead in development followed by a very solid position and finally mobile pawns in the center. Carlsen skillfully exploited a superior position by emb[...]

Stonewall Defense with GM Perelshteyn
Posted on July 29,2013 By William in Strategy & Game Review, Chess Openings, All Articles w/ Videos. The Stonewall Defense is an exceptionally solid choice for black against 1. d4, based on strong positional ideas that are very tough to crack! The Stonewall Defense involves placing your pawns on the light squares (..d5, e6, and f5) - granting black an iron grip on the center and making it extremely difficult for white to achieve thematic breaks involving an e4 push. While black does have problems with developing his light-squared bishop on c8, i[...]

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SPWO with over $100K in chess prizes (including iPad Mini) and scholarships

August 8, 2013, 10:04 pm
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Susan Polgar World Open for Boys and Girls
www.polgarworldopen.com
November 2 – 3, 2013

Special 3 hour Camp – November 1, 2013

Crowne Plaza Hotel – Northbrook, IL (near Chicago)

Over $100,000 in Chess Prizes (including iPad Mini) and Scholarships to Webster University (Home of the #1 ranked College Chess Division 1 team in the nation!)

The winners of the Girls K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12 will receive automatic invitations to the Susan Polgar Foundation Girls’ Invitational

(late July 2014 at Webster University in St. Louis), which includes free room and board.

All winners from the 2012 SPWO (Boys and Girls) receive free entry to the 2013 SPWO

6R-SS in 8 sections: (K-3), (4-5), (6-8), (9-12)

Time Control (all sections): Game-45 w/5-sec delay

Round Times (all sections): Sat & Sun: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4pm

Side Events:

Puzzle Solving – Saturday 6:00pm
Simul * – Saturday 7:00pm
Blitz – Sunday – 9:00am

*Simul is limited to 30 participants with maximum 10 adults as available

Book Signing with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 3:00pm

Q&A with GM Susan Polgar: Saturday 12:30pm

Special 3 hour chess camp with GM Susan Polgar: Friday 11/1 – 5:30pm – 8:30pm

Unrated Tournament*: Must be unrated, No USCF membership required

K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections
 
Boys and Girls together

4R-SS Game-45 w/5-sec delay

11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

Trophies 1st thru 5th per section and top 2 teams

Prizes (Boys and Girls - rated sections)

9th-12th Grade Section

1st – Webster University Scholarship
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes

4-5, 6-8

1st – iPad Mini
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes

K-3

1st – $250 value of chess prizes
2nd – $150 value of chess prizes
3rd – $100 value of chess prizes
4th – $75 value of chess prizes

Trophies (in all rated sections)
Trophies to Top 10 individuals
Trophies to Top 3 school teams

Tournament Entry Fees:

$40 by October 12, 2013
$50 by October 26, 2013
$60 thereafter and onsite

Side events – $15 each or $40 for all three if purchased by 10/26; $20 each thereafter and onsite
1/2 day camp – $40 in advance, $60 onsite – camp limited to 40 participants

Unrated Tournament Entry Fee

$10 by October 12, 2013
$15 by October 26, 2013
$20 thereafter and onsite

Questions: sevan@nachess.org or call 847.423.8626 and mention Polgar tournament in your message.

Chess Vendor Onsite with Huge Selection!

Payments to be mailed to (payable):

North American Chess Association
4957 Oakton Street Suite 113
Skokie, IL 60077

All equipment will be provided (boards, sets, clocks). Organizer provided equipment must be used

Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook Hotel
2875 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Northbrook, IL 60062
847.298.2525

$99 room rate; must call hotel directly and ask for CHESS rate.
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The Armenian Genius

August 8, 2013, 10:10 pm
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The top seed
By Bobby Ang

The 2013 World Cup will be starting this weekend and I would like to write something about the top seed, GM Levon Aronian. He would always be the sentimental favorite of Filipinos, for as most of our BW readers know he has a Filipina girlfriend, WIM Arianne Caoili (she played top board for the Philippine women’s team in the 2000 Istanbul Chess Olympiad). On the other hand, objectively, he really is the strongest player in the field.

By the way, before the leave the topic of Arianne Caoili, an interviewer recently asked her if she regularly plays chess with Aronian and how many times has she won. Her answer was “we have never played an entire chess game against each other. I am not so stupid to even try.” Good answer.

Back to Aronian. Eight years ago, in the 2005 Khanty-Mansiysk World Cup the eight survivors who were about to start on the quarterfinals and semi-finals matches were Boris Gelfand, Evgeny Bareev, Sergei Rublevsky, Mikhail Gurevich, Alexander Grischuk, Etienne Bacrot, Ruslan Ponomariov, and Levon Aronian. The first four were the veterans and the last four, all around 22 years of age at that time, the young upstarts

Mark Paragua also played in that world cup. He upset Sergei Movsesian in the 1st round and then fell to Alexey Dreev (a former candidate) after a very exciting battle in the second. I met GM Mark in a party hosted by Dodong Romero shortly before the quarterfinals and naturally asked for a prediction -- who does he think will win. The answer I expected was either Ponomariov or Gelfand, but surprisingly Mark chose Aronian. Why? “I had observed his play and how he thinks -- he is a genius”.

Despite my skepticism Mark’s prediction came true -- Aronian defeated Gurevich 1.5-0.5 in the quarters, Etienne Bacrot 1.5-0.5 in the semis, and then beat Ruslan Ponomariov 3.0-1.0 in the finals to win the World Cup. Under the previous rules he would have been declared FIDE World Champion outright, but 2005 was the year when FIDE experimented with a new format -- the World Cup winner will be one of the qualifiers for the Candidates matches which will in turn qualify the top finishers to the 2007 Mexico world Championship tournament (this was the one which Anand won).

It has been eight years since GM Mark first said that thing about Aronian’s being a genius, and it looks to me that it might be true. Only a genius can play a game like this.

More here: http://www.bworldonline.com
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Trip to South Africa

August 8, 2013, 10:20 pm
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FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director, Nigel Freeman, together with African Chess Union President, Lakhdar Mazouz, FIDE Zone 4.3 President, Tshepo Sitale and FIDE Development Secretary, Rupert Jones visited southern Africa in July. Their first stop was to attend the closing rounds of the Commonwealth Championship in Port Elizabeth. This was the most successful of all Commonwealth Championships, with over 900 participants from 29 countries, extremely well organised by Brian Van Zyl under the auspices of CHESSA. The highlight was a visit from the South African President, Jacob Zuma, and he spent most of the last day there. He played a serious (25 minutes or so) game with the youngest participant, Keagan Rowe, aged 5, which was the front page picture in most of the South African newspapers the next day.

Whilst in Port Elizabeth, Nigel Freeman met with the Board of CHESSA. He, Lakhdar Mazouz, Tshepo Sitale and Rupert Jones met with the various African Federations that attended the event, particularly the Lesotho Chess Federation President, who travelled particularly to Port Elizabeth to meet them and the Tanzanian Chess Federation President and Secretary, who have applied for membership of FIDE.


FIDE Development Commission Secretary, Rupert Jones, CHESSA President, Emilia Ellappen and FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director, Nigel Freeman


South African President, Jacob Zuma and CHESSA President, Emelia Ellappen present a certificate to the leader of the Khoi Tribe


FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director with Alina L'Ami






From left to right: Mr. Nurdin Hassuji, General Secretary Tanzania Chess Association, Mr. Nigel Freeman, FIDE Treasurer and Executive Director, Mr. Lakhdar Mazouz, African Chess Union President and Mr. Geoffrey Mwanyika, Chairman Tanzania Chess Association

Photos thanks to http://www.commonwealthchess.com
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Real game chess tactic

August 9, 2013, 12:00 am
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Black to move. How should black proceed?

Source: ChessToday.net
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