• Electronic Chess at its Finest

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    The Novag Star Rub is a superb example of electronic chess. Whilst the Excalibur NY22 has beaten most of it’s rivals into a cocked hat with functionality, the Ruby still wins through with it’s slimline shape and it’s well thought out graphics. The model is one of the best of Novags lines and wins over [...]

  • Chess Store Product Feed

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    This store feed for chess computers, electronic chess from a UK chess retailer is an example of the power of RSS feeds from search engine optimisation companies such as TurnerDow.com in an increasingly competitive online space. As consumers become more and more savvy with respect to purchasing online, taking advantage of alternative, free means of [...]

  • Chess Web Optimisation Specialists?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    In the shrouded world of search engine optimisation, there is now a specialist in optimising websites for favourable placement within search engine results pages. This is obviously a recipe for conflicts of interest, but there is enough variance in the genre to be able to optimise for several different phrases of no interest to other [...]

  • Chess Software

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Our favourite chess store has now started stocking the whole range of chess software titles. With Fritz 11 now available and being the main chess software item in demand in the chess community, the whole sector is alight with sales expectation. The whole genre of chess software is a sector that is benefitting from the [...]

  • Chess Puzzles

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Chess puzzles are becoming more and more popular among chess players and starters for enhancing their chess playing skills. This site has a detailed page on Chess Puzzles which will surely enhance your chess playing abilities. There are 3 variations of chess puzzles today. Orthodox and Tactical Chess Puzzles Heterodox Chess Puzzles Chess Miner Chess Puzzles Orthodox and tactical chess [...]

  • Turnaround Finance, Company Rescue

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Turnaound finance, company rescue. With worsening trade conditions in Europe and the USA - more and more companies are looking at difficulties through financial difficulty. Companies that help failing companies are growing in importance and Beer and Young are the leaders in that field. Rather than just encourage controlled failure in suffeering companies, Beer and [...]

  • Which woods are used in chess manufacture?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Introduction For good quality chess pieces the woods used are Ebony, Bud Rosewood, Redwood and Rosewood. For lesser quality but still excellent chess pieces, the wood used is Boxwood and Sheesham. For cheap chess pieces the wood is generally not genuine, but is reconstituted wood. Ebony chess pieces, bud rosewood chess pieces, redwood chess pieces are woods used for luxury [...]

  • Artificial Intelligence in Chess Computing

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    As seen in pages such as this one on chess computer intelligence, the science of chess computing is alive and kicking at Cambridge University. Chess sets have the social edge but chess computers have the scientific community more engaged. The number of departments in universities across the world engaged in using chess for the furtherance and testing [...]

  • Chess Sets from Decorative Chess Leaders SAC

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Leaders in decorative chess sets - SAC have completely overhauled their web site and their businesss! They now stock more than just their superb theme chess range and stock staunton chess, travel chess and even chess computers. SAC is the brand that is more recognised in the world than any other decorative chess name. For [...]

  • Couriers for our Chess Sales - Oh Dear!

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Well, kinda. Only they make us do it instead of themselves. It’s not as if we don’t give a reasonable business over the months. We have many parcels, some small some large, but courier profit margins are so thin that they appear to try anything on to make that little extra. Our packages from chess [...]

  • Chess Retail: Drop Shipping Chess Sales

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Theme chess sets, chess clocks, chess computers, all of these are periferal to our main business. So our sales of them don’t carry as much profit, but hey, we don’t have to stock them or handle the problems with purchasing, returns, etc. But if only the man blowing bubbles at the top of the diagram were really [...]

  • The Novag Citrine Chess Computer

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    The Citrine is now foremost Chess Computer for all singing, all dancing electronic chess. Man, this thing aint cheap - but it justifies it’s price tag by functionality that hasn’t been seen since the partial retirement of Kasparov beater Big Blue itself. Chess computers have come a long way from the old ‘press sensory, press harder, now [...]

  • GPS, Base, Froogle - or whatever they’re calling it today

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    This example can be seen at GPS chess sets. In chess sales - it’s a great idea to use whatever free exposure anyone will provide - especially if the ‘anyone’ is Google. What started as Froogle became Google Base and now has the less nerdy title Google Product Base, or GPS. Sounds like some new [...]

  • Whats the Appeal of a Theme Chess Set?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    In our online chess store in the UK - 25% of the chess set range are theme chess sets. They are wonderful productions with great attention to detail in the design of the chess set. Whether Isle of Lewis, Battle of Culloden, or Sherlock Holmes, the designs are sumptuous and wonderful. I haven’t done much statistical [...]

  • Chess Piece Design after the Jaques-Staunton Hatchet Job

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    It’s all very well having a prescribed design such as Staunton to work with. Sure - we all know where we are,  we all know which one is the pawn and which the bishop, and the queen has her head-dress, etc., but it has all kinda done away with the amazing artistic display of pre-staunton [...]

  • New Electronic Chess Industry Blog

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Growingly in chess circles, Electronic chess as an industry is a critical part of chess retailing, and a new blog at www.chess-computers.co.uk does a great job of showing how it works - especially in the UK. There’s a post on who dominates chess computer sales in the country and who they come from. It has a post [...]

  • Chess Sales and the Football World Cup

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
          Retailers the football (soccer) world over are…. enjoying the football, yelling for their side… but also wailing about the retail dry-up it has brought along. Germany must be doing well for retailing - at least the part of Germany where there are hundreds of thousands of football fans to see their teams slug it out [...]

  • Which Wood is Preferred in Chess Piece Design?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    It seems traditionalists prefer Ebony Chess Pieces, whilst the asthetically minded prefer Bud Rosewood chess - what have you found? I run a store in the UK and people choose Bud Rosewood chess pieces much more than Ebony - with a ratio of around 70/30. The deep colours possible with Bud Rosewood are quite beautiful [...]

  • SAC Decorative Chess Sets Chess Computers Chess Boards Chess Pieces

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    A fantastic chess set in a decorative range - the Gods of Mythology set of chess pieces has stolen the focus for potential chess buyers. The above picture shows why. The excellent photography shows a certain appeal to the males, but the chap is pretty good looking too - right? All in all, a great set to move [...]

  • Chess Sales in Cyber Malls

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Update: This company (eDirectory) proved to be somewhat useless and were just interested in taking money - no sales resulted. Good reason to run to a website search engine optimisation company - ranking in the organics is somewhat precarious whilst Google is still in adolescance. Spreading the risk of being pulled from the organic rankings - many eCommerce [...]

  • One Page Online Chess Stores - Not such a bad idea

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Have you noticed these one page chess stores such as the UK Chess Store ChessBaron? Well, not actually one-page. But through RSS feeds all the store’s products are displayed on one page, so where the feed occurs it’s just one page. You then visit the chess store through one of the many hyperlinks available in the [...]

  • The History of Chess

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Chess is said to be one of the oldest games of skill known to man. Some historians claim that the history and origin of chess can be traced down to as early as the 2nd century, and its country of origin to be China. In China, at that time people were playing a game [...]

  • Alert of Chess Computer and Chess Clock New Blogs

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Hey - at last - two blogs dedicated to Chess Computers and chess clocks - the site chesscomputer.co.uk and chessclock.co.uk. In retail terms - for any chess retail site, chess computers have become a major factor in sales - particularly at Christmas - they appear to be a great pressy. The major there manufacturers are Saitek, Excalibur [...]

  • Chess Retailing and Buying from a Third World Country

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    It’s no secret that the vast majority of decent chess sets are made in a small area of India. The country that claims to have invented the game has the ‘privilege’ of supplying the world with it’s excellent designs. Whether it’s Pleasant Times, JS Arts, Ivory Works, Checkmate (and many others), the demand for excellence at [...]

  • ChessForums.org

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Have you visited this great chess forum yet? It’s a perfect place to whine about those awful chess retailers or something else about the game, questions (why does the horsey have to move in that awkward way?), opinions, etc. Maybe you have a question about the origin of the game, or want to find out where [...]

  • Chess Design: The Amazing Ultimate Knight

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Imagine you are a chess manufacturer. Constrained by the staunton genre, how do you come up with designs that are significantly different yet in the staunton camp? The designer of the Ultimate chess set (also known as the Napolean) came up with it - and many more designs besides - flair, art, maybe a touch of [...]

  • Chess Sets Online Retailing - Dealing with Aggressive Unethical Competition

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    As a chess set online retailer - what does one do when competitors get closer and closer to the throat? When they threaten to make a ‘personal visit’? When they publish some web defamation? And steal photography and other content to use in selling their knock-offs? A maturing internet has allowed opportunities previously having high entry barriers. Hundreds of thousands of have managed to [...]

  • Why have weighted Chess Pieces?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Good chess sets have weighting added to the bottom of the pieces. The base is hollowed out, lead poured in, and the base sealed and capped with a leather or felt disc to hide any imperfections. When I first saw a chess piece without the weighting and with the base apart from the piece, it [...]

  • Microsoft’s Attempt to Gain Search through ie7?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
      This was posted (by me) on Matt Cutts site (Goolges face to the world) - I want to know that someone from Google knows about this. Has anyone noticed that with the browser ie7 the google search facility (generally top right) only has searches through Google.com if Google are chosen for searching the web? So if you’re in [...]

  • TH2066 Hand Painted Winnie the Pooh Chess

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Awww, another Winnie the Pooh set from ChessBaron. I love this set because of the fact that not only do I love the show, but it brings back old memories long forgotten of my child hood. Kind of brings you back to the wonderful world of being a kid again. And I especially love the [...]

  • TH2065 Winnie the Pooh Chess Pieces

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Now, this is a set of chess pieces I might actually want. Winnie the Pooh use to be my favorite show when I was a kid. That’s practically all I ever watched. I didn’t think anyone still remembered that show enough to make something after it. Awww piglet, you’re so cute. You too Winnie. And [...]

  • TH2064 Peter Rabbit Hand Painted Chess Pieces With Board and Case

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Awww, how cute. I love these little figures. I almost forgot I’m looking at a chess set. Little cute foxies reading books, and duckys dressed up like my grandma. And some other animal in a little bonnet. I can keep on describing each piece for you but I’m pretty sure you can see for yourself. [...]

  • TH2063 Peter Rabbit Chess Set With Board and Case

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Ya know - I hate when I come across a set that just has nothing interesting to write about it. But that thought didn’t even come close to going though my head when I first saw this set. So much to say about this set! It makes no sense unless it’s based off of some [...]

  • TH2062 SAC Battle of Trafalgar Hand Painted Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    This set kind of resembles some other sets Chessbaron offers on their site. It’s based on the old English army during the time of the civil war. Plus it’s hand painted. Which I don’t know who cares. A machine can paint just as well, and you don’t have to pay those things, but whatever floats [...]

  • Lighten Up - Chess is Fun

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
           Two sites that promote chess for schools and chess for kids are these on Geocities that have serious information - substantial comment and authority but presented in the form of humour. As an example for schools: “The last five decades has yielded scientific research into the benefits of chess for children and has been dramatically [...]

  • Web 2.0 and Chess Sales

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Take for example this site for chess computer listings in squidoo, or this eSnips page on chess computers and their electronic merits by a chess retailer. How do they affect sales? How does Web 2.0 affect sales of chess through the web? Briefly Web 2.0 refers to the democratisation of the internet, where instead of relying [...]

  • The Japanese Theme Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    What an unusual chess design - the Japanese Chess Set! Who would ever buy such a thing - it’s ugly, it’s weird, it’s strange,… it’s an affront!,… it’s… it’s wonderful! It’s so different, so unusual…! I must have one! It’s pawns are all little Buddha’s  - each giving their little pieces of insight and wisdom on the current [...]

  • What’s so special about the Isle of Lewis Chess Set?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    What is it about the Isle of Lewis chess set that gives it the aura of wonderment resulting in it representing a significant chunk of chess sales? It’s not Staunton and can’t be used in tournament play. It’s kinda confusing which piece is which with some exceptions. There are many excellent chess sets available that fulfil the purpose [...]

  • Is it just Adwords, or is all of Google gone Evil?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Adwords exists to enrich a company we know very little about and less about their rules. We're forced to accept it because they are the dominant search engine. What are the rules of phrase bidding?

  • The New Excalibur Handheld - a boon to Chess Retailers

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Wow! As Excalibur were unresponsive to our demands for more stock of the 404-D talking touch chess computer - what a result - a new chess computer that beats it’s competitors into first place several times over. The new handheld makes the most of their borrowed ‘New York Times’ brand phrase and includes a backlight [...]

  • Are you Linked In?

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    In Web 2.0 networking - the site Linked-in is a useful SEO resource for outgoing links without the nofollow tag being used and for keeping a tab on resources for your organisation or your personal life. The site allows a typical facebook style accomodation of web resources throughout the web and in real life - we’ve [...]

  • Chess Sets in the USA

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    A truly amazing chess sets store in the US is called ChessBaron USA, one of the family of stores owned by Baron Turner and Jonathan Stefanczyk. They have over 300 different kinds of chess sets with traditional, themes and unusual categories. We’ve never seen such great designs with a strong staunton flavor but a flair [...]

  • Chess Design: The Lotus Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    Available in Ebony or Rosewood, Lotus chess pieces go back in time some way, and continue to attract customers. As a staunton lover, I don’t quite find myself attracted as much as many appear to be, but the lotus chess set style is certainly here to stay. The bishop is the piece to focus on for design and [...]

  • Novag Obsidian Chess Computer

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    As one of the manufacturing leaders of electronic chess computers, the novag company have done a superb job of this machine. Concentrating on the software, they have made a very strong chess engine for this price level. The computer can connect to a PC for enhanced visualisation and development. It has a database built in [...]

  • ST2018 Elizabethan Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    There are lots of Elizabethan chess sets out there in the big wide world, but this one seems extremely nice in the category of quality. The price proves my theory too. But not like it’s extremely expensive. It’s worth the quality you get for these little things. It’s made from crushed marble, and the king [...]

  • ST2017 American Civil War Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:41
    This is a Civil War chess set from Chess Baron. Nothing too ‘out there’ with this set, but it’s still nice. No eye candy in the pieces, but they do look very well made. especially the knight, who looks like someone spent alot of time and effort on. The price is extremely high though. You [...]

  • Chess Sets and Chess Sales

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  • An Unbelievable Mate

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    During my extensive research on Jackson Showalter, I recently came across this article from 1916 that details an inexplicable eleven move checkmate suffered by then American chess champion Frank Marshall at a Brooklyn, New York simul. The article is shown below and the moves of the game are also given. SOURCE: Washington Post – April 23rd, 1916 [Event "Simul"] [Site "Brooklyn, [...]

  • Botvinnik-Capablanca (1936)

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
      The third Moscow international chess tournament in 1936 had an impressive field of participants, including two former world champions (Jose Raul Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker) and one future world champion (Mikhail Botvinnik).  The tournament took place at the Hall of Columns in Moscow, Russia from May 14th to June 8th, 1936. The solid mix of Western and Soviet competitors were [...]

  • Remembering Bobby Fischer

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
      One year ago today, the greatest chess player of all time passed away in Iceland of kidney failure.  Bobby Fischer was 64 years old when he died and despite the fact that he had not played competitive chess since 1992, he was still the most talked about player in the annals of chess history. There have  since been discussions [...]

  • Even Champions Can Blunder

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    Stefano Roselli del Turco was a strong international chess player in the 1920’s and 1930’s.  He won the Italian Chess Championship in 1920, 1923, and 1931.  Even this strong chess master was not immune to bad games or blunders. At the famous 1925 Baden-Baden tournament, he played a game against the legendary Efim Bogoljubow in which he was [...]

  • Reshevsky’s Tournament Debut

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    Samuel Reshevsky, the legendary chess prodigy who was born in Poland and later immigrated to the United States, made his tournament debut at the age of 10 years old.  The site was the Chess Club International in New York City and the date was October 8th, 1922. The youngster’s opponent was Charles Jaffe, a very accomplished [...]

  • Kasparov Undone

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    The 1983 qualifying cycle to determine a challenger for Anatoly Karpov was filled with chess legends both past and future.  In the quarterfinal round, up and coming Russian player Garry Kasparov faced off against fellow Russian, Alexander Beliavsky. With Kasparov ahead by a full point, Beliavsky turned out a masterpiece in game 4 of their match.  [...]

  • A Capablanca Masterpiece

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    The London International Chess Congress of 1922 provided us with many memorable games.  Jose Raul Capablanca was the reigning world champion at the time and headlined an impressive cast of participants.  His first round game was against future world champion Max Euwe, the very first meeting between these two great players. Capablanca had the black pieces [...]

  • Hermann Helms (1870-1963)

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    Hermann Helms, “the dean of American chess”, was an accomplished chess columnist and an attacking chess player of national master caliber.  His chess career included wins over American legends Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Frank James Marshall.  He also won the New York state championship on two separate occasions (1906, 1925) and represented the United States [...]

  • Morphy at the Cafe de la Regence

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    During Paul Morphy’s famous European adventures in 1858, he made several stops at the infamous Cafe de la Regence in Paris, France.  The cafe had always been an important centerpiece in chess history, as most of the previous greats had played there at one time or another.  Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, Legall de Kremeur, and Adolf [...]

  • Latest Chess Poll

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:16:37
    Which Chess Match That Never Took Place Would You Most Like To Have Seen? Our recent poll poses an interesting question, one of which makes you go back in time and really think about the matchups that never took place.  This is one of the most compelling polls that we’ve come up with and one of the [...]

  • Anand Takes Lead Over Topalov | Video

    Updated: 2010-04-30 12:12:55
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand Takes Lead Over Topalov Video Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Reports Video Anand takes lead over Topalov for the first time WCC 2010, Sofia . Here is a cool video covering the news . If you liked the article kindly Digg it , Stumble it

  • Anand - Topalov WCC 2010 Game 5 LIVE with Commentary

    Updated: 2010-04-30 11:04:49
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Game 5 LIVE with Commentary Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Live Game 5 will start on 30.04.2010 15.00 EEST 12.00 UTC 17.30 IST See you then . Welcome to the live games commentary of the World Championship match between

  • Interview With Anand after Wch 4th Game Win

    Updated: 2010-04-30 10:50:16
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Interview With Anand after Wch 4th Game Win Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 GM Viswanathan Anand interview Video An interview with Anand after his WCC 4th Game Win . If you liked the article kindly Digg it , Stumble it , Add to Technorati ,

  • Interview With Anand After His WCh 4th Game Win [del.icio.us]

    Updated: 2010-04-30 10:25:10
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  • Topalov Anand Game 4 LIVE with Commentary

    Updated: 2010-04-30 09:47:16
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Topalov Anand Game 4 LIVE with Commentary Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Live Game 5 will start on 30.04.2010 15.00 EEST 12.00 UTC 17.30 IST See you then . Welcome to the live games commentary of the World Championship match between Anand and

  • Anand-Topalov WCh, g5

    Updated: 2010-04-30 08:13:49
    , Baku President's Cup Main Anand-Topalov WCh , g5 By Mig on April 30, 2010 04:13 Permalink 7 comments Tags World Championship Not sure why I've been writing R for round' in the item titles for the entire match , but I won't let a foolish consistency trump accuracy . It's game five in Sofia and Topalov very much needs to strike back before Anand takes two whites in a row . For the match newbies out there , they flip in the middle so the same player doesn't get white after a rest day every time . Anand leads 2.5-1.5. Is the Grunfeld off the menu entirely after the blowout in game one and the success with the Slav I hope not , as it guarantees excitement , not that we've been lacking that . lately Anand beat Kramnik with black in game 5 of their 2008 match . That continued a bad streak with

  • Anand-Topalov Off-day Blather

    Updated: 2010-04-30 04:16:09
    Anand-Topalov WCh , R4 : Catalantastic Vishy Main Anand-Topalov Off-day Blather By Mig on April 29, 2010 15:52 Permalink 34 comments Tags Kasparov World Championship The match is one-third done and aren't you already wishing they were going to play a respectable 20-game match Or maybe , as some have conjectured , they wouldn't be playing with guns blazing like this in a longer match . All hypothetical , so we won't worry about it . But 12 really is ridiculously short . The arguments in favor of these short matches are contradictory . Either it's 12 games is enough to show superiority or if nobody is clearly superior after 12, then they probably wouldn't be superior after 20 or 24, either . Both answers beg the question about what a world championship match is all about . Showing

  • Video Analysis of Anand - Topalov WCC 2010, Game 4

    Updated: 2010-04-29 22:14:01
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Video Analysis of Anand Topalov WCC 2010, Game 4 Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Game Analysis Video Video Analysis Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 by jrobichess . Thanks robi . ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov Game 1 Video Analysis by GM Peter

  • Ballantyne wins All-Girls Title!

    Updated: 2010-04-29 20:15:00
    Ballantyne shows off her scholarship letter. Photo by Elizabeth Vicary. Rochelle Ballantyne of Brooklyn Tech won the All-Girls 18-under title with 5-1. Danni Chen of Ohio State University also had 5-1 but with inferior tiebreaks. The All-Girls championship is sponsored by the Garry Kasparov Foundation in cooperation with the University of Texas at Dallas. The tournament [...]

  • Nakamura relocates to St. Louis

    Updated: 2010-04-29 20:14:56
    Nakamura winning the 2009 U.S. Championship. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. St. Louis just got a whole lot stronger in chess. A press release buzzed around the Internet about U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura relocating from the friendly climes of Seattle with its comfortable living for the St. Louis, a place known mostly for “The Arch” and its [...]

  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010, Schedule

    Updated: 2010-04-29 20:14:13
    At this point 4 games have been played in the 2010 World Chess Championship match. The remaining games are played after this schedule: Current standing Anand 2½ - Topalov 1½ Game 5: Topalov-Anand, April 30th, 12.00 GMT Game 6: Anand-Topalov, May 1st, 12.00 GMT Game 7: Anand-Topalov, May 3rd, 12.00 GMT Game 8: Topalov-Anand, May 4th, 12.00 GMT Game 9: Anand-Topalov, May 6th, 12.00 GMT Game 10: Topalov-Anand, May [...]

  • WCC 2010-4: Anand crushes Topalov for +1

    Updated: 2010-04-29 12:13:48
    Anand is on a roll… wins again with ‘Killer Catalan’! Photo by Europe-Echecs.com. World Champion Viswanathan Anand destroyed Challenger Veselin Topalov today in another “Killer Catalan”. This time it would be Anand to deliever a crushing knight sacrifice to shatter black’s king. The game evolved into a very interesting battle with Topalov deviating early with 5…Bb4+. Anand [...]

  • Ni Hua wins 9th Asian Continental/Individual (Open)

    Updated: 2010-04-29 12:13:43
    Chess-results.com link Philipino star Wesley So was leading the tournament but a round 7 loss to Chinese Ni Hua spoilt So chances of winning the championship. Ni Hua finished 7/9.   Malaysia’s resident GM coach, Ziaur Rahman is also taking part in the Subic tournament going into the final round with 4 points vs IM [...]

  • Anand vs. Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 Video Report

    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:28:23
    . Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand vs . Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 Video Report Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Reports Video Presenting Anand vs.Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 Video Reports . Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 Links ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov Game 1 Video Analysis

  • Anand vs.Topalov Game 4 WCC 2010 Report 3 [del.icio.us]

    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:25:12
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    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:17:43
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    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:15:14
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  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 - Game 4 - Press Conference

    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:11:58
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 Press Conference Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Reports Video Presenting Anand-Topalov WCC 2010-Game 4-Press Conference . Links ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov Game 1 Video Analysis by GM Peter Svidler ICC

  • Anand-Topalov WCh, R4: Catalantastic Vishy!

    Updated: 2010-04-29 11:05:43
    , : Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand-Topalov WCh , R4 : Catalantastic Vishy Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Reports Wow , Anand just devastated Topalov with a knight sac and mating attack out of another Catalan . Yes , a knight sac and mating attack on move 25 out of a

  • Anand - Topalov WCC 2010 - Game 4 Analysis

    Updated: 2010-04-29 10:58:45
    Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Game 4 Analysis Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Game Analysis Three decisive games in the first four of a world championship match Who needs drawing rules with such knock-out hungry players In a second Catalan , with a

  • Thursday Deal: Chess Book & Chess Boards

    Updated: 2010-04-29 09:00:55
    Are you ready for these two awesomeThursday Chess Deals? They’re only on sale today, April 29, 2010: Save $5 on Chess Tactics for Scholastic Players Chess Book Dean Ippolitos 206 page masterpiece madeespecially for scholastic players – on sale today! Save $60 on 5 Black PVC Chess Boards Five tournament-size folding boards made of PVC plastic on sale [...]

  • WCC 2010-3: Match stays level after draw

    Updated: 2010-04-29 04:12:53
    Would Veselin Topalov come out blazing after taking one on the chin in Game #2? It just so happened that he attempted to take the initiative, but Viswanathan Anand was more than willing to take up the fight. Anand took a page out of Vladimir Kramnik’s book by introducing the ultra solid Slav. Topalov tried [...]

  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010, Game 4

    Updated: 2010-04-29 04:12:37
    In game 4 we once again saw Anand sacing a pawn in the catalan for initiative. And after a questionnable 20…h6? from Topalov Anand eyed the opportunity of going for a kingside attack. And he did! 2½-1½ for Anand after 4 games… Share/Save

  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010-Game 4-Press Conference [del.icio.us]

    Updated: 2010-04-28 21:01:36
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  • Floppy Discs Death

    Updated: 2010-04-28 15:57:02
    Sony Corp. will discontinue domestic sales of its 3.5-inch floppy discs at the end of this fiscal year, the company announced on Friday. The electronics giant, which boasts a 70 percent share of the domestic floppy-disc market, will withdraw from the market at the end of March 2011. Full story from http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20100424p2a00m0na008000c.html Anybody still using these? I think [...]

  • Anand-Topalov WCh, R4: Catalantastic Vishy!

    Updated: 2010-04-28 15:57:01
    , Chess Party Main Anand-Topalov WCh , R4 By Mig on April 28, 2010 08:33 Permalink 32 comments Tags World Championship After holding with black in game three , Anand is back looking for his first lead of the match . Official site Chat it if you've got . it You do not have iframes enabled . More Info Categories Chess 32 Comments mansoor April 28, 2010 8:57 AM Reply R4 : Anand played 15. d5. Was it not better to 15. axb cxb 16. d5- Harish Srinivasan replied to comment from mansoor April 28, 2010 9:04 AM Reply I am sure he is still in his preparation . Maliq April 28, 2010 9:10 AM Reply No , the immediate d5 is better in these positions , because it threatens to undermine the defense of the b-pawn , and bxa4 is never a serious concern . If the pawn trade happens first , then there is no

  • Anand - Topalov WCC 2010 - Game 3 Analysis

    Updated: 2010-04-28 12:03:21
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  • Video Analysis Anand Topalov Game 3

    Updated: 2010-04-28 10:06:29
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    Updated: 2010-04-28 10:00:17
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  • Anand vs.Topalov WCC 2010 Game 3 Video Report

    Updated: 2010-04-28 09:55:19
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    Updated: 2010-04-28 09:55:06
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  • Anand vs. Topalov WCh Game 4: Prediction Time

    Updated: 2010-04-28 09:10:13
    . : Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Anand vs . Topalov WCh Game 4 : Prediction Time Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 By Dennis Monokroussos This prediction business is fun , and a good skill to develop when preparing for one's own opponents . So , chess fans , what do you

  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010, Game 3

    Updated: 2010-04-28 03:46:42
    After the rest day yesterday, play was resumed today. Game 3 was a very correct game from both sides which logically lead to a draw. The most exciting about todays game was probably that they didn’t shake hands (they simply forgot to, at least that was the statement on the press conference) and that there were no [...]

  • Anand vs.Topalov Game 3 WCC 2010 Report 1 [del.icio.us]

    Updated: 2010-04-28 00:50:31
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    Updated: 2010-04-28 00:50:27
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  • Anand holds Topalov

    Updated: 2010-04-27 22:33:33
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  • Anand holds Topalov with black in third game of World Championship

    Updated: 2010-04-27 22:28:25
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  • No handshake in Anand - Topalov Game 3

    Updated: 2010-04-27 22:13:37
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  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010-Game 3-Press Conference

    Updated: 2010-04-27 21:29:12
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  • ICC Chess.FM Live Coverage -WCC 2010 Game 2 - Anand vs. Topalov

    Updated: 2010-04-27 21:08:58
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  • ICC Chess.FM Live Coverage -WCC 2010 Game 1 - Anand vs. Topalov

    Updated: 2010-04-27 21:06:53
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  • Lunch @ Cameron Highlands

    Updated: 2010-04-27 15:37:09
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  • Anand-Topalov WCh, R3: No Grunfeld, No Problem

    Updated: 2010-04-27 15:36:59
    Are you guys talked out yet? Two games, two victories for white. Does Anand go back to the Grunfeld right away? Official site. Game starts at 8am ET. For those for whom 100 comments an hour isn't enough, you can get it out of your system in this ugly but functional little chat applet. [Taking it down between games to avoid clutter.] Update: Three games in and we have one of each, a win for both players and now a draw. Anand kept the Grunfeld in the repair shop and trotted out Plan B, the Slav that many assumed would be Plan A. Topalov actually swapped off queens to get a nice space advantage, but he couldn't prevent Anand from steadily liquidating to a draw. More later.

  • Topalov - Anand WCC 2010 Game 3 LIVE with Commentary

    Updated: 2010-04-27 12:59:12
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  • ICC Chess.FM - Anand vs. Topalov Game 2 Video Analysis by GM Alex Yermolinski

    Updated: 2010-04-27 08:31:01
    . Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov Game 2 Video Analysis by GM Alex Yermolinski Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Game Analysis ICC Chess.FM Video A gift for our readers . Presenting ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov WCC 2010, Game 1 Video Analysis

  • ICC Chess.FM - Anand vs. Topalov Game 1 Video Analysis by GM Peter Svidler

    Updated: 2010-04-27 08:19:41
    . Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov Game 1 Video Analysis by GM Peter Svidler Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 Game Analysis ICC Chess.FM Video A gift for our readers . Presenting ICC Chess.FM Anand vs . Topalov WCC 2010, Game 1 Video Analysis by

  • Topalov: I Made Mistake in 2nd Game vs. Anand

    Updated: 2010-04-27 01:31:42
    : . Home Privacy Policy Disclaimer Home Openings Endgame Videos Chess News World Chess Calendar Game Database Online Database Links Contact About Home Link-Name-1 Link-Name-1-1 Link-Name-1-2 Link-Name-1-3 Link-Name-2 Link-Name-2-1 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-2 Link-Name-2-3 Link-Name-3 Link-Name-3-1 Link-Name-3-2 Link-Name-3-3 Link-Name-4 Link-Name-5 Link-Name-5-1 Link-Name-5-2 Link-Name-5-3 Link-Name-5-4 Link-Name-6 Link-Name-6-1 Link-Name-6-2 Link-Name-7 Link-Name-8 Anand Topalov WCC 2010 Exclusive Shows The playlist is being contantly . updated Topalov : I Made Mistake in 2nd Game vs . Anand Filed in Labels : Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 GM Veselin Topalov Reports Veselin Topalov claims he lost Sunday's second game with world chess champion Anand because of a wrong move he had made at the very

  • Video Analysis of Anand - Topalov WCC 2010, Game 2

    Updated: 2010-04-26 16:26:31
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  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010 - Game 2 - Press Conference Video

    Updated: 2010-04-26 15:33:19
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  • WCC 2010-2: Anand storms back… evens match

    Updated: 2010-04-26 15:17:02
    India’s Viswanathan AnandPhoto © Chessvibes. After Viswanthan Anand’s crushing loss in game #1, many were wondering if the “Ashgate” ordeal he faced was affecting him. In fact that question was raised in the press conference. Anand did not offer his harrowing 40-hour trip as an excuse, but he certainly was “shellshocked” as described by some observers. [...]

  • Anand-Topalov, WCC 2010, Game 2

    Updated: 2010-04-26 03:06:40
    Anand strikes back! After his loss in the opening game I think many of us were excited to see the reaction from the world champion. And he delivered as a true professional: Steering the game into a postion which he knew would be uncomfortable for Topalov. Topalov lost patience and Anand scored a well deserved equalizer. 1-1 [...]

  • WCC 2010-1: Topalov breaks out on top!

    Updated: 2010-04-25 14:57:05
    Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand begin the 2010 World Championship. Photo © ChessVibes. The match was finally underway. Fans and pundits wondered what Veselin Topalov would play in the first encounter against Viswanathan Anand… 1.e4, 1.d4 or 1.Nf3. The Bulgarian played 1.d4 and the World Champion offered the Grunfeld. What happened next was a tremendous shock. [...]

  • KL Open 2010 Pictorial Crosstable

    Updated: 2010-04-25 14:57:00
      Improved the code for crosstable to include mouseover names. Click here to view. Viewed 641 times by 242 viewers

  • Anand-Topalov WCh, R2: The Champ Strikes Back

    Updated: 2010-04-25 14:56:59
    , Anand-Topalov WCh , R1 : Blowout Main Anand-Topalov WCh , R2 By Mig on April 25, 2010 01:54 Permalink 37 comments Tags World Championship Anand's turn with the white pieces today after a complete catastrophe in yesterday's game one . Six different world championship matches have started with an exchange of wins in the first two games , but you have to go back to the second Tal-Botvinnik match in 61 for the last example . Live today at 8am ET Not to be a snob , but it would be nice if they had someone with native-level English for the English pages of an official site of a world championship match . I'd give dollar for indefinite article or . two Kasparov thought Anand was crazy for playing that Grunfeld line in the first game . Not only is it very dangerous , he said , but Black doesn't

  • World Championship Rd 1: Anand lost

    Updated: 2010-04-25 14:56:58
    Not a good start for Anand with a loss as black in a Grunfeld opening. He succumed to Topalov’s Knight sac in the middlegame wiithout much fight. Tiredness after the road trip? Viewed 657 times by 251 viewers

  • Anand-Topalov WCC 2010, Game 1

    Updated: 2010-04-25 02:46:45
    After a 1 day postponement of the match due to closing of airports all over Europe, the match was finally underway today. Topalov won game 1, you can see how in this video made only an hour after the game was finished. Share/Save

  • The Drum to beat in Africa!

    Updated: 2010-04-24 14:37:10
    The Chess Drum’s Daaim Shabazz will arrive in Africa on May 12th with a contingent of faculty members from universities around the continental U.S. The group will visit a number of businesses, organizations and sites in South Africa (3 days), Kenya (5 days) and Tanzania (5 days). Shabazz hopes to be blogging from Africa [...]

  • Musical interlude

    Updated: 2010-04-24 14:37:05
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  • Anand-Topalov WCh, R1: Blowout

    Updated: 2010-04-24 14:37:04
    , 2010 World Championship Listicle Main Anand-Topalov WCh , R1 By Mig on April 24, 2010 06:19 Permalink 2 comments Tags live World Championship Finally , chess Your official game one thread here . Site here Game begins at 10am ET . ICC also running it live . Topalov has the white pieces and can play 1.e4 or 1.d4 with equal probability against Anand . Not that statistics are worth much , but he's had much more success with 1.d4 in recent . years Categories Chess 2 Comments chesshire cat April 24, 2010 7:12 AM Reply Let's play guess-the-opening-and result 1.d4 Semi-Slav draw jaideepblue April 24, 2010 8:02 AM Reply Recycling Mig's post on Game 1 : Bonn Your might think that because of those initial nerves the first game of a world championship is special mostly for historic reasons , not

  • 2010 World Championship Listicle

    Updated: 2010-04-24 14:37:04
    Ilyumzhinov Flees Sofia to Fight Karpov Main Anand-Topalov WCh , R1 2010 World Championship Listicle By Mig on April 24, 2010 04:05 Permalink 7 comments Tags Anand interview lists Topalov World Championship This is by no means exhaustive because I am by any means exhausted . Thanks to everyone in the comments doing a much better job than I am of keeping track of the match run-up . Two of my favorite people to follow , Frederic at ChessBase and Macauley at the ICC , aren't in Sofia never and maybe never because of , I assume , the possibility the Bulgarian organizers might take legal action over coverage . There really are no limits to the length chess will go to shoot itself in the foot . Let's hope the official site stays up . Place your bets on that . one Game one starts at 10am ET , the

  • Ilyumzhinov Flees Sofia to Fight Karpov

    Updated: 2010-04-24 02:26:41
    Matches for World Supremacy Main Ilyumzhinov Flees Sofia to Fight Karpov By Mig on April 23, 2010 11:33 Permalink 28 comments Tags FIDE Ilyumzhinov Karpov shenanigans Remarkable breaking news . Ilyumzhinov has apparently left Sofia before the first game in order to rush back to Moscow to try and secure the nomination of the Russian Federation . This means he left Sofia without announcing his presidential ticket . The RCF's Dvorkovich has admitted that the letter nominating Ilyumzhinov was not correctly authorized and they are now trying to track down chairman Alexander Bakh to get his signature . It seems like they were trying to take advantage of the chaotic state of the RCF since the reorg in February . Dvorkovich claims to the Russian paper Vedemosti that the charter doesn't say who can

  • Picture of the day

    Updated: 2010-04-24 02:26:40
      Vung Tao 2008. Viewed 763 times by 280 viewers

  • E-mail game: Claus Jensen-Bernand Klein

    Updated: 2010-04-24 02:26:28
    Bernand Klein has challenged me to a game and we have agreed to play via e-mail and with NO outside assistance whatsoever. You can follow the game in this post. Claus Jensen - Bernand Klein (delayed one full move)  Black to move 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Rc1 0-0 9.Bd3 [...]

  • 2010 Dubai Open

    Updated: 2010-04-23 14:16:38
    Dubai is a place of intrigue and marvel. A place of hopes and dreams… a chess paradise. It is the home of the world’s only seven-star hotel (pictured right) and the home of the opulent Dubai Chess & Culture Club. In the first week of April the club here hosted its 12th Dubai Open, an [...]

  • 50 Gb freed

    Updated: 2010-04-23 14:16:34
    Before     After Feels ‘lighter’ already to have over 50Gb freed up. Once more stuff in “My Documents” are sorted out and non-essential data backed up, there’ll be even more free space. Viewed 862 times by 297 viewers

  • Matches for World Supremacy

    Updated: 2010-04-23 02:06:37
    Karpov to Fight the System Main Matches for World Supremacy By Mig on April 22, 2010 15:49 Permalink 5 comments Tags Anand preview Topalov World Championship I'm starting to wonder if the Anand-Topalov match can be as exciting as the Karpov-Ilyumzhinov match and the Danailov vs The World match . Meanwhile , back at the ranch in Sofia under an ash cloud far , Topalov manager and Sofia organizer Darth Danailov is saying he's going to sue FIDE for delaying the start of the match one day to accommodate Anand , who was unable to fly to Sofia as scheduled due to the volcano . Wow , there's a sentence I never thought I'd write . Not the part about Danailov suing somebody . To be fair for a change , it's not untoward to seek redress and remuneration when a decision has cost you . money I'm a

  • Planning before attacking!

    Updated: 2010-04-22 01:46:26
    Planning before attacking! - This is the title I’ve chosen for my latest video. The video analyzes a game I played against David Trott on chess.com. He’s rated 1700 there and in the game I try to pinpoint where he goes wrong as a chess player. If deduced, he has the answer to many questions, but he more [...]

  • National Master Reviews Chess Tactics for Beginners by Convekta

    Updated: 2010-04-21 09:00:36
    National Master Kayden Troff wrote the following review of Chess Tactics for Beginners: Don’t be fooled by the name!! This chess software isn’t just for beginners, but it is great for beginners all the way up to about a 1200 level! It was made by Russian chess coaches, and it is very easy to [...]

  • Anand-Topalov, Eyjafjallajokull Be Damned

    Updated: 2010-04-20 13:16:34
    , WCh Postponement Main Anand-Topalov , Eyjafjallajokull Be Damned By Mig on April 20, 2010 00:21 Permalink 30 comments Tags Anand poll predictions Topalov World Championship Despite Iceland's last wish to have its ashes scattered over Europe , it looks like Anand is on the way and that the match will take place on or close to schedule . So let's keep all the partisan to delay or not delay chatter to the volcano thread and start talking some chess . Anand , defending world champion , 40 years old . Topalov , the challenger and home-town hero , 34. Kramnik beat Topalov . Anand beat Kramnik . Now the circle will either be completed and an annoying parity established or Anand will achieve status as something more than a post-Kasparov , pre-Carlsen primus inter pares figure . What do you say

  • African Regent Championship (Accra, Ghana)

    Updated: 2010-04-20 01:06:39
    Francis Anquandah showing game to e.tv Ghana. On the 10th of April, 2010, the Ghana Chess Association organized a chess tournament at the African Regent Hotel in Accra. Over forty (40) players participated in the seven round, G/30 event. At the end of the tournament, Francis Anquandah came in first after winning the tie-break [...]

  • 2010 World Championship (Anand vs. Topalov)

    Updated: 2010-04-19 12:56:39
    World Champion Viswanathan Anand will defend his crown against Challenger Veselin Topalov in a highly-anticipated Championship match. This match will features two exciting players likely to bring many exciting theoretical battles. The match will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria and will serve as the final event of the current cycle. This will also be the [...]

  • Danish Correspondence Chess Championship 2009

    Updated: 2010-04-16 23:59:27
    Another win rolled in for me today. Now I’m +3 =6 -0 for the tournament. Still placed 2nd but more and more dreaming of winning the event! See crosstable. [Event "DM 2009 (Danish Championship)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2009.11.1"] [Round "-"] [White "Jensen, Claus"] [Black "Varberg, Kenneth"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "2208"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 Be7 8.Bg2 Nfd7 [...]

  • Thursday Deal: Chess Pieces & Chess Set

    Updated: 2010-04-15 16:12:10
    Are you ready for these two awesomeThursday Chess Deals? They’re only on sale today, April 15, 2010: Save $42 on 10 Sets of Basic Chess Pieces Prepare for the upcoming chess tournaments by adding to your clubs collection of basic chess pieces. Add a nice chess board to these pieces and you’ll have a wonderful [...]

  • Danish Correspondence Chess Championships 2009

    Updated: 2010-04-13 22:53:38
    This is my most recent game in which I very luckily won because my opponent blundered a piece in an equal endgame. He immediately resigned. I now have +2 =6 -0 and is in 2nd place for the tournament. [Event "DM 2009 (Danish Championship)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2009.11.1"] [Round "-"] [White "Pontoppidan, Erik"] [Black "Jensen, Claus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2077"] [BlackElo "2126"] 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 [...]

  • Topalov-Anand, MTel Masters 2006

    Updated: 2010-04-11 22:05:29
    This is my most recent game analysis video. Share/Save

  • Egg of the week #13

    Updated: 2010-04-11 22:05:28
    Both of my Anand-Topalov game analysis videos got a mention on the front page of chessvideos.tv. Normally they call it Best of the Week, but in these easter times they’ve chosen to call it Egg of the week #13. You can watch the videos and read the commnets on chessvideos.tv clicking these links: Anand-Topalov, 1993 - Part One Anand-Topalov, [...]

  • Anand - Topalov, FIDE WCC 2010

    Updated: 2010-04-11 22:05:28
    The chess event of the year is getting closer and closer! In two weeks time the Anand-Topalov WCC match starts in Sofia, Bulgaria. The official website for the match has been up for quite some time already. As a little warm up for the match I have done a couple of videos today, covering two of the earlier games between Anand and [...]

  • How to Select Wood Chess Pieces

    Updated: 2010-04-09 09:00:33
    Which Type of Wood Should I Select for My Chess Pieces? There are many different varieties of wood available for wood chess pieces at Wholesale Chess. They range from the popular rosewood, to economic sheesham and luxurious ebony. Here’s a brief explanation of each of the main wood types available at Wholesale Chess: Red Sandalwood Deeply [...]

  • Thursday Deal: Chess Clock and Chess Book

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:00:28
    Ready for these two great Thursday Chess Deals? They’re only available on April 8, 2010: Save $17 on the Saitek Pro Game Clock III You don’t see a deal like this every day! Grab the ever-popular Competition Pro Game Clock III today! Now orders over $25 can also add a free gift to their order [...]

  • Customer Review: Roman’s Forum DVD Series

    Updated: 2010-04-05 09:00:43
    Volume 33 in International Grandmaster Roman Dzindzichashvilis Forum series combines what used to be 4 VHS tape lessons. Taken together, they constitute a practical repertoire for the 1. e4 player, with the defenses and main-lines most likely to be encountered in actual play, although players who wish a comprehensive system will have to fill in [...]

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