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Arkadij Naiditsch – Zahar Efimenko chess match

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Chess match, Efimenko, Naiditsch and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

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Arkadij Naiditsch – Zahar Efimenko chess match
Mukachevo, Ukraine, 12-18.08.2010

Arkadij Naiditsch and Zahar Efimenko will play a chess match 12-18.08.2010 in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The match will consist of six classical games. This is the same format that was used for the previous match of Efimenko against Short.

The opening will take place on the 11th of August in the Transcarpathian Regional State Russian Drama Theatre. The match will be accompanied by Open, Rapid, Blitz, children’s Open, a session of simultaneous games tournaments. One of the main events will be the Transkarpathian Cup 2010 (10-18 August 2010), more details at the official site.

Arkadij Naiditsch

Arkadij Naiditsch (born 25 October 1985 in Latvia) was awarded his GM title in April 2001. In 2002, he drew an eight-game match with former Candidates’ finalist Jan Timman in Dortmund.Naiditsch was clear winner of the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 Tournament, ahead of higher-rated and well-known players such as Loek Van Wely, Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, and Peter Leko. In 2007, he also won the German national championship based in Ghert. The same year he became champion with Beograd Beopublikum in Serbia. In 2009 he won Montreal International Chess Tournament. In 2010 he finished among the first positions of the Corus B chess tournament.

Zahar Efimenko

Zahar Efimenko, born July 3, 1985, is grandmaster since 2002. In 1999 Efimenko won in the U-14 World Youth Chess Championship in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. In the same year he was a member of the Ukrainian national youth team, which won the U-16 Chess Olympiad in Artek, Ukraine. Efimenko has won several chess tournaments since then, among them the 2001 Stork Young Masters in Hengelo, Netherlands. He became champion of Ukraine in 2006. In 2007, he tied for 1st-6th with Vitali Golod, Mateusz Bartel, Yuri Yakovich, Michael Roiz and Mikhail Kobalia in the 16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International tournament. In May 2010, he tied for 1st-2nd with Victor Bologan in the 40th Bosna International tournament in Sarajevo.

Official site: http://www.chess32x64.org/

Chess grows and grows

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Namibia, Namibia Chess Federation and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Chess interest grows and grows
- by Staff Reporter

WINDHOEK – The 3rd Bank Windhoek Namibia National Junior Chess Championship, hosted under the auspices of the Namibia Chess Federation, was held from 23 to 25 July 2010, at David Bezuidenhout High School in Windhoek.

Eleven-year-old Nicola Tjaronda and 15-year-old Julian Isaak took top honours in the respective male and female categories.

“The turnout for the Junior Chess Championship is an indication that the sport, which engages and sharpens cognitive skills, is becoming popular in schools and that youth are developing an interest in it.

“Bank Windhoek is proud to support this sport that develops the improvement of scholars and their cognitive skills, at the same time giving them an activity that keeps them entertained and busy,” said Riaan van Rooyen, Head of Corporate Communication and Social Investment at Bank Windhoek.

“Chess interest is growing at an exciting rate. We are seeing more and more scholars taking it as a sport and they are so serious that they sacrifice whole weekends to partake in the tournaments.

“This is of course with the support of their parents that we are thankful to. We are also grateful for Bank Windhoek that really is helping the National Chess Federation to make this a reality. Without them we would not have made it this far,” added Max Nitzborn, president of the Namibia Chess Federation.

The annual Bank Windhoek Namibia National Junior Chess Championship saw invited players under the age of 20 competing.

Nicola Tjaronda, who beat a university student along the way, began playing chess two years ago and is described by Nitzborn as a natural talent, while Isaak has been playing for the past four years.

The rest of the results of the Bank Windhoek Namibia National Junior Chess Championship reads as follows:

Females:

Second was Lischen Mentile, followed by Dolly Tuaandi in third place.

Males: Hange Tjingaete was second and Dantago Boois third.

The ultimate purpose of hosting this particular tournament is to determine the Namibian National Junior Chess Champion for 2010, to promote chess as an intellectual, educational and recreational sporting outlet for youth and the broader Namibian population, and above all, to improve the standard of junior chess in Namibia.

http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=12223

Grandmaster needs funds to compete abroad

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Le Quang Liem, Susan Polgar Chess and Vietnam. 0 Comments

Grand master needs funds to compete abroad
July, 29 2010 09:47:43

International Grand master (IGM) Le Quang Liem needs an annual fund of US$100,000 to train abroad, the Viet Nam Chess Federation said.

Liem, who finished second at the Sparkassen Chess Tournament in Dortmund, Germany, last week, usually plays just 10 international tournaments a year – an IGM typically plays three times that number.

The federation said it had an annual budget of just $70,000 to cover the expenses of national chess players training abroad.

The HCM City-born chess player, who is ranked 55th in the world, would be able to improve his Elo rating of 2681 by taking part in more international competitions, the federation said.

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn

Actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Garry Kasparov, Music video and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov
Music Posted by Robin Murray Thu, 29/07/2010

Welsh rock survivors Manic Street Preachers have recruited Michael Sheen to star in their new video.

After more than two decades together, Manic Street Preachers still have a desire to prove themselves. Confirming details of their new album ‘Postcards From A Young Man’ the band aim to reclaim the stadiums.

Following on from last year’s emotional ‘Journal For Plague Lovers’ the album is a return to their rock roots. Upcoming single ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’ is set to have an unusual video, starring Michael Sheen.

Best known for portraying Brian Clough in ‘The Damned United’ the actor has also taken on parts in ‘The Queen’ and new sitcom ’30 Rock’.

Now Michael Sheen is set to work with Manic Street Preachers. The actor is due to play Russian chess icon Gary Kasparov the upcoming video, inspired by a classic match between two Grandmasters.

“It looks like Michael Sheen is gonna be in the video, which we’re really thrilled about,” Nicky Wire told the NME. “We’ve tried to recreate the classic ’70s chess match between Kasparov and (Bobby) Fischer. That’s the kind of vibe behind it. It’s real ’70s Russia – just that idea of ‘it’s not war, just the end of love’, I think a chess game really fits that.”

Continuing, the bass player explained that the video would tackle Cold War politics. “It’s a really serious intellectual game but, you know, it’s not World War Three. Although the cold war chess games were kind of like wars played out on a chess board. Me and James (Dean Bradfield) have come up with the idea for it.”

Meanwhile, tickets are still up for grabs at a special one off London show. Manic Street Preachers are set to perform in London later this summer, with the audience comprising just 100 competition winners.

If you miss out, the Welsh trio have confirmed details of a lengthy British arena tour this winter.

Source: http://www.clashmusic.com

Bullyproof Chess

Published by United States Chess Federation July 29th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 Comments

Rener Gracie is part of Bullyproof!, a program that combines martial arts and chess to prepare kids for bullying. See a video of Gracie getting schooled in blitz chess.

Overnight chess tactic

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

White to move. How should White proceed?

Source: ChessToday.net

IV Torneo Internacional A.D.San Juan

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Susan Polgar Chess and Torneo Internacional A.D. San Juan. 0 Comments

Round 5 results:

Bo.		Name	Result		Name
1	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	1 – 0	GM	Morozevich Alexander
2	GM	Granda Zuniga Julio E	1 – 0	IM	Reinaldo Castineira Roi
3	GM	Fressinet Laurent	1 – 0	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo
4	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel	½ – ½	GM	Fedorchuk Sergey
5	GM	Zvjaginsev Vadim	½ – ½	GM	Kurnosov Igor

Standings after 5 rounds:

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	2663	POL	*			½		1	½	1	½		3,5	0,0	8,00
2	GM	Fressinet Laurent	2697	FRA		*	½	½			1	½		1	3,5	0,0	7,00
3	GM	Zvjaginsev Vadim	2656	RUS		½	*		½	½		½		1	3,0	0,0	6,75
4	GM	Fedorchuk Sergey	2665	UKR	½	½		*	½				1	½	3,0	0,0	6,50
5	GM	Granda Zuniga Julio	2639	PER			½	½	*		½	½	1		3,0	0,0	6,00
6	GM	Morozevich Alexander	2715	RUS	0		½			*	½		1	1	3,0	0,0	4,50
7	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	2614	VEN	½	0			½	½	*		½		2,0	0,0	5,25
	GM	Kurnosov Igor	2662	RUS	0	½	½		½			*		½	2,0	0,0	5,25
9	IM	Reinaldo Castineira Roi	2511	ESP	½			0	0	0	½		*		1,0	0,0	2,75
10	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel	2543	ESP		0	0	½		0		½		*	1,0	0,0	2,50

Official website: http://ajedrezsanjuan.blogspot.es/
Results page: http://chess-results.com/tnr34216.aspx

Nana Dzagnidze is leading FIDE Women Grand Prix series

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Mongolia, Nana Dzagnidze, Susan Polgar Chess and Women's Grand Prix. 0 Comments

Nana Dzagnidze is leading FIDE Women Grand Prix series
Wednesday, 28 July 2010

30th of July 12 top-grandmasters will start the struggle in the Fifth FIDE Women Grand Prix series tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The average rating of the competition is 2487 points.

All participants are very strong. The top-rated player of the tournament is the second-rated player in the World – Humpy Koneru from India. Among the participants – four former Women World Champions: Maia Chiburdanidze, Zhu Chen, Antoaneta Stefanova and Xu Yuhua.

Summarizing the results of the four previous stages, the leader of Women Grand Prix series is Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia. She scored 390 points and she has one more stage to play – in Santiago, Chile.

The second place is occupied by Chinese Hou Yifan (320 points), the third – by Russian Tatiana Kosintseva (290 points). They both have their last chance to gain the Grand Prix series victory in Ulaanbaatar.

The winner of the Grand Prix series will play in 2011 in the Candidate event of the World Championship Cycle.

The cumulative score is based on best three results for each player.

http://ulaanbaatar2010.fide.com

Anu Bayar wins SPGI Blitz

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Blitz, Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments

Final standings:

# Name Rating Total

1 Anu Bayar 2099 6.0

2 Taylor McCreary 1697 5.0

3 Victoria Bian 1577 5.0

4 Julia Jones 1749 4.5

5 Rebekah Liu 1724 4.5

6 Maggie Feng 1579 4.5

7 Agata Bykovtsev 1790 4.0

8 Sayaka Foley 1731 4.0

9 Alexandra Wiener 1629 4.0

10 Mandy Lu 1595 4.0

11 Devina Devagharan 1561 4.0

12 Rebecca Lelko 1855 3.5

13 Katie Abderhalden 1729 3.5

14 Brianna Conley 1583 3.5

15 Shayna Provine 1502 3.5

16 Bethany Carson 1316 3.5

17 Charity Carson 918 3.5

18 Rachel Ulrich 1513 3.0

19 Emily Nguyen 1515 3.0

20 Annastasia Wyzywany 1474 3.0

21 Clarisa Abella 1458 3.0

22 Kristen Sarna 1421 3.0

23 Alexandra Timofte 1151 3.0

24 Susie Ulrich 899 3.0

25 Emily Hasch 785 3.0

26 Sadia Qureshi 1346 2.5

27 Rebecca Deland 1254 2.5

28 Helen Lou 1176 2.5

29 Crystal Qian 1016 2.5

30 Tori Whatley 1004 2.5

31 Amelia Wyzywany 1283 2.0

32 Sydney Morris 1155 2.0

33 Aiya Cancio 1120 2.0

34 Minna Wang 1108 2.0

35 Isabel James 1079 2.0

36 Selena Wong 890 2.0

37 Estella Wong 720 2.0

38 Jacinda Lee 485 2.0

39 Bernadette Perez 1024 1.0

40 Anna Lee 468 1.0

41 Hannah Cheng 234 1.0

42. Stephanie Ballom X

SPGI Friends and Family Blitz

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Blitz, Parents and Friends, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments

Final standings:

1-3. Vlad Timofte 4 / 5
1-3. Tony Wong 4 / 5
1-3. Lawrence Wong 4 / 5

4-7. Zach Cancio 3 / 5
4-7. Paul Michel Truong 3 / 5
4-7. Angelito Abella 3 / 5
4-7. Danie Carson 3 / 5

8-10. Angie Abderhalden 2
8-10. Tim Carson 2
8-10. Kumari Nallakumar 2

11. Martha Underwood
12. David Whatley

3-way tie for 1st in Biel

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Biel, Fabiano Caruana, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Susan Polgar Chess and Vachier-Lagrave. 0 Comments

Final round standings:

Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	- Giri, Anish	1-0
Caruana, Fabiano	- Howell, David	½
So, Wesley	- Andreikin, Dmitry	½
Rodshtein, Maxim	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½
Negi, Parimarjan	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½

Final standings:

1-3.	Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son	g	VIE	2617	5½
1-3.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2723	5½
1-3.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2697	5½
4.	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2650	5
5-7.	So, Wesley	g	PHI	2674	4½
5-7.	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2708	4½
5-7.	Rodshtein, Maxim	g	ISR	2609	4½
8.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2672	4
9.	Howell, David	g	ENG	2616	3½
10.	Negi, Parimarjan	g	IND	2615	2½

http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/

Four former Women World champions come to Ulaanbaatar

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess and Women's Grand Prix. 0 Comments

Four former Women World champions come to Ulaanbaatar

Dear participants, organizers and guests of the tournament!

On behalf of the International chess federation FIDE I would like to congratulate you on the opening of the next stage of FIDE Women Grand Prix!

First of all, I would like to thank a management of Mongolia, President Tsakhia Elbegdorj for the opportunity to hold the Grand Prix stage in Mongolia capital – Ulaanbaatar.

So important event are holding in Mongolia for the first time, and this fact shows the development and popularization of chess in the country. There are a lot of strong chess players in Mongolia, practically each Mongolian family have someone who involved in playing chess, game is loved in the country.

Opening of the new point on a chess map has huge value: the general image of Mongolia improves interest to chess increases and remains high – both for adults, and for children. The example, which famous grandmasters show to young chess players, gives them a powerful impulse both in life, and in sports.

I am assured, that the tournament will be very interesting. Four former Women World champions will take part in the Grand Prix stage altogether for the first time. Participants will fight for the victory in Grand Prix Series – for possibility to struggle for a title of Women World champion.

I wish all the players uncompromising fight, successes, beautiful games and sporting good luck!

Gens Una Sumus!
We are one family!
FIDE President
Head of the Kalmyk Republic
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

http://ulaanbaatar2010.fide.com/

Chess Classic Mainz 2010

Published by Contact Information July 29th, 2010 in Chess Classic Mainz, Mainz and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Chess Classic Mainz 2010 – Counting down the days to the tenth edition

The tenth edition of the Chess Classic Mainz is just days away. From 06-08 August 2010, Mainz will be the centre of the rapid chess world. As we have announced earlier, the organizing Chess Tigers had to cut down the event to three days, but the Chess Classic is still the main rapid chess event in the world, with many top grandmasters in the entry list. The winner of the Open Grenke Rapid World Championship will not only be amply rewarded with €6000 prize money, but will also receive the prestigious title “Rapid Chess World Champion”.

The main sponsor of the event is Wolfgang Grenke, chairman of the GRENKELEASING AG. He started sponsoring the Chess Classic in 2005 and has increased his involvement every year. On 13 June, Grenke was honored with the European Culture Initiative Award for his abundant merits for cultural projects in Baden-Baden and his dedication to promote and support chess in Germany. Together with the many paying participants, he is responsible for the fact, that the showpiece of the Chess Classic, the gigantic Open will be played again and is upgraded to a world championship.

However, we should not forget to mention the other sponsors and partners of the Chess Classic Mainz. Without FiNet AG, Stadtwerke Mainz AG, Livingston, Hilton Mainz, the Congress Center Mainz and our prime partner ChessBase and Schach Niggemann, organizing such an event would be impossible. The city of Mainz and its Lord Mayor Jens Beutel is proud to host the Chess Classic for the tenth year in a row. Beutel is an excellent chess player and this year he is not only the patron of the event, he is eager to play the open rapid world championship as well.

The format of the open tournament will not be changed. Eleven hard-fought rounds will be played and the tempo will be 20 minutes + 5 seconds per move. The tournament will take place in the fully air-conditioned Rheingoldhalle of the Congress Center Mainz. During the world championship the very popular “Kids Club” will be opened again during the tournament. Chess loving parents can fully concentrate on their games, knowing that their kids are in good hands.

Levon Aronian, who won the title in a match against Anand last year, will try to defend his title in Mainz. This task will not be easy, since the Armenian star will face strong opposition this year. Top 2700+ players like Alexei Shirov, Alexander Grischuk, Sergei Movsesian, Gata Kamsky and Vugar Gashimov have already confirmed their participation!

More information about the Chess Classic Mainz 2010 can be found on our website www.chesstigers.de.

Aronian	Levon	Int. Grandmaster	2783
Grischuk	Alexander	Int. Grandmaster	2760
Shirov	Alexei	Int. Grandmaster	2749
Movsesian	Sergei	Int. Grandmaster	2723
Gashimov	Vugar	Int. Grandmaster	2719
Kamsky	Gata	Int. Grandmaster	2713
Kasimdzhanov	Rustam	Int. Grandmaster	2699
Bologan	Victor	Int. Grandmaster	2695
Inarkiev	Ernesto	Int. Grandmaster	2671
Bareev	Evgeny	Int. Grandmaster	2663
Zvjaginsev	Vadim	Int. Grandmaster	2656
Markowski	Tomasz	Int. Grandmaster	2628
Kazhgaleyev	Murtas	Int. Grandmaster	2619
Iturrizaga	Eduardo	Int. Grandmaster	2614
Kempinski	Robert	Int. Grandmaster	2612
Tregubov	Pavel	Int. Grandmaster	2610
Kovalyov	Anton	Int. Grandmaster	2599
Pelletier	Yannick	Int. Grandmaster	2589
Hera	Imre Jr.	Int. Grandmaster	2585
Ghaem Maghami	Ehsan	Int. Grandmaster	2574
Moradiabadi	Elshan	Int. Grandmaster	2571
Andersson	Ulf	Int. Grandmaster	2567
Milov	Leonid	Int. Meister	2562
Bischoff	Klaus	Int. Grandmaster	2553
Berczes	David	Int. Grandmaster	2551
Mahjoob Zardast	Morteza	Int. Grandmaster	2546
Jaracz	Pawel	Int. Grandmaster	2541
Prohaszka	Peter	Int. Grandmaster	2526

Zoler wins Andorra Open

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Andorra, Andorra Open and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Rk.	0	Nombre	FED	Elo	Pts.	Des 1	Des 2	Des 3
1	m	Zoler Dan	ISR	2474	7,5	2594	48,0	38,0
2	g	Bruzon Batista Lazaro	CUB	2653	7,0	2674	55,5	43,5
3	g	Hamdouchi Hicham	FRA	2600	7,0	2671	55,0	44,0
4	g	Balogh Csaba	HUN	2628	7,0	2634	53,0	42,0
5	gm	Cori Jorge	PER	2486	7,0	2617	51,5	40,0
6	g	Paunovic Dragan	SRB	2553	7,0	2592	51,0	40,5
7	g	Narciso Dublan Marc	ESP	2540	7,0	2580	53,0	42,5
8	g	Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis	ESP	2532	7,0	2575	50,5	39,5
9	m	Ipatov Alexander	ESP	2507	6,5	2539	50,5	40,0
10	m	Delorme Axel	FRA	2455	6,5	2537	52,0	41,5
11	m	Gagarin Vasilij	RUS	2403	6,5	2530	50,5	39,0
12	g	Almeida Quintana Omar	CUB	2559	6,5	2511	49,5	39,0
13	g	Delchev Aleksander	BUL	2632	6,5	2490	52,0	40,0
14	m	Mogranzini Roberto	ITA	2387	6,5	2486	49,5	39,0
15	g	Gonzalez Vidal Yuri	CUB	2522	6,5	2472	48,5	38,5
16	m	Philippe Christophe	FRA	2431	6,5	2442	48,0	37,0
17	g	Zilberman Yaacov	ISR	2441	6,0	2558	53,0	41,5
18	g	Edouard Romain	FRA	2620	6,0	2537	55,0	43,5
19	g	Spraggett Kevin	CAN	2575	6,0	2536	54,5	43,0
20	f	Demuth Adrien	FRA	2394	6,0	2451	48,0	38,5
21	m	Pavlovic Milos M	SRB	2483	6,0	2445	49,5	39,5
22	m	Fierro Baquero Martha L.	ECU	2372	6,0	2436	49,5	39,0
23	m	Benitah Yohan	FRA	2382	6,0	2389	47,0	36,5
24	m	Vehi Bach Victor Manuel	ESP	2405	6,0	2350	47,0	37,0
25		Midoux Sebastien	FRA	2314	6,0	2249	43,5	33,0
26	m	Loeffler Markus	GER	2355	6,0	2248	43,0	32,5
27	m	Archangelsky Mikhail	RUS	2209	6,0	2201	38,0	29,0

Full standings here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr36244.aspx?lan=2

Wednesday chess tactic

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

White to move. What’s the best continuation for White?

Source: ChessToday.net

Registration and travel details for Olympiad

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Dear Chess Friends!

Attention to all FIDE Federations! Please be informed that July 28, Wednesday is the last day for any possible changes or amendments, concerning the composition of your teams, bookings for charter or accommodation.

After July 28 any changes will not be considered!

Please pay attention to the last confirmed charter schedule:

19.09.2010 (To Khanty-Mansiysk)
Departure	Flight number	Venue	Plane	Arrival	Airport
9:15	FQ9768	Milan-Khanty	A320-200/180Y	22:00	Malpensa
10:00	G9 1557	Dubai-Khanty	Airbus 320-200/150Y	17:25
11:00	OPБ9271	Dubai-Khanty	Boeing 737-500/100Y	18:20
13:00	HV 8287	Munich-Khanty	Boeing 737-700/140Y	22:15
20:00	LG 7525	Munich-Khanty	Boeing 737-800/186Y	5:35
21:15	OK 8776	Prague-Khanty	A321/ 204Y	5:00
20.09.2010 (To Khanty-Mansiysk)
Departure	Flight number	Venue	Plane	Arrival	Airport
11:00	U6 3480	Dubai-Khanty	Airbus 320-200/160Y	18:35
0:05		Moscow-Khanty	A320-214/140Y	6:10	Sheremetyevo
11:00	HH 9921	Moscow-Khanty	Boeing 757-200/218Y	15:50	Domodedovo
11:15	HH 9923	Moscow-Khanty	Boeing 757-200/218Y	17:00	Domodedovo
04.10.2010 (From Khanty-Mansiysk)
Departure	Flight number	Venue	Plane	Arrival	Airport
11:20	HH 9924	Khanty-Moscow	Boeing 757-200/218Y	12:20	Domodedovo
13:10	HH 9922	Khanty-Moscow	757-200/218Y	14:10	Domodedovo
17:00		Khanty-Moscow	A320-214/140Y	18:00	Sheremetyevo
12:00	U6 3479	Khanty-Dubai	Airbus 320-200/160Y	15:45
12:30	OPБ9272	Khanty-Dubai	Boeing 737-500/100Y	15:50
18:10	G9 1558	Khanty-Dubai	Airbus 320-200/150Y	21:50
16:45	OK 8777	Khanty-Prague	A 321/ 204	17:30
18:30	FQ9769	Khanty-Milan	A320-200/180Y	21:00	Malpensa
19:45	HV 8288	Khanty-Munich	Boeing 737-700/140Y	21:35
21:00	LG 7528	Khanty-Munich	Boeing 737-800/186Y	23:00

Official Olympiad web-site www.ugra-chess.com

Biel chess festival video

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Biel, Chess Video and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

World Chess Federation Outlines Big Plans for Facebook

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in FaceBook, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

World Chess Federation Outlines Big Plans for Facebook
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:12:42 GMT

NEW YORK, NY and MOSCOW — 07/28/10 — With Facebook membership recently topping 500 million users, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov admits he is what one might call a late adopter. “I am excited to join Facebook and overwhelmed with support from the online community,” said the World Chess Federation leader, who opened Facebook and Flickr accounts this week.

But unlike most new users, Ilyumzhinov has a bold vision for how he and his organization will use social networking sites to take the popularity of chess to a new level. “We want to give fans of the game new and interesting ways to learn chess on the Internet — and, most importantly, to play in tournaments with the world’s greatest players. The Internet can make this opportunity possible for anyone, regardless of where they live,” Ilyumzhinov wrote on his new page.

It seems apt, then, that the number of people in the world who play or follow chess is currently estimated at over 500 million — the same number as use Facebook. And FIDE believes it can double that number with the help of its ambitious social networking initiative.

Several new chess-related Facebook apps are already on their way thanks to CNC, a firm that is partnering with FIDE in the effort. “We are creating a series of chess training programs for Facebook users,” said CNC CEO George Taylor, “but our larger goal is to facilitate the world’s first official, FIDE-certified online chess tournament. We are excited to offer chess fans a vibrant community where they can compete for prizes, earn special online FIDE rankings, and challenge their peers more easily than ever.” The most talented online players, Taylor added, will be invited to compete in official world tournaments.

Collaboration with social network platforms to increase the popularity of chess is also a key plank in Ilyumzhinov’s platform as he campaigns for re-election as FIDE president. The FIDE presidential election will be held in September in the central Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk. Each of the 168 member countries gets one vote in the election, and 75 have already announced that they will support the incumbent president.

Source: http://www.earthtimes.org

Biel (Final Round) super young GM LIVE game with computer analysis

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Biel, LIVE games and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Live chess broadcast powered by ChessBomb and Chessdom

You can view multiple LIVE games at once. There is a tab at the top which says Biel 2010. There is also a list of all games. Click on any game you would like to see with full computer analysis. Then if you want to see another game, simply click the tab Biel 2010 and it will bring you back to the main menu. Click on another game you would like to see and there it is. If you would like to see a previous game, just click on that specific tab. This new technology allows you to view multiple LIVE games at once in real time. You can also see games from previous rounds with full computer analysis. Have fun

2010 Dutch Open

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Dutch Open, Holland and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Dutch Open 2010

The 9-round Swiss System Open Dutch Open is taking place from Tuesday July 27 to Thursday August 6, 2010. There are 12 IMs and 13 GMs participating.

Leaders after the first round:

Rank	Name	Score	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We
1	GM L’Ami, Erwin	1.0	M	2620	2955	+0.08
2	GM Ernst, Sipke	1.0	M	2583	2930	+0.09
3	GM Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav	1.0	M	2578	2914	+0.08
4	GM Moradiabadi, Elshan	1.0	M	2571	2914	+0.08
5	IM Milov, Leonid	1.0	M	2562	2910	+0.09
6	GM Neverov, Valeriy	1.0	M	2544	2908	+0.10
7	IM Haub, Thorsten Michael	1.0	M	2518	2908	+0.11
8	IM Brandenburg, Daan	1.0	M	2514	2904	+0.11
9	IM Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag	1.0	M	2511	2899	+0.11
10	GM Fargere, Francois	1.0	M	2478	2891	+0.13
11	IM Zoler, Dan	1.0	M	2474	2888	+0.13
12	GM Visser, Yge	1.0	M	2469	2881	+0.13

More pairings and results here: http://onk.schaakbond.nl/deelnemers/open-nk

US Chess School Comes to Dallas

Published by United States Chess Federation July 28th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 Comments

Elizabeth Vicary writes about the 12th session of the US Chess School held in Dallas. See puzzles by teachers FM Aviv Friedman and founder IM Greg Shahade, and Aviv’s beloved alien story.

The benefits of chess

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Anand, Chess benefits, Chess in Education and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Can chess improve kids’ concentration?
Hindustan Times
New Delhi, July 28, 2010

Vishwanathan Anand (popularly known as Vishy) believes chess helps improve self-confidence, and problem solving techniques, and memory of students. “It’s a two way process. To play chess, you must have some self-confidence and vice versa,” says Anand.

He was speaking at a panel discussion on ‘impact of chess on life skills and academics’, recently organised at the India Habitat Centre in the Capital.

A research was carried out on the students of 13,000 government schools, who played chess for a long time, and their academic performance, the researchers found, had improved especially in subjects such as science and mathematics. “In the research, students who played more than 100 matches were observed very closely and their behavioural patterns and academic performance was analysed by experts. A marked improvement in their performance was found,” says Rajendra S Pawar, chairman, NIIT Ltd.

Based on the research, it was suggested by D Hundoo, cognitive learning specialist, IGNOU, that chess be made an optional course in mathematics. “It is seen when it was introduced as the part of curriculum of mathematics in Belgium, there was substantial improvement in the performance of kids,” he says.

But Pawar didn’t endorse making it compulsory. “We want chess to be taken more seriously but it shouldn’t be mandatory in the course curriculum as research hasn’t established the fact that it definitely improves performance. It has some influence but we would need even more evidence,” adds Pawar.

It is also suggested that chess should be relished as a game and not like an academic subject. “Before we teach chess to kids in classrooms we must ensure that kids play it,” says D Marmar Mukhopadhyay, adviser, government of India.

Here is the full article.

Players needed

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Dear chess friends,

There will be two closed tournaments held in Dublin between the 20th and 30th of August (see details at http://www.icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=261) There is a vacancy at the IM-norm tournament – the organisers are seeking a foreign player with a FIDE rating of 2325 of higher. If you are interested, please e-mail me at ababurin@iol.ie and baburin@gmail.com for further details.

With best regards,
GM Alex Baburin

Arbiter Update: From the World School to Online Training

Published by United States Chess Federation July 28th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 Comments

Organizer Sevan Muradian updates CLO readers on international arbiters, an online arbiter training seminar and recent arbiter norms. Check out links on fide.com and nachess.org.

K and P endgame

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Endgame Improvement, K and P endgame, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

White to move. Is this a win or draw for White?

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SPGI participant Emily Nguyen scored 6/6 at U.S. Junior

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Emily Nguyen, SP Girl's Invitational, SP National Invitational for Girls, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU, Texas Tech and US Junior Open. 0 Comments

Emily Nguyen of Austin, Texas, scored 6/6 to win the U.S. Junior Under 8 Championship (Open section with both Boys and Girls) while breaking 1,500 at the same time!

She is now at Texas Tech University to participate in the 2010 SP Girl’s Invitational. She was only rated just a little more than 1,000 last year at the 2009 SP National Invitational for Girls. She jumped approximately 500 points in just one year!

Girls just wanna have fun

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments

Girls having fun at the 2010 SP Girl’s Invitational (Texas Tech University), the most prestigious all-girls event in the United States.

Morozevich leads IV Torneo Internacional A.D.San Juan after 4

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Alexander Morozevich, Susan Polgar Chess and Torneo Internacional A.D. San Juan. 0 Comments

Round 4 results:

1	GM	Morozevich Alexander	½ – ½	GM	Zvjaginsev Vadim
2	GM	Kurnosov Igor	½ – ½	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel
3	GM	Fedorchuk Sergey	½ – ½	GM	Fressinet Laurent
4	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	½ – ½	GM	Granda Zuniga Julio
5	IM	Reinaldo Castineira Roi	½ – ½	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw

Standings after 4 rounds:

Rk.		Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts.
1	GM	Morozevich Alexander	2715	RUS	*			½		½			1	1	3,0
2	GM	Fedorchuk Sergey A	2665	UKR		*	½		½		½		1		2,5
3	GM	Wojtaszek Radoslaw	2663	POL		½	*			½		1	½		2,5
	GM	Zvjaginsev Vadim	2656	RUS	½			*	½		½			1	2,5
5	GM	Fressinet Laurent	2697	FRA		½		½	*			½		1	2,5
6	GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	2614	VEN	½		½			*	½		½		2,0
	GM	Granda Zuniga Julio E	2639	PER		½		½		½	*	½			2,0
8	GM	Kurnosov Igor	2662	RUS			0		½		½	*		½	1,5
9	IM	Reinaldo Castineira Roi	2511	ESP	0	0	½			½			*		1,0
10	GM	Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel	2543	ESP	0			0	0			½		*	0,5

Official website: http://ajedrezsanjuan.blogspot.es/
Results page: http://chess-results.com/tnr34216.aspx

5 remain perfect at British Championship

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Adams, British Championship and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Leaders after 2 rounds:

Rank	Name	Score	M/F	BH	SB	Rating	TPR	W-We
1	GM Adams, Michael	2.0	M	1.0	1.0	2706	3127	+0.28
2	GM Williams, Simon K	2.0	M	2.0	2.0	2511	3040	+0.48
3	GM Gormally, Daniel W	2.0	M	1.0	1.0	2480	2957	+0.37
4	IM Pert, Richard G	2.0	M	1.5	1.5	2460	2946	+0.39
5	IM Rudd, Jack	2.0	M	1.5	1.5	2236	3193	+1.56
6	GM Pert, Nicholas	1.5	M	2.0	1.25	2551	2541	-0.01
7	GM Gordon, Stephen J	1.5	M	2.5	1.75	2534	2413	-0.23
8	GM Conquest, Stuart C	1.5	M	2.0	1.25	2523	2514	-0.01
9	GM Wells, Peter K	1.5	M	1.5	0.75	2488	2466	-0.04
10	IM Houska, Jovanka	1.5	F	2.0	1.5	2433	2364	-0.13
11	FM Hawkins, Jonathan	1.5	M	2.0	1.5	2423	2355	-0.13
12	FM Slavin, Alexei	1.5	M	2.5	1.75	2417	2348	-0.13
13	IM Hunt, Adam C	1.5	M	2.5	1.75	2408	2551	+0.19
14	IM Rendle, Thomas E	1.5	M	2.5	1.75	2391	2559	+0.44
15	FM Constantinou, Peter	1.5	M	2.5	1.75	2302	2328	+0.07

Full standings here: http://www.britishchess2010.com/events/championship.htm

Politiken Cup 2010

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Politiken Cup 2010
31st July to 8th August at the Lo-Skolen Center in Denmark
News by Chessdom

The Politiken Cup 2010 is set to take place from 31st July to 8th August at the Lo-Skolen Center in Denmark. The chess program consists of the main Politiken Cup, which is open tournament with 10 rounds, B-Group (open, 7 rounds), Blitz event, Simul with GM Peter Svidler, Kids Cup and Lectures.

The tournament already has 293 players from 27 countries signed to take participation. Among them are 20 Grandmasters and eight players rated above 2600 FIDE. Top seed is Ukraine’s highest rated player GM Pavel Eljanov (2755). There follow 2009 Asia chess champion GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly (IND 2655), GM Georg Meier (GER 2648), 2009 Poland champion GM Bartlomiej Macieja (POL 2639), GM Vladimir Baklan (UKR 2638), GM Michal Krasenkow (POL 2628), GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili (GEO 2625), GM Maxim Rodshtein (ISR 2609), GM Konstantin Landa (RUS 2598), GM Sune Berg Hansen (DEN 2595), GM Jonny Hector (SWE 2584) etc.

Five time Russia chess champion Peter Svidler will give a simul at Copenhagen central train station on 30th July / 15:00 CET. The simul is arranged by the Copenhagen Chess Federation.

Official website

Disappointing results for Negi

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Biel, Parimarjan Negi and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Negi draws

Biel: GM Parimarjan Negi continued to disappoint at the Young Grandmasters Tournament of the 43rd Biel Chess Festival as he drew his seventh round game against Dmitry Andrikin of Russia to lie at the bottom of the points table.

Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com

Official site of Biel: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch/

Christchurch girls’ inter-school chess tournament

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Girl's Chess, New Zealand and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Emilia ponders before she conquers
By JO GILBERT – The Press
Last updated 05:00 28/07/2010

The face said it all for seven-year-old Emilia Mackenzie at a Christchurch girls’ inter-school chess tournament yesterday.

The year 2 pupil was a member of the Selwyn House School team.

More than 130 girls in years 2 to 13 from 20 city schools competed in the event, which is being hosted by Selwyn House.

Emilia said she had been playing chess since the age of three, when she took up the game with her father.

“Now I play against him and I win every time,” she said.

Emilia said she enjoyed the game because of the various moves. She practised at weekends and thought the tournament was “really, really good”.

A team from Fendalton School emerged victorious in the year 1-6 grade, narrowly beating Lincoln Primary School on a countback.

Cobham Intermediate won the year 7-8 grade ahead of St Marks School from Opawa, and Christchurch Girls’ High School ended Rangi Ruru’s reign, winning the year 9-13 grade.

The competition will continue today for 60 girls in the individual event.

Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz

Breaking the rules

Published by Contact Information July 28th, 2010 in Chess rules and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Breaking all the rules…
By B Comber
Posted on » Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Rule-breaking and cheating are all very well in their way, but where is the fun when they are incorporated into the rules…

Chess: Too many top-class games end in draws. These can be resolved by penalty shoot-outs played under the rules of flick chess, with victory going to the first player to knock all his opponent’s pieces over by flicking his own pieces at them.

Source: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com

US Women’s and Juniors Closing Gallery

Published by United States Chess Federation July 27th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 Comments

US Women’s Champ Irina Krush and US Junior Champ Sam Shankland were crowned a week ago at a closing ceremony at Saint Louis University. The event was captured in photos by Suzy Gorman.

Intense SPGI Training

Published by Contact Information July 27th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments

Participants from the 2010 SP Girl’s Invitational are receiving intense training to improve many important facets of their games, including planning, middlegame understanding, endgame, defensive skill, tactics, proper evaluation and analysis, etc.

Texas Tech University, SPICE, and the Susan Polgar Foundation will once again host the 2011 SP Girl’s Invitational next year and for many more years to come. The long term idea is to improve the playing level of America’s best young female talents and to revolutionize girl’s chess in this country.

Girls approach chess very differently than boys and this is the first time they will have a chance to learn chess the right way to have the best possible long term benefit. In addition to learning, improving, and playing chess, they are also enjoying many other fun activities while making plenty of new friends.