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$150K in scholarship at SPWO for Girls and Boys

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	South Point · Hotel · Casino · Spa
LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL

The Chess Event of the Year

Susan Polgar World Open for Girls and Boys Championship

June 6-7, 2009

The Polgar Committee will award automatic qualifying spots to the winners in each section of the 2009 annual Susan Polgar World Open Championship for Girls!

Over $150,000 in college scholarships and chess prizes!

5 Round

USCF Rated Swiss System Tournament

Time Control

Game/45 minutes

8 Sections

Girls Under 19	·	Boys Under 19	·	Born after June 6th, 1990
Girls Under 14	·	Boys Under 14	·	Born after June 6th, 1995
Girls Under 11	·	Boys Under 11	·	Born after June 6th, 1998
Girls Under 8	·	Boys Under 8	·	Born after June 6th, 2001

Trophies

Top 10 individuals in each section
Top 3 (3-player) school/club teams each section
Special Medals to 11th-20th Individuals and 4th-6th Teams

Prizes

1st in each section MonRoi Personal Chess Manager
2nd – 5th $200-$150-$100-$50 in chess prizes

Scholarships

to Texas Tech will be awarded based in part on performance in this event.

Entry Fee

$45 by 1/29, $55 by 5/19, $65 by 6/3, $75 on site.

Registration

Friday 4-8 p.m. & Saturday 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Rounds

Saturday 11 a.m, 1:30 p.m & 4 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m & 12:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremony Saturday 10 a.m.
Awards Ceremony Sunday 3:30 p.m.

Membership

in the U.S. Chess Federation is required of all players. You may join with your entry or on site. Players will not be allowed to complete the tournament without a valid membership.

In compliance with the Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act all non-gaming areas of the South Point Hotel, including the Convention Center and restaurants, are NON-SMOKING.

South Point Hotel and Spa:

- Some of our many amenities include a 16-screen Century Theatre movie complex, 64-lane bowling center and a handful of restaurants that cater to all appetites and tastes.

- Our distinctive hotel features spacious rooms and suites with 42-inch plasma televisions, Point Plush mattresses and Wireless Fidelity throughout.

- A unique feature to this property is its Equestrian Center, which is the finest horse facility in the country.

- Recently, we have added a fabulous 400-seat showroom that features headliner entertainment and dancing to live bands on weekends.

Top GMs in city for big purse

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Top GMs in city for big purse
Daily News & Analysis

Mumbai: Mayor’s Cup, one of the richest chess tournaments in the country, will commence at the Goregaon Sports Club here on Friday. Top Grandmasters from 10 countries will vie for a purse of Rs 12 lakh in the second edition of the tournament, which offers a whopping Rs 2,75,000 to the winner.

The Indian challenge will be led by women’s world No.2 Koneru Humpy but she will face a stiff opposition from Ukrainian pair — Alexander Areshchenko (ELO 2673) and Evgeny Miroshnichenko (2667) — who are seeded first and second respectively. Twenty five Grandmasters, apart from over 35 International Masters and Women Grandmasters, will be seen in action in the nine-day 11-round tournament.

While Humpy will be the star attraction, there will be a good mix of youth and experience in the Indian challenge. Youngsters like GMs Abhijit Gupta and Parimarjan Negi along with veteran GMs Abhijit Kunte and Dibyendu Barua will be other key contenders.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com

Greg Shahade Picks Fantasy Team and Predicts U.S. Championship

Published by United States Chess Federation April 30th, 2009 in USCF Chess. 0 Comments

IM Greg Shahade picks his fantasy team on video and predicts the U.S. Championship in the May Chess Life Magazine.

Anatoly Bykhovsky turns 75

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The FIDE Trainers’ Commission wishes a very Happy 75th Birthday to our Board Advisor, Councillor Anatoly Bykhovsky, FIDE Senior Trainer, International Master and International Arbiter.

Bykhovsky was trainer of the Soviet Union (later Russian) National Junior Team starting in 1967 until 1991 when it was first created, with World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik all amongst his three generations of students!

In more recent years he has been long time personal trainer of very great talent Alexander Grishuk and currently serves as Chairman of Trainers’ Council of the Russian Chess Federation.

http://getchesstraining.com/?p=521

Manny Pacquiao the chess player

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Pacman loosens up playing chess
By Roy Luarca
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:33:00 04/30/2009

LAS VEGAS – LOOKING AT the bemoustached guy playing chess Wednesday night, it’s hard to believe that he’s just two days away from a title showdown with a dangerous opponent.

Manny Pacquiao, in white shirt and red jogging pants, was slouched in the sofa making moves, studying the position and even joking around.

Loose and relaxed, he looks ready to gun for Ricky Hatton’s International Boxing Organization light welterweight crown right away and not on Saturday (Sunday) as scheduled.

The feeling of calm is understandable since Pacquiao is in top shape, is thoroughly familiar with his opponent’s fighting style and is already inside the 140-pound limit.

“He weighs 139.5,” bared Environment Sec. Lito Atienza, who’s like a second father to Pacquiao, during a chance encounter with Manila-based sportswriters late afternoon.

With Pacquiao’s condition at 100 percent, Roach and conditioning expert Alex Ariza seem just bent on maintaining his form.

They’ve tapered off Pacquiao’s workouts, focusing more on enhancing his speed rather than increasing his power.

Pacquiao runs at the UNLV track oval in the morning, rests and then hies off to the IBA gym to sweat it out and apply the fight plan he and Roach designed for the 12-round duel with Hatton.

After the gym work, Pacquiao returns to his suite to rest and relax.

With no darts board around, Pacquiao has turned to chess which he plays quite well.

Source: http://sports.inquirer.net

An immediate liking to chess

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Lexington youth crowned national chess champion
By Jason Crotty/Staff Writer
Thu Apr 30, 2009, 01:05 PM EDT

Lexington – Mika Brattain received his first college scholarship earlier this month.

And he’s only 10.

Brattain, a fifth grader at Harrington Elementary School, won the K-5 Chess Super National Championship at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. on April 5. He won a $1,500 scholarship as a first-place K-5 winner at the Super National event, which he will receive when he enrolls in college.

“I was just really excited,” said Mika, adding that he took an immediate liking to chess.

Besides attending school, completing homework, playing sports and doing other fifth-grade activities, Brattain hones his chess skills for nearly two hours an evening as part of an Internet Chess Club and by playing his father, Michael.

He has been playing since he was 6 years old.

“We’re really proud of him. He’s worked hard to achieve this and I couldn’t be prouder,” said Michael of his son, while Mika added, “I think I would wake up early and use sign language to spell ‘chess’ and then when I was sleeping, I was mumbling moves.”

Mika practices weekly at the Boylston Chess Club in Somerville and the Metrowest Chess Club in Natick — two of the largest chess clubs in New England. He has been competing in about one chess tournament per month.

Here is the full article.

Jennifer on Chess Talk with John Watson

Published by United States Chess Federation April 30th, 2009 in USCF Chess. 0 Comments

Listen to Jennifer Shahade’s ICC interview with IM John Watson. As part of a U.S. Championship promotional series, Internet Chess Club made the broadcast available to all.

Thursday morning tactic

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White to move. What is the most precise continuation for White?

r3r2k/1bpR2pp/1q2Bb2/1p2p2Q/2n1P3/pPP5/2P2P1P/1K5R w – - 0 1

Chess Trivia

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Can you name this chess player?

Nepal chess taking forward strides

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Nepal chess taking forward strides
Ayush Khadka

KATHMANDU, April 30 – About a year ago, a fellow journalist approached this scribe advising him to do a news article on chess. Without even letting him complete his sentence, I shrugged off the idea describing the game as ‘good for nothing’.

Times have changed and so has the game. Chess today is arguably one of the most covered news in dailies and weekly papers alike due to the initiative taken by Nepal Chess Association (NCA) to hold chess tournaments on a regular basis.

Today, NCA conducts about six national tournaments a year. Thanks to NCA efforts, chess is the only sport in recent times to send players to international tournaments on a regular basis. The association, for instance, sent its player to 10 different championships abroad last year while a team just returned home after participating in a Club Championship in Lebanon.

Nepal’s showing in Lebanon was commendable. They finished fifth out of 25 clubs in fray, garnering heaps of praises from the International Chess Association (FIDE) and the Asian Chess Association. However, Hera Kaji Maharjan, NCA media coordinator admits that the country, largely owing to shortage of proper coaches, still has a long way to go to do well at the international level. Maharjan highlighted the role of sponsors in rapid growth of the game when asked how the simple board game played in the alleys of Kathmandu and villages has now created a niche of its own in Nepali sporting fraternity.

But the game’s success story began only a few years ago even though NCA was established in 2031 BS. It was not until Sita Ram Agrahari (2060 BS), former NCA president, came to the helm that chess started getting media attention. Before his arrival, chess was not even considered a game by most people, added Maharjan.

Like every sport, money is the key factor that sustains the game. Before, the association had a hard time finding any sponsor for its tournaments and the association was not rich enough to conducts games on its own. “But the story is different now and companies are willingly to be a part of the game,” said Maharjan, praising the role of the current NCA president Rajesh Hari Joshi in brining in investors to the game.

“His presence has been a blessing for Nepali chess, which otherwise was struggling to make its mark. National Democratic Youth Association also has a major role in the development of chess in the country,” Maharjan added.

Now NCA plans to take the game to new heights by organising a club championship. By doing this, the association aims to add professionals to the game. There will be demand for players in the clubs. The players will have to be bought in order to strengthen each team, said Maharjan, who is the vice president of Himalayan Chess Club. He has already prepared a list of players the club is willing to gamble on. Maharjan claims most Nepali chess players make a living out of the game by coaching in schools and from prize money of the championships held in the country.

For instance, former Nepal champion D.S. Malla, who at 19 was the youngest player to be crowned national champion, used to pay his tuition fees in school and save some pocket money through the prize money won in the championships.

NCA now have all their effort focused in upgrading FIDE Master Manish Hamal (a title awarded by the world chess governing body) to IM, a grade higher to FIDE, in order to uplift the standard of the game in Nepal. Manish is leaving for Greece in a month’s time before competing in a tournament in Mumbai a few days later.

Posted on: 2009-04-29 21:26:45

Source: http://www.kantipuronline.com

Ukraine Navy celebrates with Blitz tournament

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Ukraine Navy marks 91st anniversary of hoisting national flags on Black Sea Fleet ships

SEVASTOPOL, April 29 /UKRINFORM/. It was with hoisting of the national flag of Ukraine and the Navy flag that the vessels and coastal units of the Ukrainian Navy marked Wednesday the 91st anniversary of hoisting Ukrainian flags on combat ships of the Black Sea Fleet, and its transfer under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.

Meetings timed to the event were held at the Ukrainian Navy units with participation of the command, senior executives, clergymen, veterans and public activists.

Bravery lessons also took place at the educational establishments of the populated localities where Ukrainian fleet units are deployed.

An open speed-chess championship among military and civil amateurs took place at the Sevastopol Chess Club on the occasion of the jubilee.

Source: http://bsanna-news.ukrinform.ua/

Humpy, Negi to lead India in Mayor’s Cup

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Humpy, Negi to lead India in Mayor’s Cup
Hindu – April 30, 2009

Mumbai (PTI): Grand Master Koneru Humpy, the world women’s no. 2, and 16-year-old GM Parimarjan Negi will lead the Indian challenge in the Mayor’s Cup International Chess Tournament commencing at the suburban Goregaon Sports Club here on Friday.

The 22-year-old Humpy, with an ELO rating of 2612, is the highest ranked Indian in fray in the tournament which has attracted 25 GMs, 35 International Masters and women GMs from ten countries.

The event would be played over 11 rounds in the Swiss League format, organising secretary Ravindra Dongre told PTI.

The other Indian GMs in contention are: Abhijit Gupta, Abhijit Kunte, Magesh Chandran, Tejas Bakre, Dibyendu Barua, Neelotpal Das and Dopen Chakraborty.

Ukrainian duo of Evgeny Miroshnichenko, the world no. 51 with a latest ELO raring of 2680, and Alexander Areshchenko, world no 68 with rating of 2657, are the top two players in the fray in the tournament that offers Rs 2.75 lakh for the winner.

The countries which would be represented in the event are Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and hosts India.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is sponsoring the event which concludes on May 9.

Source: The Hindu

Megan Lee wins top honor

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Megan Lee wins the top section of all-girls tourney in Dallas

Megan Lee lives in Bellevue, Washington where she attends Odle Middle School. Megan was also a member of the Stevenson Elementary Championship team and is currently a student of IM Georgi Orlov. Her training routine involves studying games of great players (her latest read was Bobby Fischer’s 60 Memorable Games) and solving tactics problems.

Here is the full article.

Local chess grandmasters to train teachers

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Local chess grandmasters to train teachers
By Philip Tubeza
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 19:11:00 04/30/2009

MANILA — With “avid chess player” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo present, officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) signed on Thursday a deal that would pave the way for Filipino chess grandmasters to train teachers in the “game of kings and queens.”

DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus and NCFP president Prospero Pichay signed an agreement for the chess organization to help the DepEd institutionalize the teaching of chess from Grade 3 until high school so that the country would achieve “90 percent chess literacy” and regain its “chess supremacy in Asia.”

“It is because chess is considered a game that encourages a higher level of thinking that DepEd this year will start teaching it in elementary and high school,” Lapus said during the signing held at the DepEd central office in Pasig City.

The event also marked the creation of the National Chess Academy (NCA) which will serve as the training venue for chess teachers, students, coaches, and arbiters. It will also organize age-group tournaments in all regions.

Lapus added that chess has been one sporting event where Filipinos had a greater chance of producing “super grandmasters.”

“Just like Wesley So, our youngest and highest rated Filipino grandmaster who is just a few notches away from the elite club of world chess,” he said.

Lapus said the NCA would hold office at the De La Salle University under the supervision of NCFP Vice-President and Former Commission on Higher Education chair Rolando Dizon, FSC.

The academy’s executive director will be Bong Belen, whose school in Tanauan, Batangas, the First Asian Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH) will serve as the main training center, according to Lapus.

After the signing, Lapus and Pichay presented their agreement to the President, who graced the signing that was also attended by Filipino grandmasters Eugene Torre and Buenaventura Villamayor.

Here is the full article.

Phila. Students Take 8th

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Thursday, 30 April 2009 4:49AM
Phila. Students Take 8th in National Chess Tournament
by KYW’s Karin Phillips

The chess club at the Russell Byers charter school in Center City ranked 8th in the 2009 United States Chess Federation SuperNationals Tournament.

And team player Ayannah Woods, 11, finished as the 55th best player in the nation and 8th among the top ten female players:

“Most people think of chess as a guy game. But now there are more women chess clubs, and women championships and women titles. So I want to prove that not just men can play chess.”

Troy Perry (in photo above), 12, says his mostly African-American team stood out among the winners:

“I think chess is not a game for nerds at all. I think it’s a game for everyone because it’s educational and it will help you.”

(photo by KYW’s Karin Phillips)

Overnight chess tactic

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

3R4/4p1kp/1p2Pp2/p4p2/P5r1/6P1/4PP1P/6K1 w – - 0 1

4 Grandmasters Share Dubai Open Lead

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Khaleej Times Online >> News >> SPORTS
Four Grandmasters Share Dubai Open Chess Lead after Round Three
30 April 2009

DUBAI — Grandmasters Milanovic Danilo of Serbia, Kotanjian Tigran of Armenia, Hossain Enamul of Bangladesh and Maletin Pavel of Russia shared the lead with three points after the third round of 11th Dubai Open Chess Championship held at Dubai Chess and Culture Club. Twenty-one players shared second spot with 2.5 points while 34 players shared the third spot with two points.

Milanovic won against GM Melkumyan Hrant of Armenia in a marathon battle lasting 67 moves. In a co-ordinated attacking manouvre, Milanovic won a pawn after exchange of the queens on the 33rd move. In a rook and pawn endgame, Milanovic created an advanced passed pawn in the queen side. Melkumyan gave up a piece for a passed pawn on the seventh rank. The rest was routine technique.

Maletin defeated GM Guliev Sarhan of Azerbaijan in a keenly contested match from a Queen’s Gambit Declined. Maletin had bishop pair advantage and put it to good use and got material advantage. In a rook and minor piece endgame, he advanced his passed pawn in the centre and his pieces dominated proceedings.

Source: http://www.khaleejtimes.com

World Chess School Championship

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World School Chess Championship Round 4
results, standings, photos, pgn
Report by chessdom.com

The World School Chess Championship round 4 will start today in Grand Hotel Palace in Thessaloniki at 17:00 local time. After the first rounds many surprises were seen in all sections, typical for a major youth event. This competition, however, will bring out the best of each player, as the winners receive the status of World School Champions and also the FIDE Candidate Master title.

Follow the links below for all results, standings, photos, and pgn.

All results / Standings Girls / Standings Open / Photos / PGN

Official site: gamesfestival.chessdom.com

Leaders by section after R3

Open U17 Dimitrios-Alkis Kaforos (GRE) 3,0/3

Girls U15 Ana Kuchava (GEO) 3,0/3

Open U15 Han Chao (CHN), Remo Bassan (VEN) 3,0/3

Girls U13 Daria Vlasova (RUS), Nie Xin (CHN) 3,0/3

Open U13 CM Yuksel Atilla Koksal (TUR), Rahman Masruri (INA), Diyap Buyukasik (TUR) 3,0/3

Girls U11 WFM Pierina Rosales (PER), Liu Kexin (CHN), Irina Drogovoz (RUS) 3,0/3

Open U11 Vyacheslav Tatekhin (RUS), FM Ali Marandi Cemil Can (TUR), Wei Yi (CHN) 3,0/3

Girls U9 Nadya Ahmed Salah (YEM), Alexandra Obolentseva (RUS), Savant Riya (IND) 3,0/3

Open U9 Sazci Bilgen (TUR), Nikolaos Dalipis (GRE), Bayyurt Izge (TUR), Alexander Zlastin (ISR), Temizkan Denizcan (TUR), Mikhail Perelygin (RUS) 3,0/3

Open U7 Ansuman Singh (IND), Zhou Xiangheng (CHN), Zantye Riddhi Pravin (IND) 3,0/3

Chess revolution

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We are grateful to so many of you for contributing to the now almost 4,000 kids a week we are teaching. Its certainly gratifying when we start seeing the results. A headmaster from our one school just wrote in “we are seeing increased focus and improvement in grades across the board, and we believe it is our chess program that is the reason for this”.

Best regards,
David Berman
Chess For Change

Greg Shahade Picks Fantasy Team and Predicts U.S. Championship

Published by United States Chess Federation April 29th, 2009 in USCF Chess. 0 Comments

IM Greg Shahade picks his fantasy team on video and predicts the U.S. Championship in Chess Life Magazine.

Create your own clever caption

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These pictures was taken at the closing ceremony of the Nalchik Grand Prix.

Official website: http://nalchik2009.fide.com/

Road to GM: Not Broken

Published by United States Chess Federation April 29th, 2009 in USCF Chess. 0 Comments

FM Daniel Rensch writes about his plans for the Grandmaster title, and an unexpected obstacle at the height of his confidence in 2004. His next chance for norms will be close to home: the Copper State International, hosted by his company, American Chess Events.

Chess Trivia

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This was the last match between these two chess legends. When was this match taken and what was the final score?

Chess Today Tactic

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White to move. How should White proceed?

Source: ChessToday.net

Chess wizards

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Chess wizards
Club to compete in tournament
By Katie Johnson Austin Daily Herald

Published Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Banfield Elementary chess wizards will compete in a tournament May 5.

Advisor and first grade teacher Rachel Prijatel said the school’s Chess Club — now in its second year — has been meeting twice a month after school.

“Most days we just have practice, and they have an opportunity to learn the game if they don’t already know it,” Prijatel said.

This will be the second tournament of the year; the first was held before winter break. The winner will receive a prize.

Anywhere from a dozen to 26 students from grades 3-5 participate in Chess Club each week in the wood gym.

“I think they enjoy it because of the challenge and social opportunity to play with their friends after school,” said Prijatel, who serves as a supervisor only. “As they get better and better, you can see them just glowing.”

Two fifth-graders serve as club leaders, and they help out students learning to play chess. Most who join the club already know the game.

The club was started when some students wanted to form a club from a popular free time activity.

“Some of the fifth-graders really got into chess and had approached their teacher,” Prijatel said.

The Banfield Chess Club is funded by the Banfield Parent Teacher Committee.

Source: http://www.austindailyherald.com

Nalchik Final Standings

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Final standings:

1.	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2754	*	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	½	1	8½	2832
2.	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2751	0	*	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	7½	2780
3.	Akopian, Vladimir	g	ARM	2696	0	0	*	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	7½	2784
4.	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2748	½	½	½	*	1	1	1	0	½	½	0	0	1	½	7	2752
5.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2728	½	½	0	0	*	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	½	7	2753
6.	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2716	½	½	½	0	0	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2725
7.	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2733	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	½	1	½	1	0	6½	2724
8.	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2720	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	½	0	6	2696
9.	Karjakin, Sergey	g	UKR	2721	1	½	0	½	0	0	0	1	*	1	½	½	½	½	6	2696
10.	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2726	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	0	*	0	1	½	1	6	2696
11.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2725	0	½	½	1	0	½	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	½	6	2696
12.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2746	0	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	0	½	5½	2666
13.	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2695	½	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	1	*	½	5½	2670
14.	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2693	0	½	0	½	½	0	1	1	½	0	½	½	½	*	5½	2670

Official website: http://www.nalchik2009.fide.com

Final crosstable by TWIC

Aronian wins Nalchik Grand Prix

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Needing only a draw against Leko to share 1st place, Aronian went all out and handed Leko his first loss in the Nalchik Grand Prix. Aronian finished a full point ahead of the field.

[Event "Nalchik Grand Prix"]
[Date "2009.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "GM Aronian"]
[Black "GM Leko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[White Elo "2754"]
[Black Elo "2751"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. c4 Rfe8 15. Bb2 Qf4 16. Qe3 Qf5 17. Ne1 b5 18. c5 Nd5 19. Qg3 Nf4 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. f3 N6h5 22. Qf2 Bd5 23. Bc2 Qg5 24. Kh1 Bc4 25. g3 Ng6 26. Ng2 Bd5 27. Ne3 Nf6 28. h4 Qh5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Re1 Red8 31. Rde2 Rab8 32. Bc1 h6 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Re5 Nxe5 35. Rxe5 f5 36. Bb3 Nd5 37. Rxe6 Kh8 38. Qe1 Nf6 39. Qe5 Re8 40. c6 Rbc8 41. Qxb5 Qg6 42. h5 Qxh5 43. Bf4 a6 44. Qxa6 Nh7 45. c7 Ng5 46. Rxe8+ Qxe8 47. d5 Ra8 48. Qc4 Kh7 49. d6 Qe1 50. Qf1 Qe8 51. Qd3 Qd7 52. Qc4 Qe8 53. Bxg5 hxg5 54. Qg8+ {White wins} 1-0

Click here to replay the game.

Big last day action in Nalchik

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Aronian, Levon	- Leko, Peter	1-0
Gelfand, Boris	- Karjakin, Sergey	1-0
Bacrot, Etienne	- Alekseev, Evgeny	1-0
Svidler, Peter	- Grischuk, Alexander	½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Kamsky, Gata	½-½
Eljanov, Pavel	- Akopian, Vladimir	0-1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½

Official website: http://www.nalchik2009.fide.com

Chess player scores spot in national competition

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Alexa Lasley, 14
Chess player scores spot in national competition
April 27, 2009 – 11:09 AM

Matt Lasley taught his daughter how to play chess. Now Alexa can school her dad in the game.

Alexa, a home-schooler from Black Forest, is preparing to travel to Texas for the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls, being held this summer at the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence. Alexa, who has been playing chess since about age 7, scored the opportunity to attend the invitational when she won second place in the Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championship, where she played against ninth- to 12-graders. Alexa was the youngest competitor, but she beat five of the six players she battled. As the female competitor with the most points, Alexa said, she had won her way to the Susan Polgar competition.

Susan Polgar was the first woman to qualify for the men’s world championship, in 1986, and earn the men’s Grandmaster title. Her Institute is dedicated to boosting the popularity of chess among all people, especially girls.

Q&A WITH ALEXA

How old were you when you first beat your dad at chess?
“I think I was 11 or 12, and I was so excited, I was jumping around, ‘Yeah, I beat Dad!’”

Tell me about the Susan Polgar Invitational.
“It’s in late July, and I think a little of it’s in early August. And it’s a week long, and you play every day.”

What do you like about chess?
“I don’t know. It’s lots of fun, and it makes you think.”

What do you want to be when you grow up?
“Maybe an author, but I’m not really sure.”

What are some of your hobbies besides chess?
“I like reading a lot. In the summer I catch lots of butterflies.”

Who inspires you?
“My mom and dad.”

Favorite books
Dragon Keeper series, Warriors series

Siblings
Two brothers, two sisters. “I’m the oldest.”

Alexa said her whole family plays chess. “Except my mom doesn’t play chess. She says she has other things to learn.”

Source: http://www.gazette.com

FIDE response

Published by Contact Information April 29th, 2009 in Susan Polgar Chess. 0 Comments

Source: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5389

Singapore, 28th April 2009

GM Bartlomiej Macieja

Dear GM Macieja,

We refer to your email to FIDE and the open letter which was published on ChessBase on 28th April 2009 concerning your comments on the K-factor.

Firstly, in order not to create any misconception, we would like to assure you that we are in support of increasing the K-factor. However, in view of such a radical change, we would like that all players especially the top players, understand the consequences of the change. We believe that a full proposal from the Qualification Commission should also include changes in the title regulations if necessary, but unfortunately there was no mention as to whether this was necessary. Moreover, the proposal on K-factor was not even highlighted during the verbal report of the QC at the General Assembly of Dresden 2008.

In Dresden 2005, a resolution was made that when the General Assembly/Executive Board could not discuss reports in detail such reports are referred to the Presidential Board to further decide. Attached (below) is the said resolution “Dresden 2005 Resolution Commission Reports”. Hence our decision to delay the implementation is not “to challenge” the reports made at the General Assembly.

We foresaw a problem when FIDE was informed that at the Amber tournament in Nice, France, that all the top players who were participating there had agreed to sign a protest letter (a draft was already prepared) to the FIDE President concerning the change of K-factor. Surprisingly, among these top players were several young players who supported the protest. This proved that the top players had not been duly informed nor consulted on such important changes.

We understand that publishing a list by calculating past years is an indication to the players. However, we felt it was even better to publish a list which includes events of 2008 to 2009. At the same time, from July 2009, to publish the parallel list using the new K-factor so that the players would be better able to understand and feel how they would be progressing in present time than just in the past. Don’t forget Mr Macieja, FIDE and the Continents use the Rating List to qualify players for events which are included in the World Championship Cycle. With the change in K-factor, some players would be in and some would be out. We want to give the players time to realise how the change could affect their career. This decision offers opportunity to all players, federations, organisers and rating experts to give relevant input and comments.

Even if FIDE has the power to force such changes, we believe it was not the best way forward if we are unable to convince the greater majority particularly so since this serious change would affect the lives and career of especially the top professional players.

The comparison of our top chess tournaments with tennis is not relevant. Most of the top-level chess tournaments are round-robin events where a small group of players are invited. Henceforth, any fluctuation in the ratings of the invited players could adversely affect the category of these top-level chess events. In tennis, most players are invited and any fluctuation in their rankings does not affect the event.

In conclusion, we reiterate that both FIDE and the undersigned are in favour of the change. FIDE as well as the ACP should communicate these changes and convince the national federations and players.

We take this opportunity to commend you for your efforts and that what you have contributed towards rules and regulations in FIDE have been positively considered.

Best Regards,

Signed : Georgios Makropoulos, FIDE Deputy President
Ignatius Leong, FIDE General Secretary

Most Remarkable Teen

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Courage, Involvement, Promise brings honors to Riverside teens

10:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
By JENNIFER DEAN
The Press-Enterprise

“We look for people that really strived, who might have lived lives of difficulty, but did it with joy,” said Catherine Priamos, a Poly High School junior and member of the Youth Council. “Caitlin Hutchinson excelled academically on top of sickness and becoming blind. Now she’s learning Braille and still excelling.”

Other categories included Academics, Community Service, Courage to Overcome, Acting, Citizenship, Rising Star, Fashion, Leadership, Photography/Visual Art, Performing Arts, Social Conscience, Journalism, Activism, Vocals, Civic Involvement, Most Promising Teen, Most Remarkable Teen.

Nisha Deolalikar, a senior at Poly High School, took the title of Most Remarkable Teen for her academic accomplishments and her research internships at the National Institute of Health and UC Riverside. She is also a nationally-ranked chess player, having taken first place at the Susan Polgar National Invitational and first place at the California Super State Chess Championship.

“It’s a great honor to be here among the amazing teens of Riverside,” Deolalikar said.

“My hope is that some of these incredible teens go out … they get that education and hone those talents,” said Councilmember William “Rusty” Bailey. “And then, they come back to Riverside.”

Source: http://www.pe.com

2nd Mayors Cup at Mumbai

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Many GM’s, IM’s, WGM’s, WIM’s, FM’s are participating in the 2nd Mayors Cup at Mumbai
Info provided by A. Dube

Scheduled Program from 30th April 2009 to 10th May 2009 for 2nd Mumbai Mayors Cup .

The following Grandmaster have confirmed their participation .

S.No Title NAME RATING COUNTRY

1 GM Alexander Areshchenko 2673 Ukraine
2 GM Evgeny Miroshnichenko 2667 Ukraine
3 GM Georgy Timoshenko 2551 Ukraine
4 GM Alexander Zubarev 2566 Ukraine
5 GM Yaroslav Zinchenko 2527 Ukraine
6 GM Vladimir Belov 2627 Russia
7 GM Alexander Fominyh 2485 Russia
8 GM Andrei Devaitkin 2566 Russia
9 GM Saidali yuldashev 2520 Uzbekistan
10 GM Petr kostenko 2501 Kazakistan
11 GM Parimarjan Negi 2600 India
12 GM Abhijit Gupta 2569 India
13 GM Abhijit Kunte 2527 India
14 GM Magesh Chandran 2490 India
15 GM Tejas Bakre 2448 India
16 GM Dibyendu Barua 2490 India
17 GM Niaz Murshed 2429 Bangladesh
18 GM Rifat Bin Sattar 2535 Bangladesh
19 GM Zia Ur Rehman 2513 Bangladesh
20 GM Humpy Koneru India
21 GM Ismagambetov Anuar Kazakistan
22 GM Temirbayev Serikbai Kazakistan
23 GM Gevorg Harutjunyan Armenia
24GM neeloptal Das India.
25GM Deepan Chakravarty.India.

Details of the players list can be found from the following website: http://www.mumbaichess.org/

Total participants will be around 361.

Kasparov condemns new Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial

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Kremlin critic Kasparov condemns new Khodorkovsky trial
29/ 04/ 2009

MOSCOW, April 29 (RIA Novosti) – Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov blasted state prosecutors and a new case against former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky at hearings on Wednesday.

“State prosecutors’ incompetence, cowardice and poor speaking skills reflect the situation in the country, where authorities are not prepared to a fair debate with opponents,” Kasparov, a former world chess champion and leader of the United Civil Front opposition group, said as quoted on the Kasparov.ru website.

A Moscow court is considering a request on Wednesday, lodged by the defense team acting for Khodorkovsky in the fresh embezzlement and money laundering case, to dismiss prosecutor Gyulchekhra Ibragimova over alleged bias.

Ibragimova said in the courtroom that the defense’s numerous requests to remove state prosecutors in the case earlier were pointless.

Kasparov, who attended the hearing as a sign of support for Khodorkovsky, said things would change when former president and current premier Vladimir Putin leaves the political scene.

“The trial will end with Putin’s departure, and the state prosecutors’ role in the case will be reviewed,” Kasparov said.

Kasparov and other critics consider Khodorkovsky a victim of political repression under Putin.

The former oil tycoon has been serving an eight-year sentence for fraud and tax evasion since 2005 and could have his term extended by another 20 years if convicted of the theft of government shares and the laundering of money earned from illegal oil sales, in total worth about $50 billion.

Source: http://en.rian.ru

Slick digs for chess tourney

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Check it out, mate: Slick digs for chess tourney
James Jahnke breaks down the latest news around the wide world of sports in the ticker
April 29, 2009

Oh, what a site it will be for next month’s U.S. Chess Championship in St. Louis.

The $1-million Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis features 150 chess boards — some wired so that when a player moves a piece, it shows up on an overhead screen. Flat-screen TVs abound. Framed pictures of chess greats are arranged along a wall. Technology allows people walking by on the street to watch a game in progress.

The basement includes a chess library and classroom space. At the championship, live commentary will be provided on the lower level by grandmasters Jennifer Shahade and Emil Sutovsky.

The upstairs rooms, where the games will be played, will hold small groups of spectators who must remain quiet in roped-off areas, club director Tony Rich said. He expects 350 to 500 people to visit each day.

And why wouldn’t they? Competitors will include the “Big Three” of U.S. chess: Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura and Alexander Onischuk, along with current U.S. champion Yury Shulman. The female medalists in the Chess Olympiad, Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih, also are competing.

Source: http://www.freep.com

Games and Photos From the All-Girls

Published by United States Chess Federation April 29th, 2009 in USCF Chess. 0 Comments

Check out more photos and games from the All-Girls, including wins from 12 Under Champ Lilia Poteat, 16 Under Champ Rochelle Ballantyne and 18 Under Champ Megan Lee.

Archive for April, 2009

$150K in scholarship at SPWO for Girls and Boys

Top GMs in city for big purse

Greg Shahade Picks Fantasy Team and Predicts U.S. Championship

Anatoly Bykhovsky turns 75

Manny Pacquiao the chess player

An immediate liking to chess

Jennifer on Chess Talk with John Watson

Thursday morning tactic

Chess Trivia

Nepal chess taking forward strides

Ukraine Navy celebrates with Blitz tournament

Humpy, Negi to lead India in Mayor’s Cup

Megan Lee wins top honor

Local chess grandmasters to train teachers

Phila. Students Take 8th

Overnight chess tactic

4 Grandmasters Share Dubai Open Lead

World Chess School Championship

Leaders by section after R3

Chess revolution

Greg Shahade Picks Fantasy Team and Predicts U.S. Championship

Create your own clever caption

Road to GM: Not Broken

Chess Trivia

Chess Today Tactic

Chess wizards

Nalchik Final Standings

Aronian wins Nalchik Grand Prix

Big last day action in Nalchik

Chess player scores spot in national competition

FIDE response

Most Remarkable Teen

2nd Mayors Cup at Mumbai

Kasparov condemns new Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial

Slick digs for chess tourney

Games and Photos From the All-Girls

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