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Archive for July, 2010
Saturday chess tactic
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsEdmonton Chess Festival
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Chess tournament, Edmonton and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsEdmonton Chess FestivalIM Norm = 6/9Round 5, Saturday, July 31, 11:00 am1. Van Heirzeele-Gardner2. GM Kekelidze-FM Pechenkin3. FM Haessel-Wang4. FM Langer-GM Panchanathan5. GM Kraai-IM PorperRound 6, Saturday, July 31, 6:00 pm1. Gardner-IM Porper2. GM…
Women’s GP round 2
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsRound 2 results: SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 12 WGM Shen Yang 2435 0 – 1 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2421 7 8 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2560 ½ – ½ GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2514 6 9 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2562 1 – 0 GM Zhu Chen 2476 5 10 GM Zhao Xue 2…
FIDE President at the International Sports Forum in Moscow
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Medvedev, Moscow, Russia and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsFIDE President at the International Sports Forum in MoscowToday, July 30, within the framework of the International Sports Forum “Russia – Country of Sports” in Moscow from 29 July to 1 August, Head of Republic of Kalmykia, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyu…
Bobby Fischer movie
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Bobby Fischer, Hollywood, Jinky and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsYoungs to help in making of Fischer movieby Peter AtencioJINKY Young, the nine-year-old girl claiming to be the daughter of chess legend Bobby Fischer, stands to receive royalties from a movie to be made about the late chess genius.Jinky’s lawyer Sam…
Games from Women’s Grand Prix
Published by July 31st, 2010 in LIVE games, Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar, Women's Grand Prix and chessdom. 0 Comments
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Strong field at Arctic Chess Challenge
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Arctic Chess Challenge, Norway, Susan Polgar Chess and Tromsø. 0 CommentsHere are some of the top seeds at this year’s event:GM Loek Van Wely 2677 GM Alexander Moiseenko 266…
FIDE president comes for Umada Chess Cup
Published by July 31st, 2010 in FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Susan Polgar Chess and Trinidad and Tobago. 0 CommentsFIDE president comes for Umada Chess CupJul 31, 2010 at 2:56 AM ECTThe president of the World Chess Federation and also president of the Republic of Kalmykia, His Excellency Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will be gracing the shores of Trinidad and Tobago for the i…
Real game chess tactic
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsBlack to move. How should Black proceed?Source: ChessToday.netChess daily news from Susan Polgar
Adams perfect through 5 at British Championship
Published by July 31st, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 5 rounds: Rank Name Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 5 1 GM Adams, Michael 5.0 ENG M 2706 3138 +0.74 1 1 1 1 1 2 GM Pert, Nicholas 4.0 ENG M 2551 2600 +0.33 1 ½ ½ 1 1 3 GM Gormally, Daniel W 4.0 ENG M 2480 2589 +0.69 1 1 ½…
Women’s Grand Prix standings
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsStandings after 1 round: Rank Name Rtg FED Pts SB Res. 1 GM Koneru Humpy 2600 IND 1 0,00 0 GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2514 GEO 1 0,00 0 GM Zhao Xue 2462 CHN 1 0,00 0 4 GM Sebag Marie 2519 FRA …
Fargere leads Dutch Open
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Dutch Open, Holland and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsLeaders after 4 rounds: Rank Name Score M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 1 GM Fargere, Francois 4.0 M 2478 3089 +1.50 1 1 1 1 2 GM Ernst, Sipke 3.5 M 2583 2732 +0.61 1 1 1 ½ 3 IM Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 3.5 M 2511 2722 +0.94 1 1 ½ 1 4 IM Pruijssers,…
Women’s GP round 1 report
Published by July 31st, 2010 in Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsAfter each game of the FIDE Grand Pix in Ulaanbaatar all the participants visit the press conferences and ask journalists’ questions.
Hou Yifan (China) – Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia). 1\2 – 1\2
There was Bauer Variation in the game. After a…
Irina Krush Victory Rap
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThe US Chess Scoop took recently crowned US Women’s Chess Champion IM Irina Krush up on her promise to rap on video after her big win. Lyrics by Kele Perkins. You don’t want to miss this!
SPGI Rapid Champion
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsRebecca Lelko (member of the Texas Tech Knight Raiders Chess Team) scored an upset win against top seed Anu Bayar in the final round to win the SPGI Blitz Championship with the score of 5.5 / 6.Chess daily news from Susan Polgar
Anu Bayar, 2010 SPGI Grand Champion
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsAnu Bayar (IL) is the 2010 SPGI Grand Champion. She won the Puzzle Solving Contest (10/10), Blitz Championship (6/6), and tied for 2nd in the Rapid Championship (5/6). Her total score is 21.2nd overall is Taylor McCreary (10/10 in Puzzle Solving, 5/6…
SP Girl’s Invitational Closing Ceremony Video
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
The Odds at the Denker
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsRandy Hough previews the Denker and profiles some tournament favorites. The Denker begins Saturday night along with the 9-day schedule of the Jerry Hanken Memorial/US Open, the Girls Junior Open the Tournament of College Champs.
SPGI Final Standings
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments# Name ID Rtng Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[O] TBrk[C] Prize1 Rebecca Lelko 12851444 1855 D15 W11 W30 W26 W7 W3 5.5 19 21.5 80 18 2 S…
SPGI Fun Activities
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Dancing, Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess and TTU. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
SPGI Final Round Results
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
SPGI standings after 5 rounds
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Girl's Invitational, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 Comments# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total1 Anu Bayar W27 W11 W22 W10 W3 5.0 2 Rebecca Lelko D8 W17 W33 W21 W10 4.5 3 Sayaka Foley W28 W6 W20 W4 L1 4.0 4 Maggie …
SPGI Final Round Pairings
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Girl's Invitational, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
Pan-Am Youth Squad Heads to Brazil
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess Life Online 2010 - July and USCF Chess. 0 CommentsThis year’s 13-player Pan-American Youth squad travels to Brazil from August 1-8. See the US list of players and coaches and check out a link to an interview with an under 16 rep, Stuart Finney.
SPGI round 5 pairings
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SPF, SPICE, Susan Polgar Chess, Susan Polgar Girl's Invitational, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsChess daily news from Susan Polgar
A Stamma Classic
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsWhite to move. How should White proceed?2k1r3/6R1/3p4/4n3/N5b1/B4pP1/4rP1p/1R3K2 w – - 0 1Stamma CompositionChess daily news from Susan Polgar
SPGI Standings
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Lubbock, SP Girl's Invitational, SPF, Susan Polgar Chess, TTU and Texas Tech. 0 CommentsStandings after 3 rounds:# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total1 Anu Bayar W24 W13 W18 3.0 2 Agata Bykovtsev W19 W15 W12 3.0 3 Sayaka Foley W25 W16 W14 3.0 4 Maggie Feng W38 W8 W11 …
Women’s GP round 1
Published by July 30th, 2010 in B. Mongontuul, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsRound 1 results:SNo.NameRtgRes.NameRtgSNo.1GMKoneru Humpy26001-0WGMShen Yang2435122GMSebag Marie25191/2GMXu Yuhua2488113WIMYildiz Betul Cemre22350-1GMZhao Xue2462104GMHou Yifan25771/2GMKosintseva Tatiana256295GMZhu Chen24761/2GMStefanova Antoaneta25608…
Women’s GP Press Conference
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsFIDE press conference for the 2010 Women’s Grand Prix tournamentThursday, 29 July 2010The press conference of the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov at the 5th stage of FIDE Women Grand Prix tournament in Mongolia was held on July 29 at the Preside…
Baku Open 2010
Friday, 30 July 2010 04:38
Azerbaijan Youth & Sport Ministry and Azerbaijan Chess Federation are organizing the International Chess Tournament Baku Open 2010, set to take place from 22nd to 31st August at the “Af Hotel”, near Caspi…
FIDE Women’s GP in Mongolia
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Mongolia, Susan Polgar Chess, Ulaanbaatar and Women's Grand Prix. 0 CommentsFifth FIDE Women Grand Prix is opened!Thursday, 29 July 2010http://ulaanbaatar2010.fide.comThe opening of the Women FIDE Grand Prix chess tournament was held at city center and the heart of Mongolia – Sukhbaatar Square – on July, 29th, 2010. For the fi…
Patriots RB Laurence Maroney
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Chess and football, NE Patriots and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsChess and Football connectionBy Tom Pedulla, USA TODAYFOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots running back Laurence Maroney is such an avid chess player that he is a member of a city-wide club in his hometown of St. Louis and plays games via cellpho…
FIDE awards international titles to Armenian chess players
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Armenia, FIDE, Susan Polgar Chess and titles. 0 CommentsFIDE awards international titles to Armenian chess playersJuly 30, 2010 16:02FIDE has awarded the title of Grandmaster to 24-year-old Armenian chess player Grigor-Sevak Mekhitarian (Brazil).Women’s Grandmaster Lilit Galoyan has received the title of M…
British Championship Update
Published by July 30th, 2010 in British Championship, Michael Adams and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsSuper GM Michael Adams is leading the 2010 British Championship with a perfect 4/4.Leaders after 4 rounds: Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 2 3 4 1 GM Adams, Michael 4.0 ENG M 2706 3135 +0.58 1 1 1 1 2 FM Slavin, Alexei 3.5 RUS M 24…
IM norms earned in Brunei
Published by July 30th, 2010 in Brunei, Irene Kharisma Sukandar and Susan Polgar Chess. 0 CommentsPRESS RELEASEBRUNEI INVITATIONAL 1 – FINAL RESULTSWGM Irene Sukandar and FM Ramnath Bhuvanesh win Brunei Invitational IM Tournament 1, make IM norms.Long time tournament leader WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar from Indonesia took a short draw against IM Ngu…