Archive for January 12th, 2012

Chevannes visits Chess America!

Posted in England, Europe, Tournaments, USA on Jan 12th, 2012 6 Comments »

WFM Sabrina Chevannes of Birmingham, England penned an article for ChessBase about her American chess experience. Late last year, Sabrina told me she was coming to the U.S. for a visit. I had been covering her chess activities since she was around 13. Unfortunately, she would be too far away for an overdue face-to-face meeting, […]

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2012 Tata Steel Chess (Wijk aan Zee)

Posted in Europe, Netherlands, Tata Steel, Tournaments on Jan 12th, 2012 35 Comments »

In a couple of days, Wijk aan Zee will host the strongest field in its 74th edition. The average rating is 2754 with several of the top players on the card. Sponsored by Tata Steel conglomerate, the power-packed lineup includes reigning champion Hikaru Nakamura, the world highest-rated player Magnus Carlsen and world number two Levon […]

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