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2008 World Championship (Anand vs. Kramnik)
The big downdown will commence in Bonn, Germany in a few days. World Champion Viswanathan Anand will play in perhaps the biggest match of his life and a chance to cement his legacy among the world’s greatest players in chess history. His opponent… Vladimir Kramnik, who defeated Garry Kasparov in…
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Hou vs. Kosteniuk for Women’s Crown!
China’s Hou Yifan and Russia’s Alexandra Kosteniuk will face off in the Championship Finals. Photo by FIDE.com. For the past two weeks, the Women’s World Chess Championship has seen inspired play amongst the 64 participants. Now that field has been whittled down to two after Hou Yifan’s dramatic tiebreak win…
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World Chess Beat (September 2008)
World Women’s Chess Championship (August 28th – September 18th) – Sixty-four players gather in Nalchik, Russia for the Women’s crown. The top seed is Humpy Koneru of India, but she will be challenged by defending champion Xu Yuhua and Hou Yifan both of China and Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria. Official…
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Kassa Korley makes Master!
Last month Kassa Korley played in the St. John’s Masters tournament in New York. At the World Open he had mentioned a time when he was close to the title of National Master (2185) and then losing a boatload of points. He actually lost rating points in nine consecutive tournaments…
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World Chess Beat (August 2008)
This new feature will provide briefs on some of the latest chess news around the world. Feel free to post comments and/or add chess news that would be of interest to the general audience on current events. World Junior Championship (August 2nd-August 16th) – A strong field is assembled in…
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Dominguez-Carlsen… Dragon War!
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) vs. Lenier Dominguez (Cuba) Photo © https://www.bielchessfestival.ch/ Cuban GM Lenier Dominguez recently eclipsed the 2700-barrier and is now on the verge of winning the Biel GM tournament. His 9th round game with Magnus Carlsen was a contribution to theory as the two gladiators faced off in a…
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Simutowe in play at Dutch Open
GM-elect Amon Simutowe is playing in the Dutch Open which has only five GMs including top-seeds Vyacheslav Ikonnikov of Russia and Sandipan Chanda of India. Simutowe has returned to the country of his final GM norm and hopes to put in a solid performance. More details coming. Main Page: https://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/dieren2008/
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Carlsson named to Swedish Olympiad squad!
GM Pontus Carlsson has told The Chess Drum that he has been named as a member of the Swedish 2008 Olympiad squad. This marks the second time he will represent the country in the world’s marquee team event. The Olympiad tournament will be held in November in Dresden, Germany. Carlsson…
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Time waits for No One
Armenia takes on Russia with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian and Gabriel Sargissian. Vladimir Kramnik of Russia gets set for a battle. Alexander Morozevich is at the far end. Asrian, 28, died yesterday. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Today I heard of the death of Armenian Grandmaster Karen Asrian who…
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2008 MTel Masters (Sofia, Bulgaria)
The MTel Masters had kicked off! The double round-robin is an attraction for six of the world’s top players. Over the years it has been a venue for Veselin Topalov’s amazing performances. The players participating are: Topalov (Bulgaria), Ivan Cheparinov (Bulgaria), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Bu Xiangzhi (China), Levon Aronian (Armenia),…
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