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  • Daaim ShabazzNovember 6, 2009
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    2009 FIDE World Cup

    On November 20th, the 2009 World Cup will begin with the Opening Ceremonies. A field of 128 players will assemble is Khanty-Mansiysk to vie for a spot in the 2010 World Championship cycle. The top delegation is home favorite Russia with a total of 34 players. The top seed is…

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  • Daaim ShabazzSeptember 4, 2009
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    September 2009 FIDE rating list released!

    GM Vassily IvanchukPhoto from ChessBase. The September FIDE rating list has been out for a couple of weeks and there was a little movement. However, the list is accented by Vassily Ivanchuk’s sudden ascent back up to #8 from #30. Ivanchuk (2756, +53) maintains the model of either determination or…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJune 14, 2009
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    “No Tolerance” rule considered harsh

    The clock strikes one… or two! In yet another controversy brought on by the FIDE “no tolerance” rule, two players forfeited games at the Chinese Championships recently held in Jiangsu, China. The rule was famously deployed at the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, an event replete with controversial rulings.…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMarch 31, 2009
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    April 2009 Rating list released!

    Veselin Topalov (right) completes move against Gata Kamsky. Photo by www.wccc2009.com. World Championship Challenger Veselin Topalov vaults back over 2800 (2812, +16) and there were a few changes in the top ten. World Champion Viswanathan Anand (2783, -8) lost a few from his substandard tournament right after winning the World…

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  • Daaim ShabazzFebruary 16, 2009
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    Kamsky vs. Topalov (Sofia, Bulgaria)

    Gata Kamsky will take on the world’s highest-rated player in Veselin Topalov is an eight-game match to determine who will challenge Viswanathan Anand in the World Championship match. After a long tortuous battle of negotiations, the venue will be Sofia, Bulgaria and will begin play on February 18th and end…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 13, 2009
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    GENS UNA SUMUS… one family?

    All international organizations have tremendous challenges. One can look no further than the United Nations and their ongoing challenges of mediating conflict around the world. While FIDE is not an organization that is designed to resolve conflict, it has had a share of its own to deal with. It’s motto,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJanuary 1, 2009
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    January 2009 FIDE Rating list

    GM Veselin Topalov enroute to winning Pearl Spring. Photo by Sina Sport. Veselin Topalov (2796, +5) remains atop the FIDE rating list at 2796. Many project that he will vault back over 2800 in the next list. At the FIDE General Assembly, it was voted that these lists be produced…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 2, 2008
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    FIDE’s Site Visit to Africa

    THE VISIT TO AFRICA Thursday, 18 September 2008 08:43 According with the program approved in the last EB meeting a delegation composed by Mr. Allan Herbert, CACDEC Chairman, Mr. Uvencio Blanco, CIS Chairman and Mr. Jorge Vega, Presidential Board Member and Continental President for America paid a visit to South…

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  • Daaim ShabazzOctober 2, 2008
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    October 2008 FIDE Rating list

    There was a lot of suspense leading up to the October 2008 rating list with many suspecting that Norwegian phenom Magnus Carlsen would vault to the number one spot and set an age record for the top rating. That moment would be short-lived. Carlsen faltered at the end of the…

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  • Daaim ShabazzJuly 26, 2008
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    How do I become a Chess Grandmaster?

    In chess, an ambition may be to learn a particular opening, to beat a friend in five-minute chess, to win a club title, or another lofty goal. These goals may change over time depending on the progress of preceding goals. In chess, a handful of players decide on the ultimate…

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