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Jamaica’s ‘Magnificent Chess’ making mark!
If you have ever been within earshot of Ian Wilkinson at a chess event, you would believe he was discussing a delicious dessert of a five-course meal. He speaks with the passion of a connoisseur, historian and a most notably, a rabid fan. Wilkinson has decided to take his passion…
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New in Chess (2012/4)
This issue of New in Chess has a number of headlining stories including the cover story of the World Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand. Several stories were presented including a very lengthy interview with the champion who spoke candidly about the match. The vision of Andrei Filatov of…
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“Drum Beat” Vol. 1, No. 5
In the fifth “Drum Beat” segment (June 7th), we present a special issue highlighting the World Championship and its aftermath. We will discuss the match, the result, the reaction and the response from the champion, Viswanathan Anand. One may argue that Boris Gelfand had the better preparation. There were a…
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Anand retains Chess Crown!
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov presents Viswanthan Anand with the World Champion wreath at the Closing Ceremonies. Photo by Alexey Yushenkov. Viswanathan Anand has defeated Boris Gelfand to successfully defend his crown. Anand has certainly etched a place in chess history by defending his world title for the 3rd time since unification. He…
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Tom Fineberg, long-time Chicago chess coach (1923-2012)
Chess community, I have received some regrettable news from Majorie (Fineberg) Winther that Tom Fineberg died peacefully amongst family and friends on Sunday night, May 27th. He was 89 years old. Thomas Fineberg (1923-2012) I had the pleasure of taking up chess at Chicago Vocational High School (CVS) and becoming…
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WCC2012-12: Backlash on short draw
Gelfand and Anand square off in last game of the match. Tension was high and building before an unexpected ending occurred. Photo by Anastasia Karlovich. The angst was high amongst the fans, commentators and journalists alike and the Anand-Gelfand match ended in another short draw. The defending champion actually offered…
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WCC2012-11: Anand holds… last chance
Viswanathan Anand held with a new move in the Nimzo-Indian and put pressure on Boris Gelfand to find precise moves. Gelfand used 35 minutes after 8…Bd7 but waded through the complications and the game was drawn in 24 moves. From the photographs Anand appears to be a bit nervous (or…
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“Live the Game” HHCF Summer Camp
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation presents the “Live the Game” HHCF Summer Camp Open House June 2nd 3-6pm 37428 Centralmont Pl. Fremont, CA 94536 1-888-588-4418 www.hiphopchessfederation.org Full Details here!!
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WCC2012-10: 25-move draw! Tiebreaks?
There were lots of groans after the tenth game of the 2012 World Championship. Both Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand agreed to a draw in 25 moves in a position that seemed to beg for more examination. Anand went back to 1.e4 and after 1…c5 2.Nf3 Nc6, he played the…
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WCC2012-9: intense fight… still level
The second half of the World Championship match started with two decisive results and today the world witnessed an elegant ebb and flow with white pressing for a win. In the end, the world champion set up an impenetrable fortress and a draw was agreed in 49 moves. Game 9…
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