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Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 2010 (Nice FRA)
Fri 12th Mar 2010 - Thu 25th Mar 2010 -
Official Site
Amber Blindfold (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+20spm) - Games in PGN: Blindfold | Blindfold Live
Rapid (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid | Rapid Live
Combined (12 players 22 Rds DRR Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Combined
Amber Blindfold and Rapid 2010 (3)
Mark Crowther (Mon 15 Mar 2010 08:36:00 PM UTC)
The 19th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament takes place at the Palais de la Mediterranée, a legendary hotel on the world-famous Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, March 12th-25th 2010. The event is organized by the Association Max Euwe of chess maecenas Joop van Oosterom, which is based in Monaco. The new number one in the world rankings, Magnus Carlsen, is the top-seed in Nice. Also present are Levon Aronian, the winner of the past two Amber tournaments, and Vladimir Kramnik, who won the Amber tournament a record six times.
Round 1 saw Vassily Ivanchuk defeat World Number One Magnus Carlsen 2-0. Ruslan Ponomariov beat Boris Gelfand by the same score. All the blindfold games were decisive.
Round 2 saw Magnus Carlsen return to 50% with a 2-0 win against Levon Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk and Ruslan Ponomariov drew both their games against Svidler and Grischuk respectively which leaves them on 3/4. Svidler and Kramnik are half a point behind this.
Round 3. Magnus Carlsen won 2-0 for a second day in a row, this time against Peter Svidler. Vassily Ivanchuk retains the over-all lead with 4.5/6 and also leads the blindfold competition. Kramnik leads the rapid with 2.5/3.
Magnus Carlsen beat Peter Svidler in both blindfold and rapidplay on day 3. Photo © Association Max Euwe. | http://www.amberchess2010.com
Detailed Stories
11th European Individual 2010 (Rijeka CRO)
Fri 5th Mar 2010 - Thu 18th Mar 2010 -
Official Site - Results
Men (405 players 11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Men | Men Live
Women (158 players 11 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Women | Women Live
European Individual Championships Rijeka 2010 (9)
Mark Crowther (Mon 15 Mar 2010 04:14:00 PM UTC)
The European Individual Championships for men and women take place 6th-18th March 2010 in Rijeka. Leading entries include: Etienne Bacrot, Zoltan Almasi, Sergei Movsesian, David Navara, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Evgeny Alekseev, Alexander Motylev, Michael Adams, Viktor Bologan, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Gabriel Sargissian, Vladimir Akopian, Alexander Moiseenko, Fabiano Caruana, Kiril Georgiev etc.
The Official site seems very well put together with live games, video and commentaries and is coping with traffic very well.
Play starts at 2:30pm UK time. All the live games and their results are now up along with previous rounds complete. chess-results.com has the full official results and standings and the latest pairings.
Detailed Stories
European Individual Championships 2010 (6)
Adams and Howell in touch after 6 rounds of the European Individuals
IM Malcolm Pein | Mon 15 Mar 2010 12:15:00 AM UTC
European Individual Championships 2010 (2)
Adams and Howell start with 2 from 2
IM Malcolm Pein | Wed 10 Mar 2010 10:07:00 PM UTC
11th European Individual Champiolnships 2010 (Start)
Adams and Howell compete for European Title
IM Malcolm Pein | Sat 06 Mar 2010 12:31:00 AM UTC
World Chess Championship 2010 (Sofia BUL)
Fri 23rd Apr 2010 - Wed 12th May 2010 -
Official Site
World Championship (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61))
World Chess Championship 2010 (Schedule)
Mark Crowther (Sun 14 Mar 2010 07:15:00 PM UTC)
The World Chess Championship takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria 23 April (1st round) to 12 May 2010 (possible tiebreaks). The match is between World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov. An agreement was signed by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the President of the Bulgarian Chess Federation Stefan Sergiev on the 16th December 2009. This was in the presence of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Mr Boiko Borisov who is guaranteeing the match.
Stefan Sergiev and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. | fide.com
Karpov to stand as FIDE President (Karpov)
Mark Crowther (Mon 22 Mar 2010 03:26:00 PM UTC)
Anatoly Karpov has announced his intention to stand for the post of the President of FIDE in September. He will challenge sitting President Kirsan Iljumzhinov but the regulations suggest that both cannot stand, at least not without a vote of the FIDE General Assembly and the use of an "exceptional cases" clause.
The European Chess Union will also have elections for their own presidency.
Anatoly Karpov to stand as FIDE President. Photo © Europe-Echecs. | http://www.europe-echecs.com
Parachute Advansed 2010 (Cox's Bazaar BAN)
Mon 8th Mar 2010 - Mon 8th Mar 2010 -
Official Site - Results
Parachute Advansed (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
Parachute Advansed International 2010 (9)
Mark Crowther (Sun 14 Mar 2010 12:28:00 PM UTC)
The Parachute Advansed International took place in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. Organised by GM Niaz Murshed of organisation Six Seasons Chess Tornaments. Dates: March 8th-14th 2010. Manisha Mohanty Kiran was the convincing winner by a point and a half on 7/9.
Manisha Mohanty Kiran won the event with a round to spare. Photo: Haroon Or Rashid. | www.chess.co.uk/twic
Chance to play in Nigel Short Simul March 20th (Ashton-Under-Lyne)
Mark Crowther (Sun 14 Mar 2010 10:44:00 PM UTC)
Nigel Short will be in Ashton-Under-Lyne on March 20th 2010. There are still places available to play Short in a simul or to see his talk.
Spice Spring Invitational 2010 (Lubbock USA)
Sat 13th Mar 2010 - Fri 19th Mar 2010 -
Official Site - Live
Spice Spring (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
SPICE Spring International 2010 (3)
Mark Crowther (Mon 15 Mar 2010 04:07:00 PM UTC)
The SPICE Spring International 2010 takes place March 13th-19th 2010 on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX.
XXVII Linares 2010 (Linares ESP)
Fri 12th Feb 2010 - Thu 25th Feb 2010 -
Official Site - Results - Live
XXVII SuperGM (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:30m) - Games in PGN: PGN
Linares 2010 (10)
Mark Crowther (Thu 25 Feb 2010 01:29:00 PM UTC)
The Linares tournament took place in Spain 12th-25th February 2010. Veselin Topalov emerged as the winner for the first time. He beat Boris Gelfand in the final round and edged out Alexander Grischuk by half a point.
Round 10 Results
Vallejo 1/2 Grischuk
Topalov 1-0 Gelfand
Aronian 1-0 Gashimov
Final Standings: Topalov 6.5, Grischuk 6, Aronian 5.5, Gelfand 4, Gashimov 4, Vallejo 4
Detailed Stories
Linares 2010 (10)
Topalov - Gelfand the decisive game in Linares
IM Malcolm Pein | Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:01:00 AM UTC
Linares 2010 (10)
Topalov victorious at Linares 2010
IM Malcolm Pein | Sat 27 Feb 2010 11:35:00 PM UTC
Linares 2010 (9)
Alexander Grischuk catches Veselin Topalov by beating him
IM Malcolm Pein | Thu 25 Feb 2010 06:36:00 PM UTC
Linares 2010 (8)
Topalov leads with two rounds to go
IM Malcolm Pein | Tue 23 Feb 2010 06:30:00 PM UTC
London Chess Centre relocates after 18 years (1992-2010)
Mark Crowther (Fri 05 Feb 2010 12:03:00 PM UTC)
The London Chess Centre in Euston Road is to close after 18 years due to the termination of the lease.
The new main London Shop will now be in Baker Street.
The final day of shopping will be on Friday 12th February 2010.
Mail order will not be affected and the contact telephone numbers should not change.
Four World Chess Champions have taken part in events in the shop on Euston Road.
The Euston Road Chess and Bridge Shop | http://chess.co.uk
Rating March 2010 (March 2010)
Mark Crowther (Mon 01 Mar 2010 01:08:00 PM UTC)
The FIDE Rating List for March 2010 has been released. Magnus Carlsen retains his number one spot from Veselin Topalov. Topalov's win in Linares isn't included but it wouldn't quite have been enough to recapture the number one spot anyhow. Kramnik overtook Anand for 3rd spot but again this is a very close call.
42nd Belgrade Womens Tournament 2010 (Belgrade SRB)
Wed 3rd Mar 2010 - Wed 10th Mar 2010 -
Official Site - Live
42nd WGM (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
42nd Belgrade Women's Tournament 2010 (9)
Mark Crowther (Fri 12 Mar 2010 10:18:00 AM UTC)
The traditional Belgrade Women's Tournament has suffered a bit in strength in recent times from the clash with the European Individual Championships but it reached its 42nd edition which deserves respect. Jovana Eric edged out Margarita Voiska on tie-break after both finished on 6.5/9.
81st German Championships 2010 (Bad Liebenzell GER)
Fri 5th Mar 2010 - Sat 13th Mar 2010 -
Official Site
ch-GER 2010 (44 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
81st German Championship 2010 (9)
Mark Crowther (Sat 13 Mar 2010 11:35:00 PM UTC)
The 81st German Championship took place in Bad Liebenzell, 5th-13th March 2010. Igor Khenkin and Leonid Milov were the top seeds but there was a surprise winner 18 year old Niclas Huschenbeth who finished with 7/9 half a point clear of Khenkin.
128th Varsity Match 2010 (London ENG)
Sat 6th Mar 2010 - Sat 6th Mar 2010 -
Official Site
128th Varsity Match (16 players 1 Rds Match Team TC:120m:60m) - Games in PGN: Games
128th Varsity Chess Match 2010 (1)
Mark Crowther (Sat 06 Mar 2010 07:55:00 PM UTC)
The 128th Varsity Chess Match between Oxford University and Cambridge University took place at the RAC Club, Pall Mall, London on 6th March 2010. The match sponsor was Henry Mutkin. The match was drawn 4-4. News: John Saunders who has a special report at the BCM site..
Detailed Stories
128th Varsity Chess Match 2010 (1)
Nice Save in the Varsity Match 2010
IM Malcolm Pein | Fri 12 Mar 2010 12:10:00 AM UTC
128th Varsity Chess Match 2010 (1)
IM Malcolm Pein | Thu 11 Mar 2010 12:08:00 AM UTC
1st London Chess Classic (London ENG)
Mon 7th Dec 2009 - Wed 16th Dec 2009 -
Official Site - Live
Classic (8 players 7 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games
FIDE Open (67 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:120m+30m) - Games in PGN: FIDE Open
Women (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m+30m) - Games in PGN: Women
London Chess Classic 2009 (Concluded)
Mark Crowther (Tue 15 Dec 2009 08:39:00 PM UTC)
Magnus Carlsen took clear first place from Vladimir Kramnik. In the end the decisive result was their round one meeting.
London Chess Classic. Nakamura - Kramnik Round 7. | http://www.londonchessclassic.com/
Detailed Stories
London Chess Classic FIDE Open (Concluded)
IM Malcolm Pein | Tue 22 Dec 2009 12:20:00 AM UTC
London Chess Classic 2009 (7)
IM Malcolm Pein | Sat 19 Dec 2009 12:01:00 AM UTC
London Chess Classic 2009 (Best Game)
IM Malcolm Pein | Fri 18 Dec 2009 11:44:00 PM UTC
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Match (Hilton Head USA)
Mon 22nd Feb 2010 - Thu 25th Feb 2010 -
Official Site
Match (2 players 4 Rds Match Indiv TC:100m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match 2010 (4)
Mark Crowther (Sat 27 Feb 2010 10:28:00 AM UTC)
Judit Polgar played Gregory Kaidanov in a 4 game match in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
They played the following Sicilian Variations: Gm1) Sveshnikov, Gm2) Dragon, Gm3) Najdorf and Gm4) Scheveningen.
The match was drawn 2-2 with white winning every game. Wins for white continued in the Blitz playoff. When that finished 1-1 Polgar won a final Armageddon game (white had 6 minute, black had 5 but white had to win) to win the match. These blitz games don't appear to be available.
Detailed Stories
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match (3)
IM Malcolm Pein | Fri 05 Mar 2010 09:27:00 PM UTC
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match 2010 (2)
Polgar wins game 2 of the Sicilian Theme Match
IM Malcolm Pein | Wed 03 Mar 2010 12:02:00 AM UTC
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match 2010 (1)
Polgar - Kaidanov Sicilian Theme Match Game 1
IM Malcolm Pein | Tue 02 Mar 2010 12:01:00 AM UTC
Malcolm Pein Articles
Mixed start for Carlsen at Amber (2)
Vassily Ivanchuk beat Magnus Carlsen 2-0 in the first round of the Amber tournament. Carlsen struck back against Levon Aronian winning 2-0 in Round 2.
Amber 2010 (2)
IM Malcolm Pein (Tue 16 Mar 2010 12:27:00 AM UTC)
Carlsen beat Aronian 2-0 in Round 2 of Amber. Photo © Association Max Euwe. | http://www.amberchess2010.com/
European Individual Championships 2010 (6)
Adams and Howell in touch after 6 rounds of the European Individuals
IM Malcolm Pein | Mon 15 Mar 2010 12:15:00 AM UTC
128th Varsity Chess Match 2010 (1)
Nice Save in the Varsity Match 2010
IM Malcolm Pein | Fri 12 Mar 2010 12:10:00 AM UTC
128th Varsity Chess Match 2010 (1)
IM Malcolm Pein | Thu 11 Mar 2010 12:08:00 AM UTC
European Individual Championships 2010 (2)
Adams and Howell start with 2 from 2
IM Malcolm Pein | Wed 10 Mar 2010 10:07:00 PM UTC
Cappelle La Grande 2010 (1)
Isaac Sanders, a name to watch
IM Malcolm Pein | Tue 09 Mar 2010 10:05:00 PM UTC
Latest Stories
FIDE Presidential Elections 2010 (Karpov)
Karpov to stand as FIDE President
Mark Crowther | Mon 22 Mar 2010 03:26:00 PM UTC
Amber Blindfold and Rapid 2010 (3)
Amber Blindfold and Rapid 2010
Mark Crowther | Mon 15 Mar 2010 08:36:00 PM UTC
European Individual Championships 2010 (9)
European Individual Championships Rijeka 2010
Mark Crowther | Mon 15 Mar 2010 04:14:00 PM UTC
SPICE Spring Invitational 2010 (3)
SPICE Spring International 2010
Mark Crowther | Mon 15 Mar 2010 04:07:00 PM UTC
Nigel Short Simul (Ashton-Under-Lyne)
Chance to play in Nigel Short Simul March 20th
Mark Crowther | Sun 14 Mar 2010 10:44:00 PM UTC
Karpov Interview (FIDE Candidacy)
Karpov declares candidacy for FIDE President
Europe-Echecs | Sun 14 Mar 2010 10:26:00 PM UTC
World Chess Championship 2010 (Schedule)
Mark Crowther | Sun 14 Mar 2010 07:15:00 PM UTC
Parachute Advansed International (9)
Parachute Advansed International 2010
Mark Crowther | Sun 14 Mar 2010 12:28:00 PM UTC
Stories from other chess websites
Unusual 2nd Move Anti-Sicilians
Source: Chess Opening Theory - 16 March 2010, 12:50 am
Source: Chess Opening Theory - 16 March 2010, 12:47 am
The f-pawn, part 5: is this a good position to push forward?
Source: Sport: Chess | guardian.co.uk - 16 March 2010, 12:05 am
Cuban Chess GM Domínguez Draws Twice at Melody Amber - Cuba News
Source: chess - Google News - 16 March 2010, 12:00 am
The Monday Questions (1) for GM Loek van Wely
Source: Chess news by ChessVibes - 15 March 2010, 10:20 pm
Chessboxing fad continues to grow - KSDK
Source: chess - Google News - 15 March 2010, 9:36 pm
Nepomniachtchi bat Jobava et mène
Source: Actualités Echecs.com - 15 March 2010, 9:00 pm
Ivanchuk in sole lead after three rounds in Nice
Source: Chess news by ChessVibes - 15 March 2010, 8:30 pm
"Veselin n'acceptera pas la nulle et ne parlera pas à Vishy..."
Source: Actualités Echecs.com - 15 March 2010, 7:30 pm
Source: The Chess Mind Blog - 15 March 2010, 4:21 pm
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Press Releases
John Watson Chess Talk with collector, historian and author Yakov Zusmanovich
Mark Crowther | Thu 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 AM UTC
John Watson Interview (Hans Ree)
John Watson interviews Hans Ree on chess.fm sneek preview
John Henderson | Thu 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 AM UTC
John Watson interviews Ray Robson
Chess Talk with IM John Watson - IM Ray Robson
John Henderson | Wed 09 Sep 2009 04:13:00 PM UTC
Hendon Blitz 3rd Sept 2009 (Concluded)
Adam Raoof | Fri 04 Sep 2009 09:40:00 AM UTC
