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Olympiad Announcement
Invoices for Olympiad Charters and Accommodation Tuesday, 01 June 2010 10:44 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL PARTICIPANTS & FEDERATIONS Today, June 1st, two different invoices have been sent to all federations by the Organising Committee of the Olympiad: 1. Invoice for Charters [airport tax for teams, full fare for others] in…
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Van Wely wins 2010 Chicago Open!
Loek Van Wely stifled Sam Shankland’s quest for GM norm (and title) while Varuzhan Akobian fell to England’s Michael Adams. Photo by Daaim Shabazz. Loek Van Wely has been spending a lot of time in the states in past years including the 1994 World Open and 1996 New York Open.…
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Africa
Nigel Short campaigns in Africa
Nigel Short is on the African trail again prescribing an “anti-Kirsan” platform in the upcoming election. The elections will take place at September’s General Assembly meetings at the 2010 Olympiad in Siberia. The campaign barbs have sharpened over the Russian endorsement controversy. GM Nigel Short trip to Africa hopes to…
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2010 Chicago Open
GM Michael Adams will headline the field in the 2010 version of the Chicago Open. Several players from the recently-ended U.S. Championship will also be on hand to vie for the $100,000 prize fund. More details at https://www.chicagoopen.net/
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2010 Guadaloupe Open
Guadaloupe will kick off their 2010 Open for June 12th-13th. Olivier Moueza has extended an invitation to all players to compete in the chess festival with a prize fund of 6000 euros.
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Africa
Kenya welcomes Shabazz!
On May 17th, I arranged with Kenyan players to visit Kenya’s Checkmates Chess Club. I had come to Nairobi from Johannesburg and posted on the Kenyan Forum that I was in town. After e-mail and phone call exchanges, both Mehul Gohil and Kim Bhari came to pick me up from…
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Sydney Morris… Middle School Champ!
Birmingham, Alabama is perhaps known more for its Civil Rights legacy than for chess. Chess in Alabama has not met a renaissance although the state has produced several strong players. The lack of such a presence may make it difficult to find models to emulate. However, scholastic chess has blossomed…
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2010 U.S. Championship (St. Louis, USA)
The U.S. Championship has begun. All the big guns will be facing off for pride and glory at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Rex Sinquefield and wife Jeanne are hosting 24 of the top U.S. players at arguably the best playing conditions in the country. The…
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WCC 2010-12: Anand wins… defends title!
Viswanathan Anand Photo © Chessvibes. There was speculation on whether the match finale would show Topalov going for the juglar. Yet it was Anand who bolted out of the opening with the dynamism that he had been reserving with the black pieces. Anand played with the energy, speed and precision…
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