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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 29, 2012
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    2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #2

    Top Boards (Open) Qatar 1-3 Ukraine USA 3½-½ Lithuania Azerbaijan 3½-½ Ireland Peru ½-3½ France India 3-1 Turkey 2016 Cuba 3½-½ ICSC Costa Rica 0-4 Poland Greece 1-3 Russia China 3½-½ Italy England 2½-1½ Brazil Full Results Modiakhi had just played 53.Qc8 attacking the rook. Perhaps with time running low,…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 29, 2012
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    2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #1

    Top Boards (Open) Dominican Republic ½-3½ Russia Ukraine 4-0 Iraq Bolivia 1-3 Armenia Hungary 3-1 Kyrgyzstan Jordan 0-4 USA China 3½-½ Zambia Luxembourg 0-4 Azerbaijan France 4-0 Zimbabwe Malaysia 2½-1½ Netherlands Andorra ½-3½ England Full Results After a spectacular opening, the wait is over and the fireworks in Istanbul have…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 28, 2012
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    2012 Chess Olympiad: A Turkish Welcome

    The audience got an entertaining display of folkloric dance. Photos by David Llada, Anastasiya Karlovich for FIDE.com.. The 2012 Chess Olympiad has already broken records for attendance with 158 teams registered for the marquee chess event. At the Opening Ceremonies of the 40th Chess Olympiad Games, there was the posting…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 24, 2012
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    2012 Chess Olympiad (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Chess Fans & Supporters, The time has come! The premier chess tournament is here! More than 160 federations are expected to trek across the globe to partake in this two-week festival. Many of the top players will be defending their flags and it is expected to be a competitive fight…

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  • Daaim ShabazzAugust 17, 2012
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    Chess Olympiad coming!

    The 40th Chess Olympiad will commence August 27th in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 160 nations will travel to the history country in the aftermath of the Olympic Games in London, England. Anticipating the largest Olympiad in history, Turkey last held the Olympiad in 2002 and hopes to be better than…

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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 30, 2012
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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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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 28, 2012
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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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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 26, 2012
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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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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 24, 2012
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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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  • Daaim ShabazzMay 23, 2012
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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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