Tournaments
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Carlsson at European Championships
Another Drum Major on the move! Pontus Carlsson is in a field of 337 male players competing for the crown of European Champion. There are 159 players in the female section. According to ChessBase… The IX European Individual Chess Championship is taking place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from April 21st to…
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U.S. Nationals in progress!
The U.S. National H.S. Championships are underway and a star-studded field is led by Marc Arnold (2406). Many of the top players are state champions, Denker/Polgar representatives, or All-Americans. Jimmy Canty III (2130, pictured right) and Kayin Barclay (2091) are playing as well as Medina Parilla (1982) and Darrian Robinson…
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Exciting tourney in Azerbaijan!
There is finally a top-level tournament that has an interesting collection of players. The first FIDE Grand Prix tournament will kick off in Azerbaijan with a very diverse field. Professional chess becomes a bit routine when you get the same permutation of players like Anand, Kramnik, Topalov, Morozevich, Svidler (and…
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Barclay joint first at Park Forest!
Chicago standout Kayin Barclay tied for first in the Park Forest Open over the weekend. This is perhaps his most significant win in an open tournament as he held co-champion Mesgen Amanov (2390) and Carl Boor (2300) to draws. The 17-year old senior will be competing in the National High…
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2008 Robert Wheeler Open (Jamaica)
The Jamaica Chess Federation presents the ROBERT WHEELER CHESS OPEN 2008 DATES Saturday April 19, 2008 Sunday April 20, 2008 VENUE Campion College Auditorium FORMAT Six Round Swiss (3 Rounds on Each Day) Open Section – Anyone can participate Amateur Section – Open only to entrants with a JCF rating…
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South Africa announces Olympiad team!
The South African Olympiad team has chosen their Men’s and Women’s teams and IM Kenny Solomon will lead a delegation of ten players to Dresden, Germany. The men’s team will include South African champion, 18-year old Henry Steel. IM Watu Kobese will play board #2 and IM Johannes Mabusela will…
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Register for 2008 Chess Olympiad
Registration forms are available for the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. The event will take place November 12th-25th. Last year’s Olympiad in Turin, Italy featured a number of problems including lack of amenities and the distance between the playing venue and living quarters. I also remember that some of…
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Nigeria’s Onyekwere brings heat in win!
Check this game out! The Nigerian Champion sent in this slashing win. There was a book I once studied called “Sacrifices in the Sicilian” and they had an entire chapter on the Nd5 sacrifice… Bxe6, Bxb5, Nxe6, Nxb5 themes. I’ve added a few comments. Chikwere Onyekwere scored 5½-3½ to win…
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2008 East Africa Chess Championship
WANYAMA WINS EAST AFRICA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP Uganda’s Olympiad bound Harold Wanyama is the new East Africa Chess Champion after putting up an unbeaten display to emerge clear first with 7 points out of 8 in the Fountain Publishers sponsored event held from Friday 21st to Monday 24th March, 2008 at…
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