The Dragon Capital Viet Nam Chess Tournament Open will kick off today (Aug 26th) in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
The tournament is the sixth and last elimination round under the Grand Prix system in the Asian-Pacific region. The event will pick the most talented chess players in the region to compete in world tournaments.
The event, which will give out a total of US$20,000, is
Following their big success at the recent World Junior Chess Championships, which brought a double title to India, internet portal Sify interviewed the new national heroes Harika Dronavalli and Abhijeet Gupta.
Vladimir Putin lost several pawns on the chessboard - Kosovo, Iraq, Nato membership for the Baltic states, US renunciation of the ABM treaty, US missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic. But he waited.
The trap was set in Georgia. When President Saakashvili blundered into South Ossetia, sending in an army to shell, kill and maim on a vicious scale (against US advice and his promised word),
Six Georgian players, qualified to participate in the upcoming WWCC in Nalchik, have sent a letter to ChessBase, expressing concerns “about the current dangerous situation near Cabardino-Balkaria”. They are calling for tournament to be moved “to the safer place, which would be convenient for all the participants”.
The hosting city of Nalchik, capitol of Kabardino-Balkaria, did survive a terrible
Organizers of the European Club Cup 2008 are proposing standardization of Teams’ Dress Code in major Chess Team events for the following reasons:
· A more common and suitable appearance in the sports’ market
· A more attractive picture for the MEDIA world wide
· Better information for the spectators and the arbiters in the playing halls
· Co-operation with major sports firms who may design
Magnus Carlsen and ICC community are organizing a fundraising simul at the Internet Chess Club to help Serbian GM Dusan Popovic in need of urgent medical treatment. Excerpt from ICC newsletter: In spite of his busy schedule, Magnus Carlsen has agreed to host a 30-board simul on ICC on August 11, starting at 14:00pm ET, to help a fellow player in need. Details will be coming soon on how you
German city of Mainz is hosting one of the world’s most popular Chess Festival. For example, in the largest Ordix Open competition was attended by about 700 players. The most interesting thing is that the festival is called Chess Classic, although it appeals, so to speak, as highly “alternative”. Judge for yourselves: the program includes contests in non-typical rapid and “Fischer chess”.
From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries. The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries, each diary entry will be published on this blog exactly seventy years after it was written, allowing you to follow Orwell’s recuperation in Morocco
Another event of the Greek Chess Summer 2008 is recently concluded. Seven players with 7 points each have shared the first place in Paleohora, Crete: GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr (2489 RUS), GM Postny Evgeny (2661 ISR), GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy (2628 UKR), IM Milanovic Danilo (2529 SRB), GM Halkias Stelios (2579 GRE), GM David Alberto (2568 LUX), GM Perunovic Milos (2589 SRB), IM Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi (
Few days ago I was convinced that Leinier Dominguez will end Carlsen’s domination in super-tournaments. Well he did share first place, after a (rarely) exciting last round, but Russian Evgeny Alekseev did better in the tiebreak match and officially won the tournament.
Evgeny Alekseev
