Chess : watch-learn-play

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59386749158886410102012-02-16T17:11:04.015+07:00Chess : watch-learn-playeverything about chessOrangUtanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07261213542385111198noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5938674915888641010.post-47041957656694635672009-01-18T00:59:00.003+07:002009-01-18T01:39:54.428+07:00The BIG upset of the day: Ivanchuk 0-1 Smeets

The BIG upset of the day: Ivanchuk 0-1 SmeetsGM Ivanchuk (2779) - GM Smeets (2601) [D44]Corus A, 17.01.20091.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.a4 Bb4 7.e4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Bd2 Qd5 11.Qc2 c5 12.Be3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Bxd2 Qd5 16.Qxc4 Qxc4 17.Bxc4 Nc6 18.Bc3 Ne7 19.a5 Bd7 20.Bb4 Rc8 21.Be2 Nc6 22.Bc5 Nxe5 23.Rb1 Nc6 24.Rxb7 Nxa5 25.Rxa7 Nc6 26.Rb7 Nd8 27.Rb3

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Saturday, January 17, 2009The BIG upset of the day: Ivanchuk 0-1 SmeetsGM Ivanchuk (2779) - GM Smeets (2601) [D44]Corus A, 17.01.20091.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.a4 Bb4 7.e4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Bd2 Qd5 11.Qc2 c5 12.Be3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Qa5+ 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Bxd2 Qd5 16.Qxc4 Qxc4 17.Bxc4 Nc6 18.Bc3 Ne7 19.a5 Bd7 20.Bb4 Rc8 21.Be2 Nc6 22.Bc5 Nxe5 23.Rb1 Nc6 24.Rxb7 Nxa5 25.

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Nine-year-old Shah creates historyNine-year-old Shah creates history; beats GM Ibrayev NurlanNew Delhi (IANS): Nine-year old Hetul Shah created history in the first round of the seventh Parsvnath International Open Chess tournament, defeating Grand Master Nurlan Ibrayev of Kazakhstan on Sunday.Apart from Nurlan, almost all top seeded players of the tournament, which includes a record 20 Grand

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Thursday, January 01, 2009 Al Ain A in showdown with Vietnam VictoryBy Yasir Abbasher, Senior ReporterPublished: December 31, 2008, 23:29Al Ain: Hosts Al Ain A team were due to enter a crucial match against Vietnam Victory in their last match in the Asian Chess Champions League last night, hoping to clinch the two points and secure the title.The hosts were set back in the penultimate round

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Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Critical endgame Halpern, Jacob - Pillsbury, Harry Nelson (Manhattan, New York, 1893), presented by AndreasBlack to move. Is this a draw, a win, or loss for Black?8/5p2/6p1/p2p1k1p/P2P3P/4KPP1/8/8 b - - 0 58

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Sunday, December 21, 2008 Ivanchuk finally wins one GM Ivanchuk (2786) - GM Bu Xiangzhi (2714) [C26]Nanjing, China, 21 . 12 . 20081.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Bb4 4.Nf3 0–0 5.0–0 d6 6.Nd5 Be6 7.d4 Bxd5 8.exd5 e4 9.Nh4 c6 10.c3 Ba5 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Nf5 Nb6 13.f3 h6 14.Bh4 e3 15.Qd3 Nxc4 16.Qxc4 Qd7 17.Nxe3 Nh5 18.Rae1 Bd8 19.Bxd8 Rfxd8 20.Qd3 Rab8 21.b3 Nf6 22.dxc6 bxc6 23.Re2 a5 24.Rfe1 g6 25.d5

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Classic tactic Torre Repetto, Carlos - Lasker, Emanuel (Moscow, 1925), presented by AndreasWhite to move. How should White proceed?r3rnk1/pb3pp1/3pp2p/1q4BQ/1P1P4/4N1R1/P4PPP/4R1K1 w - - 0 25 Posted by SusanPolgar at 12/20/2008 11:27:00 AM 8 comments

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Saturday, December 20, 2008 Saturday morning tactic White to move. What is the best continuation for White?r1bkqQ1N/1pp5/5bp1/3n4/4P3/4B2P/1n3PPK/q2R4 w - - 0 6 Posted by SusanPolgar at 12/20/2008 08:40:00 AM Labels: Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving

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Pure Elegance & Sophistication !!With its flawless symmetry, a more complex and refined tactical system and a perfectly balanced layout, Omega Chess can truly be considered the ultimate standard in strategic board game warfare. For those wishing to face the hardest challenge yet and test the limits of their knowledge, this game will definitely satisfy their expectations! Omega Chess FeaturesThe

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"According to research, Test scores improved by 17.3% for students regularly engaged in chess classes, compared with only 4.6% for children participating in other forms of enriched activities," states 4-time World Champion Susan Polgar in a recent interview. In approximately 30 nations across the globe, including Brazil, China, Venezuela, Italy, Israel, Russia and Greece, etc., chess is

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Date of birth: India, December 11, 1969Acclaimed as the Fastest Brain in the world, Viswanathan Anand is the World Number one and World Champion. It is his success in the world scene that has made this ancient Indian game, a mass sport in India.The critics rate him as one of the biggest natural talents ever in the history of chess. His hallmark lightening speed and intuitive play came to be

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October 29, 2008 Viswanathan Anand ( India ) is the winner of the World Chess Championship 2008! The World Champion from India defended his title with a 6,5:4,5 victory against Vladimir Kramnik ( Russia ). Anand got the half point today in game eleven of the Championship.

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The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go."Elo" is often written in capital letters (ELO), but it is not an acronym. It is the family name of the system's creator, Arpad Elo (1903–1992, born as Élő Árpád), a Hungarian-born American physics professor.Elo was originally invented as an improved chess rating system

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In recent years the game of chess has been attracting more and more attention, not merely as an interesting and fascinating kind of contest, but as a readily affordable and highly effective means for intellectual development. Extensive experimental research has shown a positive effect of chess activities on logical and creative thinking, concentration of attention, memory and reproductive

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"Notation" is a method in chess strategy books that is used to describe the movement of pieces on the chess board, without needing a visual diagram of the chess board for each move. It greatly increases a chess author's ability to describe a large number of chess games in compact form, leaving more room for game analysis. It also allows the author to concentrate on chess strategies and tactics,

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If you are a chess student or even an experienced player, the power of the Internet to improve your game cannot be denied.However, anyone who has typed "chess strategies" or "chess tactics" into a search engine will agree with me that the results can be confusing. Where do I start? What kind of chess strategies websites are out there? Are any of them useful? Which chess strategies information is

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HE mental development of the chess player is a gradual struggle from a state of chaos to a clear conception of the game. The period required for such development largely depends upon the special gifts the learner may possess, but in the main the question of methods predominates.Most beginners do not troublevery much about any particular plan in their study of chess, butas soon as they have learnt

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