September 2, 2013, 10:03 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
Uganda - yes, the country of Phiona Mutesi - registered a record participation at their junior chess tournament recently. It is great that chess in Africa has become very popular in the last two years. Here is the video report.
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September 3, 2013, 6:00 am
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Teaching children how to play chess is a gift for life. We love to pick up stories about children learning chess. Here's one from about Oak Park students learning human chess. Click on picture to watch video.
Abraham Lincoln elementary teacher makes all the right moves to broaden game's appeal
Normally sedate, the game of chess takes on a different feel at an Oak Park school playground, where teams of kids holler out moves and play by jumping spaces on a painted grid.
Fourth- and fifth-graders recently squared off for their first game of what Marvin Childress, a fifth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, calls human chess. Childress used the life-size version as a way to get more students, especially girls, interested in the game.
Last year, the school's 50-member chess club included about 15 girls. Childress, who is the club's coach, believes making chess an active, social occasion will make it more accessible."This is an opportunity to take a game that's built for two people and open it up to 32 people instantly," Childress said. "I just think that, that's cool, that the sheer concept of it is pretty neat."
Fourth-grader Allyson Rumoro was among spectators speaking or yelling suggestions for moves to two more seasoned players who directed classmates on a newly painted blue-and-yellow grid during an introductory game last week.
"I think it will be more fun to play," said the 9-year-old, who was a member of the club last year and plans to join again this year.
Childress came up with the idea in the spring.
With the help of a local Girl Scouts troop and a Parent Teacher Association, he was able to get the $750 needed for paint, labor, and blue and yellow vests marked with the names of chess pieces. A special-education teacher mapped it out and an art teacher led a small crew who painted the chess board, which includes images of the school's lion mascot. Administrators and teachers said the board was a popular spot the first week of school.
"There's a lot of kids out there playing, and a lot of them are girls," said Jennifer Zarosl, a substitute teacher who helped complete the board.
Gabriel Sparkes, 9, a co-captain of the chess club, said he struggled to concentrate while directing a team but learned from students suggesting different moves.
"They were teaching me to play better," he said.
If the program hooks more students, they'll have to submit to the rigor Childress imposes on players. He said he sometimes removes key pieces from his best players' arsenals to teach them not to overvalue the pieces.
Childress said chess teaches important skills, including organizing, planning, decision-making and overcoming adversity.
"Chess is definitely a metaphor for life," he said. "Sometimes in life, you just have to be strategic."
Some of the club members are selected to compete with other Oak Park schools in the spring. Last year, his team finished fifth out of seven teams.
"My players don't always win, but they know how to lose with pride," he said. (wjventeicher@tribune.com/Copyright © 2013 Chicago Tribune Company, LLC)
Here's another truly fun chess video for children
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September 3, 2013, 8:14 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
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Possibly excited by Vladimir Kramnik's win at the Chess World Cup 2013 allowing Sergey Karjakin to enter the Candidates 2014, the Russian Grandmaster was propelled to win the 67th edition of the Moscow Blitz Chess Tournament. The women's section was won by Daria Charochkina.
On September 1st the 67th Moscow Blitz Championship was held in Moscow park “Krasnaya Presnya”. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and President of Moscow Chess Federation Vladimir Palikhata welcomed the participants of the championship. Previously the championship was organized under the auspices of “Vechernyaya Moskva” newspaper which is a partner of the event nowadays. Traditionally the event is held in open air whatever be the weather.
In previous years, the event has seen champions like Mikahil Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Vassily Smyslov, Yury Averbakh and Eugene Vasyukov. The list of chess stars that have won the event also includes the likes of Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich.
Despite the cold, nearly 150 chess players participated in the championship.
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September 3, 2013, 8:39 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
Can you name these six hot and strong chess babes in Black? We bet you can... particularly, if you've been reading chess blog and you've been browsing chesspics!
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September 3, 2013, 9:26 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013
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The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its twenty eighth consecutive annual award. The Fellowship was created by the late Frank P. Samford of Birmingham, Alabama to advance the game he loved by identifying and assisting the most promising young chess masters in the United States.
Since its inception in 1987 the Samford has been successful in promoting the chess careers of more than two dozen young Americans, many of whom have gone on to become grandmasters, members of the U.S. Olympiad Chess Team and United States Chess Champions. Former Samford Scholars Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky are presently rated in the top 20 players in the world.This Fellowship is open to American chessplayers who are under the age of twenty five at the start of the Fellowship, July 1, 2014, and have been permanent residents of the U.S. for at least one year prior to that date. Leadership of the Fellowship program is provided by Mr. Samford Jr's son, Frank P. Samford III of Atlanta, Georgia, with the able help of Barbara DeMaro of the U.S. Chess Trust.The 2014 Samford Chess Fellow will receive a monthly stipend for living expenses, training by leading chess coaches, chess books, computer equipment and other study materials as well as opportunities to travel and compete in tournaments and matches at the highest levels. The value of the Fellowship (including stipend, training, study materials and tournament travel) has been increased to $42,000 annually. It is given for a one year term and can be extended for a second year by mutual consent.The 2014 Samford Fellow will be selected by the Samford Chess Fellowship Committee ("Committee"), consisting of Frank P. Samford III, grandmaster Arthur Bisguier and international master John Donaldson. Each applicant, who can be male or female, must be able to demonstrate talent, achievement and commitment to chess. He or she must be willing to make the effort required to become a leading grandmaster and possible challenger for the world chess championship. Applicants must have a chess rating (USCF, FIDE or both). For further details and an application forms write to: John Donaldson, SecretarySamford Chess Fellowship1623 ½ Martin Luther King Junior WayBerkeley, CA 94709 Or: (510) 644-1285 and imwjd@aol.com Completed applications for the 2014 Fellowship must be received no later than January 15, 2014. We expect to announce the winner in April, 2014. All decisions by the Committee will be final.A new Fellow will be selected every year if qualified applicants can be found. It is expected that the Samford Fellowship will continue to produce very strong American chessplayers, some of whom will join the elite group of world supergrandmasters.The Samford Fellowship seeks to replicate the excellence and achievement that marked the life of Frank P. Samford, Jr. Funding for this program is made possible by the generosity of Mrs. Virginia Donovan, widow of Samford Jr., and by Torchmark Corporation.From Alexandra Kosteniuk'swww.chessblog.com
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September 3, 2013, 11:01 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce today that GM Vladimir Kramnik, the recent Fide World Cup winner in Tromsø, Norway, has accepted his invitation to play in the 5th London Chess Classic to be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington, running from Saturday 7th December to Sunday 15th December.
London has become a happy hunting ground for Kramnik. Not only has the former World Champion been a regular at the London Chess Classic, winning the 2011 edition, and runner-up twice (behind Magnus Carlsen, the World No.1, on both occasions), in 2009 and 2012, but in 2000, London was also the venue for his historic world title win over Garry Kasparov.
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Earlier this week in Tromsø, Kramnik showed he’s still a major force in the game with his easy victory in the four-game Fide World Cup final over the current Russian champion, Dmitry Andreikin; that will see both qualify for next year’s Candidates’ tournament. And Kramnik’s overall performance in the World Cup, also saw the former World Champion once again reclaiming the World No. 3 spot in the September Fide rating list published this week.
Kramnik now joins World Champion Vishy Anand and the US No.1, Hikaru Nakamura as the the third player to have confirmed they will play in the 5th London Chess Classic. The rest of the 16-player Rapid field will be announced in the coming week.
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September 4, 2013, 9:26 am
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
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The U.S. premiere of Matt Charman's 'The Machine', a large-scale, high-tech dramatic staging of the 1997 chess match between chess phenomenon Garry Kasparov and the IBM computer Deep Blue, begins performances Sept. 4 at the Park Avenue Armory.Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke directs the piece that stars Hadley Fraser ("Les Misérables," The Phantom of the Opera, The Pirate Queen) as phenom Kasparov.The Machine premiered July 10-21 at the Manchester International Festival. It will play a limited New York run through Sept. 18 in the Armory's expansive Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
The cast also includes Kenneth Lee ("Delocated") as Doctor Hsu, Lorenzo Allchurch, Antonia Bernath, Cornelius Booth, Nicholas Croucher, Daniel Harries, Rob Lines, David Mumeni, Phil Nichol, John Ramm, Lucille Sharp, Brian Sills and Trevor White.![]()
Here's how it's billed: "In 1997, Garry Kasparov, the world’s greatest chess player, arrived in New York City for the biggest match of his life. His opponent wasn't a fellow Grandmaster but a faceless super-computer, Deep Blue, built by tech-giant IBM. The man versus machine match was IBM’s bid to raise its profile and its stock price. An international celebrity and the undisputed master of his art, Kasparov came to America for freedom and glory. What he didn't expect to confront was the lifelong dedication of another man, Deep Blue's wunderkind inventor Doctor Hsu. Both geniuses, they staked their reputations on the tournament. What followed was one of the most compelling stories of our time. The production will use the unique scale and epic beauty of the Armory to explore this clash of breathtaking human genius with matchless computer power."The Machine has physical design by Lucy Osborne, lighting design by Mark Henderson, sound design by Ian Dickinson, choreography by Jonathan Watkins and video design by Andrzej Goulding. For tickets visit armoryonpark.org. The Park Avenue Armory is located at 643 Park Avenue.
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September 4, 2013, 10:06 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
We think this is the kind of opening ceremony every chess tournament requires - particularly the forthcoming World Chess Championship! Get those hot girls and heart-pounding music to burn the dance floor before the chessboard sizzles between Anand and Carlsen. This video is from the recent Moscow Blitz Chess Tournament which was won by Sergey Karjakin.
Video broadcast by Chess.TV
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September 5, 2013, 8:30 am
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GM Julio Sadorra, a Senior at University of Texas at Dallas, is set to defend his U.S. Class title, but it will not be easy. Last year, Sadorra finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Masters Division, with IMs Justin Sarkar and Salvijus Bercys, but won the Champion’s plaque on tie-breaks. With the event almost a month away, Sadorra will have plenty of competition as there are five GMs already registered for the event!
Joining Sadorra for this National event in Houston, will be his teammates from the University of Texas at Dallas, Grandmasters Leonid Kritz, Conrad Holt, Ioan Cristian Chirila, and George Margvelashvili. With four players, so far, rated over 2600 USCF, this will be the strongest U.S. Class ever!
The event will take place in the beautiful and spacious facilities of the Marriott Houston South by the Hobby Airport, 27 – 29 September. The originally announced $11,100, based on 200 paid entries, Prize Fund has been increased to $11,500 Guaranteed! Players will compete for National titles and prize money in eight different Classes. In addition to the main event, there will be a one-day, five-round Scholastic tournament on Saturday, 28 September.
Many of the games will be transmitted live on Monroi.com. Check out all the tournament details at http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/class/. The early registration ends on 8 September.
GM Sadorra recently tied for first at the US Open in Madison. Watch a US Chess Scoop video with him on inspiring youngsters at the Denker.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
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September 5, 2013, 8:35 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013
Hi everyone,
Former Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) president, John Powell, who died in 2007, was recently awarded the FIDE Masters (FM) chess title, posthumously, based upon his outstanding board 4 silver medal performance at the 1984 Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece.![]()
Jamaica’s team at the opening ceremony of the 23rd World Students’ Chess Olympiad in Caracas, Venezuela, 7-22 August, 1976. From left: Bob Wheeler, John Powell (deceased), Peter Mundell, David Hunt (deceased), Enos Grant (Captain/delegate, deceased), Orrin Tonsingh (deceased), and Sheldon Wong. Photo from Jamaica Ambassadors Chess Academy.
FM Powell scored 7/9 on board 4 with 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, and earned a FIDE ELO rating of 2201, with a performance rating of 2421. At the time of his death in 2007, FM Powell was a FIDE International Arbiter. (~Bertram Scott via http://www.thechessdrum.net)
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September 3, 2013, 8:14 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
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Possibly excited by Vladimir Kramnik's win at the Chess World Cup 2013 allowing Sergey Karjakin to enter the Candidates 2014, the Russian Grandmaster was propelled to win the 67th edition of the Moscow Blitz Chess Tournament. The women's section was won by Daria Charochkina.
On September 1st the 67th Moscow Blitz Championship was held in Moscow park “Krasnaya Presnya”. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and President of Moscow Chess Federation Vladimir Palikhata welcomed the participants of the championship. Previously the championship was organized under the auspices of “Vechernyaya Moskva” newspaper which is a partner of the event nowadays. Traditionally the event is held in open air whatever be the weather.
In previous years, the event has seen champions like Mikahil Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Vassily Smyslov, Yury Averbakh and Eugene Vasyukov. The list of chess stars that have won the event also includes the likes of Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich.
Despite the cold, nearly 150 chess players participated in the championship.
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September 3, 2013, 8:43 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
Can you name these six hot and strong chess babes in Black? We bet you can... particularly, if you've been reading chess blog and you've been browsing chesspics!
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September 3, 2013, 9:30 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013
Hi everyone,
The Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship is pleased to announce its twenty eighth consecutive annual award. The Fellowship was created by the late Frank P. Samford of Birmingham, Alabama to advance the game he loved by identifying and assisting the most promising young chess masters in the United States.
Since its inception in 1987 the Samford has been successful in promoting the chess careers of more than two dozen young Americans, many of whom have gone on to become grandmasters, members of the U.S. Olympiad Chess Team and United States Chess Champions. Former Samford Scholars Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky are presently rated in the top 20 players in the world.This Fellowship is open to American chessplayers who are under the age of twenty five at the start of the Fellowship, July 1, 2014, and have been permanent residents of the U.S. for at least one year prior to that date. Leadership of the Fellowship program is provided by Mr. Samford Jr's son, Frank P. Samford III of Atlanta, Georgia, with the able help of Barbara DeMaro of the U.S. Chess Trust.The 2014 Samford Chess Fellow will receive a monthly stipend for living expenses, training by leading chess coaches, chess books, computer equipment and other study materials as well as opportunities to travel and compete in tournaments and matches at the highest levels. The value of the Fellowship (including stipend, training, study materials and tournament travel) has been increased to $42,000 annually. It is given for a one year term and can be extended for a second year by mutual consent.The 2014 Samford Fellow will be selected by the Samford Chess Fellowship Committee ("Committee"), consisting of Frank P. Samford III, grandmaster Arthur Bisguier and international master John Donaldson. Each applicant, who can be male or female, must be able to demonstrate talent, achievement and commitment to chess. He or she must be willing to make the effort required to become a leading grandmaster and possible challenger for the world chess championship. Applicants must have a chess rating (USCF, FIDE or both). For further details and an application forms write to: John Donaldson, SecretarySamford Chess Fellowship1623 ½ Martin Luther King Junior WayBerkeley, CA 94709 Or: (510) 644-1285 and imwjd@aol.com Completed applications for the 2014 Fellowship must be received no later than January 15, 2014. We expect to announce the winner in April, 2014. All decisions by the Committee will be final.A new Fellow will be selected every year if qualified applicants can be found. It is expected that the Samford Fellowship will continue to produce very strong American chessplayers, some of whom will join the elite group of world supergrandmasters.The Samford Fellowship seeks to replicate the excellence and achievement that marked the life of Frank P. Samford, Jr. Funding for this program is made possible by the generosity of Mrs. Virginia Donovan, widow of Samford Jr., and by Torchmark Corporation.From Alexandra Kosteniuk'swww.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
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September 3, 2013, 11:01 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
Chess in Schools and Communities is delighted to announce today that GM Vladimir Kramnik, the recent Fide World Cup winner in Tromsø, Norway, has accepted his invitation to play in the 5th London Chess Classic to be staged at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington, running from Saturday 7th December to Sunday 15th December.
London has become a happy hunting ground for Kramnik. Not only has the former World Champion been a regular at the London Chess Classic, winning the 2011 edition, and runner-up twice (behind Magnus Carlsen, the World No.1, on both occasions), in 2009 and 2012, but in 2000, London was also the venue for his historic world title win over Garry Kasparov.
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Earlier this week in Tromsø, Kramnik showed he’s still a major force in the game with his easy victory in the four-game Fide World Cup final over the current Russian champion, Dmitry Andreikin; that will see both qualify for next year’s Candidates’ tournament. And Kramnik’s overall performance in the World Cup, also saw the former World Champion once again reclaiming the World No. 3 spot in the September Fide rating list published this week.
Kramnik now joins World Champion Vishy Anand and the US No.1, Hikaru Nakamura as the the third player to have confirmed they will play in the 5th London Chess Classic. The rest of the 16-player Rapid field will be announced in the coming week.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
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September 4, 2013, 9:28 am
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
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Art: Aka
The U.S. premiere of Matt Charman's 'The Machine', a large-scale, high-tech dramatic staging of the 1997 chess match between chess phenomenon Garry Kasparov and the IBM computer Deep Blue, begins performances Sept. 4 at the Park Avenue Armory.Donmar Warehouse artistic director Josie Rourke directs the piece that stars Hadley Fraser ("Les Misérables," The Phantom of the Opera, The Pirate Queen) as phenom Kasparov.The Machine premiered July 10-21 at the Manchester International Festival. It will play a limited New York run through Sept. 18 in the Armory's expansive Wade Thompson Drill Hall.
The cast also includes Kenneth Lee ("Delocated") as Doctor Hsu, Lorenzo Allchurch, Antonia Bernath, Cornelius Booth, Nicholas Croucher, Daniel Harries, Rob Lines, David Mumeni, Phil Nichol, John Ramm, Lucille Sharp, Brian Sills and Trevor White.![]()
Here's how it's billed: "In 1997, Garry Kasparov, the world’s greatest chess player, arrived in New York City for the biggest match of his life. His opponent wasn't a fellow Grandmaster but a faceless super-computer, Deep Blue, built by tech-giant IBM. The man versus machine match was IBM’s bid to raise its profile and its stock price. An international celebrity and the undisputed master of his art, Kasparov came to America for freedom and glory. What he didn't expect to confront was the lifelong dedication of another man, Deep Blue's wunderkind inventor Doctor Hsu. Both geniuses, they staked their reputations on the tournament. What followed was one of the most compelling stories of our time. The production will use the unique scale and epic beauty of the Armory to explore this clash of breathtaking human genius with matchless computer power."The Machine has physical design by Lucy Osborne, lighting design by Mark Henderson, sound design by Ian Dickinson, choreography by Jonathan Watkins and video design by Andrzej Goulding. For tickets visit armoryonpark.org. The Park Avenue Armory is located at 643 Park Avenue.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
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September 4, 2013, 10:26 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
We think this is the kind of opening ceremony every chess tournament requires - particularly the forthcoming World Chess Championship! Get those hot girls and heart-pounding music to burn the dance floor before the chessboard sizzles between Anand and Carlsen. This video is from the recent Moscow Blitz Chess Tournament which was won by Sergey Karjakin.
Video broadcast by Chess.TV
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
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September 6, 2013, 7:39 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
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GM Julio Sadorra, a Senior at University of Texas at Dallas, is set to defend his U.S. Class title, but it will not be easy. Last year, Sadorra finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Masters Division, with IMs Justin Sarkar and Salvijus Bercys, but won the Champion’s plaque on tie-breaks. With the event almost a month away, Sadorra will have plenty of competition as there are five GMs already registered for the event!
Joining Sadorra for this National event in Houston, will be his teammates from the University of Texas at Dallas, Grandmasters Leonid Kritz, Conrad Holt, Ioan Cristian Chirila, and George Margvelashvili. With four players, so far, rated over 2600 USCF, this will be the strongest U.S. Class ever!
The event will take place in the beautiful and spacious facilities of the Marriott Houston South by the Hobby Airport, 27 – 29 September. The originally announced $11,100, based on 200 paid entries, Prize Fund has been increased to $11,500 Guaranteed! Players will compete for National titles and prize money in eight different Classes. In addition to the main event, there will be a one-day, five-round Scholastic tournament on Saturday, 28 September.
Many of the games will be transmitted live on Monroi.com. Check out all the tournament details at http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2013/class/. The early registration ends on 8 September.
GM Sadorra recently tied for first at the US Open in Madison. Watch a US Chess Scoop video with him on inspiring youngsters at the Denker.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal chess blog
at www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
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September 6, 2013, 7:40 am
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013
Hi everyone,
Former Jamaica Chess Federation (JCF) president, John Powell, who died in 2007, was recently awarded the FIDE Masters (FM) chess title, posthumously, based upon his outstanding board 4 silver medal performance at the 1984 Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Jamaica’s team at the opening ceremony of the 23rd World Students’ Chess Olympiad in Caracas, Venezuela, 7-22 August, 1976. From left: Bob Wheeler, John Powell (deceased), Peter Mundell, David Hunt (deceased), Enos Grant (Captain/delegate, deceased), Orrin Tonsingh (deceased), and Sheldon Wong. Photo from Jamaica Ambassadors Chess Academy.
FM Powell scored 7/9 on board 4 with 6 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, and earned a FIDE ELO rating of 2201, with a performance rating of 2421. At the time of his death in 2007, FM Powell was a FIDE International Arbiter. (~Bertram Scott via http://www.thechessdrum.net)
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September 6, 2013, 7:53 am
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013
Hi everyone,
Greece has been promoting and hosting chess events quite a bit in the recent past. In that series, the 8th Euro Chess Tournament began on September 5 at the Caldera Beach hotel in Gerani, western Crete. The event runs until September 8. In the chess championship of the European Union Central Banks, 70 employees from ten central banks of Austria, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Italy, Holland, Hungary, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Greece are participating.
During the press conference, the Mayor of Platanias, Mr. Malandrakis said, "This tournament is a good opportunity to upgrade the image of our country abroad. Through this chess weekend, all competitors and those who accompany them, will be given the opportunity to get to know the place, its beauties and cultural monuments us as well as our products.”
The event runs under the auspices of the Employee Federation of European Central Banks.
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September 6, 2013, 8:09 am
Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013 Hi everyone,
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Four international and four Nigerian masters are among the 150 chess players who will take part in the Friends of Chase tournament, which begins today at the Chevron Center in Gbagada, Lagos.Event coordinator Rotimi Dasaolu, who is also a coach with Team Lagos Chess at the last National Sports Festival, says registration was a huge improvement on the last edition.International Masters set to attend are Fola Akintola, Odion Aikhoje, Dapo Adu and Bunmi Olape, while the Nigerian Masters, who represented the country at the last World Chess Olympiad, include Yinka Adesina, Nonso Oragwu, Femi Balogun and Bomo Kigigha."We are paying appearance fees to the International Masters as their presence will serve to motivate the younger players and also enhance the profile of the tournament which we are organising to keep the game alive in the absence of big corporate sponsored competitions," said Dasaolu.The tournament, which ends on Sunday, will feature competition in six categories - FIDE, Masters, Open, Ladies, U-14 and U-10. (msn sports)
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