Best Week In Chess
Another week has past – can you believe it?! A lot has happened this week so I’m not even going to bore you with the small talk. Let’s jump straight into it, shall we? Chess helps young players develop thinking and social skills As If we didn’t already know this, right? Well check out the story about some middle school players Parag clinches open Int’l chess title Parag beat Mahfuzur Rahman Emon in the ninth and final round to secure eight points to clinch the title. 12-year-old in contention in Ukraine Championship The 2008 Ukraine Championship is missing Ivanchuk, Ponomariov and Karjakin, but is still very strong, with 26 participants, including 17 GMs. The player to watch is IM Illya Nyzhnyk. At twelve he sports a 2444 rating, and after four rounds he has three points (two wins, two draws). ‘Chess’ Just Isn’t Fun Anymore Good ol’ Soviet intrigue just doesn’t entertain like it used to. In “Chess,” two world-class players at the end of the Cold War find themselves caught within an ever-growing game of politics and trickery, a … Continue reading
Best Week In Chess
Another week has past so you know what time it is: BEST WEEK IN CHESS! That’s right I track down to see what has happened in the chess world and bring it to you. I know you have work to do and need to spend time with your family so I sum up the week for you without. So…you’re welcome. Just kidding. Let’s get started, you ready? We started off this week on a sad note with the pasing of a chess legend Bob Wade Chess club wins over Mariner Middle students The chess club is open to any Mariner Middle School student who can stay after school once a week. Novices are encouraged to try their hand at the game, and students pair up and often switch opponents for games. Purkashian becomes chess Grandmaster Iran’s woman chess player Atusa Purkashian became Grandmaster after a good performance in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden 2008. COLORADO CHESS: World champ keeps his title India’s Viswanathan Anand defended his world chess title by defeating former world champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. The … Continue reading
Best Week In Chess
A little late but due to the holiday I was forced away from the computer to spend some quality time with the family. Nonetheless, I’ve been seeing the chess happenings around the globe via smartphone (ssssh…don’t tell my wife) so better late than never, right? Let’s start it off: Area students compete in chess tournament It was an exciting morning on Nov. 15 at the Fremont Middle School. On one side of the room, play was moving fast and furious, while on the other side, play was tense and deliberate. RP chess squad doomed from the start Our team to the Dresden Chess Olympiad was doomed even before it left. Its composition—from a faulty national qualifying system—and board assignments were pitiful. U.S. teams trail at Olympiad Six teams, including defending champion Armenia and heavy favorite Russia, shared the lead after five rounds of the Chess Olympiad in Bonn, Germany. Each had four match wins and a tie. The U.S. team, ranked 10th in the field of 146 teams, defeated three lesser teams but tied 27th-ranked Greece and lost, 1-3, to … Continue reading
