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Shipov: Chess as a sport and the three-point system
07.08.2011
– Sergei Shipov is a Russian grandmaster (peak Elo 2662), trainer of many top players and talented juniors, journalist and author. His web site Crestbook is well appreciated by Russian fans, as is his live commentary in top events. Sergei sent us the following article, in which he weighs in on our recent debate, initiated by GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov, on
draws in chess.
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Daniil Dubov, grandmaster at fourteen
07.08.2011
– He is currently the second youngest GM in the world (the youngest by a few months is Illya Nyzhnyk). Born April 18, 1996 in Russia, Daniil Dubov became an FM in 2008, an IM in 2010 and a GM on 28 March 2011, at 14 years 11 months and 14 days. This rising Russian star has played with astonishing consistency since he took up competition chess. He has also forced us to
update our records list.
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Rostov R4: Yifan wins again, now 1.5 points ahead
06.08.2011
– Women's FIDE Grand Prix Hou Yifan continued her victory streak with a fourth consecutive win in this Grand Prix tournament. Kateryna Lahno also took home a full point after her opponent blundered in time trouble.The other four games were drawn, with Elina Danielian close to winning until a time trouble blunder. Hou Yifan leads by 1.5 point with Lahno alone in second place.
Round four report.
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British Championship: Michael Adams wins the title
06.08.2011
– It was a gripping final stage of the Darwin Strategic 98th British Championships. In round ten Nigel Short once again caught his main rival Michael Adams. In the final round both fell into some trouble with their games but managed to draw. This meant that there had to be a play-off for the title on Saturday, after the closing ceremony. Mickey Adams won it in the second game.
Update.
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New: ChessBase Magazine 143
05.08.2011
– No fewer than four top tournaments are covered: the Kings
tournament in Bazna, the WCh Candidates in Kazan, the Festival in Lublin, and the Capablanca Memorial in Havana. Again, the winners are also the star authors on the new
DVD: Carlsen, Gelfand, Shirov (over two hours video analysis!), Le Quang
and others. Thirteen opening articles offer ideas for your repertoire.
Full details plus
PDF.
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Rostov R3: Yifan strikes yet again, leads with 3.0/3
05.08.2011
– We must repeat our headline. The remarkable 17-year-old women's world champion Hou Yifan has struck again, with a third win in succession. But the other ladies showed similar fighting spirit: five of six games were decisive, and we speculate that there may soon be plans to prevent too many wins in women's chess. Anyway, exciting chess, as we demonstrate in our
big round three report.
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World Junior & Girls Chess Championships under way
05.08.2011
– There are a total of 196 participants, almost half of them from India, in the SDAT–RAMCO 50th World Junior & 29th Junior Girls Chess Championships 2011, which is taking place from August 3 to 15 in Chennai, India. 80 of the players are titled. In the first three rounds there were plenty of surprises, with GMs being taken down by 13-year-old half-pints.
Big pictorial report.
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Rostov R2: Yifan strikes again, leads with 2.0/2
04.08.2011
– Women's world champion Hou Yifan is on the rise. After some lack-luster events she has started this very strong tournament with two successive wins. Russian GM Nadezhda Kosintseva and Chinese WGM Ruan Lufei also picked up full points, while top seed Koneru Humpy had to defend for 111 moves against Antoaneta Stefanova. "Etti" has played a total of
209 moves in two games.
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CBM Blog: Knight Tactics, Tactical Tricks and Ask the Expert
03.08.2011
– In endings with rook and knight a slight initiative often counts for a lot, as our endgame expert Dr. Karsten Müller shows. And that in rook endings small details often make the difference between a win and a draw. As a special treat, on Thursday at 5 p.m. CEST, you can consult GM Müller live in our "Ask the Expert" show on Playchess. Be there and
improve your chess.
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Kasimdzhanov's proposal – our readers react
03.08.2011
– Two weeks ago former FIDE world champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov made a startling proposal, designed to lift chess out of what he perceives to be a crisis: eliminate draws by playing rapid and then blitz games if there is no decisive result. Naturally our readers commented on this idea with vigor – and many with interesting counter-proposals. Here is a (very large)
selection of letters.
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Rostov Women Grand Prix: Hou Yifan and Lahno score
03.08.2011
– This FIDE event is taking place in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, from August 2nd to 14. It is one of the strongest women tournaments of all times, boasting the current and two former world champions. As chance would have it the two strongest players met in the very first round, with reigning world champion Hou Yifan triumphing over top seed Koneru Humpy.
Round one report.
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British Championship: Adams, Short lead after eight rounds
03.08.2011
– Tuesday was the big day: the two top seeds and leaders of the Darwin Strategic British Chess Championships faced each other in a summit game. Nigel Short played a Giuoco Pianissimo against his main rival in Britain, Michael Adams. The game was drawn after an interesting 46-move battle. The two remain in the sole lead, with three players half a point behind.
Illustrated report.
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