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Annex 42 Commission for Women in Chess Batumi, Georgia 29Th
Annex 42 Commission for Women in Chess Batumi, Georgia 29th September 2018, 11.00-13.00 Chairpersons: Susan Polgar (USA), M. Fierro (ECU) Present: N. Cinar (TUR), P. Ambarukwi (INA), D. Chen (TPE), A. Sorokina (BLR), S. Johnson (TTO), U. Umudova (AZE), A. Dimitrijevic (BIH), K. Blackman (BCF), D. Murray (BCF), C. Zhu (QAT), P. Truong (CAM), M. Naugana (MAW), K. Howie (SCO), C. Meyer (USA), R. Haring (USA), U. E. Gronn (NOR), S. Bayat (IRI), S. Rohde (USA), M. Khamboo (NEP), Dr. G. Font (HUN), Dr. N. Short (ENG), A. Karlovych (UKR) MATTERS DISCUSSED At the beginning of the meeting, we addressed the items discussed in the official WOM report submitted to FIDE. The Chairperson (Ms. Polgar) especially praised FIDE for the Women’s World Blitz and Rapid Championships in Saudi Arabia which had a substantially increased prize fund, though it was only one third of the prize in the Open section. The total prize fund in the Women’s championships were $250,000 for each event. Beatriz Marinello reported on her project “Smart Girl” on behalf of the Social Action commission, which included projects in Uganda, Chile, France and the US. This projects seeks to increase participation by girls in chess in those countries. Martha Fierro elaborated on the project about chess in women prisons in Genoa, Italy, which involved the training of refugees in Italy who in turn, train women prisoners. Sophia Rohde from the United States shared some of the work their federation is in doing to promote chess for girls in the USA. They subsequently presented a video showing various interviews with young girls in chess, highlighting the benefits and challenges that they experience in chess. -
The Ukrainian Weekly 2007, No.49
www.ukrweekly.com INSIDE: • “Song of Ukraine” heard in California — page 12. • Jack Palance remembered in New York — page 13. • “Holodomor Through the Eyes of Ukrainian Artists” — page 17. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine At emergency meeting, Democratic coalition succeeds in electing Yatsenyuk as Rada chair by Zenon Zawada Ukraine’s elite decries Kyiv Press Bureau KYIV – The newly formed Democratic sorry state of cultural life Forces Coalition on December 4 elected Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the Verkhovna by Zenon Zawada Rada’s new chairman. The 33-year-old is Kyiv Press Bureau known as an independent politician widely KYIV – A tour guide in Ukraine’s expected to neutralize the polarized capital, Tetiana Nechai comes across Parliament and establish compromise daily evidence of Ukraine’s historical between the pro-Western and Russian-ori- inheritance under threat. ented forces. She discovered that an underground Although elected as part of the pro- gym built next to the 11th century St. presidential Our Ukraine – People’s Self- Sophia Cathedral – the center of Defense bloc, Mr. Yatsenyuk is a pragmat- Ukrainian Orthodoxy, actually extends ic centrist with considerable experience in underneath its walls. working with Ukraine’s Russian-oriented “And every day 200 cars safely drive politicians. in and out of an underground garage “President Yushchenko suggested under the walls of St. Sophia Cathedral,” Yatsenyuk himself, knowing he is not she said, addressing what she called politically compromised,” said Kyiv’s cultural ruination. -
Commission for Women's Chess (WOM) REPORT for 88Th FIDE Congress 7-15 October 2017
Commission for Women's Chess (WOM) REPORT FOR 88th FIDE Congress 7-15 October 2017. Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey _______________________________________________________________________________ Co-Chairperson: GM Susan POLGAR & IM Martha Fierro BAQUERO Secretary: IA Anastasia SOROKINA Councilors: Ms. Keenese KATISENG (Botswana), GM Zhu CHEN (Qatar), GM Antoaneta STEFANOVA (Bulgaria) Members: Ms. Fiona STEIL-ANTONI (Luxembourg), Ms. Nilufer CINAR (Turkey), Ms. Damaris ABARCA (Chile), IM Irene SUKANDAR (Indonesia), IA Anemone KULZCAK (France), Ms. Evita SIMANGO (Mozambique), Ms. Dina Mei-Fang CHEN (Chinese Taipei), Ms. Aleksandra MILOVIC (Montenegro), Ms. Sonia ZEPEDA (El Salvador), IM Elisabeth PAEHTZ (Germany) Special Advisors: GM HOU Yifan (China), GM Maia CHIBURDANIDZE (Georgia), GM Xie JUN (China), GM Xu YUHUA (China), GM Alexandra KOSTENIUK (Russia), GM Anna USHENINA (Ukraine) _______________________________________________________________________________ The Women’s Commission has been very active in promoting the participation of all female players, arbiters, trainers and organizers in various events and activities around the world. This report will highlight the main FIDE activities whilst noting a number of continental and regional initiatives. More detailed information can be obtained from: http://womenchess.fide.com/ 1. EVENTS 1.1 Women's World Chess Championship 2017 Teheran, Iran, 10 FEBRARY – 5 MARCH 2017. Women’s World Chess Championship was held in the Espinos Palace Hotel in Tehran, Iran, from February 10 (day of arrival) to March 4 (day of departure) 2017. 63 players (excluding Ms.Foisor, who passed away just few weeks before championship) from 28 countries participated in the WWCC2017. A tournament was played according to the knock-out system of 6 rounds, according to the FIDE WCC regulations for the event (FIDE Handbook, D 07). -
On March 30, 2010, Mozambique Issued 6 Stamps (Scott: 1993) That
On March 30, 2010, Mozambique issued 6 stamps (Scott: 1993) that pays tribute to the following chess players: Garry Kasparov, Vasily Smyslov, Anatoly Karpov, Viswanathan Anand, Bobby Fischer and Veselin Topalov. Vladimir Kramnik is featured in the sheet selvage. On March 30, 2010, Mozambique issued a souvenir sheet (Scott: 1993) with a single high denomination stamp, which pays tribute to chess great Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010). On March 30, 2010, Mozambique issued 6 stamps (Scott: 1992) which features the following female chess champions: Antoaneta Stefanova, Pia Cramling, Viktorija Cmilyte, Xu Yuhua, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Judit Polgar and, in the sheet selvage, Zhu Chen. On March 30, 2010, Mozambique issued a souvenir sheet (Scott: 2019) which features chess champion Alexandra Kosteniuk on the high denomination stamp and, in the sheet selvage, Zhu Chen. In 2010, Bulgaria issued a souvenir sheet commemorating the Anand-Topalov match. In 2010, Georgia issued a chess stamp. (Michel 586) In 2010, Nagormo-Karabakh issued stamps on children’s books, one including chess. In 2010, Togo issued 2 chess stamps. (Michel 3629/3+B) In 2010, Nepal issued its first chess commemorative cover and postmark, commemorating the 1st Lalitpur Cup International Open Rating Chess Tournament in July, 2010. On November 30, 2010, Mozambique issued 4 stamps (Scott: 2105) that paid tribute to Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010). On November 30, 2010, Mozambique issued a souvenir sheet (Scott: 2117) in tribute to Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010). In 2010, Lithuania issued a commemorative chess stamp in honor of Vladas Mikenas (1910- 1992). He was an International Master and chess journalist. In 2010, Armenia issued a stamp depicting Henrik Kasparyan and correspondence chess. -
Torsdagsträningen För Wasa-Juniorerna Mellangruppen - 4 Maj 2017
Torsdagsträningen för Wasa-juniorerna Mellangruppen - 4 maj 2017 Lars OA Hedlund Teknikövningar - spelöppningsfällor - mattkombinationer Källor: 1001 Deadly Checkmates, John Nunn Spelträning med Evansgambit eller Kungsgambit som utgångspunkt Spelöppningsfällor Budapestgambit ( Fajarowitch ) 1. d4 Sf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Se4 4. a3 Sc6 5. Sf3 d6 6. exd6 Lxd6 (diagram) Ställningen efter 6. .. Lxd6 7. g3 ( vit måste spela Sbd2 ) 7. .. Sxf2 8. Kxf2 Lg3+ ( diagram ) och svart vinner vits dam! Ställningen efter 8. .. Lg3+ Världsmästare 1886-1993 Wilhelm Steinitz 1886-1894 Österrike-Ungerna, USA Emanuel Lasker 1894-1921 Tyskland José Raúl Capablanca 1921-1927 Kuba Alexandet Alekhine 1927-1935, 1937-1946 Frankrike, Ryssland Max Euwe 1935-37 Nederländerna Michael Botvinnik 1948-1957,1958-1960,1961-1963 Ryssland Vassili Smyslov 1957-1958 Ryssland Michael Thal 1960-1961 Lettland Tigran Petrossian 1963-1969 Armenien Boris Spassky 1969-1972 Ryssland Robert J. Fischer 1972-1975 USA Anatoly Karpov 1975-1985 Ryssland Garry Kasparov 1985-1993 Azerbajdjan, Ryssland FIDE-Världsmästare 1993-2006 Anatoly Karpov 1993-1999 Ryssland Alexander Khalifman 1999-2000 Ryssland Viswanathan Anand 2000-2002 Indien Ruslan Ponomariov 2002-2004 Ukraina Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2004-2005 Uzbekistan Veselin Topalov 2005-2006 Bulgarien PCA-Världsmästare 1993-2006 Garry Kasparov 1993-2000 Ryssland Vladimir Kramnik 2000-2006 Ryssland Världsmästare 2006- Vladimir Kramnik 2006-2007 Ryssland Viswanathan Anand 2007-2013 Indien Magnus Carlsen 2013- Norge Kvinnliga Världsmästare 1944 - Vera -
Is It Time to Bring Back Adjournments? the United States’ Largest Chess Specialty Retailer
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Virginia Chess Federation 2008 - #6
VIRGINIA CHESS Newsletter The bimonthly publication of the Virginia Chess Federation 2008 - #6 Grandmaster Larry Kaufman See page 1 VIRGINIA CHESS Newsletter 2008 - Issue #6 Editor: Circulation: Macon Shibut Ernie Schlich 8234 Citadel Place 1370 South Braden Crescent Vienna VA 22180 Norfolk VA 23502 [email protected] [email protected] k w r Virginia Chess is published six times per year by the Virginia Chess Federation. Membership benefits (dues: $10/yr adult; $5/yr junior under 18) include a subscription to Virginia Chess. Send material for publication to the editor. Send dues, address changes, etc to Circulation. The Virginia Chess Federation (VCF) is a non-profit organization for the use of its members. Dues for regular adult membership are $10/yr. Junior memberships are $5/yr. President: Mike Hoffpauir, 405 Hounds Chase, Yorktown VA 23693, mhoffpauir@ aol.com Treasurer: Ernie Schlich, 1370 South Braden Crescent, Norfolk VA 23502, [email protected] Secretary: Helen Hinshaw, 3430 Musket Dr, Midlothian VA 23113, jallenhinshaw@comcast. net Scholastics Coordinator: Mike Hoffpauir, 405 Hounds Chase, Yorktown VA 23693, [email protected] VCF Inc. Directors: Helen Hinshaw (Chairman), Rob Getty, John Farrell, Mike Hoffpauir, Ernie Schlich. otjnwlkqbhrp 2008 - #6 1 otjnwlkqbhrp Larry Kaufman, of Maryland, is a familiar face at Virginia tournaments. Among others he won the Virginia Open in 1969, 1998, 2000, 2006 and 2007! Recently Larry achieved a lifelong goal by attaining the title of International Grandmaster, and agreed to tell VIRGINIA CHESS readers how it happened. -ed World Senior Chess Championship by Larry Kaufman URING THE LAST FIVE YEARS OR SO, whenever someone asked me Dif I still hoped to become a GM, I would reply something like this: “I’m too old now to try to do it the normal way, but perhaps when I reach 60 I will try to win the World Senior, which carries an automatic GM title. -
Shah Links Riots to Sonia's Comment
c m y k c m y k THE LARGEST CIRCULATED ENGLISH DAILY IN SOUTH INDIA deccanchronicle.com HYDERABAD I THURSDAY I 12 MARCH 2020 Vol. 83 No. 71 Established 1938 | 32 PAGES | `6.00 WEATHER JYOTIRADITYA Max: 33.3OC O JOINS BJP, WINS Min: 22.9 C Shah links riots to RH: 64% Rain: Nil RS NOMINATION Forecast: Partly cloudy DC CORRESPONDENTS sky. Rain likely. NEW DELHI/BHOPAL, Sonia’s comment MARCH 11 Max/Min temp. 33/22ºC Days after he accused the Praises cops for limiting trouble to one area BJP leadership of spread- ASTROGUIDE ing hate politics in the Vikari; Uttarayanam DC CORRESPONDENT esis of the riots to anti- ever religion or commu- wake of the Delhi vio- NEW DELHI, MARCH 11 CAA protests and accu- nity they might belong to. lence, former Congress Thithi: Phalguna Bahula sed the Congress of delib- Defending the Delhi leader Jyotiraditya Scin- Tadiya till 12.02 noon Union home minister erately fanning the prote- Police, which came under dia on Wednesday joined Star: Chitta till 4.19 pm Amit Shah on Wednesday sts in the capital. In a widespread criticism for the saffron party. Within Varjyam: 11.08 am to 12.31 noon said that last month’s December 14 rally, for its handling of riots, Shah hours, Mr Scindia was Durmuhurtam: 10:27am to 11.14 riots in Delhi were a instance, Congress chief said: “Delhi has a popula- official named as a BJP am and 3.11 pm to 3.59 pm “well-planned” conspira- Sonia Gandhi had asked tion of one crore out of candidate for the Rajya Rahukalam: 1.30 pm to 3 pm cy and praised the Delhi people to be ready for which nearly 20 lakh live Sabha seat. -
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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER 2019 IAAF: D-Day for Doha today Sport | 26 Tuesday 18 November 2014 • 25 Muharram 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6253 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 PM meets Palestinian prime minister Business and visit Rising house visas via Metrash2 DOHA: Companies can now apply for business visas and truck drivers’ visas online through Metrash2 and the rents push up Ministry of Interior website, the Ministry said yesterday. Metrash2 is a smartphone application provided by the Ministry. Tourist visas will also inflation to 3pc be available through these chan- nels very soon, said a ministry statement. The General Directorate Rentals climb 8.2pc in October: CPI of Nationality, Borders and Expatriate Affairs at the Ministry DOHA: House rents continue incidentally, have together the has launched the service to to jump undeterred due to gal- largest share of 32.2 percent in stop dealing with paper-based loping demand for residential the CPI basket. In simple words, transactions. units driven by the exploding a household is expected to spend The Director General of General population. 32.2 percent of its monthly income Directorate of Nationality, Latest consumer price index on house rent and fuel and elec- Borders and Expatriate Affairs (CPI) details show that house tricity on average. Brigadier Abdullah Salim Al Ali rents climbed 8.2 percent year- The second largest head of said that the new service will be on-year in October, pushing the expenses of a family is transport available on condition that the overall rate of inflation to three and communications. -
NEWSLETTER 78 (June 04, 2012)
NEWSLETTER 78 (June 04, 2012) GM ANTOANETA STEFANOVA WON THE WOMEN’S WORLD RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP’2012 GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) won the Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship with the final result of 8.5 points from possible 11. Second finished GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) with a half point less than the winner, the third was GM Humpy Koneru (IND) with the same result. The Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship was held in Batumi, Georgia, from 31 May - 3 June, 2012. It was held in 11 rounds according to the Swiss system with time control 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move. The total prize fund was 59,000 USD. © Europechess.net Page 1 The Chief-Arbiter of the Championship was IA Nana Alexandria, the Deputy Chief- Arbiter – IA Sava Stoisavljevic. Fifty chess players competed for the title of the Women’s World Rapid Champion. Final Ranking after 11 rounds – first 15 positions Rk. Name Rtg FED Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2518 BUL 8.5 62 75 2700 2 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2457 RUS 8 62 75 2672 3 GM Koneru Humpy 2589 IND 8 61 75 2630 4 GM Lahno Kateryna 2546 UKR 8 58 71 2639 5 GM Muzychuk Anna 2598 SLO 7.5 60 71 2554 6 GM Harika Dronavalli 2508 IND 7.5 53 64 2563 7 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2547 GEO 7 53 66 2562 8 GM Cramling Pia 2478 SWE 6.5 58 68 2545 9 GM Zhao Xue 2549 CHN 6.5 56 70 2535 10 WGM Guo Qi 2360 CHN 6.5 56 69 2562 11 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2491 GER 6.5 55 65 2491 12 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2430 CHN 6.5 54 66 2528 13 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2449 GEO 6.5 52 64 2514 14 GM Zhukova Natalia 2442 UKR 6.5 52 63 2527 15 GM Zhu Chen 2491 QAT 6.5 52 63 2485 Official website: www.e2e4.ge ROMANIAN RAPID CHESS TEAM CUP’2012 Romanian Rapid Chess Team Cup for men and women was held in Bucharest, on June 02-03, 2012. -
Current Affairs December 2012 Study Material | Freejobalert.Com
Current Affairs December 2012 Study Material | FreeJobAlert.com http://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/december-2012-current-affairs... Get Free job alerts on your mobile through SMS Click Here FreeJobAlert.com Current Affairs Current Affairs 2012-2013 – Quiz, Bit Bank, Online tests Home CA Home Current Affairs by Day Current Affairs by Month Bit Bank Previous Questions Online Tests All India Govt Jobs State Govt Jobs Bank Jobs Teaching Jobs IT Jobs IT Walkins Engineering Jobs Railway Jobs Police/Defence Jobs Notifications Latest Notifications Upcoming Notifications Latest Announcements Exam Results Interview Results Interview Schedule Exam Date Reminder Written Marks Admit Card / Call Letter To Be Announced Later Exam Results Interview Results Interview Schedule Exam Date Others Cutoff Marks & Answer Key Eligibility Syllabus Exam Pattern & Selection Process Previous Papers Interview Questions December 2012 Current Affairs Study Material INTERNATIONAL Mahama Re-elected as Ghana’s President 1 of 18 18-04-2013 07:26 Current Affairs December 2012 Study Material | FreeJobAlert.com http://currentaffairs.freejobalert.com/december-2012-current-affairs... On 10 December Ghana’s incumbent President John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) has won the country’s presidential election.Mahama took 50.70 percent of the total valid votes cast, while his closest challenger, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) obtained 47.74 percent.With his re-election, Mahama becomes the fourth president to be elected under the Forth Republic.He had served as Ghana’s vice president since 2009. UN, Pakistan Launched ‘Malala Fund’ Pakistan joined forces with the United Nations on 10 December 2012 to launch a fund aimed at boosting girls’ education throughout the world.The fund is named for Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani girl. -
Tymoshenko Suspected of Ordering Lawmaker's
Part 3 of THE YEAR IN REVIEW pages 5-13 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXXI No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 $1/$2 in Ukraine “Freedom in the World 2013”: Democratic breakthroughs in the balance Freedom House WASHINGTON – The emergence of popular movements for reform were the driving force behind major gains in the Middle East last year, according to “Freedom in the World 2013,” Freedom House’s annual report on the state of global freedom. However, a number of regions experienced setbacks due to a hardened and increasingly shrewd authoritarian response to these move- ments. While the number of countries ranked as free in 2012 was 90, a gain of three over the previous year, 27 countries showed significant declines, compared with 16 that showed notable gains. This is the seventh consecutive year that Freedom in the World has shown more declines than gains worldwide. Furthermore, the report data reflected a stepped-up campaign of persecution by dictators that specifically targeted civil society organizations and independent Freedom House’s “Map of Freedom 2013” shows Ukraine among partly free states. media. Among the most striking gains for free- Noteworthy declines were recorded tive presidential election and direct mili- leaders elsewhere in the Middle East, dom was that of Libya, which advanced for Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, tary rule came to an end, yet the elected with resulting setbacks for freedom in from not free to partly free and registered Russia, Turkey and Ukraine. Parliament was dissolved and President Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, one of the most substantial one-year The Middle East showed ambiguous Morsi pushed through a new Syria and the United Arab Emirates.