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Players Biel International Chess Festival
2009 Players Biel International Chess Festival Players Boris Gelfand Israel, 41 yo Elo: 2755 World ranking: 9 Date and place of birth: 24.6.1968, in Minsk (Belarus) Lives in: Rishon-le-Zion (Israel) Israel ranking: 1 Best world ranking: 3 (January 1991) In Biel GMT: winner in 1993 (Interzonal) and 2005. Other results: 3rd (1995, 1997, 2001), 4th (2000) Two Decades at the Top of Chess This is not a comeback, since Boris Gelfand never left the chess elite in the last twenty years. However, at the age of 41, the Israeli player has reached a new peak and is experiencing a a third wind. He is back in the world Top-10, officially as number 9 (in fact, a virtual number 5, if one takes into account his latest results that have not yet been recorded). He had not been ranked so high since 2006. Age does not seem to matter for this player who is unanimously appreciated in the field, both for his technical prowess and his personality. In Biel, he will not only be the senior player of the Grandmaster tournament, but also the top ranked and the Festival’s most loyal participant. Since his first appearance in 1993, he has come seven times to Biel; it is precisely at this Festival that he earned one of his greatest victories: in 1993, he finished first in the Interzonal Tournament (which, by then, was the only qualifying competition for the world championship), out of 73 participating grandmasters (including Anand and Kramnik). His victory in Biel against Anand is mentioned in his book, My Most Memorable Games. -
2009 U.S. Tournament.Our.Beginnings
Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Presents the 2009 U.S. Championship Saint Louis, Missouri May 7-17, 2009 History of U.S. Championship “pride and soul of chess,” Paul It has also been a truly national Morphy, was only the fourth true championship. For many years No series of tournaments or chess tournament ever held in the the title tournament was identi- matches enjoys the same rich, world. fied with New York. But it has turbulent history as that of the also been held in towns as small United States Chess Championship. In its first century and a half plus, as South Fallsburg, New York, It is in many ways unique – and, up the United States Championship Mentor, Ohio, and Greenville, to recently, unappreciated. has provided all kinds of entertain- Pennsylvania. ment. It has introduced new In Europe and elsewhere, the idea heroes exactly one hundred years Fans have witnessed of choosing a national champion apart in Paul Morphy (1857) and championship play in Boston, and came slowly. The first Russian Bobby Fischer (1957) and honored Las Vegas, Baltimore and Los championship tournament, for remarkable veterans such as Angeles, Lexington, Kentucky, example, was held in 1889. The Sammy Reshevsky in his late 60s. and El Paso, Texas. The title has Germans did not get around to There have been stunning upsets been decided in sites as varied naming a champion until 1879. (Arnold Denker in 1944 and John as the Sazerac Coffee House in The first official Hungarian champi- Grefe in 1973) and marvelous 1845 to the Cincinnati Literary onship occurred in 1906, and the achievements (Fischer’s winning Club, the Automobile Club of first Dutch, three years later. -
Bulletin Round 6 -08.08.14
Bulletin Round 6 -08.08.14 That Carlsen black magic Blitz and “Media chess attention playing is a tool to seals get people to chess” Photos: Daniel Skog, COT 2014 (Carlsen and Seals) / David Martinez, chess24 (Gelfand) Chess Olympiad Tromsø 2014 – Bulletin Round 6– 08.08.14 Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen before the start of round 6 Photo: David Llada / COT2014 That Carlsen black magic Norway 1 entertained the home fans with a clean 3-1 over Italy, and with Magnus Carlsen performing some of his patented minimalist magic to defeat a major rival. GM Kjetil Lie put the Norwegians ahead with the kind of robust aggression typical of his best form on board four, and the teams traded wins on boards two and three. All eyes were fixed on the Caruana-Carlsen clash, where Magnus presumably pulled off an opening surprise by adopting the offbeat variation that he himself had faced as White against Nikola Djukic of Montenegro in round three. By GM Jonathan Tisdall Caruana appeared to gain a small but comfortable Caruana is number 3 in the world and someone advantage in a queenless middlegame, but as I've lost against a few times, so it feels incredibly Carlsen has shown so many times before, the good to beat him. quieter the position, the deadlier he is. In typically hypnotic fashion, the position steadily swung On top board Azerbaijan continues to set the Carlsen's way, and suddenly all of White's pawns pace, clinching another match victory thanks to were falling like overripe fruit. Carlsen's pleasure two wins with the white pieces, Mamedyarov with today's work was obvious, as he stopped to beating Jobava in a bare-knuckle brawl, and with high-five colleague Jon Ludvig Hammer on his GM Rauf Mamedov nailing GM Gaioz Nigalidze way into the NRK TV studio. -
The Day of Miracles. Kramnik Took the Lead. Prestige Goal by Ivanchuk. This
The day of miracles. Kramnik took the lead. Prestige goal by Ivanchuk. This are not the whole list of headlines after round 12 in Candidates Tournament in London. Long Friday was really long Friday. For the first time in the tournament absolutely all games finished after first time control and 40 moves. Today I will continue with ecologically clean annotations (Totally without computer analyzes) “online” comments by IM &FT Vladimir Poley. Text of the games you can find on organisers home page. Pairs of the day: Magnus Carlsen –Vasily Ivanchuk Levon Aroian – Vladimir Kramnik Teimour Radjabov – Alexander Grischuk Boris Gelfand-Peter Svidler Magnus avoid Rossolimo today and said straight no to Cheljabinsk (Sveshnikov) variation by 3.Nc3. Vasily after 5 minutes thought decided to transfer his Sicilian defense into Taimanov variation, old and solid version. Alternative was 3...e5, but this can lead after transformation into “The Spanish torture” where Magnus feels like fish in the water. Kramnik chosen improved Tarrash defense against Aronian. The difference from normal Tarrash- is no isolated pawn on d5. Radjabov-Grischuk- easy going with draw reputation Queens Gambit variation, probably quickpeace agreement. Both players lost chances and not enough motivated. Gelfand plays anti-Grunfeld variation. To go into the main lines against biggest Grunfeld expert Svidler was not an option. Boris will look for fishy on sides. Grischuk invites to some pawns capture for advantage in development in return and started to shake the boat. I don’t believe that Teimour will accept the gifts. Just normal Nf3 will be good neutral response. Aronian decided to get isolany himself. -
Soviet Jewry (8) Box: 24
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Digital Library Collections This is a PDF of a folder from our textual collections. Collection: Green, Max: Files Folder Title: Soviet Jewry (8) Box: 24 To see more digitized collections visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/archives/digital-library To see all Ronald Reagan Presidential Library inventories visit: https://reaganlibrary.gov/document-collection Contact a reference archivist at: [email protected] Citation Guidelines: https://reaganlibrary.gov/citing National Archives Catalogue: https://catalog.archives.gov/ Page 3 PmBOMBR.S OP CONSCIBNCB J YLADDllll UPSIDTZ ARRESTED: January 8, 1986 CHARGE: Anti-Soviet Slander DATE OF TRIAL: March 19, 1986 SENTENCE: 3 Years Labor Camp PRISON: ALBXBI KAGAllIIC ARRESTED: March 14, 1986 CHARGE: Illegal Possession of Drugs DATE OF TRIAL: SENTENCE: PRISON: UCHR P. O. 123/1 Tbltsi Georgian, SSR, USSR ALEXEI llUR.ZHBNICO (RE)ARRBSTBD: June 1, 1985 (Imprisoned 1970-1984) CHARGE: Parole Violations DA TB OF TRIAL: SENTENCE: PRISON: URP 10 4, 45/183 Ulitza Parkomienko 13 Kiev 50, USSR KAR.IC NBPOllNIASHCHY .ARRESTED: October 12, 1984 CHARGE: Defaming the Soviet State DA TB OF TRIAL: January 31, 1985 SENTENCE: 3 Years Labor Camp PRISON: 04-8578 2/22, Simferopol 333000, Krimskaya Oblast, USSR BETZALBL SHALOLASHVILLI ARRESTED: March 14, 1986 CHARGE: Evading Mllltary Service DA TE OF TRIAL: SENTENCE: PRISON: L ~ f UNION OF COUNCILS FOR SOVIET JEWS 1'411 K STREET, NW • SUITE '402 • WASHINGTON, DC 2<XX>5 • (202)393-44117 Page 4 PIUSONB'R.S OP CONSCIBNCB LBV SHBPBR ARRESTED: -
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). -
A Feast of Chess in Time of Plague – Candidates Tournament 2020
A FEAST OF CHESS IN TIME OF PLAGUE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT 2020 Part 1 — Yekaterinburg by Vladimir Tukmakov www.thinkerspublishing.com Managing Editor Romain Edouard Assistant Editor Daniël Vanheirzeele Translator Izyaslav Koza Proofreader Bob Holliman Graphic Artist Philippe Tonnard Cover design Mieke Mertens Typesetting i-Press ‹www.i-press.pl› First edition 2020 by Th inkers Publishing A Feast of Chess in Time of Plague. Candidates Tournament 2020. Part 1 — Yekaterinburg Copyright © 2020 Vladimir Tukmakov All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission from the publisher. ISBN 978-94-9251-092-1 D/2020/13730/26 All sales or enquiries should be directed to Th inkers Publishing, 9850 Landegem, Belgium. e-mail: [email protected] website: www.thinkerspublishing.com TABLE OF CONTENTS KEY TO SYMBOLS 5 INTRODUCTION 7 PRELUDE 11 THE PLAY Round 1 21 Round 2 44 Round 3 61 Round 4 80 Round 5 94 Round 6 110 Round 7 127 Final — Round 8 141 UNEXPECTED CONCLUSION 143 INTERIM RESULTS 147 KEY TO SYMBOLS ! a good move ?a weak move !! an excellent move ?? a blunder !? an interesting move ?! a dubious move only move =equality unclear position with compensation for the sacrifi ced material White stands slightly better Black stands slightly better White has a serious advantage Black has a serious advantage +– White has a decisive advantage –+ Black has a decisive advantage with an attack with initiative with counterplay with the idea of better is worse is Nnovelty +check #mate INTRODUCTION In the middle of the last century tournament compilations were ex- tremely popular. -
C05516812.Pdf
-C00175555 Page: 146 of 273 UNCLASSIFIED Document 163 CLAS UNCLASSIFIED CLAS UNCLASSIFIED AFSN OV2812200693C FROM FBIS OKINAVA JA SUBJ TAKEALL-- press service log: xinhua english 28 dec Full Text Superzone of Message 1 S43OO1 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB002 mee122715hke -- year-ender: turkey works hard to combat economic 2 difficulties, kurdish unrest in 1993 3 (by xu wenqun) ,ankara, december 27 (xinhua) -- nineteen ninety-three has been a year for the turkish government to work hard to deal with economic difficulties and the guerrilla war of the outlawed kurdish workers' party (pkk) • 4 File: D:PAXINBUA BMONPAMSG134.HSG Vords: 753 S43002 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB003 mee122721hke -- syrian fm: visit to jordan +positive, fruitful+ 5 amman, december 27 (xinhua) -- syrian foreign minister farouq al-shara here today described his talks with jordanian leaders as +positive and fruitful+ upon concluding his brief visit to the kingdom. 6 File: D:PAXINBUA BHONPAHSG135.HSG Vords: 524 S43002 qu eeeee hkaee .aa PAB001 mee112922hke -- gun battle occurs in gaza refugee camp 7 jerusalem,. noy_emb~~_-Lxinhual-~~~~jltt1e _tookj)la~t! _betwe~Jl.isra,~:l and palestinians today, according to a special report to xinhua by the jmcc, a palestinian press organization, this evening. 8 File: D:PAXINBUA BHONPAHSG206.MSG Yords: 385 843003 ql eeeee hkaee .aa NAB004 eaed112913hke -- (updated) economists see modest 1994 growth in u.s. 9 washington, november 29 (xinhua) -- many of the u.s. economic forecasters say the u.s. economy will grow next year at a modest pace, according to a survey released today. 10 File: D:PAXINBUA BHONPAHSG207.HSG Yords: 192 S43004 ql eeeee hkaee .aa PAB005 mee122723hke -- syrian fm back home from visit to jordan 11 damascus, december 27 (xinhua) -- syrian foreign minister farouq al-shara returned here this evening after a short visit to amman during which he handed a message from president hafez al-assad to king hussein of jordan. -
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. -
Norsk Sjakkblad
#4/2015 Norsk Sjakkblad Jon Ludvig Hammer på full fart mot verdenseliten Aryan Tari stormester på historisk grunn Sjakksett i topp- klasse til god pris: ENDA Klassisk Staunton Mahogny de luxe 55 mm En fin utgave av det BEDRE de store spiller med! SJAKK! Kr 1270 Vi har alltid gode sjakk- Endelig en ny og sterk nok produkter til deg selv og sjakkcomputer andre! Kanskje hente (rating ca 2000): gleder og fagimpulser fra en ny bok, eller en CHESS GENIUS Kr 1330 klassiker? Et sjakksett til glede for både øyne og hender? En lærerik DVD? Rykende ferske Fritz 15? Førsteklasses fersk repertoarbok for Et bra reisesjakkspill, en svart mot Spansk: skikkelig sjakk-klokke, Bologan’s Ruy Lopez Kr 300 eller en sjakkcomputer? La deg trygt friste i Ny og litt revo- Sjakkbutikken.no. lusjonerende treningspart- Vi har det største utvalget ner: Skyhøy i Norden med 3500 spillestyrke og forskjellige produkter, og 2 mill. partier vi kan gjerne gi deg FRITZ 15 gode råd! Her ser du Kr 690 noen av høstens aktuelle nyheter, som du kan lese mer om i nettbutikken. NB: Klubber i NSF og USF har 10% rabatt på sjakkmateriell ved Eller kom innom alle samlede kjøp minst kr 2000 og får ekstra gode tilbud på i Drammen! større kjøp. Og alltid gunstige bokpremiepakker til turneringer! Se også tilbud på www.sjakk.no Butikk: Hauges gate 84A, 3019 Drammen. Tlf. 32 82 10 64. Mandag – fredag kl 10 – 1630, torsdag til kl 1830. Epost: [email protected] Nr. 4/2015. 81. årgang. Norsk Sjakkblad et medlemsblad for Norges Sjakkforbund Faste spalter Artikler www.sjakk.no 04 LEDER 06 EM FOR LANDSLAG PÅ Redaktør Redaksjonen har ordet. -
2000/4 Layout
Virginia Chess Newsletter 2000- #4 1 GEORGE WASHINGTON OPEN by Mike Atkins N A COLD WINTER'S NIGHT on Dec 14, 1799, OGeorge Washington passed away on the grounds of his estate in Mt Vernon. He had gone for a tour of his property on a rainy day, fell ill, and was slowly killed by his physicians. Today the Best Western Mt Vernon hotel, site of VCF tournaments since 1996, stands only a few miles away. One wonders how George would have reacted to his name being used for a chess tournament, the George Washington Open. Eighty-seven players competed, a new record for Mt Vernon events. Designed as a one year replacement for the Fredericksburg Open, the GWO was a resounding success in its initial and perhaps not last appearance. Sitting atop the field by a good 170 points were IM Larry Kaufman (2456) and FM Emory Tate (2443). Kudos to the validity of 1 the rating system, as the final round saw these two playing on board 1, the only 4 ⁄2s. Tate is famous for his tactics and EMORY TATE -LARRY KAUFMAN (13...gxf3!?) 14 Nh5 gxf3 15 Kaufman is super solid and FRENCH gxf3 Nf8 16 Rg1+ Ng6 17 Rg4 rarely loses except to brilliancies. 1 e4 e6 2 Nf3 d5 3 Nc3 Nf6 Bd7 18 Kf1 Nd8 19 Qd2 Bb5 Inevitably one recalls their 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Ne2 c5 6 d4 20 Re1 f5 21 exf6 Bb4 22 f7+ meeting in the last round at the Nc6 7 c3 Be7 8 Nf4 cxd4 9 Kxf7 23 Rf4+ Nxf4 24 Qxf4+ 1999 Virginia Open, there also cxd4 Qb6 10 Be2 g5 11 Ke7 25 Qf6+ Kd7 26 Qg7+ on on the top board. -
SECRETS of POSITIONAL SACRIFICE Authors GM Nikola Nestorović, IM Dejan Nestorović
IM Dejan Nestorović GM Nikola Nestorović SECRETS OF POSITIONAL SACRIFICE Authors GM Nikola Nestorović, IM Dejan Nestorović Editorial board Vitomir Božić, Irena Nestorović, Miloš Perunović, Branko Tadić, Igor Žveglić Cover design Aleksa Mitrović Translator Ivan Marinković Proofreading Vitomir Božić Contributors Katarina Nestorović, Lazar Nestorović Editor-in-chief Branko Tadić General Manager Vitomir Božić President Aleksandar Matanović © Copyright 2021 Šahovski informator All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. No part of the Chess Informant system (classifications of openings, endings and combinations, code system, etc.) may be used in other publications without prior permission in writing from the publisher. ISBN 978-86-7297-119-4 Izdavač Šahovski informator 11001 Beograd, Francuska 31, Srbija Phone: (381 11) 2630-109 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: https://www.sahovski.com A Word from the Author “Secrets of Positional Sacrifice” is the second book, created within the premises of the Nestor- ović family chess workshop. I would like to mention that the whole family contributed to this book. We are also extremely thankful to our friends, who, thanks to their previous experience, have introduced us to the process of creating chess books, with their invaluable advice and ideas. Considering the abundance of material regarding this topic that was gathered, we decided to make this book only the first, lower level of the “Positional sacrifice” edition. My father and I worked hard to make sure that the new book will be as interesting as the first one, but also more adapted to the wider audience.