Danailov running for ECU President; players protest against zero-tolerance rule
Besides round reports, currently the website of the European Championship in Rijeka has two interesting news items. It’s reported that Silvio Danailov is running for President of the European Chess Union, and that 110 participants have protested against the zero-tolerance rule.
At the European Championship website we’re informed of the following:
Mr. Silvio Danailov, vice-president of the [...]
New & full of opening novelties: Yearbook 94
Yearbook 94 has just arrived!
“All serious chess players should read these outstanding books”, is what Carsten Hansen wrote about The Chess Player’s Guide to Opening News on ChessCafe
Please, have a look at the full contents.
Review: Reggio Emilia 2007/2008
Having read mostly chess improvement books and opening manuals lately, I was delighted to see a new publication in the best tradition of chess writing: a serious tournament book. Strangely, it’s a tradition that seems rather unpopular these days – a very unfortunate development indeed.
The tournament book tradition has given us many classics, e.g. Bronstein [...]
Thirteen players on 3/3 in Rijeka
Naiditsch, Vallejo, Jobava, Pelletier, Timofeev, Martinovic, Skoberne, Krasenkow, Inarkiev, Nisipeanu, Efimenko, Maiorov and Nepomniachtchi are the names of the thirteen players who are still on 100% in Rijeka. Three rounds at the European Individual Championship have been played.
The 11th European Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championship is held from 5th to 19th of March 2010 [...]
Cooperation Carlsen and Kasparov ?should take a different direction?
On March 3 Chessbase published a press release in which it was announced that Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov won’t continue their training sessions.
With those achievements a major target has been met in the cooperation between these two chess players, even earlier than anticipated. Therefore it has been decided that their cooperation should take [...]
Grischuk replaces Morozevich at Amber
Alexander Morozevich has withdrawn from the Amber tournament, which starts in six days from now in Nice, France. The Russian is replaced by his compatriot Alexander Grischuk. To get you a bit in the mood already, today we present a video with footage from 2008 and 2009.
The 19th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament takes place [...]
Weekly Endgame Study (159)
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving!
S. Didukh
2003
White to play and win
Next week the solution.
Solution last week
I. Aliev
2008
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European Individual starts today
Today the first round of the European Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championship will be played. In Rijeka (Croatia), Almasi, Bacrot and Movsesian are the top seeds. In the women’s section the favourites are Antoaneta Stefanova, Nadezhda Kosintseva and Anna Muzychuk.
The 11th European Individual Men and Women’s Chess Championship will be held from 5th to [...]
New: The Moscow & Anti-Moscow Variations
Now available: The Moscow & Anti-Moscow Variations.
Alexey Dreev has been playing both variations against the world’s top players for many years. His analyses and calculations during the games have laid the foundation of this book. Packed with theoretical novelties and recommendations.
This is your chance to get an insider’s view!
Save the rainforest ? buy a sustainable chess set
Chess players love wooden chess sets for their massive, easy-playing pieces, their obvious superiority over cheap plastic stuff and their distinguished classical look. But what about their sustainability?
I got interested in this question after seeing an advertisement for a truly magnificent chess set called the ‘Endangered Parrots of the World Chess Set’. Created by [...]
