Free access to the Internet Chess Club, for FMs and WFMs (like GMs and IMs)
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Beginning April 2, 2018, all FIDE Masters (FMs and WFMs) are awarded free access to the Internet Chess Club. That's right, FIDE Masters will be welcome in ICC and get a free account, exactly like GMs and IMs.
Caruana is the next Challenger!
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GM Fabiano Caruana will be the next Challenger of the World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen. Fabiano won 2018 FIDE Candidates in Berlin, with a very good score: 9,0 of 14! It's very funny how the Fabiano's fans claim his citizen... He is born in Miami but played between 2005-2015 for Italy team (because his mother from Italy). Well, we can say more or less, Fabiano is the 1st italian challenger for World Championship title, even he is american. May become the 2nd american World Champion after Robert James Fischer. In November, in London UK, Fabiano will face (in a match) the World Champion Magnus Carlsen.
Playing online against a legend: GM Nigel Short!
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"The handsome English chess legend :)" respecting and quoting his own words on the Playchess.com profile. I have not played in my life with many GMs, I mean OTB. More than that, I think I played officially (at long time) against one single GM: Alon Greenfeld (1st International Chess Festival Roma Citta Aperta 2016). Because, I was not lucky to be paired with such a strong player, in the first rounds and a patzer like me, did not reach in the next rounds so high rank, except with Greenfeld, when I played on board number 25 of 85 and it was the 7th round.
In OTB blitz chess tournaments or rapid, I was more lucky, meeting few GMs but at that time, they were not sent at FIDE the tournaments. Online, however, I was fortunate enough to meet plenty of great players. In my view, I believe that, the most powerful and famous of the "personal collection" has become today, GM Nigel Short! (FIDE profil here)
Carlsen flags (game 8) but leads 9-7. Today 8 blitz games.
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UPDATE 14/02/2018 : Carlsen wins unofficial Fischer Random World Championship. 14-10 against Nakamura. Games in this article.
Last night I could not sleep ... Leaving the joke on one side, I was wondering: what did Magnus say to Naka in the image you see? No matter what came out of his mouth, in the head had something like: go beggar in my "gearbox"! I don't understand why the organizers who promote this idea of Fischer, have not adopted the time control proposed by him? The increment. Of course, Nakamura's "lawyers" will say that there is a time control and that Magnus had to propose a draw. While Carlsen's will replicate, that he has material advantage and certain positions can be won. Moreover, Magnus offered the trade of rooks (move 115) but Nakamura chose to fill himself with "glory", in a game where he was almost taken off the board...
New Cash Tournament on Chess.com! Arena King!
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UPDATE: STANDINGS (into the 2nd part of the article)
Arena Kings event will take place on January 10 at 12 p.m. (noon) Pacific/ 20:00 GMT/ 21:00 Italy/ 22:00 Romania. Anyone can play, but only streamers can win! 2000 $ monthly prizes! Each week (Wednesday) 500 $ prizes! Blitz 3+0 for 2 hours Arena tournament length.
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins 1st Chess960 Chess.com Championship
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Congratulations to GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (LyonBeast) FRA - winner of 1st Chess960 Championship on Chess.com!
2nd place for GM Sergey Grigoriants (sergiochess83) RUS and 3rd place for GM Dmitry Andreikin (2Vladimirovich90) RUS !
Standings, Games (need an Chess.com account-it's free) and Live video commentary...
ELITE RANKING 2017: GM Sergey Grigoriants
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GM Sergey Grigoriants (profil FIDE aici), in imagine la finalul partidei incheiata remiza cu Carlsen la mondialul de Blitz, primul in clasamentul jucatorilor online profesionisti al anul 2017. Este primul an al acestui top virtual, care incearca sa stabileasca o ierarhie in jocul online, avand in vedere competitiile pe marile servere si valoarea acestor competitii, evident dictata si in raport cu fondul de premii care atrage jucatorii de mare valoare.
AN NOU FERICIT! BUON ANNO! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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ECU SCHOOLS INTERNET 2017 - Final Results
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November 16-23, 2017
XI KINGS TOURNAMENT IN MEMORIAM ELISABETA POLIHRONIADE
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GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) si GM Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) au castigat ambele sectiuni (rapid si blitz) din acest an. In articol se afla si o legatura spre un excelent material pe ChessBase News.
Intre 24 si 28 nov 2017, au loc la Bucuresti si Medias mai multe manifestari cu ocazia celui de al XI-lea turneu, ideat si pus in practica de unul dintre punctele de referinta ale sahului romanesc si probabil cea mai cunoscuta figura feminina romaneasca in lume, vorbind evident de sah si toate laturile sale: WGM Elisabeta Polihroniade (24.04.1935- 23.01.2016). Datele seci din Wikipedia sunt evident prea sarace si nu pot sa reflecte cu adevarat, viata inchinata sahului.
In ceea ce ne priveste, suntem mereu alaturi de iubitorii sahului si incercam sa satisfacem interesul lor, mai ales catre partidele jucate. Un asemenea eveniment nu ne poate "scapa" si ca de obicei, preparam o "vitrina", in care privitorul sa se orienteze si sa decida repede ce are de urmarit si ce il intereseaza. Numele care vor onora acest turneu, sunt importante. Incepem cu invitatul de onoare, fostul campion mondial GM Anatoly Karpov (RUS) care va da un simultan la Bucuresti in ziua deschiderii si continuam cu jucatorii ce vor sustine reusita evenimentului, in doua turnee de sah (rapid si blitz, Medias 26-28 nov 2017 de la 15:00): GM Sergey Karjakin (RUS) campion mondial blitz en-titre, GM Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) campion mondial rapid en-titre, GM Wei Yi (CHN), GM Anna Muzychuk (UKR) campioana mondiala a ambelor sectiuni (blitz si rapid), GM Pia Cramling (SWE), IM Elisabeta Paehtz (GER). Romania va fi reprezentata in acest an de GM Bogdan Daniel Deac si IM Corina Isabela Peptan. Sa le uram succes jucatorilor nostri! Intrati in articol si urmariti turneele cu partidele live disponibile la ora de joc programata.
ChessBase Reader 2017: New and Free!
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O stire cu adevarat incantatoare, pentru ca doar cateva saptamani inainte, mai multi cititori m-au intrebat daca stiu un soft, care sa citeasca/deschida baze de partide sau partide in format pgn, eventual cbh. Stiam variantele precedente ChessBase Light sau ChessBase Reader dar in mod curios niciuna nu se mai afla la descarcat. Evident vorbim despre soft-uri gratis. Sunt destule si personal am utilizat o multime (cel mai usor imi vin in minte Arena si SCID) dar fiecare are neajunsurile sale. Evident, eu am ramas fidel celor de la ChessBase (varianta concurenta este soft-ul rusesc Chess Assistant) si am facut tot efortul financiar sa am ChessBase varianta cu plata (actual ajuns la numarul 14).
Acest Reader 2017, este fratele sarac si liber al lui 14. Are ceva lipsuri comparativ cu varianta comerciala si imi amintesc ca era o limita maxima de partide ale unei baze, care se puteau incarca simultan. Parca 10.000. Noul Reader 2017 mi-a incarcat o baza de peste 6 milioane partide! Problema este ca, nu exista decat cautare manuala a unei partidei, deruland in sus si in jos pana la gasire. Dar pentru un FREE ce vrem? Deschide orice baza de partide (desigur cele de tip cbh si pgn), are acces la Playchess (serverul de joc) este placut si luminos, se pot utiliza motoare de calcul la analiza partidelor, deschide materiale media. Probabil nu suporta operatii de creare/modificare a bazelor (tip stergere sau adaugare de partide), pentru ca numele spune clar: citeste doar.