tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85268196077589821002024-02-19T23:36:31.716-08:00Chess FansIn chess, the piece count is certainly important, but position has always been the deciding factor.ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-67780384655841904462010-09-22T04:02:00.003-07:002010-09-22T04:02:11.523-07:00<h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="color: #003366; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.25em; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://rydeeastwoodchessclub.blogspot.com/2010/09/2010-chess-olympiad.html" style="color: #003366; display: block; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">2010 Chess Olympiad</a></h3><div class="post-header" style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" style="color: #660000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The 2010 Chess Olympiad has started in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia. The official website is overloaded, well what can you expect from Siberians/Russians, eh? Nothing like the German efficiency two years ago where every game was broadcasted!! Live games are found <a href="http://games.ugra-chess.com/broadcast.php?key=round1.pgn&game=0" style="color: #800040; text-decoration: none;">here</a> with Rybka 4's analyses and results are <a href="http://chess-results.com/tnr36795.aspx?art=34&fed=AUS&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000" style="color: #800040; text-decoration: none;">here</a> and <a href="http://chess-results.com/tnr36796.aspx?art=34&fed=AUS&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000" style="color: #800040; text-decoration: none;">here</a>.<br />
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Games can now be re-played <a href="http://ugra-chess.com/results.php" style="color: #800040; text-decoration: none;">here</a> by clicking on the result of the individual game.<br />
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It seems there were a lot of "upset" draws eg, IM Sam Collins (Elo 2431) holding GM Alexander Grischuk (Elo 2760) with Black on Bd 1 of the Russia 1 vs Ireland match and Malaysian No 1 player IM Mas Hafizulhelmi (Elo 2422) with White holding English No 1 GM Michael Adams (Elo 2728).<br />
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The only GM to fall, I think, is one of my favourite palyers, Swedish GM Tiger Hillarp Persson (Elo 2517) losing to Surinam's CM Dewperkash Gajadin (Elo 2179) on Bd 2 of their match.<br />
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Both Australian teams began well with a 4-0 clean sweep of their opposition. A great induction especially for the Women Team's Bd 4 player ACT teenager/junior Emma Guo.<br />
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Here are the Australian Olympiad Open team's Rd 1 games against Bahrain which we won 4-0:<br />
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And here are the Australian Olympiad Women Team's games against Nigeria which we won 4-0 including a 14-moves miniature on Bd 3 by WIM Biljana Dekic:<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">When I was thirteen I became entranced with Alekhine's games. Strangely enough, this had no influence on my style and I ended up playing in a materialistic positional vein. </span></b></span></td><td align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"></span></b></td></tr>
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The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains. <br />
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This Is The Chess Video Of The Week: <b><i>Chess Network: Game Analysis (Grandmaster vs Master)</i></b><br />
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This Is The Chess Video Of The Week:<b><i> Topalov vs Anand-Game #12: 2010 World Chess Championship</i></b><br />
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<h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Steinitz_Defence"><img src="http://www.chessgames.com/java/bk.gif" /></span></h4><h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: initial; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0.3em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.17em; padding-top: 0.5em; width: auto;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Steinitz_Defence">Steinitz Defence</span></h4><div class="tright" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0.8em; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1.4em; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0.5em; border-width: initial; clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0.8em; margin-left: 1.4em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-top: 6px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #ffce9e; border-bottom-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(176, 176, 176); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: black; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: auto;"><tbody>
<tr><td bgcolor="white"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solid_white.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Solid white.svg" height="16" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Solid_white.svg/16px-Solid_white.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="16" /></a></td><td bgcolor="white">a</td><td bgcolor="white">b</td><td bgcolor="white">c</td><td bgcolor="white">d</td><td bgcolor="white">e</td><td bgcolor="white">f</td><td bgcolor="white">g</td><td bgcolor="white">h</td><td bgcolor="white"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solid_white.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Solid white.svg" height="16" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Solid_white.svg/16px-Solid_white.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="16" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">8</td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_rdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="a8 black rook" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Chess_rdt45.svg/22px-Chess_rdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="b8 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_bdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="c8 black bishop" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Chess_bdt45.svg/22px-Chess_bdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_qdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="d8 black queen" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chess_qdt45.svg/22px-Chess_qdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_kdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="e8 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Chess_kdt45.svg/22px-Chess_kdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_bdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="f8 black bishop" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Chess_bdt45.svg/22px-Chess_bdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_ndt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="g8 black knight" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Chess_ndt45.svg/22px-Chess_ndt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_rdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="h8 black rook" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Chess_rdt45.svg/22px-Chess_rdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="white">8</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">7</td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="a7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="b7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="c7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="d7 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="e7 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="f7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="g7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="h7 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="white">7</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">6</td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="a6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="b6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_ndt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="c6 black knight" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Chess_ndt45.svg/22px-Chess_ndt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="d6 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="e6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="f6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="g6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="h6 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="white">6</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">5</td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="a5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_blt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="b5 white bishop" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Chess_blt45.svg/22px-Chess_blt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="c5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="d5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_pdt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="e5 black pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/22px-Chess_pdt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="f5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="g5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="h5 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="white">5</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">4</td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="a4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="b4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="c4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="d4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_plt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="e4 white pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chess_plt45.svg/22px-Chess_plt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="f4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="g4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="h4 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="white">4</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">3</td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="a3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="b3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="c3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="d3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="e3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_nlt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="f3 white knight" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Chess_nlt45.svg/22px-Chess_nlt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="g3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="h3 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="white">3</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white">2</td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_plt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="a2 white pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chess_plt45.svg/22px-Chess_plt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_plt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; 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border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_plt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="d2 white pawn" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Chess_plt45.svg/22px-Chess_plt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="e2 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; 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<tr><td bgcolor="white">1</td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_rlt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="a1 white rook" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Chess_rlt45.svg/22px-Chess_rlt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_nlt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="b1 white knight" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Chess_nlt45.svg/22px-Chess_nlt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_blt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="c1 white bishop" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Chess_blt45.svg/22px-Chess_blt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_qlt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="d1 white queen" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Chess_qlt45.svg/22px-Chess_qlt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_klt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="e1 white king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Chess_klt45.svg/22px-Chess_klt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><img alt="f1 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#D18B47"><img alt="g1 black king" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Chess_t45.svg/22px-Chess_t45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></td><td bgcolor="#FFCE9E"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chess_rlt45.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="h1 white rook" height="22" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Chess_rlt45.svg/22px-Chess_rlt45.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="22" /></a></td><td bgcolor="white">1</td></tr>
<tr><td bgcolor="white"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solid_white.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Solid white.svg" height="16" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Solid_white.svg/16px-Solid_white.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="16" /></a></td><td bgcolor="white">a</td><td bgcolor="white">b</td><td bgcolor="white">c</td><td bgcolor="white">d</td><td bgcolor="white">e</td><td bgcolor="white">f</td><td bgcolor="white">g</td><td bgcolor="white">h</td><td bgcolor="white"><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solid_white.svg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Solid white.svg" height="16" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Solid_white.svg/16px-Solid_white.svg.png" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; vertical-align: middle;" width="16" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="thumbcaption" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4em; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 3px !important; padding-left: 3px !important; padding-right: 3px !important; padding-top: 3px !important; text-align: left;">Steinitz Defence</div></div></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">The <b>Steinitz Defence</b> (also called the <b>Old Steinitz Defence</b>) (ECO C62), 3...d6, is solid but passive and cramped. Although the favorite of the first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World Chess Championship">world champion</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Wilhelm Steinitz">Wilhelm Steinitz</a>, and often played by world champions and expert defensive players <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Emanuel Lasker">Emanuel Lasker</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ra%C3%BAl_Capablanca" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="José Raúl Capablanca">José Capablanca</a>, and occasionally by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Smyslov" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vasily Smyslov">Vasily Smyslov</a>, it largely fell into disuse after World War I, as its inherent passivity spurred a search for more active means of defending the Spanish. White can force Black to concede the strongpoint at e5 (see <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrasch_Trap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Tarrasch Trap">Tarrasch Trap</a>), a significant but not fatal concession.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">The deferred variant of this defence (3...a6 4.Ba4 d6) offers Black a freer position and is more popular.</div>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-9037244510146726442010-07-10T16:51:00.000-07:002010-07-10T16:51:26.572-07:00Chess Opening #1<i><b><img src="http://www.chessgames.com/java/bn.gif" /></b></i><br />
<i><b>Sicilian Defence-Open Sicilian</b></i><br />
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Over 75% of games beginning with<span style="color: #20124d;"> </span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">1.e4 c5</span> </b>continue with <b style="color: blue;">2.Nf3</b>, when there are three main options for Black: <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence#2...d6_3.d4_cxd4_4.Nxd4_Nf6_5.Nc3" style="color: blue;">2...d6</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence#2...Nc6_3.d4_.283...cxd4_4.Nxd4.29" style="color: blue;">2...Nc6</a></b>, and<span style="color: blue;"> </span><b style="color: blue;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence#2...e6_3.d4_.283...cxd4_4.Nxd4.29">2...e6</a></b>. Lines where White then plays <b><span style="color: blue;">3.d4</span> </b>are collectively known as the <b>Open Sicilian</b>, and result in extremely complex positions. White has a lead in development and extra kingside space, which White can use to begin a kingside attack. This is counterbalanced by Black's central pawn <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_terminology#M" title="Chess
terminology">majority</a>, created by the trade of White's d-pawn for Black's c-pawn, and the open c-file, which Black uses to generate queenside counterplay.ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-12579195499867735952010-07-10T16:49:00.000-07:002010-07-10T16:49:28.180-07:00Chess GM Magnus Carlsen Turns To Modelling<div class="storyHead" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><h1 style="color: #666666; font-size: 2.8em; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.18em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chess GM Magnus Carlsen turns to modelling</h1><h2 style="color: #444444; font-size: 1.6em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.18em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Chess star Magnus Carlsen, the youngest player to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, has ventured into modelling.</h2></div><div class="oneHalf gutter" style="float: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; width: 460px;"><div class="headerOne" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/template/ver1-0/i/headerBlueBG.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 2px; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; padding-bottom: 7px;"> </div><div class="story" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><div class="byline" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Published: 7:00AM BST 09 Jul 2010</div><div class="cl" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="slideshow"><div class="ssImg" style="display: block; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"><img alt="Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen turns to modelling " height="288" src="http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01675/MagnusCarlsen_1675689c.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block;" width="460" /><div class="imageExtras" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 460px;"><span class="caption" style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.38em; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Magnus Carlsen: He told NRK he was not a fashion connoisseur but was enjoying the experience.</span> <span class="credit" style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.38em; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Photo: AFP</span></div><div class="imageExtras" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; width: 460px;"><span class="credit" style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.38em; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"><div class="firstPar"><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Norway's public broadcaster NRK has posted snapshots and a video on its website of the teenager at a fashion shoot for Dutch fashion brand G-Star Raw alongside US actress Liv Tyler.</div></div><div class="secondPar"><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Black-and-white ads featuring the 19-year-old prodigy and stamped with the brand's name and logo were also posted on the broadcaster's website.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: 10px; line-height: normal;"></span></div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mr Carlsen burst onto the chess scene in 2004 when, at the age of 13, he beat former world champion Anatoli Karpov, pushed legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov to a draw and became a chess grandmaster.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">He told NRK he was not a fashion connoisseur but was enjoying the experience.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"I think people will be surprised to see me like this. Surely just as surprise as I was when I was picked for this," he said.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mr Carlsen stunned the chess universe by becoming the youngest player to ever top the world rankings earlier this year, only a month after his 19th birthday.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mr Kasparov, who has coached Carlsen since 2009, was 20 years and nine months old when he made it to that milestone.</div><div style="color: #404040; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.38em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0.7em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Before he is done, Carlsen will have changed our ancient game considerably," Mr Kasparov told Time magazine in January.</div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-26370747555537522012010-07-10T16:45:00.000-07:002010-07-10T16:45:53.711-07:00Chess Game Of The Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chessgames.com/puzzles/1040298.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.chessgames.com/puzzles/1040298.gif" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Kxd2 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Rhb1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qa5+ 14. c3 b6 15. a4 Bd7 16. Rb5 Qa6 17. Rxd5 exd5 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Re1 Qb7 20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Ne7 22. Ne5 Rf8 23. Bb5+ Kd8 24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. Bd7+ Kd8 26. Bc6+ Kc8 27. Bxb7+ Kxb7 28. Qxe7+ Ka6 29. f3 Rac8 30. Nd3 Rfe8 31. Nb4+ Ka5 32. Qxa7# 1-0</b></span></div></b></span></td></tr>
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</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7 4.c3 a6 5.Ba4 b5 6.Bb3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Be6 11.O-O c5 12.Qe5 c4 13.Bc2 Bd6 14.Qd4 O-O 15.Qe4 g6 16.Qf3 Qh4 17.g3 Qh3 18.Be4 Nc7 19.Bf4 Rad8 20.Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Qf4 Rfd8 22.Bg2 Qh5 23.Bf3 Qc5 24.Na3 Nd5 25.Qe5 f6 26.Qe2 Nxc3 27.bxc3 Qxa3 28.Qe3 Bh3 29.Rfd1 Qxa2 30.Qe7 Qb2 31.Qxd8+ Rxd8 32.Rxd8+ Kg7 33. Re1 Qxc3 34.Re7+ Kh6 35.Re3 Qb2 36.Rd1 c3 37.Ree1 c2 38.Rc1 b4 39.Be4 b3 0-1</b></span></span><br />
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I played chess with him and would have beaten him sometimes, only he always took back his last move, and ran the game out differently. <br />
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h6 8.c3 e5 9.Nc4 d6 10.a4 Be6 11.Nfd2 Re8 12.Ne3 d5 13.exd5
Nxd5 14.Ne4 b6 15.Nc4 Re7 16.Re1 Rd7 17.Qe2 Nde7 18.Bxh6 Bxc4
19.dxc4 Bxh6 20.Nf6+ Kf8 21.Nxd7+ Qxd7 22.b4 cxb4 23.cxb4 Rc8
24.b5 Na5 25.Qxe5 Nxc4 26.Qh8+ Ng8 27.Rad1 Qf5 28.Qd4 Bg5
29.Bc6 Qc5 30.Qg4 Rb8 31.Rd5 Qb4 32.Red1 Bf6 33.Rc1 Bc3 34.Qf4
Rc8 35.Rd3 g5 36.Qf5 Ne7 37.Qh7 Bg7 38.Qe4 Qxa4 39.Rxc4 Qa1+
40.Kg2 a5 41.bxa6 1-0</pre><pre></pre><pre></pre></div>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-932119298594939392010-06-29T03:01:00.000-07:002010-06-29T03:02:53.851-07:00Game Of The Day<b><i>Event: London</i></b><br />
<b><i>Site: London</i></b><br />
<b><i>Date: 1851</i></b><br />
<b><i>Round: ?</i></b><br />
<b><i>White: Henry Thomas Buckle</i></b><br />
<b><i>Black: Adolf Anderssen</i></b><br />
<b><i>Result: 1-0</i></b><br />
<b><i>WhiteElo: ?</i></b><br />
<b><i>BlackElo: ?</i></b><br />
<b><i>ECO: C54</i></b><br />
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<b><i>PlyCount: 43</i></b><br />
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<b>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nbxd2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qb3</b><br />
<b>Nce7 11.0-0 0-0 12.Rfe1 Nf4 13.Re4 Neg6 14.Rae1 Qf6 15.Ne5 Qg5 16.Bxf7+ Kh8 17.Nxg6+ hxg6 18.Qg3</b><br />
<b>Qxg3 19.hxg3 Rxf7 20.Rxf4 Rxf4 21.Re8+ Kh7 22.gxf4</b><br />
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--- CarlsenChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-242866595302882792010-06-18T03:41:00.000-07:002010-06-18T03:41:39.710-07:00Chess Quote Of The Day<a href="http://www.chessgames.com/chessimages/quote_open.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""" border="0" height="21" src="http://www.chessgames.com/chessimages/quote_open.gif" width="21" /></a><br />
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For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion. </span></td><td align="LEFT" valign="BOTTOM"><img alt=""" height="21" src="http://www.chessgames.com/chessimages/quote_closed.gif" width="21" /></td></tr>
<tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial;"> --- <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/player/robert_james_fischer.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Fischer</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><th class="fn" colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">Garry Kasparov</th></tr>
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<b>Garry Kasparov</b> is a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Jewish">Jewish</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Russians">Russian</a> (formerly <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USSR" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="USSR">Soviet</a>) chess grandmaster, a former <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Champion" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World Chess Champion">World Chess Champion</a>, writer, and political activist, whom many consider <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_for_comparing_top_chess_players_throughout_history" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Methods for comparing top chess players throughout history">the greatest chess player of all time</a>.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="FIDE">FIDE</a> world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Chess_Association" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Professional Chess Association">Professional Chess Association</a>. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vladimir Kramnik">Vladimir Kramnik</a> in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Deep Blue (chess computer)">Deep Blue</a> in 1997.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">Kasparov's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Chess_ratings_achievements" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">ratings achievements</a> include being rated world #1 according to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Elo rating system">Elo rating</a> almost continuously from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and holding the all-time highest rating of 2851. He was the world number-one ranked player for 255 months, by far the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIDE_chess_world_number_ones" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="List of FIDE chess world number ones">most of all-time</a> and nearly three times as long as his closest rival, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Karpov" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Anatoly Karpov">Anatoly Karpov</a>. He also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Kasparov#Other_records" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">holds records</a> for consecutive tournament victories and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_Oscar" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chess Oscar">Chess Oscars</a>.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">From 1984 to 1990, Kasparov was a member of the Central Committee of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komsomol" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Komsomol">Komsomol</a>and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Communist Party of the Soviet Union">CPSU</a> member.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess on 10 March 2005, to devote his time to politics and writing. He formed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Civil_Front" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="United Civil Front">United Civil Front</a> movement, and joined as a member of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_Russia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="The Other Russia">The Other Russia</a>, a coalition opposing the administration of<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a>. He was a candidate for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_presidential_election,_2008" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Russian presidential election, 2008">2008 Russian presidential race</a>, but later withdrew. Widely regarded in the West as a symbol of opposition to Putin, Kasparov's support in Russia is low.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;">He coached the current world's number-one ranked chess player, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Magnus Carlsen">Magnus Carlsen</a>, from March 2009 through March 2010.</div>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-9691571663545783332010-06-12T21:31:00.000-07:002010-06-12T21:31:29.544-07:00Chess Player Of The Week<h1 align="center" style="color: navy; font-family: verdana; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #003366; font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;">Boris Spassky</span></h1><div align="center" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;"><img border="0" height="247" src="http://www.chesscorner.com/worldchamps/spassky/spassky.jpg" width="202" /></span></div><blockquote style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;"><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>1937 -</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>10th World Champion, 1969 - 1972</strong></span></div><span style="font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;">Boris Vasilievich Spassky was born in 1937 in Leningrad, Russia. He learned chess as a youngster in the Urals where he lived during the Second World War. He became international master in 1953, and junior world champion in 1955 and received his grandmaster title in the same year. He won the World Championship against Tigran Petrosian in 1969 and became one of the most popular of all champions with his naturally polite, friendly disposition.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial, Arial, Helvetica;">In 1972 American Bobby Fischer challenged Spassky for the title of World Champion which was held in Reykjavik, Iceland. This most publicized world championship in chess history took place during the Cold War between the USA and the USSR. As a consequence both players were under considerable pressure to win. When Fischer defeated Spassky, 35 years of Soviet domination of the world championship also ended. Spassky returned to his homeland in disgrace.</span></blockquote>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-48671700038870282792010-06-12T21:28:00.001-07:002010-06-12T21:28:50.743-07:00Anand and Carlsen to star in London Chess Classic 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
<h1 class="articleTitleDitto" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #151b7e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.3em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/london-chess-classic-2010/anand-and-carlsen-to-star-in-london-chess-classic-2010" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #151b7e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anand and Carlsen to star in London Chess Classic 2010 (Announcement)</a></h1><div class="container" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;"><div class="leftCol left" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Viswanathan Anand will become the first reigning world chess champion to play in a major tournament in London since Anatoly Karpov in 1984 when he joins the eight-player field for the second London Chess Classic, which runs from 8-15 December 2010 at the Olympia Conference Centre.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alongside him will be World Number one Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, US number one Hikaru Nakamura and the top four English players Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">IM Malcolm Pein is back as tournament director.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Read the full details here including profiles of all the players.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.1em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; 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outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/london-chess-classic-2010/anand-and-carlsen-to-star-in-london-chess-classic-2010" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #151b7e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand will play the 2nd London Chess Classic in December. Photo © " src="http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/assets/images/loncc10/anand_world_champion.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></a></div><div class="articlePhotoCaptionDitto" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4b4c4e; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9em; font-style: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand will play the 2nd London Chess Classic in December.</div></div></div>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-13525615321416306072010-06-12T21:08:00.000-07:002010-06-12T21:08:35.924-07:00Chess Player Of The Week<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></div><b><table cellspacing="5" class="infobox vcard" style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; clear: right; color: black; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-top: 0.2em; text-align: center; width: 22em;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Paul Charles Morphy</b> (June 22, 1837 – July 10, 1884), "The Pride and Sorrow of Chess," was an American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chess">chess</a> player. He is considered to have been the greatest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_master" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chess master">chess master</a> of his era and an unofficial <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Champion" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="World Chess Champion">World Chess Champion</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Morphy#cite_note-0" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> He was also one of the first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_prodigy" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Chess prodigy">chess prodigies</a> in the modern <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_chess" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Rules of chess">rules of chess</a> era.</span>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-41543774199902740622010-06-12T21:05:00.001-07:002010-06-12T21:05:11.813-07:00Chess Video Of The Week<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/41rPFNY_CAY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/41rPFNY_CAY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-48752424278423731182010-06-12T21:00:00.000-07:002010-06-12T21:00:05.587-07:00Quote Of The Day<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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<tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial;"> --- <a href="http://www.chessgames.com/player/robert_james_fischer.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Fischer</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526819607758982100.post-48794979798710658242010-05-22T22:30:00.000-07:002010-05-22T22:30:15.179-07:00<h1 style="color: #640000; font-family: 'Trajan Pro', 'Charlemagne Std', 'Bradley Hand ITC', Georgia; font-size: 36px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 5px;">Find the Best Move</h1><h3 style="color: #640000; font-family: 'Trajan Pro', 'Charlemagne Std', 'Bradley Hand ITC', Georgia; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">White to Move</h3><center><h5>Highlight For Answer: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ead1dc;">White promotes to a Knight and checkmates the black king!</span></h5></center><center><a href="http://www.thechesswebsite.com/ChessPractice/bestmove2answer.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><img class="dailypuzzle" src="http://www.thechesswebsite.com/ChessPractice/images/bm2.jpg" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; height: 450px; text-decoration: none; width: 450px;" /></a></center>ChessMaster453http://www.blogger.com/profile/14812870405224114376noreply@blogger.com0