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Cumulative analysisPosted by Temposchlucker - May 11, 2008 on 6:01 pm | In Chess Improvement | No Comments
Aronian - Ivanchuk LIVE! - Mtel Masters 2008 commentary by GM Vladimir DimitrovPosted by Chessdom - May 11, 2008 on 5:30 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments Aronian - Ivanchuk starts at 14:00 CET with live commentary by GM Dimitrov. Live blogging will continue from the playing hall all day on Chessdom.com. We start several hours before the game, join us with questions and comments.
Vassily Ivanchuk Unstoppable - 4th Consecutive Win at the 2008 Mtel MastersPosted by Chessdom - May 11, 2008 on 3:39 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments "The Grand Slam has already 3 tournaments in Europe and one in Latin America - Mexico City. From next year - 2009, USA will join the Grand Slam with a super tournament in Seattle with prize fund of USD 750 000. I think it would be perfect if the 6th tournament takes place in Asia, especially in China", said Silvio Danailov, Director of the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters.
Top 100 richest family participated in Halkidiki Chess Events - International School Chess Cup 2008Posted by Chessdom - May 11, 2008 on 2:23 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments One of the two most famous and richest families from India participated in the 4th Games Festival and INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS CUP 2008.
4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup - May 30 - June 2, 2008, OdessaPosted by Chessdom - May 11, 2008 on 2:22 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments The 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup will take place in Odessa, Ukraine from 30 May - 2 June 2008.
Congratulations to the bride and groom!Posted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 1:29 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Congratulations to the bride Jenna Bush and the groom Henry Hager!  Photos courtesy of the White House. 
A major milestonePosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 12:37 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments This is my 10,000th entries on this specific blog since it started on May 23, 2005 at exactly 2 pm! This was my first official introduction: Dear Friends and Colleagues, For a long time, I have always championed the idea of top chess players being much more interactive with the everyday fans. Chess has a big fan base (nearly 45 million strong in America and around 700 million worldwide) and we need to maximize it. I followed my own advice by allowing fans to vote for the opening of their choice in my monthly award-winning “Opening Secrets” column in Chess Life. My personal e-mail address has always been available to the public and I correspond with thousands of fans each month about as many topics as I can possibly handle. I hope more people will join my crusade by making chess friendlier, more popular and more interactive. Today, Amy (a friend of mine) helped me build this site where fans can blog 24/7. This is a site where fans can communicate directly to me and where we leave ugly chess politics at the door. Please feel free to express your views. I am always interested to hear what you have to say! The only thing I ask for is to keep it clean so fans of ALL AGES can enjoy! Happy blogging everyone! Thank you for your support! Best wishes, Susan Polgar It has been nearly 3 years since that first entry. Today, many grandmasters, international masters, and professional players have their own chess blogs. The chess world is changing rapidly. I would like to thank EVERYONE for supporting this blog and my mission to change the chess world for the better. It has been a long tough road and I expect many more difficult challenges ahead. But if we keep on pushing chess and all its benefits forward, we will succeed! I will not rest until our goals are reached. I will announce in the near future about a number of upcoming major movie projects (including my life story, being an executive producer for another major chess movie, as well as more chess documentaries, etc.). I also hope to be able to announce in the near future more substantial donations, sponsorships, and grants. Once again, thank you for all your support!
Ivanchuk overpowers again, 4-0!Posted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 11:16 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Ivanchuk wins again to improve his score to 4-0 and an astronomical performance! Can he finally dominate a super elite event as he has done so often in lesser events? GM Ivanchuk (2740) - GM Cheparinov (2695) [E98] Mtel - Round 4, 11.05.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Nd3 f5 11.Bd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.c5 g5 14.Rc1 Ng6 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.Nb5 Rf7 17.Qc2 Ne8 18.Nf2 h5 19.a4 Bf8 20.h3 Rg7 21.Qb3 Nh4 22.Rc2 g4 23.fxg4 Nf6 24.Be1 hxg4 25.hxg4 Nh5 26.Nh1 f3 27.Bxf3 Nf4 28.Ng3 Bxg4 29.Bxg4 Rxg4 30.Nc7 Rc8 31.Ne6 Rxc2 32.Qxc2 Qb6+ 33.Kh1 Nhxg2 34.Nf5 Qa6 35.Rg1 Qd3 36.Qxd3 Nxd3 37.Bh4 Rxe4 38.Rxg2+ Kf7 39.Nxd6+ Bxd6 40.Ng5+ White wins 1–0 Click here to replay the game.
Bu 1/2 AronianPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 11:08 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments GM Bu Xiangzhi (2708) - GM Aronian (2763) [D11] Mtel - Round 4, 11.05.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.0–0 Bd6 9.Nd2 0–0 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Qh4 13.Rd1 Nf6 14.Bc2 Rfd8 15.Be3 Bc7 16.b4 a6 17.a4 e5 18.dxe5 Bxe5 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.Rd1 Re8 21.Bb3 g6 22.a5 Kg7 23.b5 cxb5 24.cxb5 Qb4 25.bxa6 bxa6 26.Bb6 Rc8 27.Ba2 Rc2 28.Bb1 Rd2 29.Rxd2 Qxd2 30.Bd3 Bc3 31.g3 Bxa5 32.Bd4 Bd8 33.Qd5 Bb6 34.Bxf6+ Kxf6 35.Qf3+ Kg7 36.Bxa6 ½–½ Click here to replay the game.
Most miraculous problem ever.Posted by Temposchlucker - May 11, 2008 on 10:35 am | In Chess Improvement | No Comments
Breaking News: USA joins 2009 Grand SlamPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 9:13 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments BREAKING NEWS:China can host a Grand Slam chess tournament in 2010 The city of Seattle, USA will join The Grand Slam next year in 2009 One of the founders of the Grand Slam Chess Association and Director of the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters Silvio Danailov would like to see China hosting a Grand Slam tournament in the near future, most likely in 2010. “The Grand Slam has already 3 tournaments in Europe and one in Latin America - Mexico City. From next year - 2009, USA will join the Grand Slam with a super tournament in Seattle with prize fund of USD 750 000. I think it would be perfect if the 6th tournament takes place in Asia, especially in China”, Danailov said. China is not only becoming an economic power but also a chess power and the number of the fans of this sport is increasing quickly in that country. This is very noticeable as Chinese media are presently paying a lot of attention to M-Tel Masters 2008 that is currently taking place in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The tournament’s official web site www.mtelmasters.com has a complete version in Chinese, which happens for the first time in the history of super chess tournaments. This way chess fans in China can read news and interviews about the competition in their own language, follow the games live and also the performance of the Chinese player Bu Xiangzhi that is participating in this year’s edition of the traditional tournament. Sponsors might be attracted not only by the Chinese market, but also by the publicity they can get from the international coverage that a high-class tournament receives from the foreign media. Conversations with local partners have already started and are expected to continue in the near future, looking for China to become host of a Grand Slam Chess Association tournament. For further information: Dimitar Naydenov, 00359887462873, press@mtelmasters.com
Radjabov 1/2 TopalovPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 9:09 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Photo provided by our friends at Chessdom GM Radjabov (2751) - GM Topalov (2767) [E10] Mtel - Round 4, 11.05.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 0–0 6.Bg2 dxc4 7.a3 Be7 8.Qa4 a6 9.Qxc4 b5 10.Qd3 Bb7 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.b4 a5 13.0–0 axb4 14.axb4 Bxb4 15.Nxb5 c5 16.dxc5 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 Bxc5 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qc3 Qxc3 20.Nxc3 Bxf3 21.Bxf3 Ne5 22.Bb7 Bd4 23.Rc1 Bxc3 24.Rxc3 Rb8 25.Rc8+ Rxc8 26.Bxc8 Nc4 Game drawn ½–½ Click here to replay the game.
Karpov to face KorchnoiPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 8:46 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Karpov to face Korchnoi at the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup The 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup will take place in Odessa, Ukraine from 30 May - 2 June 2008. Eight grandmasters will play two rapid games each against other. The participants are: Boris Gelfand (2723, Israel) Ruslan Ponomariov (2719, Ukraine) Anatoly Karpov (2655, Russia) Pavel Tregubov (2629, Russia) Viktor Korchnoi (2598, Switzerland) Yuri Drozdovskij (2581, Ukraine) Valery Beim (2523, Austria) Mikhail Golubev (2474, Ukraine) The games between the veterans Karpov and Korchnoi will be of special interest. In 1978 they played the first of their world championship matches in Baguio, Philippines. The winners of the three previous Pivdenny Bank Chess Cups were: 2005 - Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) 2006 - Joel Lautier (France) 2007 - Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) The official site will be at: http://worldcup.pivdenny.com/ The main organiser of the tournament is Bank Pivdenny (http://en.bank.com.ua/), which is the largest bank in the southern part of Ukraine. Pivdenny also organised the 2007 and 2008 ACP World Rapid Chess Cups, which were won by Peter Leko (Hungary) and Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), respectively. Press Center of the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup
Quote of the dayPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 7:21 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Area children tell us why their mothers are so special The Reporter-Herald When the Reporter-Herald asked school-age children to tell why their mothers are special, 120 children responded. Their answers remind us of all the great things moms do to make young lives happy. Here are excerpts from their essays: “My mom always lets me stay up and play chess. When it’s bedtime she still lets me play.” — Walker Grove
A Malaysian Chess FeatPosted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 6:52 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Chess master to take on 88 players in simultaneous challenge By C.S. NATHAN CHESS enthusiasts have an opportunity to take part in a record-breaking chess feat to be attempted on May 18 at the RB Land office in Seremban 2. Local chess candidate master Collin Madhavan will be taking on 88 chess players at the same time in what is known as a simultaneous chess challenge. The event will be witnessed by representatives of the Malaysia Book of Records. A simultaneous chess match is when a player (usually an expert) takes on the challenge of playing against a certain number of players at the same time. It is not only a display of chess skills; the match is also a test of memory as the main player has to keep track of all the on-going games. The current world record for a simultaneous chess game is held by grandmaster Susan Polgar of the United States who played against 326 players in a sixteen-and-a-half-hour match in 2005. The RB Land Simultaneous Chess Challenge 2008, the first of its kind in the state, will be hosted by property developer RB Land and co-sponsored by www.quantum.88. Madhavan, a mathematics tutor and double-record holder, is gunning to break his own record of simultaneously playing against 71 players set at a similar event in Kuala Lumpur last December. Source: thestar.com.my
Happy Mother’s Day!Posted by SusanPolgar - May 11, 2008 on 12:11 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Happy Mother's Day to all the Chess Moms out there!
The chess star from Iowa CityPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 11:33 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Marion native fights chess grandmaster to a draw By Adam Belz The Gazette A University of Iowa graduate student from Marion tied the world's fourth-ranked chess player Tuesday in an exhibition game in Sofia, Bulgaria. Jason Juett, 24, of Iowa City, played Veselin Topalov, of Bulgaria, a former world champion, to a draw. Each player had 30 minutes to play in the hourlong game, and Topalov offered the draw when both had less than a minute left. They had an equal number of pieces left on the board. "I was just lucky that one of my best games happened to be the one that everyone was watching," Juett said after returning to Marion early Saturday morning. "I could tell how powerful of a chess player he was. Even though I got the draw, I was really pressed hard for the whole game." Topalov played wearing a blindfold and relayed his moves to a woman who sat at the table with Juett. That wasn't as much of a disadvantage as it might seem, Juett said, because Topalov can easily visualize the board. It became a factor at the end, though, when each player had to move quickly to avoid losing by running out of time before the other. That's when Topalov offered the draw."He had the big disadvantage in moving because he had to say his moves and relay it to somebody, so he wouldn't be able to move as fast as me," Juett said. "It would have seemed unfair to take advantage of that." Afterward, Juett and Topalov briefly discussed the game."He's very competitive, so he didn't like conceding the draw, but he was still very friendly," Juett said. The game was televised nationally in Bulgaria, where Juett spent most of the past week. He said people recognized him on the street after the match. Working on a doctorate in mathematics, Juett qualified for the competition last year by winning a contest to see who could best predict Topalov's moves in a series of games over 10 days against five of the world's other top chess players. Source: http://www.gazetteonline.com/
End-of-game variations in ChessBase 9Posted by Steve - May 10, 2008 on 11:05 pm | In Steve Learns Chess | No CommentsMy previous post had a number of variations that explored possible continuations following the last move of the game. ChessBase 9 unfortunately makes it pretty difficult to do this. For my future reference, and to possibly help others, here is Mig Greengard’s workaround:
£1 billion of goodiesPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 10:57 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments William Kay: Art sales hammer home the message More than £1bn is coming under the hammer in the next month William Kay The latest art auction season reveals fascinating insights into how the rich are reacting to the credit crisis and the consequent stock-market turmoil. While the London market has recovered well in recent weeks and people who should know are beginning to say the worst is over, saleroom action points to a high degree of disagreement and indecision about the outlook. Counting Bonhams as well as Sotheby’s and Christie’s, and including a great range of items — from chess sets to cat’s-whisker radios along with the Warhols, Lowrys and Monets — more than £1 billion is coming under the hammer this month and next. The auction houses are confident of raising that sort of money — of course they are, that’s their job — but it also means that many wealthy collectors such as Sir Sean Connery want to unload, and only six months after works of similar value changed hands. Early signs are mixed. While Monet’s Le pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil went for a record £21m last week, paintings by Picasso, Renoir, Van Gogh and Gauguin failed to sell. ...In London’s Knightsbridge, the firm is selling chess games, books and memorabilia. While you might have to pay £5,000 for an 1810 Chinese ivory chess set, there is plenty for around £100 here, too. Here is the full article.
Practical chess tacticPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 9:32 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments White to move. What is the best continuation for White? 3Q4/1p3ppk/r1p3q1/2P5/p3P1b1/5NP1/5PB1/6K1 w - - 0 1
Pressure time in Steel townPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 8:49 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments The actions are heating up at the National Elementary Championship in Pittsburgh. Most sections have less than 10 players with perfect scores. Tomorrow will be the last 2 rounds of the tournament. In the past 2 days, I met many old friends I have not seen in a while: GMs Maurice Ashley, Alex Stripunsky, Miron Sher, IM Josh Waitzkin, and many more.. To follow the results and pairings, click here.
Perfection in SofiaPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 8:40 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Standings after 3 rounds: 1 Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR 3,0 / 3 2 Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 2,0 3 Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 1,5 4 Aronian Levon 2763 ARM 1,0 5 Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 1,0 6 Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN 0,5 Round 4 matchups: Vassily Ivanchuk - Ivan Cheparinov Teimour Radjabov - Veselin Topalov Bu Xiangzhi - Levon Aronian Official website: http://www.mtelmasters.com/
MTel R4: Ivanchuk wins yet again, leads by 1½ pointsPosted by ChessBase - May 10, 2008 on 7:00 pm | In Chessbase News | No Comments This is it, a potentially all-time record-breaking run: Vassily Ivanchuk has his fourth game in round four, continuing to maintain a perfect score in a category 20 tournament with a 2737 average rating of the participants. His performance, if that can be counted for a 4/4 score, is 3530. Express report.
Do you have rare and unique chess sets?Posted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 6:48 pm | In Susan Polgar | No Comments I have always been fascinated with rare and unusual chess sets. But my interest in this area recently grew a lot more after meeting Mr. Jon Crumiller at my chess center, followed by my meeting with people like Dr. George Dean, Mr. Floyd Sarasohn, Dr. Thomas Thomsen, and many others at the CCI (Chess Collectors International) convention in Boca Raton. I even got to play some blitz games with Mr. Crumiller using one of his antique chess sets. Here is another one of my chess sets. Do you have any rare or unusual chess sets you would like to share with the readers of this blog?
Radjabov - Topalov LIVE! - Mtel Masters 2008 commentary by GM Vladimir DimitrovPosted by Chessdom - May 10, 2008 on 6:21 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments
Ivanchuk - Cheparinov LIVE! - Mtel Masters 2008 commentary by WIM Iva VidenovaPosted by Chessdom - May 10, 2008 on 6:05 pm | In Chessdom | No Comments
Even a Great Wall Can’t Stop Him - Vassily Ivanchuk with third consecutive win at the start of 2008 Mtel MastersPosted by Chessdom - May 10, 2008 on 11:53 am | In Chessdom | No Comments Bu Xiangzhi did a great favor to Ivanchuk by carelessly playing 7...Bh5? and after the temporary sacrifice 9. Bxb5 black was already good to resign. Bu just sat there in disbelief and continued playing to avoid embarrassment in front of the journalists. Ivanchuk is off to a wonderful start with three straight wins, which can be crucial in such a short event of only 10 rounds.
Greetings from PittsburghPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 11:51 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments Greetings from Pittsburgh, PA. I am here at the 2008 National Burt Lerner Elementary (k-6) Championship. There are a number of sections: 7SS, G/120, (K-1 G/90). A Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event. 9 sections: K-6 Championship K-5 Championship K-6 Under 1000 K-5 Under 900 K-6 Unrated K-3 Championship K-3 Under 800 K-1 Championship K-3 Unrated Click here to follow the results and pairings.
General TriviaPosted by SusanPolgar - May 10, 2008 on 11:03 am | In Susan Polgar | No Comments What are these two doing? What product are they promoting?
E-mail from “Diamondback”Posted by James R. West - May 10, 2008 on 11:00 am | In Jim West On Chess | No Comments On Thursday, I received this e-mail from Diamondback:Subject: Greg Nolan's Upset Mr. West: Can you please post on your chess blog the upset win of Greg Nolan over Leroy Dubeck that took place at the recent Asian American Chess Classic? I am curious what decisive advantage took place during that game and if Leroy Dubeck had some type of counterplay to prevent his loss. Thank you. Sorry, I do not have the score of Dubeck-Nolan, Asian American Chess Classic 2008. But when I snapped my photo of their endgame, I noticed that material was even, with both players having three pawns and two minor pieces.  Unfortunately for Dubeck, he had these disadvantages: (1) Nolan had a bishop and knight versus Dubeck's two knights; (2) Nolan had two unconnected passed pawns on the queenside, while only one of Dubeck's three pawns on the kingside was passed and not as far advanced as Nolan's d-pawn; (3) Dubeck's knights were on the kingside, unable to aid his king in stopping Nolan's passers. How this position arose is unknown to me.
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