Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Chess Player Profile Almira Skripchenko
Almira Skripchenko is known as one of the most beautiful Woman Chess players in the World. Born in 1976, Almira is currently ranked No. 44 in the World women Chess Ranking list. Her ELO rating is 2436. Her peak rating was 2498. Almira is an International Master (Open category).
Almira's biggest achievement was winning the European Women's Championship in 2001. She also reached the quarterfinals of the World Chess Championships thrice. She plays in the German League (Bundesliga) for Werder Bremen and also plays for two other French clubs.
Almira first married Joel Lautier but separated a few years later. She married Laurent Fressinet later. She was already a French citizen (originally hails from Moldova).
Here's an interesting game where she beats her future husband!
Almira's favorite opening from the black side is the Sicilian defence.
Apart from her obvious popularity in Chess, Almira is also an active participant on the Poker circuit and is rumored to have earned over $ 250, 000 in her career. Here's a video interview, where she talks about her Chess career to Poker people!
oAlmira is a great ambassador for the game of Chess. She even does several promotional events, such as her recent match against the famous Shogi master Yoshiharu Habu in Tokyo, which Chessbase has covered extensively.
Almira's biggest achievement was winning the European Women's Championship in 2001. She also reached the quarterfinals of the World Chess Championships thrice. She plays in the German League (Bundesliga) for Werder Bremen and also plays for two other French clubs.
Almira first married Joel Lautier but separated a few years later. She married Laurent Fressinet later. She was already a French citizen (originally hails from Moldova).
Here's an interesting game where she beats her future husband!
Almira's favorite opening from the black side is the Sicilian defence.
Apart from her obvious popularity in Chess, Almira is also an active participant on the Poker circuit and is rumored to have earned over $ 250, 000 in her career. Here's a video interview, where she talks about her Chess career to Poker people!
oAlmira is a great ambassador for the game of Chess. She even does several promotional events, such as her recent match against the famous Shogi master Yoshiharu Habu in Tokyo, which Chessbase has covered extensively.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Kasparov beats Karpov after a Rook blunder by the older GM
Kasparov overcame the dominance of Karpov in the 84-85 World Championships Chess match only in the
later stages. But, he continued the improvement and registered wins
more often. Here, he immediately punishes a blunderous rook move by
Karpov and finishes him off.
You can analyze the game and enjoy the nuances using your Chess engine. To quickly view the game, you can use the following Youtube link:
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You can analyze the game and enjoy the nuances using your Chess engine. To quickly view the game, you can use the following Youtube link:
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Friday, January 4, 2013
Tata Steel Chess 2013
The 2013 edition of Tata Steel Chess runs from 11 to 27 January 2013. Two Indian players feature in the top Grandmaster Group A section- V Anand and P Harikrishna.
Players in Grandmaster Group A
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861
GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2802
GM Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2781
GM Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2780
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2772
GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2769
GM Wang, Hao CHN 2752
GM Leko, Peter HUN 2735
GM Giri, Anish NED 2720
GM Harikrishna, Pentala IND 2698
GM van Wely, Loek NED 2679
GM Sokolov, Ivan NED 2663
GM L'Ami, Erwin NED 2627
GM Hou, Yifan CHN 2603
Players in Grandmaster Group A
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861
GM Aronian, Levon ARM 2802
GM Caruana, Fabiano ITA 2781
GM Karjakin, Sergey RUS 2780
GM Anand, Viswanathan IND 2772
GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2769
GM Wang, Hao CHN 2752
GM Leko, Peter HUN 2735
GM Giri, Anish NED 2720
GM Harikrishna, Pentala IND 2698
GM van Wely, Loek NED 2679
GM Sokolov, Ivan NED 2663
GM L'Ami, Erwin NED 2627
GM Hou, Yifan CHN 2603
Thursday, January 3, 2013
First India National Amateur Chess Championship
This tournament will be an official National Championship for players with ELO strength < 2000 and will be organized under the aegis of All India Chess Federation by State Level Chess Association, Madhya Pradesh (and Right Move). The tournament will form the basis for selection for the World Amateur Chess Championship.
The tournament will be played from January 26, 2013 to January 31, 2013.
The venue is Madhav Nagar Auditorium, Near Madhav Nagar Police Station
Katni,
Madhya Pradesh
The tournament will be played from January 26, 2013 to January 31, 2013.
The venue is Madhav Nagar Auditorium, Near Madhav Nagar Police Station
Katni,
Madhya Pradesh
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Nakamura is back in the top 10 World Chess players!
Hikaru Nakamura is back into the World's elite list of players. He is rated 2769 and is placed 9th in the live chess ratings list as well as the FIDE rating list that was released on the 1st.
Gata Kamsky is now rated 2740 and is at the 17th position. He was recently the No. 1 player in the US, but lost points quite heavily in the FIDE Grand Prix series tournament at Tashkent. There is no other player from the United States in the 2700 ELO club.
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Gata Kamsky is now rated 2740 and is at the 17th position. He was recently the No. 1 player in the US, but lost points quite heavily in the FIDE Grand Prix series tournament at Tashkent. There is no other player from the United States in the 2700 ELO club.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Suraj International FIDE rating Chess tourney - Kunal M and Sameer Kathmale tied after close finish
Kunal M and Sameer Kathmale tied at the top with 9 points at the Suraj International FIDE rating open Chess tournament. The tournament was organized by Suraj Sports Academy, Kupwad and Nutan Buddhibal Mandal, Sangli. The director of the tournament was Chintamani Limaye and the Chief Arbiter was Nitin Shenvi.
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1 Kunal M. IND 2277 TN 9.0
2 Kathmale Sameer IND 2281 SMCA 9.0
3 Snehal Bhosale IND 2081 MAH 8.0
4 Augustin A IND 2033 KAR 8.0
5 Phadke Sohan IND 2175 MAH 8.0
6 Mulay Pratik IND 2012 MAH 8.0
7 Shenvi Mohit IND 1882 MAH 7.5
8 Kulkarni Rakesh IND 2290 MAH 7.5
9 Akshay V Halagannavar IND 1778 KAR 7.5
10 Kulkarni Vinayak IND 2002 KAR 7.5
11 Boricha Ketan IND 2164 MAH 7.5
12 Abhishek A IND 1948 KER 7.5
13 Kapil Pawse IND 1757 GOA 7.5
14 Atharvaa P IND 1754 MAH 7.5
15 Nikam Ravindra IND 1945 SMCA 7.5
16 Wagh Suyog IND 1654 MAH 7.5
17 Bakshi Rutuja IND 1845 MAH 7.0
18 Ojas Kulkarni IND 1602 KAR 7.0
19 Kumthekar Shubham IND 1768 MAH 7.0
20 Madkar Atharva IND 1680 MAH 7.0
21 Mohd Khaja Abdul Latheef S IND 1808 AP 7.0
22 Harsh Mangesh Ghag IND 1777 MAH 7.0
23 Patil Jitendra IND 1791 MAH 7.0
24 Mandhare Hemant Kumar IND 2114 SMCA 7.0
25 Sawardekar Pravin IND 1766 SMCA 7.0
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1 Kunal M. IND 2277 TN 9.0
2 Kathmale Sameer IND 2281 SMCA 9.0
3 Snehal Bhosale IND 2081 MAH 8.0
4 Augustin A IND 2033 KAR 8.0
5 Phadke Sohan IND 2175 MAH 8.0
6 Mulay Pratik IND 2012 MAH 8.0
7 Shenvi Mohit IND 1882 MAH 7.5
8 Kulkarni Rakesh IND 2290 MAH 7.5
9 Akshay V Halagannavar IND 1778 KAR 7.5
10 Kulkarni Vinayak IND 2002 KAR 7.5
11 Boricha Ketan IND 2164 MAH 7.5
12 Abhishek A IND 1948 KER 7.5
13 Kapil Pawse IND 1757 GOA 7.5
14 Atharvaa P IND 1754 MAH 7.5
15 Nikam Ravindra IND 1945 SMCA 7.5
16 Wagh Suyog IND 1654 MAH 7.5
17 Bakshi Rutuja IND 1845 MAH 7.0
18 Ojas Kulkarni IND 1602 KAR 7.0
19 Kumthekar Shubham IND 1768 MAH 7.0
20 Madkar Atharva IND 1680 MAH 7.0
21 Mohd Khaja Abdul Latheef S IND 1808 AP 7.0
22 Harsh Mangesh Ghag IND 1777 MAH 7.0
23 Patil Jitendra IND 1791 MAH 7.0
24 Mandhare Hemant Kumar IND 2114 SMCA 7.0
25 Sawardekar Pravin IND 1766 SMCA 7.0
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