Eleven countries, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore and Taiwan, are contesting for the junior crowns in Asian Championship. There are 39 players in the Asian Juniors while only 20 players in the women’s. India had sent a 17-member strong contingent, while Sri Lanka has a maximum with 26 players.
The first round of the Dortmund super-tournament saw Magnus Carlsen (pictured) defeat Dmitry Jakovenko to take an early lead.
Jakovenko tried to blunt Carlsen’s attacking flair with the Berlin defence, but Carlsen showed his maturity with a displ…
The ChessCube SA Open 2009 will take place 3-11 July, 2009. In a world first for chess, some of the matches will be played online. This is a format many internet chess players have been waiting for - an online event being played simultaneously over 2 continents, yet officially recognized and rated by FIDE!
Via The Apartment Broadcast , Constantin and Laurene Boym’s new History Chess is a set of oversized chess pieces that “alludes to a particular icon of the century’s history, from the sinking Titanic to the scarred towers of the World Trade Center.” Above, a video reenactment of the 1956 “game of the century” between Bobby Fischer and Donald Byrne …
The super chess tournament of Dortmund 2009 will have extensive coverage on Chessdom.com. The games Carlsen - Jakovenko and Kramnik - Leko will be commented live, while the users of Chessdom will be able to enjoy a live blog all day long!
“Let’s not forget who were my opponents. Vassily Ivanchuk - winner of countless supertournaments; Alexei Shirov - a convincing winner of the recent Grand Slam in Sofia; Boris Gelfand - winner of the World Rapid Cup 2009; American Grandmaster Gata Kamsky - who recently played a World Championship challenger match with Veselin Topalov; finally, the most experienced Romanian player Liviu-Dieter Nisipianu, European chess champion in 2005.”
Round 1 live blog of Dortmund Chess 2009 will start on Chessdom.com a few hours before the start of the round. The live chat is free to participate in, everyone is invited!
The traditional chess super-tournament in Dortmund, Germany takes place from 2-12 July.
This 37th edition of the tournament is a very strong double round robin featuring Magnus Carlsen (pictured) as the top seed.
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The U16 Italian Youth Chess Championship is currently ongoing in Courmayeur, one of the most beautiful places in Aosta Valley, the Valley of Mont Blanc (with its 4810 meters, the highest mountain in mainland Europe). Nature is a constant presence in the view and the Mount Blanc Valley is a casket full of traditions and folklore. Chess players can enjoy the captivating scenery and the breathtaking panoramas from the play room, the Forum Sport Center.
Dear Chess Friends
FIDE has published July 2009 FIDE Rating List. Please go to http://ratings.fide.com to check your latest ratings. Top players are published at http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml.
