Miércoles 21 de octubre de 2009 Estimados amigos ajedrecistas: Hay
veces hacemos cosas sin imaginarmos el tremendo compromiso que luego nos va tocar asumir. Torre 64 se inició de la nada y como tal no tenía la menor idea del pequeño monstruo que estaba creando para el ajedrez latino. Estos años han sido buenos y malos pues decir que siempre fue de color de rosa para el portal y para mi pues sería mentirme a mi mismo y a ustedes amigos ajedrecistas, algo que definitivamente va en contra de lo que me inculcaron mis padres. A todos ustedes ajedrecistas latinos, usuarios registrados y administradores del portal solo me queda decirles una cosa: Muchas gracias. A los patrocinadores también un agradecimiento especial porque gracias a ustedes este portal se mantiene en pie. Cuando esta web se inició por allá el año 2001 se llamaba www.torre64.550m.com y es muy posible que ni yo mismo supiera el porque lo estaba haciendo y peor aun el tiempo que este portal viviría. Lo que sí estoy seguro es que torre64 no
tendría vida si no existieran ustedes: Los ajedrecistas del mundo latino.
Ajedrez Bolivia: Ayudemos al Arbitro Nacional de Ajedrez Luis Fernando Monje
Foto: Luis Fernando Monje Gemio, Arbitro Nacional de ajedrez de Bolivia, pasa por momentos difíciles y necesita de la ayuda de la familia del ajedrez.
A los amigos del ajedrez boliviano y latino: El motivo de este mensaje es por que estoy pidiendo la ayuda de todos los amigos a que me ayuden a reunir 5000 bolivianos (Unos 700 dólares americanos) para poder pagar el tratamiento de mi hijo que me esta saliendo muy caro por un desorden hormonal que tiene y que le está afectando en su crecimiento.
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Del 19 al 30 de julio tiene lugar la 42ª edición del festival de Biel (Suiza). El torneo de Grandes Maestros, de categoría XIX FIDE (2716), lo disputan Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Alekseev, Vachier-Lagrave y Caruana.
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Important current, future, and past chess news & events
Karpov vs. Kasparov Chess Match (September 21 - 24 / Valencia, SPAIN)Diario Marca announces a 12-game match (4 rapid + 8 blitz games) between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov // More information here (Spanish)
San Sebastián Chess Tournament (July 6 - 16 / San Sebastián, SPAIN)Round 1: Nakamura, Vallejo & Vachier-Lagrave share the lead after winning today // Official site
37th World Open (June 29 - July 5 / Philadeplhia, USA) Evgeny Najer and Hikaru Nakamura shared the first place; Najer won the title as there wasn't an Armageddon blitz play-off (Nakamura left Philadelphia to play in the San Sebastián chess tournament) // Standings - Official site
Czech Open (July 16 - August 2 / Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC) Official site
XXVII Andora Chess Open (July 18 - 26 / ANDORRA) Official site
Biel Chess Festival (July 18 - 31 / Biel, SWITZERLAND) Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Alekseev, Vachier-Lagrave & Caruana // Official site
The Sicilian variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 has been the odd child of the defense for at least the last 40 years. Unlike the Najdorf or Dragon the Kan was never swayed back and forth by sacrifices of pieces or long calculated variations.
Actually, the most hotly debated topic in this line has been the name! I remember when a pamphlet on "the Paulsen Sicilian" was our only source of material on the line and the name Kan was an exotic aberration from some far-off place.
By any name the line was never the meat which our heroes partook, only solid players who were more interested in scoring wins than debating move 18 in the Sicilian. This never struck a chord with much of the chess playing public, but perhaps it has been their loss. At least, until now.
GM Hellsten explains in the preface of Play the Sicilian Kan that he had practiced the Caro Kann and Petroff early in his international career, but found a boredom in some of the positions. He was guided to the Kan because of Taimanov's work and was carried to a fascination with the line.
Hellsten was impressed by the Kan immediately because decisions of strategy and manoeuver were the core of the variation instead of analytical depth. This sounds like a great find for any player looking to have a defense to 1.e4 that provides winning opportunities as well as a solid base...
Johan Hellsten is a Grandmaster and a former Swedish Champion who has represented his country in numerous Olympiads and team tournaments. He has enjoyed many tournament successes and has won individual gold and bronze medals at the European Team Championships. He is currently employed as a chess teacher at the Sports Federation of Chimborazo, Ecuador.
(7/4) Review: Play the Sicilian Kan - A Dynamic and Flexible Repertoire for Black by GM Johan Hellsten (Everyman Chess, 2008) reviewed by NM Bill McGeary. "Hellsten was impressed by the Kan immediately because decisions of strategy and manoeuver were the core of the variation instead of analytical depth. This sounds like a great find for any player looking to have a defense to 1.e4 that provides winning opportunities as well as a solid base...Play the Sicilian Kan is a repertoire book, focusing on the variations after 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6..."
(7/4) Kosteniuk and Zimaletto: Chess player, Grandmaster, current Women's World Chess champion and young mother, Alexandra Kosteniuk will take an active role in the design and modeling of the new 2009/10 Zimaletto Sport chic collection. "I am very happy of my collaboration... with Zimaletto, which show that beauty and intelligence go well together!"
(7/4) The Chess Player Chronicles: another new chess-themed cartoon from the wit & pen of Gary Gifford. Find it, along with more than two dozen other chess cartoons, on our cartoon page.
(7/4) Free eBook: Chess Sparks, or Short and Bright Games of Chess collected by John Henry Ellis. London, 1895. Includes games by Légal, Rousseau, Philidor, La Bourdonnais, Horwitz, Staunton, Bird, Kierseritzky, Max Lange, Anderssen, Steinitz, Paulsen, Morphy, Löwenthal, Blackburne, From, Burn, De Vere, Winawer, Mason, etc.
(7/4) Nuestro Círculo #361: 4 de julio de 2009, dedicado al ajedrecista y problemista italiano Philip Stamma que vivió entre los años 1705 y 1755. Además de su biografía y finales de estudio, en este número puedes leer la cuarta de una serie de notas tituladas "Buenos Aires 1939" dedicadas a la recordación del histórico hito del ajedrez argentino; la nota "1a. Olimpíada del Mercosur" con las últimas partidas de este
torneo que dieron el triunfo al equipo brasileño y "Ajedrez y Cerebro" referida a la jornada que bajo ese título se acaba de realizar en el histórico "Club Argentino de Ajedrez".
(7/1) Chess Quiz: from Jim Mitch (aka Professor Chester Nuhmentz) comes a brand new 20-question quiz aimed at the stronger club and tournament players out there. Try your hand at this fun (and educational) quiz about chess, chess-players and the world of chess. See if you can beat the high score, or even just the average - which last month was 68%. I just know you folks can do better than that! Good luck, and good chess!!
(7/1) Recon64: More great chess training from Jim Mitch (aka Professor Chester Nuhmentz). For July we look at Deep Blue (Computer) vs. Garry Kasparov; Philadelphia, 1996, the first game where a computer defeated a reigning world chess champion under standard tournament time controls. Similar to Predict-A-Move and Solitaire-type chess exercises, Recon64 challenges players to find candidate moves from master games.
(7/1) Chess Vision Training: Improve your 'chess-vision' with Jim Mitch's (aka Professor Chester Nuhmentz) training exercise, wherein you try to imagine up to 10 moves being made from a starting diagram, with the goal of finding all the legal captures and checks that could be made in the envisioned position. For July we look at Deep Blue (Computer) vs. Garry Kasparov; Philadelphia, 1996, the first game where a computer defeated a reigning world chess champion under standard tournament time controls.
The Women's World Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk will present the collection Sport Chic of the modern fashion brand Zimaletto.
Chess player, Grandmaster, current Women's World Chess champion and young mother, the beautiful and charming Alexandra Kosteniuk will take an active role in the design of the new 2009/10 Zimaletto Sport chic collection. She will also model for the new Zimaletto collection.
The Zimaletto Sport chic collection will include comfortable and practical outfits made of velours, knitware and cotton, with black & white chess motives.
"It's not a woman for clothing, but clothing for a woman" - that's the main motto of this collection. Sport suits made with expensive materials and high heels, so much loved by Alexandra, are the latest word of fashion!
Traveling around the world, giving countless simultaneous chess exhibitions, lectures and interviews, Alexandra never stops showing that chess is cool. In fancy outfits from the Russian fashion brand Zimaletto Alexandra feels herself a true Chess Queen.
Vacuum tube chess set Slippery Brick - Portland,OR,USA This just may be the most awesome and nerdiest chess set ever. You're looking at Paul Fryer's Vacuum Tube Chess set. It's one of only seven made. ...
Special to The Washington Post Washington Post - United States The Austrian chess composer Alois Wotawa (1896-1970) created more than 350 chess problems and endgame studies. He was famous for infusing his studies with ...
Chess: Romanian Nisipeanu wins France's Chess Cup Roumanie.com - France Bucharest, June 29 /Agerpres/ Romania's international grandmaster Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu, currently Romania's best chess player and a former European ...
Caoili reigns supreme in Oceania chess zonals Business Mirror - Philippines FILIPINO-Australian Women International Master Arriane Caoili went undefeated to rule the women's division of the World Chess Championship Oceania Zonal ...
Orrin Hudson to Compete in World Open Chess Tournament Einnews Portugal - Portugal Philadelphia, PA - June 30, 2009 /pravenuenw/ -- Orrin Hudson, two-time winner of the Birmingham City Chess Championship, will come out of retirement to ...
Former chess world champ to play convicts RT - Moscow,Russia Chess grandmaster and former undisputed champion of the world, Anatoly Karpov, will play an online chess tournament with a Krasnoyarsk prisoner Sergey ...
Topalov Ranked No. 1 Again, but Does It Matter? New York Times - United States By Dylan Loeb McClain The official world rankings from the World Chess Federation were released July 1 and there were no surprises. ...
SF Chess Club Champions The Fulton County News - McConnellsburg,PA,USA Southern Fulton High School Chess Club is proud to announce two 2008-2009 school tournament champions. The club's sponsor, Bard's Automotive Sales, ...
Sophie Matisse Paints Limited Edition Chess Sets for the Beyond ... BigNews.biz (press release) - Natick,MA,USA This exhibition will feature five uniquely painted chess sets, each featuring a distinctive design and edition number. Each chess set can be purchased for ...
Sophie Matisse $16000 Chess Set Luxist - Santa Monica,CA,USA Now she has created a $16000 chess set as part of the "The Art of the Game" exhibition. The exhibition will take place at Beyond the Border International ...
Chess: The search for eureka Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA By Eric Morrow The screw pump is a screw inside a hollow pipe. At the bottom end of the pipe the screw scoops up water and transfers the water up the pipe. ...
Kids get play time at chess camp Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA (Jason Malmont/The Sentinel) Young students play chess Wednesday at Cumberland Valley's Chess Camp. (Jason Malmont/The Sentinel) Jennifer Yi places her hand ...
Chess Notes Boston Globe - United States Annotations by grandmaster Patrick Wolff, a two-time US champion who offers chess exercises and more at www.wolffchess.com.
Big July 4th in Philadelphia for Two American Teenagers New York Times - United States Lenderman, who lives in Brooklyn, and Shankland, of California, have both been successful at the World Youth Chess Championships. In 2005, Lenderman was the ...
ON CHESS Serious pursuers rarely bluff Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA As the master of chess epigrams, Savielly Tartakower famously noted, "Only the strong player knows how badly he plays." Mikhail Tal, "the Magician From Riga ...
Vassily Ivanchuk ends slump Los Angeles Times - CA,USA Kamsky fared better when the World Chess Federation (FIDE) announced the rules for the Candidates matches which will select the challenger for the 2011 ...
Polgar: Learning some chess lessons from this breakthrough game LubbockOnline.com - Lubbock,TX,USA The question of the week is what were some of the breakthrough games in my career? Here is one of them. This game was against one of the great Women's World ...
First online FIDE rated chess tournament started Latest Chess - Pune,Maharashtra,India This is the first ever online FIDE rated chess tournament. Many internet chess players have been waiting for an online FIDE approved event. ...
Special to The Washington Post Washington Post - United States The 18-century French chess player Andre Danican Philidor always wanted to play his defense aggressively. Even today, some players look for sharp ...
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Solution to the Position of the Week
Today's position was taken from 200 Challenging Chess Puzzles (Greif). The solution, however, is the responsibility of your humble Editor & his copy of Fritz.
1.Qd3+ Kxb3 2.Qd1+ Ka3
Other moves fare no better:
2...Kc4 3.dxc5 Kxc5 4.Qd4#; or 2...c2 3.Qxc2+ Ka3 4.Qa2#
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein
To call his understanding of theory abysmal is to leave no suitable word to describe his grasp of its practice. - Terry Pratchett
You can't depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus. - Mark Twain
A fool hath no dialogue within himself; the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second. - Lord Halifax
The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly end by becoming convictions and ossify the organs of intelligence. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We sometimes get all the information, but we refuse to get the message. - Cullen Hightower
Think ahead: today for tomorrow, and for many days beyond; the wisest of precautions, to take time for this: for to the ready there are no accidents, and to the forewarned no dangers. - Baltasar Gracian
We think in generalities, but we live in details. - Alfred North Whitehead
Everything is simpler than you think and at the same time more complex than you imagine. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Don´t try to fathom the unfathomable. - Kozma Prutkov
We hear and apprehend only what we already half know. - Henry David Thoreau
Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny. - Nathaniel Branden
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend. - Henri Bergson
We usually see only the things we are looking for - so much so that we sometimes see them where they are not. - Eric Hoffer
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust
Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas. - Alfred North Whitehead
Originality consists of the achievement of new combinations, and not of the creation of something out of nothing. - Richard Clemence
A man's mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
It is very good for a man to talk about what he does not understand; as long as he understands that he does not understand it. - Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all. - John F. Kennedy
Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them. - Lin Yutang
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. - Rabindranath Tagore
We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality. - Albert Einstein
El motivo del presente email es para informar que el nuevo Elo Lipead para el período 2009-II (Julio-Diciembre) está publicado en la página web de la Liga www.lipead.org . Como se menciona en una nota la final del 14CN aún no se homologa, apenas concluya el torneo se añadirá las nuevas variaciones de elo y las diversas promociones.
También he añadido el rating ICCF para el período Julio-Setiembre del presente año.
Agradeciéndoles su atención, quedo de Uds,
Javier C. Landers Rodriguez
DGT LIPEAD
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Czech Open (July 16 - August 2 / Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC) Official site
XXVII Andora Chess Open (July 18 - 26 / ANDORRA) Official site
San Sebastián Chess Tournament (July 6 - 16 / San Sebastián, SPAIN)Hikaru Nakamura won the tournament after defeating Ruslan Ponomariov on a blitz tiebreak // Official site
Dortmund Chess Tournament (July 2 - 12 / Dortmund, GERMANY) Vladimir Kramnik (6.5/10) won the tournament for the 9th time - Official site
Understanding the English Opening and Related Structures
by IM John Watson
Gambit, 2008 ISBN: 9781904600985
softcover, 352 pages figurine algebraic notation
There is nothing that can replace a good author. Those words rang to me and I simply agreed. With no reason to question such an assertion I simply nodded and moved on.
What makes a good author though?
It was much later that I started to form questions like this.
In chess the great authors are players who have been able to articulate what or how they think, or should think, at the board. Readers gain an insight into the intricacies of play as well as establishing a confidence in their own understanding.
To me John Watson is such a writer.
His 4-volume set on the English Opening established a standard for opening books in English that lasted for over a generation, and his work on Chigorin's Defense was a masterpiece ahead of its time.
Here we have books that educated the reader with more than merely move sequences, illuminating the depth of thought which is required to become a titled player. These were and are simply marvelous books.
The third volume of Mastering the Chess Openings is my first encounter with Mr. Watson's current series. In my opinion it certainly meets the level he had set before. In the first paragraph of the introduction Watson determines the goal: "1.c4 is not only the logical partner to 1.e4 and 1.d4, but in itself a wonderful grounds for the study of positional ideas that encompass the entire range of chess practice."
Watson's approach is to introduce a variation by touching on basics and then expand a level by explaining more complex or detailed ideas...
(7/19) Review: Mastering the Chess Openings Volume 3, Understanding the English Opening and Related Structures by IM John Watson (Gambit, 2008) reviewed by NM Bill McGeary. "In chess the great authors are players who have been able to articulate what or how they think, or should think, at the board. Readers gain an insight into the intricacies of play as well as establishing a confidence in their own understanding. To me John Watson is such a writer..."
(7/19) Review: THREE MOVES AHEAD: What Chess Can Teach You About Business - Even If You´ve Never Played, by Bob Rice, reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "Hedge funds and speed chess? Three Moves Ahead is the intersection of Rice´s business savvy and chess enthusiasm. As he told me in an email interview, 'I really believe that only a limited knowledge of the way players think, and a few basic chess stratagems, will
improve the average executive´s "game" at the office'..."
(7/19) The Chess Comic:Lesson 8 - King Smarts, by Scott Tingley. Scott's latest group of lessons continues the student's introduction to the King, our game's most important piece. Scott also provides (at last!) a bit of an introduction and a photograph too. "I am a relative newcomer to chess (six years or so) but I am a lifelong comic-guy and a couple of years back I had the "flash of genius" to blend my chess teachings with comics..."
(7/19) The Chess Player Chronicles: another new chess-themed cartoon (dated 7-3-2009) from the wit & pen of Gary Gifford. Find it, along with more than two dozen other chess cartoons, on our chess-themed cartoon page.
(7/19) Chess Composition - en español: Finales...y Temas #54 - by ICCF GM José A. Copié of Buenos Aires, Argentina. This Argentine publication, widely distributed in PDF format and through many chess pages, offers high quality articles and surprising studies we are sure will entertain while teaching valuable endgame skills in the bargain. Don't read Spanish? ¡No problemo! F...yT uses figurine algebraic notation (FAN).
(7/19) Chess Composition: Chess Problem Journal - Vratnica-64, #31-32. A Chess Problem Journal edited by Mr Bosko Miloseski - published in FAN with some English translations, issued quarterly in PDF format. Coverage includes such items as, e.g., Masterpieces of Chess Problems and the World Chess Solving Championship, solving competitions, etc.
(7/19) Nuestro Círculo #363: 18 de julio de 2009, dedicado al ajedrecista y compositor italiano Ercole del Río que vivió entre los años 1723 y 1802. Aparte de su biografía y finales, puedes leer las notas "Los medios en 1939", "Opiniones" y "Partidas del Torneo de las Naciones de 1939". Nuestro Círculo, un boletín semanal de ajedrez
editado en Argentina en lenguaje español.
(7/19) Nuestro Círculo #362: 11 de julio de 2009, dedicado al ajedrecista y teórico italiano Conde Carlo Cozio que vivió entre los años 1715 y 1780. Además de su biografía y finales, en este número puedes leer la quinta de una serie de notas tituladas "Buenos Aires 1939", "Campeonato Mundial Femenino", "Enigmático final" nota del M.I. Alberto Foguelman, "Noticias y anécdotas" y "Asilados en la Argentina" de Carlos
E.A.Drake.Nuestro Círculo, un boletín semanal de ajedrez editado en Argentina en lenguaje español.
Business people, may I have your attention, please? Bob Rice has something to say to you that could well transform the way you work: "1.e4."
Rice is a member of the New York Angels investment consortium, and is a managing partner of Tangent Capital, which structures high-yield hedge fund investments.
He also founded the Wall Street Chess Club in 1990, and along with Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short established the Professional Chess Association (1993-1996), serving as its first commissioner. He ran PCA chess events, created a "speed chess" television series for ESPN, and produced the chess software program "Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess."
Hedge funds and speed chess? Three Moves Ahead is the intersection of Rice´s business savvy and chess enthusiasm.
As he told me in an email interview,
I really believe that only a limited knowledge of the way players think, and a few basic chess stratagems, will improve the average executive´s "game" at the office.
Having recently heard American economist (and retired International Grandmaster) Kenneth Rogoff on the radio, I had to wonder: wouldn´t one have to be at the top of the chess to be a biz whiz?
Reaching "Club player" level is fine in that sense. I think traditional "recipe for success" business book sell a false promise: in the real world of business change, randomness, and clever opponents don´t permit things like "the seven secrets for ..." or "the three keys to...." to work. Instead, executives must appreciate that they cannot, in fact, see "three moves ahead" with certainty.
Indeed, Fisher´s quote - "I don´t believe in psychology, I believe in good moves" - is even more relevant to business than it is chess...
Online Chess Kingdoms: The PSP Outlet for Chess Lovers PSP-Downloads News - Swindon,Wiltshire,UK Online Chess Kingdom is an interesting game on PlayStation Portable which provides a lot of entertaining moments for chess lovers. ...
15 junior chess players no match for master Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada For more photos, go to edmontonjournal.com Taking on 15 adversaries at once might seem a daunting task, but a young chess grandmaster needed just seconds at ...
Chess notes Boston Globe - United States Ever since Bobby Fischer dropped out of chess, American players have been looking for a new hero in the Royal Game. Gata Kamsky played superlative chess in ...
Giant Chess Sets Popular this Summer WebWire (press release) - Atlanta,GA,USA Giant chess sets have become one of the most popular entertainment items at hotels, resorts, clubs and youth programs throughout the nation this summer. ...
Abu Dhabi Chess Festival from August 12 Khaleej Times - Dubai,United Arab Emirates The festival is being organised by the Abu Dhabi Chess and Culture Club (ADCCC) and Dh 200000 will be awarded in prizes. "The tournament will run from ...
Jakob, 74, leads chess team to national title Suffolk Free Press - UK By Staff Copy A WINNING combination of youth and experience helped rank outsiders Suffolk to triumph at The English Chess Federation National Counties ...
A "New Beginning" for Oak Hill: Chess Teaches Life's Lessons Washington Informer - Washington DC,USA By Michael P. Moss Andre Marr, CEO of Product of the Product (POP), moves a chess piece at a chess tournament at the New Beginnings Youth Development Center ...
Wilm. Woodturners build unique chess set WECT-TV6 - Wilmington,NC,USA WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - A large chess set designed in Wilmington is looking to make its next move. Members of the Wilmington Area Woodturners Association ...
Pinoy IM Sevillano tops Pacific Southwest chess open GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines Sevillano split the point with Armenian GM Melikset Khachiyan in the fifth round then defeated his step son US Senior Chess Master John Daniel Bryant in the ...
Chess-murder trial pushed back Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA According to police, the two men got in a fight while playing chess. During the fight, Christian placed Steward's head between his legs and applied pressure ...
Chess Database for iPhone Showcases 500000 Games The Mac Observer - USA Chess Database, released on June 30, allows one to search from a database of 500000 games by chess notables and then play out the game on the iPhone/iPod ...
Chess Federation Suit Becomes Criminal Issue New York Times - United States By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN A dispute among board members of the United States Chess Federation that has prompted several lawsuits has now become a criminal ...
Copenhagen Chess Festival 2009 including Politiken Cup 2009 and ... The Copenhagen Post - Copenhagen,Sealand,Denmark To find out how this story ends, come watch Scandinavia's greatest chess players duke it out at the LO School in Helsingør at the Copenhagen Chess Festival ...
Chess: Trust knows no rank Muskogee Daily Phoenix - Muskogee,OK,USA By Eric Morrow The prestigious Sparkassen Chess Tournament concluded on Sunday, July 12. Russia's Vladimir Kramnik won the German tournament for the ninth ...
With Nine Wins, a Russian Dominates a German Event New York Times - United States By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN There may not be a home-field advantage in chess, but some players have triumphed at the same tournaments over and over. ...
Library Boots Out 'Chess Master' The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA He said he got the idea after bringing a friend's children to the library to read books and play chess. "Whenever I put my chess set out, they (other kids) ...
Teen ready to take on chess world The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa Durban chess whizz-kid Tasnim Amra is set to employ her best moves at the World Youth Chess Tournament in Turkey in November. Amra, a 13-year-old Gordon ...
ON CHESS Vast array of games proof of their value Columbus Dispatch - Columbus,OH,USA By SHELBY LYMAN I recall bridge and other card games, chess, checkers, backgammon, Scrabble, pool, billiards and Monopoly as domi-nating the scene. ...
Chess Notes Boston Globe - United States By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff A rare but nevertheless recurring theme in chess is one by which one sidebars development in the center and, hence, ...
Young and Old Ready for Chess in Open Air The Moscow Times - Russia Olga Lelikova, 21, was the one doing the slapping as her hand flew back and forth to stop time and move her chess piece at such speed that it gave little ...
Special to The Washington Post Washington Post WJ Baird (1859-1924) was the most prolific chess composer among women, not only in her native England but in the world. She created more than 2000 problems ...
Chess Notes Boston Globe - United States By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff A comment by Mark Crowther on the website "This Week in Chess'' (www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html) expresses some ...
Chess Puzzle 1 - with a twist Examiner.com This position appears in the Herman Grooten book Chess Strategy for Club Players, an excellent book. Grooten comments that Najdorf saw that he could make no ...
a) http://www.wtharvey.com/pogoed.png Meihriban Shukurova vs Pogonina, Istanbul, 2003 Black to move and win. 4r1k1/5p1p/6p1/pp6/3b4/B4P2/PP3P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 1
d) http://www.wtharvey.com/pogoda.png Pogonina vs Olga Iljushina, Novokuznetsk, 2007 r1r3k1/3b1pp1/p2ppn1p/Pp2n3/1q2PQ2/1NN2P2/1PP1B1PP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 1
e) http://www.wtharvey.com/pogoea.png Nikolai Gagarkine vs Pogonina, Saratov, 1999 Black to move and win. rnb2rk1/ppb3pp/2p5/2Pp1n1P/PP1Pp1Bq/2N1P2N/R3QP2/2B1K2R b K - 0 1
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Solution to the Position of the Week
Though this fabulous Benko creation appeared first in Chess Life, I lifted it from the most recent issue of Chess Problem Journal - Vratnica-64, #31-32, a Chess Problem Journal edited by Mr Bosko Miloseski - published in FAN with some English translations, issued quarterly in PDF format. The solution given there is:
To stimulate creativity, one must develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition. - Albert Einstein
Great innovators and original thinkers and artists attract the wrath of mediocrities as lightning rods draw the flashes. - Theodor Reik
Dare to be original. The graveyard of mankind is littered with the bones and ashes of countless men too timid to express their ideas. - Source Unknown
An idea must originate from where it is. - Archil Ebralidze
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts. - Nikki Giovanni
A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery. - James Joyce
Collective judgment of new ideas is so often wrong that it is arguable that progress depends on individuals being free to back their own judgment despite collective disapproval. - W. A. Lewis
In this life, stormy like a sea, there is one refuge: disdain future vicissitudes, stand dependably and openly, staunchly meet the blows of fortune, do not hide and do not flinch. - Seneca
Any coward can fight a battle when he's sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he's sure of losing. That's my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat. - George Eliot
My center is giving way, my Kingside is pushed back, situation excellent, I am attacking. - Marshal Ferdinand Foch
The instinct of workmanship, the thrill of vicarious struggle. - Source Unknown
Beware the fury of a patient man. - John Dryden
Malice is ever alert and much thought is necessary to outwit her; a gambler does not play the card which his opponent expects, much less that which he desires. - Baltasar Gracian
Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as the night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt. - Sun Tzu
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. - Will Rogers
I know that I can perish, but the main thing is that I am setting on a voyage. - Ulysses
There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction. - John F. Kennedy
Whenever possible, let cold deliberation take the place of sudden outburst; which should not prove difficult for one who has prudence. - Baltasar Gracian
Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. - Malayan proverb
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De: Ajedrez21 <ajedrez21@...> Asunto: Dortmund y San Sebastián, el gran ajedrez se vive en el ICC Para: "mario_castilla2001@..." <mario_castilla2001@...> Fecha: viernes, 10 de julio de 2009, 5:01 pm
Kasparov y Karpov se reencontrarán en un duelo que se celebrará en Valencia
Estas dos leyendas disputarán 12 partidas en septiembre, cuando se cumplen 25 años de su primer Mundial. El evento tendrá lugar en Valencia, del 21 al 24 de septiembre próximo. Se disputarán cuatro partidas semirápidas y ocho en la modalidad de blitz. Más información
Este fin de semana llega a su final Dortmund Cat XX
No te pierdas las 2 rondas finales de la 37ª edición del Magistral de Dortmund, en el cual Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik y Peter Leko se disputarán el primer puesto. ¡En directo a partir de las 15:00 horas por el ICC!
Consulta cada día los resultados, clasificación, vídeos y el visor de las partidas y descarga en PGN desde este enlace
Mañana domingo termina Benasque
Del 3 al 12 de julio se celebra en Benasque (Huesca) la XXIX edición del Open Internacional de Benasque 2009, uno de los abiertos más populares de España, con 469 jugadores inscritos.
Está en juego hasta el día 16 el "Donostia Chess Festival 2009" en San Sebastián. Destacan en la nómina tres ex-campeones mundiales: Karpov, Ponomario y Kasimdzhanov. También participan los GMs: Nakamura, Svidler, Movsesian, Granda, Vallejo, San Segundo y Vachier-Lagrave..
Consulta cada día los resultados, clasificación, vídeos y el visor de las partidas y descarga en PGN desde este enlace
Está ya a la venta Peón de Rey 81
Ya está en tu kiosko más cercano o domicilio el nuevo número de Peón de Rey a todo color. Incluye completísimas crónicas de los torneos: Magistral de León, M-Tel Sofia, Grand Prix FIDE en Nalchik y el Mundial de Ordenadores celebrado en Pamplona. Además, cuenta con las colaboraciones exclusivas de los GMs Peter Leko,Miguel Illescas, Andrés Rodríguez, Óscar de la Riva y Amador Rodríguez. Destaca también la sección "Entrene con Illescas", donde el GM español analiza profundamente los momentos críticos de la partida Leko-Anand del torneo de Melody Amber, planteando una serie
de cuestiones para que el lector pueda adquirir un entrenamiento en diversas fases de la partida Web de la Revista Peón de Rey
Grischuk gana el Qualifier online de Mainz Chess960
El Internet Chess Club ofreció a los usuarios de ICC la posibilidad única de ganar 700 euros, más estancia y desayuno en el Hilton Mainz Hotel, junto a una plaza en el famoso FiNet Open. El ganador del torneo online fue el GM Alexander Grischuk (depressnyak) quien se impuso en la final al MI Artur Gabrielyan (Dinamit).
La tercera edición del Súper torneo Regilor 2009 se ha celebrado en la ciudad de Bazna (Rumanía), del 13 al 25 de junio. Participaron los grandes maestros: Gelfand, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Radjabov, Kamsky y Nisipeanu. Las partidas fueron retransmitidas diariamente en el Internet Chess Club.
Accede desde aquí al visor de partidas, descarga del PGN y a los resultados y clasificación finales. (Incluye link a vídeo resumen del MI Michael Rahal)
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Apreciados amigos ajedrecistas: Les enviamos una nueva edición de nuestro boletín, ahora bajo el sello de la revista Jaque (http://www.jaque. tv). Esperamos que sea de su interés. Debido a problemas en Yahoo, les enviamos otro mensaje para que puedan descargar el boletín, en lugar de adjuntarlo a este correo. Si tienen algún problema, no duden en comunicárnoslo. Les recordamos que Yahoo Grupos es el administrador de esta lista de correo, y que quien desee eliminar su suscripción puede hacerlo a través de los enlaces que Yahoo incluye en los mensajes.
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Robochess is the name of this chess playing robot. This robot was created by a 17 year old Iranian Student, Ebrahim Jahandar. The robot can play chess against human and unlike other robots this one has a bulletin Chess Game Computer. Other robots must be connected to a Desktop Computer but this robot has one AVR 8-Bit microcontroller for recognizing opponent's moves, playing its moves and controling the robotic feature of moving the pieces on the board.
This Robot only requires a power plug and nothing more. Just plug it in and play chess with him! Also, it can be connected to a battery which makes it portable!
The robot is very small, lite and it cost only $100!
This Robot Awarded 2nd in Young Kharazmi Festival, which is one of the most important innovation festivals in middleast!
Donde exponemos los diferentes comentarios del GM Bronstein, a lo largo de varios de sus libros, con respecto a su partida de Zurich 1953 contra S. Reshevsky.
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De: Ajedrez21 <ajedrez21@...> Asunto: ICC te regala el Deep Junior 10 (sólo hasta este domingo) Para: "mario_castilla2001@..." <mario_castilla2001@...> Fecha: viernes, 12 de junio de 2009, 5:54 pm
En apenas unos segundos fue adjudicada. Nos referimos a la libreria personal del genial Bobby Fischer - que llenaba tres grandes expositores de la casa de subastas Bonhams & Butterfieldsauction, sita en la Madison Avenue de Nueva York. El reportero del Internet Chess Club, Macauley Peterson estuvo allí y grabó el vídeo de la subasta
Carlsen ganó en León, en una emocionante final frente a Ivanchuk
Del 5 al 7 de junio se ha disputado la XII edición del "Magistral Ciudad de León", en el imponente escenario del Auditorio Ciudad de León. El joven fenómeno noruego, Carlsen venció en el torneo por 4-3, tras disputar una emocionante final frente al vencedor del año pasado, Ivanchuk.
Desde este enlace puedes seguir toda la información del evento: enlaces, noticias, visualización y partidas, así como los mejores vídeos.
Impartió Illescas clase magistral para jóvenes talentos
Entrevista del periodista leonés al GM español, Miguel Illescas, con motivo de la clase magistral impartida a 12 jóvenes valores de la comunidad de Castilla y León, que tuvo lugar el pasado miércoles 3 de junio, en la sede del Diario de León.
Sólo durante este fin de semana, al comprar o renovar tu suscripción en ICC por 1 año (adultos), el Internet Chess Club te REGALA Junior 10 sin coste adicional (o Deep Junior 10 si compras o renuevas por 3 años). Además, obtendrás un 50% de descuento en la actualización de Junior 11. Esta oferta está disponible únicamente en ICC durante este fin de semana.
Durante el mes de julio EDAMI impartirá clases en grupo de iniciación y perfeccionamiento de ajedrez por las tardes, a niños nacidos entre los años 1996 a 2003.
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Lima, martes 16 de junio de 2009 A la Comunidad Ajedrecista
Se comunica el sensible fallecimiento de la madre de los destacados ajedrecistas y maestros, hermanos Pedro (1) y Javier García Toledo.
El velatorio se estará realizando el día de hoy y mañana miércoles 17 de junio de 3 a 10 pm. en la Parroquia Virgen de Fátima - Unidad Vecinal No. 3 (espaldas Universidad Mayor de San Marcos)
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The film Bobby Fischer Live, a "bio picture about the controversial life of the most famous and best chess player who has ever lived," is due for release in the US on August 1st 2009.
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008) was an American chess Grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Later in life he renounced his US citizenship and became an Icelandic citizen.
As a teenager, Fischer became famous as a chess prodigy. In 1972, he won the World Chess Championship, defeating defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union in a match held in Reykjavík, Iceland. The match was widely publicized as a Cold War battle. He is often referred to as one of the greatest chess players of all time.
In 1975, Fischer did not defend his title when he could not come to
agreement with the international chess federation FIDE over the conditions for the match. He became more reclusive and played no more competitive chess until 1992, when he won a rematch against Spassky. The competition was held in Yugoslavia, which was then under a strict United Nations embargo. This led to a conflict with the US government, and he never returned to his native country.
In his later years, Fischer lived in Hungary, Germany, the Philippines, and Japan. During this time he made increasingly anti-American and anti-Semitic statements. During the 2004-2005 time period, after his U.S. passport was revoked, he was detained by Japanese authorities for nine months under threat of extradition. After Iceland granted him citizenship, the Japanese authorities released him to that country, where he lived until his death in 2008.
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Ajedrez Perú: RANKING FINAL LIV Y VIII CAMPEONATO NACIONAL ABSOLUTO Y FEMENINO 2009
La MFF Ingrid Aliaga de Lima es la ganadora en Damas, participaron 16 ajedrecistas; mientras que Efrain Palacios también de Lima ganó en la categoría absoluta, aqui participaron 36 ajedrecistas. Por Kelver Vera - Director de Torre
64 Definitivamente este Nacional Mayores 2009 ha sido uno de los mas pobres en cuanto a calidad de participantes. Sin desmerecer a los ganadores vemos que tanto en damas con en varones la ausencia de las principales figuras del ajedrez peruano ha sido aun mas notoria este año. Es posible que mas de uno pensó que como Lima era sede iba a ver una participación masiva no solo en cantidad sino en calidad pero al parecer a los maestros no les interesó este nacional que año a año se está viniendo a menos y esto si que llama la atención. Antes para jugar un nacional de mayores tenías que sudar y mucho! pues primero debías clasificar en tu liga, luego asistir al regional y posteriormente jugar la semifinal del nacional y ¡por fin! llegabas a la Final del Campeonato Nacional Peruano y obviamente con condiciones de primer nivel. Ahora con el tema de masificar el ajedrez las cosas definitivamente no están saliendo bien. Señores que está
pasando con el torneo mas importante del ajedrez peruano?. Definitivamente el sistema abierto que está empleando la era Iturry no está dando resultados y sino miren el número de participantes, en Cusco 2008: 106 en total (1) (31 damas y 75 varones), dos años antes en Tacna 2006 fueron 40 ajedrecistas (2007 hubo nacional?), y ahora en Lima 2009 apenas pasaron los 50 (52 para ser mas exacto). Yo creo que este sistema tiene que cambiar ya, el tema de la descentralización me parece correcto pero el sistema que se está empleando
quizás funcione para otros países pero para el Perú no está dando resultados, o en todo caso los premios tienen que ser muy atractivos como para que al menos los mejores ajedrecistas que radican en el país puedan tomar parte de este "botín", y ojo que no estoy hablando por los que viven en el extranjero.
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Artículo recomendado: LA CRISIS MUNDIAL Y EL INCUMPLIMIENTO EN LOS TORNEOS DE AJEDREZ La crisis económica mundial ha afectado la realización de Torneos de talla mundial como en el caso de Morelia que desistió de realizar el Supertorneo de Linares -Morelia o el caso del ITT de Budapest Abril , donde el día que iniciaba el torneo la administración del Hotel saco los jugadores a la calle aduciendo que el organizador había incumplido los compromisos financieros; claro que a nivel mundial se nota la cantidad
de Latinos que están regresando a sus países, porque en Europa y USA no hay trabajo , pero por otro lado a los deportistas no los ha afectado mucho, porque se consiguen tarifas aéreas muy bajas y hoteles por el orden de 40 y 60 Euros para 2 personas en Europa. El último Mundial Escolar y Amateur celebrado en Tesalonica batió récord de 450 jugadores de todo el mundo jugando en un Hotel de 5 estrellas, por lo que nos cuentan los jugadores que están regresando. "
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Hoy comienza el VI Abierto Internacional de Dos Hermanas
Una fortísima nómina de jugadores se dará cita este fin de semana, en el Centro Cultural La Almona de Dos Hermanas, para disputar el VI Abierto Internacional de Ajedrez.
El Gran Maestro catalán Miguel Illescas, el GM peruano Julio Granda, el GM ruso Oleg Korneev y el GM canadiense Kevin Spraggett encabezan la lista de maestros aspirantes al triunfo.
Serán nueve partidas, cinco el sábado desde las 16,30 horas y cuatro el domingo desde las 10,00. En total participarán 160 jugadores, la capacidad máxima de La Almona. El torneo, patrocinado por el Patronato Municipal de Deportes, está dotado con casi cinco mil euros en premios.
El GM Kononenko gana el X Dos Hermanas 2009 por Internet
Del 13 al 21 de marzo se ha celebrado en el Internet Chess Club, la décima edición del torneo "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" por Internet, el torneo online más importante del mundo.
En la final se impuso el GM Dmitry Kononenko (UKR, 2574) al GM Zaven Andriasyan (ARM, 2564) por 3,5-1,5, consiguiendo el primer premio de 2.000 euros.
Encontrarás una gran cobertura sobre este importante evento en este enlace
Finalizó el VII Torneo de Ajedrez Amateur EDAMI 2009
El VII Torneo amateur EDAMI 2009 se ha celebrado del 3 de febrero al 24 de marzo, los martes por la noche. La victoria final correspondió al maestro catalán, Jordi Herms.
El próximo martes, 31 de marzo a las 19:00 h. se disputará el torneo de rápidas y al terminar se entregarán los premios a los ganadores.
La 18ª edición del Melody Amber ha tenido lugar, del 14 al 26 de marzo, en el lujoso hotel "Palais de la Mediterranee" en Niza (Francia). El evento fue organizado por la Association Max Euwe de Mónaco, con un fondo de premios de 216.000 Euros, donados por el matrimonio Van Oosterom.
En esta edición, el armenio Aronian venció en la combinada, mientras Kramnik y Carlsen lo hicieron a ciegas y Anand, Aronian y Kamsky en las semirápidas. Consulta aquí todos los resultados, partidas y PGN. Tienes disponibles también una amplia gama de resúmenes diarios en video en el Internet Chess Club
El GM Amador Rodríguez nos presenta este vídeo sobre los populares Packs de Aperturas de EDAMI, libros electrónicos en PDF con un precio muy asequible y realizados con un enfoque práctico y novedoso, que permite aprender las aperturas tratadas, más allá de su mera recopilación memorística.
El GM Amador Rodríguez nos presenta el vídeo de las clases descargables online de EDAMI: 360 lecciones y ejercicios que cubren todos los aspectos de la estrategia y táctica del ajedrez. Un producto ideal y asequible para comprender el medio juego, cualquiera que sea el nivel del aficionado.
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We're back (again!)! Your humble editor's computer died, quite unexpectedly, and took with it my internet access. I've at last returned (Bless you Erin!) though not without some challenges, not all of which have as yet been resolved. We appreciate your patience as we try to get back to whatever passes as normal around here.
Important current, future, and past chess news & events
Amber Chess Tournament (March 14 - 26 / Nice, FRANCE) Round 8: Vishy Anand´s the new leader after defeating Kramnik (1.5-0.5) today / Current standings - Official site
M-Tel Masters Tournament announced (March 12 - 23 / Sofia, BULGARIA) Participants: Topalov, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Wang Yue, Dominguez & Shirov // Read the press release
Ciudad de Dos Hermanas Online Blitz Tournament (March 13 - 21 / Internet Chess Club)Dmitry Kononenko won the tournament after defeating Zaven Andriasyan (3.5-1.5); Brackets here
FIDE Women Grand Prix (March 7 - 19 / Istanbul, TURKEY) Humpy Koneru (8.5/11) won the tournament after winning her last round game / Results - Final standings - Official site
10th Individual European Chess Championship (March 6 - 17 / Budva, MONTENEGRO) Evgeny Tomashevsky won the title after the tiebreaks / Final standings - Official site
FIDE postpones the World Championship Match between Anand & Topalov (March 9) Read the press release // FIDE.com
Linares Chess Tournament (February 19 - March 8 / Linares, SPAIN) Last round: Anand - Carlsen: 1/2 Aronian - Grischuk: 1/2 Dominguez - Ivanchuk: 1/2 Radjabov - Wang Yue: 1/2 // Vassily Ivanchuk & Alexander Grischuk (8/14) share the first place, Grischuk won the tournament having scored more wins - Official site
The Slav defense has always been a popular opening for Black, dating back to the Alekhine-Bogoljubow and Alekhine-Euwe matches. However, over the last several years the Semi-Slav has replaced it as the opening of choice amongst the world´s top players.
I myself have been playing various variations of the Slav for the past 19 years. Originally, like a lot of beginners, I started with the mainline Slav. However, for some reason the exchange variation would sometimes give me trouble. After trying the a6 Slav for a brief period, I ended up playing the Semi-Slav a few years ago and have been very pleased with it.
The interesting thing is you would think that with Black playing pawns to both c6 and e6 and blocking in his light squared bishop, there wouldn´t be that much theory to know. I mean, isn´t Black sort of playing a Colle in reverse? The answer is no-the Semi-Slav is nothing like the Colle.
While the Colle is a pretty easy opening to play (I play it), the number of variations in the Semi-Slav is quite large and the lines often run past 20 moves. Additionally, while the Colle is usually a setup to play for a kingside attack, in the Semi-Slav, Black´s play is usually on the queenside (c5 break) or center (e5 break).
Vigorito´s 277 page book is broken into 5 sections:
Part I - The Moscow Variation Part II - The Botvinnik Variation Part III - The Meran Variation Part IV - The 6.Qc2 Variation Part V - White Avoids the Main Lines
The Semi-Slav appears on the board after the following moves:
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6
The Semi-Slav is on the board!
We can learn a little here by watching two of the best in the business pick up the position from here (game 9 in the book):
This is the starting position for the Anti-Moscow Gambit. In exchange for the sacrificed pawn White has good central control and the possibility of breaking either in the centre with e4-e5 or d4-d5 or on either flank with h2-h4 or a2-a4. Black has a kind of Botvinnik position, except he is up a pawn instead of down a pawn.
(3/22) Review: Chess Explained: The Queen's Gambit Declined by IM James Rizzitano (Gambit, 2007) reviewed by Rick Kennedy. "Imagine listening in as a master gives an individual lesson at the Chess Club. Notice how easily he uses just the right game to illustrate his points. Check out the ease with which he explains what is going on, and what went on in other, similar situations. He seems to be seriously up-to-date on the opening line in question. Appreciate the amount of work he must have put into being ready to present just that one hour of instruction..."
(3/22) Review: Play the Semi-Slav by David Vigorito (Quality Chess, 2008), reviewed by Michael Jeffreys. "The Slav defense has always been a popular opening for Black, dating back to the Alekhine-Bogoljubow and Alekhine-Euwe matches. However, over the last several years the Semi-Slav has replaced it as the opening of choice amongst the world´s top players..."
(3/22) Chess Cartoon: Enjoy another of Gary Gifford's contributions from The Chess Player Chronicles. Chessville now offers 15 of Gary's creations, along with half a dozen more from other artists.
--- El jue, 19/3/09, Carlos Armando Martínez Taco <cmtaquito@yahoo. es> escribió:
De: Carlos Armando Martínez Taco <cmtaquito@yahoo. es> Asunto: Re: [PeruAjedrez] DECISIÓN ESPERADA Para: PeruAjedrez@ yahoogroups. com CC: estebancanal1@ yahoogroups. com Fecha: jueves, 19 marzo, 2009 5:45
Comunidad ajedrecística:
Efectivamente es saludable y tal como lo presenta es como sí estuviera haciéndole un favor a todos, pues dice que antepone el interés institucional. Se olvida que fue admitido provisionalmente por el IPD ya que fue elegido con unas elecciones que no estaban dentro de la ley en ese momento y por ello a Iturry y Cía hasta le dieron 2 apercibimientos para que cumpliera y convocara a las Ligas para ser ratificado y no lo hizo y no puede culpar por ello al GMI Urday ó a los Transitorios.
Claro tenemos que esperar que los que tomen la posta puedan superar todos los inconvenientes inherentes a la dirección de los destinos del ajedrez peruano como el de las Ligas Registradas que ya para la elección del comité electoral y por la premura del tiempo(31 de marzo) será muy difícil la inscripción de nuevas Ligas.
Habrá que aclarar algunas cosas como el de la facultad que tiene al no estar reconocida legalmente para convocarlas y si se abstiene de participar en las mismas ó solo para no integrar el comité electoral ya que el Sr. Balcazar se presento siendo como era el presidente transitorio e Iturry es presidente provisional, curiosamente los dos son abogados y pareciera que ellos también llevan ese dicho que dicen muchos que hecha la ley, hecha la trampa.
Construcción de una organización sostenible no la ha tenido ya que no cumplió con lo que se le apercibió en dos oportunidades y es por ello de todos los males y que a consecuencia de ello hasta el jefe del IPD tendrá que comparecer ante la ley ya que al no estar reconocida la FDPA pareciera que hubieron malos manejos a través de terceras personas y yo creo que es por ello que se ve obligado a convocar y no presentarse por su incapacidad de conseguir recursos y al no estar reconocida no poder recibir economicamente lo establecido.
La descentralizació n por lógica se da ya que al no haber ninguna Liga en Lima son las Ligas registradas de provincias las que deciden. Y no me causa ninguna sorpresa que diga que el ajedrez es una disciplina minoritaria ya lo dijo a los padres de familia apercibiendo incluso para que sus hijos se dediquen a otra cosa, pero viniendo de él que tiene un cargo y trabajar para que deje de ser el ajedrez algo minoritario según lo dice él, se ve muy mal por decir lo menos.
Ojala que ahora para completar lo saludable sería que deje la mordaza y restituya a los desaforados del grupo oficial, ya que se ufana de haber implementado la web y que no siga con los amedrentamientos ya que ello es torpe y da asco.
Atte
Carlos Martínez
--- El jue, 19/3/09, Uria Lopez Carlos Javier <carjavurlo@yahoo. com> escribió:
De: Uria Lopez Carlos Javier <carjavurlo@yahoo. com> Asunto: [PeruAjedrez] DECISIÓN ESPERADA Para: "fdpa2" <fdpa2@yahoogroups. com>, "peruajedrez peruajedrez" <peruajedrez@ yahoogroups. com> Fecha: jueves, 19 marzo, 2009 1:17
Amigos del foro:
Es saludable la convocatoria a nuevas elecciones por parte de Milton Iturry. Esperemos que quien tome la posta pueda superar todos los inconvenientes inherentes a la dirección de los destinos del ajedrez peruano.
Podran encontrarlo en la web ajedrezenperu. com
CONVOCATORIA A ELECCIONES
CONVOCATORIA A ELECCIONES
De acuerdo a lo establecido por los Estatutos de la FDPA el periodo de gestión de la Junta Directiva de la FDPA es de cuatro años, y de acuerdo a la Ley del Deporte este periodo debe coincidir con el ciclo olímpico (Ejemplo; agosto 2,004 - agosto 2008), sin embargo, debido a las acciones dilatorias de convocatoria por parte del Presidente de entonces Henry Urday (durante el 2005) y después debido al periodo de un año de gestión de la Comisión Transitoria (2006), cuando se convoca a elecciones y resulta elegida la Junta Directiva actual, hereda el problema legal de haber sido electa estatutariamente por el periodo de cuatro años (2007-2010) pero con el ciclo olímpico en el periodo agosto 2008 - marzo 2009. Situación por la que la actual Junta Directiva, anteponiendo el interés superior de la institución declina en su mandato y convoca a elecciones de nueva Junta Directiva el día 31 de marzo del presente año.
En tal sentido se invita a los candidatos a presentar sus propuestas públicamente para su difusión en la web oficial de la FDPA www.ajedrezenperu. com .
Las elecciones se realizarán bajo la conducción de un comité electoral elegido por las mismas bases el día de las elecciones y sólo podrán participar como electores los presidentes o representantes de las Ligas debidamente inscritas en el Registro Público, con mandato vigente.
A modo de aclaración, debe tenerse en cuenta que la normatividad legal vigente en materia registral establece que vencido el periodo de mandato de la Junta Directiva de una asociación, el Presidente en el cargo, sólo esta facultado para convocar a elecciones, por lo tanto no podría participar en este proceso eleccionario en la FDPA .
El trabajo desplegado en este corto periodo de mi gestión ha estado enfocado en dos áreas; 1) La construcción de una organización sostenible y 2) La descentralizació n real del ajedrez en el país, dos objetivos que creemos deben continuarse, de modo más eficaz por la Junta que sea electa este 31 de marzo.
Debe tenerse en cuenta, sin embargo, que el ajedrez es una disciplina deportiva minoritaria, que la institución que rige este deporte cuenta con muy bajos ingresos y que el ajedrez peruano si queremos sacarlo adelante debemos pensarlo con criterios profesionales en todos los aspectos de su desempeño.
Agradezco la confianza que ha sido depositada en mi persona, hemos tenido aciertos que son visibles que pasan desde la implementació n de la web www.ajedrezenperu. com, la regulación e implementació n de la actividad arbitral y de instructores de ajedrez hasta la consecución dos sedes internacionales el
Zonal Femenino 2.4 (Trujillo 2007) y el Panamericano Escolar 2010, lamento, sin embargo, haber estado sujetado durante todo mi periodo por problemas de legalidad registral que me impidieron realizar mejores gestiones.
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Winning Chess Middlegames addresses the often ignored but extremely important topic of pawn structures. With its highly accessible verbal explanations and deep analyses of top-level games, this book helps you to solve the basic problems of the middlegame: space, tension and initiative.
In An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for the Club Player, correspondence GM Nikolai Kalinichenko presents a complete opening repertoire intended for players who like to attack or for use when the competitive situation demands an aggressive approach.
In the updated and revised second edition of Let´s Play Chess, you will find the rules, the logic, some of the culture and history, and the basic principles of good chess play.
Subtitled "An Essential Guide to Pawn Structures," Sokolov examines the four most important types of pawn structure and writes that "he tried, as much as possible, to
"1. systematize the thematic plans used and give clear explanations of them, and "2. incorporate the ideas of the featured opening variation into the pawn structure that ensues."
He notes that a superior strategic understanding of a given structure allows one to successfully capitalize on your opening preparation as well as rebound from an inferior position. His aim is
"1. to provide a complete guide for the club player; "2. through a process of serious analysis of the material in this book, to also give the club player a reasonably accurate feeling as to which particular positions suit him and which do not; and "3. to give the club player who takes his time for a thorough study of this book, new strategic and also practical opening knowledge, after which he will definitely see a clear improvement in his results."
The material is divided into four chapters: Doubled Pawns, Isolated Pawns, Hanging Pawns, and Pawn Majority in the Center. Not only is this a book you should own, it is one you should use.
In this eighth Power Play DVD, GM Daniel King examines positions in which knights battle against bishops. He notes in the introduction that this is an incredibly important theme that touches upon any opening you may play. One of his aims is to equip the reader to be able to discern the true value of each piece in any given position, as the standard value of three points can only be taken as a very rough guide, since in certain positions one piece or the other is clearly superior.
He begins by showing a few simplified positions that demonstrate the main characteristics of the knights and bishops. First he presents an endgame study by Averbakh in which the bishop proves to be more useful than the knight and then an endgame study by Troitsky where the knight displays its superiority. But his discussions encompass much more than that. He also talks about various positional factors, such as pawn structure, weak squares and how to place your pawns to compliment your pieces.
This is not just for beginners, even club and tournament players will learn more than they may anticipate. King does a good job of making the material easy to understand and making complex concepts seem simple. This DVD makes for great self-training and can also be useful to coaches looking for exercise material or lesson plans.
In all there are twenty-three video segments with a running time of about four hours. No additional software is needed to run this DVD as it comes equipped with the ChessBase 9 Reader that installs onto your hard disk. If you already have CB9 or one of the Fritz family of playing programs, then you do not need to install the reader.
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De: Ajedrez21 <ajedrez21@...> Asunto: Aprovecha y aprende con los nuevos cursos de EDAMI Para: "mario_castilla2001@..." <mario_castilla2001@...> Fecha: viernes, 13 de febrero de 2009, 9:12 pm
EDAMI anuncia sus nuevos cursos. Finales, informática e ICC
Consulta el temario de los nuevos cursos de ajedrez que se impartirán en EDAMI a partir de la primera semana de marzo. Por una parte, el GM Amador Rodríguez impartirá un interesante curso de finales en 12 sesiones, mientras que los MI Ángel Martín y Michael Rahal abordarán el uso de las aplicaciones informáticas en el ajedrez en el curso de Chessbase, Fritz y Dasher.
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El martes comienza el match Topalov - Kamsky
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ICC retransmite diariamente las partidas, con los comentarios en Chess.FM de los mejores maestros latinos. Las partidas se juegan a las 08:00 ICC | 14:00 ESP
La vigésimo sexta edición del clásico "Ciudad de Linares" tiene lugar en el teatro Cervantes de Linares (España), del 19 de febrero al 7 de marzo. En esta ocasión, se jugará íntegramente en España. Destaca la participación del campeón mundial, Vishy Anand. Por su parte, Veselin Topalov declinó jugar debiso a su inminente match contra Kamsky.
ICC retransmite diariamente las partidas, con los comentarios en Chess.FM de los mejores maestros latinos. Las partidas se juegan a las 10:00 ICC | 16:00 ESP
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