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Guess the Players-77

Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 03 July 2013
The picture was taken in 2005. Can you name the players & the kibitzers? Comments (4)
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 03 July 2013 )

David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 02 July 2013
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. Last week was very upset-friendly: 37 games were featured (a record number!). Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 July 2013 )
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Chess Tactics

Written by Administrator
Monday, 01 July 2013
Perez Garcia (2364) - Hansen (2577), 2013 Black to move Can you find Black's instructive tactical idea? Comments (2)
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 July 2013 )

Chess Week on Twitter

Written by Administrator
Monday, 01 July 2013
Pogonina.com offers you a selection of some of the most informative chess tweets from last week. All the fresh chess news in one short post: Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 July 2013 )
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Sunday Puzzle-43

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert Alf and Bert were sitting in the pub pondering over a ring-shaped cardboard beermat (shown above). Bert said: "How can you move just half of the letters to form the words HAIL CLIP reading clockwise?" Alf produced a pair of scissors and with seven radial cuts and a new positioning of the letters completed the task. "Very nice," said Bert, "but I could have done it with only one cut." Two problems : (a) What is Alf's method; (b) What cut does Bert make? Related reading: Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Monday, 01 July 2013 )
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Geneva Chess Masters, LIVE

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 30 June 2013
Group A: 1. Yannick Pelletier (2574) 2. Shahriyar Mamedyarov (2753) 3. Vladimir Kramnik (2803) 4. Judit Polgar (2696) Group B: 1. Edouard Romain (2666) 2. Etienne Bacrot (2725) 3. Alexandra Kosteniuk (2489) 4. Hikaru Nakamura (2784) A description of the format from the official website: This tournament will gather 8 players distributed in two groups of four players who are in confrontation in a tournament Round-Robin like Tennis Masters. Every match between 2 players consists of 2 games in the cadence of 25 minutes + 10 seconds (Fischer system) + if it’s necessary a tie-break of two games in the cadence of 4 minutes + 2 seconds (Fischer system) and after a decisive game with 4 minutes + 2 seconds for white and 3 minutes + 2 seconds for black but black needs just a draw to win the match. Both first ones of every group are qualified for the semi-finals where the first one of the group A faces the second of the group B and the first one of the group B faces the second of the group A. Schedule: June 26, starting from 16:00 (UTC+2) to 18:45 - Match 1, Group A; 19:30 - 22:30 - Match 1, Group B June 27, starting from 16:00 (UTC+2) to 18:45 - Match 2, Group A; 19:30 - 22:30 - Match 2, Group B June 28, starting from 16:00 (UTC+2) to 18:45 - Match 1, Group A; 19:30 - 22:30 - Match 1, Group B June 29, starting from 13:30 - 16:15 Semi-final 1; 17:00-19:45 Semi-final 2 June 30 13:00-15:45 Final Round 1 results, group A: Mamedyarov-Kramnik: 1.5-0.5; Pelletier-Polgar: 2-0 Round 1 results, group B: Nakamura-Lapinews: 1-1, 2-0; Bacrot-Kosteniuk: 1.5-0.5 Round 2 results, group B: Nakamura-Kosteniuk 2-0; Bacrot-Edouard: 1.5-0.5 Round 2 results, group A: Mamedyarov-Pelletier: 1.5-0.5; Kramnik-Polgar: 1.5-0.5 Semi-final: Kramnik-Nakamura: 1-1, 1.5-0.5; Mamedyarov-Bacrot: 1-1, 1.5-0.5 Final: Mamedyarov-Kramnik: 1.5-0.5 Natalia's comments on Twitter Comments (2)
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2013 )

FIDE July 2013 Rating List

Written by Administrator
Sunday, 30 June 2013
46 players have a rating of 2700+. Fabiano Caruana, Alexander Grischuk, Boris Gelfand, Gata Kamsky, Lenier Dominguez, Andrei Korobov, Ding Liren and Wesley So broke their personal records this month! Updated list of all-time rating records Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2013 )
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Greatest Female Chess Players. Humpy Koneru

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Sunday, 30 June 2013
By International Master Alexander Gelman Pogonina.com & IM Alexander Gelman are producing a special series of videos dedicated to the highest-rated women in the history of chess. Humpy Koneru won the Women's Grand Prix in Dilijan and - what a coincidence - got featured in Episode 3 of the series. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Sunday, 30 June 2013 )

Missed Chess Tactics

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Saturday, 29 June 2013
Eliseev (2557) - Grachev (2683), 2013 Black to move This puzzle is rather hard. How should Black proceed? Comments (2)
Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 June 2013 )

Me at My Worst

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Saturday, 29 June 2013
by WGM Irina Bulmaga It's been a tradition to post only my best games on the blog. I have decided that it should change- I also have terrible, very disappointing games. Be first to comment this article
Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 June 2013 )
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