Anand and Gelfand – image: chessdom Image data: chessbase It’s again time for the FIDE World Chess Championship – this time Anand vs Gelfand at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. Follow the link of the official site to read more.The prize fund is 2.55 million US Dollars. The winner gets $1,530,000 (60%) and the [...]
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World War – India vs Israel
Posted in Anand, Boris Gelfand, Chess, Gelfand, skaak, Viswanathan Anand, World Chess Championship, tagged Anand, Boris Gelfand, Chess, Chess at Tretyakov, FIDE World Chess Championship 2012, Gelfand, Gelfand vs Anand, Moscow chess, Tretyakov Gallery Chess, Viswanathan Anand, Word Chess Championship 2012, World Chess Russia 2012 on 12/05/2012 | 2 Comments »
Kasparov in South Africa
Posted in Chess, chess masters, Kasparov, Moves for Life, skaak, tagged chess masters, Chess South Africa, Kasparov in South Africa, Moves for Life, skaak, Skaakmeesters, World Chess players on 10/11/2011 | 6 Comments »
World Chess Champion, Gary Kasparov is visiting South Africa!! Kasparov was the top rated player for 21 years. He will be playing some chess on the 12th November. Pres Zuma has recently launched the MOVES FOR LIFE Chess development programme. From the link: Kasparov comes from Moscow to South Africa on 12 November to form [...]
Chess as a Slow Dance of Seduction
Posted in Chess, Chess and the movies, chess movies, chess news, skaak, skaak in films, tagged Chess, chess and the movies, skaak, skaak in films on 01/04/2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s a long time since I’ve blogged something chessy – so here goes… time is tight! I don’t even have enough time to play a proper chess game. Luckily, it’s almost Easter Hols and then I might have a few spare hours to play a game or two. I do miss playing chess though! I’ve [...]
Have you got what it takes…
Posted in Chess, chess research, General, skaak, tagged Chess, Chess personalities, chess research on 30/10/2010 | 10 Comments »
Click on the image for a larger view I had no intention to blog about what you’re going to read in this post. My intention was to blog about the type of chess player you might be - do you see yourself in one of the photos in the above image? – and to put the question to you: [...]
Racking braincells
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, tagged Anand vs Topalov 2010, Benjamin Franklin and chess, Chess, chess games, Chess in Sofia, chesscube, schedule Anand vs Topalov, skaak on 15/04/2010 | 6 Comments »
Benjamin Franklin playing chess…’And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of preserving in the search of resources.’ -Benjamin Franklin, ‘The Morals of Chess’ I like playing chess on chesscube [...]
Chess-kids
Posted in Chess, skaak, tagged Chess, chess and children, Chess in the Northern Cape Province, Chess South Africa, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika on 03/10/2009 | 7 Comments »
These two images were posted on Zee’s blog about a year ago. Her husband helped his boss with a project for his daughter – in Primary School. He made this lovely chess set for her! Unfortunately, he didn’t get the highest marks as it wasn’t made by the girl herself. [hehe--stoute kabouter!] I think next [...]
Lewis chessmen reunited
Posted in Chess, Lewis Chess, skaak, tagged Chess, chess news, Lewis Chess men, skaak on 01/10/2009 | 11 Comments »
Click on the image for a clear view I would love to have a chess set like the Lewis chess-men! Have you seen them in the British Museum? They are beautiful! Lewis chessmen reunited after 170 years for tour of ScotlandFigures carved from whale teeth and walrus ivory found in Western Isles at some point [...]
Chess, poetry art and music
Posted in art, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, classical music, Dresden games 2008, gedigte, Grandmaster chess games, klassieke musiek, Magnus Carlsen, music, music MP3 files, Poetry, skaak, tagged audio files, Boris Gelfand, Carlsen, Cheparinov, Chess, chess art, chess games, classical music, David Howell round 9 Dresden, David Navara, Dean Baker, Dresden round 6, Dresden round 7, Etienne Bacrot, Gata Kamsky, gedigte, Gelfand, Grandmaster chess games Dresden 2008, interactive games of chess grandmasters, ivanchuk, Jim Brickman, klassieke musiek, Magnus Carlsen, Michael Adams, music audio files, music MP3 files, musiek, Nigel Short, Peter Svidler, poems, Poetry, Samuel Bak, Shirov, Topalov, Yelena Dembo on 28/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
Image: Chesscentral.com I believe this is a good combination: chess, poetry, art and music! I’ve started recently reading Dean’s poetry blog and glad that I’ve discovered his blog. This poem in this post, is today’s entry on his blog and I’ve really enjoyed it and thought to share it with you. If you’re a lover [...]
Dresden Games
Posted in Chess, chess games, Dresden Chess, skaak, South African chess players, tagged Carmen de Jager, Chess games interactive, chess games round 6 Dresden 2008, Chess games round 8 Dresden 2008, Chess Grandmaster games Dresden 2008, Chess Olympiad 2008, Chess Olympiad round 9, Dresden Final Results 2008, Ivanchuck, Kamsky round 11, Kenny Solomon, Melissa Greeff, SA Chess, skaak, South African chess players at Dresden 2008, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, Watu Kobese on 21/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
If you click on the logo, you will get taken to the official site of Dresden and the “Live” image will take you straight to the “live”-games-link. On this link you can play through games played in round 8. Players from the SA team and also GM’s like Boris Gelfand, Magnus Carlsen, Ivan Cheparinov, Alexei [...]
All in the name of chess
Posted in Chess, Dresden Fashion 2008, Fashion Show, skaak, tagged Chess, Chess Fashion Show, Fashion at Dresden 2008, Fashion Show on 19/11/2008 | 4 Comments »
Images: Susan Polgar: http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/6OlympiadRestDay# Today, 18th Nov was a free day for the chess players at Dresden, but, they were treated with a Fashion show. You can see some of the images here. I don’t know if I like them all though! You can see a few more on the link. Click on the images [...]
South Africa at Dresden 2008
Posted in Chess, chess games, Chess South Africa, skaak, South Africa, South African chess players, tagged Anzel Solomons, Carmen de Jager, Chess, chess games, Chess Olympiad Dressden 2008, Chess South Africa, Daniel Cawdery, Dresden 2008, Dresden round 3 results, Henry Steel, Jenine Ellappen, Johannes Mabusela, Kenny Solomon, Melissa Greeff, Monique Sischy, Olympiad 2008, skaak, South Africa at Dresden 2008, South African chess players, Watu Kobese on 15/11/2008 | 6 Comments »
Please click HERE to see more results of games played in round 1 and round 2. The link will open in a new window. At the bottom of this post you will find a link to play through games of round 5, where South Africa played Luxembourg. On this link you can play through games [...]
Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008
Posted in Chess, chess games, chess tournaments, Dresden, Dresden Chess 2008, Henry Steel, Jennifer Shahade, Melissa Greeff, Monique Sischy, skaak, Skaaktoernooie, South African chess, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, tagged Anzel Solomons, Carmen de Jager, Chess, chess games, Chess in Deutschland 2008, Chess in Dresden 2008, Chess in Germany 2008, chess tournaments, Deutschland chess, Dresden, Dresden Chess 2008, Dresden results, Dresden results 2008, Dresden round 1, Henry Steel, Jennifer Shahade, Live games Dresden, Melissa Greeff, Monique Sischy, Schedule Dresden Chess 2008, Skaak in Dresden, South African chess players, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, Watu Kobese on 09/11/2008 | 7 Comments »
Click on the top image/logo to access the official site of Dresen 2008, it will open in a new window and on the “live” image for the live games. Click HERE for round 1 live games. The link will open in a new window. Then click on the country and it will take you [...]
Chess and the 7 dimensions of life
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, skaak en akademiese prestasie, South African chess players, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, tagged Chess, Chess and school, Chess and the 7 dimensions of life, chess game 34, chess games, Chess improves academic performance, chess in Vietnam, Chess in Vung Tau, chess research, Ezet Roos, skaak, skaak en akademiese prestasie, skaak navorsing, South African chess players, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, World Youth Championships 2008, Yung Tau on 01/11/2008 | 2 Comments »
Images: chesshouse.com I have a couple of articles/posts on my blog about chess and the link between chess and academic performance, the research that was done by various people, the reasons why your child should play chess etc. Today’s article is no difference and I’ve added an article about chess and the 7 dimensions, which you [...]
Anand is the World Chess Champion – again!
Posted in Chess, chess games, Kramnik, skaak, tagged Anand, Anand the winner of the WCC 2008, Anand vs Kramnik, Bonn Chess, Chess, chess games, chess games to play through of Anand and Kramnik 2008, Chess in Germany 2008, Kramnik, skaak, Skaakmeesters, World Chess Champion 2008, World Chess Championships 2008, World Chess Grandmasters on 29/10/2008 | 5 Comments »
Anand…vs…Kramnik Please click HERE to play through the games of Anand/Kramnik on the site of nytimes(gambit). The link will open in a new window. Images: Official site Follow THIS LINK on my blog to see the results of all their games, move-by-move, also to follow many other links to sites with games played [...]
Anand vs Kramnik 2008
Posted in Chess, chess games, chess movies, Kramnik, Live Chess 2008, skaak, tagged 2008 World Chess Championships, Anand, Anand vs Kramnik, Anand vs Kramnik game 6 results, Anand vs Kramnik move by move, annotated videos of Anand and Kramnik's games, Bonn Chess 2008, Chess Grandmasters, Chess graphics, Chess in Bonn, chess movies, Game 10 Anand vs Kramnik 27th October 2008, Game 11, Game 3 results Anand vs Kramnik, game 4 Anand vs Kramnik results, Game 4 move list, Game 5 results, Game 9 results, Germany chess 2008, interactive games of Kramnik vs Anand, Kramnik, Kramnik vs Anand, Kramnik vs Anand Chess games 2008, Live chess World Chess Championships 2008, play through games of Anand and Kramnik 2008, Results of the World Chess Championships 2008, Schedule for the World Chess Championship 2008, skaak, World chess 2008, World Chess Championships 2008 on 14/10/2008 | 9 Comments »
Anand is Officially the winner of the WCC 2008! Images: Official site Kramnik and Anand draw colours… Annotated Videos of Anand and Kramnik ‘s games can be played through on this link, it is on my blog (the “movies” page) and the link will open in a new window. You can also click [...]
Dance of the Knights
Posted in audio files, ballet, Chess, classical music, composers, downloadable music files, drama, Knight's tour, knights, music, music audio files, music videos, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Sanskrit, Shakespeare drama, skaak, The Apprentice, Theme music of the Apprentice, tagged audio files, ballet, Chess, classical music, Dance of the Knights, downloadable music files, drama, Knight's tour, knights, music, music audio files, music files, music videos, Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Sanskrit, Shakespeare drama, skaak, The Apprentice, Theme music of the Apprentice, tv programmes on 20/09/2008 | 8 Comments »
I’ve seen Romeo and Juliet ages ago, I can only recall certain parts of it, think I need to go and see it again. The Dance of the Knights is quite fresh in my mind…I’ve found the music for you to download too if you want to! Take a listen and enjoy the youtube movie. [...]
Chess in Space!
Posted in Chess, chess games, Greg Chamitoff, NASA, skaak, space, space flights, tagged chess games, Chess in Space, chess in space youtube movie, Greg Chamitoff, NASA, space, space flights on 08/09/2008 | 15 Comments »
How do astronauts pass the time in between whatever it is that they do whilst they are up there in space? There’s not much room to move about, so physical activities are pretty much out. You could listen to music or read, but what if you feel the need for a bit of friendly competition [...]
Benefits of Chess in Education
Posted in benefits of chess, Chess, chess research, Research in Chess, skaak, skaak navorsing, tagged benefits of Chess, benefits of chess in Education, Chess, Chess and research, Chess in all subjects, Chess in Education, chess research, Research in Chess, skaak, skaak navorsing on 21/08/2008 | 10 Comments »
This document- benefitsofchessinedscreen2 -has got all the information you’re looking for. The benefits of chess and also research that was done. The link will open in a new window. CHESS IMPROVES ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE Chess has long been recognized throughout the world as a builder of strong intellects, but only recently has the United States begun [...]
World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Mersin
Posted in Chess, Mersin Chess, Mersin chess 2008, skaak, South Africa, South African chess players in Turkey 2008, tagged Chess, Chess in Mersin, Mersin, Mersin Chess, results of the World Youth Chess Championships 2008, South African chess players in Mersin Turkey, Turkey, Turkey Under 16 World Youth Chess, Under 16 World Youth Chess, World Youth Chess, World Youth Chess 2008, World Youth Chess in Mersin, World Youth Chess Olympiad, World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad on 17/08/2008 |
I do apologise for not updating this post the last week of the Olympiad as we suddenly went away for a week! World Under-16 Chess Olympiad started yesterday in Mersin, Turkey with the participating of 125 players from 19 different countries and a total of 27 teams participating. It is going to be held between [...]
Chess game 33
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, tagged Chess, chess game 33, chess games, interactive chess games, skaak on 14/08/2008 | 8 Comments »
It’s been months since I’ve blogged one of my chess games! These games here were on draft for about a month and I’ve thought to get them out here now. I’m not going to say a lot about it, – like previous games – all I want to say is, play through the games, read [...]
Only in South Africa…
Posted in Chess, chess games, IM Watu Kobese, mind games, mind games stands, skaak, South Africa, tagged Chess, chess games, Creativity, designs, mind games, mind games stands, South Africa, Watu Kobese on 11/08/2008 | 2 Comments »
Image: http://gsport.co.za I think this is brilliant! Just think how the children can keep themself busy playing chess during breaks! and you will get more children interested in the game! As you can see from these images, these stands can be placed anywhere! I think these people deserve a 10/10 for this idea. See more info [...]
Final Results Rounds 8-13 World Juniors in Turkey
Posted in Chess, chess games, Final results World Junior Chess Championships 2008, Gaziantep Chess 2008, Pairings and results of round 9 World Junior Chess 2008, skaak, tagged 2008 Chess in Turkey, 2008 World Junior Chess, Abhijeet Gupta winner of the World Junior chess Champio, Add new tag, Chess in Gaziantep, Chess in Turkey 2008, Final results of World Junior Chess, Final results World Junior Chess 2008, Final Results World Junior Girls 2008, Gaziantep Chess 2008, Girls Junior World Chess 2008, Harika Dranavilli winner of the World Junior Girls Ches, Pairings world junior chess championships, results and pairings round 12 of the World Junior Chess, results of round 10 World Junior Chess, Results of the World Junior Chess Championships 2008, Results of the World Junior Chess Championships 2008 in, Results of the World Junior Girls Chess Championships 2, round 13 World Junior Chess Championships, Round 8 results world Junior Chess 2008, Standings of the World Junior Chess Championships, Turkey Chess 2008, WJCC2008, Word Junior Chess in Turkey, World chess 2008, World Girls U/20 Championships 2008, World Junior Chess Championship, World Junior Chess Championships, World Junior Chess Championships 2008, World Junior Chess Championships for Girls 2008, World Junior Girls 2008, World Juniors U20 on 10/08/2008 | 1 Comment »
World Junior Chess Champion 2008…ABHIJEET GUPTA —Image: Official site. World Junior Girl Chess Champion 2008 …HARIKA DRONAVALLI —Image: Official site Final standings after round 13 Final standings after round 13 Image: chessbase WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TURKEY AND THE WORLD JUNIOR GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TURKEY 2008 This post will be updated [...]
South African Junior players: Turkey
Posted in Chess, chess games, Daleen Wiid, Pratish Ramsurrup, skaak, South Africa, South African chess players in Turkey 2008, tagged Chess, Corno Klaver, Daleen Wiid, Junior Skaakspelers, Pratish Ramsurrup, skaak, South African chess, South African Junior players, South African Junior Players in Turkey 2008, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers on 09/08/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Daleen, Pratish and Corno practicing chess on the rooftop of the hotel. I do hope you enjoy this report from Corno and the few pictures…all from the Official site : Chessa. I do hope to update this post soon with more info on the South Africans taking part in the World Junior Chess Championships in [...]
South Africa Women’s Open Chess Championship 2008
Posted in Chess, Chessa, Dimitri Reinderman, skaak, Skaak Suid-Afrika, South Africa, South African Women's Open Chess Championship 2008, tagged Chessa, Dimitri Reinderman, SA Open 2008, skaak, Skaak Suid-Afrika, South Africa's top ten female players, South African chess, South African Open Chess Championships 2008, South African Women's Open Chess Championship 2008 on 09/08/2008 | Leave a Comment »
GM Dimitri Reinderman in SA…image: www.chessa.co.za the Official site. Well done to Marlene Roets who was the only player to draw against special guest Grand Master, Dimitri Reinderman, in the simultaneous event, where he participated against 25 women. EZET ROOS: SA Women’s Open Chess Champion 2008 Source: www.gjca.co.za Other Chess news: Congratulations to our 2 top [...]
Watu Kobese vs Rian Cox
Posted in Chess, chess games, Chess South Africa, Ramlodi Chess Festival, Rian Cox, skaak, Skaak Suid-Afrika, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, tagged Chess, chess games, Chess South Africa, Kolonnade shopping centre, Ramlodi Chess Festival, Rian Cox, Suid-Afrika skaak, Suid-Afrikaanse skaakspelers, Watu Kobese on 05/07/2008 | 4 Comments »
Watu Kobese IM (South Africa)..Image: farm1.static.flickr.com This is a news article about Watu playing chess on the 29th June in Pretoria in a simul to raise money for the Ramlodi chess festival in July. A Grade 7-student (u/14) checkmated him in a game! Rian Cox is also a Springbok Chess player. Read more about the [...]
Hay-On-Wye
Posted in Chess, chess games, Hay-on-Wey, skaak, Spassky, town of books, Wales, wildlife, tagged Aberystwyth, Antarctica, Boris Spassky, British Antarctic Survey, Chess, chess games, Chess Master, chess simul, Hay-on-Wye, penguins, Rothera, Spassky, town of books, Wales, wildlife on 25/05/2008 | 4 Comments »
Chess champ takes on 20 opponents at Hay May 25 2008 Media Wales Former chess grandmaster Boris Spassky will today take on 20 opponents simultaneously – including one in Antarctica. Spassky will take up the challenge at the Hay Festival, in mid Wales. And, with Antarctica 8,000 miles away, it will be the longest distance [...]
Chess humour
Posted in Chess, chess humour, games, humour, skaak, tagged chess humour, games, humour, skaak humor on 18/05/2008 | 7 Comments »
Mtel Chess Rounds 7, 8, 9 and round 10
Posted in Aronian, Chess, General, Grandmasters, Ivan Cheparinov, ivanchuk, Levon Aronian, Live Chess, Live Chess Bulgaria, Live Chess MTel, Live Chess Sofia, MTel Chess, Mtel live, MTel round 10, MTel round 7, MTel round 8, MTel round 9, MTel-Masters 2008, Radjabov, skaak, Skaakmeesters, Sofia, Sofia Chess, Teimour Radjabov, Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, tagged Aronian, Bulgaria, Bulgaria Chess, Cheparinov, Chess, Chess in Bulgaria, Chess in Sofia, Chess Sofia, chess tournament, chess videos, Final results MTel, Grandmasters, Ivan Cheparinov, ivanchuk, Levon Aronian, Live Chess, Live Chess Bulgaria, Live Chess MTel, Live Chess Sofia, Masters Chess Live, MTel Chess, MTel Chess videos, MTel final results, Mtel live, MTel round 10, MTel round 7, MTel round 8, MTel round 9, MTel-Masters 2008, Radjabov, Sofia, Sofia Chess, St Trinity, Teimour Radjabov, Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Veselin Topalov, Xiangzhi Bu, Xingzhi on 15/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ivanchuk…the winner! Ivanchuk’s last game…played in round 10…against Cheparinov…as by Kingscrusher of Chess World. Image:chessdom Image: discover-bulgaria.com…the building where the tournament is being held. Ivanchuk the winner of Mtel…Final results… Ivanchuk…image:chessdom Ivanchuk Vassily 2740 UKR 8 Topalov Veselin 2767 BUL 6,5 Radjabov Teimour 2751 AZE 5,5 Cheparinov Ivan 2695 BUL 4 Bu Xiangzhi 2708 CHN [...]
MTel Chess
Posted in Aronian, Chess, chess videos, General, Grandmaster chess, Grandmasters, ivanchuk, MTel Chess 2008, MTel Chess 2008 chess videos, Mtel Chess live, Mtel live, MTel round 2, MTel round 3, MTel-2008, Radjabov, Round 2 MTel chess 2008, skaak, Sofia, Sofia Chess, Topalov, tagged Aronian, Cheparinov, Chess, Chess cartoons, Chess in Bulgaria, chess videos, Grandmaster chess, Grandmasters, ivanchuk, MTel Chess 2008, MTel Chess 2008 chess videos, Mtel Chess live, MTel chess round 6, MTel chess round 7 results, Mtel live, MTel round 2, MTel round 3, MTel round 6, MTel round 7 results, MTel-2008, Radjabov, round 3 MTel Chess 2008, round 6 MTel, Sofia, Sofia Chess, Topalov on 13/05/2008 | 3 Comments »
Results round 7: Ivanchuk vs Topalov 1/2 Radjabov vs Xiangzhi 1-0 Cheparinov vs Aronian 1/2 For results on round 6 — and to follow the games live –please click HERE . You can also access games of the other rounds on this link. Results round 6: Ivanchuk – Radjabov 1/2 Topalov – Aronian 1 – [...]
M-Tel Masters Chess 2008
Posted in Aronian, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, Ivanchuck, MTel Chess, MTel Chess 2008, Mtel Chess Masters, MTel round 2, MTel round 3, MTel round 5, MTel round 5 results, MTel-2008, MTel-Masters, Radjabov, skaak, Sofia Chess, Sofia chess round 5, Topalov, tagged Aronian, Bulgaria, Bulgaria Chess, Cheparinov, Chess, Chess Grandmasters, Chess Mtel, chess videos, ivanchuk, MTel 2008 round 5, MTel Chess, MTel Chess 2008, Mtel Chess live, MTel Chess round 2, MTel Chess round 2 results, MTel Chess round 3, Mtel live, MTel live chess, MTel round 2, MTel round 3, MTel round 4, MTel round 5, MTel round 5 results, MTel-Masters, MTel-Masters 2008, Radjabov, Results round 4, Sofia, Sofia Chess, Sofia chess round 5 2008, Topalov, Xiangzhi on 07/05/2008 | 10 Comments »
Results round 5: Please click HERE to play through the games of round 5….and it seems to me that…Ivanchuk is on his way to fame! The results in round 5: Veselin Topalov 1-0 Bu Xiangzhi Levon Aronian 0-1 Vassily Ivanchuk Ivan Cheparinov ½-½ Teimour Radjabov Click on THIS LINK to play through a few games [...]
Hooray!
Posted in Chess, skaak, tagged Adams, Bacrot, Baku 2008, Baku city, Baku images, Carlsen, Cheparinov, Chess, Chess Grandmasters, Gashimov, Grischuk, Inarkiev, Kamsky, Karjakin, Mamedyarov, Navara, Radjabov, Svidler, Wang on 05/05/2008 | 4 Comments »
Only if you follow Baku-Chess…you will know what this is all about…. Icheri Sheher – an old inner city of Baku Image:Baku2008.Fide.com See more Baku-photos on THIS LINK …which is also about round 5 and the games that were played.
Baku Chess rounds 12 and 13
Posted in Baku chess round 12, Baku Chess round 13, Carlsen, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, chess videos, Kamsky, Mamedyarov, Navara, Radjabov, skaak, Svidler, tagged Adams, Bacrot, Baku chess round 12, Baku Chess round 13, Carlsen, Cheparinov, Chess Grandmasters, Chess in Azerbaijan, Chess in Baku, chess video round 12, chess video round 13, chess videos, Chess Videos Baku, Gashimov, Grischuk, Kamsky, Karjakin, Mamedyarov, Navara, Radjabov, skaak, Svidler, Wang on 04/05/2008 | 2 Comments »
Today…round 13 – the final round! – was played in Baku, Azerbainjan. The first images in this post is about round 13, please slide down for round 12-results. More images of round 13 can bee seen on the official Baku2008.fide.com-site. Tadaa! and here are the results of round 13… Karjakin, Sergey 1/2 Kamsky, Gata 1/2 Svidler, [...]
Chess History
Posted in Chess, Chess history, Chess tournament history, skaak, tagged Chess, chess facts, Chess history, chess tournament history, chess tournaments, first chess tournaments, history of chess, skaak on 03/05/2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve come across this site with some really interesting bits of information about the game…. questions children always tend to ask you or facts which you want to share with them about the game. Another link about Chess History … 1. What is the origin of the game of chess? Chess is a game of [...]
Baku Chess round 11
Posted in Baku chess round 11, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, chess tournaments, Gata Kamsky, Ivan Cheparinov, Magnus Carlsen, skaak, tagged Alexander Grischuk, Azerbaijan, Baku chess 2008, Baku chess round 11, chess games, Chess Grandmaster images, Chess Grandmasters, chess tournaments, Chess video round 11 Baku, chess videos, Gata Kamsky, Inarkiev, Ivan Cheparinov, Magnus Carlsen, Navara, Peter Svidler, Yue Wang on 03/05/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Magnus Carlsen against Alexander Grischuk Gata Kamsky against Ivan Cheparinov Peter Svidler against Yue Wang Gashimov against Navara Inarkiev against Bacrot Chess players in Baku, Azerbaijan are now busy playing round 11, follow their games live on the “live” link on my blog. By looking at the images of the players, they all look very [...]
Baku Chess round 10
Posted in Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, chess videos, Ernesto Inarkiev, Etienne Bacrot, Gata Kamsky, Grischuck, Ivan Cheparinov, Magnus Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, Peter Svidler, Radjabov, Sergey Karjakin, skaak, tagged Carlsen, Cheparinov, Chess, chess Baku, Chess Baku round 10, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, chess videos, Chess Videos Baku, David Navara, Grischuck, Ivan Cheparinov, Magnus Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Navara, Peter Svidler, Radjabov, skaak, Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue on 02/05/2008 | 6 Comments »
In Baku, Azerbaijan, it was a rainy day today….In this image you can see Radjabov sharing his umbrella. In Round 10, Carlsen and Navara drew their game and Grischuck and Mamedyarov. Ivan Cheparinov-(Bulgaria) won his game against Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan). Follow THIS LINK to watch some press conferences about different players. Other results: Gata Kamsky 1/2 Wang Yue [...]
Chess in Art
Posted in art, Chess, chess art, Samuel Bak, skaak, tagged art, Chess, chess art, Samuel Bak, skaak, Skaakkuns, water colour, water colour paintings on 02/05/2008 | 4 Comments »
Chess in the Art of Samuel Bak Please click on THIS LINK to view and read more about Samuel Bak’s Chess Art!
Chess the Musical..South Africa
Posted in Cape Town, Chess, drama, GINA SHMUKLER, JAMES BORTHWICK, JOHAN BAIRD, Johannesburg, Kaapstad, Montecasino Theatre, musical, skaak, South Africa, teater, theatre, Theatre on the Bay, tagged ANNE-MARIE CLULOW, BRENNAN HOLDER, Cape Town, Chess, Chess Musical Cape Town, Chess Musical Johannesburg, Chess Musical South Africa, Chess the Musical, Cito, DAVID CHEVERS, drama, GINA SHMUKLER, JAMES BORTHWICK, JOHAN BAIRD, Johannesburg, montecasino, Montecasino Theatre, Pieter Toerien, South Africa, theatre, Theatre on the Bay on 01/05/2008 | 1 Comment »
This musical is currently running in South Africa…and you have the option to see it in either Johannesburg or Cape Town…make sure not to miss it! Click on the images for a larger view. Please click HERE to book your night with the Chess Musicals! in Cape Town. All images from the site too and [...]
Baku Chess round 9
Posted in Chess, chess games, General, Kamsky, Karyakin, Navara, Radjabov, skaak, Svidler, tagged Adams, Bacrot, Baku chess, Baku Chess round 9, Carlsen, Chess Grandmasters, chess video round 9, Interactive chess games of Grandmasters, Kamsky, Karyakin, Navara, Radjabov, Standings after round 9, Svidler, Yue on 30/04/2008 | 4 Comments »
Enjoy these images from the Baku-fide official site… round 9 was played today… Please click HERE to play through some of the games of the Grandmasters played in round 9. ….ahw….isn’t he mummy’s sweet little boy! ….yeah, yeah, yeah….let’s do it…before they call it a 2move-checkmate-game! …er….where is that rule again…the handshake rule… um…oh [...]
Tiny
Posted in Chess, General, skaak, tagged Chess, news, Smallest chess set on 30/04/2008 | 9 Comments »
TYUMEN A microscopic chess set no bigger than a match head could be the smallest board game in the world. The board is 3.5 mm by 2.5 mm and the gold and silver pieces are 0.15 mm and 0.3 mm high. The set is one of the most remarkable works of the Russian micro-miniaturist Vladimir [...]
Baku Chess rounds 7 and 8
Posted in Baku chess round 7, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, Etienne Bacrot, General, Michael Adams, skaak, tagged Baku Chess Games interactively, Baku chess round 7, Baku chess round 8, Baku chess round 9 - 13, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, Chess in Baku, Etienne Bacrot, Gata Kamsky, Grandmasters, Inarkiev, Magnus Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, Navara, Round 9 - 13, Sergey, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov on 28/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Image: chess.com Pairings for round 9-13 at the bottom of this post. Results for round 8: All games were draws, except Inarkiev and Navara and Sergey against Mamedyarov…Inarkiev 1 Navara 0; Mamedyarov 1 Sergey 0 Slide down to see the results for round 7. All the games played so far in this tournament, can also [...]
Chess Grandmasters play football!
Posted in Chess, Chess Grandmasters, chess movies, Sergey Karjakin, skaak, tagged Baku 2008, Baku chess, Chess, Chess Grandmasters, Chess Grandmasters play football, chess movies, Sergey Karjakin, Sergey Karjakin interview, skaak on 27/04/2008 | 3 Comments »
Chess players in Baku had a free day yesterday! See how they spent their day…playing football…watch the second movie to see the players in action! Images: Fide.com Sergey Karjakin, from Ukraine, (Ukrainian: Сергій Карякін; born January 12, 1990 in Simferopol) is a top chess player. At the age of twelve years and seven months [...]
Chess games 29
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, tagged Chess, chess game 29, chess games, skaak on 26/04/2008 | 6 Comments »
In this game I’ve thought that I had really a cool game! Very early in this game I was in really big trouble…if you look at black’s position after move 13. I made a desperate attack on his King, to prevent a checkmate! and by my Bishop-move…in move 14, I could relief my King from [...]
Baku Chess round 5
Posted in Baku chess round 5, Chess, chess games, Chess Grandmasters, chess tournaments, General, History, History of Baku, skaak, tagged 25 dirtiest cities in the world, Baku, Baku chess, Baku city, Baku city history, Baku dirty city, Baku images, Baku round 5 chess video, Baku round 5 results, Chess, chess Baku, Chess Grandmasters, Chess in Azerbaijan, chess tournaments, Fide chess, History, History of Baku on 25/04/2008 | 8 Comments »
Round 5 can be called “The (K)nights..or is it..the day of the draws”…Click on the images for a larger view… on the second image…. Radjabov’s attention was caught by…. I wonder…by what! hehehe On this next image you can see the end position of Kamsky and Carlsen’s game… on the side bar of the blog..you [...]
Plovdiv Chess
Posted in Chess, chess games, European Chess 2008, European Chess round 5, European Chess round 5 results, news, Plovdiv, Plovdiv chess, Plovdiv chess 2008, Plovdiv round 5, Plovdiv round 5 2008, Plovdiv round 5 results, Plovdiv round 7, skaak, tagged Bulgarian Chess, Chess, chess games, Chess in Bulgaria, European Chess, European Chess 2008, European Chess Championship 2008, European Chess round 5 results, European Individual Chess Championship, Interactive games, Plovdiv, Plovdiv chess 2008, Plovdiv round 7 on 24/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Round 7…results…please click HERE to play through the games in round 7…in the women’s section and click HERE to play through the games of the men. Round 5 results…Please click HERE to play through the games interactively. The European Individual Chess Championship is now taking place in Bulgaria…men/women are battling for the top positions. [...]
Chess in Centurion
Posted in Chess, chess games, chess tournaments, Kleinkaap, Lubowski Open, Lubowski Open chess tournament, Pretoria Chess, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika, tagged Centurion, Centurion chess 2008, Centurion open Chess tournament, Chess, Chess calendar South Africa, chess in Centurion, Chess in Pretoria, chess in South Africa, chess tournaments, Kleinkaap, Lubowski chess tournament, Lubowski Open, Lubowski Pretoria chess, skaak, Skaak in Suid-Afrika, Venues on 20/04/2008 | Leave a Comment »
Centurion Open Chess Tournament 30 April, 1 – 4 May 2008 Fide rated If you’re in the Centurion area and you’re a chess player…or in any other area in South Africa…or even in any other country!! ….you should go to this tournament! Centurion is a stone’s throw from Pretoria and Johannesburg..easy reachable from the Johannesburg [...]
Weekend Chess
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, tagged Chess, chess game 27, chess games on 19/04/2008 | 2 Comments »
I hope you all have a good weekend!! I’m that chicken in the image! …..and here’s a very short chess game, chess game 27…. to play through. I think in this game there are also only 27 moves!.. I played black in this game. The reason why I blog this game…you will see early on how easy it [...]
Male and Female Chess players
Posted in brain, Chess, chess games, female brain, male and female chess players, male brain, personality of chess players, skaak, skaak kuns, tagged annotated chess game, art, brain, brain tests, Chess, chess art, chess game 24, chess games, chess research, chess study, female brain, male and female chess players research, male brain, male/female chess, personality of chess players, Roger Morin, skaak, skaak kuns, skaak studie, test for brain sex on 10/04/2008 | 9 Comments »
On ChessWorld, in the chess forum, we had a discussion about male/female players. The question was… are men better at chess….? and some wondered why men are/were better… Some people think chess is a male game. I didn’t play chess when I was at school, although I could play, as there were always only boys playing…as I said before [...]
Chess game 23
Posted in Chess, chess games, skaak, tagged Chess, Chess game 23, chess games, skaak on 09/04/2008 | 5 Comments »
In this game I played black… my rating was about 70 below my opponent’s rating… he’s really a strong player. Click on the link hutch28 vs. Nikita1to play through the game. This was really a tight, nail biting game… in move 27 I lost my rook… but I knew that was coming! Move 35 [...]
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Gary Player: 'I am a South African, a nation which is the result of an African graft on European stock and which is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilized values and standards amongst the aliens'.
In Renaissance Europe chess was part of the education of the nobility and was proclaimed the “Royal Game.” In 1732 Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay, The Morals Of Chess, in which he said “The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualties of the mind useful in the course of human life are to be acquired and strengthened by it....”
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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson
Any dead thing can go with the stream; it takes something ALIVE to swim against it.
Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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The man who does not know who his great-grandfather was, naturally enough would not care what he was...the man who fears to disgrace his ancestor is certainly less likely to disgrace himself. Charles Major, When Knighthood was in FlowerDie grootheid van die mens kan gesien word in hoe hy teenoor sy minderheid optree.
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.-Confucius
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words. ~Robert G.Ingersoll
'And lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of preserving in the search of resources.' -Benjamin Franklin, 'The Morals of Chess'
The hardest game to win is a won game --Emmanuel LaskerAvoid the crowd. Think independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece- Rumi
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. -Herman Melville
While one should always study the method of a great artist, one should never imitate his manner. The manner of an artist is essentially individual, the method of an artist is absolutely universal. The first is personality, which no one should copy.
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Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe –Indian proverb
Chess is the touchstone of the human intellect.
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the Universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us--Thomas Huxley.
God created the world just like a knife and left it up to us to take it by the handle or the blade--C J Langenhoven
Jou persepsie hang waarskynlik alles af van hóé wyd jou opvatting van die poësie is-Joan Hambidge.
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom.- Proverb. I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am.-Rene Descartes-
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.- Paul Tillich
He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. Spanish proverb. Wisdom begins in wonder.- Socrates
Val eerder in my sop as in my rede--Langenhoven
Seek in the past everything that is good and clean and build thereon your future.
Vriende moet soos boeke wees, min, maar goed uitgesoek --Langenhoven
Friends should be like books, few, but hand-selected --Langenhoven
Goeie boeke en musiek verryk jou siel --Langenhoven
Good books and music enrich your soul --Langenhoven
Let those love now who never loved before. Let those who always loved now love the more. --Thomas Parnell
Love is like quicksand--the deeper you fall in, the harder it is to get out.
Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same.
There is no failure except in no longer trying--Elbert Hubbard.
The secret of success is the ability to survive failure --Noel Coward.
You cannot step twice in the same river, for other waters are continually flowing in--Knowing not how to listen is knowing not how to speak--Heraclitus, Fragments. Vuil wasgoed is om te was!-- Langenhoven
'I think one move ahead - but it is always the best move'-Reti
Some part of a mistake is always correct. - Savielly Tartakover
Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble.--Stanley Kubrick A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
Leo Tolstoy
Love is like a knife, it can stab the heart or it can carve wonderful images into the soul that will last a lifetime.
A rising tide raises all boats! - JFKennedy
The artist creates in order to free himself, only to find himself again in the end-Irma Stern
And think not you can guide the course of love. For love, if it finds you worthy, shall guide your course.Kahlil Gibran
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.Tarrasch
Chess is a beautiful mistress.Larsen
Chess is as much a mystery as women.Purdy
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.Benjamin Franklin
Love is like a Game of Chess: One False Move and You're Mated ~ Anonymous~
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.Mikhail Botvinnik
The pawns are the soul of chess.Philidor~~Play to win, if not, be an artist and draw~~
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. Aristotle
By learning we teach and by teaching we learn
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"And do you like playing chess against women?
I wouldn’t say I do particularly, but I also wouldn’t say I don’t like it. In general, I try not to make an exception out of games against women. In chess, female logic differs little from male logic, which you can see just by analysing games. After all, the strongest female players work with men in one way or another. I don’t know what the female style of play is. Or more precisely, I don’t see any difference when compared to male play. In everyday life I also don’t divide people into men and women. For me, personal qualities, mentality and upbringing are the important things when spending time with people."
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Everyone is a genius.But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.
The real challenges on the way to become a master test your strength of character more than they test your chess skill!-Kevin Spraggett
A people are what its women are. The woman is the conscience of her nation as well as the measure of its values. The moral life of a nation is controlled by the women and by the women can we measure the moral condition of the people. - Postma
Descartes: cogito ergo sum (ek dink, daarom is ek)
==The stupid neither forgive nor forget, the naive forgive and forget,the wise forgive but do not forget--Thomas Szasz
Wanneer jy groot dinge dink, groot dinge glo en groot dinge bid, gebeur groot dinge - N V Peale
Mense sonder boeke, is soos arende sonder vlerke-G.D.Labuschagne
A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great. -Joshua Reynolds
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Jou beeld is 'n verflenterde foto in 'n skewe, versplinterde raam en 'n sestal geskommelde letters spel jou tweelettergrepige naam Jou woorde is dor manuskripte vir die motte bewaar op die rak en ons dae 'n kralesnoer syfers op 'n outydse muuralmanak. - Koos du Plessis
Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life.
Einstein:Chess grips its exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom and independence of even the strongest character cannot remain unaffected.Die woord 'skaak' kom van die Persiese woord 'sjah', wat koning beteken. Ook die woord 'mat' is Persies en beteken 'dood'.
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2010!
If chess is a science, it's a most inexact one. If chess is an art, it's too exacting to be seen as one. If chess is a sport, it's too esoteric. If chess is a game, it's too demanding to be just a game. If chess is a mistress, she's a demanding one. If chess is a passion, it's a rewarding one.
If chess is life, it's a sad one-Unknown
Anand vs Topalov 21 April 2010
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Don't Quit
by: Unknown AuthorWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit.
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out:
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems so far:
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
