Cumnor Chess Club

Category: Press Release

Win a simul seat against a World Champion

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 11:05 PM on April 02, 2009

3 April 2009, 9.02 CET

200th anniversary of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich Ever wanted to know which is the oldest chess club in the world? Well, the answer is the Schachgesellschaft Zürich, founded in 1809. In August the club commemorates its 200th anniversary and it gives everyone the opportunity to take part of the jubilee. You can win a seat in a simul against either Anand, Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi, Kramnik, Spassky, Ponomariov or Topalov. full story »

WITNEY CHESS CLUB - NEW VENTURE

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 01:27 PM on March 12, 2009

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Witney Chess Club are hoping to organise a series of evenings with Grandmaster Peter Wells to which we would also like to invite friends and colleagues from clubs around Oxfordshire. The evenings would potentially cover some or all of the following:

1. Simultaneous display.

2. Endgame training.

3. Opening training.

4. Middlegame themes.

5. Presentation of recent grandmaster games.

6. Presentation of some of Peter's own games.

7. 'Doctor's surgery' in which Peter goes through attendees' games.

In addition, we are thinking about organising a quiz night which we would probably want to throw open to other clubs as well.

Our initial thinking is that the cost per person per evening would be around £5, which would probably include a plate of food and glass of wine to make each evening that bit more sociable.

We obviously need to get a feel for the numbers of people who might be interested in this programme so that we can get the catering and venue arrangements right, so I was wondering if you would be willing please to ask around your club members and get back to me with the likely level of interest?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Mike Truran

information@witneychess.org.uk

Cream of world chess to play in new London tournament

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 12:09 PM on March 10, 2009

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10 March 2009 11:37 AM CET (6)

London For the first time in 25 years, London will have a chess tournament with the world’s best players. From December 10 to 17, 2009 a single round-robin with eight players (five world-class grandmasters and three English players) will be held in the capital of the United Kingdom. The tournament boasts a minimum prize fund of € 100,000 and has applied for membership of the Grand Slam. Initiatior Malcolm Pein: “We’re going to focus on the public and the media.” full story »

SOURCE: www.chessvibes.com

Grand Prix loses Karlovy Vary as wel

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 02:20 AM on January 20, 2009

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19 January 2009 18:11 PM CET (12)

No Karlovy Vary After all the turmoil in November and December, it’s been a bit quiet around the Grand Prix Series, but today there’s more bad news for FIDE: in an official statement, Bessel Kok and Pavel Matocha are announcing the withdrawal of Karlovy Vary, where the 6th and last GP was to take place in December this year. full story »

Corus R1 Press Conference

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 02:12 AM on January 20, 2009

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18 January 2009 14:00 PM CET | Last modified: 16:21 (5)

Jan Smeets Traditionally, one of the winners of Grandmaster Group A is asked to show his game to the journalists. And traditionally, ChessVibes brings these so-called press conferences to you! After the first round, Dutch champion GM Jan Smeets showed his victory against Vassily Ivanchuk. Enjoy! full story »

Corus Press Conference Round 2

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 02:12 AM on January 20, 2009

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19 January 2009 15:15 PM CET | Last modified: 16:35 (2)

Daniel Stellwagen A very interesting game in the second round of the Corus Chess Tournament was Stellwagen-Carlsen. Many wondered whether the Dutchman had missed a win - especially Kh2 instead of Ng4 would have been dangerous. Learn about all the details in the video of the press conference! full story »

9-year-old Indian beats a GM

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 06:33 AM on January 12, 2009

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12 January 2009 12:29 PM CET

7th Parsvnath Not many chess fans can say that they’ve beaten a grandmaster, but 9-year-old Hetul Shah from India can. In the 2nd round of the Parsvnath tournament in New Delhi, he defeated Kazach GM Ibrayev.
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Bobby Fischer: The Wonder Match

Posted by Kevin at 10:07 AM on December 30, 2008

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29.12.2008 – In January this year one of the world's greatest chess geniuses, Bobby Fischer, died. He was 64 and had lived a turbulent life, fraught with trials, tribulations – and love for chess. Fischer is gone, but his memory and legend live on, even in the pages of the biggest newspapers, where he will periodically appear. As in this Magazine piece of the New York Times. We bring you excerpts.

Carsten Hensel and Vladimir Kramnik ? no longer a team

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 02:42 AM on December 24, 2008

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22.12.2008 – "We would like to inform you that we will not extend our contract," says the terse statement put out by the many-year manager of Vladimir Kramnik. Carsten Hensel, who was directly responsible for the organisation of World Championship matches (Kramnik-Leko, Kramnik-Anand) and the computer match Kramnik-Deep Fritz, parts company with his main client on December 31st. Press release.

AMD in India: Vishy Anand's media blitz

Posted by Kevin D Plant at 02:36 AM on December 24, 2008

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23.12.2008 ? Advanced Micro Devices is the second-largest global supplier of microprocessors and the third-largest supplier of graphics processing units. World Chess Champion Vishwanathan Anand is the brand model for AMD, which is driving large ad campaigns with him in India. On his current trip to his birth country Anand took part in a media blitz in the "Silicon City" of Bangalore. Press clippings.