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Informant 116: A Short Review

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 5:28 PM, Saturday May 18th, 2013

It looks like the recent flurry of changes to the Informant have stopped for now, as the general structure of Informant 116 is essentially the same as that of Informant 115, which in turn followed the model from Informant 114. Following the l…

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Norway Chess Finale: Karjakin Wins; Carlsen and Nakamura Tie for Second

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 11:09 AM, Saturday May 18th, 2013

There was some drama in the last round of the Norway Chess supertournament, but it was a little surprising that it mostly came from the victor, Sergey Karjakin, rather than his main rivals. Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand were half a point behind,…

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Norway Chess, Round 8: Shades of London As Karjakin, Carlsen Both Lose

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 9:48 PM, Friday May 17th, 2013

What a strange and exciting round at the Norway Chess tournament! After four rounds Sergey Karjakin was very close to being the runaway winner, and by round 6 it seemed that the contest was between him and Magnus Carlsen, with the other eight players r…

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Kasparov: How Chess Saves Lives

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 9:48 PM, Thursday May 16th, 2013

Here is a nice article by Garry Kasparov, extolling the virtue of chess as a way to aid education, especially in the developing world. Phiona Mutesi features prominently in the article, and hers is an inspirational story. Worth a read, especially if yo…

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Other Events: Moiseenko Wins European Championship; Khotenashvili The Geneva Women’s Grand Prix

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 9:38 PM, Thursday May 16th, 2013

The European Individual Chess Championship finished in a big tie for first, with Alexander Moiseenko, Evgeny Alekseev, Evgeny Romanov, Alexander Beliavsky, Constantin Lupulescu, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Sergei Movsesian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexey Dreev…

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Karjakin Leads Norway Chess With Two Rounds Left; Carlsen Half a Point Behind

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 9:11 PM, Thursday May 16th, 2013

I’ve been letting the Norway Chess reports slide, as I’ve been trying to catch up on work while also moving along in the back-and-leg saga. About the latter: I had a second cortisone shot on Monday and started physical therapy today. Fun! The pain is m…

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Kamsky Wins U.S. Championship in Playoff

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 5:42 PM, Tuesday May 14th, 2013

Alejandro Ramirez had a great tournament and gave Gata Kamsky a run for his money, but in the end experience prevailed as Kamsky won the U.S. Championship by finally defeating his opponent, in the Armageddon game. Before that they played a pair of 25-m…

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U.S. Championships, Round 9: Krush Wins the Women’s Title; Krush and Ramirez Need a Playoff

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 10:44 PM, Sunday May 12th, 2013

In the women’s championship, Irina Krush came into the last round needing only a draw against Camilla Baginskaite to seal clear first, and that’s just what she got. She played it safe, but even within those self-imposed parameters she managed to outpla…

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U.S. Championships, Round 8: Kamsky, Krush Lead Entering The Final Round

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 8:02 PM, Saturday May 11th, 2013

Gata Kamsky has been leading the U.S. Championship from the start, but hasn’t quite managed to slam the door on his pursuers. Today he had the second seed, Timur Gareev, on the ropes thanks to a pair of sound extra pawns. Gareev shed them going for a d…

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Norway Chess, Round 3: Karjakin Leads With 3/3

Posted by Dennis Monokroussos @ 11:10 AM, Saturday May 11th, 2013

Six rounds remain in the Norway Chess super-tournament, and Sergey Karjakin has yet to play Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand or Veselin Topalov – four of the world’s top five players. Still, he leads with a 3-0 score, and this after win…

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