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| Posted by aixrad chessbase.net 12/28/2008 03:12:49 Play online chess |  Subject: Critical positionMessage:  game
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| Posted by daniele chessbase.net 12/28/2008 03:39:46 Play online chess | Message:  gameknot.com | ||||
| Posted by aixrad chessbase.net 12/28/2008 03:48:04 Play online chess | ... i took the pawn Message: Was it the correct move or not? ——— Shooting the chess rapids for the holiday season — The holidays are traditionally a season of hustle and bustle, so what better time is there for holding a major rapid chess championship? Georgian GM Baadur Jobava emerged as the new European rapid chess champion, topping a high-powered field this month with a 9-2 score in Warsaw. Once something of a curiosity, the rapid Game/25 format is now firmly ensconced in international play, with the faster time control often leading to more combative and aggressive play while allowing an entire continent to hold an 11-round championship tournament over the course of a long three-day weekend. While not as chaotic (and random) as faster blitz chess play can be, rapid is clearly a different animal than chess played at ... Posted by heinzkat | chessbase.net 12/28/2008 06:01:54 Play online chess Message: ——— Chess: Working the variations — Is there any way through Black's solid defence? How can he increase the pressure on Black's position? RB: If only my rooks were doubled on the e-file maybe I could put pressure on the knight on e7, but in the time it would take to get my heavy pieces lined up, Black would be able to deal with any threat – 1 Re2 Ng6 2 Rae1 Rxe2 3 Qxe2. I'm left in control of the e-file but how does that look? Not too bad, I suppose, but also not very exciting. Is there something better? I can't see any tactics, so maybe the thing to do is to try to take advantage of the weak dark squares on Black's queenside. If I could put my knight on c5 and my queen on d4, I'd be a very happy bunny. Trouble is, I don't ... Posted by andy94 | chessbase.net 12/30/2008 13:30:41 Play online chess Message: ——— Chess: Tournament Life Isn’t Always Glamorous — Traveling is part of the life of a chess player. Sometimes the destination is glamorous — London or Gibraltar — but elite chess tournaments are often held in out-of-the-way places that do not top many tourist lists. The last four World Chess Cups have been held in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. The Women’s World Chess Championship last month was in Tirana, Albania. And several top chess events have taken place in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia — a dusty Russian republic on the Caspian Sea. Sometimes the remoteness of the location is not the issue. In 2004, the World Chess Federation held its championship in Tripoli, Libya, and none of the Israeli qualifiers competed. The current ... |