Harikrishna beat Shabalov in World Open

Ganguly to meet Laznicka in the 6th Round of World Open

Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna played a well crafted game to beat Compatriot GM P Magesh in a long fought out game. Both played safely and game was going towards a draw when Magesh started committing mistakes which came handy for Harikrishna who exploited these in strengthening his pieces. In the end game Magesh committed a blunder and lost the game to Harikrishna.

GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly also played well to defeat his opponent to claim one full point. The Game of the championship was played between Gata Kamsky and Shabalov , Gata Kamsky who drew with P Magesh in the 4th round , could not defend his pieces and lost to Shabalov.

GM Sundarajan Kidami beat  Roby Adanson while GM Sandipan Chanda drew with GM Eugen Perelshteyn.

The Championship leader GM Viktor Laznicka thrashed GM Alexander Lendermann to remain Sole leader with 5 points after Round 5. He will meet India's  Surya Sekhar Ganguly in the 6th Round

Victor Laznicka sole leader at World Open 2010

Indians in Joint lead at World Open 2010

Grandmasters Surya Sekhar Ganguly, Haikrishna and Sandeepan Chanda , all are on 2.5 points after  3 rounds . Ganguly won his 3rd round game with ease while Sandeepan and Harikrishna struggled hard to obtain a draw from Spainard GM Pon Vallajo and English Grandmaster McShane Luke. Harikrishna having black, fought a long game and in the end  was able to held McShane

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Carlsen Topalov and Anand above 2800 in July FIDE RATING

ANAND TOPALOV WCC Highlites on DD Sports

WATCH THE GRUELLING 12 GAMES BATTLE FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONS TITLE BETWEEN WORLD CHAMPION  GRANDMASTER VISWANTHAN ANAND AND HIS CHALLENGER GRANDMASTER VESELIN TOPALOV IN SOFIA, ON  INDIA’S LARGEST TELEVISION NETWORK DOORDARSHAN’S  DD SPORTS CHANNEL.

THE ENTIRE BATTLE BETWEEN THESE TWO GIANTS  HAS BEEN SHOT AND DIRECTED BY VIJAY KUMAR IN  FOUR  EPISODES OF  30 MINUTES EACH   FOR TELECAST AS UNDER:

Ist Episode     21^st June 2010  from 22.30hrs to 2300 hrs  [ 1900 hrs European Time ]

2^nd Episode    22^nd June 2010 from 22.30hrs to 2300 hrs

3^rd Episode    23^rd June  2010 from 22.30hrs to 2300hrs

4^th Episode    24^th June 2010 from  22.30hrs to 2300hrs

 THE TELECAST WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN 48 COUNTRIES OF EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA ON FREE TO AIR BROADCAST ON

 PAS 10 SATELLITE .

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1. FRE : 4034 Mhz
2. POL : V [ vertical ]
3. FEC : 3/4
4. SR 19.5590 MSPS

VISHY ANAND: KING OF CHESS on DD TV

Doordarshan , India’s largest television network, will telecast a Special  Documentary on  World Chess Champion  Entitled VISWANATHAN ANAND : KING OF CHESS, containing  all his major wins including  the FOUR WORLD CHESS  CHAMPIONSHIP Titles which he won at Tehran in 2000, Mexico City  2007, BONN Germany in 2008  and recently in SOFIA  in May 2010 where he defeated his Challenger  GM VESELIN TOPALOV in a grueling 12 games Championship.

DD TV will  Telecast this documentary produced by Vijay Kumar on its various channels including  DD National, DD INDIA , DD SPORTS and DD BHARATI. The First telecast will be on DD NATIONAL on Thursday 10^th June at 0900 hrs to be followed by DD Sports Channel on Friday 11^th June from 21.30 hrs

Telecast on DD Sports and DD India will also be available on FREE TO AIR on PAS 10 satellite in 48 countries of Europe, Middle East and South East Asia.

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1. FRE : 4034 Mhz
2. POL : V [ vertical ]
3. FEC : 3/4
4. SR 19.5590 MSPS

Anand and Carlsen to star in London Chess Classic 2010

"Viswanathan Anand will become the first reigning world chess champion to play in a major tournament in London since Anatoly Karpov in 1984 when he joins the eight-player field for the  second London Chess Classic, which runs from 8-15 December 2010 at the Olympia Conference Centre. Alongside him will be World Number one Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, US number one Hikaru Nakamura and the top four English players Michael Adams, Nigels Short, Luke McShane and David Howell".

Anand is World Chess Champion

VISHY ANAND: KING OF CHESS

"VISHY ANAND: KING OF CHESS" A Documentary on Grandmaster Viswanathan  Anand's winning the World Champions Titles at Tehran, Mexico City and BONN, produced by Vijay Kumar and Telecast on India's largest Television Network Doordarshan, a DVD Copy presented to the KING OF CHESS on winning his 4th World Champions Title in Sofia
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Anand beat Topalov in 12th Game to retain World Champion's title

Viswanathan Anand retained his world title  in Sofia , Bulgaria when defeated  his opponent Veselin Topalov in the 12th and last match game with the black pieces. The Indian won the world title  for the fourth time

The last classical game of the FIDE World Chess Championship was opened with Lasker variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined as Viswanathan Anand sought for a solid defence in which White would have only minimal chances to score a victory.

The opening went quietly until Anand moved the slightly unusual 16...Nf6. This was the moment where Veselin Topalov took a bit longer to decide on the middlegame plan.

Topalov allowed Black to trade the Be4 and in return he forced an isolated pawn on c5. But is was not easy to besiege this pawn as Black successfully coordinated pieces and obtained excellent counterplay.

White took some time to consolidate the position and avoid tactics on the back-rank and against the Knight on d2. Anand silently offered a moves repetition with Bd3-a6, but Topalov snubbed the offer.

Topalov carelessly traded the pawn on e4 and fell under a strong attack. The Black battery Queen-Rook-Bishop worked perfectly in the pursuit after White King.

It looked like the game was over, and even Anand admitted that he couldn't see a defence for White, but Topalov found some remarkable resources and managed to prolong the game.

But with a series of precise moves, Anand managed to convert the advantage and bring victory home on move 56. The final score is 6,5:5,5.

Vishy Anand claimed the world Champion's title way back in 2000 in  Delhi/Teheran and than   at Mexico in  2007 which he  defended  again in Bonn in 2008 and now in sofia in 2010.

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WCC match heading for Tie Break . Game 11 also drawn

The world champion was pressed lightly on the column "c" but Topalov, after several exchanges, which ended up a little better in the final.

 The Final Tour + Cavalier is objectively equal despite weak white "b5" and "f4".  While Anand can repeat the blows, he decided to sacrifice the pawn "b5" for the initiative.  The position that emerges is difficult to assess: White plays for networks Matt King on the wing while blacks push their pawns on the wing Dame. Topalov Anand finally managed to control and agreed for a draw.

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Anand Topalov equalise score at wcc

The World Champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand  went back to his Grünfeld Defense and reached equality easily but then came a bit under pressure.

The exchange of pieces had Topalov once again in a better position, with an advanced isolated pawn in the centre and his bishop pair controlling vital diagonals. Very soon it was apparent that Anand was in trouble and would once again need all his defensive skills to salvage a draw, while Topalov was in a no-risk position and could press for victory.

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Game 9 Drawn after Anand misses Chances

The World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the Challenger Veselin Topalov entered the Nimzo-Indian defence, Rubinstein variation, avoiding the previous dispute in Catalan.

Topalov forced the position where his opponent has isolated Queen's pawn, but more space to maneuver. Anand's team came up first with a novelty - 18.Nh3 to force Black to concede some weaknesses on dark-squares.

Anand was in mild time pressure and his 40.Rh8+ was probably a bit hasty, allowing the Black King to escape to the queenside and leaving the Rook out of play for the time being.

But he quickly regrouped forces and after 46. h5! renewed the threats against Black King.The game was a heroic  fight that lasted 83 moves, when Veselin Topalov once again claimed a threefold repetition

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Anand blunders in WCC Game 8 . Topalov Wins

The eighth game of the match featured Slav defence which was already seen in games three and five.Anand was again the first to digress from previous encounters, and omitted 13...a6 by playing immediate Rc8. This prompted Topalov to use the opportunity for Bb5 and trade off the Knight from d7.Black obtained pair of Bishops but White enjoyed development advantage and tried to press the enemy King before Black pieces come to life.

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Third consecutive draw, Anand leading by 4-3

The FIDE World Chess Championship match resumed on Monday with Viswanathan Anand once again having the White pieces, as according to the regulations, the piece colors are alternating halfway through the match.

Sixth Game ends in draw : WCC 2010

The FIDE World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand of India and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria saw a good fight in  the sixth game played at the Central Military Club in Sofia.

Anand had the White pieces and for the third time Catalan opening on the board.Topalov returned to the safer variation that he already employed in the 2nd game of the match. Anand displayed the depth and flexibility of his preparation and was once again the first to deviate from an earlier game as on move 10 he extended Bishop's diagonal and landed on g5, instead of d2.

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Tromsø officialy in bid for the 2013 World Chess Cup and 2014 Chess Olympiad

The city of Tromsø and the Norwegian Chess Federation (NSF) are strongly committed to hosting the 41st Chess Olympiad in 2014. The application is backed by the Norwegian Government through an allocation of NOK 70 million, approximately € 8.8 million based on today’s exchange rate.

With its 75,000 inhabitants, including 10,000 university students, Tromsø has all the amenities of “a small large city”. Chess players around the world will discover a friendly and open-minded population with hotels of excellent international standard, an attractive restaurant scene and diverse cultural activities.

Tromsø has a very active chess community and hosts an international festival, the Arctic Chess Challenge, every August. The tournament will be further upgraded in coming years to prepare for the potential Olympiad in 2014. As an important element of this preparation Sjakk Tromsø also offers to host the World Cup in 2013 as part of the application for the 41st Chess Olympiad.

Game 5 ends in a draw: World Chess Championship

After the second rest day, the FIDE World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand of India and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria continued  with game five in which Topalov played with White pieces.

The first symbolic move was made by the "father of the euro" professor Robert Mundell.

The opening was replay of game three in which Anand used the Slav defence and comfortably held a draw. The expectation were that Topalov will find an improvement in the variation and fight for opening advantage.

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