Anand Topalov WCC match in Sofia from 21st April to 12th May 2010

In the presence of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria Mr Boiko Borisov, the final agreement between FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the President of the Bulgarian Chess Federation Stefan Sergiev was signed today in Sofia at 13:00 local time. The prize fund for the WCC match between World Champion Vishy Anand and Challenger Veselin Topalov is 2 million euros and the dates are 23 April (1st round) to 12 May 2010 (possible tiebreaks).CHESSDOM

Gelfand is New World Cup Champion

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VISHY ANAND

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION VISHY ANAND CELEBRATED HIS 40TH BIRTHDAY ON 11TH DECEMBER WITH A WISH
"TO RETAIN HIS WORLD CHAMPIONS TITLE"

Ponomariov and Gelfand in World Cup Final

Gelfand in World Cup Final

Gelfand-Karjakin, Ponomariov-Malakhov in World Cup Semis

Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov both won tiebreak

matches with a score 2.5-0.5. Ponomariov was certainly lucky in his

first rapid game versus Vugar Gashimov. In short, Ponomariov won,

being a piece down

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In the semi-finals Gelfand will play against Sergey Karjakin and

Ponomariov will play against Vladimir Malakhov.

Round 5 full results:

Svidler v Malakhov 0.5-1.5

Karjakin v Mamedyarov 1.5-0.5

Gelfand v Jakovenko 3.5-1.5

LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 2009

England's four leading Grandmasters; Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell will be pitched against a world class field that includes a former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and 18 year old Magnus Carlsen ranked world number two and widely seen a future holder of the world crown. One of China's finest players; Ni Hua and the US Champion Hikaru Nakamura, complete the field. 

World Amateur Chess Championship 2010

for the first time in North America

For the first time in the tournaments history, the World Amateur Chess Championship will be brought to North America continent and held on the northern shores of Chicago, one of the most culturally vibrant and diverse cities on the continent. The tournament will take place at Skokie, IL , U.S.A. and the dates are March 19 to 25, 2010. As per regulations, the World Amateur Champion will be awarded the title of FIDE Master with a rating of 2200. The Woman’s World Amateur Champion will be awarded the title of Woman FIDE Master with a rating of 2050.CHESSDOM

Grischuk and Shirov out of World Cup

After  Round  4, 8 players all over 2700 qualified for the Quarter Final bouts  It was quite clear from the first two games of the match between Grischuk and Jakovenko that both players were happy to decide the match in rapid chess or in blitz. The latter prevailed in both blitz games. In the last game Grischuk won a pawn, but did not have realistic winning chances. Pushing too hard, he even lost that game:.

Round 4 complete results:

Vachier-Lagrave - Gelfand 3.5-4.5

Gashimov - Caruana 3.5-1.5

Shirov - Svidler 0.5- 1.5

Laznicka - Mamedyarov 0.5- 1.5

Karjakin - Vitiugov 1.5-0.5

So - Malakhov 1-4

Bacrot – Ponomariov 2.5-3.5

Grischuk - Jakovenko 3-5

Svidler, Mamedyarov and Karjakin in QTRFINAL of World Cup

Most of  round 4.2 games were drawn, and only Karjakin won with Black against Vitiugov.Grischuk and Jakovenko, as in the first game, avoided a real fight. Ponomariov and Bacrot blundered pawns to each other. At the end of this long game Ruslan missed a win. Svidler, Mamedyarov and Karjakin are in the quarterfinals.

There is an irreplaceable loss of the Cup: the runner up of the last World Cup 2007 Alexey Shirov of Spain is leaving the tournament: he lost his match against the Russian chess player Peter Svidler  0.5-1.5.  Five other quarterfinalists will be decided on tiebreaks.

Round 4 results:

Vachier-Lagrave v Gelfand 0.5, 0.5

Gashimov v Caruana 0.5,0.5

Shirov v Svidler 0, 0.5

Laznicka v Mamedyarov 0, 0.5

Karjakin v Vitiugov 0.5, 1

So v Malakhov 0.5,0.5

Bacrot v Ponomariov 0.5,0.5

Sasikiran,Ganguly and Sandipan out of world cup

Only 16 of 32 Round 2 matches were decided after two main games, and a

tiebreak in another 16 matches will be needed tomorrow.Such stars as Morozevich, Radjabov and Ivanchuk lost their matches and are out of the tournament. Indian Stars Sasikiran, Surya Sekhar Ganguly and Sandipan Chanda lost their 2^nd round games and are out of the world cup.

Rounds 2 results:            

Amonatov v Gelfand 0.5, 0-1       Gashimov v Zhou Jianchao 0.5, 1-0

Nyback v Svidler 1-0, 0-1              Morozevich v Laznicka 0-1, 0-1

Sakaev v Radjabov 1-0, 0.5            Ivanchuk v So 0-1, 0.5

Akobian v Ponomariov 0.5 0.5      Grischuk v Tkachiev 1-0, 0.5

Sandipan v Jakovenko 0-1, 0-1      Wang Yue v 9.Savchenko 1-0,1-0

Inarkiev v Eljanov 1-0, 0-1            Karjakin v Timofeev 0.5 0.5

V.Milov v Mamedyarov 0-1, 0-1    Shirov v Fedorchuk 1-0, 0-1

Caruana v Dominguez 0.5 0.5        Yu Yangyi v Bartel 1-0, 0.5

Meier v Vachier-Lagrave 0.5 0.5    Alekseev v Fressinet 0.5 0.5

Khalifman v Tomashevsky0.5 0.5   Wang Hao v Ganguly 1-0, 1-0

Shabalov v Navara 0.5 0.5                Malakhov v Smirin 0.5 0.5

Sasikiran v Bacrot 0-1, 0-1               Rublevsky v Areshchenko 0.5 0.5

Iturrizaga v Jobava 0.5, 0-1              Motylev v Najer 1-0, 0.5

Zhou Weiqi v Kamsky 0-1, 0.5        Vitiugov v Milos 0.5 0.5

Cheparinov v Bologan 0.5 0.5          Naiditsch v Onischuk 1-0, 0.5

Li Chao v Pelletier 0-1, 1-0              Ju.Polgar v Nisipeanu 0.5 0.5

CARLSEN WINS WORLD BLITZ,,ANAND SECOND

KRAMNIK WINS TAL MEMORIAL RAPID

It was an exciting final round in Moscow yesterday. Surprisingly, Vishy Anand quickly lost with White to Levon Aronian (who begins to look like the toughest opponent for Vishy in the world champion's whole career). Ruslan Ponomariov, also quickly, scored his first (and last) victory in the event by defeating Alexander Morozevich. Peter Svidler vs Boris Gelfand was a draw in a long theoretical line of the Petroff Defence. The first place was decided in the game between Vassily Ivanchuk and Vladimir Kramnik where the Ukrainian, being somewhat short of time (though nothing special by his standards), spoiled a huge advantage. So, Kramnik remained on top and won the tournament.

Anand leads in Corsica Champions Match

Anand Karpov to play Rapid Match at CORSICA OPEN

The 13th edition of the Corsican Circuit starts on Sunday, October 25^th  at Bastia and finishes at Ajaccio on November 2^nd. More than 800 players will participate in the tournament.The event is supported by all the local authorities and by 112 companies.

The Corsica Masters, endowed with 40,000€ (55 prizes), will see many GMs participating. The Youth tournaments will have exceptional endowments: 30,000€ of prizes in kind: mac book air, home cinema, lap-tops, game consoles and games for all the participants.

5th Chess Oscar To Viswanathan Anand

DD to Telecast  Spl Documentary by Vijay Kumar  On DD Sports on Monday 5^th October 2009

Doordarshan will telecast a SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY entitled CHESS OSCAR TO VISHY ANAND on all its Channels beginning with  DD Sports Channel on Monday, 5^th October 2009 at 10.30 p.m to 11 p.m.

Kasparov beat Karpov 9-3

After scoring 3-1 in rapid chess, Garry Kasparov dominated the blitz part of the match as well, winning 6-2. The overall score in the match was 9-3. It seems that Karpov had problems handling the clock, as he lost one game in a won position, presumably running out of time.

Karpov Kasparov Rapid

GREAT 2 Ks at VALENCIA

To mark the 25th anniversary of the first meeting for the world title between the two players, Kasparov and Karpov will clash again in a Rapid match of 12 games.

Russia, where he resides, the legendary chess player Anatoly Karpov landed Saturday, September 12 at Valencia, with a personal trainer elite, Victor Bologan, to complete the preparation of the revenge of the century against Kasparov.

Even if it will be hosted at the hotel 'Puerta del Mar' during the match, Karpov was expected to settle near the coast to prepare thoroughly and focus the meeting that even if an exhibition is taking very seriously by both protagonists.

Garry Kasparov arrived in Valencia Sunday, September 20th, after staying at his residence in Croatia, where he prepared his back on the board with specific training.

Kasparov and Karpov, two legends of chess that led the fight beyond the sports, from 1984 to 1990, was born at a time when perestroika, glasnost which was something more than transparency and the Berlin Wall fell under the weight of liberty, measure their strength once again on the chessboard of 21 to 24 September in Valencia.

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PRAMOD JOSHUA WINS THREE GOLDS AT GULF CUP DIRT TRACK RACING

Joshua, riding a TVS RTR 125 FX, extracted the maximum from his well-prepared machine to emerge triumphant in two races each of Indian Expert classes for Indian motorcycles upto 260cc and Indian Expert Class for foreign motorcycles upto 260cc two & four stroke.
He was always under pressure as he went around the specially-laid out serpentine course, but to his credit he did well to overcome a strong challenge from his TVS team and city mates K P Arvind and H K Pradeep.