Chess events and players BEYOND the Lakelands and South Carolina.
US National Events Calendar - http://main.uschess.org/content/view/8330/95
FLASH -Chess legends Garry Kasparov and Anatoli Karpov are to relive their epic 1984 world championship duel 25 years on by contesting a new match this September in the Spanish city of Valencia.
July 1 -The 37th World Open. July 1-5, 2-5, 3-5 or June 29-July 5, Pennsylvania, USA
The marquee event in the USA has begun and a projected 1100 players will make their way to Philadelphia to compete for a $250,000 prize fund.
Details:http://www.chesstour.com/wo09.htm
Games: http://www.monroi.com
Winner of 2009 US Champion Hikaru Nakamura has been invited to the prestigious 2010 Corus “A” group, considered to be his first “elite” classical event. The tournaments top 'A' section pits 14 of the world's best against each other in a round-robin tournament. January 15-31, 2010 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Winner of 2009 US Champion Hikaru Nakamura will play in the London Chess Classic 2009 - an eight player all play all, with four world class players pitched against England's four highest rated Grandmasters. December 8th – 15th 2009
June 29 - Last week, the World Chess Federation, the governing body of chess, officially anointed Robert Hess, a student at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, as a grandmaster.
Summary Friday June 5, 2009 - http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html - Plenty of international chess to follow - As in years past, the warm weather (at least in the northern hemisphere) has brought with it a blizzard of chess events.
Topping the list is the annual match in Hungary between Peter Leko, the country’s top player (and No. 9 in the world), and one of the world’s top players. Each match has been eight rapid games (25 minutes per player, with 10 seconds added to the remaining time after each move) over four days.
Also beginning Wednesday was the 10th Karpov tournament which is being held in Poikovsky, Russia. The 10-player round robin (every player faces each of the other competitors once) features four of the 31 players currently rated 2700 or higher.
Yet another tournament kicked off on Wednesday in Malmo, Sweden. Called Called Sigeman & Co., it has been held every year since 1993.
While some tournaments were starting on Wednesday, the Copper State International in Mesa, Arizona, was ending.
In China, the national championship is nearly over and recently completed 8th Asian Continental championship.
Friday, the 22nd Magistral de Ajedrez Ciudad de Leon tournament will begin in Spain. This elite event is another rapid tournament (20 minutes per player per game with 10 seconds added after each move).
And an eight-game rapid match for the CEZ Trophy that ended last weekend.
2009 U.S. Championship - WINNER !!
Hikaru Nakamura stands atop the leaderboard at the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship. With a score of 7/9, he pockets the $40,000 first prize. Half a point behind were sensation Robert Hess and Alexander Onischuk.
See all final standings - http://saintlouischessclub.org/./US-Championship-2009-Standings
17th World Computer Championship – WINNER !!
Rybka remains the king of the computer chess world. Rybka led Junior by half a point coming into the last round, and defeated it in a good tough game.
See all final standings - http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/tournament.php?id=192
2009 U.S. Championship Round 7 of 9: LEADERS
all standings http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-Standings
1. GM Kamsky, Gata (1) NY 2798 5.0
2. GM Nakamura, Hikaru (2) NY 2757 5.0
3. GM Onischuk, Alexander (3) VA 2736 5.0
4. IM Hess, Robert (17) NY 2545 5.0
5. GM Shulman, Yury (4) IL 2697 4.5
6. GM Akobian, Varuzhan (7) CA 2664 4.5
25. Lawton, Charles (23) MO 2350 0.0
CONNECTION with South Carolina: NM Charles Lawton, a former Snowstorm Special (1976) and Charleston Chess Club champion, is playing as a wild card entrant in the current US Championships in St. Louis. Charles was stationed in Charleston while in the Navy and dominated the local chess scene during his stay. Charles is having a tough time against the nation's best players, but who would not like the experience.
2009 U.S. Championship Round 5 of 9: With Nakamura and Kamsky drawing each other, Shulman shares the lead by defeating Friedel with the Black pieces. Yuri Shulman, the defending champion, and Varuzhan Akobian lead the United States Championship after five rounds. Each has 4 points. A group of four players, including the top three seeds — Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura and Alexander Onischuk — are a half-point back.
4.0 points
1. GM Shulman, Yury (4) - IL - 2697 - 4.0
2. GM Akobian, Varuzhan (7) - CA - 4.0
3.5 points
3. GM Kamsky, Gata (1) - NY - 2798 - 3.5
4. GM Nakamura, Hikaru (2) - NY - 2757 - 3.5
5. GM Onischuk, Alexander (3) - VA – 2736 - 3.5
6. IM Hess, Robert (17) – NY - 2545 - 3.5
See standings of all - http://saintlouischessclub.org/./US-Championship-2009-Standings
World Computer Chess Championship - World Computer Chess Championship
Rybka and Junior share the top position. They have full 4,0/4 after today's round, but the decisive match is postponed until the last round (round 9) when they meet in a direct clash.
World Computer Chess Championship
Rybka, Hiarcs, and Junior are leading the World Computer Chess Championship that is taking place in Pamplona. They have perfect score after round 2 and are closely followed by Jonny and Shredder that made a surprising draw.
2009 U.S. Championship - VERY COOL
Kamsky time lapse game by ChessFM video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIpdvk5VYxE
Time controls are the classical 40 moves in two hours, with one hour allowed for all remaining moves.
5/11 LEADERS: after 4 rounds - following have 3.0 points (of 4 possible - no 'Fischer' sweep this year)
NY – GM 90 Gata Kamsky (1) - 2789 – Qualified Rating
NY – GM 03 Hikaru Nakamura (2) - 2757 – Qualified Rating
IL – GM 95 Yury Shulman (4) - 2697 - Qualified Defending U.S. Champion
CA – GM 04 - Varuzhan Akobian (7) - 2664 – Qualified Rating
CA – GM 08 Joshua Friedel (15) - 2568 – Qualified Wildcard
The XVII World Computer Chess Championship will take place 11-18 May, 2009, in Pamplona, Spain. There will be 10 participants in the XVII World Computer Chess Championship. Three of them, Cluster Toga, Shredder, and Jonny, play under the German flag. The favorites are Rybka (USA), Junior (Israel), and Hiracs (Great Britain). Last seeded are The Baron (NED) and Mobile Chess (China).
2009 U.S. Championship Information - http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009
Follow all the action LIVE - http://saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-Live
May 8 to May 17
Pairings Round 1 Friday, May 8, 2 pm (east):
1. GM Ibragimov, Ildar (0.0) 2628 - GM Kamsky, Gata (0.0) 2798
2. GM Nakamura, Hikaru (0.0) 2757 - GM Shabalov, Alexander (0.0) 2620
3. GM Friedel, Joshua (0.0) 2568 - GM Onischuk, Alexander (0.0) 2736
4. GM Shulman, Yury (0.0) 2697 - IM Sevillano, Enrico (0.0) 2549
5. IM Hess, Robert (0.0) 2545 - GM Christiansen, Larry (0.0) 2681
6. GM Becerra, Julio (0.0) 2672 - IM Robson, Ray (0.0) 2542
7. IM Zatonskih, Anna (0.0) 2503 - GM Akobian, Varuzhan (0.0) 2664
8. GM Kaidanov, Gregory (0.0) 2662 - IM Krush, Irina (0.0) 2496
9. IM Shankland, Samuel (0.0) 2464 - GM Benjamin, Joel (0.0) 2650
10. GM Ehlvest, Jaan (0.0) 2649 - IM Brooks, Michael (0.0) 2419
11. Lawton, Charles (0.0) 2350 - GM Khachiyan, Melikset (0.0) 2632
12. GM Gulko, Boris (0.0) 2631 - Hughes, Tyler (0.0) 2293
When: Friday May 8 to Sunday May 17
Where: The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
What: A 9-round event, using the Swiss system with one round per day and a rest day between rounds 5 and 6. Time controls will be the classical 40 moves in two hours, with one hour allowed for all remaining moves.
Why: Two dozen of OUR NATION’S BEST chess players. The tournament dates back to 1845 and will offer a purse of more than $130,000. The 24 invited players include:
• the top 12 American players by rating, using the April rating supplement;
• the top two female players by rating, using the April rating supplement;
• the 2008 U.S. Junior Closed Champion;
• the 2008 U.S. Open Champion;
• the 2009 U.S. State Champion of Champions;
• a total of seven wild card spots, to be determined later
The winner of the 2009 U.S. Championship will receive $35,000, with additional cash prizes awarded to all participants, including $2,000 to the last-place entrant. Cash prizes will be divided equally among tied competitors. Any player who scores a 9-0 sweep will be awarded the Fischer Memorial Prize, a $64,000 bonus in addition to the first-place award. Fischer scored an 11-0 victory in the 1963-64 U.S. championship, the only perfect score in the event's history.
Confirmed Players and Reason for Qualification
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Varuzhan Akobian
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rating
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2
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Julio Becerra
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rating
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3
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Joel Benjamin
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rating
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4
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Michael Brooks
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wildcard
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5
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Larry Christiansen
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rating
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6
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Jaan Ehlvest
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rating
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7
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Josh Friedel
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wildcard
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8
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Boris Gulko
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rating
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9
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Robert Hess
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wildcard
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10
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Tyler Hughes
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2008 U.S. Junior Closed Champion
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11
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Ildar Ibragimov
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rating
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12
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Gregory Kaidanov
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rating
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13
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Gata Kamsky
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rating
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14
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Melikset Khachiyan
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rating
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15
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Irina Krush
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female, rating
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16
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Charles Lawton
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wildcard
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17
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Hikaru Nakamura
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rating
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18
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Alexander Onischuk
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rating
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Ray Robson
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wildcard
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20
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Enrico Sevillano
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qualified - 2008 U.S. Open Champion
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Alexander Shabalov
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wildcard
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Sam Shankland
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State Champion of Champions
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Yury Shulman
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qualified - defending U.S. Champion
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Anna Zatonskih
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female, rating
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The Dallas Destiny win the US Chess League Championship!
For the second straight year the Dallas Destiny and Boston Blitz faced off in the Finals, for the second straight year it was tied 2-2 in regulation and just as in 2007, the Dallas Destiny emerged victorious.
Details - http://www.uschessleague.com/
U.S. Chess League - Championship: The Boston Blitz and the Dallas Destiny advanced to the U.S. Chess League finals with wins over the Carolina Cobras and the Miami Sharks. Defending champs, the Destiny will face Boston on Dec.6, Sat at 3 PM EST. www.uschessleague.com/11192008ijvl.html
Chess Olympiad: USA WINS BRONZE IN BOTH OPEN AND WOMEN SECTIONS !! WOW !
Open: 1. Armenia 2. Israel 3. USA
Women: 1. Georgia 2. Ukraine 3. USA
Chess Olympiad - Round 11: November 25 Tuesday – results
Open 10 United States (USA) vs. 2 Ukraine (UKR) 3.5 : 0.5
Men now ranked 3
Women 7 United States (USA) vs. 5 France (FRA) 2.5 : 1.5
Women now ranked 3
Olympiad R11: Armenia wins Gold, Israel second – The Arminians defeated China and Israel The Netherlands, each with 2½:1½, to take Gold and Silver respectively. In the women's section Ukraine and Georgia finished equal first, with Ukraine most likely taking gold. Biggest upset: USA beat Ukraine 3½:½.
Medal Watch (Open section) who can win which medal. Ukraine is paired against the storming USA, who were already written-off by the AP journalist. Win guarantees at least silver, while 2-2 tie will be at least bronze - or silver if Israel doesn't win, or gold if in addition China knocks Armenia down. Turin-bronze USA can take bronze if: Armenia beats China, USA beats Ukraine, Israel loses to Netherlands, Russia-Spain finishes in 2-2 and 26 points in the first tiebreak of Netherlands somehow vanish (which includes too many other teams as variables).
For last round: in the Open Section the USA is ranked 8 and in the Women Section the USA is ranked 5.
Medal Watch (Women section) Serbia has no other choice but to beat Georgians if they want a medal. If, in addition, Poland outplays Ukraine, that would be a silver, otherwise a bronze is guaranteed. Draw brings bronze only if Ukraine loses, and USA and Russia don't win. USAand Russia could win and sneak in for a bronze if Ukraine loses, but Russia also has weaker tiebreaks and they need USA not to win against France.
Chess Olympiad - Round 10: November 23 Sunday - results
Open 11 Germany (GER1) vs. 10 United States (USA) 1.5 : 2.5
Men now ranked 8
Women 10 Uzbekistan (UZB) vs. 7 United States (USA) 1.5 : 3.5
Women now ranked 5
After the dust had settled Armenia was once again at the top of the table, but sharing match points with Ukraine. Israel, the leader after the previous round, was joint 3-4 with China. Behind them top seed Russia, Netherlands, Spain and USA.
Chess Olympiad - Round 9: November 22 Saturday - results
Open 13 India (IND) vs. 10 United States (USA) 0.5 : 3.5
Men now ranked 12
Women 9 Poland (POL) vs. 7 United States (USA) 3.0 : 1.0
Women now ranked 7
The shocker was Armenia's loss to Israel. Meanwhile Ukraine beat Russia. The result: Israel has taken the lead, followed by Armenia and Ukraine. Behind them are China, England and Serbia. Russia is in the next group of nine teams.
Chess Olympiad - Round 8: November 21 Friday - results
Open 10 United States (USA) vs. 1 Russia (RUS) 1.5 : 2.5
Men now ranked 23
Women 7 United States (USA) vs. 1 Russia (RUS) 3.0 : 1.0
Women now ranked 2
Russia vs USA. Jakovenko beat Akobian in the first game to finish. Kamsky levelled things up by beating Svidler and although Morozevich couldn't quite force a win against Onischuk, Grischuk took the Russian's to a 2.5-1.5 win by defeating Nakamura.
Chess Olympiad - Round 7: November 20 Thursday - results
Open 10 United States (USA) vs. 5 Hungary (HUN) 2.5 : 1.5
Men now ranked 9
Women 3 China (CHN) vs. 7 United States (USA) 2.0 : 2.0
Women now ranked 4
In the 7th round of the Olympiad the Armenian team did very well in their efforts to win another gold medal by beating the Russian favorites.
U.S. Chess League - Championship: The Boston Blitz and the Dallas Destiny advanced to the U.S. Chess League finals with wins over the Carolina Cobras and the Miami Sharks. Defending champs, the Destiny will face Boston on Dec.6, Sat at 3 PM EST. www.uschessleague.com/11192008ijvl.html
Breaking news: Tuesday November 18 (update 2): Today all parties involved reached an agreement on the Kamsky (USA) - Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) match. The match will be 16th to 28th February 2009 in Sofia (capital of Bulgaria) and should provide a challenger to world champion Viswanathan Anand (India). Prize fund of USD 250,000 will be shared equally by the players.
Chess Olympiad - Round 6: November 19 Wednesday (day off Tuesday) - results
Open 16 Cuba (CUB) vs. 10 United States (USA) 1.5 : 2.5
Men now ranked 18
Women 16 Romania (ROU) vs. 7 United States (USA) 0.0 : 4.0
Women now ranked 5
Russia defeated the leading Germans 3:1, and Armenia beat Azerbaijan 2½:1½, so that now both these winning teams have 11/12 points and are in the lead. Behind them with 10/12 are seven teams: Germany 1, Ukraine, India, Israel, France, China and Romania. In the women's section China beat Hungary to take a two-point lead, with Russia, Netherlands, Ukraine, USA and Poland in second place.
Chess Olympiad - Round 5: November 17 Monday - results
Men 10 United States (USA) vs. 131 Hongkong (HKG) 4.0 : 0.0
Men now ranked 23
Women 7 United States (USA) vs. 40 Norway (NOR) 3.0 : 1.0
Women now ranked 11
Germany and Russia drew their match, Armenia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and England won theirs, so now there are six teams with an equal number of match points at the top of the table.
Chess Olympiad - Round 4: November 16 Sunday - results
Men 4 Azerbaijan (AZE) vs. 10 United States (USA) 3.0 : 1.0
Men now ranked 43
Women 32 Moldova (MDA) vs. 10 United States (USA)
Women now ranked 15
In the 4th round of the 2008 Chess Olympiad, India was paired against the heavyweight Russia. The teams exchanged wins on boards two and four, and then Krishnan Sasikiran suddenly signs a draw in the better position against Vladimir Kramnik on board one. Ninth seed Armenia, winner of the last Chess Olympiad, held second seed Ukraine to a 2-2 tie in open division play Sunday.
Chess Olympiad - Round 3: November 15 Saturday - results
Men 84 South Africa (RSA) vs. 10 United States (USA) 0.5 : 3.5
Men now ranked 13
Women 7 United States (USA) vs. 63 Turkmenistan (TKM) 4.0 : 0.0
Women now ranked 22
The shocker of round three was nineteenth seed Norway's 2.5:1.5 win over third seed China. Armenia and Germany won to take first and second place on the table. The Ugandan team appeared for the round with only one player, due to visa problems, and have sent an urgent appeal for assistance. In the women's section top seed, Russia almost lost to eleventh seed India.
U.S. Chess League - Playoff action: Lineups have been released for the SemiFinal matches.
www.uschessleague.com/11192008ijvl.html
Chess Olympiad - Round 2: November 14 Friday - results
Men 10 United States (USA) vs. 27 Greece (GRE) 2.0 : 2.0
Men now ranked 7
Women 21 Israel (ISR) vs. 7 United States (USA) 2.5 : 2.5
Women now ranked 36
After two rounds at the Olympiad in Dresden 20 teams have four points each, with Azerbaijan and Armenia leading on tiebreak points. The upset was the 2:2 draw between 10th seed US against 27th ranked Greece. In the women's section Israel, ranked 21st, beat the seventh seed Americans. Fourteen teams lead with four points each, with Russia ahead on tiebreaks.
Chess Olympiad - Round 1: November 13 Thursday - results
Men 45 Iceland (ISL) vs. 10 United States(USA) 1.5 : 2.5
Men now ranked 23
Women 7 United States (USA) vs. 34 Montenegro (MNE) 3.0 : 1.0
Women now ranked 13
The first round of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, began with white-wash victories by Azerbaijan and Armenia. Host Germany defeated Scotland 3.5:0.5, and the second team actually beat Bulgaria 2.5:1.5. In the women's section Russia crushed Azerbaijan 4-0, while Germany was held by Iran.
U.S. Chess League - Playoff action: Despite the fact that the Carolina Cobras won their division, and had scored six points from their last seven matches, they were predicted to lose by nearly everyone. Carolina wasn't interested in predictions however, as they handily defeated New York by a score of 3.5-0.5. The Cobras will be facing the Boston Blitz in the SemiFinal. www.uschessleague.com/
SemiFinals: Wednesday, November 19th Boston Blitz vs Carolina Cobras
Championship: Saturday, December 6th
Chess Olympiad - 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden, Germanay (12th-25th November 2008): Coverage - http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=5010 Note - Chess Olympiad TV - available 24 x 7
Men ranked with Starting # 10 and women ranked with Starting # 7
Oct. 27 - Brace yourself for the next six weeks of chess. GMs Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand will play a world championship match, followed shortly thereafter by GMs Veselin Topalov and Gata Kamsky squaring off for the right to challenge the winner. But if nationalism is what you are looking for, your post-Beijing olympics lull can be satiated at the upcoming chess olympiad, to be played this month from November 12-25 in Dresden, Germany. main.uschess.org/content/view/8839/365/
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