Some time ago (so far back I'm having trouble finding a link to the ancient article) I reported that Jennifer had changed her profile picture to herself in a red outfit playing chess on a board suspended by chains from the ceiling. I didn't understand the art of it at the time because nothing had been revealed publicly but we now have the full information on the installation piece ... check out this video:
This video from Vimeo was brought to my attention via Jenn's article. Read Full Story
Russia's #1 player Dmitry Jakovenko took a major hit in the first round of Dortmund this year getting the bad end of an endgame and losing against the now seasoned Magnus Carlsen.
Go Magnus!
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The six participants this year are:
Peter Leko
Vladimir Kramnik
Magnus Carlsen
Dmitry Jakovenko
Arkadij Naiditsch
Etienne Bacrot
From Chesvibes I get the following historical list of Dortmund Winners:
The complete list of winners (outright or shared):
1 1973 Ulf Andersson, Hans-Joachim Hecht and Boris Spassky
2 1974 Victor Ciocaltea and Laszlo Szabo
3 1975 Heikki Westerinen
4 1976 Oleg Romanishin
5 1977 Alexander Kochyev and Jan Smejkal
6 1978 Ulf Andersson
7 1979 Tamaz Giorgadze
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In my first article entitled "'Scientifically' Testing Chess Players" I talked about the contest featured on Chessbase.
For those who signed up during the run of the first round there should be an e-mail in your inbox about round 2.
I'd post the links but Round 2 is reserved only for those opting in to Round 1. I'm interested to see the results but I'm not going to be surprised if they're as inconclusive as most scientific tests involving chess. Read Full Story
Several months ago I received a blogroll request from jrobichess. At that time I was super swamped with too much to do. Now that the chess world is somewhat quieter I was cleaning out my inbox and found the old e-mail. It's been a long time coming but jrobichess is now being added to this site ... check 'em out!
Jrobichess Blog
Jrobichess Official Mother Site
Jrobichess On Youtube Read Full Story
Okay, I confess that the title of this blog entry is a poor joke. The World Junior Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Täby/Stockholm, Sweden) has just finished & Chessbase has announced the winner.
I find blind chess to be a remarkable feat of human achievement. The concentration and tactile ability required must be monstrous. I couldn't do it ... my hat goes off to the best in the world that can.
Congratulations to Daniel Pulvett of Venezuela for winning the event ... Read Full Story
I found the following article on ChessCentral:
Heritage Chess Set Found in Warehouse 13
Look what Saul Rubinek Found in Warehouse 13!
"Warehouse 13" Premiers Tuesday July 7 at 9/8c
Saul Rubinek stars as Artie Nielsen in Warehouse 13, the new series on the Sci Fi Channel. Saul plays a long-time Secret Service Agent who is in charge of Warehouse 13 - considered America's attic. Enthusiastic about his work, and made a bit "eccentric" by his long tenure in the isolated warehouse, Artie is happy ... Read Full Story
Thanks to NuttyNewswire & YourChessCoach on twitter I came across a link to the "12 Coolest Chess Sets". My favorite two are pictured here:
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I reported recently on this relatively new social media stream called SecondChess. Robert Pearson also mentioned this report.
The tool itself has huge potential if marketted correctly but thus far the sites management has remained unresponsive to my crys for the chess community. Little or no cost marketting could make this thing huge ... but administration is silent.
So, in that vain I have decided to hold off efforts to promote the unappreciative site and instead look into an improved vers... Read Full Story
