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Very exciting finish to a well played tournament. GM Nakamura will be at least co-champion. At this time there is one game going that could impact the standings. Nakamura said he prepared this line the night before and didn’t get much sleep. He planned to play for the win and not risk a playoff.
I have spent better than a week researching all I could on the Scotch Game. There is too much theory to cover in one post. So I will start with some of the simpler ideas in the Scotch Game. If the interest continues we can explore some of the other lines.
GM Susan Polgar announced today that she will be working with ICC’s World Chess Live to provide video chess instruction for players under 2200. There will be beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons once a week.
She will also provide important information for chess coaches, parents and teachers on how to introduce chess to students and new programs.
GM Polgar confirms the rumor of a global chess tv channel in the works. We are following that idea closely.
Source: Chessvine.com Polgar Blog
Photo by Susan Polgar
Just when it looked like the U.S. Team was picking up some speed, they suffered a horrific defeat to Azerbaijan. The U.S. could only muster two draws against the European match-up. With so much at stake its no wonder why GM Gata Kamsky played cautiously and defensively out of the opening. However, with these results can the Americans continue down this path? Below is the Round 4 match up with Azerbaijan GM Teimour Radjabov.
Round 5 will see the U.S. Team paired against Hong Kong. (more…)
A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of opening moves are referred to as openings as intiated by white or defenses, as created on reply to black. There are many dozens of different openings, and hundreds of named variants.
Miniature: “A short game (usually no more than 20 to 25 moves). Usually only decisive games (not draws) are considered miniatures, and a miniature should not be spoiled by an obvious blunder by the losing side. A miniature may also qualify as a brilliancy. The Opera game is a famous example.”
There hasn’t been enough said about this event or any of the series. This tournament is held in Chicago, Illinois and is an invitational tournament for those seeking FIDE ratings and IM norms.
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