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Thursday, 30 April 2015

There is always a loophole

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Seems that the push to get chess accepted as an Olympic sport isn't quite dead yet. Although the door to the Summer Olympics seems close...
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Wednesday, 29 April 2015

More weirdness at the chess club

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Last week I related the story of a Street Chess tournament coming to a grinding halt because the tournament laptop  was stolen (BTW, it has ...
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China goes back to back

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The win by the Chinese Team at the 2014 Chess Olympiad was a little bit of a surprise, although most pundits new that they would be Olympiad...
Tuesday, 28 April 2015

I'm convinced Carlsen is a wizard

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At the risk of coming over all 'fanboy-ish' I am convinced that Carlsen is a wizard. He wrapped up the Shamkir Memorial with an impr...
Sunday, 26 April 2015

Kasparov v Short 2015

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The 2 day Kasparov v Short match began overnight at the St Louis Chess Club. The first day saw 1 rapid game and 4 blitz games, which will be...

A brutal day at the office

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The Shamkir (Gashimov Memorial) is providing wonderful evening entertainment for chess fans around the world. For whatever reasons, the orga...
Friday, 24 April 2015

2015 World Teams Championship

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The 2015 World Teams Championship is at its halfway point, but has a somewhat upside down look to it. The event is a 10 team round robin, an...
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