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Chess is gaining popularity in Norway due to Magnus Carlsen's achievements. From May 7 to 18 Stavanger will be hosting Norway's first super tournament. The initial idea was to have the world's top-8 players compete at the tournament, but Vladimir Kramnik had to be replaced with Peter Svidler.
The final line-up:
Magnus Carlsen, 2868, Norway, #1 in the world
Levon Aronian, 2813, Armenia, #2
Veselin Topalov, 2793, Bulgaria, #4
Viswanathan Anand, 2783, India, #5
Hikaru Nakamura, 2775, USA, #7
Peter Svidler, 2769, Russia, #9
Sergey Karjakin, 2767, Russia, #10
Teimour Radjabov, 2745, Azerbaijan, #14
Wang Hao, 2743, China, #16
John Ludvig Hammer, 2608, Norway, #197
How will Carlsen perform in Norway's first super tournament? Will the Anand-Carlsen game be decisive? Will Aronian be able to follow-up on his success at Alekhine Memorial and Topalov - on his victory in FIDE Grand Prix in Zug? Will Peter Svidler and Teimour Radjabov recover from a bad luck streak? Are there any chances of seeing Jon Ludvig Hammer win a game? The event should be very exciting to watch.
What do the participants have to say? A taste of things to come:
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The prisoner sat alone in his cell staring through the bars at the six doors to the guardroom beyond them. Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps. One guard came in through door A and a second entered through door F. They unlocked the cell door. "We shall set you free," said one of the guards, "but first you must pass through all six doors, each door once only, in the correct order. Three are entrances only and three are exits only. Door A must be followed by door B or E; B by C or E; C by D or F; D by A or F; E by B or D; and F by C or D." With that the guards left through door B. In what order must the prisoner pass through the doors?
Chennai Confirmed as Venue for Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship Match
Written by Administrator
Sunday, 05 May 2013
Photo from the Presidential Board Meeting by Ali NIhat Yazichi
Chronology: 1) FIDE has announced that Chennai will probably host the World Chess Championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Chennai, India, from November 6 to 26, 2013.
2) Magnus Carlsen's team suggested choosing a neutral venue for the match
3) The Norwegian chess federation has published an open letter calling for an open bidding procedure
4) Paris has issued a bid. Rumors about other locations have appeared, including NY
5) On May 5 the FIDE Presidential Board officially awarded the match to Chennai, India
In 2013 the European Chess Championship is hosted by Legnica, Poland from May 4 to 17. Strong GMs are coming there to qualify for the World Cup (23 open spots) and try to win a prestigious title. For amateurs it is a great opportunity to face famous opponents and experience the tournament of a lifetime. The playing system is a 11 round Swiss.
Russian players managed to win four European Chess Championships in a row (2009-2012). Will the tradition hold this year?
European champions taking part in the event:
Dmitry Jakovenko (2731), Russia, seeded #1, defending champion
Evgeny Tomashevsky (2719), Russia, #2, won ECC in 2009
Ian Nepomniatchi (2710), Russia, #4, 2010
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2679), Romania, #21, 2005
Emil Sutovsky (2673), Israel, #23, 2001
Vladimir Potkin (2666), Russia, #26, 2011
Vladislav Tkachiev (2632), France, #55, 2007
Zdenko Kozul (2624), Croatia, #58, 2006
Bartolomiej Macieja (2600), Poland, #80, 2002
143 players have the GM title, 5 - WGM.
The highest-rated female players taking part in ECC-2013 are: Mariya Muzychuk (2483), Elina Danielian (2478), Irina Bulmaga (2393).
Pogonina.com offers you a selection of some of the most informative chess tweets from last week. All the fresh chess news in one short post:
US Chess Championships are underway Norway calls for a fair bidding system. Will Chennai host Anand-Carlsen, or another city?
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: Leaving for Baku today, where the FIDE President's Council will take place. We will decide what the venue will be for the Anand-Carlsen match.
From Alekhine Memorial to European Chess Championship Most of the top female players are participating in FIDE Grand Prix in Geneva Topalov won FIDE Grand Prix stage in Zug. Next location - Thessaloniki Super tournament in Norway is starting next Tuesday From Russia with love European Chess Championship: 12 2700+ players are taking part, 68 - 2600+
Chess News: European Chess Championship - Jakovenko, Tomashevsky, Vachier-Lagrave, et al.
Cheating: more and more of a threat FIDE extends the registration period for Rapid and Blitz World Chess Championships until May 12
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