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Coronavirus cuts Czech chess tournament while Carlsen extends run — 14-Mar-20, theguardian.com, play chess online
The world senior team championships for over-50s and over-65s finished prematurely in Prague on Thursday after seven of the nine rounds when the Czech government announced that groups of more than 30 people were banned. The United States team, which led the over-50s, agreed their four games with Iceland drawn after a few moves to ensure gold. England’s grandmasters were out of the team medals, but the captain, Glenn Flear, won the individual third board gold with an unbeaten 5.5/7. Two days earlier during the fifth round, the ban was only for groups of 100, which the chess organisers, on advice from the Deputy Health Minister, Professor Roman Prymula, escaped for the 400-strong championships by installing extra partitions. A highlight of the actual play was Scotland’s 3-1 victory against the higher rated Germans, a score which ... |
On Chess : 'Growth Mindset' and Confidence — 13-Mar-20, news.stlpublicradio.org, play chess online
When I started playing chess at 8 years old, I relished the idea of winning games. I would win game after game, but still I would place fourth or below, unable to place in the coveted first through third positions. Those were very painful moments for me as a child, as only the first three places got medals and prizes. Today when I look back at my early chess years, I can’t help but think these experiences actually helped me grow as a player. Some young talents reach their peak early in their career and get stuck; they win all the youth events, dominate the field, and some of them suddenly quit. Why? Because I persevered, and they did not. I had a goal in my career — reaching the top three — while they achieved all that they wanted to achieve in their short but successful chess careers. Unbeknownst to myself, I followed what ... |
Chess : Fide drops handshakes after coronavirus cancels five Opens — 06-Mar-20, theguardian.com, play chess online
Coronavirus is starting to affect major chess events. Five international Opens have already been cancelled or postponed while Fide, the global chess body, has issued detailed medical advice for the over-50 and over-65 World Senior Teams which have just begun in Prague. Recommendations include avoiding the traditional handshake at the start and end of a game, which acquired the status of an essential courtesy following Wijk aan Zee 2008, where Bulgaria’s Ivan Cheparinov twice refused Nigel Short’s hand. Cheparinov was originally defaulted, but the game was replayed on the rest day. Short won, and commented: “There is a God, and he is not a Bulgarian.” As many have already pointed out, a handshake is far from the only way you can catch the virus from your opponent. A routine exchange of chess pieces implies that you place your hand on ... |
Chess : Nigel Short checkmates three in a row at Bunratty weekender — 03-Mar-20, theguardian.com, play chess online
Nigel Short, who challenged for Garry Kasparov’s world title in 1993 and en route scored his greatest success with a match victory against Anatoly Karpov in his prime, has won tournaments in six continents. He now plays in fewer events but was in vintage form last weekend at Bunratty in Ireland. As a vice-president of Fide, Short was the global body’s supervisor at the women’s world title match where he trebled up as online commentator and appeals chairman. The 54-year-old has also played No 1 for England over-50s in the world senior team chess championship. Like many English grandmasters, Short developed his early skills on the competitive weekend circuit and at age 10 scored with an elegant mate. He was still doing it last weekend at Bunratty, which has carved out a reputation as one of the best weekend chess congresses in ... |
Chess: Alireza Firouzja wins first major title at age of 16 — 24-Feb-20, theguardian.com, play chess online
The chess world’s rising star Alireza Firouzja, aged 16 and exiled from Iran, won his first major trophy last night when he defeated India’s Vidit Gujrathi, 2-0 in a speed play-off in the Prague Masters. The pair had finished in a five-way tie on 5/9 with Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, David Anton of Spain and Sam Shankland of the US. Firouzja and Vidit had the best tie-break scores so contested the play-off. Most of the GMs in the chess event were from the world top 30. There was chaotic play in the final two rounds with blunders and missed chances to win the tournament outright. Vidit was especially culpable as he lost from a winning position in the penultimate round and then lost again in the final round. The world title candidates starting in Ekaterinburg on 15 March has survived a scare after Russia’s “temporary suspension” of entry to Chinese citizens, announced ... |
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