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2007 Jamaican Championship
FM Warren Elliott The 2007 edition of the Jamaican Championship has come down to the last three rounds. FM Warren Elliott leads the pack with +5 on 6½-1½. The four-time Jamaican champion was upset in the 8th round by Mikhail Solomon while Equitable Brown has won six consecutive games…
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Open Forum
This is a chance to discuss any chess topic (past or present) that you prefer. It was an exciting summer for chess and we are now in the midst of the World Chess Championship in Mexico. Lots to talk about. You can also post suggested topics and tell us what…
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2007 World Chess Championship (Mexico City)
The 2007 World Chess Championship has begun! The games started today and from all indications the games have started off with a fighting spirit… despite the draws. The field is as follows: Participants Viswanathan Anand (India 2792) Vladimir Kramnik (Russia 2769) Alexander Morozevich (Russia 2758) Peter Leko (Hungary 2751) Levon Aronian…
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Congratulations 2007 African Champions!
IM Robert Gwaze (Zimbabwe) and WIM Mona Khaled (Egypt) are crowned as the 2007 African Champions in Winhoek, Namibia. FIDE Vice-President Lewis Ncube offers official congratulations. Photo courtesy of Namibian Chess Federation. Zimbabwe’s National Anthem | Egypt’s National Anthem
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Asia
China: The Dragons are Coming!
China in the process of crushing the UK in the Liverpool Chess Match. Photo from liverpoolchessinternational.co.uk. China has been on the fast track to success over the past two decades. Having boasted held the Women Chess title on four different occasions (Xie Jun – twice, Zhu Chen, Yuhua Xu). They also…
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Tactics Laboratory #7
White is of course winning, but wants to finish the game quickly. How did he do it? White to play and win… quickly! 😉
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