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Smith working magic in Birmingham
Charles Smith has been teaching chess in the Birmingham area for the past 11 years. Having played chess in the hardscrabble and competitive circles in Brooklyn, New York and Washington (DC), Smith has been able to gain a measure of success and was honored by the Mayor with the prestigious…
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World Candidates 2013-6: Carlsen, Aronian win
Round #6 Thursday, 21 March 2013 Alexander Grischuk attempts to redeems yesterday’s loss. Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: An in-form Peter Svidler will take on Magnus Carlsen after having played a maniacal game against Boris Gelfand last round. He holds a +2 advantage over Carlsen in classical play and may…
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GZA’s CD box set includes a chess set!
According to Jake Paine’s article in hiphopdx.com, GZA’s “Liquid Swords” 4LP Box Set will be released with two CDs, liner notes and… a wooden chess set!! Most of the hip-hop world knows about GZA’s love for chess and he has included chess themes in many of his songs. However, he…
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World Candidates 2013-5: Four Exciting Draws
Round #5 Wednesday, 20 March 2013 Preview: Lots of subplots in this round. Magnus Carlsen has a two game winning streak, but he is facing a tricky opponent… Vassily “The Vanquisher” Ivanchuk. The Ukranian has been beaten handily by Carlsen and is on -6 in classical play, but he has…
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World Candidates 2013-4: Carlsen surges!
Round #4 Tuesday, 19 March 2013 GM Nigel Short was in the commentator’s booth. Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: After the first rest day, Levon Aronian seems to be the most fit for the occasion as he has played energetically in the first three rounds. Both Magnus Carlsen and Peter…
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World Candidates 2013-3: More fire!!
Round #3 Sunday, 17 March 2013 2013 World Championship CandidatesMarch 15th-April 4th, 2013 (London, England) Round #3 # Name Flag Rating Result Name Flag Rating 3.1 Gelfand 2740 0-1 Carlsen 2872 3.2 Ivanchuk 2757 0-1 Aronian 2809 3.3 Svidler 2747 1-0 Radjabov 2793 3.4 Kramnik 2810 ½-½ Grischuk 2764 Overview:…
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World Candidates 2013-2: Blood is Drawn!
Round #2 Saturday, 16 March 2013 Preview: Another tough matchup today with the top seeds going to battle. Carlsen-Kramnik is an important match because both are getting the tough battles out of the way early. If one should lose, then there is time to recuperate and rally. Kramnik still has…
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World Candidates 2013-1: Peaceful Beginnings
Round #1 Friday, 15 March 2013 Is this Vassily’s last chance? Photo by Ray Morris-Hill. Preview: Tough matchups today with Aronian-Carlsen headlining the round. The two have played 32 matches with Carlsen on +3. Aronian lost to Carlsen at the 2013 London Classic before holding a draw in 2013 Tata…
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2013 World Chess Candidates (London, ENG)
The World Chess Candidates Tournament begins today completing the final stage in determining who will face World Champion Viswanathan Anand later this year. If we look at this objectively, there are eight players in the field and eight players with a legitimate chance to win. There are no easy outs…
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Ashley’s “Retrograde Analysis”
GM Maurice Ashley speaks on retrograde analysis.Photo by TED-ED (Facebook). GM Maurice Ashley has found his niche as a “chess educator” which is not the run-of-the-mill title for a chess trainer or coach. Ashley is talking chess pedagogy and epistemology these days. In a recent video he speaks on the…
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