London Chess Classic 2010 starts on Wednesday

Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010

Hi Everyone,

Don't get so lost in the Women's World Chess Championship 2010 in Antakya, Turkey! Take out some time for the men please!


Classic - Live List and FIDE List

LIVE - 05 Dec 2010				FIDE - 01 Nov 2010
Carlsen	2812	1		Anand	2804	1
Anand	2808.4	2		Carlsen	2802	2
Kramnik	2786.2	4		Kramnik	2791	4
Nakamura	2748.2	10		Nakamura	2741	15
Adams	2728	17		Adams	2723	22
Short	2680	58		Short	2680	58
McShane	2645	100		McShane	2645	100
Howell	2611	178		Howell	2611	178
	2727.35				2724.62

And, these gentlemen are going to brave the -2 degrees Centigrade to play the London Chess Classic 2010 beginning on Wednesday. Tomorrow - on Tuesday - is the press conference and drawing of lots at the Olympia Conference Centre.

There is also the buzz that none other than Gary Kasparov will be visiting the London Chess Classic 2010 on December 15 - the day of the seventh and last round. He will be in the commentary room!

Here is a nice puzzle from the official website dedicated to this year's Chess Classic. You'll find the solution at the website.

White to play and draw

An original composition by Yochana Afek. Yochanan is an Israeli chess player, composer, trainer and arbiter. He is the only person to possess international titles at four different facets of chess, being an International Master, International Master of the chess compositions, International Arbiter and International Arbiter of the chess compositions.

So, do get ready for some bilocation - Antakya and London!



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