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Monday, December 6, 2010

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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1 comment:

  1. Saira Fernando, MadridDecember 6, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Golly how to figure out what matches will take place at what time i will have to have two computers running at same time. This is the best chess season ever.

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