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Scholastic Chess GatewayScholastic Chess GatewayThis Scholastic Chess blog is dedicated to providing a gateway to chess tournaments, clubs, instruction and useful websites for school-age chess players and their families throughout the United States. If you're a chess enthusiast or the parent, coac 
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Kramnik - Morozevich Annotated x 3
2007-09-18 05:39:00 In round 2 of the current world chess championship, Vladimir Kramnik defeated Alexander Morozevich with the use of a piece sacrifice. Three annotated reviews of the game are available: 1) Malcolm Pein at the Telegraph 2) Boris Schipkov at www.chessib.com 3) Susan Polgar at her blog More About: Anno
New Scholastic Chess ChessCafe column online!
2007-09-12 08:03:00 WFM Abby MarshallPhoto: Elizabeth Vicary My September Scholastic Chess ChessCafe column is now available here. This month, Abby Marshall annotates her three victories over masters at the recent U.S. Open. We also extend our congratulations to Alisa Melekhina, who has now achieved national master status. More About: Online , Column
Review of San Luis 2005
2007-09-12 08:00:00 For the next few days, you can read my ChessCafe review of the excellent book San Luis 2005, the tournament book from the 2005 FIDE world championship. More About: Review
Instructive Endgame Video
2007-09-07 15:59:00 The Saavedra Position, with White to move and win ChessVideo s.tv presents an entertaining and instructive four-minute endgame analysis of the "Saavedra Position." The ChessVideos.tv home page is well worth exploring for a wide variety of videos, all completely free of charge. More About: Endgame
Interview with Veselin Topalov
2007-09-07 15:38:00 Photo: ChessBase Hanon Russell has published a one-on-one interview with former world champion Veselin Topalov, in the ChessCafe Skittles Room. Topalov describes his early years in chess, how he came to team up with his manager Silvio Danailov, and doesn't sidestep numerous questions from Hanon about his 2006 match with Kramnik in Elista. Topalov's new book has just come out, entitled More About: Interview , Palo
Review: Grandmaster Chess Move by Move
2007-08-30 14:59:00 Grandmaster Chess Move by Move, by GM John Nunn, 2005 Gambit Publications, Figurine Algebraic Notation, paperback, 285 pp. On the publisher information page immediately prior to the Table of Contents, it is quietly noted that this book was edited by Graham Burgess and typeset by John Nunn. I would surmise that seldom will you find the author of a book and its typesetter to be one and the same. More About: Review , Mast , Aster
GM Maurice Ashley Simultaneous Exhibition
2007-08-23 07:28:00 Wednesday evening, August 22, 2007, St. Louis welcomed GM Maurice Ashley to town. The nation's only African-American grandmaster comes to St. Louis pretty much annually and typically provides a simul when he's here. Maurice Ashley instructing the audience Last year, Maurice went 30-0 against his opposition. This year, 21 players signed up to play him, including about half a dozen kids. The More About: Simultaneous , Exhibition , Exhibit
An Appreciation of Chess Complexity
2007-08-21 02:58:00 Even an experienced chess player can be amazed at the complexity of his or her favorite game. I somewhat randomly picked up a copy of New in Chess from 2006 and came across a review of David Shenk's The Immortal Game. The reviewer, GM Jonathan Rowson, provides this excerpt from the book: It starts out so simply: In the first move, White is limited to twenty options. Black has the same twenty More About: Appreciation , Lexi , Reci
Laptop on the Blink!
2007-08-12 05:22:00 Well, I haven't been able to post regularly in awhile, since my laptop has been quite sick. I'm hopeful that Dell can bring it back to life soon. In the meantime, don't miss my latest Scholastic Chess column at ChessCafe. It includes a number of interesting games, in particular the eighth-round game from the 2007 U.S. Women's Championship between Alisa Melekhina and Elizabeth Vicary. What is More About: Laptop , Blink
U.S. Chess School Holds 4th Session
2007-07-31 08:00:00 Back : Victor Shen, Christian Tanaka, Alec Getz, Michael Lee, GM Gregory KaidanovFront: Brian Luo, Aleksander Ostrovskiy, Daniel Naroditsky, Darwin Yang Greg Shahade's U.S. Chess School held its fourth session July 23-27, 2007 in Lexington, Kentucky. This remarkable school provides a week of intensive instruction with GM Gregory Kaidanov, at no cost to the participants. It is designed to assist More About: Holds
IM Irina Krush - 2007 U.S. Women's Champion!
2007-07-20 22:56:00 It went down to the wire, but in the end, IM Irina Krush stood alone atop the ten-player field to claim the title of 2007 U.S. Women's Chess Cham pion . In the nine-round event, she won five games and drew her remaining four, for a total of 7 points. WGM Katerina Rohonyan was the only other undefeated player, finishing a half-point behind Irina, and tied with IM Anna Zatonskih, last year's Women's More About: Hampi , Champ
2007 U.S. Women's Championship - Final Day!
2007-07-20 18:53:00 As this is written, the 2007 U.S. Women's Chess Cham pion ship is in its final round. It has been an exciting tournament, with relatively few draws and several twists and turns on the "leaderboard." Going into the final round, here are the standings: 1-2) Irina Krush, Katerina Rohonyan (6 points) 3) Anna Zatonskih (5.5 points) 4-5) Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, Tsagaan Battsetseg (4.5) 6-8) Camilla More About: Final , Fina
The Women Are Decisive
2007-07-18 23:22:00 After five rounds of the 2007 U.S. Women 's Championship, 25 games have been played. Only seven have been draws. Round two saw four of the five games drawn, but in rounds three through five, 13 of 15 games have been decisive. Currently, Katerina Rohonyan holds the lead with 4 points, with Irina Krush and Tsagaan Battsetseg a half-point behind. See the official website for games, photos and news. More About: The Women
2007 U.S. Women's Championship Update
2007-07-18 17:59:00 Four rounds of the nine-round championship have been completed. Each game is at a time control of game/120, with 30-second increments added per move. Here are the current standings: 1) Tsagaan Battsetseg, 3.5 points/4 2-3) Anna Zatonskih and Katerina Rohonyan, 3 points 4-5) Irina Krush and Camilla Baginskaite, 2.5 points 6) Batchimeg Tuvshintugs, 2 points 7-8) Alisa Melekhina and Elizabeth More About: Championship , Update , Champion , Cham , Hampi
Two Rounds Complete at 2007 U.S. Women's Championship
2007-07-17 07:42:00 It's a round robin tournament for the ten players involved, and after the initial two rounds, the standings are as follows: 4 players have a score of 1.5/2: Anna Zatonskih Camilla Baginskaite Katerina Rohonyan Tsagaan Battsetseg 3 players are at 1.0/2: Irina Krush Batchimeg Tuvshintugs Elizabeth Vicary Tatev Abrahamyan and Alisa Melekhina have 0.5 points, and Chouchanik Airapetian is at 0/2, More About: Championship , Complete , Champion , Cham , Hampi
2007 U.S. Women's Championship Begins Today
2007-07-16 21:31:00 The 2007 Frank Berry U.S. Women's Chess Cham pion ship opens today in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The players include: IM Irina Krush (USCF 2497) IM Anna Zatonskih (2491) WGM Camilla Baginskaite (2361) WGM Katerina Rohonyan (2304) WIM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (2275) WFM Tatev Abrahamyan (2258) WIM Tsagaan Battsetseg (2234) WFM Alisa Melekhina (2168) WFM Chouchanik Airapetian (2157) WFM Elizabeth Vicary ( More About: Today , Hampi
A Conversation With Josh Waitzkin
2007-07-11 05:46:00 My latest Scholastic Chess column is now available at ChessCafe. The entire column is devoted to the topic of Josh Wait zkin. We talk about the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, about Josh’s new book The Art of Learning, what he’s doing now, and what the future may hold for him. More About: Conversation
Kasparov vs. Karpov
2007-07-11 05:19:00 GM Yasser Seirawan annotates one of the many Kasparov -Karpov clashes in his July ChessCafe Inside Chess column. He looks at their 1992 Linares contest in which Karpov as Black defends with a Caro-Kann and Kasparov attacks (what else is new?) as White. More About: Spar
2007 Canadian Youth Chess Championships
2007-07-05 08:21:00 Photo: MonRoi The 2007 Canadian Youth Chess Champion ships are underway in Ottawa, Ontario. The seven-round event is divided into separate boys and girls divisions, each with the following sections: Under 8 Under 10 Under 12 Under 14 Under 16 Under 18 Additional information is available at the MonRoi page for this tournament. It concludes Friday, July 6, 2007.
The Art of Learning - a Review
2007-07-04 07:09:00 My review of Josh Waitzkin's phenomenal book The A rt of Learning is now online at ChessCafe. This review will be at that page for about a week. It is also, however, permanently archived here. More About: Review , The Art , Earning
2007 World Open
2007-07-03 05:06:00 I saw that 2006 U.S. Cadet (Under 16) champion and 2007 U.S. Junior Champion Marc Tyler Arnold (2335) stands in 48th place, out of 73 players after four rounds of the 2007 World Open , Open section. Looks like he's having a so-so tournament? Not exactly. Round 1: He faced GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2611) and drew. Round 2: He faced U.S. Champion GM Alexander Shabalov (2671) and drew. Round 3:
2007 U.S. Women's Championship Field is Set
2007-07-01 07:44:00 As reported at Chess Life Online, the 2007 U.S. Women's Cham pion ship lineup has been finalized and will consist of the following ten players: IM Irina Krush (USCF 2497) IM Anna Zatonskih (2491) WGM Camilla Baginskaite (2361) WGM Katerina Rohonyan (2304) WIM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (2275) WFM Tatev Abrahamyan (2258) WIM Tsagaan Battsetseg (2234) WFM Alisa Melekhina (2168) WFM Chouchanik Airapetian ( More About: Field , Hampi
Problem 50
2007-06-27 07:08:00 It is White to move in this game from the 1986 Ukrainian Championship. IM Igor Khmelnitsky has the White pieces - how did he force Black's resignation? Click here for the elegant but simple solution. More About: Problem
The Results Are In!
2007-06-27 05:58:00 It took a little while, but the final standings of the 2007 U.S. Junior Open have been posted. Brian Goldstein and Edward Lu finished in a tie for first, with 4.5 points in the six-round event. Brian narrowly beat out Edward in tiebreak points. Mat Prilleltensky came in third a half-point behind. More About: Results , Result
IM Igor Khmelnitsky on Back Rank Mates
2007-06-26 08:10:00 Chessville has published a brief article from IM Igor Khmelnitsky warning of the dangers of back rank mates. He provides four relevant examples. It might take only five minutes to read the article, but it will be five minutes well spent. More About: Rank , Back
2007 U.S. Blind Chess Championship
2007-06-26 07:15:00 This press release was received from the United States Chess Federation: Jeffrey B. Siebrandt Wins Sixth U.S. Blind Chess Cham pion ship Title! (Crossville, TN) USCF Chess organizer Rick Varchetto ran USCF's 2007 U.S. Blind Chess Championship in Buckhannon, West Virginia. Play concluded June 23 with Jeffrey B. Siebrandt claiming his U.S. Blind Chess Champion title for the sixth time! The four
New Chess Blog
2007-06-26 07:00:00 Dr. Daaim Shabazz of The Chess Drum website has begun a companion chess blog, with daily posts thus far. His website, by the way, has an extensive game library worth visiting. More About: Blog
And the Winner Is ... ???
2007-06-26 06:03:00 The 2007 U.S. Junior Open concluded Sunday afternoon, June 24, but the final round results have yet to be posted more than 24 hours later, and an e-mail I sent requesting a final crosstable has not yet been answered. Heading into the final round, Brian Goldstein held a slim half-point lead over Edward Lu. According to the MonRoi site, Goldstein drew his last-round game, but they don't show Lu's More About: Winner
2007 U.S. Junior Open Underway
2007-06-22 14:13:00 It might better be termed the 2007 Florida Junior Open with its overwhelming preponderance of players from Florida, but the 2007 U.S. Junior Open gets underway today in Tampa, Florida. The preliminary list of participants can be found here. More About: Under
Evan Ju - 2007 U.S. Cadet Champion
More articles from this author:2007-06-22 13:57:00 Warren Harper (left) and Evan Ju (right) Photo: Jon Haskel and Chess Life Online On the strength of better tiebreak points, Evan Ju has won the 2007 U.S. Cade t (Under 16) Cham pion ship, with 7 points in the ten-round event. Tied at 7 points was Warren Harper, who was awarded second place. At the mid-point of the tournament, Harper had only amassed two points out of a possible five, but then More About: Hampi 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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