Chess

The Next Great Chess Boom Is Here. I was down on my knees before the chess set.

Not out of deference, though I did feel a bit of that. I knelt because Irving Finkel, a board game expert and a curator at the British Museum, which displayed these chess pieces among its extensive collection, suggested that patrons view it that way. “When you look at them, kneel down or crouch in such a way that you can look through the glass straight into their faces and look them in the eye. Magnus Carlsen Won the Chess World Championship Again, but Something Has Changed. Two weeks ago, at a press conference in London, after Round Five of the twelve-round world chess championship, the two competitors, Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen, were asked to name their favorite chess players from the past.

Caruana answered with Bobby Fischer, the brilliant American whose dynamic play unsettled Soviet dominance of the game, at the height of the Cold War. Carlsen gave a different answer: “Probably myself, like, three or four years ago,” he said. Carlsen at twenty-three, the moderator pressed? “Yeah, twenty-three,” Carlsen said, with a nod and a smile. The media members in attendance laughed and applauded. And who could disagree with him? Learning Chess at 40 - Nautilus - Pocket. My 4-year-old daughter and I were deep into a game of checkers one day about three years ago when her eye drifted to a nearby table.

There, a black and white board bristled with far more interesting figures, like horses and castles. “What’s that?” She asked. “Chess,” I replied. “Can we play?” There was just one problem: I didn’t know how. And so I decided I would learn, if only so I could teach my daughter. Unfair advantage? So, time-starved and not wanting to curse my daughter with my ill-formed knowledge, I hired a coach to teach us both.

Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana remain deadlocked after taut Game 7 – as it happened. The players Norway's Magnus Carlsen is defending the world chess championship against Fabiano Caruana of the United States.

The best-of-12-games match is taking place at the College in Holborn between 9 and 28 November, with the winner earning a 60% share of the €1m ($1.14m) prize fund if the match ends in regulation (or 55% if it's decided by tie-break games). Carlsen, 27, has been ranked No 1 for eight straight years and was considered the world’s best player even before he defeated Viswanathan Anand for the title in 2013. Caruana, 26, is ranked No 2, having earned his place at the table by winning the candidates tournament in March.

No American-born player has won or even competed for the world title since Bobby Fischer in 1972. It marks the first title match between the world's top two players since 1990, when Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov faced off for a fifth and final time. Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi. The last American to win the world chess championship was a Brooklyn-bred grandmaster who stunned the world champion and took his title.

The next one may be, too. Beginning this week, Fabiano Caruana, a 26-year-old grandmaster who has spent the last two decades fighting his way up the ranks to reach No. 2 in the world, is expected to lay serious claim to a title that has not been held by an American since Bobby Fischer won it from Boris Spassky in 1972. Caruana will challenge the world’s best player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, at the World Chess Championships in London. They will play 12 matches over the course of three weeks beginning Friday. “I’ve had mediocre years, I’ve had good years,” Caruana said. Pushedpawn.org-notices-ccnotices-p.html.url. Saying No: on not playing in the Pittsburgh Chess League this season for the CMU Tartans - Franklin Chen's grain of sand. Later today, the first round of the 2013-14 season of the Pittsburgh Chess League will start, and I will not be there to play.

Here’s why. Last season Last season, I played in the Pittsburgh Chess League as a member of the CMU Tartans and we won. As I mentioned, out of the six rounds our team played in (one round was a bye for each team), I ended up playing only in the first two of those rounds, the October and November. After that, I simply kept running into trouble: One way or another, I kept on not being up to the prospect of spending up to five hours on a single chess game on a Sunday afternoon from 2 PM to 7 PM. Saying “No” This fall, I made the tough decision to leave the Pittsburgh Chess League, telling CMU Tartans team captain Jeff some weeks ago that I preferred not to be on the roster this year at all, even as an alternate. I’ve had a lifelong difficulty with saying “No”, not only to others but also to myself. Pittsburgh Open 2011 Standings « CCA Chess Tournaments.

2010-12-19. From 'Sis.

Thanks, 'Sis! There are now three "sub-species" of Homo Sapiens that are known to have interbred with each other. Stay tuned. Some day the scientists will actually figure it all out and get it RIGHT... From The New York TimesSiberian Fossils Were Neanderthals’ Eastern Cousins, DNA Reveals By CARL ZIMMER Published: December 22, 2010 An international team of scientists has identified a previously shadowy human group known as the Denisovans as cousins to Neanderthals who lived in Asia from roughly 400,000 to 50,000 years ago and interbred with the ancestors of today’s inhabitants of New Guinea. An international team of scientists has identified a previously shadowy human group known as the Denisovans as cousins to Neanderthals who lived in Asia from roughly 400,000 to 50,000 years ago and interbred with the ancestors of today’s inhabitants of New Guinea.

Pittsburgh Open Chess Tournament - www.pittsburghopen.net. Staunton chess set. The Staunton chess set is composed of a particular type of chess pieces used to play the game of chess. According to the rules of chess, this style is to be used for competitions. Nathaniel Cook is credited with the design, and they are named after Howard Staunton. The first 500 sets were hand signed and numbered by Staunton.[1] This style of set was first made available by Jaques of London in 1849, and they quickly became the standard. French regence chess set. Two Knights Defense. The Two Knights Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 First recorded by Polerio[1] (c. 1550 – c. 1610) in the late 16th century, this line of the Italian Game was extensively developed in the 19th century.

Main variations[edit] 4.Ng5[edit] Siegbert Tarrasch called 4.Ng5 a "duffer's move" (ein richtiger Stümperzug) and Panov called it "primitive", but this attack on f7 practically wins a pawn by force. 4...Nxe4?! 4...Nxe4?! Chess News, Chess Programs, Databases - Play Chess Online. Chess Tactics. The Pushed Pawn You have to fight for your right to play chess. Pennsylvania Chess Clubs. Chess Quotes On Losing. Chess piece. Chess pieces, or chessmen, are the pieces deployed on a chessboard for playing the game of chess.

The pieces vary in how they move on the board, giving them different values in the game. For a standard chess game each player starts with: One player is referred to as "White" and the other as "Black" (see White and Black in chess). To distinguish between the two, the black pieces are darker than the white pieces. Their colors need not be black and white, but will each normally be a uniform color. Terminology[edit] Staunton chess set. The Best Chess Game Ever Played. First of all, let me assure you that I am not discontinuing my 'classical games' series.

As a matter of fact, this is a continuation of our journey through the classics. But the game I am going to present today is so beautiful and instructive that I decided to devote a whole article to it. Also I need to make a disclaimer in anticipation of your possible objections. When we talk about the best or most beautiful things it is always a matter of taste. You ask 10 people to name the most beautiful painting ever produced and the chances are you'll get 10 different answers. Chess Tactics. Continental Chess Tournaments. When Is the Right Time to Resign? Paul asked: