Archive for January, 2000
15th European Chess Team Championship
G?teborg is the second largest city of Sweden with some 500.000 inhabitants and situated at the westcoast in the heart of the exotic Scandinavia! At this time, June-August, G?teborg is a fantastic tourist city with shops, parks, sports events, entertainment in 5-10 minutes walking distance from the CHESS-CENTRE. It’s summertime and we can almost promise [...]
Cheating in chess? Legalize it!
The future of chess may have been on display at an Internet tournament last weekend. The tournament was similar to other online events except that players were encouraged to consult friends and computer programs for advice. In other words, what would be considered cheating in most tournaments was perfectly acceptable in this “Freestyle” event.
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Anand wants chess in Olympics
Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand has his eyes fixed on the upcoming Fide World Championships in Argentina in September. “It is going to be very tough as only top eight players are participating in the championship. With the top players mostly draw against each other, it is a fight between the equals,” said Anand.
Seminar “How to use MonRoi devices”
Organizers, being interested in the MonRoi Grand Prix 2007, have been asked (Circular Letter No. 12) to send their applications to the ECU office in Berlin (Germany). In order to facilitate smooth implementation of the MonRoi system in the Grand Prix tournaments a workshop for organizers will be held in Berlin from 1 to 3 [...]
Nigel Short called for abolition of chess titles
According to reports from India, EU chess champion and defending Commonwealth champion Nigel Short called for the abolition of the titles in chess like “Grand Master” and “International Master”.
During a pre-tournament press conference before the Commonwealth Chess Championship in Mumbai (November 20-29, 2006) Short said on November 18: “My personal opinion is to do away [...]