Chess Life Online: Chess
Life Online is our weekly news column covering events on
the international chess scene as well as US Chess
Federation news. It also includes Chess
Buzz, the lighter side of the news.
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Chess Life Online: Chess
Life Online is our weekly news column covering events on
the international chess scene as well as US Chess
Federation news. It also includes Chess
Buzz, the lighter side of the news. |
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This page is updated weekly to help chess enthusiasts keep up with the latest news on U.S. players and major events. |
Recent World NewsPolanica Zdroj Tournament Underway
FIDE World Champion Anatoly Karpov, WCC Challenger Shirov, and other top Grandmasters, including Ivanchuk, Leko, Rublevsky, Oll, Krasenkow and Gelfand are competing in a Category XVII event in Poland. IM Macieja and IM Markowski, both of Poland, round out the field. After 6 rounds, two-thirds of the way through the 9 round event, Gelfand leads the field by half a point. For more information, see the official site in Polish.
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[Event "Rubenstein 1998"] Anand Wins Rapid Tournament GM Anand, the Challenger in last year's FIDE World Championship, took first place at the G/25 tournament in Villarobledo, Spain, this week. The tournament offered 9 games in two days! Javier Moreno of Argentina was second, follow by six grandmasters (including Kramnik) and an international master at 7 points. Games, information (in Spanish), and photos are available at the official site. Chess Under the Big Top!. The 1998 Harplinge Chess and Music Festival is staging its open tournament in a bona fide circus tent. Meanwhile, Grandmasters Curt Hansen (Denmark), Joel Lautier (France), Emil Sutovsky (Israel), Julian Hodgson (England), John Emms (England), Evgenij Agrest (Sweden) and Tom Wedberg (Sweden) put on a show of their own in the invitational. The site includes some excellent interviews with the players on their view of top-flight chess. the official site in English and Swedish. Spanish Chess Championship. In Spain, GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba won the national Championship for the second time. He earned the title on tiebreaks agains IM Francisco Vallejo Pons--who had his 16th birthday during the event! Games, information (in Spanish), and photos are available at the official site.
French Chess Championship. Meanwhile, another young sensation, 15 year old Etienne Bacrot, 2555, (who at 14 was the world's youngest Grandmaster) is tied for first at the French Championship after 10 rounds of 16. GM Dorfman (2585) is a half point back. Kevin O'Connell and Francis Meinsohn provide news coverage. Games, information (in French and English), and photos are available at the official site.
Recent USA NewsUS News Briefs1998 Delegates Meeting The 1998 Delegates Meeting was held at the same time as the Cardoza US Open in Hawaii. The Unofficial Summary has been posted in the governance area.
Editor's Note
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In Europe, IM Francisco Vallejo Pons celebrated his 16th birthday with a tie in the Spanish Championship--but lost the title on tie-breaks to GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba. GM Etienne Bacrot hopes to do a bit better in France, where he leads the championship at the 3/4 mark. 
