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Posted in ChessBase on Окт 31, 2009
31.10.2009
– Daniel Stellwagen had fought bravely for 69 grueling moves. On move 70 the Dutch GM played the only rook move that lost him a drawn position. Azeri Vugar Gashimov seized the chance and won [...]
Posted in ChessBase on Окт 27, 2009
27.10.2009
– First, at 20:00h CET, IM Merijn van Delft, the author of a new book on chess training, begins with a series of lectures on recent grandmaster games. At 9 p.m. ET (02:00 a.m. CET) FM Dennis Monokroussos takes a look at "high-level chess at its worst real lowlights of the professional chess scene, with moves and other screw-ups you expect from club players." Free for Premium members.
Everyone is invited to join this weekly training hour on Wednesday evening.
Together we will have a look at the most recent grandmaster games. Recurring
themes during our analyses and discussions are the latest opening developments
and how to work on your own chess.
A word about myself: I was born (March 13, 1979) and raised in Apeldoorn, The
Netherlands. In 1995 I won the Dutch U16 Championship and played the European
Championship in Poland and the World Championship in Brasil. In 1998 I moved
to Amsterdam to study psychology and had a great time there. In 2003 I met my
wife Evi Zickelbein and ever since we've been living together in Hamburg, Germany.
In 2004 I made both master titles: one at the university and one in chess. Since
2005 I've been working fulltime in the chess world: training, coaching, writing,
organizing and still actively playing myself. By now I have about fifteen years
of experience as a chess trainer. Together with my dad I wrote a book
about chess training (Schaaktalent Ontwikkelen), of which the Dutch
version is already available and the English
version will follow April 2010.
IM Merijn van Delft's lecture starts at 20:00h Central European Time (Berlin,
Paris, Rome), which translates to 19:00h London. You can find the times for
different locations in the world at World
Time and Date. Exact times for most larger cities are .
The lecture is in the "Broadcast" room of Playchess. It is free for
Premium Playchess members (50 Ducats for others).
Most of the games we cover on our weekly show present chess at its finest,
but it's entertaining and salutary to have an occasional look at high-level
chess at its worst. So I've dug up some real lowlights of the professional chess
scene for your amusement, with moves and other screw-ups you might expect from
club players having a bad day.
It's not impossible that we'll learn something from these horrors, but the
real point is enjoyment, and a reminder of our common humanity in all its limited
glory. (Sometimes very limited.) So join me on this trip to the chessic banana
peel, won't you? The show will start at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday night (that's
2 a.m. CET Thursday morning), and is free to all Premium members. Hope to see
you there!
Dennis Monokroussos'
lectures begin on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST, which translates to 02:00h
GMT, 03:00 Paris/Berlin, 13:00h Sydney (on Thursday). Other time zones
can be found at the bottom of this page. You can use Fritz or any Fritz-compatible
program (Shredder, Junior, Tiger, Hiarcs) to follow the lectures, or download
a .
You can find the times for different locations in the world at World
Time and Date. Exact times for most larger cities are .
And you can watch older lectures by Dennis Monokroussos offline in
the Chess Media System room of Playchess:
Enter the above archive room and click on "Games" to see the lectures.
Monokroussos in Mexico: World Championship 2007
Dennis Monokroussos is 43, lives in South Bend, IN, where
he teaches chess and has worked as an adjunct professor of philosophy at the
University of Notre Dame and Indiana University-South Bend.
At one time he was one of the strongest juniors in the U.S. and has reached
a peak rating of 2434 USCF, but several long breaks from tournament play have
made him rusty. He is now resuming tournament chess in earnest, hoping to reach
new heights.
Dennis has been working as a chess teacher for ten years now, giving lessons
to adults and kids both in person and on the internet, worked for a number of
years for New York’s Chess In The Schools program, where he was one of
the coaches of the 1997-8 US K-8 championship team from the Bronx, and was very
active in working with many of CITS’s most talented juniors.
When Dennis Monokroussos presents a game, there are usually two main areas
of focus: the opening-to-middlegame transition and the key moments of the middlegame
(or endgame, when applicable). With respect to the latter, he attempts to present
some serious analysis culled from his best sources (both text and database),
which he has checked with his own efforts and then double-checked with his chess
software.
LinksThe lectures are broadcast live on the chess server . |
Posted in ChessBase on Окт 27, 2009
27.10.2009
– The Azeris, led by Teimour Radjabov, have won five matches and drawn one to take a two-point lead in the European Team Championship. In the women's section Russia has caught Georgia, with both teams [...]
Posted in ChessBase on Окт 26, 2009
26.10.2009
– For twelve years now Boris Kutin has ruled over the ECU. Now he is being challenged by a new candidate, the very dynamic President of the Turkish Chess Federation Ali Nihat Yazici, who will be up for election next year during the Olympiad in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. "ANY" outlined his goals and presidential intention at his editorial campaign launch in Novi Sad.
The ECU delegates were hosted to a reception in the Titov Salon of the Park
Hotel in Novi Sad, where the Turkish Federation President explained clearly
his reasons for running as well as started his electoral campaign with the basis
of his vision for the ECU.
Dear Friends,
Ladies and gentlemen, I am very proud to have you here as my distinguished
guests. I am happy you accepted my invitation, thank you very much. I have to
thank the President of Europe, Mr. Boris Kutin, for all the work he has done
for last twelve years for Europe. Also I thank him for coming to our party.
I am so happy to be among so many friends.
Current European Chess Union President Boris Kutin, rival Ali Nihat Yazici
Dear Friends, I believe strongly in democracy. A democracy which was born in
Europe. A democracy which gives an opportunity for change. A change which will
give Europe, a young, dynamic, experienced team and which opens its arms to
everybody.
Dear Friends, now it is time for me to declare my candidacy for presidency
of European Chess Union.
I am candidate because, I believe in building closer relationships between
rich, poor, strong, weak, big and small federations. We must work all together
to build a stronger Europe.
I am candidate, because it is time to make revolution in the way we are thinking
and working. Such as website, organisations, collaboration training camps, communication,
assistant for chess in school programs for each country.
I am candidate because we must respect our players, who are our heroes. Without
them the game cannot exist. It is our object to create a strong continent, where
all our eminent players have professional carrier with satisfactory financial
conditions.
I am candidate because we have a responsibility to create a professional and
transparent organisation. We will open up all boards for attendance of any member
federation, and the decision making process in general will be transparent.
I am candidate because results are what matter most. I believe strongly that
Europe should have big sponsors, a healthy financial balance sheet, professional
stuff, and offices which European chess union will own.
Dear friends, I promise you we will achieve all the above with a roadmap will
be built together with your contribution. We are opening our arms to anybody
who wishes to work with us to collaborate, exchange ideas, opinions so that
we can make Europe a stronger continent.
Thank you everybody, have fun and enjoy the evening.
Horst Metzing, Germany, ECU General Secretary; Sava Stoisavljevic, International
Arbiter and ECU Tournament Director; Dr. Peter Rajsanyi, FIDE PR Director; Kurt
Gretener, ECU Treasurer; Damir Levacic, ECU Board Member.
Kuvay Sanli, Vice President of the Turkish Chess Federation; Ali Nihat Yazici,
President of the TCF; Ion Dobronauteanu, Romanian Chess Federation President;
Georgios Makropoulos, Deputy President of FIDE.
Per Ofstad, ECU Senior Chess Director; Boris Kutin, Almog Burnstein, Israeli
delegate; Ali Nihat Yazici
Boris Kutin, GM Miso Cebalo (Croatia), Ali Nihat Yazici
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Yazici: 'Law is just and justice prevails' 28.04.2009 A year and a half ago the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, Ali Nihat Yazici, invited Boris Kutin, the President of the European Chess Union to resign. The reason: the ECU was preventing Turkey from staging three major European Chess events. The matter went to arbitration, and now the court in Lausanne has decided in favour of the Turks with dramatic consequences. |
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Turkish Chess Federation sues the European Chess Union 12.10.2007 Turkey is a hotbed of chess development, and has one of the wealthiest and most active chess federations in the world. In 2009 the TCF was set to stage three major European events. After their efforts were thwarted by the European Chess Union the TCF has decided to sue, and are demanding the resignation of the ECU president. Press release. |
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The ECU and Boris Kutin reply to Eric van den Doel 25.04.2007 In our final report on the European Championship we mentioned the fact that there were some serious complaints launched by players, most relevantly by GM Erik van den Doel and published on the ACP web site, regarding what Doel calls "the disappearance of money." Now the president of the European Chess Union, Boris Kutin, sent us his reply to the accusations. |
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Four more years Yazici reelected TCF President 09.11.2008 Obama won on Tuesday (if you were following the news), and on Saturday the General Congress of the Turkish Chess Federation voted to keep incumbent President Ali Nihat Yazici in office for another term. Yazici beat off a strong challenge by a group led by the sports administrator Veli Ozan Çakir and supported by the country's first and only native GM Suat Atalik. Pictorial report. |
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1.1 million Euro Chess Center in Turkey 20.07.2006 Which is the fastest growing chess federation in the world? FIDE officers debated this for years, but now all discussion has ended. It is the Turkish Chess Federation, which increased its membership from 3000 to 150,000 in six years, and installed 12,000 chess teachers in schools. Now the TCF has moved into spanking new quarters in downtown Ankara. |
Posted in ChessBase on Окт 25, 2009
25.10.2009
– Once again modern communications technology struck: in the match Bulgaria vs England GM Alexander Delchev's cellphone went off, leading to an immediate forfeit of the game (watch it on video!). Earlier a player had [...]
