• Queen`s Indian Defense: Bishops and an "Indian defense"

    Updated: 2012-08-31 18:05:54
    The QID(Queen`s Indian Def.) is played by the moves d4,Nf6,c4,e6,Nf3,b6. This opening is a solid defense to the QP game. Now, we are about to move onto lines in the QID. Here they are: g3 Bb7-old main line g3 Ba6-modern main line a3- Petrosian...

  • Deep Blue vs Kasparov and Deep Fritz vs Kramnik: Man vs Machine

    Updated: 2012-08-31 15:07:14
    Today,I`m about to show you videos on some games against computers.   thx for viewing!

  • Puzzle

    Updated: 2012-08-31 15:04:11
    One of my favorite puzzles.   The question is whether this position can be arrived at by legal chess moves. Have a think.

  • 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #3

    Updated: 2012-08-31 14:19:41
    Top Boards (Open) Slovakia 2-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Venezuela ½-3½ United States Faroe Islands ½-3½ Azerbaijan France 2½-1½ Bulgaria England 3-1 Cuba Ukraine 2½-1½ Israel Armenia 2½-1½ Spain Slovenia 1-3 India Iran 0-4 Germany Romania 1-3 China Hikaru Nakamura is on a mission. Photo by David Llada. The plot is thickening as the titans are [...]

  • Bayshore Chess Club

    Updated: 2012-08-31 14:04:23
    Last night, I attended the Bayshore Chess Club, located at the Bayshore-Brightwaters Public Library. The library is small but very elegant, and the club itself is a relax environment with some good players and nice people. The free coffee and prox...

  • A new book is born!

    Updated: 2012-08-31 13:19:45
    Hello everyone! I am happy to announce that my first book is printed. There I offer a complete opening repertoire against 1.d4 based on the Benko gambit. I tried to analyze all White's major possibilities including 2.Nc3 or Zukertort sytem. You c...

  • Back from Hiatus

    Updated: 2012-08-31 13:11:30
    It's been a long while since my last blog post; this is result of both being busy with work and other obligations, as well as a desire not to broadcast over the web my tournament games in advance of the 2012 Manhattan Open. I played in both the L...

  • Chasing a poor Monarch 1

    Updated: 2012-08-31 10:28:55
    The King is the most important piece in the game of chess, as the whole game depends on his destiny. During the game he usually remains well hidden and protected, coming out from his shleter in the endgame, when he battles to the very end of a gam...

  • My games in chess.com #6

    Updated: 2012-08-31 10:13:06
    I'm looking forward to improving my chess level, so please, help me! :) This 5 0 game isn't the best, but it might be interesting to learn. What do you think about it? Would you have played like me?   Comments and suggestions are welcome!

  • PUZZLE

    Updated: 2012-08-31 10:11:01

  • Happy Belated Birthday Christy Lamiel

    Updated: 2012-08-31 10:02:10
    Happy Belated Birthday Christy Lamiel, a photo by gilachess on Flickr.

  • Rapid Team dispute.

    Updated: 2012-08-31 09:56:14
    Rapid Team dispute., a photo by gilachess on Flickr. Settled amicably..

  • Smile!

    Updated: 2012-08-31 09:45:46
    Smile!, a photo by gilachess on Flickr.

  • Exactly one year ago

    Updated: 2012-08-31 09:20:03
    Exactly one year ago, a photo by gilachess on Flickr.

  • GilaChess vs AMS

    Updated: 2012-08-31 09:03:37
    GilaChess vs AMS, a photo by gilachess on Flickr.

  • FM Christi Hon @ DATMO

    Updated: 2012-08-31 08:24:50
    FM Christi Hon @ DATMO, a photo by gilachess on Flickr.

  • R3: Malaysian Women beat Bolivia 3-1

    Updated: 2012-08-31 05:56:53
    A very good R3 for Malaysian Team both Men and Women. Happy Merdeka day !!! Link to games:- http://www.chessolympiadistanbul.com/livegames/games.php?section=1&round=3&match=36

  • Malaysia in fighting form–holds Egypt 2-2

    Updated: 2012-08-31 02:30:26
    The Egyptians were definitely much stronger on paper with an average rating of 2531 but lower rated Malaysia defeated their two strongest on board 1 and 2. Mok and Yee Weng delivered the killing blows taking down 2 GMs (!!) while Li Tian and Zhuo Ren went down fighting on 3rd and 4th board respectively. [...]

  • Youngest DATMO competitor

    Updated: 2012-08-30 04:55:03
    Playing in the Swensen event in the Under 8 category she is only 4+ years old !!

  • Some pictures from DATMO

    Updated: 2012-08-30 01:47:30
    Crucial final round game for Fool Gone Mad team where IM Jimmy Liew playing Black scored a win over IM Emmanuel Senador who got a GM norm from DATMO 2 years ago. Fool Gone Mad finished as Best Malaysian Team.   Team GilaChess back again after 2 years being absent from the Merdeka Team. This [...]

  • 2012 Chess Olympiad: Round #2

    Updated: 2012-08-30 01:23:02
    Top Boards (Open) Qatar 1-3 Ukraine USA 3½-½ Lithuania Azerbaijan 3½-½ Ireland Peru ½-3½ France India 3-1 Turkey 2016 Cuba 3½-½ ICSC Costa Rica 0-4 Poland Greece 1-3 Russia China 3½-½ Italy England 2½-1½ Brazil Full Results Modiakhi had just played 53.Qc8 attacking the rook. Perhaps with time running low, Ivanchuk blundered with 53…Rc6?? and [...]

  • 2012 Chess Olympiad: A Turkish Welcome

    Updated: 2012-08-28 06:12:53
    The audience got an entertaining display of folkloric dance. Photos by David Llada, Anastasiya Karlovich for chessdom.com. The 2012 Chess Olympiad has already broken records for attendance with 158 teams registered for the marquee chess event. At the Opening Ceremonies of the 40th Chess Olympiad Games, there was the posting of the Turkish national flag, [...]

  • 2012 Chess Olympiad (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Updated: 2012-08-25 01:33:25
    Chess Fans & Supporters, The time has come! The premier chess tournament is here! More than 160 federations are expected to trek across the globe to partake in this two-week festival. Many of the top players will be defending their flags and it is expected to be a competitive fight for the team medals. The [...]

  • Predictions for the 2012 Chess Olympiad

    Updated: 2012-08-23 14:36:40
    The 2012 Chess Olympiad hosted by the Turkish Chess Federation hopes to keep the Olympic spirit going in the aftermath of the London Games. The tournament will boast a record-breaking number of federations participating with over 160 nations registered. While most of the top guns will be present in Istanbul, we will have to wait [...]

  • Botswana Olympiad “Send Off”

    Updated: 2012-08-21 21:06:37
    Greetings, Botswana Chess Federation (BCF) wishes to extend invitation to you media house for the sending off of the Senior National Team on the 23rd August 2012 at Yarona Country Lodge, time is 5pm. Please join us as we will be announcing the Men’s and Women’s team that will be leaving for Istanbul, Turkey to [...]

  • Kasparov beaten up… again!

    Updated: 2012-08-21 04:02:21
    Kasparov being roughed up by Russian Police. Former World Champion Garry Kasparov was manhandled by Russian police officers during a protest of the Pussy Riot trial. Kasparov was not officially taking part in the protest, but his fame preceded him in more ways that one. He has become notorious as a staunch opponent of Vladimir [...]

  • Chess Olympiad coming!

    Updated: 2012-08-18 00:49:31
    The 40th Chess Olympiad will commence August 27th in Istanbul, Turkey. More than 160 nations will travel to the history country in the aftermath of the Olympic Games in London, England. Anticipating the largest Olympiad in history, Turkey last held the Olympiad in 2002 and hopes to be better than the last version in the [...]

  • New in Chess (2012/5)

    Updated: 2012-08-12 16:26:37
    Magnus Carlsen is on the cover of yet another issue of New in Chess as the magazine has made him the “cover boy” once again. Perhaps it helps sales as well. Carlsen’s victory at the 2012 Tal Memorial is the latest in the seemingly endless headline stories about the Norwegian phenom. These accounts are almost [...]

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