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Atticus Video
Aljazeera reporter Riz Khan spoke to World Chess Champion Viswanathan in
his One on One show on 10th April 2010.
Part 1 of 2
Part 2 of 2
Rds 5&6, Divisions 1,2 & 3,
February 20th 2010, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, LE10 3JA.
Click for pictures.
8th Gibtelecom Chess
Festival,
Gibraltar,
Tues 26 Jan - Thur 4 Feb
2010
For the first couple of days the weather was wet and stormy with low
temperatures (3 dec C) but it cleared and from day three onwards was
very much like you would expect to have in the UK in early-mid May.
Video (1) is from round 1 of the Masters; video (2) is from the
Challenger A section, also round 1.
Zeljka Malobabic's Video (Monroi rep.
and official Gibtelecom photographer)
This video features many of
the top players in action, plus scenes from the
fun blitz competitions and the commentary room.
Blackpool Open 2008 (1/4),
Round 5.
Samuel Franklin 2001 (ENG) v Mike Surtees
(ENG) 2196 (black pieces).
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Blackpool Open 2008 (2/4),
Round 5.
Alex Nisbet (SCO) 1972
(left) v Callum Kilpatrick (ENG) 2201.
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Blackpool Open 2008 (3/4),
Round 5.
left: Tristan Cox 2151 (ENG) v IM Nicolai Pedersen
2415 (DEN) Part 1
.
Blackpool Open 2008 (4/4),
Round 5.
left: Tristan Cox 2151 (ENG) v IM Nicolai Pedersen
2415 (DEN) Part 2
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Bobby Fischer tribute
.
The match
with Spassky
.
In Iceland
1972
.
Short
interview then playing Tal
.
Giving simul - aged about 15
.
Interview on park bench
1971/2
.
Many more Fischer video
clips on UTube's main
website.
.
.
Ivanchuk
wins World Blitz Championship, Moscow 2007
(source: Chessbase)
In the video below you see
the start of the game, then the move 17...Nb4, then the section after
the queen exchange: from 23...Qxh4 until 29...Nh5. The final section
shows Anand resigning after 36...Rd8 37.Nd5 Rb7.
Impressions from day two
.
.
.
Finnish Blitz Championships - Very funny end
to the game.
.
Another crazy but entertaining end to the
game.
.
Nakamura and Dlugy play a 1
minute game - madness!
