Atticus Chess Headlines

After 38 years

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:02:49 +0100

Following an EGM last nght, the club has split and been destroyed by a clique of spineless individuals calling themselves a 'committee'.

Concerns for the welfare of remaining members should be of interest to all chess players.

Saint Louis: Zatonskih and Zhao lead

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:26:05 +0100

Four Zs squared off in pivotal match-ups in Saint Louis. Two of them brought their A-game. IM Anna Zatonskih topped WIM Iryna Zenyuk and NM Parker Zhao outlasted FM Steven Zierk in round-five action. IM Irina Krush conceded a twelve-move draw. After five rounds Zatonskih leads by half and Zhao by a full point.

2010 Canadian Open Chess Championship

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:01:19 +0100

After five rounds five players lead in this popular event, which is taking place from July 10 to 18 in a very attractive place (Downtown Toronto), with a lot of strong players and attractive category prizes (ratings, age, ladies, brilliancy). There are numerous side events during the day, of which the grandmaster simultaneous exhibitions are most popular.

117th Scottish Championships

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:19:05 +0100

These are taking part at the University of the West of Scotland. Top seeds are GM Colin McNab and GM John Shaw.

Sadler Returns with a win

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:39:37 +0100

The ROC Nova College Weekend tournament was won by Matthew Sadler who retired from professional chess some years ago and doesn't play so much these days.

Karpov team strike back with threat of legal action

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:37:54 +0100

The Russian Chess Federation nomination has been at the centre of the fight between Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Anatoly Karpov for the Presidency of FIDE. The Karpov team has made requests to see the documentation that Ilyumzhinov has submitted for his and his teams candidacy. They back this up with threats of legal action.

Anand and Darpan – two champions meet

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 16:31:05 +0100

Both became national champions at the age of 16 – Vishy Anand in 1986, the youngest Indian player to win the title, and 2010 Darpan Inani, the youngest Indian to win the National Blind Chess Championship. A meeting between the two was arranged, and to Darpan's delight the World Champion spent some quality time with him.

4NCL Northern League 2010/11

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 09:36:34 +0100

The 4NCL are currently setting up a 4NCL Northern League. This is for northern-based teams which may currently be reluctant to commit to the travelling times to the 4NCL's existing venues. If your team is interested in taking part contact Mike Truran on (01993) 708645. Also see www.4ncl.co.uk/1011_announce.htm for details. If successful, this might lead in due course to a regionalised 4NCL Div 3, split between north and south. The 4NCL website www.4ncl.co.uk gives more information on the 4NCL - Mike Truran.

Breaking news: Magnus Carlsen set to launch a new career

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 16:04:33 +0100

The world's highest ranked chess player is set to launch a new career as a – oops, we are not allowed to say until after the official announcement tomorrow. But it is okay for you to guess. Tennis? Soccer? Action movies? We can tell you that it is a side career, and that Magnus has no intention of abandoning the game he is so very good at. Unless of course he really gets into the new gig.

Magnus' mighty rooks

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 23:39:41 +0100

In the Kings Tournament Magnus Carlsen was once more very convincing, winning majestically with a lead of two points. The position Carlsen- Radjabov is taken from their seventh round game. In this ending, Black, whose move it is, has to be very careful about the safety of his king, because Carlsen's rooks occupy threatening posts.

Karpov to Ilyumzhinov: 'Show me the documents'

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 13:04:06 +0100

A month ago Kirsan Ilyumzhinov revealed that he was suing his challenger for the FIDE Presidency for libel. Now the Karpov campaign is threatening legal action if FIDE does not submit the Ilyumzhinov ticket's documents for examination ("by close of business on Tuesday, July 6th"). It looks as though the campaign for FIDE president may be headed to a courtroom soon.

Five-star chess tournament in Marrakech

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 07:01:17 +0100

The 1st International Tournament of Marrakech took place from June 25th to July 1st, and with a generous prize-fund, held in a five-star hotel, 140 players came from 25 countries to enjoy chess in utopic conditions. GM Andrei Shchekachev took home 4000 Euros after edging GM Georg Meier by tiebreak.

Blood and whimpers

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:00:45 +0100

Malcolm Pein reports on a tame finish to the Dutch Championships which finished recently.