Archive for April 14th, 2009

Different in the sense that in two days there will be groups competing in Fun Chess, Gift Chess, Chess Doubles, Chess 960, Chess Quiz, Blindfold knockout, Lost to Win and Problem Solving. Different because it is being held in a South Indian matchbox, firework and printing city in the middle of lush Western Ghat forests and waterfalls. Just after a Car Festival. Rathinam Anantharam reports.

The 11th European Senior Team Championship in Velden, Austria, ended with a convincing Gold for the Russian team. Silver and Bronze went to Switzerland and Finland. The best player in the event was Viktor Korchnoi: the indomitable septuagenarian – he has just turned 78 – scored 7.5/9 on board one and had the highest performance in the event. Big illustrated report by Franz Rulitz.

Tips and tricks for handling database icons in ChessBase 10 are the topics of the day – especially the right-click “Properties” menu and the many options you have to tweak up your Database window with this command. Learn all about it in the latest ChessBase Workshop.