Bob Sherry eliminated Bert Shiffman on Sunday & will have the White pieces against me in round 4; as he did in round 2.
The readers are welcome to suggest a defense vs. my foe’s anticipated 1.e4. I’ve used 8 different lines against him in my last 9 games with Black & am running out of ideas!
Kenilworth Chess Club Champion NM Yaacov Norowitz tied for 1st place in the U2300 section at the Chicago Open, which was held May 22-25 in Wheeling, IL.
Fellow KCC member Mikhail Kruglyak also did very well, tying for 5th place in the U1300 section.
GM Jaan Ehlvest was the Open section winner.
You will have to check out “World Chess News,” hosted by three lovely Swedish sisters, and ask yourself how you could have missed it for the five years it has been airing! Of course, only the past six episodes have been available in both Swedish and English, but previous episodes have English subtitles. The banter is no more silly than standard news programs and the most recent episode (#252), which features coverage of Nakamura’s US Championship victory, is very professionally produced. I also recommend their “Opening School” episodes, which cover the type of openings of interest to club players.
According to their website, the program (which airs on Swedish TV and the internet) is completely produced by a single family: “The WCN team consists of five siblings from Stockholm, Sweden, currently in the ages between 21 and 14. Adriana, Antonia and Amelia Krzymowska (21-17) and Alfred and Albert Krzymowski (16 and 14) created the idea and concept of the show. / Seizing the opportunities of their generation; with advanced computers, the Internet and digital cameras, they learned all of the technical and editorial aspects of producing a news show, and have done that ever since (They write the scripts, set the lights, adjust the sound, record the shows, edit the material, air and market WCN).” This impressive achievement predicts great future success for all of them! Because you are likely curious, Alfred has a 2069 ELO and Adriana an 1860 ELO.
Hat tip to Pete Tamburro.
“I believe much more in the logic of our game, rather than gambling on your opponent’s nerves.” The top Hungarian player, who will take part in an eight-game rapid chess match against World Champion Vishy Anand next week, and then play in the Super-GM in Dortmund a month later, speaks about his career, his goals and the great love of his life. Interview.
The Porto Mannu bay, under the shadow of the Homeric Capo d’Orso (Bear Cape) near Palau, is one of the most beautiful locations in Sardinia. The open tournament with 178 players from 21 nations was held in the holiday residence “Porto Mannu”, which for two weeks was turned into a “chess village”. Pictures by Bettina Trabert and Sergei Tiviakov in this big illustrated report.