Archive for October 27th, 2009

First, at 20:00h CET, IM Merijn van Delft, the author of a new book on chess training, begins with a series of lectures on recent grandmaster games. At 9 p.m. ET (02:00 a.m. CET) FM Dennis Monokroussos takes a look at “high-level chess at its worst – real lowlights of the professional chess scene, with moves and other screw-ups you expect from club players.” Free for Premium members.

The Azeris, led by Teimour Radjabov, have won five matches and drawn one to take a two-point lead in the European Team Championship. In the women’s section Russia has caught Georgia, with both teams sharing a 10.0/12 point lead. The best performance so far in this event is by a Norwegian teenage grandmaster – and no, it is not Magnus Carlsen. Report on rounds four to six.

Chess is a suitable sport for many children and adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Scientific research on this subject is lacking, also on an international level, but experience indicates that chess stimulates social, emotional and cognitive development. A new book, “Developing Chess Talent”, by Karel and IM Merijn van Delft, uses case histories to illustrate this assumption. Excerpts.