Archive for March 2nd, 2010

#637 Karpovs Need An U1889 To Fill-In

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

This very late notice & probably won’t be of any help but I’ll give it a shot:

The Kenilworth Karpovs need an U1889 player for tonight’s Garden State Chess League match versus Sparta.

If you fit the bill, please be at the West Orange Chess Club by 8 p.m.

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USATE 2010 Games

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Week in Chess has posted TWIC #799 with USATE games, which I have collected in a USATE 2010 PGN for convenience.  The NJSCF or NJoyChess usually posts a cleaned up version that includes team names and accurate ratings.

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Magnus Carlsen still number one

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

For the second time in succession the 19-year-old Norwegian has topped the list – his 2813 rating is the second-highest in the history of chess. Second is Veselin Topalov, third Vladimir Kramnik, who has overtaken World Champion Vishy Anand. Levon Aronian is fifth, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (+19 points) and Alexander Grischuk (+20) are now in places six and seven. Top rankings.

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