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| Posted by spijker www6conf.org 1/18/2007 16:35:32 Play online chess | Message: ——— Interview With the President of the World Chess Federation, Part 2 — After his recent re-election as president of the World Chess Federation, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov offered to answer questions from readers of The Times about the federation, which is also known by the acronym FIDE (for Fédération Internationale des Échecs), and about his plans for the future of the game. Question: Title matches and candidates events have been delayed, postponed and moved multiple times in the last few years because of organizational confusion. How do you plan to fix these problems? I must correct you: After we shifted to the match system for the world champion title, it was played in accordance with the approved FIDE schedule. That was the case with the unified matches between ... Posted by far1ey | www6conf.org 1/18/2007 16:45:52 Play online chess Message: ——— President of World Chess Federation Responds to Readers’ Questions — The president of the World Chess Federation says he hopes to open a chess academy in New York City in the near future and double the number of people who play chess worldwide. And, yes, he believes that the game was invented by extraterrestrials. Those are some of the comments from Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, 48, president of the chess federation — which is also known by the acronym FIDE for its name in French, Fédération Internationale des Échecs — who last week responded to questions submitted by Gambit readers. On Sept. 29, Mr. Ilyumzhinov was re-elected to a four-year term at the Chess Olympiad held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia; he has led the federation since 1995. Though Mr. Ilyumzhinov ... Posted by lynvingen | www6conf.org 1/18/2007 16:48:28 Play online chess B01 Scandinavian defenceMessage: After reading an article of Jeremy Silman (-> www.jeremysilman.com, I have tried to experiment with 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qe5+, but without luck. It is probably not sound. For inspiration for the 2. Nf6 - line, try to check the "B01 Scandinavian defence" out (mini-tournament) . ——— Three Tie for First in Tal Memorial, but Only Two Are Co-Champions — Levon Aronian of Armenia and Sergey Karjakin of Russia were the joint winners of the Tal Memorial chess tournament in Moscow, which ended Sunday. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan tied for first with Aronian and Karjakin, but their tie-breaker scores were better than his — and identical to each other as they had the same results against the same opponents. Aronian, Karjakin and Mamedyarov each scored 5.5 points in the nine-round chess event. Mamedyarov was the sole leader at the start of the last round, but he lost to Boris Gelfand of Israel, allowing Aronian and Karjakin, who both drew their final games, to overtake him. Alexander Grischuk of Russia, Hikaru Nakamura of ... Posted by bonsai | www6conf.org 1/19/2007 11:12:47 Play online chess Message: In my opinion white's best is 3.Nf3. ——— Under a New Scoring System, Fewer Ties and Drawn Games — A two-year-old scoring system may be the solution to two problems that have long bedeviled chess. One is how to break ties at the end of chess tournaments. Complicated rules based on opponents’ scores have been used, as have tie-breaker games of varying lengths, but both have drawbacks. The second problem involves games that quickly end in draws because the players do not want to battle it out or can earn more prize money by drawing a game. (In some chess tournaments, a draw at the end guarantees each player a share of the pot.) One cure for prearranged or short draws was first used in Sofia, Bulgaria, a few years ago. It is a rule that prohibits chess players from offering a draw or ... Posted by kansaspatzer | www6conf.org 1/20/2007 20:08:42 Play online chess Message: ——— Magnus Carlsen shocks FIDE by withdrawing from elimination series — Magnus Carlsen has shocked chess by withdrawing from the global body FIDE's elimination series to decide the 2012 world title challenger. The 19-year-old Norwegian was the favourite to qualify to meet India's Vishy Anand, the reigning chess champion. Carlsen cited as factors in his decision FIDE's frequent rule changes during the qualifying process, the short four-game quarter and semi-finals played in quick succession, and the holder's privilege to be excused until the final match. He proposed that future chess championships should be decided by elite tournaments of several chess players. His withdrawal brought a mixed reaction from grandmasters and fans. Some applauded his principled ... |