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Chess news: Chess notes -- The chess news from Moscow simply inundated the world this month; first as former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia demonstrated that he is still a strong contender for that title. He won the Tal Memorial, held in Moscow in early November in a star-studded field of 10 of the world’s highest rated chess grandmasters. Since Kramnik lost his unified world title in 2007 to Viswanathan Anand, there have been questions about what the future held for him but he has certainly reasserted himself this year. Besides capturing the Tal Memorial, he also buttoned up his ninth title in the Dortmund, Germany, chess tournament. In the Tal tourney, Kramnik scored 6 points, heading ... World Chess Cup Offers an Opening for Players With Ambitions -- The top 30 chess players in the world can earn good livings. But it is considerably more difficult for the players ranked just below them. Their appearance fees are lower, and they rarely are invited to the chess tournaments that offer the best prize money. For these players, the World Chess Cup now being held in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, is a great opportunity. With a field of 128 and prize money totaling $1.6 million — with $120,000 going to the winner — the tournament is giving some second-tier players a chance to compete against the chess elite, and perhaps to join them. The winner also will be seeded into the candidates’ matches for the world chess ... World Chess Cup Is Down to Great Eight -- The World Chess Cup, an important part of the system to select a challenger for the world chess championship, moved into the fifth round Wednesday as the field was reduced to 8. Upsets marked some of the earlier matches, but form held in the fourth round, as the final underdogs were dismissed. The remaining ches players are Boris Gelfand of Israel, the No. 1 seed and the oldest remaining player at 41; Vugar Gashimov of Azerbaijan, No. 2; Peter Svidler of Russia, No. 3; Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine, No. 7; Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia, No. 9; Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine, No. 12, (at 19, the youngest remaining player); Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, ... | |