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| Posted by nsyncluver ability-tw.com 7/21/2002 12:38:41 |  Subject: challengeMessage: anyone hwo wants to play a 13 yr old in chess,challenge me! |
Chess news: Snowdrops (Women) Beat Old Hands (Elder Men) in a Chess Match -- There are different theories about why so few women have become elite chess players. One of the most frequently cited is undoubtedly that there are not enough of them playing the game of chess so, by sheer numbers, there inevitably are more good male players than female players. Another theory is that most women are not by nature aggressive (or talented) enough. Over the years, a few top chess players — notably Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov (at least when he was younger) — have supported this politically incorrect view. Whatever the actual reason, or reasons, for this enduring conundrum, it was the gimmick behind a chess tournament that ... Chess showdown! I play Magnus Carlsen, the world's No 1 -- I was due to play two chess games yesterday. The second was for Kingston against Crystal Palace in the Surrey League; the first was against Magnus Carlsen, a laconic 19-year-old Norwegian who is currently the world No 1. In 2004, as Carlsen's genius was emerging, the Washington Post called him the "Mozart of chess". That paper is probably unaware of my talents, but I aspire to be the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band of chess. Carlsen is in the UK, the first time he has been here, for the London Chess Classic that starts today at Olympia, and the organiser has arranged for us to play a game in the lobby of his hotel. While we are waiting for a chess set to arrive, I ask ... It’s Gelfand vs. Ponomariov for the World Chess Cup -- Boris Gelfand of Israel and Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine will meet in the final of the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Gelfand easily beat Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in the semifinals, winning his match 2 to 0, while Ponomariov outlasted Vladimir Malakhov of Russia in a playoff to grab the other final spot. Ponomariov actually fell behind in the tie-breaker, losing the first game, but he then came back to win the last three. Gelfand and Ponomariov were more experienced than their semifinal opponents, so their victories were not really a surprise. In fact, at the start of the World Chess Cup, the two were clearly among the favorites. Gelfand was the No. 1 seed, while ... | |