Friday Chess News
News from all around the chess-world, presented in gallery format. Just click on any image to get embedded information/links. The Asian Continental, the American Continental, Zalakaros International, European Women’s Championship, French Top-12, Gashimov Memorial, Bosna and others. Plus items from Facebook, Twitter, chess-blogs and main-stream media. Hope you find what you are looking for!
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- More FIDE revelations! Today from the Guardian, via the Panama papers…https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jun/03/chess-rights-multimillionaire-model-agency-owner-david-kaplan
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- One of the world’s strongest team championships. http://drancy2016.ffechecs.org/
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- In the lead!
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- Vachier LaGrave amongst top 5 in world.
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- Classification at this moment in time.
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- With China participating, this tournament is worth watching. http://uzchess.uz/
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- Congrats! You can see the game here: http://www.2700chess.com/games/wei-sethuraman-r9-tashkent-2016-06-03
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- http://www.chessdom.com/asian-continental-chess-2016-live/
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- Exciting finish! http://chess-results.com/tnr225011.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=9&wi=821
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- Beer. Always the correct answer. https://www.rt.com/uk/345223-beer-brexit-referendum-politicians/
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- Will Canadian superstar Anton Kovalyov qualify? There are 4 spots up for grabs qualifying for the World Cup. http://www.ajedrezenelsalvador.org/
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- Exciting race for the 4 classification spots! http://chess-results.com/tnr218432.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
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- After today’s round there are two last games.
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- A news item that appeared before yesterday’s round. http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4935611&Itemid=1
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- http://ecuwomen2016.ro/
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- https://www.facebook.com/FRSah.ro/
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- https://twitter.com/AnaMatnadze
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- http://www.shamkirchess.az/
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- Two rounds to go and Caruana still out in front of Giri by half a point. Everything is till possible. Karjakin and Mamed’v at 4 points each. Hou Yifan isolated in last place.
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- Battle for last place decided? Hou Yifan still not ready to challenge top male chess grandmasters.
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- Chess still is NOT a spectator game. And never will be…
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- Panoramic view of yesterdays round.
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- Two men playing naked chess? Are you at the right website?
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- A great tournament! 135 players from 12 countries. 12 gms and 7 ims. http://skbosna.ba/index.php/en/
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- http://chess-results.com/tnr211783.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
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- https://twitter.com/ASamaganova
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- http://icelandicchesschampionship.com/
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- Playing Schedule in Iceland.
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- Scores as of yesterday.
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- A new chess move at the very beginning of the game! Read more here: http://zezaurian.blogspot.pt/2008/11/zezaurian-chess-department-invents-new.html
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- Canaidan youngsteer Zhou Qiyu is playing! http://www.shakki.net/7si/
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- From a real Porn film. “There was an intense game of chest going on, oh I meant chess. Clover could not concentrate, but he still manage to pull out a win. Felicia was shaking her mega cleavage and showing of her beautiful smile, but she came up short….Read more here: http://www.realitykings.com/big-naturals/love_her_clover/home.htm
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- A strong tournament! 113 players, 29 gms, 39 ims, from 23 countries, including Canada http://event.chess.hu/zk-en/
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- http://chess-results.com/tnr207899.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=8&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=984
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- http://www.tat-chess.ru/
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- Playing Schedule.
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- Navarra vs Rapport. Crazy chess expected!
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- Still friends after all these years…
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- Great insight! http://www.abc.es/deportes/abci-kasparov-ordenadores-secuestrado-jovenes-201606021421_noticia.html
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- http://www.abc.es/deportes/abci-kasparov-ordenadores-secuestrado-jovenes-201606021421_noticia.html
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- Learn something new everyday! https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Rowson
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- Very Original! http://kbia.org/post/chess-memoirs-chess-square
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- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olivier-dumon/teaching-a-stone-to-play-_b_10238530.html
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- http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=18405
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- Putin supporting chess! http://www.chessdom.com/vladimir-putin-greets-belaya-ladya-participants/
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- http://ruchess.ru/en/
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- http://kirsan.today/en/
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- Nice work! (By my goddaughter) https://www.instagram.com/chemi_the_snail/
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- Chess Improver. Always worth visting! http://chessimprover.com/the-zen-of-the-french-defense/
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- What is the world coming to? On the otherhand, don’t mess iwth kids at games’ stores! https://www.facebook.com/topic/GameStop/108398059180514?source=share&tr=1464906390
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- Cold Beer, cold spring, hot chick. Who cares if you lose, right? https://www.facebook.com/PubChessToronto/photos/pb.1564094657191178.-2207520000.1464929520./1696977737236202/?type=3&theater
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- See video below for how this sculpture was made. https://www.facebook.com/Ashleychessgirl/photos/a.263835887061606.51337.263151553796706/894038487374673/?type=3&theater
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- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-photo-of-1972Portrait-of-an-American-chess-player-James-Edward-Tarja-/351745699842?hash=item51e5ad7002:g:MEwAAOSwY0lXS31g
THINGS I REALLY LIKE
Giorgia Bovo. I showed this video earlier in the year, but it is worth seeing again and again. Art, sense of humor, beauty. Genius.