Gens Una Sumus!
~Yuru Averbakh on his draw with Bobby Fischer in the 1958 Interzonal at Portoroz.
1) Mechanics' Institute Chess Club News
2) Gata wins National Open on tiebreak
3) Hikaru breaks 2700 FIDE
4) Lindsborg to Host U.S. Junior Closed and Cadet Championships
5) Here and There
Ten-year-old NM Nicholas Nip is on the cover of the June issue of Chess Life for Kids! along with Regis and Kathy. On Page 23 of the same issue there is a story and another photo of Nicholas and two photos of World Under 12 Champion Daniel Naroditsky throwing the first pitch and playing Andrew Brown and Huston Street in the Oakland A's clubhouse.
Irina Krush, the highest-rated women in the United States, is tentatively set to give a lecture on Tuesday, June 23, at the Mechanics', from 5:15 to 6:15, right before the Marathon. This event is free to all. Irina is in town to teach at the Berkeley Chess Schools summer camp this month.
The Mechanics Institute will be holding two chess camps this summer. Anthony Corrales will teach the beginner/ intermediate session from July 14-18 with GM-elect Josh Friedel in charge of the advanced camp from July 21-25. Go to http://chessclub.org for more information.
David Pruess lost in the last round to GM Tigran L. Petrosian (rated 2666 for the event) but had the consolation of beating Hikaru Nakamura in round 5. Rey Salvatierra took home over $4000 for winning the Expert section with a score of 5.5 from 6 (and raising his rating to 2198). Another MI member, Batsaikhan Tserendorj, was tied for second in the Expert section with five points.
Here are three of his wins from the last rounds of the competition.
TCh-FRA Top 16 Poule Basse Evry FRA (8), 29.05.2008
TCh-FRA Top 16 Poule Basse Evry FRA (9), 30.05.2008
TCh-FRA Top 16 Poule Basse Evry FRA (10), 31.05.2008
Contact: Tom Brownscombe [email protected] 785-227-2224
Wes Fisk: [email protected] 785-227-4121
Lindsborg to Host U.S. Junior Closed and Cadet Championships
The Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess will host the U.S.Chess Federation�s most prestigious events for young players on June 13�18, in Lindsborg, Kansas. The top eight players under the age of 16 are invited each year to play in the U.S. Cadet Championship, and the top 10 players under age 20 are invited to play in the U.S. Junior Closed Championship. �We are excited to have players coming from throughout the United States,� said Tom Brownscombe, director of the Karpov Chess School. �These players are coming from California, New York, and many states in between.� Thirteen year-old Conrad Holt, Wichita, is the only Kansas participant.
The Cadet and Junior players will compete in round robin tournaments for money, trophies and bragging rights in the weeklong tournament, but it is the Cadet Championship that will offer the biggest prize. The winner will receive a four-year scholarship to the University of Maryland at Baltimore, valued at $69,760.00. The player lineup in the Cadet Championship includes: Gregory Young, San Francisco, CA; Patrick Tae, Oak Ridge, TN; Darwin Yang, Plano, TX; Alex Markovits, Cincinnati, OH; Andrew Shvartsman, Medford, NJ; Richard Tuhrim, New York, NY; and Conrad Holt, Wichita, KS.
The lineup in the Junior Championship includes Brian Goldstein, FL; Edward J.Lu, Annandale, VA; Daniel Yeager, Horsham, PA; Christopher Williams, Brighton, MA; Tyler B. Hughs, Wheat Ridge, CO; and Zhi-ya Hu, Potomac, MD. Additional players have yet to commit.
Marck R. Cobb, president of the International Chess Institute of the Midwest, who operates the Karpov Chess School said,� We are happy to work with the US Chess Federation in recognizing the highly qualified chess players who have been invited to compete in the Jr. Closed and the Cadet Championships.�
1. Carlsen NOR 2765
2. Svidler RUS 2746
3. Ivanchuk UKR 2740
4. Shirov ESP 2740
5. Karjakin UKR 2732
6. Jakovenko RUS 2711
7. Alekseev RUS 2711
8. Eljanov UKR 2687
9. Volokitin UKR 2684
10. Nisipeanu ROU 2684
11. van Wely NED 2676
12. Onischuk USA 2664
GM Alex Baburin of Chess Today fame, has a huge online auction going on right now. He writes:
Dear Chess Collector,
Please note that our online chess auction has started at http://www.gmsquare.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction-main.cgi?all
Bidding is already open. Previously we gave 48 hours for bidding, but this time, because we are close to a holiday season, we allowed a week for bidding. Of course, most likely over 90% of all bids will come in the last hour of bidding, but at lease our clients have an option of putting a (proxy) bid in advance.
There are 35 lots listed so far (all - tournament books) - more lots will come in the next 2-3 days. To check them, please visit http://www.gmsquare.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction-main.cgi?all regularly! With any questions please contact me at [email protected]
LA IM Tim Taylor had a rough time in the latest First Saturday GM tournament but did have the satisfaction of winning the following game in convincing fashion.
First Saturday 2008 May GM Budapest (8), 10.05.2008
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