The first one is this Polish Defence game from 2015 played at the Visma Arena in Vaxjo, Sweden. First we have the crosstable showing that Daniel earnt his second GM norm from this event. In typically modest fashion Daniel confesses that he did not “deserve” the FM title at this time and that it was the consequence of the strong position of the ASEAN and SCF organisations within world chess. At the same event Wesley So gained his FM title in the Under-12 section. Women’s chess has been very badly affected by the Covid-19 lockdown throughout the world. The ECF is looking at participation in online International competitions. We are planning to meet regularly online during the current crisis.
With all online tournaments played at rapid or classical time limits, the spectre of cheating remains. All tournament organisers are going to have to grapple with this and introduce layers of governance in cooperation with the providers. The European Chess Union announced an Individual Championship and FIDE’s Nations Cup began on May 5th and continues to the 10th with very strong teams from China, Europe, USA, Russia, Indian and Rest of the World. The matches will take place on Chess.com and there will be online commentary. When commentary is by grandmasters with good English and a sense of how to bring the complexities of the game to a level where most of us can understand, it’s just a way of getting fabulous free chess lessons. So if you’re not already watching on chess24 or twitch I’d recommend you give it a go. The ECF is pleased to announce the inaugural English Online Counties competition which will take place between June and August 2020.
St Peter’s Konkani Kutamb , Bengaluru celebrated Monti Fest at St Peter’s Church, Rustum Bhag, off Old Airport Road, here with a Holy Mass in Konkani on Thursday, September 8. The blessing of New Paddy by Fr Richard Rego SJ was held outside of the church.. Also supporting this great event is The John Robinson Youth Chess Trust. The Trust was founded in 2006 to support junior chess in England. The https://banyantreeyoga.in/ Trust has generously supported the British since 2006 and in 2021 awarded the English Chess Federation £7,500 to facilitate the promotion and organising of the BCC events in October. A man who admires Bobby Fischer and Guy Fawkes in roughly equal measure, he is by no means an easy character. His mental health is fragile, his behaviour frequently appalling and his choices often catastrophic.
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Alice loves performing arts, and recently played Maria in the Royal Grammar School’s production of ‘West Side Story’. She enjoys competing in several music competitions throughout the year, and is auditioning soon to move up from the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain into the main choir. Age 11, one of the youngest in the Final, he played three contrasting pieces which showed his skill and musicality, and was praised by the three professional judges. With the match finely balanced Bob had got into a pawn a rook ending with an extra pawn. Unfortunately he couldn’t convert this advantage as his opponent confidently marched his pawn to promotion and there was no way back (2-3). Tim had an almost blocking pawn pattern but with a vital spare pawn on one side.
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In Madurai, the Keren Matriculation School came up with its own unique way to celebrate the Chess Olympiad and the International Chess Day. These students were dressed up as black and white chess pieces to simulate a live chess game, on a 2,500-square feet board. The 19-year-old died in July when she fell from an eighth floor hotel room in the town of Pardubice, near Prague, where she had been taking part in an international chess tournament. Up on top board, playing for the first time for a while, Ben had stifled his position and agreed a draw … Ben, in a tight position, worked a flank open and positioned his rook and queen on it before sending both pieces towards his opponents king.
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Queens were exchanged and that led to an exciting end game in which both players had strong back rank attacks with doubled-up rooks and in each case a solitary pawn defending an exposed king. However, the Banbury player defended a tricky position very well to prevail as Jon ran out of time in a by-then lost position (2-4). Richard played his usual game of expansive decisiveness and was fast running out of options and pieces.
County Associations and online chess players are invited to participate in the competition, which is open to all ECF members and ECF supporters. The group ‘all play all’ stage will be played in June and July 2020 on a Saturday afternoon or evening with the knockout Finals stage in August. The rate of play will not be less than all moves in 45 minutes with 15-second increments. If you would like to play in this competition see the link below and contact your county’s organiser or secretary.
Jasmine is 16 and a pupil of John Hampden Grammar School (the school’s only female pupil!). Jasmine has enjoyed success in many local competitions, including the Marlow Festival for Music and Drama, the Orpheus Festival for Young Musicians, the Chesham Arts Festival and the Toddington Young Musician of the Year Competition. She has performed with both the National Youth Orchestra and National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain. Passionate about making a career in music, Jasmine and hopes to study the saxophone at a conservatoire when she has finished her A levels. On Saturday the 23rd March 2019 the Chess Valley Male Voice Choir held a Gala concert at the Elgiva Theatre in Chesham.