Friday, 29 March 2013

Candidates 2013, Dramatic Turn - Kramnik moved First


As tournament is in the last stage, The first swindle of the tournament we have seen today where Kramnik won against Aronian and Carlsen lost to Ivanchuk. Svidler and Ivanchuk both together changed the whole calculation of the tournament in last 2 round where Svilder defeated Aronian yesterday and everyone shocked with Ivanchuk. Vishy might like today's results ;)


Standing after 12 rounds

Vladimir Kramnik - 8
Magnus Carlsen - 7.5
Levon Aronian - 6.5
Peter Svidler - 6
Alexander Grischuk - 5.5
Boris Gelfand - 5.5
Vassily Ivanchuk - 5
Teimour Radjabov - 4


Here are the today's game. You can select your favourite game from drop-down menu.






Role Of Pawn : Learn With Picture And Fun


Daily Tactics Trainer


This section will be published every day in which we will provide three tactical diagrams and answers will be published on next day.

Before going for today's puzzles lets have a look for yesterday's solutions.

Yesterday's (28/03/13) Solutions

(94) Sindik - Cebalo
Zagreb, 1978
 1.Rb4 Qc7 2.Rxb7 1–0

(95) Simagin - Rasuwajew
Moskau, 1967
1.Nd7 Ng6 [1...Qxd7 2.Bxh7+ Kh8 3.Bf5+] 2.Nxf8 1–0

(96) Simagin - Aronin
Moskau, 1947
1.Rxb7 e4 [1...Qxd1 2.Bg6#] 2.Qxa4 Bxh2+ ½–½


Today's Puzzles
(97) Black to Move

(98) Black to Move

(99) White to Move

Keep Chess As It Is; Passion or Interest Not Addiction


Normally I have heard many people saying that chess is their hobby or interest but after observing closely I can say that in most of the cases it is an addiction. 

 
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The common cause behind it is too much fast/ blitz/bullet play, I am afraid that if same thing will be continue for longer period of time, classic chess will lose its thread. The same thing already happened in Cricket where now days one day cricket has taken place of Test cricket matches. It is in the interest of chess itself that we all pay some attention towards this critical thing in order to maintain original beauty of chess. You may like to hear and implement what your favourite chess players believe about fast chess.

"Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess." – Anatoly Karpov

"Blitz chess kills your ideas." – Bobby Fischer

"To be honest, I consider [bullet chess] a bit moronic, and therefore I never play it." – Vladimir Kramnik

So I request you to stop playing blitz chess or at least reduce playing fast chess, for you and for the sake of chess.

Another reason is too much use of computer and analysis with computers. I observe that most of the amateurs are victims of this, too much computer analysis but getting nothing out of this therefore they are not able to concentrate on even on one thing and losing interest from the game. I strongly prefer that do not use computer for analysis but just get better player than you in order to analyse your game. First of all we do not have that level to understand computer moves, second thing computer is not able to explain you why the move has been played and last but not the least; computers cannot play strategically/Positional chess. In order to be better player of chess, it is must must to get some mastery level in positional chess.

By writing this article, I am appealing you to let the chess become your interest or passion not your addiction so to maintain the chess-game as it is.

Thursday, 28 March 2013

Candidates 2013, High Voltage Drama, Anything Can Happen

After round 11, Vladimir Karmnik, Russian no. 1 player moved to second place. He beat Teimour in a fine combination while Aronian had a bad day today, he lost to peter Svidler. On the other side Magnus Carlsen maintained his first place by drawing with Alexander Grischuk with black pieces.


However one loss of Carlsen in coming games can change whole predictions for candidates 2013. Carlsen is going play Ivanchuk, Radjabov and Svidler in coming rounds where all three players having capacity to beat Magnus even in last game with Radjabov ; Carlsen was exchange down and later on created fortress for draw while beating Aronian today Svidler demonstrated that still 'Game is not over' , anything can happen as margin is not high.

Standings after round 11
1. Magnus Carlsen - 7.5
2. Valdimir Karmnik - 7
3. Levon Aronian - 6.5
4. Peter Svidler - 5.5
5. Alexander Grischuk - 5
     Boris Gelfand - 5
7. Vassily Ivanchuk - 4
8. Teimour Radjabov - 3.5

I had launched survey about Vishy's challenger, about 73% chess fans have choose Magnus for Anand's Challenger  Here are today's games, you can choose your favourite players game from drop-down.