CHESS STUFFZz !!: November 2012

Friday 30 November 2012

HD Cool Chess Walpapers For Desktop !!

Thursday 29 November 2012

london chess classic !!

London Chess Classic
Olmpia Conference Centre,Kensington,W14 8UX
1-10 December 2012

The classic...

Pairings 2012

Round 1, Sat Dec 1st, 14.00			Round 5, Thur Dec 6th, 14.00
Luke McShane	-	Magnus Carlsen	Vladimir Kramnik	-	Luke McShane
Levon Aronian	-	Hikaru Nakamura	Gawain Jones	-	Vishy Anand
Vladimir Kramnik	-	Judit Polgar	Mickey Adams	-	Magnus Carlsen
Gawain Jones	-	Mickey Adams	Judit Polgar	-	Hikaru Nakamura
Vishy Anand (bye) - assisting commentary			Levon Aronian (bye) - assisting commentary

Round 2, Sun Dec 2nd, 14.00			Round 6, Fri Dec 7th, 14.00
Judit Polgar	-	Gawain Jones	Magnus Carlsen	-	Judit Polgar
Hikaru Nakamura	-	Vladimir Kramnik	Vishy Anand	-	Mickey Adams
Magnus Carlsen	-	Levon Aronian	Luke McShane	-	Gawain Jones
Vishy Anand	-	Luke McShane	Levon Aronian	-	Vladimir Kramnik
Mickey Adams (bye) - assisting commentary			Hikaru Nakamura (bye) - assisting commentary

Round 3, Mon Dec 3rd, 14.00			Round 7, Sat Dec 8th, 14.00
Levon Aronian	-	Vishy Anand	Gawain Jones	-	Levon Aronian
Vladimir Kramnik	-	Magnus Carlsen	Mickey Adams	-	Luke McShane
Gawain Jones	-	Hikaru Nakamura	Judit Polgar	-	Vishy Anand
Mickey Adams	-	Judit Polgar	Hikaru Nakamura	-	Magnus Carlsen
Luke McShane (bye) - assisting commentary			Vladimir Kramnik (bye) - assisting commentary

Round 4, Tue Dec 4th, 16.00			Round 8, Sun Dec 9th, 14.00
Hikaru Nakamura	-	Mickey Adams	Vishy Anand	-	Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen	-	Gawain Jones	Luke McShane	-	Judit Polgar
Vishy Anand	-	Vladimir Kramnik	Levon Aronian	-	Mickey Adams
Luke McShane	-	Levon Aronian	Vladimir Kramnik	-	Gawain Jones
Judit Polgar (bye) - assisting commentary			Magnus Carlsen (bye) - assisting commentary

Wednesday 5th is the rest day			Round 9, Mon Dec 10th, 12.00
			Mickey Adams	-	Vladimir Kramnik
			Judit Polgar	-	Levon Aronian
			Hikaru Nakamura	-	Luke McShane
			Magnus Carlsen	-	Vishy Anand

Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw

Wednesday 28 November 2012

What is more powerful - bishop or knight in chess?

Although each has a point value of 3 points neither is considered the most powerful . The Knight can turn an opponent's flank and pass over/through other chess pieces and is powerful in this respect whereas the Bishop can command an open diagonal . (I , personally , regard the Knight as more powerful because of the previously stated reasons.) !!

Tuesday 27 November 2012

13-year-old Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian !!

Origin of chess - India !!

Origin of chess - India
Ashtapad-The original game invented in India
Chess had originated in India and from there traveled to China and also through Arab world to Europe. There are historical references that in India chess was used as a tool to teach military strategy to Indian princes. That is probably how chess acquired its nickname: the Royal Game.

The game Chaturanga probably evolved into its current form around 600 AD during the Gupta Empire in India. In the 7th century, it was adopted as Shatranj in Sassanid Persia, which in turn was the form that brought chess to late-medieval Europe. Sanskrit caturaṅga is abahuvrihi compound, meaning "having four limbs or parts" and in epic poetry often means "army". The name itself comes from a battle formation mentioned in the Indian epic Mahabharata, referring to four divisions of an army, viz. elephants, chariots, cavalry, andinfantry.Chaturanga was played on an 8x8 uncheckered board, called Ashtāpada....

Monday 26 November 2012

Doubles Chess !!

The first Thought - This is the most important of all chess tips.!!

After your opponent has moved, what do you think first? Many people think they are the center of the earth and that planet earth is evolving around them. They only think about themselves and in which way they can overrun the opponent. The opponent simply doesn't exist in their minds and they only worry about their own moves and plans.

Some players might even think how great they are and that they are going to win just because they have the higher rating. This arrogant attitude will be punished in a chess game in no time at all.

If you think first about yourself and your own moves and possibilities, after your opponent has moved, then it is time to change this way of thinking completely or you will never become a good player. You are going to lose many games just because of your attitude.