The January 2012 halfyear grades [click here (http://ecfgrading NULL.org NULL.uk/)] are out! There is a major innovation – the site now shows detailed game results!
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Presidents Awards for Services to Chess Nigel Short analyzes his win over Mamedyarov – run time: 20 mins – http://blip.tv/gibchess/round-3-nigel-short-5913372 (http://blip NULL.tv/gibchess/round-3-nigel-short-5913372) Participation of female players in this congress is very important to the whole ethos of this congress. Our webmaster, Steve Connor, reminded me I intended to comment on the passing of Elaine Pritchard, who died very recently and whose career spanned a major period in women’s chess. In a way, it is fortuitous that the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival can be regarded as a memorial to her. She was a child prodigy in the late 1930s (which must have been very unusual for a girl in that period). She remembered sitting on Vera Menchik’s knee. Vera was the first-ever Women’s World Champion and won the World Girls title the same year. Elaine won the World Girls in 1936 at the age of 10 and again in 1937. She was British Ladies Champion in 1939, 1946, 1955 and 1965. Her last FIDE Rating was 2150. In her period, women mainly played separately from men. For more, see http://www.englishchess.org.uk/?p=16227 Read on — Gibraltar 26 January – a report by Stewart Reuben The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival is a success on many levels. The social side to the tournament plays a major part and players meet and analyse games in the comfort of the hotel lobby, in the reception area, or wherever they can place a chess board after the competition is over for the day. Every evening there is a social event and on Wednesday night GM Howell showed his first and second round wins over Gislason and Javakhishvili. The life-blood of publicity for chess tournaments is the games of the players. The better the games, the more they will be circulated. Since there were so many clashes at the top, there were a very large number of entertaining games considering it is only the second round. Some of the games will be anthologised and played over for many years to come in many different countries. Read on — Gibraltar 25 January – a report by Stewart Reuben … from the current ECF President himself, CJ de Mooi Monday evening there was the usual very pleasant ceremony to start the congress fully. The Minister for Sports, Leisure, Culture and Heritage Steven Linares was introduced by Stuart Conquest and then made a short speech. Miss Gibraltar, Michelle Pedersen, then did the Drawing of Lots for the first round in the Masters. This is a somewhat more elaborate affair than in most other countries. There then followed a buffet laid on by the Caleta Hotel with their customary hospitality. The highlight of the subsequent evening in the bar was Maria Jose Rescaglio Yarur, who plays in the Amateur, singing, accompanying herself on a stringed instrument. Read on — Gibraltar 24 January — a report by Stewart Reuben The guidance is essentially to treat the January grading list as though it doesn’t exist … Suppose you have an ungraded player in July who gets a grade in January. He will still be regarded as ungraded for the purposes of the competition, and as such he must be cleared to play in all sections bar the Open, as per the rules. Read on — January grading list in the Counties Championship 256 chess players from more than 60 countries have made their opening moves this afternoon in the Masters section of the 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival. In both cases the tournament has set new records. There are 56 Grandmasters and 36 International Masters. The top four women in the world are playing in the tournament: Judit Polgar, Hou Yifan, Humpy Koneru and Anna Muzychuk. Read on — Gibraltar — first move At the opening reception on Monday night Gibraltar Culture and Sports Minister Steven Linares welcomed all the players and thanked them for coming to the Rock to play in the tournament. Mr Linares wished all well in their game and hoped all would enjoy the festival. Read on — Gib Chess Festival is a ‘marquee event’ |
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