http://chess.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-01-31T18:59:53Z Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://chess.about.com/b/2012/02/13/candidates-tournament-set-for-london.htm <p>This week, FIDE announced that the <a href="http://chess.about.com/od/chesshistory/a/2012-Candidates-Tournament.htm" target="_blank">2012 Candidates Tournament</a> - which will select the challenger for the 2013 World Chess Championship to play the winner of the <a href="http://chess.about.com/od/chesshistory/a/2012-World-Chess-Championship.htm" target="_blank">upcoming match between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand</a> - will be held in London, England. London has recently become a hotspot for international chess competitions, thanks in large part to the annual London Chess Classic.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/02/13/candidates-tournament-set-for-london.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/02/13/candidates-tournament-set-for-london.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:09:42 +0000 2012-02-13T12:09:42Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/great-matches-in-chess-history.htm <p>The match has an important place in chess history. When two players pit themselves against each other over a long series, the result is a tense struggle in which both sides fight for the advantage at every turn. While tournaments can be memorable, virtually all of the most dramatic and pivotal moments in chess history have come from match play.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/great-matches-in-chess-history.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/great-matches-in-chess-history.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:59:53 +0000 2012-01-31T18:59:53Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/more-every-move-explained-games.htm <p>One of the most popular articles on this site is the "Every Move Explained" piece on the famous <a href="http://chess.about.com/od/famousgames/ss/EMEOperaHouse.htm" target="_blank">Morphy Opera House Game</a>. It occurred to me that it might be worthwhile to do another of these articles soon, focusing on another of the most famous games in chess history.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/more-every-move-explained-games.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/31/more-every-move-explained-games.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:00:07 +0000 2012-01-31T02:00:07Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/30/aronian-wins-tata-steel-chess-title.htm <p>Levon Aronian put together an impressive tournament to win the 2012 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Despite losing to World #1 Magnus Carlsen, Aronian still won the tournament by a full point over carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, and Fabiano Caruana, who shared second place.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/30/aronian-wins-tata-steel-chess-title.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/30/aronian-wins-tata-steel-chess-title.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:21:07 +0000 2012-01-30T23:21:07Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/thinking-ahead-the-2013-world-chess-championship.htm <p>Okay, so the 2012 World Championship isn't set to be played until May, but that doesn't mean we can't look ahead to the next World Chess Championship, scheduled for sometime in 2013. As I mentioned in my last post, Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik are obviously already thinking about it, as they've set up a match in April to help them prepare.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/thinking-ahead-the-2013-world-chess-championship.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/thinking-ahead-the-2013-world-chess-championship.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:42:55 +0000 2012-01-29T17:42:55Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/kramnik-and-aronian-to-play-practice-match.htm <p>One of the more exciting pieces of news to come out of Wijk aan Zee (which I'll have a recap of later tonight) was the announcement of an upcoming <a href="http://chess.about.com/od/chesshistory/a/Kramnik-Aronian-Practice-Match-2012.htm" target="_blank">six-game match between Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian</a>. The match is designed to help both players prepare for the Candidates tournament for the following World Chess Championship, which both players will be participating in later this year.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/kramnik-and-aronian-to-play-practice-match.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/29/kramnik-and-aronian-to-play-practice-match.htm Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:49:59 +0000 2012-01-29T16:49:59Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/aronian-grabs-early-lead-at-wijk-aan-zee.htm <p>The Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee is underway. This is always one of the most popular events on the chess calendar, as it brings together a large field (14 players) for a tournament that lasts more than two weeks. And that's just the top, "A" section; the B and C sections of the tournament also often attract plenty of interest by inviting intriguing guests to participate, such as this year's inclusion of veteran chess giant Jan Timman.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/aronian-grabs-early-lead-at-wijk-aan-zee.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/aronian-grabs-early-lead-at-wijk-aan-zee.htm Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:04:15 +0000 2012-01-15T20:04:15Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/the-best-players-who-werent-the-best.htm <p>I've recently added an article to the site on the topic of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/tp/Top-Ten-Chess-Players-Who-Never-Won-A-World-Championship.htm">best players never to win the World Chess Championship</a>. This is always a subject of great debate, especially since these players span over 100 years of chess history and all share just one thing in common: they never quite reached the top of the chess world.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/the-best-players-who-werent-the-best.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/15/the-best-players-who-werent-the-best.htm Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:45:54 +0000 2012-01-15T19:45:54Z http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/08/rybka-controversy-rages-on.htm <p>Computer chess has been gaining a lot of added attention in the past few months, and not for positive reasons. Last summer, <a href="http://chess.about.com/od/computersinchess/a/Rybka.htm" target="_blank">Rybka</a> was <a href="http://chess.about.com/b/2011/07/03/rybka-stripped-of-computer-world-championships.htm" target="_blank">stripped of its ICGA computer chess championships</a> after allegations surfaced that significant portions of Rybka (in particular, early versions of the software) were plagiarized from another chess engine, Fruit.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/08/rybka-controversy-rages-on.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2012/01/08/rybka-controversy-rages-on.htm Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:02:36 +0000 2012-01-08T21:02:36Z http://chess.about.com/b/2011/12/31/new-ratings-on-the-way-for-2012.htm <p><a href="http://chess.about.com/od/chessvariants/a/Rapid-Chess.htm" target="_blank">Rapid chess</a> has become a more and more important factor in the world of chess over the past decade, in large part due to efforts by FIDE and chess organizers to promote quicker and (supposedly) more viewer-friendly forms of chess. With that in mind, it was probably only a matter of time before FIDE introduced official ratings for rapid play. As it turns out, that time is now: beginning on January 1st, FIDE will start officially collecting rapid tournament data for a new ratings list that will reflect only the results of rapid games. In addition, FIDE will also begin preparations to publish a blitz ratings list.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://chess.about.com/b/2011/12/31/new-ratings-on-the-way-for-2012.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://chess.about.com/b/2011/12/31/new-ratings-on-the-way-for-2012.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:37:06 +0000 2011-12-31T22:37:06Z