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  Vladimir Kramnik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kramnik was born in the town of Tuapse, on the shores of the Black Sea.
His first notable result in a major tournament was his gold medal win as first reserve for the Russian team in the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila.
In February 2004 Kramnik won the Tournament of Linares outright for the first time (he had tied for first with Kasparov in 2000), finishing undefeated with a +2 score, ahead of Garry Kasparov, the world's highest-rated player at that time.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik   (1103 words)

  
 tournament - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
TOURNAMENT [tournament] or tourney, in the Middle Ages, public contest between armed horsemen in simulation of real battle.
Tournaments perhaps originated in trials by battle (see ordeal) or in the earlier gladiatorial combats.
The typical tournament field, or lists, was an oval or rectangular area enclosed by barriers and flanked by pavilions for important personages, the ladies who sponsored the combatants, and the judges.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/t/tourname.asp   (482 words)

  
 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Dortmund 2005 — something to look forward to
The quality of the participants (the tournament is classed Category 19) once again strengthens Dortmund’s position among the leading tournaments in the world.
Dortmund Civic Theatre offers the perfect ambience for experiencing the “Battle of Brilliance“ from close by: all matches will be relayed live to big projection screens, and expert commentaries by the German grand masters Dr Helmut Pfleger and Klaus Bischoff via headphones will enable the audience to follow the matches minutely.
In Dortmund town centre the festival atmosphere of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting will be enhanced further by the traditional Sparkassen Open (Town Hall) as well as a blitz chess tournament (Berswordt Hall) where the grand masters of the Super Tournament may be challenged by amateurs.
www.chessbase.com /newsdetail.asp?newsid=2362   (1051 words)

  
 British Chess Magazine: New Chess Books, Chess CDs and Chess Bargains
Chess is developing faster now than ever before in history, and the appearance of strong chess computers has changed the way players think.
A large proportion of chess games are decided in the endgame or in the transition to the endgame, but chess literature has provided relatively little guidance for players seeking to improve their skill in making the vital decisions in these phases of the game.
He studied the chess classics and went back to Europe to deepen his understanding of the royal game.He is now a highly successful trainer and coach.
www.bcmchess.co.uk /chessbooks/bcmnew.html   (6119 words)

  
 The London Chess Centre
In spite of their success in computer chess tournaments the programmers of Junior are not primarily concerned with beating other chess programs.
Chess fans are treated not just to a portrait of this extraordinary player, but they can also learn a lot about the development of particular opening lines at top level in the course of time.
For chess amateurs and professionals alike it is a great moment when the world’s leading expert shares all the secrets in his favourite opening.
www.chess-space.com /newsoftware.html   (8455 words)

  
 Chess Informant #94 (Book) - USCF Sales
Volume 94 brings the voting for the ten best games and the ten most important theoretical novelties from Chess Informant 93, theoretical survey in ECO format, the most interesting combinations and endings from recent tournament practice, studies, tournament standings and crosstables, and the best of Veselin Topalov creative output.
The USCF is the governing body for chess in America.
The official publication, Chess Life, is the most widely circulated chess magazine in the world.
www.uscfsales.com /item.asp?cID=73&PID=1774   (205 words)

  
 Spice up Chess Captor with graphics and PGN files!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Since Chess Captor allows for its squares to have background images, you will be able to create spectacular looking chess diagrams.
Dortmund 2002.zip All games of a tournament played in 2002 in Dortmund, Germany.
Chess Problems Unlimited: Test your chess playing strength with some challenging chess problems.
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 Chess Assistant Chess Website :: Chess programs, chess books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
As one who saw many newcomers who get frustrated with chess before they even learnt the rules, I can say that this chapter will be joyful for many who might have thrown away a beginners' book before they had even learnt how each piece moves.
Chess Assistant 9 is a unique tool for managing chess games and databases, playing chess through the Internet, viewing electronic texts, studying openings, analyzing games, or playing chess against the computer.
The traditional Linares super tournament this year is divided into 2 parts: the first half of the tournament takes place in Morelia (Mexico) February 18th-26th 2006, the second half in Linares (Spain).
www.convekta.com   (1269 words)

  
 RSSSF Who Is Who
In 1990 I was a runner-up on a national trivia contest which got me a job as a sport reporter for "Sporti Popullor" the largest sport newspaper at the times.
At the moment, I am writng two soccer books, one isabout the history of the Venezuelan soccer team from 1926 until now, and the other one is the actualization of “De Montevideo a Seúl”.
As a journalist I was at the U-20 South-American tournament at Ecuador, in January 2001, and I hope to go to the Copa América at Colombia, this year, as a freelance journalist too.
www.rsssf.com /profiles.html   (11626 words)

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