Archive for September, 2008:
Rybka vs Chess Tiger 15
I was running some games on my computer today and after 5 boring draws Rybka vs Chess Tiger 15, the giant Rybka played a smarter game in the 6th one, the opening was killer and the tactics used were killer as well, the game got over pretty much after 19th move and I was amazed at the Rybka’s Opening book and quick search evaluation even at low search depth.
The game was played in following situation –
Quad Core 4 Gig Ram
Windows Xp Pro
Rybka 3 128MB Ram – Rybka Opening Book – Default Settings (Normal Version not Deep Version)
Chess Tiger 15 128MB Ram – Fritz 11 Opening Book – Default Settings
White – Rybka vs Black – Chess Tiger 15
60 Minutes Game
White to move and Rybka played Rc5, Fruit finds it at depth 16 or 17, but Rybka played it real fast within depth 12 to be exact and I think it played the move within 5 seconds.
The game was pretty much over after Rxe5 with Knight sacrifice and then black basically gets attacked on king side and lossing queen.
Ayyad wins chess championship
FIDE Master Maher Ayyad emerged overall champion of the Al Oruba Club 32nd Ramadan Open Chess Championship, for the Late Jassim Mohammed Fakhro Cuo, which concluded last Wednesday at the club premises in Juffair.
The ninth and last round of this annual competition saw three players finish with an equal record of 7.5 points and they are Maher, his younger brother Hussain and Ali Al Sulaiti.
However, it was Maher who enjoyed a better tie break score of 40.5 which proved decisive. Second place went to Al Sulaiti (37 points), just a point ahead of Hussain who came third.
Young RI chess players set for Dresden
Indonesia will send teams made up of young crops to the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, in November, an official from the Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) announced Thursday.
The men’s squad will be spearheaded by national Grand master Susanto Megaranto. The other members are Irwanto Sadikin, Johanes Simbolon, Farid Firmansyah and Edhi Handoko.
Lodhi to play CW Chess in Nagpur
Reigning National Champion and International Master Mahmood Ahmed Khan Lodhi will be representing Pakistan in Commonwealth Chess Championship being held in Nagpur (India) from September 28 to October 6. Gujranwala-based 11-time National Champions Lodhi is due to arrive here and will fly to Mumbai on his way to Nagpur on Saturday.
Top Grand Masters and IMs from over 20 Commonwealth countries would be taking part in the event which carries a lucrative money prize of Indian rupees two million. The winner of the tournament will get Rs.200,000.
CHESS MEGAPOST
Robert James Fischer is probably the greatest player of all time, his only rival being Kasparov (or perhaps Capablanca or Alekhine depending upon one’s criteria). It is, therefore, only reasonable that a selection of his best games should rank as one of the greatest chess books. However, this work is more than a mere game collection: In it we have a chance to see a true genuis (IQ 187) at work. I am, hence, willing to say that it is the greatest chess book. The annotations are simply flawless, but this flawlessness is not their most impressive quality.
Compose Like Mozart
In my previous article, about how to solve chess problems, Start Solving Now Part I and Part II, aside from using my own experience, I distilled the wisdom of some of the great composers, to help us learn how to solve chess problems better. In this case, I admit that I have no personal, practical experience in composing problems, but again, I will distill the wisdom of some of the great composers who have written about how to compose chess problems, such as Sam Loyd, Pal Benko, Brian Harley, and others.
Interview With New Women’s World Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk
Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk just captured her first Women’s World Championship title in Nalchik, Russia over 14-year-old GM elect Hou Yifan of China. In a CLO exclusive, Chess Journalists of American president Jerry Hanken interviews the champion, mediaqueen, runner and mother about her road to the title, her plans as the champ and how to attract more women to chess.
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