World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad Promo Video

Hello chess blog friends, the big clash of the chess world, the World Chess Championship 2014 is coming up between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Challenger Viswanathan Anand in Sochi, Russia from November 7. But there's always the new talent from the next generation to look forward to. Coming up in December, Hungary will host the World Chess U-16 Olympiad. Here is a nice video promo for the event. Enjoy.

The promo video features Judit Polgar, Csaba Balogh, Benjamin Gledura who was European Champion of his age group and Kata Karacsonyi who was the first to follow in the footsteps of Judit Polgar to win the National Championship topping all boys in their age groups.





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GM Csaba Balogh wins Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona Chess

Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hello everyone,

 

Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona – Casino de Barcelona 2013 was held on 25-31st October at the Gran Casino of Barcelona (Marina Avenue, 19-21). The tournament format was eight-player round robin. Hungarian Grandmaster Csaba Balogh took a clear first place with 4,5/7 points.

Final standings:1. GM Balogh Csaba 2640 HUN – 4,5
2-4. GM Hansen Eric 2584 CAN, GM Edouard Romain 2665 FRA and GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2509 ESP – 4,0
5-6. GM Shankland Samuel 2605 USA and GM Alsina Leal Daniel 2548 ESP – 3,5
7. GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 2543 ESP – 2,5
8. GM Ftacnik Lubomir 2550 SVK – 2,0

Replay games with analysis

The tournament was organized by the Catalonian Chess Federation and sponsored by the Casino of Barcelona (Group Peralada), Barcelona City Hall and and the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. (News via Chessdom.com)

Tournament website
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Chess Evolution weekly newsletter launches in six languages

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Hi everyone,

Chessdom.com has just announced the start of the CE Weekly Newsletter. Released every Friday of the week, the newsletter will contain 20 pages of great chess material written by the contemporary top Grandmasters Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh.

The CEWN weekly edition will contain not only openings or middlegames, but rather full details on the best fresh games from the chess world, a look back at historical matches, and practice endgames sections, puzzles, and multiple surprises.

The CEWN will be published in 6 different languages(English, Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, and Italian) and will be sent over email in pgn and pdf format.

Content of CEWN:

· 4 analyzed games of the past week with detailed word explanations
· “Clash of the Titans”, one game from a World Champion which is a rare find in other books
· Several endgame lectures per issue
· Around 10 puzzles with solutions given in the next weekly newsletter.
· Editorial preface written by Arkadij Naiditsch and Balogh Csaba on the most exciting moments of the past week.
· A “surprise” section which will change every week. It can be an interview, or some funny article, maybe some theoretical advice e.t.c.
· All in all, around 20 pages of great chess material every week!

Price of the subscription for CEWN:

38 euro/year (52 editions, purchase here saving over 80% on the weekly price)
10 euro/1 month (4 editions, purchase here)
4 euro/1 week (1 edition, purchase here)



Arkadij Naiditsch about CEWN

The author of CEWN comments, “To make it especially nice for our readers, we decided to start with 6 different languages, we think to read in the mother language is an extra for every chess fan.In our weekly newsletter we will try to be creative and not only present a “dry” chess material, but also go a further. A reader will be able to find 4 most interesting games from the past week, a rare seen game from a World Champion combined with a nice puzzle section plus endgame lectures and not at least a surprise section that will change every week. It all makes CEWN an exciting product for chess lovers of any strength!”

GM Naiditsch also adds, “Chess Evolution remains the premium book on the market, it is the solid addition to any chess player’s library. However, CEWN will be a great addition, as it will provide weekly training and insights right in your mailbox.”


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