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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Philadelphia Chess Open Video by US Chess Scoop
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Hi everyone,
Here is the nice US Chess Scoop video on the 2012 Philadelphia International that was won by GM Abhijeet Gupta of India. The video includes bytes by GM Evgeny Romanov, IM/WGM Nisha Mohata, WGM Padmini Rout and IM Dean Ippolito. You can read our earlier post (Philadelphia Chess: GM Abhijeet Gupta Wins Title) and see a nice GM Romanov chess game with Chess King.
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GM Abhijeet Gupta
Reigning Indian national chess champion GM Abhijeet Gupta beat International Master Dean Ippolito of United States to win the Philadelphia International chess tournament. The 9th Annual Philadelphia International was held June 29-July 3 at the Sheraton Philadelphia City Center Hotel, 17th & Race Streets, Philadelphia, PA.Gupta made a score of 7.5 points out of a possible nine. Indian M Venkatesh also became India's 28th GM at the chess tournament.
Venkatesh drew the final round game with compatriot S P Sethuraman to score seven points in all and finish second in the overall standings. Sethuraman also did well for his fourth place finish making it an Indian domination in Philadelphia.
"This was quite satisfying performance and I am also happy for my colleague Venkatesh who made his long overdue GM title here," said Gupta, adding that he was happy for Venkatesh who now becomes a GM.
Annual Chess Day in Philadelphia Schools - Cool Chess Video
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
We like to carry every chess news that is about children. It is a joy to know when children play chess. Here is a nice video and report from Philadelphia.
Two hundred and thirty students from 21 schools across Philadelphia participated in the annual After School Activities Partnerships Chess Day at the Franklin Institute. Elementary students were invited to hone their strategic thinking skills and make new friends. For two hours, students faced off in friendly chess matches and then toured the museum's exhibits.
Ben Cooper, Director of Chess Programs at ASAP, said that chess playing can help kids to think critically. "It helps them start to think ahead and slow down. Students tend to move very fast, especially when they're young and chess can help them slow down and consider choices before they make a decision."
While the benefits of chess for developing minds are obvious, so is the fun in meeting fellow players and competing. Eight-year-old Llulisa Valdivia, a second grader at Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School in West Philadelphia credits her seventeen-year-old brother for teaching her how to play. She even competed in the student state championship. "I was so excited, I almost fainted!"
44th Liberty Bell Chess Tournament in Philadelphia from Jan 13
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hello everyone,
Here is the latest chess tournament calendar update via www.chessdom.com. The 44th Annual Liberty Bell Open will take place over the Martin Luther King weekend from January 13-16, 2012, at the Sheraton City Center Hotel, Philadelphia. The event has a $20,000 projected prize fund with $14,000 guaranteed.
The event has 9 sections: Open, Under 2300, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1300, Under 1100 and Under 900. All sections are 7-round Swiss tournaments having 4-day, 3-day and 2-day schedules to play in.
Prizes $20,000 based on 320 paid entries, else in proportion, except minimum 70% of each prize guaranteed. In 2006 to 2011, the tournament had over 320 paid entries each year and the $20,000 projected prize fund was increased in proportion. In 9 sections.
Open Section prizes: $1700-1000-500-300-200, 1st clear or on tiebreak $100 bonus, top Under 2400 $800. FIDE rated.
Last year four players tied for 1st in the Open Section, GMs Alex Shabalov and Sergey Kudrin, IM Marc Esserman and FM Farai Mandizha, who each finished with 5½ points. You can access the official website at this link.
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