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GibTelecom 2010 Blitz Qualifier Tournament on ICC!

The Internet Chess Club (ICC), in conjunction with the Gibtelecom Chess Festival, are offering ICC members a unique opportunity to win a round trip ticket, hotel room, breakfast & dinner and an automatic invite to the 8th Gibtelecom Chess Festival, running January 26th to February 4th 2010 at the  Caleta Hotel, recently voted Gibraltar's best hotel.

You will be joined by many of the world's leading Grandmasters in an exclusive online qualifier — open to ICC members only — to one of the world’s best chess festivals. The winner of this package will be determined in a two-stage tournament event on ICC, the 6 qualifier tournaments running the weekend of November 27th to 29th, and the 16-player knockout final to be held on Saturday, December 5th. The time control throughout the tournament (both qualifiers and knockout stage) will be 3,0.

You will be joined by many of the world's leading Grandmasters, in what is hailed by many as one of the best chess events in the world! This Blitz Tournament Qualifier is open to all ICC members. This exclusive online Gibtelecom Blitz Tournament Qualifier is open to all ICC members - join ICC by clicking here to be part of the online qualifier. All the rules and conditions to play can be found at http://www.chessclub.com/activities/gibraltar_2010/

Tournament Times

Friday, 27 November:

Qualifier 1 − 3pm ICC Server Time (3pm ET, 9pm CET)
Qualifier 2 - 6pm ICC Server Time (6pm ET, 12am CET)

Saturday, 28 November:

Qualifier 3 − 2pm ICC Server Time (2pm ET, 8pm CET)
Qualifier 4 - 5pm ICC Server Time (5pm ET, 11pm CET)

Sunday, 29 November:

Qualifier 5 − 2pm ICC Server Time (2pm ET, 8pm CET)
Qualifier 6 - 5pm ICC Server Time (5pm ET, 11pm CET)

Saturday, 05 December:

Knockout Final - 2pm Server Time (2pm ET, 8pm CET)


Tal Memorial 2009

Kramnik Wins; Carlsen #1

 
Tal Memorial
It was indeed a tal-ented finale in Moscow to the Tal Memorial - and one also full of what ifs, shocks and a new #1.  

Vladimir Kramnik held on to his legendary nerves of steel to thwart of what looked like a dangerous kingside attack by Vassily Ivanchuk, as he deprived the Ukrainian ace of what would have been a remarkable come-from-behind victory in one of the strongest tournaments of the year.

The game certainly grabbed the attention of members on ICC and there was certainly some “what if” moments that could well have seen Ivanchuk crashing through.  GM Jon Speelman annotates the game in full as his selection below for Game of the Day.  

Kramnik’s winning score was a +3 6/9 and a 2883 performance rating - and Chess.FM got the exclusive post-tournament interview with former world champion Kramnik, who joined our live show immediately after his game with Ivanchuk. 

You can listen to the full 8 minute Kramnik interview with IM Malcolm Pein & Jon Speelman here in our audio player:

The shock of the tournament was left till the last round as Vishy Anand was uncharacteristically crushed - and playing with White (!) - in just 25 moves by Levon Aronian, as the World Champion seriously mishandled the opening.  

This left the way clear for Magnus Carlsen to share second place with Ivanchuk after he beat Peter Leko.  The young Norwegian had a little luck on his side as Leko misplayed the ending - the result not only allowing Carlsen a share of second place but also making 18-year-old the new #1 on the Live Rating List!

Standings after round 9

N Name FED FIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PTS TPR
1 Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2772 . ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 2888
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2739 ½ . ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 2846
3 Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2801 ½ ½ . ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 2839
4 Aronian, Levon ARM 2786 ½ ½ ½ . 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2804
5 Anand, Viswanathan IND 2788 ½ ½ ½ 0 . ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2804
6 Gelfand, Boris ISR 2758 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ . ½ ½ ½ ½ 2764
7 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2739 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ . ½ ½ 1 4 2723
8 Svidler, Peter RUS 2754 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ . ½ ½ 2685
9 Leko, Peter HUN 2752 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ . ½ 3 2640
10 Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2750 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ . 3 2640

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GM Gregory Kaidanov  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik
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GM Larry Christiansen   GM Ruslan Ponomariov vs. GM Levon Aronian
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GM Joel Benjamin  GM Alexander Morozevich vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik 
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GM Nick DeFirmian  GM Vladimir Kramnik vs. GM Peter Svidler
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GM Larry Christiansen  GM Viswanathan Anand vs. GM Peter Leko
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GM Joel Benjamin  GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Vishy Anand
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GM Ronen Har-Zvi  GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs. GM Boris Gelfand
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GM Gregory Kaidanov   GM Magnus Carlsen vs. GM Ruslan Ponomariov
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GM Jon Speelman  GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs. GM Vladimir Kramnik
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Main Story USCL Set For Final Finale

United States Chess League
There's going to be a new name on the United States Chess League trophy this year, as the New York Knights get set to take on the Miami Sharks in the finals, to be held at a time and date in early December yet-to-be announced by the league commissioner.

In the semifinals, New York Knights beat the New Jersey Knockouts by 2.5-1.5 to advance to the finals, while the Miami Sharks beat the San Francisco Mechanics, also by 2.5-1.5. In the past, both New York (in 2006) and Miami (in 2005) have reached the finals but lost to San Francisco and Baltimore respectively, so this year one of them will finally see their name on the trophy!

Watch the finals exclusively here on ICC by becoming a member; and also check U.S. Chess League for blog links, games and much, much more. Chess.FM will also have live commentary of the USCL finals in early December with IM Mark Ginsberg and GM Ben Finegold.

Semi-Finals
 
Monday, November 16th
 
Miami Sharks 2.5 - 1.5 San Francisco Mechanics
 
Wednesday, November 18th
 
New York Knights 2.5 - 1.5 New Jersey Knockouts
 
CHAMPIONSHIP
 
Miami Sharks vs. New York Knights
Monday, December 7th

Regular ICC Events

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Fecha November 13, 2009

ICC In this issue: Tal-ented Finale

All events are free to ICC members unless noted. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Add 5 hours for GMT. Add 6 hours for CET.

Sunday, November 22
ICC event 05:00  Live Coverage World Cup 2009 - Round 1 Second day More info
Tournament 07:00  Tournament Early Morning - 7 rounds of 3 1 More info
Simul 09:00  Simul joejan - SimulBot 30 30 - 20 players  More info
Tournament 10:00  Tournament Under 1800 Bullet - 7 rounds of 2 1 More info
Tournament 10:00  Tournament Over 1700 Bullet - 9 rounds of 1 0 More info
Tournament 12:45  Tournament Zhouse League - 6 rd. 1 0 - 2x6 rd. 3 0 More info
Tournament 13:00  Tournament STC Bunch - 3 rounds of 45 5 More info
Simul 14:00  Simul FM Vladan Rabrenovic - 45 10 - ch 71 More info
Play The Master 14:00  Play The Master Blitz against a title FIDE player More info
Tournament 15:00  Tournament Sunday Top Player >= 1800 - 7 rounds 5 0 More info
Tournament 15:00  Tournament U1800 Blitz - 7 rounds of 2 5 More info
Tournament 17:00  Tournament TimeOddsBattle with the Master More info
Tournament 18:30  Tournament SNS - Sunday Night Standard - 5 rounds 16 6 More info
Tournament 23:00  Tournament Nightly O1500 - 7 rounds of 5 0 More info
Tournament 23:00  Tournament Nightly U1500 - 5 rounds of 2 6 More info

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