 Gibtelecom '08 ICC Qualifier
 Gibtelecom '08 ICC Qualifier
 November 15-18
 After the success of our Mainz and Mexico qualifiers, the Internet Chess Club, in conjunction with the Gibtelecom Chess Festival, are now offering ICC members a unique opportunity to win a round trip ticket, hotel room and breakfast and automatic seat to the exclusive Gibtelecom Chess Festival.
You will be joined by many of the world's leading Grandmasters, in what is hailed as one of the best chess events in the world! To win this exclusive offer, you will need to play in a series of ICC online qualifiers 15-17 November, with the final 32-player KO running 18 November.
This event is only open to ICC members - so don't delay, sign-up here today!
Review all the rules and details of this exciting members-only event!
Deepavali & Anand: Lighting up Indian Chess
Exclusive Interview
 India is having a stellar year in chess thanks in large to the exploits of Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand. Not only has Vishy taken the no.1 spot in the world rankings, he also captured the World Championship title in Mexico City.
Recently, India celebrated one of its main holidays, the Deepavali festival, celebrated all over the Indian sub-continent as the festival of lights. So, as a special holiday tribute from our colleges at India ICC Chess.FM, they recently interviewed Anand on his thoughts on becoming world champion and his triumphant return home.
Not only that, but we also have exclusive film footage of Anand's homecoming after winning the world championship, where he's feted like a Bollywood star as the crowds turned up in force to celebrate the success of their hero. It is significant that Anand has chosen the occasion of the Indian festival of Deepavali for this interview exclusive to ICC, as its the light that spells the end of darkness, of the mind, body and spirit. And this is the time, that the whole nation looks with optimism and postiveness, and who else but Anand to make it a grand start.
The 15 min interview with Anand is conducted by India ICC Chess.FM's host Arvind Aaron, with accompanying video produced by ICC Chess.FM's Macauley Peterson.
US Chess League 2007
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US Chess League 2007 - SemiFinals
Wednesday [19:00 EDT | 01:00 CET]
The Wildcard round of the U.S. Chess League got underway last week on ICC, with the Philadelphia Inventors facing the New York Knights in the East, while in the West the Miami Sharks played last year's champs, the San Francisco Mechanics.
And, despite New York and Miami being up against draw odds, both prevailed to go forward to the semi-finals!
| No. |
SNo. |
Philadelphia Inventors |
Res. |
New York Knights |
SNo. |
| 1 |
2599 |
GM Sergey Kudrin |
½-½ |
GM Hikaru Nakamura |
2709 |
| 2 |
2446 |
IM Bryan Smith |
0-1 |
IM Irina Krush |
2442 |
| 3 |
2287 |
IM Richard Costigan |
0-1 |
IM Jay Bonin |
2340 |
| 4 |
2240 |
NM Elvin Wilson |
0-1 |
WFM Irina Zenyuk |
2173 |
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SNo. |
Miami Sharks |
Res. |
San Francisco Mechanics |
SNo. |
| 1 |
2600 |
GM Julio Becerra |
½-½ |
GM Patrick Wolff |
2623 |
| 2 |
2446 |
IM Blas Lugo |
1-0 |
IM Vinay Bhat |
2465 |
| 3 |
2417 |
FM Marcel Martinez |
1-0 |
IM Dmitry Zilberstein |
2435 |
| 4 |
2160 |
Luis Barredo |
0-1 |
Gregory Young |
2043 |
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With the previous two winners of the competition - Baltimore and San Francisco - now eliminated, this means there will be a new name on the trophy: Will it be Miami, New York, Dallas or Boston that will be crowned the new champions?
Miami will play against Dallas in the playoffs, while New York faces Boston. Due to the SPICE Cup in Lubbock, Texas (November 9-16), the Dallas-Miami game will be delayed.
For more information visit the USCL web site.
Semi-Finals:
 Wednesday, Nov. 14th
1. Boston vs New York (Boston receives draw odds)
Monday, Nov. 19th
2. Dallas vs Miami (Dallas receives draw odds)
You can catch all the playoff action live here on ICC.
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GM Joel Benjamin "Game of the Week"
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Game of the Week
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New on ICC Chess.FM! Three-time U.S. Champion GM Joel Benjamin starts
his weekly show every Friday at 15:00 Server Time. Click "Play Video"
for a free 5 minute preview of Joel's latest show. To listen to the
full show, sign up for membership!
Joel is regarded by many as one of the best commentators and
analysts' we have in the game today, and each Friday he will be
giving us his insight and spin with his selection of Game of the Week.
This is a not-to-be-missed 30-minute video is exclusively for ICC
members only -- so if you want to get ahead of the game, get ready to
tune-in! By popular demand and requests from members, ALL of Joel
Benjamin's GOTW videos are available. Enjoy!
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"Chess Talk" with IM John Watson
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Tune-in for Chess Talk with IM John Watson on ICC Chess.FM. John's weekly 60+ minute show (members only) will feature an interview with leading chess personalities. Click "Play Video" for a free 5 minute preview of John's latest show. To listen to the full show, sign up for membership!
John's guest this week (Tue., 6 Nov.) is U.S. Women's Champion IM Irina Krush. At age 14 in 1998, Irina won her first US Women's Championship title to become the youngest ever holder of the title.
Irina's early work included her instructive "Krushing Attacks" series of training videos. She shot to international fame though for her part in the 1999 "Kasparov versus The World" Internet match hosted on MSN, as she became the conduit for the lead analytical team. Lately, Irina has led her own team, the New York Knights, to a wildcard playoff berth in the United States Chess League.
Next week (Nov. 16), John's guest will be GM Alexander Baburin.
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Ask the Renaissance Man |
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Tune-in for "Ask the Renaissance Man" with National Master Dan Heisman every Thursday at 21:00 EDT. You send in the questions and Dan provides the answers every week on his Q&A show. Questions on tournament rules, opening play, chess books, chess politics, current events, and more! Next week (15 Nov.), Dan will have a special guest on his show, Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, who not only wrote the chess program Phoenix and the checker program Chinook, but earlier this year announced that his team had solved checkers.
As a special treat to non-members this week, we're making Dan's latest show free to view - so click "Play Video" to listen now! This hit member-based show is one of the many benefits of being a member of ICC - so sign up for membership now!
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 November Marathon
 Be sure to join us this weekend, Nov 10-11, as ICC proudly presents the November Marathon! 24 hours of consecutive tournaments will be held in 5 different categories:
Under 1600 Blitz
Over 1600 Blitz
Under 1800 Bullet
Over 1800 Bullet
Standard
Prizes are available to those who play the most games and win the most games during the 24 hour period!
"Help Marathon" for more information.
Fischer Random (w22) scheduled tourney Every Tuesday evening at 18:00 server time, a 4 2 Fischer Random (Chess 960) tourney is played in Wildone! Five rounds of random starting positions… it's lots of fun! So make plans to join us this Tuesday and find out why this game is catching on. "Help fischer-random" for more info!
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 Tourney Tip of the Week:
Latejoining a tourney:
Sometimes, you'll miss out on joining a tourney before it begins. But don't despair! Many times, you can still latejoin the tournament.
When you type "Tell 220 tourn", you'll get a list of the bots and any tournaments going on. Next to the bot name, it will say "Open, Closed, or Late". For example "Tomato Late". The "late" means you can still latejoin the tourney by typing "Tell Tomato latejoin". Use the appropriate bot of course! Happy hunting!
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Gambiteer II - Nigel Davies
Are you fearless in your approach to chess openings? Are you happy to take calculated risks? Do you loathe trivial positional chess? Do you feel the need to sacrifice pawns early in the game? Are you a Gambiteer? If the answer to these questions is ‘yes!’ then this is the book for you!
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Vishy's Victory: The Undisputed 2007 World Champs. - Giddins, Keene and Simpole
After 13 years of strife and divided world titles, the match between Kramnik and Topalov in 2006 brought the great chess schism to a close. The next step in the world championship reunification process was a match-tournament, to give other leading contenders a chance, before the title reverts to a match format in 2008.
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New In Chess Yearbook 84 - Soft Cover Edition
Contains 33 surveys.
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 - SI 14.8 – Anka
Sicilian Defence - Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 - SI 14.8 - Kolev
Sicilian Defence - Rauzer Variation 6...Bd7 - SI 27.5 - Galkin
Sicilian Defence - Rossolimo Variation 4...Qc7 - SI 31.9 - Kolev
Sicilian Defence - Taimanov Variation 6.Nc6 - SI 39.12 - Langeweg
and more...
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Chess Success: Planning after the Opening - Neil McDonald
Every player has encountered problems once the opening phase of the game has ended. Renowned chess author Neil McDonald guides you through a selection of over 40 recent instructive and entertaining Grandmaster games, all of which illustrate how sound planning and a clear head can help you through that crucial post-opening phase.
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Fabulous Budapest Gambit - Viktor Moskalenko
The Budapest Gambit is popular with club and internet chess players all over the world, and it is easy to see why. It has surprise value, it’s not hard to learn, and it leads to sharp and dynamic play from the very start of the game.
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One Move and You're Dead - Edwin Brecher and Leonard Barden
This book is likely to become a classic. It is a selection of eighty positions played by experts over more than a century, in which one brilliant move forced the opponent to surrender. It includes intriguing examples of such moves being overlooked by grandmasters, only to be identified on subsequent analysis.
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