It is now quite hot in many countries as summer came to northern hemisphere. Have you already been swimming in the sea or nearby river? If you also enjoy building sandcastles, here is an unusual task why not try creating a chess kingdom?
Here is an eample of one professional sandcastle!
"f course one cannot play with such pieces, but how beautiful#
$here is a whole article at %hess&ase about the ehibition '(and )orld* held in $ravem+nde, ,ermany in -../! http!00en.chessbase.com0post0che1in1the1 sand In this issue! - In the &eginning by Igor (ukhin / (and chess clock 2 ,3 $ianlu 4%hina5 )orld 3nder67 ,irls %hampion 8 9o you have fiery eyes? : ;u<<les by =($ >evin "?%onnell
$he =I9@ motto 4over on the right5! 9oes your school have one?
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In the Beginning Chess Camp 4 by Igor Sukhin King + rook vs. King + rook
In the Beginning 209 4Chess Cam" #-$665 &lack to move and win.
In the Beginning 210 4Chess Cam" 2167:5 &lack to move and win.
209. 1...e4f5+.
210. 1...0-0-0+.
In the Beginning 211 4Chess Cam" 2168.5 )hite to move and win.
In the Beginning 212 4Chess Cam" #-$7%5 )hite to move and win.
Sand chess clock (and can be quite useful and not only to have fun building sand chess kingdoms when relaing near the water# 9o you know and remember what a chess clock is? If not, log in to your site psm.fide.com or sm.fide.com and read an article about this great human invention that helps limit players? thinking time.
Mo&ern analog chess cloc' &ut certainly the chess clock has not come to its modern form all at once. $here were other tries to schedule the time, and sand was quite helpful# At the first international chess tournament held in Bondon in 6:C6, there were critics who complained of the slowness of play. $assilo von Heydebrand und der Basa 46:6:16::D5 was one of the first persons to propose that each player?s time should be limited by way of separate clocks or watches. In 6:C-, an anonymous writer named A. %antab wrote that sand glasses should be used to regulate the moves with a limited time limit. 'Bet each player have a three1 hour sand glass at his elbow and a friend on either side to turn it. )hile the player is thinking, the sand must be allowed to runE while his opponent is thinking, his glass will be laid hori<ontally on the table and the running suspended*. $he idea was backed by Howard (taunton and other prominent chess players. (and glasses were used in chess matches and tournaments from 6:76 to 6:8C. However, temperature and humidity affect the sand in the sand glasses and was not very accurate. Also, a player would accidentally turn over the wrong end of his timer or his opponent?s timer and cause problems.
San& cloc'
$he first chess match that used a sand glass was the Anderssen von >olisch match, held in Bondon in 6:76. $he time control was -2 moves in - hours. $he full chess clock history is here! http!00www.chessmaniac.com0inde.php0 -.6-0.70660the1chess1clock1a1history0
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GU ianlu !China" # $orld Under %& Girls Champion
$hat?s ,u on the right. $he girl on the left is the silver medallist.
,u finished on D066 4eight wins, two draws, one loss5 half a point ahead of her nearest rivals, who were rated much higher and already titled. ,u, rated just -6-:, beat both of those medal winners, )IF Irene GI%"BA( HA;A$A 4--/85 and ),F (arasadat >HA9@FAB(HAII@H 4--D:5.
Here?s a position from the game ,3 1 GI%"BA( HA;A$A. At first glance, it looks quite balanced, but &lack is actually in desperate trouble.
48.h5e8+ [48.f3f8+! g8xf8 49.h5e8#] 48...g8h7 49.h1-g2 c7c2+ 50.g2h3 e3e2 51.e8 h5+ 1-0. $he end of ,u?s game 4&lack5 against the bron<e medal winner saw a spectacular turn around. Here?s the critical position.
A little luck is invariably necessary if you are going to win a big event like this. ,u had some at the end of her game 4)hite5 against Adela J@BI>I%. In the diagram position...
&lack resigned. 61.. )hat else to do? After all, if 60...b8g3 61.#6#5 f5f1+ 62.e3g1. However, you may recall reading something about Kchecks L checks?... 6 FIDE-CiS FSM Magazine 076 FIDE Chess in Schools
60...f5f1+ 61.e3g1 b8f4 62.c6c5 f4h6 would have saved the day. Here?s the scoresheet of one of her games. Her third round game against )%F Apurva JII>39.
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'atalia ()()*+ teaches children chess in Khanty,-ansiysk he children study .ith /0iery eyes.1 2o you have 0iery eyes3 International master Gatalia ;opova, trainer of the 3gra %hess Academy, and participant of the )orld Iapid %hampionship, tells about her work Gatalia ;opova! (eaching chil&ren in )han*-Mansis' is a "leasure+ *he s*u& ,i*h fier ees- I registered into the tournament in the last minute. $his opportunity came as a surprise to me. ;laying at the )orld %hampionship is an honor. Iight now I am beginning to gain the momentum I won in the previous round and have -.C points. I am satisfied with my play. Are there new chess talents in 3gra? 9o young people like to play chess? )han*-Mansis' is rela*i.el small+ /u* *here are man chess en*husias*s- (he num/er of s*u&en*s gro,s e.er ear- (he s*u& ,i*h fier ees+ *he "ar*ici"a*e in all ma0or local *ournamen*s+ learn from gran&mas*er games+ an& *eaching *hem is a "leasure for me- Are there many girls among the students of the Academy? 1es- We e.en ha.e a s*u& grou" ,i*h girls2 ma0ori*. Hopefully >hanty1Fansiysk will soon produce world class players#
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