Review of chess champion::Who is the winner of the World Chess Championship 2013 ...
Review of chess champion::Who is the winner of the World Chess Championship 2013 ...
Are three silver medals worth one gold medal? Maybe not, but it is still quite an impressive haul. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States had a hat trick of second-place finishes at the SportAccord World Mind Games that were held in Beijing, China, from Dec. 12-19. The events: Bridge, Chess, Draughts (Checkers), Go and Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). The chess events included rapid, blitz and blindfold, with separate sections for men and women. The chess competition: Fiercely competitive and grueling. Sixteen men and sixteen women from many nations came to Beijing for the weeklong chess part of the competition. All but one player on the men's side was rated over 2700, meaning the events were at the Category 20 level. The prize money for each event was $20,000 for first place, $15,000 for second, $12,000 for third, all the way down to $1,000 for 16th place, according to chessvibes.com. The players had to endure seven rapid games over two days, then 30 blitz games over the next two days, and finally seven blindfold games over a two-day span. With such an exhausting schedule, the participants probably now need at least a month to convalesce. The results: Nakamura was the only player to finish in the top three in all chess events. He actually tied for first in rapid play, but was placed second because of tiebreakers. On the women's side, former world champion Hou Yifan of China did best, winning both a gold and a silver medal. For the Americans, in addition to Nakamura, Anna Zatonskih won a medal by finishing third in the women's blindfold event. Gata Kamsky, the other American to participate in chess at these games, finished in a tie for third in the men's blindfold competition but lost out on tiebreakers and failed to medal. Still, considering the quality of the competition, it was a good result. The future of the World Mind Games: Up in the air. The World Mind Games are trying to pattern themselves after the Olympics. So far they have only come up with five suitable events, and even some of these are suspect. Xiangqi and Go favor players from Far Eastern nations like China, Japan and South Korea. Unlike chess, these are not games that are universally played. Most board games, card games and intellectual competitions are limited by differences in language and culture. It is difficult to come up with mental games and sports that are neutral and don't give an overwhelming edge to one nation or one region. Maybe poker can be added in the future but it will be difficult finding other events. From John Lennon's "Mind Games" song lyrics: "So keep on playing those mind games together Doing the ritual dance in the sun Millions of mind guerrillas Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel" Sources: http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/sportaccord-world-mind-games-chess-2012 http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/world-mind-games-aronian-hou-yifan-win-the-blindfold "Mind Games," "The John Lennon Collection," CD, Capitol Records, 1989 |
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