Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of uscf chess::How Much Is the Cosmetology Class at Marinello







Review of uscf chess::How Much Is the Cosmetology Class at Marinello








There               is               an               important               presidential               race               going               on,               but               this               one               doesn't               involve               the               usual               political               types               as               candidates.

Well,               in               a               way               it               does.

One               of               the               candidates               is               Kirsan               Ilyumzhinov,               the               President               of               the               The               Republic               of               Kalmykia,               a               federal               subject               of               the               Russian               Federation.

Ilyumzhinov               is               also               President               of               the               International               Chess               Federation               (FIDE).

Having               been               head               of               FIDE               since               1995,               Ilyumzhinov               is               seeking               reelection               to               another               term               this               fall.
               Standing               in               his               way               is               a               formidable               candidate,               Anatoly               Karpov,               the               12th               World               Chess               Champion.
               As               a               chess               player,               Karpov's               greatness               is               uncontested               and               his               exploits               well               known.

He               ascended               to               the               pinnacle               of               chess               in               1975               when               the               11th               World               Chess               Champion,               American               Bobby               Fischer,               refused               to               defend               his               title               in               a               dispute               with               organizers               over               the               rules               governing               his               title               defense.

Karpov               successfully               defended               his               title               twice               against               Viktor               Korchnoi.
               Karpov               reigned               as               champion               from               1975-1985,               before               losing               his               title               to               his               greatest               rival,               Garry               Kasparov.

As               archrivals,               Karpov               and               Kasparov               dueled               five               times               for               the               title,               with               Karpov               never               able               to               wrest               the               title               from               his               younger               opponent.

After               Kasparov               split               with               FIDE               and               took               his               crown               with               him               to               form               his               own               Professional               Chess               Association,               Karpov               again               became               World               Champion,               holding               the               FIDE               version               of               the               title               from               1993-1999.
               In               addition,               Karpov               became               the               greatest               tournament               player               in               the               history               of               chess,               winning               over               120               tournaments               around               the               world.

His               performance               at               the               Linares               super-tournament               in               1994               yielded               arguably               the               greatest               results               in               history.

He               amassed               11               of               13               points               from               a               field               that               included               Kasparov,               future               champions               Vladimir               Kramnik,               Viswanathan               Anand               and               Veselin               Topalov,               as               well               as               such               noteworthy               grandmasters               as               Alex               Shirov,               Judit               Polgar               and               Gata               Kamsky.
               But               that               is               Karpov               as               a               chess               player.

What               commends               him               for               the               role               of               Fide               president?
               A               lot               of               it               has               to               do               with               Ilyumzhinov               himself.

He               has               been               President               of               FIDE               for               15               years.

That               is               long               enough.

It               is               time               for               new               ideas               and               a               fresh               approach.

He               has               also               in               2010               made               bizarre               claims               of               having               had               contact               with               aliens.

His               greatest               failing               as               president               was               instituting               the               FIDE               World               Championship               knockout               format.

Under               the               format,               a               field               of               128               top               players               paired               off               and               engaged               in               two-game               matches,               and               if               the               match               was               tied,               rapid               chess               and               blitz               chess               would               be               used               to               determine               the               winner.

The               field               kept               being               cut               in               half               until               one               player               remained               and               became               champion.

This               format               had               been               used               at               other               times               in               chess               but               never               to               determine               a               World               Champion.

As               a               result               chess               got               stuck               with               such               FIDE               World               Champions               as               Alexander               Khalifman,               Ruslan               Ponomariov               and               Rustam               Kasimdzhanov.

These               players               all               held               the               title               of               World               Champion,               but               they               were               hardly               in               the               class               of               such               luminaries               as               Kasparov,               Karpov,               Fischer,               Alexander               Alekhine               and               Jose               Capablanca.

The               knockout               format               strayed               far               from               the               traditions               of               using               long               tournaments               and               lengthy               matches               to               crown               a               true               champion.

The               knockout               format               was               an               unmitigated               disaster               and               ruined               the               continuity               of               chess.
               In               April               2010,               the               United               States               Chess               Federation               (USCF)               gave               its               wholehearted               endorsement               of               Karpov               to               become               FIDE               president.

The               USCF               said:               "Anatoly               Karpov               is               one               of               the               greatest               players               of               all               time,               a               chess               celebrity               who               will               greatly               improve               FIDE's               chances               of               attracting               quality               global               sponsors.

Mr.

Karpov               is               a               strong               supporter               of               traditional               chess               played               under               consistent               rules.

He               has               been               active               in               promoting               the               game               in               the               United               States,               and               offers               hope               for               increasing               the               prestige               and               popularity               of               our               great               game               everywhere.

We               are               pleased               to               endorse               former               World               Champion               Karpov               for               the               office               of               President               of               FIDE.

The               world               chess               organization               is               in               need               of               serious               reform,               and               Karpov's               candidacy               represents               an               unusual               opportunity               to               vastly               enhance               FIDE's               reputation,               and               that               of               organized               chess               worldwide.

USCF               is               looking               forward               to               working               closely               with               Karpov               and               his               team               to               achieve               a               shared               vision               for               chess               excellence."
               Being               a               former               player               at               the               highest               levels               of               chess,               Karpov               will               readily               understand               the               needs               of               professional               chess               players.

His               philosophy               will               be               a               break               with               the               past               and               a               refreshing               new               beginning.
               Over               the               years,               Karpov               has               opened               several               Anatoly               Karpov               Chess               Schools               throughout               the               world,               including               one               in               Linsborg,               Kansas.

He               has               also               done               charity               work               over               the               last               several               years               with               the               Peace               Fund               to               help               Chernobyl               victims               and               with               the               Special               Olympics.

He               has               been               a               Goodwill               Ambassador               for               UNICEF.
               Both               candidates               have               been               globetrotting               in               search               of               support               from               the               various               national               federations.

To               his               credit,               Ilyumzhinov               has               invested               much               of               his               personal               fortune               in               sponsoring               and               promoting               chess.

But               for               all               the               reasons               above,               it               would               be               great               for               chess               to               have               Karpov               as               the               next               FIDE               president.
               Sources:
               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_World_Chess_Championships_1998%E2%80%932004
               ABC               NEWS:               ABC's               Alexander               Marquardt               reports               from               Moscow:               Russian               Governor               Tells               Tale               of               Alien               Abduction,               President               asked               to               Investigate:               May               05,               2010
               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsan_Ilyumzhinov
               http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10309/319/
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    Monday, June 9, 2014

    Review of the chess store::How to Set up Chess







    Review of the chess store::How to Set up Chess








    Having               fun               at               Halloween               time               is               very               important.

    You               don't               want               to               be               left               out               this               year.

    Get               ready               to               make               yourself               into               a               chess               board               for               a               costume               that               will               really               make               others               look.

    It               is               not               as               difficult               as               it               might               seem,               so               read               on               and               see               if               it               might               be               something               that               you               want               to               be               this               year.

    Have               fun               while               you               are               making               it,               too               because               Halloween               is               the               most               creative               of               all               the               holidays.

    Make               the               most               of               it.

    For               the               chess               board               costume               you               will               need               to               have               several               different               things.

    You               can               find               these               at               a               thrift               store               or               a               dollar               store               and               make               your               costume               for               very               little               money.

    You               will               want               to               get               a               large               box               and               cut               out               a               hole               in               the               top               of               it               so               that               you               can               put               your               head               through               it.

    In               the               bottom               of               the               box               you               will               want               to               make               leg               holes.

    On               the               outside               of               the               box               you               want               to               make               white               and               black               squares,               just               like               a               chess               board.
                   For               the               rest               of               your               costume               you               should               wear               black               leggings,               socks               and               shoes.

    You               should               also               wear               long               black               gloves.

    Wear               a               black               hat               and               use               makeup               sparingly.
                   When               you               want               to               take               along               some               props               for               your               costume,               you               can               carry               along               some               chess               pieces               in               a               see               through               container               or               a               bag.

    You               are               bound               to               make               people               look               when               you               are               wearing               this               costume.
                   Make               sure               that               you               when               you               are               traveling               to               wear               you               are               going               that               you               remove               the               chess               board               box               and               set               it               on               the               seat               beside               you.

    When               you               get               to               where               you               are               going               you               can               then               put               it               back               on.
                   Remember               when               you               are               out               and               about               for               the               Halloween               fun,               make               sure               that               you               have               a               designated               driver               and               that               no               one               drinks               and               drives.

    Staying               safe               should               be               a               priority               on               this               holiday               and               every               other               day               of               the               year.
                   If               you               decide               that               you               want               to               have               a               party               for               Halloween               this               year,               make               sure               that               you               tell               everyone               that               they               must               come               in               costume.

    Have               a               good               camera               so               that               you               can               get               pictures               of               everyone               in               their               outfits.

    Have               enough               food               and               drink               to               keep               everyone               happy.

    Let               them               take               a               bag               of               candy               home               with               them.

    Make               sure               that               you               decorate               your               home               so               that               it               really               looks               creative               with               all               the               Halloween               pieces               that               you               can               think               of.

    It               will               be               a               huge               success               for               your               and               the               people               that               you               invite.






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