tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.comments2023-08-27T10:15:44.501+02:00World Chess Championship BlogMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-46673467618405380742023-08-26T18:37:55.551+02:002023-08-26T18:37:55.551+02:00The clause isn't that clear. One can also inte...The clause isn't that clear. One can also interpret it as to trying to say that the match will only be played if BOTH winners are not among the AVRO guys. But as Botvinnik was, there was no need to play a match. Still, if I was Najdorf, I would feel a bit bitter about this.<br /><br />BTW thanks for all your incredible work at tirelessly documenting all these important pieces of chess history. It's telling for the quality of historical chess research (= generally very very low) that you're about the only one. Your work is greatly appreciated :Dschrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-38415415406944613152023-02-11T01:41:35.445+01:002023-02-11T01:41:35.445+01:00P.S. At the same time, chess players also somewhat...P.S. At the same time, chess players also somewhat paradoxically are really fetishists of rating people and creating hierarchy based on playing strength. As I think Keres once said, "If three chess players enter a room, they'll do it on order of their Elo rating."schrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-53749370265530644732023-02-11T01:34:16.434+01:002023-02-11T01:34:16.434+01:00"Maybe it has something to do with chess play..."Maybe it has something to do with chess players not wanting to submit to authority."<br /><br />That comment struck me as very true, and I immediately associated it with the fact that the theme of Chess is regicide.<br /><br />Also, chess is a single-player game. You fight for yourself and nobody else. I think that of course has correlations and consequences with how frequently chess players deny to play.<br /><br />But I still think it's pretty rare that the world champion just choose not to defend his title. I think Fischer was the only one. Maybe Carlsen wanted to be part of that exclusive club :)schrottvogelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633709582603706577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-26330680736989415492022-01-18T04:15:20.447+01:002022-01-18T04:15:20.447+01:00Dear Mr. Weeks,
You wrote "There are two gap...Dear Mr. Weeks,<br /><br />You wrote "There are two gaps in the data. One is for Mecking; the other is for Sunye Neto".<br /><br />I think Mecking was classified in the condition of winner of previous Interzonal, in the same manner of Bent Larsen.<br /><br />Sunye Neto was a wildcard, because Brazil took the burden of the organization of BOTH Interzonals, Masculine and Feminine, in an age of serious lack of sponsors. So, the FIDE Congress of 1978 gave Brazil the right of one indication.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Carlos Cleto<br />carlos.cleto.adv@uol.com.brCarlos Cletohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603223433147127741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-7118082581165248062021-05-01T15:01:24.632+02:002021-05-01T15:01:24.632+02:00I think the name variations had to with the transl...I think the name variations had to with the transliteration of the Cyrilic alphabet. The sale happens with Nimzowitsch, Nimzovitch or Nimzovitch.Alfonso Ansó Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378258096984891797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-78942774802907011582020-10-25T08:59:02.753+01:002020-10-25T08:59:02.753+01:00Thanks for providing these FIDE ratings files. The...Thanks for providing these FIDE ratings files. They've been very helpful in a statistics project that I'm currently carrying out.Patrick Wayodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12193664521473224925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-31837487367111161022019-06-19T10:55:57.495+02:002019-06-19T10:55:57.495+02:00Very thoughtful post on mind .It should be very mu...Very thoughtful post on mind .It should be very much helpful.<br /><a href="https://blog.mindvalley.com/kasparov-iq/" rel="nofollow">https://blog.mindvalley.com/kasparov-iq/</a>Mindvalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258228697025638864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-39037412000708719512019-03-01T11:45:23.102+01:002019-03-01T11:45:23.102+01:00Yes, I used 'McGrath' for the crosstable a...Yes, I used 'McGrath' for the crosstable and both 'McGrath' and 'Mott-McGrath' for the index. The original problem was that I had 'MacGrath' instead of 'McGrath' on the crosstable and the index.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-13583070545691539832019-02-28T10:49:37.369+01:002019-02-28T10:49:37.369+01:00In Subotica 1967, McGrath is correct, not Mott-McG...In Subotica 1967, McGrath is correct, not Mott-McGrath, a change which came many years later.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829486017892820699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-23405606690983108672019-01-29T00:46:36.321+01:002019-01-29T00:46:36.321+01:00I want to find the best best chess website I reall...I want to find the best <a href="https://www.albertochueca.com/blog/the-top-10-of-the-online-chess-websites/" rel="nofollow">best chess website</a> I really want to know what they are I hope they help me Maria Fernanda Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00927588157805892986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-28168877686179401922018-11-06T12:22:06.850+01:002018-11-06T12:22:06.850+01:00I got Vip ticket for game 4. A birthday present to...I got Vip ticket for game 4. A birthday present to myself Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02884502797804217298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-14761820984609743652018-10-03T22:28:25.174+02:002018-10-03T22:28:25.174+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anton73https://www.blogger.com/profile/15721722231708791324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-66844684284467840172018-09-23T21:24:27.903+02:002018-09-23T21:24:27.903+02:00I am lucky got 2 tickets for the 3rd game. General...I am lucky got 2 tickets for the 3rd game. General Admission. cannot wait. This is once in a lifetime Opportunity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206583681387583163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-3243858983098271742018-04-14T10:08:20.051+02:002018-04-14T10:08:20.051+02:00Yes, I'm interested. Where can I find it?Yes, I'm interested. Where can I find it?Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-76587173401840455002018-04-14T03:55:53.189+02:002018-04-14T03:55:53.189+02:00I also interviewed Fred Cramer around the same tim...I also interviewed Fred Cramer around the same time, and he has many comments about Edmundson. Are you interested in the Cramer interview?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146943116700682438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-29267292981485007882017-12-08T21:16:17.636+01:002017-12-08T21:16:17.636+01:00Hi.Does anybody know if one needs to purchase tic...Hi.Does anybody know if one needs to purchase tickets to see the candidates tournament in Berlin . <br />If so where from ?<br />Thanks in advance<br />Dror Schick<br />ISRAELAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988361544227341729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-48162914455838104092017-09-25T05:16:51.684+02:002017-09-25T05:16:51.684+02:00Most remarkably, Carlsen, had he won the World Cup...Most remarkably, Carlsen, had he won the World Cup, would have stopped most of his most serious challengers because his half of the draw turned out to contain the top 4 players on the September list and plenty of other serious contenders (thus, Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Kramnik, Karjakin, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Svidler and Nepomniachtchi all found themselves in Carlsen's half.) Between them, they have just just about every World Championship in classical, rapid and blitz, plus World Cups, in the past several years.<br />The other half of the draw had the three top US players and not many other serious World Championship contenders (except, in retrospect, Ding).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829486017892820699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-40677553054786079482016-11-04T08:16:37.126+01:002016-11-04T08:16:37.126+01:00Yes, congratulations to the entire Chess24.com tea...Yes, congratulations to the entire Chess24.com team!Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-56382870152234483032016-11-03T21:43:54.386+01:002016-11-03T21:43:54.386+01:00Here's an answer to one of your questions:ches...Here's an answer to one of your questions:<br><a href="https://chess24.com/en/read/news/chess24-win-moscow-case-announce-new-york-line-up" rel="nofollow">chess24 win Moscow case, announce New York line-up</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-62272567607261140472016-08-08T11:38:36.338+02:002016-08-08T11:38:36.338+02:00Millionaire Chess offers the high stake open Chess...Millionaire Chess offers the high stake open Chess Competition for every chess player in the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://millionairechess.com/" rel="nofollow">Chess Competition</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14275630866116149378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-71633899542204538062016-07-04T07:09:08.574+02:002016-07-04T07:09:08.574+02:00Most chess tournaments are organized and ruled acc...Most chess tournaments are organized and ruled according to the World Chess Federation (FIDE) handbook, which offers guidelines and regulations for conducting tournaments.<br /><a href="http://amylee.biz/" rel="nofollow">chess tournament</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054591077953781931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-84997361408585687422015-03-27T02:09:24.058+01:002015-03-27T02:09:24.058+01:00The other co-chair of the FIDE Womens Commission (...The other co-chair of the FIDE Womens Commission (by its very existence and activity a clear nod to tokenism) is an elected FIDE VP and therefore promoted from being its Secretary. I could ask both - I like to think they are friends - but I know they would have difficulty answering while also being put in a difficult position!Peter Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450038889108394513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-83249344529899308682015-02-26T15:51:42.737+01:002015-02-26T15:51:42.737+01:00Originally, there should have been only 18 players...Originally, there should have been only 18 players each IZT. Two were added from Arandjelovac and then one nominee from host Swiss federation. Smyslov was replacement for Kuzmin. Tal qualified by high Elo. Kavalek added to balance the number. He is from list of reserves by Elo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055837103493525369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-4428256744539719952014-04-24T01:17:47.766+02:002014-04-24T01:17:47.766+02:00I confirm Torremolinos 1962 was not a Zonal Tourne...I confirm Torremolinos 1962 was not a Zonal Tourney, and this can be shown in Spanish newspapers.<br /><br />Alejandro Melchor; Barcelona; SPAIN<br /><br />http://www.ajedrez365.com/2013/04/olaf-ivan-ulvestad-primer-neo-profesional-del-ajedrez-en-espana.htmlAlejandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665209432644046962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4492636344717431722.post-42992433913498684632014-03-13T05:12:31.537+01:002014-03-13T05:12:31.537+01:00If we substitute Anand for Carlsen, the top four f...If we substitute Anand for Carlsen, the top four finishers at the 2013 London Candidates are also playing in the 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk Candidates. The bottom four finishers -- Gelfand, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, and Radjabov -- have been replaced by four different players.Mark Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.com