FIDE caused a ruckus with the news that the 2000 world championships will be held in India and Iran. Tiviakov is protesting his draw with Fritz in the Dutch Championship. Chess Hall of Fame opens next month in Miami.
- Stephen Leary
Chess Hall of Fame Opens
The World Chess Hall of Fame opens in June in south Florida. "`This is going to be the equivalent of the Baseball Hall of Fame,' said Shane Samole, owner of Excalibur Electronics, which is constructing the $2.3 million building and will move its corporate headquarters there."
FIDE World Championships
Positive reactions to FIDE's announcement that the world championships will be held in India and Iran. "New Delhi and Teheran? Sounds good to me," said Nigel Short. Said Khalifman, "I would be really amazed to visit the motherland of chess for the first time."
El Pais
Leontxo Garcia's recent articles include Humphrey Bogart's passion for chess, the FIDE Board meeting in London, the performance of Fritz in the Dutch Championship, including the 117-move draw with Tiviakov.
[In Spanish.]
Schach.com
Focus is on the Stein Memorial. In the Dutch Championship, Tiviakov is disputing the result of his game with Fritz and wants to be awarded the full point from the drawn game. Many other tournament reports.
[In German.]
NetChessNews
Detailed report on Tiviakov's dispute over his drawn game with Fritz at the Dutch Championship.
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Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes presents his notes on the recent FIDE meeting in London, in which Iran and India were named as hosts of the 2000 FIDE Championships.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek annotates games from the recent New York Open. He notes the recent "turmoil" in Holland over the inclusion of Fritz in the Dutch Championship.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne says openings have gone through a roller-coaster ride in recent years, in terms of evaluations. "It is not published analysis that creates such a conclusion, but dissection worked out in private by top players. They know a lot, but they are not talking."
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby writes about the recent achievements of female players. "Despite the unprecedented frequency of honors for young female players, chess remains overwhelmingly a male domain."
KasparovChess.com
Kasparov is competing in the Sarajevo supertournament. Interview with Yasser Seirawan. Reports from Capablanca and Stein Memorials.
Terra Ajedrez
Sarajevo supertournament preview. Reports on the Dutch Championship, Stein Memorial, Capablanca Memorial, etc.
[In Spanish.]
TWIC
TWIC288: News from the FIDE Board meeting in London. Results and games from the Stein Memorial, Dutch Championship, Japfa Open, New York Open, etc.
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