Iran prepares to host the world championships. China will host the inaugural World Cup. The Philippine tax bureau finally ruled on Antonio - yes he has to pay tax on his winnings.
- Stephen Leary
Iran is Ready to Host WC
Iran is gearing up for the FIDE world championship final to be held in Tehran December 21 to 31. On the question of Israelis qualifying for the final, FIDE VP P.T. Ummer Koya said, "I discussed the matter with the Iranian government officials during my visit and I was told that there were 150,000 Jews living in Iran. Iran will oppose only if a player comes directly from Israel. I don't think this issue is going to affect the conduct of the World championship."
China to Host World Cup
"Twenty four players will be invited for the event. They are the current World champion, the best junior in the FIDE rating list of January, the highest rated female player, two nominees of the FIDE President on the recommendation of the World Chess Cup Committee, one nominee of the host federation, eight players comprising the best two from each of the previous continental championships and the 10 highest rated players."
Antonio's Prize Winnings are Taxable
The Philippine Bureau of Internal Revenue finally ruled that GM Rogelio Antonio and all other winners owed the government a 20 percent final tax on their earnings from the recent Pambansa Millennium Chess Grand Prix.
Whiz Kids Beat NYC School Administrators
8 New York City school administrators faced off against the Junior High School National Chess Champions and lost.
Seattle to Host US Championship
Holding the US Championship in Seattle is part of a plan to make Seattle the chess capital of the world. The event will be broadcast live on the Internet.
NetChessNews
New reviews of interesting chess websites. A critique of KasparovChess.com.
KasparovChess.com
Reports from the Frankfurt Classic. The website will provide an online chess education for Mexico's school system. Ukrainian zonal 1.9 results.
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Photo of the Week
Ray-traced chess/xiangqi graphic.
Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes writes about the recent rise of Bong Villamayor, who has compiled outstanding results lately.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek reviews Larry Christiansen's new book, "Storming the Barricades."
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne says Kasparov believes the Najdorf Sicilian is the best way to counter a kingside opening. He annotates Movsesian-Kasparov from Sarajevo.
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby says Kasparov did what he had to do in his come-from-behind victory at Sarajevo.
Terra Ajedrez
A lengthy obituary of IM Eleazar Jimenez.
Shirov's victory at Merida. Pablo Gorbea Memorial. European Women's Championship.
[In Spanish.]
El Pais
Salov's defense of FIDE against Seirawan's attacks. The organizer of the Frankfurt festival suggests an alliance against FIDE, and pits top chess stars against the computer Fritz.
[In Spanish.]
Anti-Chess Newspaper Editorial
"Chessplayers maintain that the game sharpens the mind. But the fact is that no champion of chess seems to have made remarkable contributions to any branch of knowledge. Rather it can distract from intellectual work."
[In Spanish.]
TWIC
TWIC293: Results from the recent FIDE zonals, Merida, Frankfurt Russian Championship, etc. An open letter to FIDE from Yasser Seirawan and Valery Salov's response to Seirawan.
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