Philippine Olympiad fracas continues. FIDE invites Kasparov to World Cup. Nigeria discourages age cheaters. South African sets new non-stop chess record.
- Stephen Leary
Chathurangam
India's first woman grandmaster, S. Vijayalakshmi. Wipro International updates. Interview with Harikrishna. "The advantages of opening preparation."
Students Learn Problem-Solving Through Chess
Handicapped school children in south Florida learn problem-solving skills by playing chess. "It's very good for all of them. Handicapped children who can't play sports are really happy that there's an activity they can take part in."
Junior 6 & Computer Chess
Junior 6 played even against the world's strongest GMs at Dortmund. "Computers are now so strong that their participation in a tournament can seriously skew the results. However, their participation is also linked to far greater prize money so there is a strong reason to allow them to continue playing."
Nigeria Discourages Age Cheaters
Organizers of the Agusto National Junior Chess Championship in Nigeria will scrutinize prospective players to be sure they are under 20.
South African Sets Non-Stop Chess Record
Andre van Zyl of Cape Town broke a world record by spending 115 hours non-stop at the chessboard.
Salov to Train Indian Olympiad Players
Valery Salov will train India's men's and women's Olympiad teams.
El Pais
Leontxo Garcia's reports this week:
FIDE has invited Kasparov to participate in this year's World Cup, though he is very unlikely to attend. Linares 2001 is scheduled for February 23 to March 8. Among the expected players are Kramnik, Morozevich, Adams, Anand, Shirov, and Leko.
[In Spanish.]
About.com
Trivia statistics and new opening traps.
FIDE Answers Seirawan
FIDE Executive Director Emmanuel Omuku responds to criticism by GM Yasser Seirawan.
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New Philippine Organization Formed
The Philippine Chess Players Association was formed to upgrade the status and livelihood of professional players. "The meeting was a breakthrough in bringing together, us, chess players to jell into one potent force," said Grandmaster Bong Villamayor. "Our group aims not only to uplift the state of the active player's life but also help define his role in the chess-playing community, even after he retires."
Philippine Olympiad Fracas Continues
The Chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission will personally appeal to the Philippine Chess Federation to include GM Antonio and GM Villamayor on the country's Olympiad team. Several top players are snubbing an Olympiad qualifying event.
Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes writes about China's recent rise in international chess. Also the recent outstanding results of the Philippines' 3 top players: Torre, Antonio, and Villamayor.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek recounts the bad luck of Justin Sarkar at the 2000 US Junior Championship. With a winning position against the eventual champion, Sarkar fumbled it away. He analyses Sarkar-Zaremba from this event.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne details Alexei Shirov's anti-French strategy at Merida, Mexico. He analyses Shirov-Akopian.
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby notes that the current public fancy is for computer chess, such as recent events at Leon, Spain, and Frankfort, Germany.
British Chess Magazine
4NCL news. S&W Young Masters results.
KasparovChess.com
Live games from the Biel Festival. Chess art from the Ukraine. Calcutta Telegraph School Championship.
TWIC
Death of Vladimir Bagirov. Golden Cleopatra Festival. Biel Festival updates. Many more results from around the world.
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