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The 39th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez de La Roda 2012 is set to take place from 4th to 8th April at the La Caja Blanca in La Roda, Albacete, Spain.

The 9-round Swiss open is organized by the Club Ajedrez La Roda and managed by the tournament director Andres Martinez Cebrian.

The prize fund of 11,000 EUR will be divided into 32 prizes. The winner takes 2000 EUR home.

Currently 83 players are registered to take participation. Top rated is Peruvian GM Julio Granda Zuniga.

GM Julio Granda Zuniga

Last year winner was IM Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez.

Players list:

1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2640
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2634
3 GM Hamdouchi Hicham FRA 2613
4 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2593
5 GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2584
6 IM Bacallao Alonso Yusnel CUB 2550
7 GM Sanchez Joseph PHI 2529
8 GM Paunovic Dragan SRB 2520
9 GM Khamrakulov Ibragim S ESP 2519
10 IM Koziak Vitali UKR 2511
11 IM Cruz Cristhian PER 2508
12 GM Cabrera Alexis ESP 2504
13 GM Plaskett H James ENG 2480
14 IM Perez Mitjans Orelvis ESP 2477
15 GM Lalic Bogdan CRO 2469
16 GM Genov Petar BUL 2463
17 IM Dias Paulo POR 2454
18 GM Suba Mihai ROU 2443
19 IM Granero Roca Antonio ESP 2432
20 IM Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel ESP 2410
21 IM Garza Marco Sergio ESP 2394
22 FM Sande Edreira Jose Antonio ESP 2356
23 Navarro Ortiz De Ortuno Borja ESP 2335
24 FM Santos Antonio P POR 2327
25 IM Palencia Wilson COL 2324
26 IM Kovacevic Slobodan SRB 2321
27 FM Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis ESP 2303
28 FM Sanchez Jerez Emilio Miguel ESP 2246
29 Navarro Lopez-Menchero Daniel ESP 2230
30 FM Rodriguez Rodriguez Antonio ESP 2207
31 FM Pena Riasco Alexander COL 2189
32 FM Lacrosse Marc BEL 2185
33 Iagar Razvan-Gabriel ROU 2170
34 Martinez Lopez David ESP 2169
35 Bendayan Claros Aaron ESP 2163
36 Cerrajeria Ruiz Jesus Maria ESP 2141
37 Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel VEN 2136
38 Uran Bermudez Oliver Kevin VEN 2099
39 Garcia Gata Jorge D ESP 2094
40 Orosa Martinez Victor ESP 2091
41 Camacho Calle Pedro ESP 2089
42 Sanchez Carrasco Fco Javier ESP 2086
43 Maza Broto Pablo ESP 2084
44 Moreno Simo Javier ESP 2079
45 Ribeiro Jose POR 2076
46 Carraminana Lopez Luis Antonio ESP 2047
47 Plaza Agudo Juan Francisco ESP 2041
48 FM Martinez Alcantara Jose Eduard PER 2023
49 Gonzalez Berruga Ana Isabel ESP 2016
50 Buendia Pinar Alvaro ESP 2001
51 Silva Miguel Antonio Neto POR 1992
52 Martinez Maestro Jose Angel ESP 1976
53 Tonus Alex ITA 1965
54 Sanchez Sanchez Alberto ESP 1964
55 Gonzalez Lopez Julian ESP 1960
56 Serarols Mabras Bernat ESP 1914
57 Cebrian Flores Juan Antonio ESP 1862
58 Canton Sanchez Adrian ESP 1856
59 Morenilla Rocher Fernando ESP 1853
60 Largo Barbero Benito POR 1845
61 Alvarez Serrano Carlos ESP 1834
62 Ruiz Tebar Francisco ESP 1790
63 Moreno Zamora Gregorio ESP 1773
64 Plazuelo Pascual Juan ESP 1678
65 Escudero Garcia Javier ESP 1677
66 Algaba Traspuesto Jose Antonio ESP 1674
67 Fernandez Juan Marcos ESP 1631
68 Alarcon Angulo Francisco ESP 1622
69 Zhynguel Zhynguel Alek ESP 1600
70 Zhynguel Ramirez De Verger Ale ESP 1586
71 Talavera Sotoca Adela ESP 1540
72 Leal Escribano Marta ESP 1447
73 Boyero Parra Mercedes ESP 1232
74 Inat Huelamo Carlos ESP 0
75 Boyero Parra Antonio Jesus ESP 0
76 Costa Cabanero Juan Francisco ESP 0
77 De Lamo Simarro Diego ESP 0
78 Garcia Garcia Daniel ESP 0
79 Lopez Ortega Antonio Javier ESP 0
80 Ruiz Tebar Pablo ESP 0
81 Simarro Perez Ismael ESP 0
82 Strozza Ubaldino Maria Del Car ESP 0
83 Villanueva Ortega Ruben ESP 0

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SU Treasury votes to bring Garry Kasparov to campus
February 28, 2012 Michael Tabb

Student Union Treasury voted to allocate $49,800 to bring Garry Kasparov to campus at its weekly meeting on Tuesday.

Pending final contracts being signed, Kasparov will be coming to campus in April.

The vote in favor of funding the chess grandmaster, political activist and writer was 15-1-1, with Treasury members debating whether the event, sponsored by the Chess Club and supported by various campus organizations including the Gephardt Institute and Delta Sigma Pi, was worth draining most of the group’s remaining budget for the year. The allocation leaves about $13,000 in Treasury’s appeals account.

Source: http://www.studlife.com

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Magnus Carlsen of Norway, the highest rated chess player in the world, appeared on CBS’s “60 minutes’’ on Feb. 19. The program was, in many respects, a summation of the status of chess in our time. This program supplied a worthy tribute to the game that has expanded notably in the last 20 years along with the information revolution and is now taught in many schools throughout the world. The “60 Minutes’’ program billed the 21-year-old Carlsen as the “Mozart of Chess,’’ young and gifted with an inexplicable talent, with possibly a hint of music in a well-executed game. In a bit of hyperbole, chess was described as more brutal than boxing. No chess player gets beaten physically at chess, but the game can …

Source: GameKnot online chess news

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Landry Fields sings Bruno Mars, Billionaire NY Knicks style

Landry Fields on stage singing his version of Bruno Mars hit “Billionaire” song. With his fellow team mates including Jeremy Lin, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Jared Jeffries, Iman Shupert And Tyson Chandler.

This is great! It was cool of the Knicks to have fun with the fans!

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FIDE have published the official March 2012 rating list, confirming Magnus Carlsen as the world #1 with an unchanged rating of 2835 Elo.
Levon Aronian improved his rating, but not his ranking. He consolidated his #2 spot, halving the gap to Carls…

Source: Chess.com – Play. Learn. Share.

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Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012

The Bangkok Chess Club and Thailand Chess Association have the honor of inviting all Chess Players to participate in the 12th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2012 from 13th to 19th of April 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tournament will be held in a 5-star Dusit Thani Bangkok Hotel. We are looking forward to attracting more than 250 players from 50 countries. Tournament is expected to be the biggest and strongest ever held in Thailand.

Currently top rated player is Gibraltar winner Nigel Short. Women’s World Champion Yifan Hou is also registered.

The winner of the 2011 Open was GM Jan Gustafsson.

Top rated players:

Nigel Short GM ENG 2677
Jan Gustafsson GM GER 2643
Yifan Hou GM CHN 2605
Rogelio Jr Antonio GM PHI 2557
Richard Bitoon GM PHI 2515
Tahir Vakhidov GM UZB 2481
Qingnan Liu IM CHN 2461
Gerhard Schebler GM GER 2449
Niaz Murshed GM BAN 2435
Jahongir Vakhidov IM UZB 2419
Ruslan Pogorelov GM UKR 2415
Jha Sriram GM IND 2406
Yrjo A. Rantanen GM FIN 2396
Wynn Zaw Htun IM MYA 2380
Roy Saptarshi IM IND 2378
Zaw Win Lay GM MYA 2377
Martin Voigt FM GER 2364

Tournament Regulations

* This is an individual tournament, open to all players.
* There are two groups of play: Open category for all players, and Challenger category for players rated below 2100 or unrated (ratings based on FIDE or Thai ELO ratings – other national ratings will be validated by the organizer). When registering, players must indicate in which group they wish to play.
* FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations shall apply. Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations, and are eligible for FIDE title norms.
* Both groups will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for Open, and 7 rounds for Challenger. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager program will be used.
* The matches shall be conducted according to the schedule, which will be made known to the respective players before the start of the tournament.
* Each player is accorded with a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
* Five minutes before the games start, the Chief Arbiter shall make the announcement accordingly. If any player is not present within an hour after the game is started, he shall lose by default.
* Players are not allowed to bring mobile phones or other electronic devices to the tournament hall, any violation shall result in loss of game.
* Officials and players should be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.

Full regulations on the official website

Chess daily news from Susan Polgar

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