Pictures from GM Nakmura's appearance at the
University of Memphis.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
8th in the WORLD Chess Grandmaster coming to Memphis!
Will YOU be there?
THE “FEBRUARY FINALS” CHESS TOURNAMENTS
SUNDAY, February 20, 2011
University Center at the University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
SUNDAY, February 20, 2011
University Center at the University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
with Special Guest
International Grandmaster
Hikaru Nakamura!
Come out and meet GM Nakamura . . .
Currently rated 8th in the World!
12 noon - 2 p.m.
Autograph Session
(bring your chess boards, books, or
12 noon - 2 p.m.
Autograph Session
(bring your chess boards, books, or
whatever you would like for him to sign) and
Photograph Session
Bring your camera and have your picture taken with GM Nakamura!
THEN . . . JOIN IN OUR CHESS TOURNAMENTS . . .
Photograph Session
Bring your camera and have your picture taken with GM Nakamura!
THEN . . . JOIN IN OUR CHESS TOURNAMENTS . . .
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
5SS, G/15 Quick Chess "Open"Tournament
(USCF quick chess rated)
&
4SS, G/30 Scholastic Tournament
(Rated & Unrated Sections Available)
SUNDAY, February 20, 2011
****************************
G/15 OPEN TOURNAMENT
(USCF Quick Chess Rated)
FORMAT
5SS, G/15
SECTIONS & PRIZES
OPEN
U1600/Unr.
60% of Entry Fees returned as prizes.
ENTRY FEE
$15 if received by midnight Thursday, Feb. 17th; $20 thereafter and at site.
ROUND TIMES
First round at 2:15 p.m.
Rounds 2 - 5 will be played as soon as possible
BYES (1/2-point)
Available for any round. Limit one bye per player. Must commit before Round 2.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION
(Major credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express)
ON-LINE - starting Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011
You may register with a credit card on-line at http://www.cajunchess.com/ -- click on the Feb. 20th February Finals OPEN G/15 Tournament, then on Secure On-line Entry for the Quick Chess Tournament.
BY PHONE
You may register with a credit card by phone
(901) 276-4663.
BY MAIL
If you wish to mail in your entry with a check (or with your credit card information), please be sure to include player's name, full address, phone, email, contact number, USCF I.D. number and section, and mail to
Shelby County Chess
1614 Vance Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
ON-SITE REGISTRATION
You may register on-site between 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. the day of the tournament (Sunday, Feb. 20). The first round will start at 2:15 p.m.
G/30 SCHOLASTIC TEAM & INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
(Rated & Unrated Sections Available)
FORMAT
4SS, G/30
SECTIONS
Two USCF-rated Sections (USCF membership required):
U1200
U600
Non-rated Section:
K-12 Reserve*
*NOTE: Reserve section is not rated; therefore, USCF membership is not required.
Each section must have at least 5 players or section will be combined. NO ELIMINATION . . . everyone will play all four rounds!
ON-SITE REGISTRATION &
ROUND TIMES
On-site registration will be held on Sunday (Feb. 20) from 12:30 noon - 1:15 p.m. First round will begin at promptly at 1:30 p.m.
PRIZES
Trophies awarded to the top 3 overall in each section.
Ribbons to all.
BYES (1/2-point)
Available for any Round. Limit one bye per player (must commit before Round 2).
TIEBREAKS
USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy placements for all
winners in scholastic sections.
ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is $15 per player if received by midnight, Thursday, February 17th; $20 per player thereafter and at site.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION
(Major credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express)
ON-LINE - starting Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011
You may register with a credit card on-line at http://www.cajunchess.com/ -- click on the Feb. 20th February Finals OPEN G/15 Tournament, then on Secure On-line Entry for the Scholastic Tournament.
BY PHONE
You may register with a credit card by phone (901) 276-4663.
BY MAIL
If you wish to mail in your entry with a check (or with your credit card information), please be sure to include player's name, full address, phone, email, contact number and USCF I.D. number (if playing in a rated section) and section, and mail to
Shelby County Chess
1614 Vance Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
MISCELLANEOUS
Please bring boards, sets & clocks, if possible--none will be provided - Lunch and snacks will also be available for purchase on site.
Tournament rules (i.e., touch-move rule) will be enforced for all sections.
INFORMATION
For additional information, please call (901) 276-4663 or emailmidsouthchess@hotmail.com
The University of Memphis Chess Club
has been officially opened and in progress!!
5SS, G/15 Quick Chess "Open"Tournament
(USCF quick chess rated)
&
4SS, G/30 Scholastic Tournament
(Rated & Unrated Sections Available)
SUNDAY, February 20, 2011
****************************
G/15 OPEN TOURNAMENT
(USCF Quick Chess Rated)
FORMAT
5SS, G/15
SECTIONS & PRIZES
OPEN
U1600/Unr.
60% of Entry Fees returned as prizes.
ENTRY FEE
$15 if received by midnight Thursday, Feb. 17th; $20 thereafter and at site.
ROUND TIMES
First round at 2:15 p.m.
Rounds 2 - 5 will be played as soon as possible
BYES (1/2-point)
Available for any round. Limit one bye per player. Must commit before Round 2.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION
(Major credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express)
ON-LINE - starting Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011
You may register with a credit card on-line at http://www.cajunchess.com/ -- click on the Feb. 20th February Finals OPEN G/15 Tournament, then on Secure On-line Entry for the Quick Chess Tournament.
BY PHONE
You may register with a credit card by phone
(901) 276-4663.
BY MAIL
If you wish to mail in your entry with a check (or with your credit card information), please be sure to include player's name, full address, phone, email, contact number, USCF I.D. number and section, and mail to
Shelby County Chess
1614 Vance Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
ON-SITE REGISTRATION
You may register on-site between 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. the day of the tournament (Sunday, Feb. 20). The first round will start at 2:15 p.m.
G/30 SCHOLASTIC TEAM & INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT
(Rated & Unrated Sections Available)
FORMAT
4SS, G/30
SECTIONS
Two USCF-rated Sections (USCF membership required):
U1200
U600
Non-rated Section:
K-12 Reserve*
*NOTE: Reserve section is not rated; therefore, USCF membership is not required.
Each section must have at least 5 players or section will be combined. NO ELIMINATION . . . everyone will play all four rounds!
ON-SITE REGISTRATION &
ROUND TIMES
On-site registration will be held on Sunday (Feb. 20) from 12:30 noon - 1:15 p.m. First round will begin at promptly at 1:30 p.m.
PRIZES
Trophies awarded to the top 3 overall in each section.
Ribbons to all.
BYES (1/2-point)
Available for any Round. Limit one bye per player (must commit before Round 2).
TIEBREAKS
USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy placements for all
winners in scholastic sections.
ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is $15 per player if received by midnight, Thursday, February 17th; $20 per player thereafter and at site.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION
(Major credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express)
ON-LINE - starting Tuesday, Feb 15, 2011
You may register with a credit card on-line at http://www.cajunchess.com/ -- click on the Feb. 20th February Finals OPEN G/15 Tournament, then on Secure On-line Entry for the Scholastic Tournament.
BY PHONE
You may register with a credit card by phone (901) 276-4663.
BY MAIL
If you wish to mail in your entry with a check (or with your credit card information), please be sure to include player's name, full address, phone, email, contact number and USCF I.D. number (if playing in a rated section) and section, and mail to
Shelby County Chess
1614 Vance Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
MISCELLANEOUS
Please bring boards, sets & clocks, if possible--none will be provided - Lunch and snacks will also be available for purchase on site.
Tournament rules (i.e., touch-move rule) will be enforced for all sections.
INFORMATION
For additional information, please call (901) 276-4663 or emailmidsouthchess@hotmail.com
The University of Memphis Chess Club
has been officially opened and in progress!!
We will meet again this Friday the 11th!
• Please come support the club and help it grow.
• It meets on Friday nights from 7 to 11 pm
• Shelby Room in the University Center(UC 342)
• Please come support the club and help it grow.
• It meets on Friday nights from 7 to 11 pm
• Shelby Room in the University Center(UC 342)
at the University of Memphis.
Please come by for some fun games of chess and bring friends!!
Community members are also welcome!
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
This week we are planning to have free play and
Please come by for some fun games of chess and bring friends!!
Community members are also welcome!
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
This week we are planning to have free play and
possibly a tournament if requested so please join us!!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
HIKARU NAKAMURA wins Tata Steel Tournament
of last year's Mid-South Chess Camp.
Congratulations on your
phenomenal and prestigious win!
General information on the grandmaster groups
Schedule
The Tata Steel Chess
Tournament has three main tournaments. They are played according to the 'round robin' system, whereby each competitor plays in turn against every other during the tournament. All three Grandmaster groups have 14 players and start on January 14th. All rounds begin at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on January 30th, which begins at 12.00 hours. There are rest days: on January 19th, 24th, and 27th.
Time control
The time control is: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.
Report of round 13
Hikaru Nakamura of the United States took the 10,000-euro first prize in the 73rd Tata Steel Tournament after an exciting scramble for the top spot in the final round of the annual Wijk-aan-Zee chess spectacular Sunday. World champion Viswanathan Anand of India finished second, half a point behind Nakamura, to earn 7,000 euros.
Nakamura, going into the final round with the smallest possible lead on Anand, was pitted with black in a Ben Oni against China’s Wang Hao, who handled the opening in an unusual way to obtain a slight edge. The advantage didn’t last for long, however. Fifteen moves into the game, Nakamura evened out and seven moves later, a draw was agreed.
Games of completed rounds click here
UPDATE from USCF:
US #1 rated player GM Hikaru Nakamura is the new champion of Tata Steel Chess (January 14-30, Wijk Aan Zee)! Nakamura scored nine points, half a point more than his closest rival, World Champion Anand. This moves Nakamura up to #7 in the World Live rankings! This is two-time US Champion Hikaru Nakamura's best performance ever. On twitter, GMHikaru just had this to say: YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also check out GM NAKAMURA'S blog, click here.
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