Chess will soon be an Olympic sport
Monday, 05 January 2009 01:15
FIDE President Kirsan Ilymzhinov for Gulf News
World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is confident that chess will soon be included in Olympics.
Speaking to Gulf News, after the felicitation function for the Al Ain Chess Club that won the first Asian Chess Champions League at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza, Ilyumzhinov said: "My aim is to ensure that chess becomes a part of the Olympic movement and is one of the events in the Olympic Games soon. Today, FIDE is made up of 165 countries and we would jointly appeal to get recognition from the International Olympic Committee."
Ilyumzhinov is one of the most powerful and influential sports administrators in the world today. He is the President and Head of Republic of Kalmykia and has been the president of FIDE since November 1995. He has been travelling extensively promoting the game around the world.
Asked in which continent is chess spreading at a fast pace, Ilyumzhinov said: "Chess is now being played in all continents. However, Asia, Europe and America are organising more chess tournaments every day. It is nice to see chess even being played regularly in Mexico and Argentina. "In Asia there has been a boom of tournaments especially in Vietnam and I am delighted that the UAE is also contributing immensely to popularise the game. Shaikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan as president of Asian Chess Federation is a very active organiser of tournaments. I am also very impressed with the amount of young talent in this region," Ilyumzhinov has obtained degrees and titles from National Academy of Applied Sciences of Russian Federation and New York Academy of Sciences.
Ilyumzhinov also made a special reference to the progress of chess in India. "India is progressing tremendously. Vishwanathan Anand is one of the greatest Grand Masters of the present period. He has shown the way for many youngsters," he said.
Ilyumzhinov is keen to spread the game at the grass-roots level. "We are having special programmes in FIDE for chess in schools. We now support chess as an academic subject," said Ilyumzhinov, who was the deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Russian Federative Republic and the President of Russian Chamber of Entrepreneurs.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
14 year old Mona Khaled wins Arab Women's Championship
Thursday, 25 December 2008 19:11
Khaleej Times Online >> News >> SPORTSMona Clinches Arab Women Championship TitleBy a Correspondent25 December 2008SHARJAH - Mona Khaled, a 14 year old school girl from Egypt, clinched the Arab Women Championship chess title with a round to spare.Mona defeated WIM Fuad Natalie of Jordan and she is already assured of the championship title. Mona scored 7.5 points with seven wins and a draw from eight games. Mona’s nearest rival WFM Latreche Sabrina of Algeria scored six points. Sabrina won against Hamza Amira of Algeria.The victory gave her awesome rating performance and an international master norm in the open category.Her mother added: “she has three open International Master norms and once she reaches the ELO rating she can claim the title. She needs sponsors to take her to the next level and obtain a grandmaster coach”.Mona said: 'I am training under Hassan Khaled who discovered me in a local club chess event and has been my mentor. I am also working with Amir Fateh for the past four months.”IM Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE joined the top table and shared the lead with GM Al-Modiahki Mohamad of Qatar with six points after the eighth and penultimate round of Arab Chess Championship held at Al Bustan Hotel, Sharjah.Salem inched closer to his grandmaster title with a crucial win against IM Al Qudaimi Basheer of Yemen in a Sicilian defense.Click here for the full article.
Thursday, 25 December 2008 19:11
Khaleej Times Online >> News >> SPORTSMona Clinches Arab Women Championship TitleBy a Correspondent25 December 2008SHARJAH - Mona Khaled, a 14 year old school girl from Egypt, clinched the Arab Women Championship chess title with a round to spare.Mona defeated WIM Fuad Natalie of Jordan and she is already assured of the championship title. Mona scored 7.5 points with seven wins and a draw from eight games. Mona’s nearest rival WFM Latreche Sabrina of Algeria scored six points. Sabrina won against Hamza Amira of Algeria.The victory gave her awesome rating performance and an international master norm in the open category.Her mother added: “she has three open International Master norms and once she reaches the ELO rating she can claim the title. She needs sponsors to take her to the next level and obtain a grandmaster coach”.Mona said: 'I am training under Hassan Khaled who discovered me in a local club chess event and has been my mentor. I am also working with Amir Fateh for the past four months.”IM Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE joined the top table and shared the lead with GM Al-Modiahki Mohamad of Qatar with six points after the eighth and penultimate round of Arab Chess Championship held at Al Bustan Hotel, Sharjah.Salem inched closer to his grandmaster title with a crucial win against IM Al Qudaimi Basheer of Yemen in a Sicilian defense.Click here for the full article.
For the love of chess
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 07:02
Irene Kharisma Sukandar: For the love of the chessNiken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJanuary 06, 2009Chess prodigy Irene Kharisma Sukandar says it is a dream come true to have become Indonesia's first Woman Grand Master (WGM).
She achieved the feat at the tender age of 16 with an impressive performance at the chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, late last month.
"What I've achieved now is definitely dedicated to Indonesian chess," well-mannered Irene told The Jakarta Post at her parents' home in Bekasi, West Java, recently. She resonated calm and maturity, dressed in a classic striped elbow-length shirt and brown trousers.Irene was awarded the WGM crown after fulfilling the requirement of winning three GM norms with her latest victory in Dresden.However, she remained oblivious to her achievement despite her victory until she was informed by ASEAN Chess Federation president Ignatius Leong during a regional tournament in Singapore in December.The 11-round Dresden Olympiad was contested by 146 open teams and 111 women's teams from 152 countries.Here is the full article.
Tuesday, 06 January 2009 07:02
Irene Kharisma Sukandar: For the love of the chessNiken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, JakartaJanuary 06, 2009Chess prodigy Irene Kharisma Sukandar says it is a dream come true to have become Indonesia's first Woman Grand Master (WGM).
She achieved the feat at the tender age of 16 with an impressive performance at the chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, late last month.
"What I've achieved now is definitely dedicated to Indonesian chess," well-mannered Irene told The Jakarta Post at her parents' home in Bekasi, West Java, recently. She resonated calm and maturity, dressed in a classic striped elbow-length shirt and brown trousers.Irene was awarded the WGM crown after fulfilling the requirement of winning three GM norms with her latest victory in Dresden.However, she remained oblivious to her achievement despite her victory until she was informed by ASEAN Chess Federation president Ignatius Leong during a regional tournament in Singapore in December.The 11-round Dresden Olympiad was contested by 146 open teams and 111 women's teams from 152 countries.Here is the full article.
So tops Paragua's record
Sunday, 04 January 2009 06:14
GM So continues rise to fame, Saturday, January 3, 2009Manilla BulletinGrandmaster Wesley So continued his meteoric rise in the international chess stage, reaching a personal-high ELO rating of 2627 for the month of January according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).So’s latest feat was the highest ever achieved by a Filipino player in history, surpassing the ELO 2621 rating of GM Mark Paragua in April 2006.Overall, the 15-year-old high school student of St. Francis-Bacoor gained 17 ELO points in three months to improve his rating by the end of the year."It’s a big honor for me to become the country’s No. 1 player," So said."Pero gagawin ko pa ang lahat ng aking makakaya para mabigyan pa ng mas maraming karangalan an gating bansa," he added.So has been unstoppable for the past years.In January 2005, So erected his rating from 2165 to 2216 the following year. In January 2007, he improved his mark to 2451 before reaching 2526 exactly a year later. Later in October 2008, he was at 2610.GM Eugene Torre was currently the second highest-rated local player with 2560, matching his October 2008 rating. GM John Paul Gomez was at third with 2539.Paragua, the first Filipino to breach the ELO 2600 barrier, plummeted at fourth with 2537 despite gaining 11 points in three months.Completing the top 10 RP chesers are GM Rogelino Antonio (ELO 2519), GM Darwin Laylo (ELO 2504), IM Rolando Nolte (ELO 2504), IM Roland Salvador (ELO 2496), IM Richard Bitoon (ELO 2473) and GM Bong Villamayor (ELO 2471).Source: http://www.mb.com.ph
Sunday, 04 January 2009 06:14
GM So continues rise to fame, Saturday, January 3, 2009Manilla BulletinGrandmaster Wesley So continued his meteoric rise in the international chess stage, reaching a personal-high ELO rating of 2627 for the month of January according to the International Chess Federation (FIDE).So’s latest feat was the highest ever achieved by a Filipino player in history, surpassing the ELO 2621 rating of GM Mark Paragua in April 2006.Overall, the 15-year-old high school student of St. Francis-Bacoor gained 17 ELO points in three months to improve his rating by the end of the year."It’s a big honor for me to become the country’s No. 1 player," So said."Pero gagawin ko pa ang lahat ng aking makakaya para mabigyan pa ng mas maraming karangalan an gating bansa," he added.So has been unstoppable for the past years.In January 2005, So erected his rating from 2165 to 2216 the following year. In January 2007, he improved his mark to 2451 before reaching 2526 exactly a year later. Later in October 2008, he was at 2610.GM Eugene Torre was currently the second highest-rated local player with 2560, matching his October 2008 rating. GM John Paul Gomez was at third with 2539.Paragua, the first Filipino to breach the ELO 2600 barrier, plummeted at fourth with 2537 despite gaining 11 points in three months.Completing the top 10 RP chesers are GM Rogelino Antonio (ELO 2519), GM Darwin Laylo (ELO 2504), IM Rolando Nolte (ELO 2504), IM Roland Salvador (ELO 2496), IM Richard Bitoon (ELO 2473) and GM Bong Villamayor (ELO 2471).Source: http://www.mb.com.ph
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dubai, UAE
Monday, 12 January 2009 10:46
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dubai, UAE From 18 to 24 December 2008 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Dubai, UAE, by the UAE Chess Federation and the Arab Chess Union, and under the auspices of FIDE. The Seminar took place in the Medical Center of Dubai, UAE. The Lecturers were IA Andrzej Fillipowicz (POL) and IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE). 38 people from UAE, Philippines, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, India, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, Libanon and Jordania participated in the Seminar and 28 participated in the examination test.The following 14 succeeded in the test and will be awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE General Assembly:
Anthony P. Pelayo (PHI) 94
Faisal Obaid Al Kaabi (UAE) 90
Obay Izzeldin Ali(SUD) 89
V. Ravi Kumar(IND) 88
Ali Tavari(IRI) 87
Elena Nekrasova(UKR) 85
Mohd Hicham Al Argha(SYR) 83
Amer Hassan Al Ali(UAE) 82
Khalid Khouri(UAE)\ 81
Alexandra Grischina(RUS) 81
Mohamed Ahmed Jarallah(YEM) 80
Ihsan Jawad Joudeh(PLE) 80
Jobannie C. Tababa(PHI) 80
Gihan El Sahhar(EGY) 80
IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters' Council
Monday, 12 January 2009 10:46
FIDE Arbiters' Seminar in Dubai, UAE From 18 to 24 December 2008 a FIDE Arbiters' Seminar was organized in Dubai, UAE, by the UAE Chess Federation and the Arab Chess Union, and under the auspices of FIDE. The Seminar took place in the Medical Center of Dubai, UAE. The Lecturers were IA Andrzej Fillipowicz (POL) and IA Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE). 38 people from UAE, Philippines, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, India, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, Libanon and Jordania participated in the Seminar and 28 participated in the examination test.The following 14 succeeded in the test and will be awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter, after the approval of the next FIDE General Assembly:
Anthony P. Pelayo (PHI) 94
Faisal Obaid Al Kaabi (UAE) 90
Obay Izzeldin Ali(SUD) 89
V. Ravi Kumar(IND) 88
Ali Tavari(IRI) 87
Elena Nekrasova(UKR) 85
Mohd Hicham Al Argha(SYR) 83
Amer Hassan Al Ali(UAE) 82
Khalid Khouri(UAE)\ 81
Alexandra Grischina(RUS) 81
Mohamed Ahmed Jarallah(YEM) 80
Ihsan Jawad Joudeh(PLE) 80
Jobannie C. Tababa(PHI) 80
Gihan El Sahhar(EGY) 80
IA Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
Chairman
FIDE Arbiters' Council
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Pinoy OFW tops Fide chess arbiter exam in Dubai
DUBAI, UAE – Veteran Filipino chess arbiter Anthony P. Pelayo posted the highest score among all examinees to lead 13 others who passed a recent Fide Arbiter's examination in Dubai. Pelayo, a document controller in a construction firm in Dubai, and compatriot Jobannie C. Tabada, who also passed the same examination, will officially join the ranks of the Philippines' Fide Arbiters after their applications are approved during the next Fide General Assembly.
Pelayo, a National Arbiter in the Philippines and a former vice president of the Chess Arbiters Association of the Philippines (CAAP), had a 94 per cent score in the examination, which served as the culminating activity of the Fide Arbiter's Seminar conducted by International Arbiters Andrzej Fillipowicz of Poland, who is the chairman of the Fide Technical Commission, and Mahdi Abdulrahim of the UAE. The seminar was held at the UAE Leaders Qualification Center.
The six-day Fide Arbiter's Seminar attracted a total of 38 participants from different countries. Aside from the UAE and the Philippines, aspiring chess arbiters from Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, India, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan also participated in the seminar.
Pelayo and Tabada's participation in the seminar was facilitated by the Filipino Chess Players League (FCPL), an organisation of Filipino chess enthusiasts working in the UAE, and Filipino Fide Arbiter Marz Marcial.
DUBAI, UAE – Veteran Filipino chess arbiter Anthony P. Pelayo posted the highest score among all examinees to lead 13 others who passed a recent Fide Arbiter's examination in Dubai. Pelayo, a document controller in a construction firm in Dubai, and compatriot Jobannie C. Tabada, who also passed the same examination, will officially join the ranks of the Philippines' Fide Arbiters after their applications are approved during the next Fide General Assembly.
Pelayo, a National Arbiter in the Philippines and a former vice president of the Chess Arbiters Association of the Philippines (CAAP), had a 94 per cent score in the examination, which served as the culminating activity of the Fide Arbiter's Seminar conducted by International Arbiters Andrzej Fillipowicz of Poland, who is the chairman of the Fide Technical Commission, and Mahdi Abdulrahim of the UAE. The seminar was held at the UAE Leaders Qualification Center.
The six-day Fide Arbiter's Seminar attracted a total of 38 participants from different countries. Aside from the UAE and the Philippines, aspiring chess arbiters from Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, India, Iran, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Ukraine, Russia, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan also participated in the seminar.
Pelayo and Tabada's participation in the seminar was facilitated by the Filipino Chess Players League (FCPL), an organisation of Filipino chess enthusiasts working in the UAE, and Filipino Fide Arbiter Marz Marcial.
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