Thursday, May 10, 2012

Michael Vick Squares Off Against Young Chess Players

Anand vs. Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012

he official 2012 FIDE World Chess Championship between the reigning champion Viswanathan Anand of India, and his challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel starts tomorrow (11 May) at the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The prize fund is a cool $2.55 million, with the winner receiving $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1.02 million (40%). The official match website will have coverage and commentary in Russian and English. The English language commentator will be Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, editor in chief of New in Chess, who will be joined by Nigel Short (on 11–12 May), Jan Timman (14–15 May), Joel Lautier (17 May), Peter Svidler (18, 23–24 and 28 May), Peter Leko (20–21 May), and Vladimir Kramnik (26 May).

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

World Chess Championsip 2012 – some match details

World Chess Championsip 2012 – some match details Official Site of FIDE World Chess Championship Match Official opening of the FIDE World Championship match Press release – The opening ceremony for the world chess champion match will be held in Moscow on 10 May 2012. The ceremony will mark the start of the three-week match. During the opening ceremony, which will be held in the Mikhail Vrubel Hall of the State Tretyakov Gallery, it will be determined which of the match participants will play white during the first game. The World Chess Championship 2012 will be a match between the current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the Candidates tournament. The match will be held under the auspices of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The prize fund is US $2.55 million, the winner getting $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1,02 million (40%). Schedule •May 10, 2012 Opening Ceremony •May 11, 2012 Game 1 •May 12, 2012 Game 2 •May 13, 2012 Rest day •May 14, 2012 Game 3 •May 15, 2012 Game 4 •May 16, 2012 Rest day •May 17, 2012 Game 5 •May 18, 2012 Game 6 •May 19, 2012 Rest day •May 20, 2012 Game 7 •May 21, 2012 Game 8 •May 22, 2012 Rest day •May 23, 2012 Game 9 •May 24, 2012 Game 10 •May 25, 2012 Rest day •May 26, 2012 Game 11 •May 27, 2012 Rest day •May 28, 2012 Game 12 •May 29, 2012 Rest day •May 30, 2012 Tiebreak games •May 31, 2012 Closing Ceremony Chess Games of Anand....Chess Games of Boris Gelfand