June 2013 Fide Rating List

FIDE have published the official rating list for June 2013.
Magnus Carlsen, Lev Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik are still the top 3 ranked players, all in the 2800 Elo+ club.
World champion Vishy Anand climbs back to #4 in the world after some improved form in recent tournaments.
Sergey Karjakin's memorable victory in the Norway Chess tournament pushes him up 3 places to #7, while Peter Svidler's poor form since his excellent showing in the Candidates tournament drops him out of the top 10 at #11.

Ding Liren Wins 4th Danzhou Masters

The 4th Danzhou Tournament was won by Ding Liren with an undefeated score of 7/9 points.
The 10-player single round-robin competition was held from from 20-29 May in Hainan Danzhou and featured an impressive line-up of Chinese Grandmasters.
Bu Xiangzhi finished in second place on tie-breaks from Ni Hua after both scored 6/9 points.

Thessaloniki Grand Prix Round 8

Gata Kamsky grabbed the sole lead of the Thessaloniki Grand Prix by beating his compatriot Hikaru Nakamura in a thrilling eighth round.
The all-American clash was virtually decided as early as move 15 when Nakamura blundered with Qa3?? The game continued until move 50, but there was no miracle escape from Nakamura this time. He tweeted, "When you start missing 1-2 move combinations in every game, it is time to take a long break from chess".

US Championships Special on Fox Sports

On May 25 at 6 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Midwest will air a one-hour recap special covering the 2013 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships, which recently concluded at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

Richard Rapport Wins Sigeman & Co.

17 year-old Richard Rapport of Hungary won the 21st Annual Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmo on superior tie-breaks from rivals Nigel Short and Nils Grandelius. All three players finished on 4½/7 points, but Rapport won because the first tie-break was the results between the tied players, and Rapport had beaten Short and tied with Grandelius (Short and Grandelius drew).

Blunders! Un client FICS tutto italiano per giocare a scacchi online su Windows 8

“La partita a scacchi è spesso una sorta di favola dai mille e uno errori“. E’ da questa celebre frase dedicata dal grande maestro polacco Ksawery Tartakower al gioco degli scacchi che prende il nome Blunders!, il client che uno sviluppatore italiano, Paolo Severini, ha realizzato per tutti i dispositivi Windows 8.

Grosseto vince due titoli ai campionati regionali studenteschi

GROSSETO - Successo per  i Campionati Giovanili Studenteschi di scacchi a squadre, in programma al Campo Sportivo Zauli di Grosseto. Il torneo, ha visto la partecipazione di circa 40 squadre scolastiche per un totale di quasi 200 giocatori, in rappresentanza di altrettante scuole toscane di ogni ordine e grado che si sono disputate oltre al titolo di Campione Regionale l’accesso alla finale nazionale di Montecatini, in programma dal 16 al 19 maggio.