Selected Games and Tournament Information.

World Championship:

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Championships:

The USA Championship 2011 took place April 15th through April 28th in St.Louis: Chess UK (This week in chess) Reports: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne... Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/eventlist.... Chessdom Report: http://reports.chessdom.com/us-ches..., Gata Kamsey defended his title with a win over Yuri Shulman. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... See the official site for all games: http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/... Final Chessbase Report: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

The 12th European Individual took place March 22nd to April 2nd in Aix-les-Bains FRA. Vladimir Potkin edged out Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Judit Polgar and Alexander Moiseenko on tie-break (performance) after all finished on 8.5/11: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne... The Official Site: http://www.aixlesbains2011.fr/Defau... Chessgames: European Championship (2011) Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/eventlist..... Shipov's final letter from Aix-les-Bains: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2... Chessvibes Repport on World Cup Qualifications: http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/p...

Championship of Poland: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Ding Liren, the previous title holder in 2009, dominated the field with a colossal 9.0/11 and a 2867 performance to win the 2011 Chinese Championship. Chinese Championship (2011) http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Tournaments:

Reggio Emilia. The 53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia ITA was held Dec 26, 2010 through Jan 6, 2011. Vugar Gashimov and Francisco Vallejo Pons were equal first with 6 points each. However, Gashimov was awarded the winner's trophy due to higher tie break criteria. All games: Reggio Emilia (2010). Chessdom Final Report: http://reports.chessdom.com/53rd-re.... Chessbase Final Report: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Berkeley International. The Berkeley International 2011 (Jan) was won by Loek van Wely NED with 8/10. However, US Junior Champion Samuel Shankland (6.5 points) made his final GM norm to become the United State's most recent Grandmaster. Tatev Abrahamyan, also with 6.5 points, made a WGM norm. Games in PGN: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne.... Chessgames crosstable and games: Berkeley International (2011)

The 73rd traditional Tata Steel Chess Tournament was held in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands from Jan 14th to Jan 31st. Hikaru Nakamura won his first super-tournament with 9/13 half a point clear of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. There were three groups, as usual, with Group A average ELO 2736 and a category 20. The "B" group saw the leaders Navara and McShane both with 8.0/12 playing for first place in the last round. The draw favored McShane whose tiebreak was better. Daniele Vocaturo won the "C" group with an outstanding score of 9/13. The original company, that held the annual tournament, Koninklijke Hoogovens was a Dutch steel producer founded in 1918. In 1999, the company merged with British Steel to create Corus Group steel company. In 2007, Corus Group was purchased by India-based Tata Steel and now, almost four years later, the chess tournament is named after the parent company. Official Website: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/. Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/eventlist..... Games from ChessOK with Rybka analysis: http://www.chessok.com/?p=24521. GM Shipov's analysis: http://www.chessintranslation.com/2.... Chess Games cross table and games: Tata Steel Group A (2011) Huffington Post: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

The 2011 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival took place from Monday 24 January to Thursday 3 February. Tournament Web Site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.c.... Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/eventlist..... Vassily Ivanchuk has won with an outstanding score of 9/10 (+8-0=2). See many of the games from Chessgames: Gibraltar Masters (2011). Final Rankings: http://chess-results.com/tnr43699.a.... All games in PGN: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.c... ChessUK Final Report: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

The International Open Chess Festival "Moscow Open 2011" was held in Moscow from January 29 to February 6. Here is a list of the participants: http://translate.googleusercontent..... Robert Hess from the United States competed. Moscow grandmaster Boris Grachev won first place in the men's tournament with 7,5 points in the 11 rounds. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne.... Chessbase Report with Games in PGN: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Here is a list of the participants in the Outdoor massive tournament - Cup of Russia among men: http://translate.googleusercontent..... Alex Lenderman from the United States competed. Vladimir Belous wins with 8 points. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

The International Chess Festival "Aeroflot Open 2011", the 10th edition, was held in Moscow from 7 February to 18 February. Defending champion Le Quang Liem retained his title with a score of 6.5/9 (+5-1=3). Official Site: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/ Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.... Final Chessbase Report: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.... Chess UK Final Report: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne.... Chessgames: Aeroflot Open (2011)

Other Tournaments:

The MP Reykjavik Open took place 9th-16th March 2011. 6 players finished on 7/9, The winner on tie-break was Yuriy Kuzubov from the Ukraine: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne... Games and Crosstable: Reykjavik Open (2011)

The Saint Louis Invitational took place 4th-9th March 2011. The final two places for the US Championships were up for grabs. Gregory Kaidanov took clear first place with 6/9 and Ray Robson took the final place in a playoff. Information, the official site, and games in PGN: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne...

Blitz/Rapid/Blindfold:

The 20th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament took place at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monaco, from March 11 to 24, 2011. PLAYERS' PORTRAITS : http://www.amberchess20.com/partici.... Levon Aronian wins the last Amber Tournament: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne.... Chess Vibes Round 1 Report: http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/a... Chessbase Reports: http://www.chessbase.com/eventlist..... Games from Chessgames: 20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011) 20th Amber Tournament (Blindfold) (2011) Games from ChessOK: http://www.chessok.com/?p=25030

Team Championships:

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessne... http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Russian Team Championship (2011) http://translate.google.com/transla...

Collections:

KingG's: Game Collection: The Taimanov 9.Ne1 variation of the KID

BlueMooner's: Game Collection: Modern Chess Strategy. Games from Ludek Pachman's excellent book.

notyetagm's: Game Collection: LE QUANG LIEM'S BEST GAMES

Anatoly21's: Game Collection: GK's On My Great Predecessors Volume 2 Part 2

Pictures and News:

Viktor Korchnoi turns eighty: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Mark Evgenievich Taimanov turns 85. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

HIARCS 13 – the Professional Openings Book: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...