Tag Archives: World Chess Federation
The Regency Chess Company was delighted to receive an invitation to the opening ceremony for the 2013 world chess London candidates tournament. The event took place last week on Thursday March 14th. Regency Chess Company founder Julian Deverell attended as did Darren Whiteman, the freelance web designer responsible for our Industry leading website.
As has been previously mentioned, most tournaments pair you with players of similar ratings. But what exactly IS a rating? What does it mean? How is it tabulated? Can YOU become a Grandmaster? A rating is a 3-4 digit number associated with a player to showcase their playing strength. The higher the number, the better […]
Chess is an interesting game because the skill level that is involved is completely measurable. In chess, a rating system is used that determines the chances that a certain player will win the game. For example, if two players have equal ratings, each player has a 50% chance of winning the game. If one player […]
Just like there were sooooo many players in the World Open, there were soooo many ties for various prizes in every section. Not one person swept their section (although one player in one section came very close), and there were often 2, 3 and even 8 way ties for each place in each section. This […]
I know I said I was going to post a blog right after the lecture by GM Sam Palatnik. I was unable to find the time, however, to even turn my laptop on (partly because of how long some of my chess matches lasted, and partly because my laptop is an ancient piece of machinery […]
Here, at the World Open, One thing comes to mind: WOW! So many players! How many players is a lot? 1225! (and that’s NOT including any of the side events like the Women’s Championship, the Under 13 Championship, the Under 13 Booser or the Senior Amateur Championship). Over 1200 men, women and children raging in […]
This week, in Philadelphia, PA, USA is the 40th Annual World Open. Perhaps one of the largest chess tournaments on the planet, this week there will be THOUSANDS of chess players from all over the globe competing for HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars! That’s a lot of chess sets, and some very large prizes. I’ll […]
