16 November 2011
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Hi everyone,
The Tal Memorial Chess Tournament 2011 with a dream line-up has begun in Moscow, Russia. The players include
Magnus Carlsen (2823, Norway), Vishy Anand (2817, India), Levon Aronian (2802, Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik (2800, Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (2775, Ukraine), Sergey Karjakin (2763, Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (2753, USA), Peter Svidler (2755, Russia), Boris Gelfand (2746, Israel) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (2730, Russia). How many can you spot in the photo?
The first round pairings include
Aronian – Carlsen, Kramnik – Nepomniachtchi, Ivanchuk – Svidler, Anand – Karjakin and Nakamura – Gelfand.
You can access the Russian Federation website at this link. Watch the video at this link and the games at this link.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk’s
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Hi everyone,
How many chess stars can you recognize in the photo (via www.russiachess.org)?
The Tal Memorial Chess Tournament 2011 with a dream line-up has begun in Moscow, Russia. The players include
Magnus Carlsen (2823, Norway), Vishy Anand (2817, India), Levon Aronian (2802, Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik (2800, Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (2775, Ukraine), Sergey Karjakin (2763, Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (2753, USA), Peter Svidler (2755, Russia), Boris Gelfand (2746, Israel) and Ian Nepomniachtchi (2730, Russia). How many can you spot in the photo?
The first round pairings include
Aronian – Carlsen, Kramnik – Nepomniachtchi, Ivanchuk – Svidler, Anand – Karjakin and Nakamura – Gelfand.
You can access the Russian Federation website at this link. Watch the video at this link and the games at this link.
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From Alexandra Kosteniuk’s
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
