November's results

Chester Div 2W
Penyffordd 1  2.5-2.5  Buckley Mold 1

Chester Div 3
Chester 8  1-3  Buckley Mold Q
Buckley Mold Q  3-1  Penyffordd 2
Malpas Chess Mates  1-2  Buckley Mold J
Buckley Mold Q  3-1  Holywell Knights

Wirral Div 1
Wallasey 1  3-2  Buckley Mold 1
Buckley Mold 1  1.5-3.5  Wallasey 2

Wirral Div 4
Buckley Mold 4  2-2  Chester K

World Chess Championship 2014

And it is all over. In game 11, Anand seemed to press too hard and eventually lost, so Carlsen retains the title by three wins to one.

Official site is here and the games can be found there, and in many other places on the web.

World Chess Championship 2014

Carlsen still leads challenger Anand by 1 game (4.5-3.5) after eight games. There are four more to play.

Official site is here and the games can be found there, and in many other places on the web.

World Chess Championship 2014

At the half way stage, Carlsen leads Anand by one game, with six left to play.

The sixth game was marked by blunders by both players - Carlsen giving away his advantage on one move, and Anand failing to see it on the next.

Official site is here and the games can be found there, and in many other places on the web.

World Chess Championship 2014

Game 3 and Anand wins to draw level. Have we a real fight on our hands?

Carlsen 1.5 - Anand 1.5

Official site is here and the games can be found there, and in many other places on the web.

World Chess Championship 2014

Carlsen, the holder, takes the lead by winning game 2 after game 1 is drawn.

Carlsen 1.5 - Anand 0.5

Official site is here and the games can be found there, and in many other places on the web.

October's Results

Chester Div 2W    Holywell Vs Buckley/Mold 1   W2-3
Chester Div 3     Chester 8 Vs Buckley/Mold J   L2.5-1.5
Chester Div 3      Buckley/Mold Q Vs Rhyl & Prestatyn 2   L0-4
Chester Div 3      Holywell Knights Vs Buckley/Mold J   W1.5-2.5
Chester Bill Davies Cup       Malpas & Whitchurch U145 Vs Buckley/Mold U145   W0.5-5.5
Wirral Div 1      Buckley/Mold 1 Vs Penyffordd   L2-3
Wirral Div 2      Chester E Vs Buckley/Mold 2   D2.5-2.5
Wirral Div 3      Buckley/Mold 3 Vs Wallasey 6   W3-2
Wirral Div 4      Buckley/Mold 4 Vs Pensby 3   L1-3
Wirral KO          Hoylake/Great Meols KO Vs Buckley/Mold KO   W1.5-5.5

Recent Results

Chester Division 3 Buckley/Mold J 2 - 2 Rhyl & Prestatyn 2
Chester Division 3 Buckley/Mold Q 2½ - 1½ Rhyl & Prestatyn 3
Chester Division 2W Buckley/Mold 1 2 - 3 Colwyn Bay 2

First result of the season

Chester Div 2 West: Buckley/Mold 1 Vs Rhyl & Prestatyn 1 3.5 - 1.5

See here for details.

New Season subscription rates

Subscription rates remain unchanged for the 2014/15 season:

Adult £25
Country members £14
Juniors who play more than 5 games £7 (to cover grading fees).

New Venue

For the new season we have a new venue for the chess club:

Drovers Arms

Denbigh Rd

Mold

CH7 1BP

New Season

The new season begins on Wednesday 3rd September with Jim's annual Extravaganza.

We start at 7.30 pm at the Drovers Arms, Denbigh Road, Mold.

Junior chess begins on Wednesday 10th September.

There is no club on Wednesday 17th September as the room is unavailable.

New grades are out!

The latest ECF grades have been published. You can find them here.

Hughes, Jonathan 83   
Hanson, T Jim 88   
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan 91           
Williams, Gerry 102       
Taylor, Macey 103
Allix, Lorna 105           
Sommerville, Gordon 115               
Hough, Steve G 118           
Wilson, Andrew 119           
Lowens, Brian 128           
Dodd, Quentin 131           
Owens, Richard 134           
Salt, Frank 140           
Aldridge, David 141       
Dunning, Stephen 142           
Jefferies, Liam 143       
Barber, Andrew 160           
Pearcey, David 161   
Thomas, Mark 167

Winners

The following winners were announced at our AGM last week:

The John Coleby shield for best young player went to Ifan Rathbone-Jones.

lndivual Club Championship was won by Gordon Sommerville.

Well done, Ifan & Gordon.

Stockfish is a clear winner

Chess engine Stockfish beat Komodo in the 6th running of the TCEC final. The score was +13 -6 =45.

The games can be found here. Komodo won the final game in a King's Gambit Accepted.

The good news is that Stockfish can be downloaded for free here. Version 5 has just been released.

Computer Chess Final underway

The 6th final of the TCEC Computer Chess competition for chess engines is underway, with Stockfish taking an early lead over Komodo.

Follow the games here.

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2014

Anand wins with one round to spare. He leads by 1.5 points, ahead of five players in equal second place.

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2014

Anand seems on target to win the tournament and face Magnus Carlsen for a World Championship rematch later this year. There are two rounds to go, and Anand has a clear point lead. Aronian will need to outscore him to take the title. In round 12, Anand could afford to draw in a winning position (though admittedly, the computer says he is winning, but it might have been hairy, to say the least).

#	Name		Pts	S-B
1	Viswanathan Anand		7.5	43.75
2	Levon Aronian		6.5	37.75
3	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov		6	35.5
	Sergey Karjakin		6	34.5
5	Vladimir Kramnik		5.5	34.25
	Dmitry Andreikin		5.5	33.5
	Veselin Topalov		5.5	33.25
	Peter Svidler		5.5	32

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2014

After 9 rounds, Vishy Anand has extended his lead. Before today's games, He and Aronian were both on 5 points, but Aronian lost while Anand won. Tomorrow is a rest day, and the games continue on Tuesday. There are 5 rounds to go.

                                                       SB

1	Viswanathan Anand		6	25.75
2	Levon Aronian		5	22
3	Vladimir Kramnik		4.5	20.5
	Sergey Karjakin		4.5	19.5
	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov		4.5	18.75
6	Dmitry Andreikin		4	17.75
	Peter Svidler		4	17
8	Veselin Topalov		3.5	16.75

Chess Puzzle

White to play. Mate in ... wait for it ... 549 moves (I am not kidding. There is a forced mate here in 549 moves!).

The answer can be found here. See entryNo. 393.

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2014

After six rounds, Vishy Anand is still in the lead.

Rank . Name                                 Rtg      FED    Pts   Wins   SB 1 GM   Anand Viswanathan 2770 IND 4 2 11,75 2 GM Aronian Levon 2830 ARM 3½ 2 10,00 3 GM Svidler Peter 2758 RUS 3 2 7,75 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2757 AZE 3 2 7,75 5 GM Topalov Veselin 2785 BUL 3 1 9,50 6 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2787 RUS 3 1 8,75 7 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 RUS 2½ 0 7,50 8 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2709 RUS 2 0 6,50

Round 7 is on Friday after a rest day. Live coverage is here.

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2014

After three rounds, Vishy Anand is in the lead. Is he planning to fight again for his crown recently relinquished to Magnus Carlsen?

Rank			Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	vict	SB
1		GM	Anand Viswanathan	2770	IND	2½		2  2,75
2		GM	Svidler Peter	2758	RUS	2		1  2,50
		GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2787	RUS	2		1  2,50
4		GM	Aronian Levon	2830	ARM	1½		1  1,25
5		GM	Topalov Veselin	2785	BUL	1½		0  2,25
6		GM	Andreikin Dmitry	2709	RUS	1		0  1,50
		GM	Karjakin Sergey	2766	RUS	1		0  1,50
8		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2757	AZE	½		0  0,75

Round 4 is on Monday after a rest day. Live coverage is here.

FIDE World Candidates Tournament 2014

The Candidates tournament to decide who will play Magnus Carlsen for the World Championship begins in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on Thursday. Details can be found here.

The eight players are:

• 

  Viswanathan Anand
  

  IND, former world champion
• 

  Vladimir Kramnik
  

  RUS, world cup 2013 winner
• 

  Dmitry Andreikin
  

  RUS, world cup 2013 finalist
• 

  Veselin Topalov
  

  BUL, grand-prix 2012-13 winner

• 

  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

  AZE, grand-prix 2012-13 runner-up
• 

  Levon Aronian

  ARM, rating list 2012-13
• 

  Sergey Karjakin

  RUS, rating list 2012-13
• 

  Peter Svidler

  RUS, host nominee

 

Best Chess Videos

The best chess videos on YouTube are surely those of Daniel King. Why not take a look at his page at PowerPlayChess?

Quotation

One international master, Bill Hartston, once said of chess that it doesn't turn sane people mad, it keeps mad people sane.

This quote is taken from an article on the BBC here. Well worth a read.