Chess World Championships

[The Stars]

lads,as a keen chess player i was just wondering when the next world champs are on and do ye think Abdul el Gazar can win 2 in a row?

[Rory H]

everyone knows arthur fonzarelli has the title in the bag

[The Stars]

He retired years ago to take up a part in the hit TV show Happy Days.
Do you know anything about Chess?

[sligoman]

Do you know anything about Chess?Do you?:confused: :D

[The Stars]

Ya,sure im in an online chess clun now...Ask Terry.

[sligoman]

Ya,sure im in an online chess clun now...Ask Terry.2 questions, what's a clun and who's Terry? :confused:

[glentoranfan]

Chess - a great game to play, but it must be awful to be a spectator!

[John83]

Chess - a great game to play, but it must be awful to be a spectator!
Live, sure. Just watch the highlights. ;)

Anand has to be favourite this time, I'd have thought. Leko and Topalov to give him a run for his money.

EDIT:
The Week in Chess is the best news source going:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html#news375
Round 1 is over: Topalov beat Leko and Anand got off to a good start too, beating Judith Polgar.

Those two games:
[Event "WCh-FIDE"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar,Ju"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[ECO "B17"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4
Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be3 e6 10. c3 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. a4 O-O 14.
Qc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qh5 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Kb1 b5 18. Rdg1 f6 19. axb5 cxb5
20. Bc1 Rab8 21. Qe2 Rfe8 22. Qe4 Kh8 23. h4 f5 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Rg2 Bf4 26.
Rhg1 Rg8 27. Be3 Qd7 28. Qd2 Bd6 29. Bc2 Qb7 30. Bg5 b4 31. c4 b3 32. Bd3
Bb4 33. Qe2 Qa6 34. Bh6 Nc3+ 35. bxc3 Bxc3 36. Kc1 Qa3+ 37. Kd1 Qa1+ 38.
Bc1 b2 39. Qe3 Bxd4 40. Qd2 bxc1=Q+ 41. Qxc1 Qa2 0-1

[Event "WCh-FIDE"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko,P"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[ECO "B90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8.
Qd2 b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 N7f6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rhe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Kb1 h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qf2 Qc7 20.
Nf5 g5 21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rg8 23. c3 Rd8 24. Qxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26.
Ne3 Bc6 27. Nb6 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bg7 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. Nd1 Bb5 31. a4 Bd3+ 32.
Kc1 Kc7 33. a5 Bh8 34. Kd2 Bb5 35. Rg1 Bc6 36. Ke2 Be5 37. c4 Bd4 38. Nf2
Bc3 39. Ne4 Bxa5 40. c5 f5 0-1

[drinkfeckarse]

[Event "WCh-FIDE"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar,Ju"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[ECO "B17"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4
Nf6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be3 e6 10. c3 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. a4 O-O 14.
Qc2 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qh5 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Kb1 b5 18. Rdg1 f6 19. axb5 cxb5
20. Bc1 Rab8 21. Qe2 Rfe8 22. Qe4 Kh8 23. h4 f5 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Rg2 Bf4 26.
Rhg1 Rg8 27. Be3 Qd7 28. Qd2 Bd6 29. Bc2 Qb7 30. Bg5 b4 31. c4 b3 32. Bd3
Bb4 33. Qe2 Qa6 34. Bh6 Nc3+ 35. bxc3 Bxc3 36. Kc1 Qa3+ 37. Kd1 Qa1+ 38.
Bc1 b2 39. Qe3 Bxd4 40. Qd2 bxc1=Q+ 41. Qxc1 Qa2 0-1

[Event "WCh-FIDE"]
[Site "San Luis ARG"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko,P"]
[Black "Topalov,V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[ECO "B90"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8.
Qd2 b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 N7f6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14.
Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Rhe1 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qd6 17. Kb1 h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qf2 Qc7 20.
Nf5 g5 21. Bg3 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rg8 23. c3 Rd8 24. Qxd8+ Qxd8 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26.
Ne3 Bc6 27. Nb6 bxc3 28. bxc3 Bg7 29. Bxf4 gxf4 30. Nd1 Bb5 31. a4 Bd3+ 32.
Kc1 Kc7 33. a5 Bh8 34. Kd2 Bb5 35. Rg1 Bc6 36. Ke2 Be5 37. c4 Bd4 38. Nf2
Bc3 39. Ne4 Bxa5 40. c5 f5 0-1



Is this some type of computer program:eek: :D Jesus lads....CHESS????

[John83]

Is this some type of computer program:eek: :D Jesus lads....CHESS???? Think of it like grid references. You can record an entire game like that. Faster than downloading football highlights anyway. ;) Yes, chess. Not one of these anti-intellectual twits are you?

[Dodge]

Any Irish involved?

[drinkfeckarse]

Think of it like grid references. You can record an entire game like that. Faster than downloading football highlights anyway. ;) Yes, chess. Not one of these anti-intellectual twits are you?

No not at all, each to their own as they say. Was only teasing. I can play it but haven't done so since school. Oh and playing chess doesn't automatically make you an intellectual ;) :D

[sligoman]

Oh and playing chess doesn't automatically make you an intellectual ;) :DNo, but supporting UCD seems to make them think they are:rolleyes:

[Schumi]

No, but supporting UCD seems to make them think they are:rolleyes:
There's an IQ test before you're let into Belfield you know.:D

[John83]

No, but supporting UCD seems to make them think they are:rolleyes: I was referring to the deplorable, widespread, moronic practice of mocking those smarter than you, or who you perceive to be smarter than you, or who do something "brainy" or "nerdish", or "intellectual" as a hobby of for a living.

You don't know me, or what I do, or anything about me beyond that I support UCD, so feic off with your sarcasm.

[John83]

Any Irish involved? No, unfortunately none good enough. Last time there was an Irishman in the World Championships was in the 1820s!

[sligoman]

You don't know me, or what I do, or anything about me beyond that I support UCDNot true. You joined foot.ie in February 2003 and I'm presuming your name is John and you were born in 1983, correct me if I'm wrong though;):D

[The Stars]

Hes got you John83,

[John83]

Not true. You joined foot.ie in February 2003 and I'm presuming your name is John and you were born in 1983, correct me if I'm wrong though;):D
Why would I?

In case anyone is interested, round two saw draws all around, most notably a 97 move struggle between the top seeds, Topalov and Anand.

As a follow up to my answer to whether anyone in the tournament is Irish, theose of you inclined to seize on really tenuous links might like this - Alexander Morozevich used to be trained by Ireland's best player (who's actually Russian if you want to be pedantic). There's also an Englishman, Michael Adams, who you can boo and hiss at your leisure.