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Jan. 6, 13, and 27 Berkley Chess Club Oakland County – Oakland County 115 News
Jan. 6, 13, and 27 Berkley Chess Club
Jan. 6, 13, and 27 Berkley Chess Club
Berkley, MI The Berkley Chess Club meets on Mondays at the Berkley Public Library. Players of all ages and ability levels are welcome. If you have a board, go ahead and bring it, but if you are a new player there will be spares. If you have any questions you can email the organizer at Christopher_m_payne@yahoo.com.
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Solve issues or else will act: Ministry to chess body – The New Indian Express
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CHENNAI:RS Julaniya, secretary of sports, met both factions over lunch in Bhopal on Saturday. He had a positive discussion with AICF president PR Venketrama Raja and secretary Bharat Singh Chouhan.I spoke to them together and told them to sort out their differences, he said. Both of them flagged off quite a few issues which we found trivial. I asked them to go through their constitution and find an amicable solution without involving a third party. I think the problems can be fixed.
Julaniya says the president and secretary need to respect each other. Secretary should be taking care of day-to-day functioning and president is the head. Secretary can call a general body meeting but the president needs to approve it. Its in the constitution. I advised both that according to the constitution, their roles are defined. If your intentions are fine and your objective is to do good for sports then everything will be fine.
The secretary also sent out a warning. I have told them if you continue to fight and dont resolve your issues, you are giving enough material to act against you, said Julaniya. The AICF is recognized by the ministry and funds come from the ministry.If the government withdraws recognition, funding will also stop, he said. The ministry had sent an observer to the meeting.
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Top chess player reportedly won’t play for Iran due to ban on Israeli players – NBCNews.com
DUBAI Iran's top rated chess champion has decided not to play for his country, Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday, in an apparent reaction to Tehran's informal ban on competing against Israeli players.
Alireza Firouzja, the world's second-highest rated junior player, would be the second Iranian sports figure in recent months to try to renounce his citizenship over pressures on Iranian athletes to forego matches with Israeli competitors.
In October, Iran was banned indefinitely from international judo by the sport's world body until it could guarantee that its athletes would be allowed to face Israelis. The move came after an Iranian judoka said he was pressured to drop out of bouts to avoid facing an Israeli athlete.
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"Firouzja has made his decision and has told us that he wants to change his nationality," the president of Iran's Chess Federation, Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh, told the semi-official news agency Tasnim.
"Firouzja is currently living in France ... and may want to play under the French or U.S. flag," Pahlavanzadeh told the news agency ISNA.
Firouzja wanted to take part in an upcoming world championship in Russia even though Iran had decided not to attend, Pahlavanzadeh said, without referring to Israel.
Firouzja could not be reached for comment.
In April, Iranian media reported that Firouzja had refused to play against an Israeli player in a tournament in Germany.
Iranian political and sports officials have openly called on the country's athletes not to compete against Israelis as a sign of opposition to Iran's arch-enemy and solidarity with the Palestinians.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has repeatedly praised athletes who have refused to face opponents from Israel.
Since its Islamic Revolution in 1979 Iran has refused to recognize Israel.
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King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships set to begin – Insidethegames.biz
The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships are set to begin tomorrow at Central Chess Club in Moscow.
World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway headlines the field.
He is fighting not only for the titles, but also for first place in the Live Chess Ratings rapid list.
France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave overtook him after his good run at the Grand Chess Tour Finals in London earlier this month.
Despite the fatigue of playing non-stop, Vachier-Lagrave will also participate in Russia's capital.
Experts and fans will be closely following Ukraine's Anton Korobov, fifth in the Live Chess Ratings rapid list.
Last month, Korobov won the rapid stage of the Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest and proved that his high position was no coincidence.
The womens events will bring together all the best except world champion Ju Wenjun of China and Russian challenger Aleksandra Goryachkina, whose match for the world chess crown is due to take place next month.
Among the competitors is Ukraine's Anna Muzychuk, third in the Live Chess Ratings rapid list.
Action is scheduled to be spread during three days, with 15 rounds in the men's event and 12 in the women's competition.
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I keep a straight face but there is turmoil within: Viswanathan Anand – Times of India
MUMBAI: Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand says he has tried to be as honest as possible in his autobiography 'Mind Master' that was launched recently. He insists it contains anecdotes and recollections of his experiences over the years while playing at the highest level."To recall incidents that happened years ago and try to make sense of them was a challenging task but I have tried my best to be truthful and narrated my journey with utmost sincerity. So my book is not a 'work of fiction'," the chess wizard told TOI during a function organsied by the Fincare - Small Finance Bank, for which he is the brand ambassador at a city hotel on Thursday.'; var randomNumber = Math.random(); var isIndia = (window.geoinfo && window.geoinfo.CountryCode === 'IN') && (window.location.href.indexOf('outsideindia') === -1 ); console.log(isIndia && randomNumber The five-time world champion said he did not feel the need to hold anything back because he knows his friends can separate things which will not affect their friendship. "See, I keep a straight face but there is turmoil inside me. If I dislike certain things, I will tell it. I have not been rude with anyone and have stated my displeasure on the basis of what others have told about me in various media. So there is nothing that crosses the line," stressed Anand.When asked about his thoughts on the sudden increase in the number of Grandmasters in the country, Anand said it is all thanks to technology. "I became GM in December 1987, the next one happened in 1990. It was very slow then but picked up a lot of speed later. In 2000, we had 6-7 Grandmasters. Today we have over 65 and this number is increasing very fast. It is very much because of technology and tools available today."
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I keep a straight face but there is turmoil within: Viswanathan Anand - Times of India
ASX to farewell Itanium as it stops playing CHESS – iTnews
When the Australian Securities Exchange flicks the switch on its distributed-ledger-powered replacement for its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) application, it will also be bidding farewell to an architectural and historical oddity.
That oddity is Itanium, a CPU architecture devised by HP in the early 1990s and developed in concert with Intel.
The project was green-lit at a time when 64-bit CPUs were still exotic and Intel CPUs were yet to become widely adopted in servers.
The likes of Suns SPARC and IBMs POWER silicon were seen as natural choices for enterprise computing, with Digital Equipment Corporations 64-bit Alpha architecture an up-and-comer.
HP and Intel wanted to be players, so got to work on Itanium but missed deadlines before delivering a product in 2001 under the name Merced. By then Intels own product had improved and others had accelerated. Itanium, meanwhile, didnt deliver on promises of speed and fast x86 emulation.
Few server-makers bothered to support it, keeping hardware costs high. Big software vendors dropped off, too, and the platform became hard to put on a serious shopping list. Upgrades continued, but at nowhere near the pace of Intels Xeon line or AMDs various challengers, both of which are now utterly mainstream in the data centre.
Intel finally pulled the plug on Itanium in early 2019, announcing final shipments on July 29, 2021.
Which is one reason the ASX needs to replace CHESS, because at VMworld 2019 in August the market operator's chief information officer Dan Chesterman told iTnews that the CHESS application runs on Itanium.
Chesterman said the ASX is looking forward to running on modern silicon, but did have a brief kind word for his current CPUs.
Theres not many zero-day vulnerabilities on Itanium, he quipped. Thats one good thing.
CHESS is also built on COBOL which unlike Itanium may never die, although Chesterman will be glad to see the back of it in the Exchanges new distributed ledger apps.
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Schumer and McConnell Play Chess Over Impeachment Trial Rules – New York Magazine
These two wily operators are circling each other warily. Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
To read most press accounts, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and his closest allies are fighting a lonely battle to keep the impending impeachment trial of Donald Trump short and bereft of witnesses. Meanwhile, Trump himself, House Republicans, and maybe some Senate renegades like Ted Cruz want a trial focused on the alleged corruption of the Bidens that the president was supposedly pursuing in his conversations with the president of Ukraine, while airing some of the vast conspiracy theories about the origins of the witch hunt Democrats have pursued to torment the poor, defenseless POTUS.
And now comes Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer with his own demands for a longer trial with witnesses, as the Washington Post reports:
The top Senate Democrat on Sunday called for subpoenaing several senior Trump administration officials who have yet to testify in the Houses impeachment probe as witnesses for President Trumps likely trial part of an opening salvo in negotiations that could determine the parameters for the Senate proceedings next month.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined a number of procedural demands that Democrats say would make the Senate trial fair and able to be completed within a reasonable period of time.
That includes subpoenas issued by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. for acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney; Robert Blair, a senior adviser to Mulvaney; former national security adviser John Bolton; and Michael Duffey, a top official at the Office of Management and Budget. Mulvaney, Blair and Duffey had been subpoenaed by the House committees and defied the summons; Bolton has not been subpoenaed but indicated he would fight one in court.
Schumers demands, it should be understood, are in the context of a possible (but not at all mandatory) bipartisan resolution laying out the details of an impeachment trial beyond the broad outlines set by the Constitution and the standing Senate rules. Such a resolution was enacted prior to the Clinton impeachment trial in 1999, to the great surprise of observers at the time. Absent a deal, the Senate majority can easily impose a set of rules of its own by a simple majority. And items not covered by those ad hoc guidelines may trigger rulings from the chair (in this case, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts) and/or additional Senate votes, with 51 needed for a decision (except for procedures that require amendment of the standing Senate rules, which will require a supermajority).
Yes, Democrats particularly in the House, where the White Houses obstruction of efforts to secure testimony from high-ranking administration officials led to an entire second article of impeachment would love to get the opportunity to question Mulvaney, Blair, and Duffey, and have reason to think a subpoena issued by the chief justice in a Senate trial would not be challengeable in federal courts. But the White House and Senate Republicans are very unlikely to agree to such a stipulation. So what Schumer is probably conducting is a dual gambit to satisfy Democrats who want a deeper impeachment investigation than the House was able to pull off, while signaling no deal to McConnell on a bipartisan rules package even as he talks the language of bipartisanship.
Schumer is also doing McConnell the favor of giving him a talking point against Republican demands for a broader, longer trial with the witnesses Trump wants. Absent a bipartisan deal (and Schumer is no more likely to accept the idea of Hunter Biden testifying than McConnell will go along with dragging Mulvaney into the Senate), decisions about calling witnesses could wind up being resolved on individual votes, and McConnell might well fear the possibility of just enough Republicans defecting on one or more that he could lose control of the parameters of the trial. In any event, the only available compromise is for both sides to back off demands for witnesses, leading to the short-and-sweet trial and acquittal McConnell wants.
This is a tricky business, though. House Republicans and allied professional troublemakers like Ted Cruz are unlikely to stop agitating for a longer trial with witnesses until Trump publicly goes along with McConnells plans. Thats why the Kentuckian is making such a big display of his total coordination with the White House, as I noted last week:
McConnell knows that the only way to put out the MAGA fire building for an insane-a-thon in the Senate is to get Washingtons chief pyromaniac on his side. What harm is a little groveling if it keeps the lid on the craziness? Being a megalomaniac wrangler is all just part of service in Trumps army.
In other words, theres a lot of not-entirely-sincere posturing going on about how this impeachment trial will proceed. My money would be on McConnell keeping a lid on it, providing Republicans with a quick acquittal, and Democrats with protection for Joe Biden and for the five Democratic senators currently in the presidential race who could be imprisoned in Washington during a long trial.
Having said that, Cruz has helped cast some light on the fiction that senators are exactly like jurors in a criminal trial who must remain totally silent during the trial:
Senators are not required, like jurors in a criminal trial, to be sequestered, not to talk to anyone, not to coordinate. Theres no prohibition, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said on This Week, calling impeachment inherently a political exercise and Trumps impeachment a partisan show trial.
The standing Senate rules for impeachment trials provide no avenues for senators to speak (they must submit questions for any witnesses in writing), but theres no gag order preventing them from saying whatever pops into their heads when the trial itself is not in session. Id expect senators to have a lot to say late at night and on Sundays, though some will use the juror excuse to avoid reporters and angry constituents.
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Chess helps to transform lives of people with disabilities – Anadolu Agency
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Chess encourages disabled people to change their lives, breaking barriers and leading to many inspiring stories both in Turkey and the world at large.
This weeks tournament of the Confederation Cup for disabled people, organized by the International Chess Federation or FIDE, is an important step to make chess more popular among disabled people worldwide.
Turkey became the first host country of the tournament, as 30 international disabled chess players from four continents came to Turkey for the event.
The seven-day tournament in Turkeys capital Ankara lasts through Dec. 14.
Rosatom - Russian state atomic energy corporation - has been supporting this competition.
The tournament features chess players from 24 countries, including ones who are physically disabled, visually impaired, and hearing impaired.
Landmark event
Gulkiz Tulay, head of the Turkish Chess Federation, highlighted the importance of this event for disabled people.
For the first time, people with disabilities are competing in a chess tournament, Tulay said.
It is important for Turkey to host this competition, as this also proves that FIDE sees Turkey as a reliable partner for this event, she added.
Tulay also said the tournament would help promote the rise of chess in Turkey.
We believe that there is no barrier to everyone playing chess. Chess is one of the most successful competitive events in Turkey for people who are disabled, she said.
Tulay underlined that the federation has carried out many important projects for visually impaired chess players, and they will continue to work on more projects next year.
Chess has recently been gaining popularity in Turkey, with some 900,000 registered chess players.
Next year the federation aims to reach 1 million registered players, she said.
Sahins achievements inspire
Handenur Sahin, 22, who was born with spinal muscular atrophy, has become one of Turkeys most successful chess players.
She has been playing chess for 12 years.
In addition to her professional chess career, Sahin also studies political science at Galatasaray University.
Sahin believes that playing chess helps her in many ways, especially in effectively managing time in her daily life.
I became a highly organized person by playing chess. While I take part in chess tournaments abroad, Im continuing my university education. This is why I need to manage my time effectively, which requires me to be a highly organized person, she said.
She said chess changed her life.
Chess makes the life more colorful. I started to play when I was in fourth grade. My life has changed, and I have proved myself with this sport. I was fifth in the rankings at Europe when I was only 17.
She said she dreams of working with disabled chess players, especially girls with disabilities.
Tournament brings together disabled from different cultures
Campos Eugenio, 44, came to the tournament in Turkey from the Central African country of Angola.
To date he has scored some achievements in chess, winning titles in his home country
Though he has a disability in his left leg, Eugenio works for an insurance company.
Chess is an activity that creates equality among people. We sit at the same table to play chess. Its important to get people closer each other through chess. Chess is a chance to fight discrimination, he said.
I congratulate Turkey and the federation for this competition. Its a very good initiative, he added.
Spanish chess player Draghici Flutur Gavril, 49, traveled from Spain to be in the tournament.
In his country, he sells lottery tickets.
A chess player since age 13, Gavril is blind in the left eye with limited vision in his right.
I do this sport by touching the chess pieces. Chess helps me to understand how the world works, he said.
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Maestros look to checkmate disability at National School Chess Championship for the Blind – Hindustan Times
PUNE For the first time since its its inception in 1997, the All India Chess Federation for Blind (AICFB) will host the first National School Chess Championship for the Blind at the Mumbai Maratha Fruitwala Dharamshala, Alandi, from Wednesday.
At least 200-plus players will be in action in the u-10, u-12, u-14, u-16 and open categories.
Kerala schools have withdrawn from the tournament due to protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the state.
They (Kerala) dont want to risk their students moving out of, so they are not coming, said Charudatta Jadhav, president, AICFB.
This championship is of strategic importance and gives us a chance to identify talent early and groom them to represent the country at world championships. It is designed to transform chess for the blind in the country and serve towards our vision of making India one of the top three countries in the world for chess for the blind, added Jadhav.
The AICFB has also launched Chess Mitra, an app for the blind.
The tournament will be played in the Swiss League Format.
First three rounds will be played on day one and will begin at 9 am.
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Chess contest witnesses clash of minds – The Hindu
The Mumbai leg of The Hindu in School Chess Competition 2019 witnessed over 500 students vying for the top prizes at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Fort on Saturday.
The competition started at 9 a.m. and the students competed in four categories Under 9, Under 11, Under 13 and Under 15 on a Swiss League-basis under the latest FIDE Rapid Rules. The contest incorporated a non-elimination process and all participants had to play seven back-to-back rounds.
The top three winners in each category were awarded trophies, certificates and cash prizes, and seven consolation prizes were awarded in each category.
The winners were felicitated by the chief guest, Dr. A. Velumani, promoter and chairman, MD and CEO, Thyrocare. Dr. Velumani was impressed by the scale of the event and said in just four years, The Hindu in School has been able to take the contest to new levels.
Dr. Velumani suggested that the competition be developed as a rating tournament for young champions and a national final be conducted to enhance participation from all regions, especially rural areas, in the country.
He said, It is important for children to play chess and learn mathematical skills at a young age as it helps their overall development in the long run. The tournament was held under the aegis of the Mumbai District Chess Association (affiliated to All India Chess Federation) in association with LIC of India, HPCL, Thyrocare and exchange partner BSE.
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