Fpawn Featured By Agadmator
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
The legendary internet commentator Agadmator, whose YouTube channel attracts more than 875,000 subscribers, nominated your humble pawn for the Brilliancy Prize at the Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities. Watch the video above for the game against Adriano Albiani Barata of Brazil, complete with cogent analysis. Other internet chess celebrities have likewise been tasked to determine the best game from the Olympiad. FIDE will announce the winner, who receives a special trophy sponsored by Gazprom, the largest natural gas company in Russia.  Nominees: (click on the links to view t ..read more
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USA Crushes North Macedonia
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
North Macedonia is the southern part of the former Yugoslavia. After the dramatic conclusion of Monday's round, the American victory against the highly ranked lineup of North Macedonia was surprisingly anticlimactic. The combination of opening preparation and tactical opportunism resulted in a sweep boards 2-4. Three-time US Blind winner Jessica Lauser had lost her first three games at the Olympiad, but she knocked out her opponent this morning with a flurry of middlegame tactics.  Jessica Lauser vs Marija Arsova  Team USA advanced to 5 match points out ..read more
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Highly Ranked Philippines-1 Shuts Out USA
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
Filipino board 1 FM Sander Severino After a successful debut against Russia, Team USA crashed back to Earth, losing four fighting games to one of the Olympiad favorites: Philippines-1. FM Sander Severino, the reigning IPCA (International Physically Challenged Association) World Rapid Champion, dominated this writer from the black side of the Caro Kann. Unfortunately, our other three boards suffered a similar fate. Michael Aigner vs Sander Severino (0-1) After two rounds, 14 teams remain perfect with four match points, including 6 of the original top 10 seeds. Two noteworth ..read more
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USA Ties Russia-2 in Round 1
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
Team USA meeting on Zoom. What a roller coaster! The first round of the Online Olympiad saw a bit of everything for Team USA: aggressive openings, inexplicable blunders, strong endgame technique and even a flag fall. No doubt Russia-2 expected both International Masters to score a point. While Yuri Meshkov took care of business on board 1, his colleague Alexey Pakhomov got lost in cyberspace and flagged after just 7 moves. The lower boards split too and the teams shared the match points.  Round 1: #9 Russia-2 vs #39 USA 2-2 IM Yuri Meshkov (2351) vs Michael 1-0 Griffin vs IM Al ..read more
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Meet Team USA
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
Pranav and Griffin battle at the 2018 World Junior for Players with Disabilities. Credit: Dora L. Martinez This article does not introduce the usual suspects named Fabiano, Wesley and Hikaru. While those gentlemen play a mean game of chess, they are not special enough to qualify for this team. The six members of Team USA competing at the FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities drive wheelchairs, wear limb supports, endure surgeries and therapies, perceive the world from one eye, struggle with social interactions and still thrive amidst a laundry list of unique circumstances ..read more
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Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities
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by Michael Aigner
3y ago
In response to the cancellation of over-the-board chess events around the globe due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) organized a series of online championships. The first FIDE Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities follows the Online Chess Olympiad, jointly won by India and Russia, and two smaller events for players with disabilities, the Online Cup and the Online Junior Cup. The Olympiad opens on November 20 and closes on December 3, the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. Each participating country is represented by one or more teams o ..read more
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Play USCF Rated Online!
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by Michael Aigner
4y ago
The US Chess Federation has partnered with two leading online chess sites to offer weekly rated quick and blitz tournaments on the internet.  Participants will earn a USCF online quick or online blitz rating, which are separate from the regular quick and blitz categories.  There are no plans at this time for online rated slow time control events. You must have a current USCF membership in addition to an active account at either the Internet Chess Club or Chess.com.  The Internet Chess Club (ICC) requires a paid account to play in these events.  Special: USCF members may ..read more
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Results at Online Cup for Disabilities
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by Michael Aigner
4y ago
The participants joined an international Zoom meeting. (credit: FIDE) The 1st FIDE Online Cup for Players with Disabilities on May 21st saw 36 competitors representing 27 countries on five continents battle for five intense rounds of rapid chess at the PlayChess.com platform. The diverse field included amateurs and professionals, ranging from one Grandmaster and six International Masters to a handful of unrateds. A quarter of the participants were women. The World Chess Federation (FIDE) organized the tournament as part of a global effort to promote chess and Checkmate Coronavi ..read more
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Fpawn Interview on Chess.com Blog
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by Michael Aigner
4y ago
Kirk Ghazarian (credit: David Llada at 2019 Bay Area International) How well do you really know fpawn? Chess blogger and longtime mentee NM Kirk Ghazarian was determined to find out. Kirk asked the right questions and I gave him my honest replies. Check out the following sample of the topics: How did you improve as a player to reach the NM title? How do you inspire your students to achieve their goals? Do you have advice for a player who stagnated in improvement. Kirk included several photos and three games to illustrate the power of the King's Bishop Pawn - a trio of Black w ..read more
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FIDE Online Cup for Players with Disabilities
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by Michael Aigner
4y ago
Participants at 2019 World Junior Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities in New Jersey. The cancellation of chess tournaments around the globe due to COVID-19 also forced the postponement of the first Chess Paralympiad scheduled for late July in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. In its place, the World Chess Federation (FIDE) introduced a new Online Cup for Players with Disabilities. Unfortunately, a small Online Cup can in no way replace the large Paralympiad. Instead of teams of four players plus an alternate from each invited nation, only 32 individuals will battle for five ..read more
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