Hotel Pipa Atlântico The American Continental Championships 2014 are scheduled to take place from 18-26th October at the Hotel Pipa Atlântico – Convention Center on Praia da Pipa in Brazil. The participation is open to all players registered with...
Jorge Vega, Continental President for Americas, about upcoming elections
Interview with Chessdom During the FIDE World Chess Championship match in Chennai, the Continental President for Americas Mr Jorge Vega spoke about the forthcoming FIDE elections in Tromso 2014. The first topic were developments in the American continent in...
A spectacular feat by brother / sister Cori
Full standings here: http://chess-results.com/tnr100433.aspx In order to qualify for the World Cup in Tromsø in August, Jorge Cori had to beat GM Bruzon, rated 2707, with black, in the final round while his sister Deysi, had to beat GM...
American Continental Championship 2013
A total of 120 chess players from the Americas gathered in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba to battle in the Continental Chess Championship 2013, which will give four qualification spots for the upcoming World Cup in Norway to be...
American Continental Championship 2013
The American Continental Championship 2013 will take place on 6-15 May in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The tournament will be open to any participant that represents a Federation that belongs to the American Continent that is registered as a FIDE member....
American Continental Championship 2012
The 7th American Continental Championship will take place from 11th to 21st October at the Complejo Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata, Argentina. More than 200 players from 15 countries, including 64 title holders and 22 Grandmasters, will compete...
Iturrizaga, Fier, Zapata lead Continental
Round 5 top board pairings: GM Fier (4) – GM Iturrizaga (4)GM Zapata (4) – GM Vescovi (3½)GM Lafuente (3½) – GM Leitao (3½)GM Milos (3½) – GM Friedel (3½)GM A. Ivanov (3½) – GM Flores (3½)GM Quesada (3½)...
Dumbest Generation Getting Dumber
Dumbest Generation Getting Dumberby Walter E. WilliamsWednesday, June 03, 2009 The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international comparison of 15-year-olds conducted by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that measures applied learning and problem-solving...
The cultural difference
This is the cover of the beautiful program book from the Presseball which I attended in Dresden on my birthday. As you know, I was born and raised in Europe, in addition to experiencing the first 20 years of...
The stark contrast
Here is a picture from a recent chess event in Europe. In this picture, you can see a man setting up the wooden boards, wooden pieces and clocks for the organizer before a round. In America, even a US...