Modern-day chess was invented in Valencia, say experts THE rules of modern-day chess as we know it may have been invented in Valencia in the 15th century, according to a recent documentary filmed in the area. It was based...
Absolute Championship of Valencia 2013
The Absolute Championship of the Valencia Community 2013 is taking place on 6th-14th April at the Hotel Gandia Palace in Gandia, Valencia – Spain. The eight strongest players from the Community of Valencia are battling in a single round robin...
Chess at 300 km / hour
EXHIBICIÓN EN EL AVE MADRID-VALENCIA Kárpov y Anand empatan a 300 km/hora LEONTXO GARCÍA El eslogan de Renfe, “Caballo Ganador”, para promover su nueva línea de alta velocidad Madrid-Valencia tuvo una adecuada traducción ajedrecística: Anatoli Kárpov y Viswanathan Anand...
A unique chess event with 2 World Champions
Anand and Karpov play in the AVE Madrid – ValenciaLive chat in the biggest sports newspaper follows The current World Champion Viswanathan Anand and the ex World Champion Anatoly Karpov The match took place February 2nd. At 10:30 CET...
Karpov, Anand to play simuls in Spain
Karpov, Anand to play simuls in SpainJan 27, 2011 11:51 Moscow Time Ex-world chess champion Anatoly Karpov of Russia and India’s chess world master Viswanathan Anand will be playing multiple games in Spain on February 1. They will play...
New match, same result
Kasparov beats Karpov in rerun of 1984 chess clashFri Sep 25, 2009 5:05am EDT MADRID (Reuters Life!) – Russian chess legend Gary Kasparov has won a re-match of his classic 1984 world championship contest with compatriot Anatoly Karpov, ending...
Kasparov dominates
Rapid results: (3-1 Kasparov) Karpov, Anatoly – Kasparov, Garry 0-1 Kasparov, Garry – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 Karpov, Anatoly – Kasparov, Garry 1-0 Kasparov, Garry – Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 Blitz results: (6-2 Kasparov) Kasparov, Garry – Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 Karpov,...
Karpov wins game 3
Karpov (2619) – Kasparov (2812) [D72]Valencia match (3), 23.09.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nb6 7.Ne2 c5 8.d5 e6 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nec3 Na6 11.a4 exd5 12.exd5 Nb4 13.Be3 Bd4 14.a5 Bxe3 15.axb6 Bd4...
Fans think it is good publicity
58% of the fans think that it is a good media draw but don’t expect world championship level chess. Do you agree? You can make your voice heard below. What do you expect from these latest Kasparov – Karpov...