Errol Tiwari

For me, chess is life and every game is like a new life.

Kamsky v Topalov The FIDE Candidates’ qualifying match to determine a challenger for world champion Vishy Anand between Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and the USA’s Gata Kamsky is under way.

Iturrizaga v Giri Here is the game with which Anish captured his final grandmaster norm.

Ivanchuk v Leko A second rapid chess match between grandmasters Ivanchuk and Leko was held a few days ago in Mukachevo, Ukraine.

A tumultuous year It proved to be a tumultuous year for the game of chess.

Next year promises to be exciting for the children ‘Every decision we make builds our character and forms the basis of our future decisions’ – Garry Kasparov The hosting of a National Schools Chess Championship marks the fulfilment of a dream for the Guyana Chess Federation and Dr Frank Anthony.

The finals are today Today, we play the final round of the National Chess Championships.

Half-way point We have now passed the half-way mark of the National Championships and still a clear winner among the Seniors cannot be identified.

Van Wely v Shirov The 38th Chess Olympiad began last Wednesday in Dresden, Germany.

David de Caires was a lover of the ancient game Mr de Caires has died and we in the local chess fraternity are saddened at his passing.

National Championships begin on Saturday Fourteen games will be played in the National Chess Championships which begin on Saturday at the Ocean Spray Hotel.

Eight junior, eight senior players to compete in nationalsThe qualification tournament to decide the players for the National Chess Championships has been completed.

Anand and Kramnik face off in world championship Here is the first game of the World Champion-ship match between defending champion Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik that was played on Wednesday.

A chess tournament is not for the fainthearted It is said that a chess tournament is not for the fainthearted.

Tournament to identify candidates for the National Championships begins Sunday The preliminary chess tournament to decide the candidates for participation in the National Championships begins next Sunday at the St Stanislaus College on Brickdam.

World champion Viswanathan Anand loses to Levon AronianAnand, V (2798) – Aronian, L (2751) Grand Slam Final Bilbao ESP (8), 10.9.2008 1.e4

– though show was overly long The night was as Morgan Heritage proclaimed, “not a dancehall show but a reggae concert” essentially devoid of club revelry and suggestive music but big on positive vibes and soft, thought-provoking tunes.

Working towards producing a Guyanese grandmaster ‘I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in (to a tournament).

Nurturing grandmastersSuddenly, almost overnight some would say, India and China have emerged from chess obscurity to sit among the giants of the great game.

Kamsky v Gelfand The Mikhail Tal Memorial Tournament is being played (August 17-31) in Moscow.