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Sep-12-09
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| timhortons: http://www.chessblog.com/2009/07/wg... <Mathieu,
We from the Montreal Open Chess Championship will make an official invitation to our World Champion to participate in 2010 with all expenses paid. We all have the same dream! In 2009 the agenda did not work.
Montreal Open Chess Championship team
championnatdemontreal@gmail.com>
looks like as early as of now, montreal organizer is courting her to join for next year event. i had nothing but great admiration and respect to quebec chess federation, to the corporate sponsors and team that compose the organizing committe. international chess masters come and go in quebec,some of the tournament even go un noticed by major chess website, tournaments and international GM just keep on coming. they think of thing and let it happen! |
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Sep-12-09
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| Eric Schiller: It is sad to see an organizer heralding the fact that they will cover expenses. It is simply unprofessional and insulting to a World Champion not to offer a generous fee in addition to expenses. I have heard this so often from organizers wanting to invite a name player. "We will cover all expenses" as if that was a good offer. Yes, if the tournament is in Las Vegas or Hawaii or someplace very attractive, that's a bit different. But generally you must guarantee that the trip will be profitable. I recall Korchnoi playing in Las Vegas and coming away with $85 in prizes. I asked Ivanchuk once what he'd need to come play in USA. His appearance fee was $10,000 plus expenses. Professionals must be treated with professional conditions. |
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Sep-13-09
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| timhortons: eric thanks for giving us idea how much it cost an organizer to have a high profile player in there tournament... |
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| Sep-13-09 |
| returnoftheking: Lol@ Eric Schiller.
It is unprofessional and insulting to make someone a business proposition? It is not like they are forced to play, and based on the text it is not impossible that there is a fee either.
About Ivanchuk, maybe him telling the 10.000 myth is some sort of risk insurance policy? Was the proposed event organized by someone like GM Keene ;)? It is well known that some money disappeared and some promises were broken. More money makes it interesting for bad organizers. Recently several GM's were hustled in a tournament in Bulgaria. There are many crooks and dubious persons in chess organizing.
But when the organization is right even Wch's will appear for less (based on what I heard of Kasimdzanov).
At any rate I really doubt that GM Ivanchuk would ask 10.000 dollar for his appearance when he just has to play a simul or something like that. It all depends on the event and organisation, and I really wonder why (if) he would have said that. |
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Oct-07-09
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| Albertan: I have analyzed the second round game between World Women's Chess Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and F Steil Antoni from round two of the Women's Club Cup chess tournament and posted the analysis at the bottom of the first page of my blog using the program Chess Viewer deluxe. I hope you come by and play through this game and my analysis which was done with the assistance of Deep Rybka 3 on my quad core computer. My blog is at:
http://albertan1956.blogspot.com/
In this game GM Alexandra Kosteniuk was really put to the test by Fiona Steil-Antoni. If you enjoy sicilian defense games I hope you will drop by my blog and play through the game using Chess viewer deluxe. |
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Oct-16-09
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| grasser: This game is not in the database.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyeN... |
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| Oct-16-09 |
| MaxxLange: I like her video podcast on iTunes. I wish she would update it more often, but probably she's pretty short of spare time these days, what with starting a family |
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Oct-19-09
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| HeMateMe: There is a photo of FIDE delegates over on chessbase--it looks like Kosteniuk in the first row, not certain. |
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Nov-06-09
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| Sneaky: < At any rate I really doubt that GM Ivanchuk would ask 10.000 dollar for his appearance when he just has to play a simul or something like that. > With all due respect ROTK, on one hand we have Dr. Schiller, international arbiter, and organizer of several high profile events. On the other hand we have you, the armchair chess fan. I am not one to rely on the "argument from authority" but given no reason to think that Dr. Schiller would be fabricating his experiences, I think I have to side with him. And why is 10,000 such a staggering figure to you? Remember, this isn't an event in his backyard, he is being asked to fly around the world, overcome jet-lag, dress up in his suit and tie and strut his chess stuff. How many times a year do you think a professional player could do that? 7? 8? And even then you're looking at the salary of a typical plumber. |
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| Nov-06-09 |
| PhilFeeley: <MaxxLange> How do you get her podcasts on iTunes? I went there and nothing displayed. |
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| Nov-06-09 |
| mahmoudkubba: Good day nice charming ch. player. Do u know that ur pic was published in and on the cover of a local ch. magazine here in my place as it seems the facts some years ago? In fact this mag. continued only for few issues as far as I remember. |
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| Nov-06-09 |
| PhilFeeley: This should work:
http://www.youtube.com/chessqueen |
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| Nov-06-09 |
| MaxxLange: <PhilFeeley>
iTunes store link:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/... alternate source:
feed://www.chesskillertips.com/chesskillertips.x-
ml |
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| Nov-06-09 |
| MaxxLange: ugh
no "-" in the second URL. And, not all browsers will recognize the "feed://" URI |
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Nov-06-09
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| furrer: <Sneaky>
Remember that all expenses are paid too. And are you blind? Dont you understand his point or do you just want to point out those small areas where you have a chance to debate? |
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Nov-06-09
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| Billy Vaughan: <Remember, this isn't an event in his backyard, he is being asked to fly around the world, overcome jet-lag, dress up in his suit and tie and strut his chess stuff. How many times a year do you think a professional player could do that? 7? 8?> If you're Ivanchuk, it's much more than that :p |
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Nov-17-09
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| Billy Vaughan: Kosteniuk is the only person so far in the Tal Memorial who can claim both Anand and Carlsen's scalps! |
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| Nov-17-09 |
| TheMacMan: she had much determination today, beating polgar, anand, morozevich, carlsen, etc. hopefully she does the same tomorrow, and comes with that Bobby Fischer Killer instinct lol. |
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| Nov-17-09 |
| MaxxLange: <beating polgar, anand, morozevich, carlsen> a pretty good day at the office! |
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Nov-18-09
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| HeMateMe: Why can't we get a new photo? She looks great in jeans. |
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Nov-18-09
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| jakaiden: <HeMateMe: Why can't we get a new photo? She looks great in jeans.> No, She doesn't. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/55/1... |
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| Nov-18-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: <HeMateMe: Why can't we get a new photo? She looks great in jeans.> U just wanna get your leg over. Am watching u ! |
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Nov-18-09
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| Red October: ok how many noticed what she was holding in her hand in <jaikaden's> pic |
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| Nov-18-09 |
| TheFocus: Alexandra, please come to Hawaii. Mai tais and my place. |
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Nov-18-09
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| HeMateMe: < jakaiden > Thank you. 100% |
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