World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand scored a secure
and controlled 5-3 match win over former world
championship challenger Peter Leko of Hungary on June 7.
The time control was rapid control and each day from
June 3, 4, 6 and 7 saw two games being played. June 5
was a rest day. The venue was Miskolc in Hungary. Anand,
1969-born player from Chennai won games two and five. In
the second game he won with the white pieces winning a
pawn against the Grunfeld of Leko.
In game five, 1979-born Leko from Szeged in Hungary
slipped losing an advanced passed pawn and one extra
pawn was enough for Anand to win with black in the rook
ending. Interestingly, only one game featured king pawn
and it was game eight. The rest of the six games ended
in draws. The arbiter for this match was WGM Zsuzsa
Veroci, Press Officer of the Hungarian Chess Federation.
Anand was accompanied by his wife Aruna Anand and Leko
by his wife Sofia Petrosian. The drawing of lots
ceremony attracted the Mayor of Miskolc and the Prime
Minister of Hungary and it was quite an important event
in Hungary. Each year, Leko plays a rapid match at
Miskolc.
July 07 2010 - This is to inform all chess
players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized
under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not
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Associations
May 06 2010 - Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after
all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in
advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess
associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to
organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India
Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to
allot the FIDE / AICF event code for the event. Download the Bidform
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