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We published the first in an occasional series of reprints of important Soviet-era essays and articles in the April issue of Chess Life. It is a translation by Douglas Griffin of GM Vladimir Simagins Ataka pri raznotsvetnykh slonakh, or Attack with Opposite-Colored Bishops, which appeared in Shakhmaty v SSSR (5:1962). Because this article was written some 60 years ago, the author did not have the luxury of checking his work with our metal friends. We point out a few important corrections in endnotes, which you may ignore if you are so inclined.

Vladimir Simagin (1919-1968) was an important theorist and trainer, working with GM Vasily Smyslov during his world championship years, GM Alexander Kotov, and a young IM Mark Dvoretsky, who cites him in many of his books, and this article specifically in Positional Play. A mainstay of the Moscow chess scene, and three times city champion, he was also a leading journalist, as evidenced by his work on the Bulletin of the Central Chess Club and in articles like the one in our April issue.

Simagin was seen by his peers to be among the most creative and well-respected players of his day. GM David Bronstein wrote of Simagins enviable number of the most varied tactical and strategic ideas, while Dvoretsky described him as a true artist with original ideas and profound thoughts... I recommend that you study his selected games. For some time it was a standard reference work for me.

We hope that you will read this article, which is available to all US Chess members in digital format, and in print for those who have chosen the print add-on. As a bit of a appetizer, we have pulled out six tactics from Simagins career for this weeks Wednesday Workout. You should be looking for moves that deliver mate or win material, but there are also puzzles where youll need to find the right move to stay equal or not get mated. Keep your eyes open!

If you are inspired to learn more about Simagins career, check out Aidan Woodgers Vladimir Simagin (The Chess Player, 2000), which is largely a translation of Simagins best games collection, and GM Mihail Marins newly published Learning chess with Vladimir Simagin: A Quest for beauty (Pawn Books, 2022).

Download our printable worksheet or solve along with our interactive Lichess study, embedded below.

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Wednesday Workout: A Blast From The Past | US Chess.org - uschess.org

While GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren were in their final preparations for the battle of the crown, soon-to-be former World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his club Offerspill invited some of the hopes of the next generation to a training camp in the Norwegian mountains.

"It's good to get some young players here. I try to inspire them. We have good trainers here who try to teach them properly as well," Carlsen said.

The coaches included Carlsen's long-lasting second, GM Peter Heine Nielsen, Swedish author and coach Jesper Hall, Indian star coach GM Ramesh R.B., Champions Chess Tour commentator David Howell and Germany's GM Elisabeth Paehtz.

Young players from 11 countries participated. Among those who eagerly listened to Carlsen's wisdom were Indian teenage GMs Raunak Sadhwani and Praggnanandhaa R.

"The main reason why I came here is because I wanted to know how he thinks. In my opinion, he is a genius," Sadhwani said.

Praggnanandhaa added: "He relies more on his intuitive thinking and less on his calculation, which was very interesting for me, because I'm the other way around."

Norway's number-two, the 23-year-old GM Aryan Tari, who also took part in the camp, commented: "It's just very interesting to be here and see how he prepares for the world championshipand his psychology in general."

The sessions must have been fascinating for the participants who heard Carlsen describe his career and explain what made him dominate the game for over a decade. He told the group of young talents: "I think the most important thing I realized over the years is that a lot of people fear me. Once you realize that your opponent is not mentally prepared to play for a win, then you can take a lot more chances."

Once you realize that your opponent is not mentally prepared to play for a win, then you can take a lot more chances.Magnus Carlsen

Carlsen also described one of his key skills throughout his careerthe ability to squeeze blood out of a stone and win seemingly equal endgames:"I really had to force myself to say that 'you have to continue! You're not better by any means, but you have to continue to play.' I've won so many games that way over the years."

Carlsen, knocked out of the Chessable Masters by GM Hikaru Nakamura in his last major tournament as the world chess champion, says he doesn't consider this an end of an era quite yet, despite having given up his title.

"I haven't got any plans right now to follow the world championship. I mean, I will probably follow it, but I don't think I will go out of my way to watch the games. But I will check out the games for sure."

Asked who he thinks or hopes will be the next world champion, Carlsen said with a grin:"I don't care."

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All Anantapur Chess Association, Andhra Chess Association and All India Chess Federation will organise an International Chess Federation (FIDE)-rating tournament at Rainbow Montessori Pre-School in Anantapur from May 11 to 15.

Releasing a brochure and a poster for the tournament, Anantapur Collector M. Gauthami said that Anantapur would become a venue for national-level chess tournament.

Tournament director Uday Kumar Naidu said that the event would help improve chess as a sport in the city and budding players could achieve the FIDE rating. Tournament arbiters Mallikarjuna and Adiratnakumar said that nine-round matches would be organised in the Swiss League format for five days.

Tournament coordinators Shravan Kumar and Govindaraju said that the players could register for the tournament at http://www.apchess.org by paying an entry fee of 250. For more details, interested people can dial 9581250684.

All Anantapur Chess Association secretary Ammineni Uday Kumar Naidu, chairman Balaraju, Tournament Organizing Committee convener Supraja Chaudhary, director of Sri Harsha Hospital and Tournament Organizing Committee president Y. Preeti Reddy were present.

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In a tournament of turnarounds and surprises, eighth seed Shanmukha Pulli, who was not expected to be in contention for the crown, emerged the champion of the 6th FIDE Rating Chess Championship on Thursday.

Starting the last round as the joint overnight leader with the favourite, Arnav Kheredekar, the 24-year old Pulli from Andhra Pradesh drew his last round quickly with Darsh Shetty and ended in a three-way tie at the top with the remaining results going his way.

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Arnav lost to International Master Viramaditya Kulkarni while Aayush Shirodkar was beaten by Sauravh Khhedekar at the Russian Cultural Centre.

Kulkarni, Khhedekar and Pulli finished with a score of 7.5 out of nine. However, the tie-breaker favoured Pulli and he was declared the champion of the tournament. He bagged a trophy and a cash award of Rs 75,000.

The second and third prizes were won by Kulkarni and Khhederkar, who took home Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively.

Arnav Kherderkar, who missed the championship by a whisker had to be content with fourth place and an award of Rs 20,000, while the fifth prize went to Darsh Shetty who bagged Rs 15,000.

The best female prize was awarded to Mysha Perwez and the best unrated player prize was won by Divyesh Bhattacharya.

A total cash award of Rs 3.00 lakh and 30 trophies were presented to the winners by Nishikant Shukla, Regional Manager of SBI Life, the title sponsor of the tournament.

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FIDE Rating Chess Championship: Shanmukha Pulli triumphs after three-way tie - Sportstar

Five males were shortlisted for The 2022 Prime Ministers National Youth Awards for Excellence in sports. They included sprint sensation Bouwahjgie Nkrumie of Kingston College, West Indies cricketer Rovman Powell, national and world Under-20 triple jump champion Jaydon Hibbert, and professional body-builder Daniel Haughton.

But, it was the youngest of them all, fourth former Jaden Shaw, the chess prodigy from Wolmers Boys School, who went onstage to collect the prestigious award from Prime Minister Andrew Holness on the lawns of Jamaica House recently.

To receive the award is great, as many people who were nominated didnt win. So I am grateful. And it was a pleasure to meet and greet so many people, the St. Andrew Preparatory School past student told The Gleaner, Allow me to thank my coaches, parents, sponsors, family, friends and my church family for always encouraging me to be the best I can be at whatever I do. Above all, I would like to thank God for blessing me with all my talents. Without Him, who would I be?

At 14 years old, Shaw is a 2021 Jubilee Chess Classic winner in Grand Cayman, a 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad Candidate Master, a 2022 Jamaica National Master, the 2023 National Under-16 and Under-20 Absolute Champion, a 2022 Central America and the Caribbean Under-16 Absolute Gold Medallist, a 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad Fair Play Award winner, and the 2023 RJR Chess Sportsman of the Year.

He is also a member of Wolmers A team that won the 2023 All-Island High School Chess Championships, and the Spirit of Excellence Awardee, when he was in first form, after winning the Corona Virus Online Chess competition from a field of 567 competitors worldwide. His stats: 20 wins, four drawn and one loss. His latest achievement was on Sunday, April 9 when he became Jamaicas youngest-ever national chess champion.

Yet, it was by chance that he got interested in chess.I have been playing since about eight, as I was introduced when I went over a friends house to play some video games and he had this fancy chess set. We played and he won, and the interest bloomed from there, he explained. And the rest is history still in the making.

Along the way, he said, he was guided by National Master Ryan Blackwood, of Chess Whiz Kidz Academy, who made learning chess fun and easy. Now, he is coached by International Master Jomo Pitterson, who was Jamaicas first-ever International Master, which is just below the ultimate chess designation of Grand Master. At Pitterson Chess Institute, where he said there are many young, talented players, he and his training partners, John Stephenson and Darren McKennis assist where the opportunities present themselves.

And, for those who do not regard chess as a sport or as a minor sport, Shaw has this to say, To the people who dont regard chess as a sport, I honestly just ignore because chess is a sport and it is growing more and more, and very soon it should be a consensus that it is one . Also, for persons to stop referring to chess as a minor sport. All sporting disciplines are equally important, more so to the athletes who sacrifice a lot to be excellent ambassadors, locally and internationally, on behalf of their discipline. His dream is for everyone to accept chess as a sport and for the competition to grow and the community to expand.

Yet, Shaw is as physical as he is cerebral. He has received a Wolmers Blue Report every academic year since 2019. The Blue Report is for those who have an average of 80 per cent and over. He does karate, swims, and is a member of Wolmers Under-19 basketball team.

And about his future? Im still indecisive right now, but I want to do data analytics, and maybe go professional in chess, he replied.

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