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Ukraine Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko takes the ceremonial second move

Knights and bishops took over a corner of Parliament as two grandmasters faced off for the first UK-Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match.

Michael Adams, the UK's number one chess player took on reigning Ukrainian champion, Andrei Volokitin, in an eight-minute "blitz" game.

The game ended in a diplomatic draw.

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle organised the game to champion Parliament's support for Ukraine as it fights an invasion by Russian forces.

Sir Lindsay made the ceremonial opening move - d2 to d4, the Queen's Pawn. Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, Vadym Prystaiko, replied with Knight f6.

At the same time, a series of 12 matches pitting MPs against peers resulted in a House of Commons triumph by a score of 8.5 - 3.5.

Conservative transport minister Jesse Norman, Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, the SNP's Chris Stephens, Conservatives John Baron and Tobias Ellwood played for the Commons.

Labour's Lord Robert Winston, Plaid Cymru's Lord Dafydd Wigley and Crossbencher Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe were among those who took part for the Lords.

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Rachel Reeves, a former junior champion, beat former Met Police Commissioner Lord Horgan-Howe

Sir Lindsay said he was "honoured to host the first challenge match in Speaker's House between leading players of two close allies".

"Parliament and the UK are giving support to Ukraine in every way we can, as it battles against this illegal invasion by Russia. Enabling important cultural and sporting activities is another way of championing that,' he said.

"Chess is also a wonderful game of strategy that crosses boundaries of language, age, sex, culture and disability - which makes it the perfect sport for Grandmasters of two friendly nations, or even parliamentarians, to play."

Mr Adams and Mr Volokitin will now compete in best of eight games as part of the UK-Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match, which carries a 38,000 prize.

The remaining games will be split between Ukrainian Embassy and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Canary Wharf.

The event was organised by organised by the charity Chess in Schools and Ms Reeves, a junior chess champion. It was supported by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine.

Chess has been played in Parliament for more than 150 years, with a special Chess Room located next to the MPs' dining room.

A Lords vs Commons match was last played in 2016 and won by the MPs.

Link:
Ukraine takes on UK in solidarity chess tournament - BBC

Coming up Saturday, March 25 at the Holiday Inn in Rapid City, the South Dakota Scholastic Chess Championship will be hosted by the Rapid City Chess Club. The competition is an opportunity for kids in Kindergarten-12th Grade to compete for the state championship for their age groups.

The tournament will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m., and an award ceremony is scheduled to follow.

They can be serious because you know, youre competing for for a title, said Paul Freidel, Chess Coach & Tournament Director. So the actual tournament hall is going to be very quiet. Theres going to be a lot of extreme concentration on the part of the kids. And then outside of that, I mean, lets be clear, weve got a bunch of kids here. They like to have fun, they can sometimes get a little noisy typically in whats called the Skittles Room, thats the room where all the kids hang out in between games, and sometimes youll see a lot of spontaneous chess games or Bughouse games or card games even.

Registration for the South Dakota Scholastic Chess Championship is open and you can register here.

Each side gets 40 minutes for their game. So the games could take up to, say, an hour and a half in total, Freidel explained. And then it goes from, that first rounds at nine, and I believe, again, awards is right around 5:30. Even if youre not sure if youre up to winning the championship, its a great event to participate in. So even if youre a beginner, Id highly recommend coming out, spend a day, play, some kids hopefully learn a few things along the way.

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Test your chess skills at the South Dakota Scholastic Chess ... - Newscenter1.tv

Chess.com is excited to announce the launch of new features in Game Review, our post-game learning tool. Game Review now packs in even more features that will help you understand your games, learn from them, and enjoy your best moments!

Below you can learn more about the most significant changes:

You now get a report card at the end of each review assessing how you played the game. The first thing you'll see is a summary from your Coach on how the game went, followed by your performance ratingan estimate of your level of play based on that single game.

Finally, you'll get grades for each phase of the game based on your opening, middlegame, and endgame play. Grades are displayed as move classification icons, from to . Hovering over the icon, you can see your accuracy for that specific part of the game. This should help you get a sense of which part of the game you played well and where you should focus in case you want to improve.

Sometimes Coachs feedback can be hard to follow, especially with so much going on. You can now have Coach draw arrows and highlight squares over the board to help you understand his advice. You can do this by hovering over or clicking on the highlighted words in Coach's explanation of a particular move.

This feature will help you instantly visualize the pieces, tactics, and ideas that Coach refers to, making your review experience easier to navigate.

We've recalibrated the "blunder" classification to make it more meaningful and useful for you. Now, a blunder must not only drop the position's evaluation significantly but also lose material or allow checkmate. This also aligns with how most real-world coaches would describe a blunder.

We're also introducing the "miss" classification for other types of mistakes. A miss happens when a player fails to take advantage of a tactical opportunity, find mate, or punish an opponent's bad move. These are good opportunities to review: you can treat them like puzzles from your own games!

We have completely overhauled our book move database to align it with well-known opening theory. We've added known opening moves to the "book" classification and are removing moves that are bad. With this change, you'll get a more accurate sense of how well-versed you are in your favorite openingsand which openings you could study more.

Identifying threats against you and creating threats to your opponent is extremely important in chess. Coach now helps you to see all the threats behind each move and whether those threats are prevented or allowed. He will also mention specific pieces, so you'll know if he's talking about a knight, a bishop, a rook, or any other piece.

Play a game and use the new version of Game Review to enjoy all the new features! Once you do, let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Game Review Now With New Features - Chess.com

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --Your Move MKE's Hip Hop Chess Club is set to take place this weekend at the Mitchell Street Branch Library Makerspace, located at 906 W. Historic Mitchell St.

The event will be held on Saturday, March 25, from 2 - 4:30 p.m.

The unique club aims to teach young people how to blend hip-hop instrumentals, producing and pad drumming with the game of chess, promoting mindfulness and strategic thinking. Attendees can expect to engage in chess matches while listening to organic beats and exploring music production tools such as the MPC player and DJ equipment.

Chess boards, as well as free snacks and drinks, will be provided during the session. Hands-on production equipment will also be available for participants to use.

The event is free and open to the public, with no registration required. However, those interested in registering can do so by clicking here.

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Hip Hop Chess Club combines strategy and beats at Mitchell Street ... - WDJT

ECU notes that chess is by definition an individual sport, and that all players have the right to participate in FIDE world championships or continental championships under the flag of a new federation, already considering representation of a national team at the highest level.

ECU decides on players formerly belonging to the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) that move to a European federation under the special resolution of the FIDE Council dated 22.2.2023 (https://fide.com/news/2247), hereinafter the 22.2.2023 resolution, given the Asian Chess Federation (ACF) accepted the (CFR) as a member of the ACF as of May 1,2023:

Forthe ECU Individual Championships:

FIDE resolution defines thatall theseplayers (22.2.2023 resolution) have the right to represent the newfederation in all official individual events of FIDE from the next day ofsubmitting their application without any restrictions.

ECU clarifies that from 1 May 2023 players who belong to the CFR and the players who have moved to the FIDE flag from the CFR cannot compete in European Individual Chess Championships.

Exceptions

In good faith and in the spirit of sportsmanship, two senior players playing under the FIDE flag who registered for the European Senior Championship in Italy (May 25th) prior to the Asian Chess Federations decision to admit the CFR, can still compete, but they have no right to be awarded any European title or medal.

Forthe European Team Chess Championship 2023:

For the year 2025 onwards:

Any Federation can enlist any player who had moved under its flag according to the 22.2.2023 resolution. The ECU notes that according to the current FIDE Handbook B.04, any player formerly belonging to the CFR may play any official FIDE event free from any transfer or compensation fee provided in a term of one to two years depending on residence.

Forany other ECU Team Competition:

Follow this link:
ECU resolution on players participation after the Russian Chess ... - European Chess Union