Ahh, so many things happening in the world of chess. Today you get two links to keep you busy for awhile.
The first site is a NPR interview with Garry Kasparov where he talks briefly about his retirement and about Russian politics. It is certainly no secret he wants to be the next president of Russia - it will be interesting to see how it all turns out. The interview can be found here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4541865.
The second site is the official page of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament. This tournament has many of the world’s best playing each other in two games - one blindfold and one rapid. The blindfold time controls are G/25 with a 20 second increment added before each move. The rapid time control is similar but only 10 seconds are added before each move. This tournament does not affect the players elo points so be on the lookout for some interesting and aggressive chess. You can view results and watch the games live at the site and, of course, on the various chess servers. Have fun!
Until next time…..
Tom Fleetwood