Archive for October 18th, 2008

World Youth participants

Posted by GilaChess
October 18, 2008

Source : http://wycc2008.vietnamchess.com

NO
ENTRIES as on 15th Oct
PLAYERS
 
OTHERS
 
TOTAL
 
sgl
twin
triple
4-bed
5-bed
 
RMS
HOTEL

1
Algeria
1
 
1
 
2
 
0
1
0
0
0
 
1
October

2
Argentina - SanLuis
2
 
3
 
5
 
0
1
1
0
0
 
2
Palace

 
Argentina - Pichot
1
 
2
 
3
 
0
0
1
0
0
 
1
Thuy Van

 
Argentina - Gerez
1
 
2
 
3
 
1
1
0
0
0
 
2
Thuy Van

3
Armenia
15
 
9
 
24
 
0
6
4
0
0
 
10
Cap Saint Jacques

4
Australia
26
 
25
 
51
 
1
9
6
0
0
 
16
Dic Star

 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
1
1
1
0
 
3
VungTau Intourco

5
Austria
10
 
6
 
16
 
3
4
1
0
0
 
8
Cap Saint Jacques

6
Azerbaijan
19
 
15
 
34
 
0
15
0
0
0
 
15
Beautiful

 
Azerbaijan
 
 
 
 
 
 
0
2
0
0
0
 
2
Palace

7
Belarus
8
 
4
 
12
 
1
4
1
0
0
 
6
Medicoast

8
Belgium
3
 
5
 
8
 
0
1
2
0
0
 
3
Dic Star

9
Brazil - Coelho
1
 
1
 
2
 
0
1
0
0
0
 
1
Thuy Van

 
Brazil - Oliveira
1
 
2
 
3
 
1
1
0
0
0
 
2
Dic Star

 
Brazil - De Olivera
1
 
1
 
2
 
0
1
0
0
0
 
1
Dic Star

 
Brazil - Montafur
1
 
1
 
2
 
0
1
0
0
0
 
1
Thuy Van

10
Brunei
3
 
2
 
5
 
1
2
0
0
0
 
3
P & T

11
Bulgaria
5
 
6
 
11
 
0
4
1
0
0
 
5
Cao Su

12
Canada
24
 
17
 
41
 
1
9
2
2
0
 
14
VungTau Intourco

 
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How life imitates chess

Posted by GilaChess
October 18, 2008

I really like this book. It gives me a peek at how extraordinary people like Gary Kasparov thinks, his philosophies in life and basically the things he believes in.
Saw the book in a Borders bookship for about RM 49 and I recommend it highly. There are even chess advice on how to train. [...]

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Professionalism and Team Spirit through dresscode?

Posted by GilaChess
October 18, 2008

Chessdom reports on the European Chess Club:
This year’s ECC marks the beginning of a wonderful new development – chess teams have a dress code - matching shirts with logos, names and sponsors listed. The new dress code is as pleasant to the eye as useful in increasing the team’s name recognition and integrity.

I remember some [...]

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Vung Tau

Posted by GilaChess
October 18, 2008

Peninsula shaped town surrounded by beach.
Population : 240,000.
Size : 140 km² (54 square miles).
Place of the World Youth Chess Championship 2008.
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