TWIC is 29. First issue 17th September 1994.
London Design Festival 2009 ()
Giant Chess Set in Trafalgar Square
IM Malcolm Pein - Thursday 3rd September 2009
Two meter high ceramic chess pieces created by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón. | http://www.englishchess.org.uk
Chess is at the centre of this year's London Design Festival with a tournament to be played in Trafalgar Square on a gigantic chess set with two meter high ceramic chess pieces created by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón.
Chess is at the centre of this year's London Design Festival with a tournament to be played in Trafalgar Square on a gigantic chess set with two meter high ceramic chess pieces created by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón.
The pieces rest on a specially created mosaic glass chess board and the installation will be in place between the two fountains in Trafalgar Square, from Saturday 19th to Wednesday 23rd September. Even if you do not want to play it will be coming along to see this magnificent creation.
The pieces have been handcrafted by Hayón and many reference iconic buildings in London and their domes, towers and spires. Elements of London's history will be encoded on the pieces and each piece has been hand-painted by the creator.
To enter the tournament go the English Chess Federation website.
International Master Vyacheslav Osnos has passed away at the age of 74. He was another of a generation of Soviet players who were comfortably of Grandmaster strength but not sufficiently strong to secure many opportunities for foreign travel. He qualified for the Soviet Championships from 1963-1968 and twice won the Leningrad championship. He worked as a trainer for Viktor Korchnoi when the latter was playing in the World Championship cycle in the 1970s. I recall that shortly after Russians were allowed to travel freely Osnos went to play an event in Finland and won it with 11/11.
V Osnos - Y Sakharov
36th USRCh Alma-Ata 1968
Nimzo-Indian
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Bd3 0-0 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0-0 d5 8.a3 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qc7 10.Bb2 Na5 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ne5 c4 13.Bc2 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.f3 b5 16.a4 a6 17.Qd2 Bb7 18.Qf2 Qe6 19.Rae1 Rfe8 20.Qh4 bxa4 21.g4! h6 22.Ba3 Bc6? 23.Bf5
Y Sakharov
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V Osnos
Position after 23.Bf5
23...Qxe3+ 24.Rxe3 Rxe3 25.Bc1 Rae8 26.Bxe3 Rxe3 27.Qg3 1-0
A Tolush - V Osnos
USSRCh SF Vilnius 1960
Sicilian Dragon
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 0-0 8.Nb3 d6 9.Qd2 Be6 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.exd5 Ne5 12.0-0-0 Qc7 13.Bd4 Rfc8 14.Bc3 Rab8 15.Kb1 b5 16.Na5 b4 17.Bxe5 Qxa5! 18.Bd4 Nxd5 0-1
Vyacheslav Osnos
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Alexander Tolush
Position after 18...Nxd5
In view of 18...Nxd5 19.Bxg7 Nc3+ 20.Kc1 Nxa2+ 21.Kb1 Nc3+
