Tag: Chessdom

  • TCEC Season 10 Underway

    TCEC Season 10 Underway

    The Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Season 10 started on October 14 to determine which engine has the skill to claim bragging rights for being the best out there. According to Chessdom, Season 10’s participants are among the highest rated engines to ever participate in the event.

    List of Participants

    • Andscacs
    • Arasan
    • Bobcat
    • Booot
    • Chiron
    • Fire
    • Fizbo
    • Fruit
    • Gaviota
    • Ginkgo
    • Gull
    • Hakkapeliitta
    • Hannibal
    • Houdini
    • Jonny
    • Komodo
    • Laser
    • Nemorino
    • Nirvana
    • Rybka
    • Stockfish
    • Texel
    • Vajolet2
    • Wasp

    Click here for more information about the Season 10 Tournament.

    Click here to view the TCEC live games interface with analysis.

  • Karjakin Withdraws from Norway Chess 2016

    Karjakin Withdraws from Norway Chess 2016

    Interesting…

    [GM Sergey Karjakin](http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=54535), who is the current challenger for the title of World Chess Champion against Magnus Carlsen in New York City later this year, has [withdrawn](http://www.chessdom.com/sergey-karjakin-withdraws-from-altibox-norway-chess/) from the Altibox [Norway Chess](http://norwaychess.no/) tournament and [provoked the rage](https://chessdailynews.com/norway-chess-about-karjakins-last-minute-withdrawal-disrespectful/) of the tournament’s organizers.

    [Chessdom](http://www.chessdom.com/strong-reaction-from-norway-disrespectful-of-karjakin/) and [Susan Polgar](https://chessdailynews.com/norway-chess-about-karjakins-last-minute-withdrawal-disrespectful/) have posted a series of responses from the tournament organizers that explain in clear terms that Karjakin’s withdrawal from the tournament is *disrespectful*:

    * Karjakin has a signed contract with us and it does not state that he can withdraw from the tournament if he qualifies for the World Championship in November, states Jøran Aulin-Jansson.
    * This action feels disrespectful to us as the organizers of the event as well as the other players in the tournament, not to mention the entire chess world that were looking forward to the dress rehearsal for the World Championship match between Karjakin and Magnus Carlsen, says Aulin-Jansson.
    * Sergey Karjakin is a great chess player and he is still welcome as a participant in Altibox Norway Chess 2016. He has, after all, won both times he has participated, says Aulin-Jansson.
    * Karjakin obviously has a lot of nerves before his first World Championship match, however, we truly wish Karjakin and his advisors understand that one can not just run away from agreements because it suddenly does not fit in preparation for a match that does not start until about half a year later.

    **For more information, contact:**
    Jøran Aulin-Jansson
    Board Member
    Phone: +47 913 32 242
    joran@norwaychess.com