Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film " le Diagonale Du Fou " : A Brilliant Chess Movie

Dangerous Moves is a 1984 French-language film about chess, directed by Richard Dembo and starring Michel Piccoli and Alexandre Arbatt. Its original French title is La diagonale du fou ("The Bishop's Diagonal"). The film was a co-production between companies in France and Switzerland. It tells the story of two very different men competing in the World Chess Championship Games. One is a 52-year-old Soviet Jew who holds the title, and the other is a 35-year-old genius who defected to the West several years earlier.The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1984; it was submitted by the Swiss government, and gave that nation its first Oscar win. It also won the Prix Louis Delluc, the Prix de l'Académide du Cinéma and the César Award for Best Debut.
The final scene at the hospital was a masterscene as GM\Pavius Fromm plays the World Champion GM\Akiva Liebskind a game that went as a French Defence / Paulsen Attack. The moves are as follows: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 Nf5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Bc3 b5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 The film ends here; at this point, it is much too early in the game to determine who will win...( Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Moves )
 
Source of the photo : http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/d/i/a/diagonale-du-fou-1984-02-g.jpg

Anand Beats Gelfand And Retains The World Chess Championship 2012 Title

World chess champion the legendary Indian GM\Viswanathan Anand was able to retain his title after successfully beating the Israeli GM\Boris Gelfand  in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow .The match that  lasted from May 11 to 30 was over twelve games plus tiebreaks. The prize fund was US $2.55 million, the winner getting $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1.02 million (40%).

Scoreboard

Classical chess games

Players	Rtng	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Tot.	Perf.	+/–
Vishy Anand	2791	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	6.0	2727	–11
Boris Gelfand	2727	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	0	½	½	½	½	6.0	2791	+11

Rapid chess tiebreak games

Players	Rtng	R1	R2	R3	R4	Tot.	Perf.
Vishy Anand	2791	½	1	½	½	2.5	2815
Boris Gelfand	2727	½	0	½	½	1.5	2703

For more information :  http://www.anand-gelfand.com/

Super Egyptian Chess GM\Bassem Samir Amin (2608 Elo) Wins Smouha First International Blitz Chess Tournament In Egypt

Egyptian chess super star GM\Bassem Amin (2608 Elo) -and currently the highest Egyptian rated chess player- convincingly won the first international blitz chess tournament in Egypt that took place at Smouha Club  in Alexandria on the fifth of April 2012. The tournament - a seven round Swiss event -attracted (70) chess players among them : 1 GM\Bassem Amin and 3 IMs : Mr.Khaled Abdel Razik (2415 Elo) , Mr.Abdul Hameed El Arousy (2327 Elo) and Mr.Aly Yasseen (2323 Elo) ,also FM\Abdelrahman Hesham (2283 Elo) ,WFM\Shrook Wafa (1891 Elo) and WFM\Shahenda Wafaa (1798 Elo) played in the tournament .The final ranking was as follows :
1.GM\Bassem Amin (2608 Elo) 2.Abdelrahman Hesham (2283 Elo) 3.Ahmed Sharaawy (2161 Elo) 4.IM\Khaled Abdel Razik (2415 Elo) 5.Ahmed Mousa (2256 Elo) 6.Mohamed Hamdy Abdou (2135 Elo) 7.Saiid A Naby (2339 Elo) 8.Ahmed Elzayady (2171 Elo) 9.Khaled Attea (2218 Elo) 10.Mahmoud Hamdy Darwish (2148 Elo) .The Tournament director was Mr.Moustafa Ibrahim and the chief arbiter was I.A\Mousa Gomaa and the arbiters were : Mr.Mohamed Saad ,Mr.Nasser Seddeek ,Mr.Hesham Elsenousy Mr.Mohamed Galal and Mr.Abd Elsalam Mohamed and I.A\Ahmed Yousef was responsible for the pairing
The appeals committee was headed by :I.A Mr\Yeheya Mosalem and Eng.Atef Morsi and Eng.Medhat Moheb were members .
Congratulations GM\Bassem Amin and all the winners !
For more information :  http://chess-results.com/tnr69951.aspx?art=1&lan=1&turdet=YES 
For all photos : https://picasaweb.google.com/111994441731961338602/SmouhaFirstInternationalBlitzChessTournament2012

IM\Khaled Abdel Razik Is The Winner Of Smouha First Rapid Chess International Tournament

IM\Khaled Abdel Razik (2415 Elo) won the first international rapid chess tournament that took place in Egypt at SCCA VIP Hall inside Smouha Club in the beautiful city of Alexandria from 2/4/2012  and lasted for three days The tournament attracted 59 players from all around Egypt among them 3 IMs : Mr\Khaled Abdel Razik ,Mr\Abdul Hameed El Arousy (2327 Elo) and Mr\Aly Yasseen (2323 Elo) and FM\Abdelrahman Hesham (2283 Elo) also WFM\Shrook Wafa (1891 Elo) and her sister WFM\Shahenda Wafa (1798 Elo) participated in the event .The Lybian chess player Mr\ Mohamed Aborezika -now 2126 Elo-also participated in the event .
The winners were : First Place : IM\Khaled Abdel Razik (2415 Elo) who scored 6 points ,Mr.Saiid A Naby (2339 Elo) came second -by tiebreaks- with 5.5 points followed by Mr.Ahmed Mousa (2256 Elo) with 5.5 points in third place while IM\Aly Yasseen came fourth with 5.5 points and in fifth place FM\Abdelrahman Hesham (2283 Elo) who scored also 5.5 points .
The tournament was a 7 round rapid (20 min + 10 sec) event .The Appeal's Committee was headed by I.A\Yehya Mosalem and with Eng.Medhat Moheb and Eng.Atef Morsi members .The tournament director was Eng.Mohammed Fawzy , the Chief Arbiter was I.A\Mosa Gomaa and the arbiters were : Mr.Mohamed Saad ,Mr.Nasser Sedik ,Mr.Hesham Elsenousy , Mr.Galal Mohamed ,Mr.Abd ELsalam Mohamed and I.A Eng.Hassan Khaled was responsible for the pairing .
Congratulations to all winners !
For more information : http://chess-results.com/tnr69711.aspx?art=1&rd=7&lan=1
For all photos of the event : https://picasaweb.google.com/111994441731961338602/SmouhaFirstRapidChessTournamentFrom2444

Young Egyptian Youth Shine At The Arab Individual Youth Chess Championships U-16,18,20 In Amman ,Jordan

Young Egyptian youth were able to achieve 3 medals (2 silver and one bronze) in the Arab Individual Youth Chess Championships U-16,18,20 that took place in the beautiful city of Amman capital of Jordan from the 22nd to the 30th of March 2012 inside the hall of the Royal Chess Club of Jordan .
FM\Andro Wagdy (2038 Elo) won the silver medal (U-16 open) over 12 players ,while WGM\Mona Khaled (2125 Elo) made a sensational achievement when she won the silver medal (U-18 open) over 12 strong players while FM\Moheb Amir (2258 Elo) won the bronze medal when he came equally third with the Algerian talented player Oussama Hadad (2030 Elo) ;also Shrook Wafa (1891 Elo) and Ayah Mooataz (1911 Elo) came equally third in (G U-16) over 16 players ;also Eman Elansary (1841 Elo) came 5th (G U-18) over 10 players and ALaa Mooataz (1725 Elo) came 4th (G U18) over 14 players and finally FM\Abdelrahman Hesham (2283 Elo) came fifth over 14 players .FM\Omar Noaman (2305 Elo) from United Arab Of Emirates and Baher Iyti (2225 Elo) from Syria won the IM titles .The Egyptian chess delegation was headeb by Eng.Medhat Moheb - member of board of the Egyptian Chess Federation- and Mr.Elhareth Mohamed and Mr.Saad Atteya as trainers .
84 players from 11 Arabic countries (Jordan ,Egypt ,United Arab Of Emirates ,Lebanon ,Syria ,Sudan ,Libia ,Yemen ,Palestine ,Algeria and Iraq ) participated in the tournament that took place under the auspice of Minister Of Youth and Sports Mr\Mohamed Nooh Elqodah on behalf of his highness Prince\Mohammed Bin Talal and the main sponsors are (Haidar Mourad Group and Habash and Deer Company) and under the auspice of The Royal Jordan Chess Club and The Arab Chess Federation represented by Dr.Hany Elbetar -Chairman of the Syrian Chess Federation-
I would like to thank members of the organizing committee Mr.Nawaf Irshedat-Chairman of The Jordanian Chess Federation-and Eng.Ahmad Jaradat -vice president of the Jordanian Chess Federation -and  
Eng.Osama Rabeeh ,Eng\William Dahdal ,Eng.Atteya Elaraida and Mr.Fwwaz Gamil vice president of the tournament director and member of board and Dr.Naeem Elzaher and chief arbiter I.A\Ali Al-Khatib for the great efforts to make this tournament a success .
Congratulations to all young Arab winners !
For more information : http://chess-results.com/tnr68994.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&flag=30
For more photos :  https://picasaweb.google.com/111994441731961338602/TheArabIndividualYouthChessChampionshipsU161820InAmmanJordanFrom223303 

Egypt Mourns The Death Of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III (3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012)

Pope Shenouda III (Coptic: Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ϣⲟⲩⲙⲧ Papa Abba Šenoutee pimah šoumt; Arabic: بابا الإسكندرية شنودة الثالث‎; Egyptian Arabic: البابا شنودة, IPA: [elˈbɑːbɑ ʃ(e)ˈnuːdæ]; born Nazeer Gayed Roufail IPA: [nɑˈzˤiːɾ ˈɡæjjed], 3 August 1923 – 17 March 2012) was the 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic Seat of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He was also the head of The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria. He was a conservative figure within the Church; and also respected within the Muslim community.

A graduate of Cairo University with a degree in History and the Coptic Orthodox Seminary, Nazeer Gayed became a monk under the name Father Antonios the Syrian after joining the Syrian Monastery of the Ever-Virgin Mary the Theotokos, where he was later elevated to the priesthood. Pope Cyril VI summoned Fr. Antonios to the patriarchate where he consecrated him General Bishop for Christian Education and as Dean of the Coptic Orthodox Theological Seminary, whereupon he assumed the name Shenouda, which was the name of a Coptic saint and two previous popes: Shenouda I (859–880) and Shenouda II (1047–1077).

Pope Shenouda served as Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria since 14 November 1971, presiding over a worldwide expansion of the Coptic Orthodox Church. During his papacy, he appointed the first-ever bishops to preside over North American dioceses that now contain over two hundred parishes (200 in the United States, 23 in Canada and one in Mexico), up from four in 1971, as well as the first bishops in Australia and the first bishops in South America. Shenouda was known for his commitment to ecumenism and had, since the 1970s, advocated inter-denominational Christian dialogue. He devoted his writings, teachings and actions to spread and propagate for the rules of understanding, peace, dialogue and forgiveness...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Shenouda_III_of_Alexandria)

The Russian IM\Valentina Gunina Makes History And Wins The Prestigious Women European Chess Championship 2012

The Russian talented IM\Valentina Gunina (2511 Elo) made history and won -on tiebreaks- the title of the prestigious European Individual Women Chess Championship that took place from 2-13 March ,2012 in the Anatolian hotel in the beautiful city of Gaziantep ,Turkey and currently are followed by The European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships (from 15-18 March) under the auspice of the Turkish Chess Federation and the sponsorship of the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality the City of Gaziantep and the European Chess Union that provided a prize fund of 150,000 Euro for the three events -IM\Gunina won 20,500 Euro for the first prize-which makes it the biggest prize fund in the history of the European Women's chess events ;GM\Tatiana Kosintseva (2513 Elo) from Russia came second while GM\Anna Muzychuk (2583 Elo) from Slovenia-who was leading the tournament to the last 11th round that lost dramatically to IM\Gunina- came third .
Congratulations to all the winners and to Mr.Ali Nihat Yazıcı -Chairman of the Turkish Chess Federation-
For more information : http://eiwcc2012.tsf.org.tr/component/content/article/38-haber/157-round-11-valentina-gunina-became-the-european-champion

A Short Video From The Simultaneous Chess Exhibition By FM\Andro Wagdy At SCCA On 2\3\2012