A Magnificent Video : The Legendary Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik Played A Blitz Game Against A Robot !

 For the first time in history former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik played a blitz game against an industrial robot dubbed the Chess Terminator created by Mr.Konstantin Kosteniuk  .
 The incredible robot can play against 3 opponents simultaneously .The game took place at the

 opening ceremony of the The 60th Russian Women's Championship in Moscow; November, 2010 . The game ended in a draw but Terminator was unable to shake hands with GM\Kramnik who offered a draw because the robot did not not really "see" the board, but had a sensor board to recognize the pieces .

For more information : http://chessprogramming.wikispaces.com/Konstantin+Kosteniuk

World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik Celebrates His 35th Birthday

Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.In October 2000, he defeated Garry Kasparov in a match played in London, and became the Classical World Chess Champion. In late 2004, Kramnik successfully defended his title against challenger Péter Lékó in a drawn match played in Brissago, Switzerland.In October 2006, Kramnik, the Classical World Champion, defeated reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov in a unification match, the World Chess Championship 2006. As a result Kramnik became the first undisputed World Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993....
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Kramnik)
I would like to wish the World Chess Champion a very Happy Birthday !
Source of the photo:http://www.amberchess2009.com/report_pictures/round4.jpg

GM\Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Masterpiece (The Power Of Tactics !)

Shakhriyar Hamid oglu Mammadyarov (Azerbaijani: Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov) (born 12 April 1985 in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan) is a chess Grandmaster. On the May 2010 FIDE rating list he was ranked number six in the world with an Elo rating of 2763.In 2003 he won the World Junior Chess Championship. He repeated his victory in 2005 (thus becoming the only two-time champion), achieving an incredible 2953 performance rating after eight rounds.In 2005 Mamedyarov competed at European Club Cup and had the second highest performance rating (2913) among all of the participants (Vassily Ivanchuk had the highest).IM Goran Antunac has commented that Mamedyarov is a true virtuoso at handling the pieces, always finding the best squares for them.Mamedyarov attained joint first place in Aeroflot Open in Moscow in February 2006, with a score of 6.5/9.He also become best individual player at the World Team Chess Championships 2009.In 2010 he tied for 1st-3rd with Vladimir Kramnik and Gata Kamsky in the President's Cup in Baku.Shakhriyar has two sisters, Zeinab Mamedyarova and Turkan Mamedyarova, who are also Woman Grandmasters ...(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov).
Source Of The Photo :Photo courtesy of coruschess.com