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The final round of the 2008/9 season of the 4NCL
(British Team Chess League), held at Staverton Park, near Daventry, on
May 4, 2009. Major players shown include grandmasters Michael Adams, Igor Kurnosov, Luke McShane, David Howell, Stuart Conquest, Ketevan
Arakhamia-Grant, Chris Ward, John Emms, Bogdan Lalic, Nick Pert, etc.
The Division One Championship was won by Wood Green Hilsmark Kingfisher
1 - their 4-4 draw in the final round against Guildford-A&DC 1 was
enough to clinch the championship.
4NCL British Team Chess League
Arakhamia,K
(2492) - Conquest,S (2549)
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3
Be7 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Nge2 0–0 9.0–0 Bf6 10.Be3 Nb4 11.b3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 Re8
13.Rfe1 Be7 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.Re2 Bg4 16.f3 Bd7 17.Rae1 c6 18.Qd2 h6 19.Bf2
Rxe2 20.Rxe2 d5 21.c5 Nc8 22.Nh5 b6 23.Nf4 Bf5 24.Nd1 Bh7 25.Nb2 Ne7
26.Nbd3 Qc8 27.Ne5 Qb7 28.Qc3 Rc8 29.Re1 Rd8 30.Rc1 Rc8 31.g4 bxc5
32.dxc5 Re8 33.Re1 Qc8 34.Bd4 Ng6 35.Nexg6 Bxg6 36.Nxg6 fxg6 37.Kg2 Re6
38.Rxe6 Qxe6 39.Kf2 h5 40.h3 Kh7 41.Qe3 Qf7 42.b4 Be7 43.a4 a6 44.Kg2
Bd8 45.Be5 Qe6 46.Qd4 Kg8 47.Kg3 Kf7 48.f4 Qe7 49.Kg2 hxg4 50.hxg4 Qh4
51.Qd1 Be7 52.Bd4 Kf8 53.Qe2 Bf6 54.Bf2 Qh7 55.Qxa6 1–0
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Press Conference: Radjabov-Cheparinov
Interview with Magnus Carlsen
Tribute to IM Bob Wade
Donaldson on Dresden
Anand Returns to Hero's Welcome
Bologan - Bacrot, World Rapid Cup
Karpov - Kasparov, Seville (23), 1987
Interview with Pavel Tregubov
World Chess Boxing Championships
Chess 960 Rapid World Championship
Denker vs. Fine
Interview with Alex Dunne
Frost Interviews Kasparov
Interview with Vlastimil Hort
Underwater Chess
Bobby Fischer Documentary, Part One
Bobby Fischer Documentary, Part Two
Bobby Fischer Documentary, Part Three
Bobby Fischer Documentary, Part Four
Bobby Fischer Documentary, Part Five
Bruce Pandolfini on Chess Now
Taimanov Plays Rachmaninoff
The Lucena Position
Skripchenko - Kosteniuk, Golden Blitz
Seirawan on Bronstein
Press Conference: Linares 2008
Kamsky - Topalov, Game 4
Conquest - Arkell, Playoff Game 2
Maurice Ashley on Chess
Linares Impressions, Round Nine
Interview with Teimour Radjabov
Topalov - Kramnik, Corus 2008, Part One
Topalov - Kramnik, Corus 2008, Part Two
Viktor Korchnoi, My Life for Chess
Seirawan Chess
The Philidor Position
Anatoly Karpov
Bashing the Sicilian
Sam Loyd Chess Puzzle
Garry Kasparov: World Editors Forum
Radjabov-Smeets
My Brilliant Brain
2008 Women's World Championship
Chess Rumble
Shulman-Ivanov, Foxwoods 2008
Mikhail Botvinnik
Mikhail Tal, World Champion
Kasparov & Deep Blue
Botvinnik - Smyslov, 1954
US Chess Championship, Round 6 Wrap Up
Botvinnik - Petrosian, 1963, Part One
Botvinnik - Petrosian, 1963, Part Two
Botvinnik - Petrosian, 1963, Part Three
Botvinnik - Petrosian, 1963, Part Four
Spassky - Petrosian, 1966
Chess for Tigers: A Book Review
Interview with WIM Carolina Blanco
Peter Svidler's Press Conference: Corus 2007, Part One
Peter Svidler's Press Conference: Corus 2007, Part Two
Peter Svidler's Press Conference: Corus 2007, Part Three
Interview with NM Martirosov and GM Christiansen
The Luzhin Defense
Shirov: My Best Games in the Spanish
Paulsen-Morphy, New York 1857
Endgames for Experts
Reykjavik Open 2008
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