Kasparov helping to develop Chess in Africa

Gary Kasparov is helping develop Chess at School level in Africa. He is currently in Uganda and is planning to go to Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia. If you want to know more you can find more information on new vision. You can also find out more information on Kasparov's Chess Foundation Africa on Facebook.

My New Blog

I've decided to write another blog on Poker, Guitar and Computer games. Its called Guitarist Gamer if you want to check it out. :) I started playing poker this year after playing a computer game on steam. I've also added a link to my new blog in my favorite sites. At the bottom of the page.

Chess Events in 2013 and 2014

On the 10th of August 2013 the Chess World Cup starts. Its in Tromso, Norway. Which is also the place that the 2014 Olympiad will be held on the 1st of August.

http://www.chessworldcup2013.com/
http://tromso2014.no/

The London Classic will begin on the 7th of December 2013.

http://www.londonchessclassic.com/

For more events check out chessvibes.

http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/what-when-and-where-top-events-in-2013

Chess Engines.

Fritz 13 and Rybka 4 were released last year. No sign of a new Chessmaster though. It seems unlikely that Ubisoft will continue with the franchise. I personally won't be buying the new engines. I already have Fritz 12 and Rybka 3. I don't really know why I have them. I suspect they aren't very beneficial to a weak player like me. I do analyse my games with Rykba 3 sometimes. But I really should be analysing them myself. Its a pity about Chessmaster. If only Ubisoft could sort out its legal trouble in Europe with Rocksmith then maybe I could play that instead. :)