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FIDE Women Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar
31.07.2010 – That's ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤ in the local script. Founded in 1639, initially as a nomadic Buddhist monastic centre, Ulan Bator changed its location 28 times and finally became the capital and main city of Mongolia, with a population of one million. The Grand Prix has twelve players, amongst them four former women's world champions. The prize fund is Ђ 40,000. Intro and round one report.
 

ChessBase Magazin 137 now shipping
31.07.2010 – Four top tournaments (Bazna, Astrakhan, Havanna and Poikovsky), with commentary by the winners Carlsen, Eljanov, Karjakin and Bologan. But of course ChessBase Magazine is also known for its opening articles – twelve in this issue, on countering the Dutch, the 5.d3 Ruy Lopez, new perspectives in the Slav, Steinitz, French, King's Gambit and more – not to forget the endgame section. Full contents.
 

Chinese Chess League Division A: midway report
30.07.2010 – The Chinese Chess League Division A is a huge double-round team event with a total of 18 rounds, spanning from April until December, and has all of the very best Chinese players, as well as a few imports. It just reached the midway point. The rounds are played throughout China including the Shanghai World Expo. Gu Xiaobing reports on the event bringing pictures and games.
 

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