The British Magazine New in Chess has published a 3-page article written by our Champion, the outspoken GM Nigel Short. Download the article here
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12th BCC Open 2012 Tournament Journal
We have created a souvenir tournament journal which you can download free in PDF form here (it’s a 14Mb file, so I hope you have broadband!). There are 86 full-colour pages featuring participants from the Open and Challenger groups, interviews with the top players and more.
Beautiful magazine-style professionally printed versions can be produced to order.
Japanese Red Cross Society “Thank You”
For those who bought BCC Polo Shirts at the 11th BCC Thailand Open, here is the email from the Japanese Red Cross:
Thank you very much for your donation. Attached please find the receipt.
The fund has been helping those who were affected by the earthquake,
tsunami and nuclear power plant disaster in Japan in March, 2011.
We deeply apologize the delay in issuing the receipt but appreciate your
understanding and generous contribution.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely yours,
Japanese Red Cross Society
GM Nigel Short: The 12th BCC Open 2012 Champion
An interview with “Moving Target” GM Nigel Short by Alexander J. Klemm
AK: Congratulations: after seven rounds you are in the lead. What are your chances to win the tournament?
NS: I’m in a strong position but winning will require a lot of concentration in the last two games. So far things have been pretty good. My performance has been fantastic. I could not hope for more. I could hope for 100 percent but I’ll take 6.5 points out of seven games any time.
AK: What has been your most interesting game?
GM Hou Yifan Talks about the BCC Open and Her First Visit to Thailand
Interview by Alexander J. Klemm
Shortly after the 12th BCC Open, I talked with Women’s World Champion GM Hou Yifan about her performance and impressions during her first-time visit to Thailand.
AK: Let’s talk about the tournament. How did it go for you?
HY: At the beginning I played decently, but then, after half of the tournament the schedule changed from two to one game per day. Somehow that was bad for me. In round six I actually had a lost position [win with white against German FM Martin Voigt], in another game I blundered, and in my last game I also didn’t play well [draw with black against Filipino Sander Severino].
AK: Is there a game that you are very satisfied with?
HY: Maybe the third one [win with black against Iranian GM Shojaat Ghane].
AK: How did you prepare for the tournament and each game?