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Roberto Lavieri wrote on Tue, Aug 15, 2006 01:05 PM UTC:
Mainz, Germany: In a few minutes, the world chess 960 championship will
begin. Also, three other world championships:
1.-Clerical Medical Chess960 World Championship
Peter Svidler of Russia faces Levon Aronian of Armenia in an eight-game
Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess)
2.-Grenkeleasing Rapid World Champioship
World's number two (and rapid chess specialist) Vishy Anand, against
19-year-old Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, number 11 in the world
rankings, in a rapid chess match over eight games.
Aronian vs Svidler in their Chess960 match in Mainz two years ago
3.-Clerical Medical Chess960 World Championship for women, seniors and
juniors
These are eight-game Chess960 (Fischer Random) matches between Elisabeth
Pähtz and Alexandra Kosteniuk (Women); Vastimil Hort and Lajos Portisch
(Seniors) and Pentala Harikrishna and Arkadij Naiditsch (Juniors). Format:
eight rounds