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I hope the previous five parts of this article managed to convince you that the King and Pawn endgames are very complicated.  Therefore, a decision to go for such an endgame is a major commitment and shouldn't be taken lightly. In the final part...

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Zambia withdraws from Africa Chess ChampionshipLUSAKA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Zambia chess players will not take part in the 2013 African Chess Championships because Chess Federation of Zambia has failed to raise funds to send the team, the Zambia Daily Mail reported on Thursday.Zambia was expected to send four players for the championships which kicks off on Friday in Tunisia."Unfortunately, the team is not going. We have not managed to get sponsors for the team to travel," Chanda Nsakanya, Chess Federation of Zambia secretary, was quoted as saying by the paper.The official however said the country will send the players for a tournament in Tanzania. Source: http://news.xinhuanet.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Metropolitan Chess, Inc. hosted a Grandmaster norm round robin tournament from May 08 to May 12, 2013. This tournament was the 26th in its series and was held in Suite C855 of the California Market Center on 110 East 9th Street, Los Angeles 90079. The tournament was organized by Ankit Gupta, FA, IO. The participants included: GM Magesh Panchanathan (IND), GM Vladimir Georgiev (MKD), GM Enrico Sevillano (USA), IM Zhanibek Amanov (KAZ), FM Alex Kretchetov (RUS), and Madiyar Amerkeshev (KAZ).The tournament was a 6 player double round-robin (all play all), with rounds scheduled as follows – 8th: 1:00 PM & 7:00 PM, 9th: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 10th: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 11th: 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM, 12th: 10:00 AM & 4:00 PMGM Magesh Panchanathan took clear first in the tournament finishing with 6.5/10.0. NM Madiyar Amerkeshev earned an IM norm with a final result of 5.0/10.0.The tournament was sponsored by California Market Center, Fashion Business, Inc, Chess.com, MonRoi, LawyerFy, the Law Offices of Steinfl & Bruno, EventForte Inc, and Betty Bottom Showroom. Keep updated with events by Metropolitan Chess, Inc, by visiting www.metrochessla.com Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF PLAYERSThere has recently been a large increase in the problems caused by the registration of new players. These problems include duplicate registration, delisting and relisting and wrong federations and these cause a lot of extra work for FIDE. In order to try and solve these problems, FIDE intends to institute the following changes in registration and licensing which will have to be approved by the Executive Board in September. The aim of these regulations is to make the job of Federations and FIDE easier.In order to ensure that all players who wish to play can play, FIDE intends to introduce a new category called FIDE (FID) to cover those who are, for whatever reason, without a Federation. These players cannot take part in FIDE and Continental events and must adhere to any regulations made by the Federation of which they are a citizen. In order that players are encouraged to join their own Federations rather than play as FIDE, FIDE will charge any player €60 to be so rated. However FIDE does understand that there are circumstances at present where players are unable to be members of a Federation.The new regulations to be approved are as follows:1. All National Chess Federations (NCF) shall be required to register their Players with FIDE. The FIDE Regulations on Registration, Transfers and Eligibility shall apply.1.1 All players who already have a FIDE ID Number (FIN) before 1 July 2013 shall be considered to be registered and licensed.2. The NCF (or FIDE) shall issue the FIN if the Player does not have one at the time of registration. NCF will register the Player with FIDE by providing information containing the Player’s Name, Gender, Place & Date of Birth, Citizenship and Contact e-mail. It is optional if a Photograph or a ID such as a Passport can be provided. On the FIDE Rating List, information on Player’s Name, Gender, Year of Birth shall be included.3. A Player who registers to compete in any FIDE rated competition shall be required to provide his FIN. If the player has no FIN, then the Organizer must follow one of the options below:3.1 Request the Organizer’s NCF to register the player and provide a FIN under Organizer’s NCF flag. The FIN must be provided before the tournament is submitted for rating. FIDE will inform the player of his FIN via his contact e-mail.3.2 If the player without a FIN claims or provides proof of citizenship or residence in a different country other than the Organizer, then the player can only be allowed to play after:3.2.1 registration with his appropriate NCF, or3.2.2 acquiring a provisional license under FIDE flag.4. If the FIN is acquired according to art. 3.2.2, the player shall provide the information required in art. 2 and to pay €60 either directly to FIDE or through the Organizer. FIDE or the Organizer shall issue the FIN and a provisional license under FIDE flag bearing information from art. 2 above.4.1 The provisional license under FIDE flag expires on 30 June the following year. Before 1 July, the license must be renewed with payment of €60 to FIDE without further notification from FIDE, failing which, the license is annulled.5. A tournament report will not be rated if there are players without a valid FIN. Federation’s Ratings Officers should ensure that all players have a valid FIN before sending the tournament to FIDE to be rated.6. Whenever a NCF delists and subsequently re-lists a player, the NCF shall pay FIDE a fee of €25.Please send the comments to office@fide.comChess Daily News from Susan Polgar

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Italy: Corruption Charge Mayor Loris Cereda Cleared - of Cheating at Chess By Umberto Bacchi | May 17, 2013 2:36 PM GMTAn Italian politician accused of both corruption and cheating at chess has had his name cleared - at least in the board game world.An appellate panel of the Italian Chess Federation (FSI) has quashed its January decision to ban Loris Cereda, a former mayor of the northern town of Buccinasco near Milan, for allegedly using dark glasses fitted with a hidden micro camera at three tournament games.Some of Cereda's fellow players had accused him of using the special glasses after witnessing a sudden improvement in his game.The glasses allegedly sent live images of his opponent's moves to a powerful chess software programme which then dictated, through a secret earpiece, the correct counter-move.Cereda was transformed from a mediocre amateur player into a local Garry Kasparov, his accusers said.The appeal panel has now acquitted Cereda over lack of evidence and reintegrated him into the chess world."I am very happy about that," Cereda told IBTimes UK. "It remains the sufferance for the big impact that the first wrong decision had on the media so creating a big damage for me and for the chess world.""I've taken up training again, but now I have [to face] some other professional and judicial commitments. As soon as I'm on the safe side, you'll see me back on the 64 squares," Cereda, a member of Berlusconi's People of Freedom Party, said.Cereda is facing corruption charges after he was allegedly filmed taking a bribe to approve the construction of a car park next to a shopping centre. Police said he took two separate kickbacks for a total of €32,000 and was also bribed with two Ferraris and a Bentley.Milan prosecutors have demanded a four-year and four-month jail term for Cereda, earlier this week.Source: http://www.ibtimes.co.ukChess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Russia's Karjakin Wins Norway Chess TournamentBy MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway May 18, 2013 (AP) Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the €100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.Karjakin needed only a draw against Topalov to take the top prize after the world No. 1 player Magnus Carlsen failed to win against Levon Aronian from Armenia, ranked No. 2.Karjakin led the nine-day tournament from the beginning, winning his first four games and starting the day on 5.5 points, half a point ahead of Carlsen. He took over five hours to secure the draw.Playing white, Karjakin handed an early initiative to his opponent with a passive bishop move to e3, giving Topalov hope of a first victory in this tournament.More here.Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president May 18, 2013 - 16:57 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. President Sargsyan assumed the post in 2004. Source: http://www.panarmenian.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar