29/11/07

KASPAROV RELEASED FROM JAIL


"Garry Kasparov arrived at his Moscow home after serving five days in a Moscow jail on charges of leading an unauthorized march. You may be wondering why there was no triumphant scene outside the Petrovka 38 police station as Kasparov came out to be surrounded by waiting supporters and the media. There was no such scene. In yet another violation of protocol, Kasparov was first taken secretly to the police station where he was first charged and then driven to his home in a colonel’s car.

In a brief statement Kasparov warned that his arrest was an example of Russia’s transition into a dictatorship. He also pointed out that this entirely spurious arrest was no doubt meant as a warning and that next time it would be a criminal case. We just spoke with Kasparov and he sounds in good health and fighting spirit, saying he had had plenty of free time to work on a new editorial for the Wall Street Journal."

http://www.theotherrussia.org/



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28/11/07

KARPOV IMPEDIDO DE VISITAR KASPAROV À PRISÃO


As autoridades russas impedem o ex-campeão do Mundo, Anatoly Karpov de visitar Gary Kasparov à prisão.
Kasparov, cumpre, à margem dos seus Direitos Legais, cinco dias de "Detenção administrativa", após ter sido detido no passado sábado por "Alterar a ordem publica".
Karpov, apresentou-se na sede do Ministério do Interior em Moscovo, para se reunir com Kasparov. No entanto, nem sequer pode entrar no edificio e foi informado que não havia ninguém de serviço que pudesse tomar uma decisão a respeito da intenção de visita...
Perante a impossibilidade de estar directamente com o detido, Karpov decidiu entregar o exemplar de uma revista de xadrez que trazia consigo à mãe de kasparov.
A mãe, também está impedida de ver o seu filho...
As tentativas que efectuou de lhe levar alimentos foram recusadas e proibidas pela direcção da prisão preventiva.
O Tribunal Meshanski de Moscovo, recusou na segunda-feira passada o recurso apresentado pelo advogado de Kasparov, sendo que, este terá de cumprir integralmente os cinco dias de cadeia a que foi condenado no sábado, não saindo em liberdade antes de amanhã, quinta-feira.
Politicamente, Kasparov tem comparado Vladimir Putin, com os dictadores Franco e Pinochet.
A libertação de Kasparov, candidato opositor às eleições presidenciais de Março de 2008, já foi solicitada pela Comissão Europeia, Estados Unidos da América, pelos Governos de França e Alemanha, entre outros Paises, onde cobardemente o actual Governo Português não está incluido.
A Russia celebra no próximo domingo eleições para a Camara de Deputados, onde só tem assegurado o acesso ao acto parlamentário, o partido do Kremlin, "Russia Unida", cujo cabeça de lista é o ex-KGB e actual presidente russo Putin.



DURÃO BARROSO - Presidente da Comissão Europeia, dá um bom exemplo
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RUBEN PEREIRA, VICE-CAMPEÃO MUNDIAL SUB-16


RUBEN PEREIRA

O Mestre FIDE, Ruben Pereira, empatou, esta manhã, a última partida, do Campeonato do Mundo de Jovens, em Sub-16.
Com este resultado, ficaram empatados os três primeiros classificados com oito pontos e meio.
No critério de desempate utilizado neste torneio, o Português Ruben Pereira, consegue um meritório 2º posto, feito único, na História do Xadrez Nacional.
A lembrar, que Ruben Pereira, iniciou este torneio, como sendo teoricamente o nono xadrezista mais forte, segundo o "Elo" dos participantes.

Poderão verificar a classificação final em:
http://wycc2007.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_turnuva/task,show/dosya,54/Itemid,54/lang,en/

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27/11/07

RUBEN PEREIRA; CAMPEÃO MUNDIAL ?


No Campeonato do Mundo para Jovens, a emoção está ao rubro !
Amanhã, pelas 08H00, hora de Portugal, começa a última ronda de partidas que ditará quem será o próximo Campeão do Mundo nas diversas categorias em disputa.
Nos sub-16, o Português e Mestre FIDE Ruben Pereira, está em igualdade pontual lutando para o primeiro lugar.
Não é demais realçar a proeza deste jovem xadrezista Português que luta taco a taco, entre alguns daqueles que serão em poucos anos, a élite do xadrez mundial.
Boa sorte, Ruben !

Publico a classificação, depois da jornada de hoje.
A luta para os primeiros lugares é feroz e estende-se até ao 15º classificado.
Amanhã, poderão acompanhar em directo, pelo site oficial, a partida Joan Cristian CHIRILA (de brancas), contra o nosso Ruben Pereira (De negras).
Ou seja, os dois primeiros classificados vão se defrontar na última jornada !
Poderá acompanhar a partida em:
http://web3.tsf.org.tr/
O Campeonato Mundial de Sub-16, conta com um total de 125 participantes de variadissimas nacionalidades.

WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 (16)

Organizer(s) : FIDE - Turkish Chess Federation

Town : Limra Hotel - Kemer/Antalya

Date : 2007/11/18 To 2007/11/28

Rank after round 10

1ª FM CHIRILA Ioan Cristian 2423 ROU 8 pontos
2ª FM PEREIRA Ruben 2401 POR 8 pontos

3º FM PIORUN Kacper 2353 POL 7½
4º IM KHARCHENKO Boris 2427 UKR 7½
5º FM RASULOV Vugar 2318 AZE 7½
6º GOGANOV Aleksey 2299 RUS 7½

7º FM RECUERO GUERRA David 2407 ESP 7
8º FM BREGADZE Levan 2388 GEO 7
9º NABATY Tamir 2426 ISR 7
10º KULAKOV Viacheslav 2261 RUS 7
11º FM ROMBALDONI Axel 2399 ITA 7
12º IM BOGNER Sebastian 2383 GER 7
13º FM BENIDZE Davit 2365 GEO 7
14º MUSTAFAEV Jamshid 2275 UZB 7
15º LOMSADZE Davit 2370 GEO 7
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WHY IS KASPAROV IN JAIL ?


Este artigo, com a data de hoje, é extraido do site "THE OTHER RUSSIA".
http://www.theotherrussia.org/2007/11/27/why-is-kasparov-in-jail/


"First we would like to thank the hundreds of people who have written in to express their support this week for The Other Russia, Garry Kasparov, and the other Russian opposition activists who were injured, harassed, or arrested during last weekend’s Dissenters’ Marches across Russia. We especially appreciate those who have supported our activities by making a donation. We operate on a very small budget to bring our readers news about what is really happening inside Putin’s Russia, often news that cannot be found anywhere else. — Mig Greengard, theotherrussia.org

We are happy to report that as of Monday, Garry Kasparov said he was in fine and that he has been receiving acceptable treatment at the Petrovka 38 jail where he is being held until Thursday. Visits to the jailed opposition leader are still prohibited but he managed to exchange a few words with his mother Klara Kasparova at his Monday appeal hearing. He also received a few books and a chess set. (Perhaps this was allowed because the authorities would like to encourage him to leave politics and return to chess.)

Picketers continue to protest out in front of the jail where Kasparov is being held. Many are members of Kasparov’s organization, the United Civil Front. They are regularly harassed by members of the Kremlin-sponsored youth groups as well as the police on occasion. Following the usual pattern the police don’t bother those there to harass Kasparov’s supporters or to chant pro-Kremlin slogans.

In The News

Outside Russia, where the Marches and arrests received far more coverage than inside the country, several western leaders have made strong statements criticizing the Kremlin’s authoritarian tactics and anti-democratic standing.

President Bush: “I am deeply concerned about the detention of numerous human rights activists and political leaders who participated in peaceful rallies in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod, and Nazran this weekend. I am particularly troubled by the use of force by law enforcement authorities to stop these peaceful activities and to prevent some journalists and human rights activists from covering them.

The freedoms of expression, assembly and press, as well as due process, are fundamental to any democratic society. I am hopeful that the government of Russia will honor its international obligations in these areas, investigate allegations of abuses and free those who remain in detention.”

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso: “I was very concerned to see reports of police harassment and arrests of politicians and peaceful demonstrators in Russia. The right to peaceful free speech and assembly are basic, fundamental human rights, and I very much regret that the authorities found it necessary to take such heavy-handed action.”

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner: “I am surprised by this violence. To my knowledge, the world chess champion was not a threat to Russia’s security. All this deserves an explanation. It seems very pointless and does not give Russia a good image, an adequate image at the time of the election.”

We note, however, that Mr. Kouchner went on to make the the now stereotypical mistake by westerners talking about Putin’s police state. “Look where Russia is coming from. 20 years ago Russia was in a real dictatorship.” Why is it always 20 years, or 30 years? Why not 10? And why not talk about where we are and where we are going instead of making absurd and antiquated comparisons? Russia is “coming from” a nascent democracy with a free media and unpredictable elections just a decade ago. Putin has destroyed those fragile democratic institutions, turned the media into his personal propaganda network, and made elections into charades, where they still exist at all. For the past several years Putin has violently cracked down relentlessly on any and all critics, no matter how small and peaceful. We don’t need lectures about how things are better now than under Brezhnev or Stalin.

A German spokesman called for Kasparov’s immediate release. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated: “We insist that free reporting and freedom of opinion should be maintained in Russia, particularly ahead of the elections. Russia should be aware that the picture being transmitted is not a favorable one.”

This fixation with Russia’s image abroad is based on a misconception because these concerns are obviously not shared by Putin and his gang. Why should Putin care what France and Germany think when they say so little and take no action at all? Russia is still in the G-8 and his pet oligarchs’ money is still very welcome in every western capital no questions asked. Putin continues to act with total impunity against democracy and his critics and he is still embraced as a democrat by western leaders. This emboldens him to take even harsher steps. Foreign leaders say to Putin, “don’t you see how bad this looks?” Putin replies “And? What are you going to do about it? Ah, nothing. Then clearly you don’t really care.”

In Russia the Kremlin control of the media typically bars even the mention of opposition activities. Those critical of Putin are only ever named when being demonized and scapegoated for every problem imaginable. Many foreign newspapers are asking the right questions but the obvious answers often seem to escape them. The Washington Post wonders why the Kremlin attacks the opposition so aggressively if Putin is so popular and things are going so well. It is because no one knows better than Putin and his small ruling clique that for a broad majority of Russians things aren’t going well at all and that Putin’s supposed popularity is a myth that depends on propaganda and intimidation. The Kremlin is acutely aware that a few small cracks could bring down this entire house of cards with astonishing speed. So every threat, every hint of opposition, must be crushed absolutely at every turn.

The second point is that this Russian regime is not interested in real politics, which would mean satisfying a constituency. They are interested in stealing as much as possible before the Russian people inevitably rise up in protest in numbers too great to beat down. If you want to understand the Putin government, stop trying to analyze politics and follow the money. As long as the West doesn’t take action as Putin turns Russia into a police state, the money is safe and the abuses will continue to stack up."
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26/11/07

AULAS DE XADREZ A DEFICIENTES MENTAIS

O Programa de Desenvolvimento do Xadrez, da Camara Municipal de Almada, iniciou à cerca de três anos um louvável projecto dedicado a deficientes mentais, coordenado pelo Mestre FIDE João Paulo Leonardo e pela Dra. Carla Reis, Tecnica Superior do Departamento de Desporto da referida Camara.
Esta segunda-feira, houve um encontro com cerca de cinquenta alunos dos vários Centros de Almada, dedicado ao jogo de xadrez e teve a extraordinária particularidade de as aulas terem sido ministradas pelos alunos deficientes que iniciaram o projecto.
Publico, algumas imagens desta magnifica iniciativa.

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