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2012 In Chess
Below is a list of events in chess in the year 2012: Events * The film ''Brooklyn Castle'' is released in March. The movie documents Intermediate School 318, an inner-city public school in Brooklyn, New York, which becomes the first middle school team to win the United States Chess Federation's national high school championship. * World champion Viswanathan Anand (India) successfully defends his title against challenger Boris Gelfand (Israel) in the World Chess Championship 2012 held in Moscow in May. The match is tied 6–6 after the first 12 games, but Anand scores +1=3−0 in the four rapid tie-break games to retain the title. * The Spanish chess magazine ''Jaque'' publishes its final issue in July. * 40th Chess Olympiad is held in Istanbul from 27 August to 10 September. In the open event, Armenia wins the gold, with Russia and Ukraine earning silver and bronze. The women's event is won by Russia, followed by China and Ukraine. * The first two tournaments in the FIDE Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooklyn Castle
''Brooklyn Castle'' (2012) is a documentary film about Intermediate School 318, an inner-city public school in Brooklyn, New York. Where an after-school chess program, having both dedicated educators and a supportive community, has triumphed over deep budget cuts to build the most winning junior high school chess team in the country, and the first middle school team to win the United States Chess Federation's national high school championship. The film follows five of the school's chess team members for one year, from April 2009 to June 2010, and documents their challenges and triumphs both on and off the chessboard. Remake rights have been acquired by Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin. Rudin's other works include co-producing the acclaimed film '' Searching for Bobby Fischer'' (1993). ''Brooklyn Castle'' premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival on March 11, 2012. Over the next several months it was shown during at least eleven other film festivals winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |