Bosna Easter Bunny Special

Recently, ICC held a successful online qualifier for our partners at the upcoming 40th International Chess tournament "Bosna 2010", running 5th-14th May, that was won by Russian grandmaster Mikhail Panarin, who already has his ticket and is looking forward to representing ICC in the tournament.

And with a prize fund of 109,800 Euros, "Bosna 2010" is expected to be a major success with the participation of a large number of grandmasters and amateurs from around the world - and now they have announced a special Easter Weekend discount for those interested in playing in Sarajevo.

"Bosna 2010" offers you the opportunity to register this weekend for a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 15% on the current entry fee and accommodation costs. So sign up now for the special deal by going to the official site.

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IM John Watson

Vasily Smyslov
1921-2010

This week, in a special edition of Chess Talk, IM John Watson paid tribute to former Soviet world champion Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov, who died last week in Moscow, aged 89.This was just one of many tributes ICC paid to Smyslov, with others coming from Larry Christiansen and Joel Benjamin.

Smyslov was as a titan of the game who had a long and distinguished career that spanned four decades and almost included a title challenge into his sixties. Throughout the 1950s, his results were better than anyone's. It was during this period he had a series of titanic tussles for the world crown with rival Botvinnik - three world tile matches in 1954, 1957 and 1958; the first of which was tied 12-12, the second Smyslov won, only to lose the third in a rematch after holding the title for just a year.

ICC Chess.FM is now making the full Watson Smyslov tribute FREE to non-members by clicking here, where you can listen to the complete 50min show. You can also listen to the free preview of Larry Christiansen's tribute by clicking here and the free preview to Joel Benjamin's tribute by clicking here.

These are just three of Chess.FM regular weekly shows here on ICC. Others include Ronen's Opening Surveywith GM Ronen Har-Zvi (click here for preview), Gambit Guide by GM Boris Alterman (click here for preview), and Improve Your Chess with NM Dan Heisman (click here for preview).

That's six shows a week, every month, all the year round coming to you from our resident Chess.FM team! Other Chess.FM benefits of becoming an ICC members includes our live coverage of major events (Topalov vs. Anand later this month is next) and our Game of the Day service. So sign up now for ICC membership and enjoy listening to all the shows and commentary brought to you by the Chess.FM team. To sign-up, click here now.