Here we are, the elite chess season is finally starting! After months of "minor events", Saturday April the 21st Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik start their so-much awaited match. Six games that, given the friendly nature of the match, promise to show fireworks and Bengala lights on the board; in any case, the organizers - and the sponsors - have found a way to guarantee the thrill: if a game ends in a draw before three hours of play, a rapid game (that doesn't count for the overall result of the match) will be played. Play starts at 9AM ICC time - last round on April the 28th at 7AM -and ICC will be ready with his Chess.FM team to comment on the games. The dream team with  Yasser Seirawan, Ronen Har-Zvi, Var Akobian, Jon Ludvig Hammer, Joel Benjamin, Larry Christiansen, Ben Finegold and last but not least, Alex Yermolinsky, is ready to follow the games with you, answer your questions and share interesting stories! GM Suat Atalik will provide the daily Game Of the Day video, with the highlights of the game. We will have the traditional TRIVIA contest during the broadcast, where ICC members can win extension of their membership, and the GOTD TRIVIA contest with the main prize: one year subscription to the best chess magazine out there: New in Chess!  Don't miss a milestone in chess history: the Zurich Challenge is the first time ever that two players in the super-exclusive club "over 2800" face each other in a match.

The elite season will continue in May and June with the US Championship, the World Championship match between Anand and Gelfand , and the Tal Memorial. ICC will be covering all of these events, with live games and Chess.FM broadcast.

Date	Host	Analyst
Sat., 21 Apr	GM Ronen Har-Zvi Indiana-Jones	GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere
Sun., 22 Apr	GM Joel Benjamin MrHat	GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere
Mon., 23 Apr	rest day
Tue., 24 Apr	GM Yasser Seirawan OM	GM Ronen Har-Zvi Indiana-Jones
Wed., 25 Apr	GM Yasser Seirawan OM	GM Larry Christiansen LarryC
Thu., 26 Apr	rest day
Fri., 27 Apr	GM Ben Finegold Finegold	GM Var Akobian SCORPION83
Sat., 28 Apr	GM Ben Finegold FineGold	GM Jon Ludvig Hammer JonLudvig

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April  2012
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Pawn Endings have no Secrets	Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy variation #3	The Triangle Structure in the Semi-Slav #2	Model Games: The Old Indian Defense - Black's perspective	Rook on the 7th Rank #2	FM Avital Boruchovsky vs. GM Boris Savchenko	It Doesn't Take Much to Lose
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Pawn Endings have no Secrets #2	Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy variation #4	The Triangle Structure in the Semi-Slav #3	Model Games: The Old Indian Defense - The Final Cut	Rook on the 7th Rank #3	GM Peter Svidler vs. GM Dmitry Jakovenko	Well Played Slow Game
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Pawn Endings have no Secrets #3	Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy variation #5	The Triangle Structure in the Semi-Slav #4	Nice Tango in Capelle	Rook on the 7th Rank #4	GM Sergei Tiviakov vs. GM Viswanathan Anand

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Day Show Host Sunday Every Russian Schoolboy Knows GM Alex Yermolinsky Monday Ronens Opening Survey GM Ronen Har-Zvi Tuesday Beyond the Opening IM John Watson Wednesday Attack with LarryC GM Larry Christiansen Thursday Learn now to win with GM Boris GM Boris Alterman Friday Game of the Week GM Joel Benjamin Saturday Improve Your Chess NM Dan Heisman Join ICC today by clicking here to start enjoying all the ICC videos!

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