Category Archives: Budapest Chess News Files(CBV)

BCN 2013-06 Ready for Download

Chessbase Files 2013-06 
Now ready for download at DSE(Thank you)

My favorite picture


There are 135 games from the May blog posts. Some of the events covered include

  • FSGM-Berczes David and Atabayev(TKM) shared first with 9/12.
  • EICC Legnica 2013-GMs Almasi, Berkes Balogh etc
  • Contintal Ch Bolivia 2013-IM Hambleton finished with 6.5/11. GM Granda Zuniga was clear first with 9.5/11.
  • Calgary International 2013: 2013-06-GM Wesley So won with 8/9. GM Hansen scored 6/9 and was in a 3-way tie for 2nd.
  • Philadelphia 2013: 
  • Chicago Open 2013-GM Robson took first on tiebreaks with 7/9.
  • e2e4 Sunningdale Open 2013-IM Hambleton took clear first with 6.5/7.
  • Keres Memorial 2013-IM Orlov took clear first with 5.5/6.

ChessBase Files for 2013-05 Ready for Download

Budapest Chess News CBV Files
All games and analysis for 2013-05 are now available for download. This month, 115 games are in the database.

Included are games from all the ChessNews blogs, including

Background
Leko beats Kortschnoi in a rook ending at the Dresden Olympiad.



Daily Pageview Traffic
Blog traffic has been growing compared to last year, but daily totals vary widely depending on what events are covered and whether GM Hansen(CAN)/IM Hambleton is playing.

Traffic growth has been helped greatly by publicity from GM Spraggett’s blog-Thank you!

April BCN CCN d4CN e4CN REOCN Total
1 195 296 41 61 45 638
2 146 221 34 43 25 469
3 182 139 19 57 9 406
4 131 124 29 39 42 365
5 143 215 16 23 27 424
6 184 168 30 34 42 458
7 132 104 31 33 17 317
8 147 86 16 34 8 291
9 161 108 35 37 6 347
10 267 144 39 46 37 533
11 189 109 43 43 32 416
12 144 99 19 47 18 327
13 214 120 78 64 159 635
14 187 137 16 44 54 438
15 158 169 18 94 51 490
16 151 98 103 46 28 426
17 173 121 27 54 30 405
18 155 144 18 37 20 374
19 150 141 15 31 35 372
20 188 130 12 45 23 398
21 160 205 79 117 66 627
22 159 134 107 89 38 527
23 131 127 53 55 34 400
24 179 96 29 45 64 413
25 161 84 30 36 19 330
26 126 102 44 24 57 353
27 595 90 21 84 38 828
28 131 51 91 91 51 415
29 126 72 11 105 35 349
30 121 131 33 28 10 323