I am a proud member of team called Advanced Beginners together my great Twitter fellows @farbrortheguru, @ellazwart, @logiske and @64rdb64. The first named one is also our team captain.

During the last season of the team league he announced a small competition for the best commented game. I sent three of my games and as I was the only who did it I won the competition by default. OK, I admit it was an easy win :)

This week I received a prize from @farbrortheguru as the best commentator of our team. The prize is a rare book (only 100 copies have been printed!) with games from King’s Gambit Accepted tournament Abbazia 1912. It was a tournament where players like Rudolf Spielmann (winner), Oldrich Duras, Richard Reti or Erich Chon participated.

It is a very good book for all players who like King’s Gambit Accepted and sharp and concrete style of playing. The book also contains a few games from the 2011 Red Wings King’s Gambit Accepted tournament in Minnesota.

Thank you, @farbrortheguru for the book! You hit my taste! ;)

PDF files with full schedule and other information will be sent out upon request. If you would like a copy of such as well, please e-mail ankit.gupta@metrochessla.com. There are limited seats in this camp. Our aim is to provide an intimate learning atmosphere in which players can learn and grow.

This camp leads into our 2nd Metropolitan International (August 14-18, 2012)

Full details will be available on our website regarding both events shortly as well. Our website is currently undergoing modification on many fronts based on suggestions and inputs we have received. We appreciate your understanding and patience. You can view a copy of what changes will be undergoing on our website in the PDF here.

White to move.

From other players it is interesting to see Boris Gelfand and Veselin Topalov sharing 10th place. It means another step back for former challenger of the world champion Topalov. Boris Gelfand is the current challenger (his match against Anand will be played in May) and his result in the tournament may be caused by fear from revealing something from his preparation for the match.

Results of 13th round:
Kamsky, G. – Topalov, V. 1-0
Van Wely, L. – Carlsen, M. ½-½
Gashimov, V. – Nakamura, H. ½-½
Ivanchuk, V. – Karjakin, S. ½-½
Aronian, L. – Radjabov, T. ½-½
Caruana, F. – Gelfand, B. 1-0
Giri, A. – Navara, D. ½-½

The final standing after 13 rounds:
1. Aronian, L. 9
2. Carlsen, M., Caruana, F., Radjabov, T. 8
5. Ivanchuk, V., Nakamura, H. 7½
7. Kamsky, G. 7
8. Karjakin, S. 6½
9. Van Wely, L. 5½
10. Gashimov, V., Gelfand, B., Topalov, V. 5
13. Giri, A., Navara, D. 4

Games from the last round:

Standings after round 12:
1. Aronian, L. 8½
2. Carlsen, M., Radjabov, T. 7½
4. Caruana, F., Ivanchuk, V., Nakamura, H. 7
7. Kamsky, G., Karjakin, S. 6
9. Gelfand, B., Topalov, V., Van Wely, L. 5
12. Gashimov, V. 4½
13. Giri, A., Navara, D. 4

The schedule of the last round:
Kamsky, G. – Topalov, V.
Van Wely, L. – Carlsen, M.
Gashimov, V. – Nakamura, H.
Ivanchuk, V. – Karjakin, S.
Aronian, L. – Radjabov, T.
Caruana, F. – Gelfand, B.
Giri, A. – Navara, D.

The video summarizing the round 12:

Games from 12th round: