Chaos - in front of the door of the British

By Petina Gappah4:00PM BST 03 Aug 2013 Early on Thursday morning, the day after Zimbabweans had gone to the polls to choose a new president and to send new representatives to our two houses of parliament and to urban and rural councils, I received a panicked call from a friend who works with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Continue reading HERE the rest of the news article on the site of the Telegraph.

I blame the UK government for the chaos in Zimbabwe. We all know what happened in the 1980's and Ian Smith. If you don't know the 'whole story', please make an effort and read. Zimbabweans are suffering, we know the 'rest'. Who is to blame, yes, Mugabe of course as well! But... who is first in the line to blame? I rest my case. [click the image for a larger view, or see the link]

The Candidates - London Chess 2013

Photo: Round 12

FIDE Candidates Tournament
Round 1 on 2013/03/15 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	½ - ½	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	½ - ½	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	½ - ½	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
Round 2 on 2013/03/16 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	½ - ½	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	½ - ½	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	1 - 0	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1 - 0	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
Round 3 on 2013/03/17 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	0 - 1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	0 - 1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	1 - 0	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
Round 4 on 2013/03/19 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	1 - 0	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	½ - ½	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	½ - ½	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	½ - ½	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
Round 5 on 2013/03/20 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	½ - ½	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	½ - ½	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	½ - ½	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	½ - ½	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
Round 6 on 2013/03/21 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	0 - 1	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	½ - ½	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	½ - ½	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	0 - 1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
Round 7 on 2013/03/23 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	½ - ½	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	½ - ½	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	½ - ½	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
Round 8 on 2013/03/24 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	½ - ½	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	0 - 1	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	1 - 0	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	1 - 0	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
Round 9 on 2013/03/25 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	½ - ½	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	1 - 0	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	1 - 0	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
Round 10 on 2013/03/27 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	1 - 0	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1 - 0	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	½ - ½	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	0 - 1	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5

Round 11 on 2013/03/28 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
6	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	½ - ½	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
5	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	1 - 0	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7
4	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	1 - 0	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	1
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	½ - ½	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	2
Round 12 on 2013/03/29 at 14.00
SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	0 - 1	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	½ - ½	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2809	0 - 1	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
7	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
Round 13 on 2013/03/31 at 14.00 SNo. Name Rtg Res. Name Rtg SNo. 7 GM Radjabov Teimour 2793 0 - 1 GM Carlsen Magnus 2872 8 6 GM Grischuk Alexander 2764 ½ - ½ GM Aronian Levon 2809 1 5 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2810 ½ - ½ GM Gelfand Boris 2740 2 4 GM Svidler Peter 2747 1 - 0 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2757 3

Round 14 on 2013/04/01 at 14.00

SNo.		Name	Rtg	Res.		Name	Rtg	SNo.
8	GM	Carlsen Magnus	2872	0 - 1	GM	Svidler Peter	2747	4
3	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	1 - 0	GM	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	5
2	GM	Gelfand Boris	2740	½ - ½	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2764	6
1	GM	Aronian Levon	2872	1 - 0	GM	Radjabov Teimour	2793	7