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Saturday, June 30, 2018
Languages of the stage
Arianna Settembrini performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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Tahlia Street
ar-Riyāḍ (Riyadh), Saudi Arabia: Hessah al-Ajaji drives her car down the capital’s busy Tahlia Street for the first time. Saudi women are finally driving freely after years of risking arrest if they dared to get behind the wheel. Photo: Nariman El-Mofty/AP.
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The Red Thread
Hundreds of thousands are gathering across all 50 U.S. states (and also elsewhere) against family separations carried out by the Trump administration.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the new star of the Democratic Socialists of America, marching during the Bronx’s pride parade on Wednesday. Photo: David Delgado/Reuters.
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Protesters at a demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Photo: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images.
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A rally against the detention of migrant children staged in front of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, Canada. Photo: Lorenda Reddekopp.
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Actress Susan Sarandon (centre) was one of the roughly 575 people arrested during a Capitol Hill protest of Trump administration’s immigration policies and family separations at the southern border on Thursday. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.
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Radio Signal Finding
What does it take for a woman to survive and excel in the ruthlessly competitive, male-dominated world of chess? Kim Chakanetsa meets Judit Polgár from Hungary and 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) from China – probably the two strongest female players ever – to find out. So tune your radio to the BBC World Service’s The Conversation on Monday, July 2, 2018 at 16,32 local time.
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Barefoot in the Park
From left: Emma Giuliani, Maddalena Sottili, Aurora Cheli, and Matilde Guerri performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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Two Out of Three
Shop assistants pose from the window of a shop in Kaliningrad, Russia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Photo: AFP/Ozan Köse.
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Dancing with Light
Letizia Rogai (left) and Silvia Bertini (right) performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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Friday, June 29, 2018
功夫熊貓 (Kung Fu Panda)
From left: Maddalena Sottili, Aurora Cheli, Matilde Guerri, and Emma Giuliani performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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The Magic Lamp
Silvia Bertini performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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Umbrella etiquette
Lotus flowers start to bloom in 扬州 (Yángzhōu), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
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Light and Colours
Emma Giuliani (left) and Aurora Cheli (right) performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Marmino.
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庆喜公园 (Hing Hay Park)
The July 2018, Volume 72-07, Issue 846 of Northwest Chess, p. 5, published a detailed reportage about four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s tour de force around Medina, Seattle, and Washington over the weekend 2–3 June 2018, giving data and results of her lectures and simultaneous exhibitions.
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Sermon on the Mount
Anna Olehivna Muzychuk, Boris Abramovich Gelfand, Vassily Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk, Georg Meier, Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi, and Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler will play the rapid (25+10) 4th Gideon Japhet Cup, organised by Jeruchess Club in partnership with the ACP (Association of Chess Professionals) and sponsored by the Japhet family, which will take place in the Annette and Theodore Lerner Family Indoor Sports Complex on the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jerusalem, Israel from July 1–6 2018.
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Red Roses
Pictured above is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (right) in Tornillo, Texas, protesting against the separation of migrant children from their parents. Ocasio-Cortez, 28, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, unseated Joe Crowley, a 20-year Democratic congressman, in what has been described as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election season. She would be the youngest female member of Congress in history if she wins as expected in November. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
闪回 (Flashback)
The Cayman Chess Club’s sponsors – including Ogier, BDO, and Dart Minds Inspired – expressed great satisfaction with the success – both material and spiritual – of four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (pictured above, first from right), who performed both in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman and in the Second Grandmaster Junior Challenge fundraiser in George Town in support of the Chess in Schools programme. Photo © Dart Minds Inspired.
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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) performing her 22-game simultaneous exhibition in the Second Grandmaster Corporate Challenge fundraiser at the Kimpton Seafire in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. Photos: Dart Minds Inspired.
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Astrology
From left: Emma Giuliani, Sofia Nutini, Serena Vinci, and Silvia Bertini performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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The Circle Opens
The rapid and blitz World Chess Champions Showdown between four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and former FIDE World Chess Champion Ruslan Olegovich Ponomariov will take place at the 南山博物馆 (Nánshān Museum) in 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), 广东省 (Guǎngdōng province), China from 3–8 July 2018. The match will consist of 8 rapid games at 15 minutes per player plus 10 seconds time per move in two days (July 4–5), a free day (July 6), 10 blitz games at 3 minutes per player plus 2 seconds per move and eventual Armageddon tie-break in one day (July 7). The winner will receive a cash prize of $20,000, while the loser will be paid $10,000. The schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, July 3
Technical meeting (20,00) - Wednesday, July 4
Opening ceremony (14,00)
Rapid game 1 (14,30)
Rapid game 2 (15,30)
Rapid game 3 (16,30)
Rapid game 4 (17,30) - Thursday, July 5
Rapid game 5 (14,00)
Rapid game 6 (15,00)
Rapid game 7 (16,00)
Rapid game 8 (17,00) - Friday, July 6
Free day - Saturday, July 7
Blitz game 1 (9,00)
Blitz game 2 (9,15)
Blitz game 3 (9,30)
Blitz game 4 (9,45)
Blitz game 5 (10,00)
Blitz game 6 (10,15)
Blitz game 7 (10,30)
Blitz game 8 (10,45)
Blitz game 9 (11,00)
Blitz game 10 (11,15)
Armageddon tie-break (11,30)
Closing ceremony (11,50) - Sunday, July 8
Joint simultaneous exhibition (9,30)
Departure (18,00)
In the meantime, on the afternoon of June 26, 2018 four-time Women’s World Chess Champion as well as Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) held an interactive meeting with the students of the 深圳市百合外国语学校 (Shēnzhèn Bǎihé Foreign Language School), 龙岗区 (Lónggǎng District), 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China discussing her learning experiences and giving them her advice on how to manage time between study and other interests. Where to begin? Well, at least one advice seems to be worldwidely applicable: just avoid spending too much time on the social networks! Photos: sznews.com.
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Ghostbusters
Arianna Settembrini (left) and Letizia Rogai (right) are relentlessly rehearsing for new smiley face emoticons to feature in next season’s showing.
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Splitting Hairs
After all, Isabella (right) did not need a blonde gold wig to look like Lili Marleen!
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The Literary Coffee House
From left to right in circle: Chiara Angelini, Olga Calamai, Silvia Bertini, Sofia Nutini, and Viola Rocchini are engaged in a lively discussion on how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
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Secret dating
Ester Marra revealed yesterday that she has finally conceived a trap for dating her dream boyfriend.
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😊
Arianna Settembrini (left) and Letizia Rogai (right) posing as smiley face emoticons in the backstage of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” end-of-year dinner and dance party. More pictures will follow in the next few hours, so stay tuned!
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
深圳航空 (Shēnzhèn Airlines)
On the morning of June 24, 2018 four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) made her triumphal return from the Far West and was gloriously received by the municipal Party leaders as well as the Mass Organizations Work and Publicity Department Director 余秋婵 (Yú Qiūchán) in 龙城街道 (Lóngchéng Subdistrict), 龙岗区 (Lónggǎng District), northeastern 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), China. In the welcoming ceremony, attended by a large audience of admirers, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), who on the occasion was wearing a summer dinner dress, did not save herself from the attentions of her fans. In a world of uncertainties, however, there’s one certainty: as it was already stated on the occasion of her TIME photoshoot, the Pawn continues to be her favourite chessman. No Pawn, indeed, will ever turn itself into a King. All photos: 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù)/Sina Sports.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Closing credits
The Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” end-of-year dinner and dance party will be held at our place on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, starting at 20,00. All our associates are welcome to join it.
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From left: Aurora Cheli, Giuditta Sottili, Emma Giuliani, and Sofia Nutini performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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Jungle Paths
Matilde Guerri (left) and Ester Marra (right) performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s final dance showdown at the Teatro SMS of the People’s House in Grassina on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Photo: Stefano Guerri.
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A Mediterranean Odyssey
Pozzallo, Italy: Migrants disembark from the Danish-flagged container ship Alexander Mærsk at the Sicilian port. The Mærsk, with more than 100 migrants on board, had remained off the coast of Pozzallo for days after taking part in a rescue of people leaving Libya on smugglers’ boats. Photo: Salvatore Cavalli/AP.
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Vada Curry
Chennai, India: Chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 12, poses for a picture as he is celebrated by his school friends after becoming the world’s second youngest chess Grandmaster ever. Photo: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images.
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