Month: December 2005

Have a wonderful Holiday Season! It’s the season to be jolly and be thankful for what you have! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

White is Kramnik. Black is Bareev. This is their round 6 game at the 2005 Russian Championship. White made a number of bad moves to reach an inferior position from a superior position. However, it is still very hard...

White to move. How should White continue? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

23.12.2005 A year ago Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, predicted that within a year his federation would have 100,000 registered members (and thus become the largest in Europe). The actual number turned out to...

The Art Of DefenseGM Tomashevsky – GM Kramnik [A11]Russian Championship 2005, 23.12.2005 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Qc2 0–0 8.h3 b6 9.g4?! An interesting idea but I am not sure how affective...

White to move. Find a way for White to draw this game. The problem White faces is Bh2 and Black will simply Queen the b3 pawn. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Artwork by Mike Magnan Happy Holidays to all! May all your wishes and dreams will come true! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

White is Gata Kamsky. Can you help him find the winning attack against Yasser Seirawan? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Season’s Greetings! Best wishes to you and your families for a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous 2006! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

White to move. White has a small chance to hold this game. Can you find it? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar