Picture from the official website Leko held on for a draw against Karpov in the last game to decisively win the match by the score of 4.5 – 3.5. When I said decisively, I meant he had one decisive...
Spectacular game of the month
Svidler, P (2742) – Carlsen, M (2675) [B30]Rapid Match Spitsbergen NOR (2), 09-02-2006 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Qc7 5.0–0 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.Nd5 Nxd5 8.exd5 a6 (8…Qc5 is the typical move) 9.Ba4 g6 10.d3 h6? There...
Promoting Chess in Cumberland
My latest chess promotional trip landed me in Cumberland (MD) today. It is a quaint little city right near West Virginia. This was the announcement from the newspaper and a full article about my visit will appear soon: From...
Leko continues to lead Karpov
Both games between Leko and Karpov today ended in draws. Leko seemed to be happy with his lead by avoiding any possible complicated positions. Therefore, after 6 games, the score is 3.5 – 2.5 in favor of Leko. Karpov...
Svidler tops Carlsen
In their rapid match, Peter Svidler won by the score of 1.5 – .5. Svilder drew the first game with Black in 43 moves. In a wild second game, Svidler won and sealed the match. You can see both...