Month: September 2006

After 6 rounds, Korchnoi is in clear first while Vasiukov and Donchenko are 1/2 point behind. Donchenko will face Korchnoi with the White pieces next round while Cebalo will have White against Vasiukov. 1 GM Korchnoi, Viktor 2600 SUI...

Only a few days to go before the Topalov – Kramnik match. This would be the most exciting match in a while due to the contrasting style of the two players. Kramnik has an overall plus score. However, Topalov...

When Garry Kasparov said 2-3 years ago that IM Tatiana Kosintseva is without a doubt the most talented female player in Russia, he already knew what he was talking about. 19 year old Tatiana is now ranked among the...

White to move and win! Can you calculate all variations without using computer? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar

Since the European Union Individual Championship just concluded in Liverpool, England where the Beattles made their start, let’s have a tribute to the Beattles. What is your Beattles’ favorite song? It can be a song written by one of...

GM Nigel Short won his last round’s game against GM Hebden while GM McShane, GM Sulskis, IM Gordon and IM Jones drew and IM Williams lost. This gave Nigel a clear victory at the 2006 European Union Individual Championship...

The 3rd Szeged Cup – International Women’s Championship is taking place at the Novotel Hotel in Szeged, Hungary. The event is a 9 rounds swiss system. Here are the current standings of some of the leaders: 1-2 Muzychuk, Anna...