Kramnik – Topalov [E02]WCC Match 2006 (Game 3) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Qa4 Bd7 7.Qxc4 Na5 8.Qd3 c5 9.0-0 Bc6 10.Nc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bc5 12.Rd1 Bxg2 13.Qb5+ Nd7 14.Kxg2 a6 15.Qd3 Rc8 [15…Be7...
Game 3 LIVE Commentary
Kramnik, Vladimir (2743) – Topalov, Veselin (2813)WCC Match 2006 – Game 3, 09-26-2006 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 (Typical setup from Kramnik, very solid.) 5…Nc6 (He varied from game 1 where he played 5.Bb4+) 6.Qa4...
Win, lose or draw? How will Topalov do?
Next game (game 3) will be at 7 AM (NY time or 3 PM Elista time) on Tuesday, September 26. Kramnik will have White. I will do live updates on this blog. Please feel free to add your own...
Philadelphia – Chess and Education
I will be doing a 100 board simul for kids at the Philadelphia City Hall on Saturday, October 14, 2006 at 10 AM. This event is organized by the office of Philadelphia Mayor John Street. Thank you Mayor for...
Moving Forward with the Susan Polgar Foundation
As the founder of the Susan Polgar Foundation (SPF), one of my goals is to support good chess activities. In the last few years, the SPF has been heavily involved in promoting the benefits of chess to young people...
Back to face the music tomorrow
After a day off today, Topalov and Kramnik will face each other again tomorrow. Kramnik will have White in game 3. There are 10 games left to play. The match is far from over. If I am Topalov’s second,...
My Weekly Commentary
In the past 2 days, we witnessed two exciting chess games from the world’s best players. Chess is like many other sports; contains mental, psychological and emotional elements, etc. Professional basketball players practice shooting thousands of free throws in...
WC Chess Coverage on Major Newspapers
New York Times September 23, 2006Chess to Unify Championship, in Elista. Where? In Elista.By DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN A schism in the chess world that opened in 1993 in London will be healed by next month in a poor and...