We just witnessed a very exciting game between Topalov and Kramnik. Topalov had a draw in his hands numerous times. He declined and took inexplicable chances to go for the win. This decision costs him a full point in...
Shana Tovah!
Rosh Hashanah PaitingRosh Hashanah occurs on the first and second days of Tishri. In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, “head of the year” or “first of the year.” Rosh Hashanah is commonly known as the Jewish New Year. Chess...
Topalov committed a psychological blunder
Kramnik – Topalov (Game 1) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 a5 7.Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.Qxd2 c6 9.a4 b5 10.axb5 cxb5 11.Qg5 0-0 12.Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14.0-0 Qxb2 15.Nbd2 Bb5 16.Nxc4 Bxa4 17.Nxb2 Bb5...
Words from President Vladimir Putin
“I would like to cordially congratulate you with the occasion of the Opening Ceremony of the World Chess Championship Match 2006. It is very much gratifying that the significant tournament of the high level takes place in Russia, country...
1. d4 for Kramnik – LIVE
Game 1 has just started. Kramnik is White and he opened with 1.d4. Topalov came up with a novelty on move 12…Ba6. It was quite a clever move for psychological reason but someone like Kramnik would not panic so...
World Champion Viktor Korchnoi
The 2006 World Senior Chess Championship was held in Arvier (Valle d’Aosta, Italia) between September 11 and 23, 2006. This was an 11-round Swiss tournament with 126 participants. After scoring 7.5 in the first 8 games, Korchnoi took 3...
Chess and Music
Aneel Damaraju, Sara Surani and Sarita Damaraju (standing behind them is their piano teacher, renowned concert pianist Nina Drath) performing at Carnegie Hall today Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
International Youth Piano at Carnegie Hall
Some very talented young pianists from Corpus Christi, Texas qualified and I came to see them performed at Carnegie Hall today. By the way, they are also chess players! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
World Championship Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony for the Topalov – Kramnik World Championship match took place yesterday in Elista. It looks like President Ilyumzhinov went all out to stage a spectacle. Let’s hope the match would be just as colorful and exciting!...
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