Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
US Airforce Cadet won top female prize
The 2006 Armed Forces Open top female participant is Cadet Ieva Kuzminaite of the US Air Force Academy. Cadet Kuzminaite is rated 2014 and enjoys an impressive reputation as a skilled competitor who plays with poise and grace. She finished in a tie for 3rd overall and top female of the tournament. Congratulation Ieva! Here […]
Young phenoms at work
Four of the most talented young players today are squaring off for the Cap d’Agde title. The first matchup includes two of the youngest grandmasters in history: M. Carlsen – S. KarjakinThe other matchup includes a superstar and a very underrated Ukrainian young star: T. Radjabov – A. VolokitinWhich two will advance to the final? […]
Volokitin downs Harikrishna in a marathon at Cap d’Agde
Volokitin defeated Harikrishna in a marathon match. The players drew their first two rapid games. In the blitz playoff, Volokitin won the 3rd, Harikrishna won the 4th, Volokitin won the 5th, Harikrishna won the 6th. Volokitin finally won the final and desicive game 7 to advance to the semifinal. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Magnus Carlsen dazzles at Cap d’Agde
What can we say about Magnus? He crushed strong GM Fressinet 2-0 to advance to the semi-final. He is about 2700 at 15. He is down to earth and he has a nice family who supports him. Here is his second game against Fressinet at Cap d’Adge: GM Fressinet – GM Carlsen [B50]Cap d’Agde, 10-31-2006 […]
Magnus Carlsen’s Brilliancy
This is the first game of their 2-game match. GM Carlsen – GM Fressinet [C80]Cap d’Agde Cap d’Agde, France, 10-31-2006 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Bc5 10.c3 0-0 11.Bc2 Bf5 12.Nb3 Bg6 13.Nfd4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 a5 15.Be3 a4 16.Nd2 f6 17.exf6 Qxf6 18.Rc1 […]
Radjabov knocked out Bacrot at Cap d’Agde
Yesterday, Karjakin barely got by Zhao Xue to advance to the semi-final. In the other matchup, Radjabov defeated Bacrot in the first game. Bacrot went all out in the second game and eventually sacrificed materials for some play. However, Radjabov defended very well and eventually scored a full point to win 2-0. Sergey Karjakin (2672) […]
Passing on chess knowledge and fun
These are my two pride and joy: Tommy and Leeam. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar