Today Veselin Topalov dedicated his day to the people in Elista. It is typical for him to pay a lot of attention to media and common people as well. That is what he did in Morelia, that is what...
Letter of Protest / Appeal to FIDE from Kramnik
To the FIDE WCC Appeals Committee Official Appeal on the decision made by FIDE On 2 October 2006 I received the following decision from FIDE: “Tomorrow, 2 October 2006, at 15.00, the 6th Game of the World Chess Championship...
Letter of Praise to Kramnik as on ChessBase
October 2, 2006 Dear Vladimir, Through no fault of your own, you have suffered a great deal due to the mistake of the Appeal’s Committee. In spite of an evidently unfair treatment, you have accepted to continue the match,...
Report from FIDE: Everything is at stake
Source: Official Website We missed chess so much! The days of unexpected rest and political battles have extremely exhausted everybody – I don’t think it was half as tiring as the longest and most tense games. It is a...
Decision of the Appeals Committee to the appeal of Mr. Kramnik
Elista, October 3, 2006 We hereby acknowledge the receipt of your Appeal dated October the 2nd, 2006 addressed to this Committee. We have taken note of your arguments, however we should like to point out that the appointment of...
Something stinks in the world of chess
Chess MessSomething stinks in the world of chess. And it’s not frequent bathroom breaks. BY GARRY KASPAROVMonday, October 2, 2006 1:15 p.m. EDT It usually takes a scandal to get the world’s pre-eminent mind sport into the news these...
Boris Spassky recovers from a stroke
Report from IM Anthony SaidyOn Sunday, a day after his 25-board, six-hour simul (+20, =5), I watched Boris Spassky’s two-hour lecture at the Mechanics Institute, at the end of which he lost the thread and had to sit down....
Chess: movers and fakers
Chess: movers and fakers Chess was invented as an alternative to war. But this most cerebral form of combat can involve as much skulduggery as the real thing. As the biggest match in the world is plunged into crisis...
Another World Championship Puzzle
White: Bogoljubov – Black: Alekhine (1929 World Championship) White to move. How should White proceed?Puzzle sent in by Andreas Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
My Weekly Commentary
When you have children, you always teach your children to look at both sides of the street before crossing the intersection. It is the same in chess. You should always look at both the opponent’s plan as well as...