Congratulations to Radjabov, the winner of 2006 Cap d’Adge! He defeated Karjakin 1.5 – .5 in the final to capture the title. Special thanks to Europe Echecs for the pictures and information. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Radjabov defeated Karjakin in game 2
Position after 17…Qa3 GM Radjabov (2729) – GM Karjakin (2672) [B97]Cap d’Agde Finale, France, 11-02-2006 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nfd7 12.Ne4 h6...
Mothering and chess
My friend Dr. Alexey Root just sent me an email about an article she read on Mothering magazine about chess and children. I am still searching for that article online (November-December issue, “Chess is child’s play” on pages 68-71)...
Photos from our friends at Europe Echecs
Here are the latest pictures of Radjabov and Karjakin from our friends at Europe Echecs. Here is their coverage site of Cap d’Agde, courtesy of Mr. Gérard Demuydt. Merci! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karjakin – Radjabov | Game 1 = 1/2
Position after 14.Bc4 GM Karjakin (2672) – GM Radjabov (2729) [B33]Cap d Agde Finale, France, 11-2-2006 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 12.Nc2...
Karjakin or Radjabov? Who will reign supreme?
S. Karjakin and T. Radjabov, two supreme young talents will face each other in the final of Cap d’Agde. Karjakin defeated Magnus Carlsen 1.5 – .5 to reach the final. In the mean time, Radjabov crushed Volokitin 2-0 to...
Danailov blasted Kramnik in Interview
Danailov, manager of Topalov, was interviewed a few days ago by FAKTY, Ukrainian largest newspaper. This interview took place one day before the press release by Carsten Hensel. In the interview, Danailov once again blasted Kramnik and his restroom...
Not so obvious game tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fernando Arrabal, the Spanish legend
Fernando Arrabal is one of the most famous and prolific Spanish artists. He is a playwright, poet, novelist and director. He was born in 1932 in Melilla, Spain, but he has been living in France since 1955. Today, he...
What’s more exciting to you?
Artwork by the very talented Mike MagnanWhat is more exciting to you? Watching veterans like Kramnik, Leko, Svidler, etc. or the young guns like Carlsen, Radjabov, Karjakin, etc? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar