Round 8 results in Gausdal: IM Krush 1/2 GM CarlsenGM Portisch 1-0 NM MoskowGM Krasenkow 1/2 GM KulaotsGM Lie 1-0 GM DreevGM Rozentalis 1-0 IM Jones GM-norm 5½ points / IM-norm 3½ points 1 Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2690 gm 6.02 Krasenkow, Mikal POL 2651 gm 5.53-4 Portisch, Lajos HUN 2512 gm 5.0Rozentalis, Eduardas LIT 2578 […]
Cheparinov wins Sigeman with 1 round to go

With one round to go, GM Ivan Cheparinov has won the Sigeman event! He defeated the young Indian GM Negi while his main rival GM Hillarp Person lost to GM Timman! Round 8 results: GM Tiger Hillarp Persson – GM Jan Timman 0 – 1GM Ivan Cheparinov – GM Parimarjan Negi 1 – 0IM Emil […]
Kramnik – Leko | 2 draws in day 1

The first day came to an end with 2 draws between Leko and Kramnik. Here are the games: Game 1: GM Kramnik – GM Leko [A33]Leko – Kramnik Miskolc, Hungary, 25.04.2007 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 e6 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Qa5 8.Bh4 Ne4 9.Bxe7 Nxc3 10.Qd2 Nxe7 11.Nb5 0-0 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ […]
Science buff? Earthlike planet discovered!

Potentially Habitable Planet FoundBy SETH BORENSTEINAP WASHINGTON (April 25) – For the first time astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is potentially habitable, with Earth-like temperatures, a find researchers described Tuesday as a big step in the search for “life in the universe.” The planet is just the right size, might […]
Peter Leko Chess School

The Peter Leko Chess School officially opened in Miskolc, Hungary. ChessBase has a full report here. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Art and Chess

Art Review Brian O’Doherty – Patrick IrelandOutside the Box: Rethinking All Geometric Limits of Form and Frame, Floor and Ceiling By BRIDGET L. GOODBODYPublished: April 25, 2007New York Times The provocative Brian O’Doherty/Patrick Ireland retrospective at New York University’s Grey Art Gallery highlights the decade when Minimalism morphed into Conceptualism. What you’ll discover here is […]
Chess helps me think

Northwest brings home another chess titleTeam wins its second national championships in three yearsby Melissa A. Chadwick Staff WriterOne of the most successful teams at Northwest High School in Germantown never steps foot on a grassy field, court or track. Instead, the team members sit at a table, eyes fixated on a checkered board for […]
Chess Top 10

In your opinion, what are the top 10 most special / historic chess moments in history? 10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1. Fischer defeating Spassky in 1972 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Playing Chess is the Key to longevity

I published a few days ago but here is another version with his statement: British man wins ₤25,000 on his own lifeWed, 25 Apr 2007 10:11am – TV3A British man literally bet on his life to win ₤25,000 from the bookies. Alec Holden celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday after he beat the bookmakers with a […]
VN found sponsor for national program

Dragon Capital group to sponsor Vietnam chess Dragon Capital financial group has recently signed a 3-year cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Chess Federation (VCF) to provide it a minimum annual aid of US$40,000. The company committed to sponsor funds for giving prizes and organizing chess events in Vietnam for three consecutive years from 2007. In […]