Photo courtesy of ChessBase ‘Looks like anyone can buy his way into a rematch’ B Shrikant, Hindustan TimesMumbai, August 18, 2007First Published: 22:28 IST(18/8/2007)Last Updated: 22:29 IST(18/8/2007) There is a limit to how much discrimination one can take. Viswanathan...
What do chess players eat?
Food for thought. What Britain’s top brains eat Are greens good for the grey matter, or will egg and chips do just as well?Tim Lewis asked our top boffins to reveal their eating habits Sunday August 19, 2007Observer Food...
Saturday Open Forum
It’s Saturday Open Forum! The big event in Mainz is about to conclude. Aronian shows that he will be a force in Mexico City. Anand once shows his superiority in Rapid. Kamsky shows that he is back. Speaking of...
Is it real or is it a hoax?
What do you think? Watch this video and decide for yourself. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand leads Rapid in Mainz
Aronian won the Chess960 Double Round Robin event which includes Aronian, Anand, Bacrot and Kasimdzhanov. In the Rapid Double Round Robin, Anand is leading with 2.5 out of 3. Aronian and Bacrot are tied for 2nd with 1.5 and...
A sound positional sacrifice? A good chess exercise!
This was an actual game between GM Werle (2552) and GM Wells (2517) in round 10 of the 2007 Staunton Memorial. The “normal” move would have been 9.g4. However, in this game, GM Werle played 9.Ne6!? Is it a...
Bologan wins 960 Open, Kamsky 2nd
Picture by Eric van Reem on www.chessbase.com Former 2700+ Bologan defeated Ivanchuk with the Black pieces in the last round to win the FiNet Chess960 Open. Gata Kamsky edged out Ivanchuk, Volotikin and Navara to finish 2nd on tie-breaks....
GM Kritz wins New England Masters
GM Kritz of Germany won the 2007 New England Masters with the score of 7 out of 9. GM Shabalov and IM Ippolito shared 2nd with 6.5 points. IM Ippolito also won the top under 2400 prize while young...
Videos from Mainz
Two more videos from Mainz have been put online by Peter Doggers, Editor-in-chief, www.ChessVibes.com http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=1147&lp_lang_view=en(last night’s funny press conference of Anand, Aronian, Kasimdzhanov andBacrot) http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=1148&lp_lang_view=en(an interview with Viktor Bologan, winner of the FiNex Open Chess960 rapidtournament) Chess Daily News...
20th International Open Es Vermar
The Binissalem Chess Club has the pleasure to present the 20th edition of the Internacional Open Es Vermar The tournament takes place from September the 30th to October the 7th Games begin at 20:40h. The rhythm of the game...