Perelshteyn Wins Spice CupBy Dylan Loeb McClainNY Times Eugene Perelshteyn, a grandmaster from Massachusetts, won the Spice Cup, a tournament at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tex. He led from start to finish, scoring 6.5 out of 9. Gilberto...
Kramnik continues to lead Tal Memorial

Round 7 results: Jakovenko, Dmitry – Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – Kamsky, Gata 0-1Carlsen, Magnus – Gelfand, Boris ½-½Ivanchuk, Vassily – Lékó, Peter ½-½Alekseev, Evgeny – Shirov, Alexei 0-1 Standings after 7 rounds:1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 5...
Kamsky struck first win in Moscow

Final position GM Mamedyarov – GM Kamsky [D15]17.11.2007Tal Memorial 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 Bf5 6.Bf4 Nbd7 7.e3 g6 8.h3 Bg7 9.Be2 Be4 10.Nh4 e5 11.Bg3 exd4 12.exd4 0–0 13.f3 Bf5 14.Nxf5 gxf5 15.Qd2 Nh5...
Saturday Open Forum

GM Eugene Perelshteyn just captured the first ever SPICE Cup Invitational, followed by GM Hernandez. The Tal Memorial is at round 7 with Kramnik way out in front of the super field. There is a big state championship in...
Saturday morning brain teaser

This could have been a position from the Miton – Hernandez game in the SPICE Cup tournament. Miton was pushing hard to win as White to tie for first. It is Black to move. Is it possible for Black...
Battle of the day

Photo courtesy of GM Fontaine and Europe Echecs Jakovenko vs. Kramnik at the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Can Jakovenko stop the Kramnik demolition machine? Kramnik is performing over 2900 so far in this tournament. Chess Daily News from Susan...
Sport, Art and Science according to Botvinnik

The Scientific MethodChessBy BORIS GULKO and GABRIEL SCHOENFELDNovember 16, 2007 The long-reigning world champion Mikhail Botvinnik once memorably described chess as a combination of sport, art, and science. In examining the playing styles of the world’s top grandmasters, we...
India’s geniuses

Showcasing genius on screenMadhur Tankha NEW DELHI: Exploring the mind of individuals with extraordinary abilities is National Geographic Channel’s brand new series titled “My Brilliant Brain” premiering on December 10. An amalgamation of special effects, photography, computer animations and...