Tune-in for Chess Talk with IM John Watson on ICC Chess.FM. John’s weekly 60+ minute show (members only) will feature an interview with leading chess personalities. John’s special guest this week (Tue., 4 Dec.) will be man-of-the-moment GM Hikaru...
Chess astrology?
It’s all in the starsEdwina BartholomewDecember 4, 2007 7:40:00 AM. Scientists have found a person’s birth date shapes their personality and later lives. Astrology is often dismissed as superstition but there could be some science in the stars after...
Judit ICC simul
ICC is holding a special European Party for its members today Monday, December 3, with its Spanish partners, CET, at the top Barcelona nightclub, Luz de Gas. And this will be no ordinary party, because Judit Polgar will also...
Round 4 results
World Cup Results: Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2714 1-0 Adams, Michael ENG 2729Akopian, Vladimir ARM 2713 0-1 Shirov, Alexei ESP 2739Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2705 1-0 Sasikiran, Krishnan IND 2661Kamsky, Gata USA 2714 ½ Svidler, Peter RUS 2732Aronian, Levon ARM 2741...
Carlsen did it again! KO’d Adams
GM Carlsen (2714) – GM Adams (2729) [E36]03.12.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b6 8.Bf4 Ba6 9.Qxc7 Qxc7 10.Bxc7 0–0 11.Nf3 Rc8 12.Bf4 Nbd7 13.Nd2 Rc2 14.Rb1 Rac8 15.Nb3 Bc4 16.Na1...
WC round 4: Akopian 0-1 Shirov
GM Akopian (2713) – GM Shirov (2739) [B30]03.12.2007 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0–0 Nge7 5.b3 a6 6.Bxc6 Nxc6 7.Bb2 b5 8.c4 bxc4 9.bxc4 Rb8 10.Bc3 d6 11.Na3 e5 12.Nc2 g6 13.Ne3 Bh6 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.Rfb1 Bxe3 16.fxe3...
WC round 4: Ponomariov 1-0 Sasikiran
GM Ponomariov (2705) – GM Sasikiran (2661) [D20]03.12.2007 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.0–0 Be6 7.Bb5 Bc5 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 a6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Nbd2 Nf6 12.Qc2 0–0 13.Qxc6 Re8 14.Bb2 Bd7 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.Nxd4...
Albuquerque kids compete
Published Online: December 3, 2007 Passionate students face off during chess competition ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Shhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! The game is on. It’s black vs. white, mano a mano. But don’t whip out those pompoms or start the cheers. This...
WC round 4: Svidler – Kamsky
GM Svidler (2732) – GM Kamsky (2714) [C95]03.12.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Nb8 10.d4 Nbd7 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Bc2 Re8 13.Nf1 Bf8 14.Ng3 g6 15.b3 a5 16.a4...