White to move. Is this a win, draw or loss for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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Morozevich and Tomashevsky lead Russian Championship
Standings after 5 rounds: 1. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2755 3½2. Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 2646 3½ 3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2715 34. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2594 35. Amonatov, Farrukh g TJK 2637 3 6. Rychagov, Andrey...
Morozevich wins 3 straight to share the lead
Final position GM Morozevich – GM Sakaev [D10]23.12.2007Russian Championship 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Bf4 Nc6 6.e3 a6 7.Rc1 Bg4 8.f3 Bd7 9.g4 e6 10.h4 Be7 11.Bd3 0–0 12.Bb1 Qb6 13.Rh2 Rfc8 14.h5 Be8 15.Qd3 Nb4...
Getting closer to the World Championship crown
Picture by Europe Echecs GATA GETTIN’ CLOSER TO WORLD TITLE BIDBy ANDY SOLTISNY Post December 23, 2007 — CHESS GATA Kamsky, 33, of Brooklyn completed a remarkable three-year comeback, after a nearly decade-long absence from chess, by winning the...
Another essential endgame
White to move. Is this a win for White or Black? How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Pitterson defeats GM Ashley to capture title
Pitterson defeats Grandmaster to take Cameron Open Saturday, December 22, 2007 It was high drama at the Jamaica Conference Centre over the weekend, when National Master and three-time Jamaica National Champion, Jomo Pitterson, defied the odds to defeat Jamaican-born...
Kasparov speaks out
Man of the Year?By GARRY KASPAROVDecember 22, 2007; Page A11 Ever since President Vladimir Putin took office eight long years ago, the political and media leadership of the West have had a full-time job trying to look on the...
Barbados teams competing in the Pan Am
UWI to attend inter-collegiate chess championshipsWeb Posted – Sun Dec 23 2007 THE Chess Club of the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus will be taking part in its first ever International University Chess Championships event. This...
5 tie for lead at Russian Championship
Standing after 4 rounds:1. Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 2646 2½2. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2755 2½3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2715 2½4. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2594 2½5. Amonatov, Farrukh g TJK 2637 2½ 6. Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS...