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Svidler upset at Russian Championship
Final position GM Svidler – GM Rychagov [C11]18.12.2007Russian Championship 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nf3 a6 8.c3 f5 9.Nc5 Bxc5 10.dxc5 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Ke7 12.Be2 Nd7 13.b4 a5 14.a3 axb4 15.axb4 Ra3...
A brilliant game and a big miss
Position after 36.Re7 GM Jakovenko – GM Morozevich [C11]18.12.20072007 Russian Championship 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Qd2 0–0 10.0–0–0 a6 11.Qf2 Qe7 12.Bd3 f6 13.exf6 Nxf6 14.h3 Bd6...
Chess trivia
Can you identify the GM who is playing Black and the man standing behind him? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Practical game tactic
White to move. What is the best continuation for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The new young star
December 16, 2007ChessFlorida Boy, Just 13, Sprints to International Master TitleBy DYLAN LOEB McCLAINNY Times Last weekend, 1,300 children competed in the grade nationals in Houston, including more than 100 eighth graders. Four — Darwin Li, Andrew Ng, Ben...
Chess precision
White to move. What is the best way for White to proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Exploiting poor piece placement
White to move. How should White proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
No steroid needed in chess
Drugs and sports The steroid report on baseball is just the latest blow, and it makes you wonder whether there is any sport left in the world where the competitors are completely free from drugs to boost what they...
A remarkable return to the big league
World Cup caps Kamsky’s remarkable return to big time chess Moscow, Dec 17 – Russian Gata Kamsky capped one of the most remarkable comebacks in world chess by winning the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk here Sunday. It catapulted the...