Round 5 results: Shirov 1-0 JakovenkoCarlsen 1-0 CheparinovPonomariov 1/2 KamskyKarjakin 1/2 Alekseev Jakovenko, Cheparinov, Alekseev and Kamsky will have White tomorrow. Which players will get to the final 4? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen 1-0 Cheparinov in a blunderfest game
Position after 47…a5. White’s position is overwhelming. I expect Magnus to score a full point soon. Magnus blundered to allow Cheparinov to draw but he gave back the favor and now it should be over soon. I suspect that...
A tough morning puzzle
I am giving you a hard one to wake up your brains in the morning 🙂White to move and win! No computer please! Hint: Some lines go as long as 10+ moves. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Shirov first to score against Jakovenko
Final position GM Shirov (2739) – GM Jakovenko (2710) [C89]06.12.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qf3 Qh4 15.g3...
Kamsky survived a scare in game 1
At one point, Ponomariov had a very active position and it looked like Kamsky would be in trouble. One of the key moves was White’s 29th move. Black offered a pawn to open up his position. Ponomariov declined and...
Jakovenko in trouble against Shirov
Position after 33.Rac1 +- GM Shirov (2739) – GM Jakovenko (2710) [C89]06.12.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6 13.Re1 Bf5 14.Qf3...
WC round 5: Karjakin 1/2 Alekseev
Final position GM Karjakin (2694) – GM Alekseev (2716) [C88]06.12.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Na5 11.Ba2 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.d4 exd4 14.Nxd4 Qd7 15.Nf1...
World Cup Round 5
Picture from the official website: http://cup2007.fide.com/results.asp Kamsky, Gata USA 2714 vs Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2705Cheparinov, Ivan BUL 2670 vs Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2714Alekseev, Evgeny RUS 2716 vs Karjakin, Sergey UKR 2694Jakovenko, Dmitry RUS 2710 vs Shirov, Alexei ESP 2739...
Very unique endgame
2k5/K1p5/8/1PP5/8/pB2p3/8/8 w – – 0 2 White to move. How can White stop Black’s pawns from advancing? No computer please 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar