Group A: 1. L. Aronian, M. Carlsen 23. T. Radjabov 1½4. V. Kramnik, M. Adams, V. Ivanchuk, J. Polgar, P. Leko, L. van Wely 110. S. Mamedyarov, P. Eljanov, V. Topalov, B. Gelfand, V. Anand Group B: 1. P....
Chess Art Contest 7 Finalists

All 7 finalists have been posted on www.ChessDiscussion.com. There was supposed to be only 5 finalists. However, there were ties for the 5th through 7th spot. I listed all 7 by random orders. You can vote by adding your...
Impressive play by Carlsen and Aronian

Final position of Carlsen vs Eljanov GM Carlsen (2733) – GM Eljanov (2692) [D91]13.01.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bh4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 dxc4 8.Qa4+ Qd7 9.Qxc4 b6 10.e3 Ba6 11.Qb3 Bxf1 12.Kxf1 0–0 13.Ke2...
Round 2 Update

Picture by Frits A. of chessvista.com Group A L. van Wely 1/2 J. PolgarV. Topalov 1/2 V. IvanchukB. Gelfand 0-1 L. Aronian (Aronian is 2-0!)P. Leko – M. AdamsM. Carlsen 1-0 P. Eljanov (Carlsen is 2-0!)V. Anand 1/2 S....
Presidential Bid Collapsed

Kasparov says he was blocked from raceBackers couldn’t nominate him By Mike Eckel, Associated Press December 14, 2007 MOSCOW – The Kremlin appears to have checkmated chess genius Garry Kasparov, eliminating the internationally known figure from the presidential race....
Greatest Impact on Mental Sharpness

A recent study by Russell Research, a market research firm based in New York, found that Baby Boomers rank Scrabble first among board games for having the greatest impact on mental sharpness. Chess ranked second, followed by Trivial Pursuit....
Balm of her hand

MOVES BELIEVED IN BALM OF HER HANDBy ANDY SOLTIS January 13, 2008 — CHESS A 20-YEAR-OLD Hungarian woman is the latest victim of a bizarre cheating charge: Her opponents claimed she played moves that were somehow transmitted from a...
Corus Round 2

Group A L. van Wely – J. PolgarV. Topalov – V. IvanchukB. Gelfand – L. AronianP. Leko – M. AdamsM. Carlsen – P. EljanovV. Anand – S. MamedyarovV. Kramnik – T. RadjabovGroup B N. Short – E. L’AmiH. Koneru...
Chess Art Contest 7 Finalists

All 7 finalists have been posted on www.ChessDiscussion.com. There was supposed to be only 5 finalists. However, there were ties for the 5th through 7th spot. I listed all 7 by random orders. You can vote by adding your...