Round 5 results: Short, Nigel – Vaganian, Rafael 1-0Timman, Jan – Andersson, Ulf 0-1Mecking, Henrique – Portisch, Lajos ½-½Suba, Mihai – Khalifman, Alexander ½-½Murariu, Andrei – Sokolov, Andrei ½-½ Round 6 results: Khalifman, Alexander – Short, Nigel ½-½Portisch, Lajos...
Keen eye for an opportunity
Speelman, Jonathan – Levitt, Jonathan (London, 1992), presented by AndreasWhite to move. How should White proceed?4r1k1/pq4pp/1p1Q1p2/n3N3/8/P3R3/1P3PPP/6K1 w – – 0 25 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen draws first blood in game 4
Photo courtesy of PokemonChess This happens too often in chess. One player fails to convert a win, and his opponent comes back the next game to haunt him. That is exactly what happened in this match. Leko squeezed out...
Morozevich leads by 1.5 point
Round 6 results: Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Sokolov, IvanPredojevic, Borki ½-½ Dominguez, LenierMovsesian, Sergei ½-½ Timofeev, Artyom Standings after 6 rounds: 1. Morozevich 5.02. Dominguez 3..53-5. Sokolov Timofeev, Movsesian 2.56. Predojevic 2.0– Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Leko 1/2 Carlsen in Game 3
GM Leko (2741) – GM Carlsen (2765) [B52]Miskolc Match, 29.05.2008 – Game 3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.h3 0–0 10.Be3 Rc8 11.b3 a6 12.a4 e6 13.Rc1 b6...
The amazing Morozevich wins again!
When he is on, he is virtually unstoppable. At this pace, Morozevich is approaching 2800! After 6 games, he has 4 wins and 2 draws against opponents around 2680 average for a performance in the mid 2900! GM Morozevich...
Critical endgame knowledge
Presented by AndreasWhite to move. Can White save this game? 8/8/8/4p1p1/8/5P2/6K1/3k4 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
FIDE: No Money from Lviv
There is no money from Lviv This latest information has been confirmed by the FIDE office. This is the information on chessdom: The FIDE office has given the latest information for Chessdom.com, “As of today, May 29, there is...
Chess boom in India
Massive turnout at Chess for Youth Express News ServicePosted online: Thursday , May 29, 2008 at 01:35:59 Kolkata, May 28 A record number of 430 chess players are vying for the honours in the 3rd Tea Board of India...
A chess life on the board
A life on the boardWritten by ZACH HANPublished May 29, 2008 When Bobby Fischer, arguably the greatest chess player ever, passed away this year, many lamented the end of an institution and of an era. But they should have...