GM Naiditsch (2624) – GM Nepomiachtchi (2634) [B86]28.06.2008 / Dortmund – Round 1 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.0–0 g5 11.Nde2 Rg8 12.f4 gxf4 13.Nxf4 Qg5...
Gustafsson 1/2 Kramnik in Dortmund
GM Gustafsson (2603) – GM Kramnik (2788) [D85]28.06.2008 / Dortmund – Round 1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.0–0 cxd4 10.cxd4 0–0 11.Be3 Bg4 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Rc1 Qa5...
Mamedyarov 1/2 Leko in Dortmund
GM Mamedyarov (2752) – GM Leko (2741) [E25]28.06.2008 / Dortmund Round 1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.dxc5 Qa5 9.e4 Ne7 10.Be3 0–0 11.Qb3 Qc7 12.Ne2 Nd7 13.Nf4 Nxc5 14.Qc4...
Can you find the right continuation?
Lasker, Emanuel – Bauer, Johann Hermann (Amsterdam, 1889), presented by Andreas White to move. What would you do as White? r4rk1/1b2bppp/ppq1pn2/2ppB3/5P2/1P1BP1N1/P1PPQ1PP/R4RK1 w – – 0 14 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Saturday Open Forum
After nearly 2 weeks of no super tournament in play, Dortmund is set to begin today with Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Peter Leko, Vassily Ivanchuk, Loek Van Wely, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Arkadij Naiditsch, and Jan Gustafsson. The chess world awaits...
Sexism in sport?
Tennis Pro, Determined to Stay Relevant, Calls Kournikova a ‘Bitch’ and Others ‘Sexpots’ Posted Jun 27th 2008 11:45PMby Will BrinsonFiled under: Tennis, Women’s Sports Your next winner on “Loud Mouthed American Celebrity Type” …. Justin Gimelstob!! Come on down,...
Karpov at Lyon Olympique Echecs
Information provided by Christophe LEROY for Lyon-Olympique-Echecs Lyon, le samedi 28 juin 2008 Exceptionnel! Rendez-vous aujourd’hui à 14h30 au club Lyon Olympique Echecs, pour le lancement par M. Anatoly KARPOV, de la deuxième phase du 1er Tournoi du «...
2008 Women’s World Championship
WORLD WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 The FIDE Presidential Board has approved the list of qualifiers and the schedule of the World Women’s Championship 2008, to be held in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria (Russian Federation), from 28 August to 18...
Value of conflict
We could learn from legend’s view on value of conflictSaturday, June 28, 2008 3:00 AMBy SHELBY LYMAN Although Emanuel Lasker is best-known as the chess champion who held the world title for 27 years, he was also a mathematician...