White to move. Can White hold this game?6Q1/n3r3/6pk/8/6PP/4K3/1r6/8 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Chess Trivia
She is in the final 16 in the Women’s World Championship in Nalchik, Russia. Can you name her? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Day 2 tidbits from Bilbao
While waiting for transportation to the tournament site, Topalov told me (without reading my comments on this blog yet) that he felt strange that he and Radjabov were forced to play on in a drawn endgame based on the...
Two proud Dads
Mr. Radjabov (left) and Mr. Carlsen (right) Can you create some good clean fun captions? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The young phenom continues to lead
Standings after the 2nd round:Players will get 3 points for winning a match, 1 point for drawing and 0 points for losing. Players Games Win Draw Loss POINTS Magnus Carlsen 2 1 1 0 – 4 points Viswanathan Anand...
LIVE interview with Topalov and Aronian
We are interviewing Aronian and Topalov LIVE right now for the official site: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_retransmision.asp GM Topalov (2777) – GM Aronian (2737) [D11]Bilbao Grand Slam, 03.09.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Nh4 Bh5...
LIVE interview with Carlsen and Ivanchuk
We are interviewing Magnus Carlsen and Ivanchuk LIVE right now for the official site: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_retransmision.asp I am absolutely amazed with Magnus’ ability and confidence. When faced with a novelty by the world’s #2 player Ivanchuk, he responsed quickly and...
Anand 1/2 Radjabov in round 2
GM Anand (2798) – GM Radjabov (2744) [B33]Bilbao Grand Slam, 03.09.2008 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 0–0 13.Ncxb4 Nxb4 14.Nxb4 Qb6...