Below is the list of the new LIVE rating leaders as of 9-13-08. This will likely be the rating order for the official October 1, 2008 FIDE rating list as well. 1 Topalov 2790,62 Morozevich 2787,03 Carlsen 2786,14 Ivanchuk...
Topalov wins Bilbao, regains #1 ranking
Final round results:Topalov, Veselin – Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0Carlsen, Magnus – Anand, Viswanathan ½-½Aronian, Levon – Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 Final Standings: 1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2777 17 2-3. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2737 132-3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2775...
Radjabov scores 1st win in Bilbao
GM Aronian (2737) – GM Radjabov (2744) [A05]13.09.2008, Bilbao Grand Slam Final 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 c6 6.e4 d6 7.h3 e5 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.d3 Re8 10.Rb1 h6 11.Be3 a5 12.d4 exd4 13.Nxd4 Nc5 14.Qc2...
An early day for Carlsen – Anand
GM Carlsen (2775) – GM Anand (2798) [D13]Bilbao Grand Slam Final, 13.09.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.Ne5 Rc8 9.f3 g6 10.g4 Be6 11.e3 Bg7 12.h4 h5 13.g5 Nd7 14.Nxc6...
The battle for #1 – Topalov wins!
Position after 15.h3 This game can decide the top standing of the Bilbao Grand Slam Final and the World #1 ranking! If Ivanchuk wins, he will be the #1 player of the world as of October 1 and he...
Saturday Open Forum
The Bilbao Grand Slam Final is entering the final phase. With one game to go today, the title and the world #1 ranking are both up for grab. Veselin Topalov (13) – Vassily Ivanchuk (11)Levon Aronian (12) – Teimour...
A look back at a historic match
GM-elect Yifan Hou and GM Humpy Koneru were the two top favorites to win the knockout format 2008 Women’s World Championship in Nalchik, Russia. Due to the FIDE seeding system where the defending champion would be the #1 seed,...
Torre’s 1st title in 5 years
Torre bags PGMA chess title09/12/2008 07:29 PM MANILA, Philippines – Asia’s first Grandmaster Eugene Torre turned back the hands of time to bag the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup international chess championship title held at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall...
Early Riser Tactic
White to move. Can you find the best continuation for White? Source: Chess Today Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar