Kramnik schlägt Carlsen und geht in Führung Zwei Runden vor Abschluss des Sparkassen Cheess-Meetings in Dortmund hat Wladimir Kramnik die Führung übernommen. Der Russe besiegte am Freitag mit Weiß den bisherigen Spitzenreiter Magnus Carlsen (Norwegen) und verdrängte ihn dadurch...
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Excellent endgame technique
GM Jakovenko (2760) – GM Bacrot (2721) [C89]Dortmund 2009 (8), 10.07.2009 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3...
Norwegian Championship Update
Standings of leaders after 7 rounds: 1 IM Frode Elsness 2438 2445 5,5 2 GM Kjetil A. Lie 2527 2541 5,5 3 GM Simen Agdestein 2542 2572 5,0 4 GM Berge Østenstad 2476 2482 4,5 5 IM Espen Lie...
Carlsen blunders, Kramnik in sole lead
Position after 25…Qc7?? Kramnik,Vladimir (2759) – Carlsen,Magus (2772) [D37]Dortmund 2009 GER (8), 10.07.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nh5 13.0–0 Nxf4...
Chess Collectors Special Trivia
What is so famous about this chess set? Can you name some of the famous people who have used this set? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Battle for the top honor
It is a big day in Dortmund. Kramnik and Leko are trailing Carlsen by 1/2 point. Leko is facing Naiditsch (who is having a bad tournament) with the White pieces while Kramnik is taking on Carlsen also with White....
Leko substitutes Anand in Nanjing
Official website: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/2009/en/index.htm Peter Leko (born September 8, 1979 in Subotica, Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian chess player. He became a grandmaster in 1994 at the age of 14 years (a world record at the time). In the January 2009...
Sparkassen Chess-Meeting
Sparkassen Chess-Meeting: Organisationsteam stellt sich vor Seit dem 2. Juli blickt die ganze Schachwelt auf Dortmund. Denn hier messen sich beim stärksten Turnier auf deutschem Boden etwa 300 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer bei spannenden Schachpartien. Im Mittelpunkt steht sicherlich das...
SA players come out top at the African Youth Chess Championship
Press Release 10 July 2009 SA players come out top at the African Youth Chess Championship The African Youth Chess Championship closed on a high note yesterday in Rochester House Salt River, Cape Town. The inaugural tournament held in...