Aronian wasn’t supposed to be playing in the Bilbao Grand Slam final. After Topalov dropped out, he was put in as a substitute. Then he lost his first game to Grischuk. But after scoring 4 straight wins, Aronian has...
Tactical precision
White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
4 straight for Aronian
After losing the first game, Aronian has won 4 straight. Aronian, L (2773) – Shirov, A (2730) [A20]Bilbao Grand Slam Final (5), 11.09.2009 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.0–0 Nb6 7.b3 Bd6 8.Bb2 0–0...
Bilbao Grand Slam Final round 5
Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/2009/en_index.asp Round 5Aronian 1-0 ShirovGrischuk – Karjakin Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Karpov will train with Bologan
Karpov lands tomorrow in Valencia for the games with KasparovKarpov will train with Victor Bologan for the matchReport by Chessdom.com Anatoly Karpov is landing today at 21:00 CET in Valencia. He is coming several weeks prior to the match...
China wins, Russia 2nd, Ukraine 3rd
The unthinkable almost happened. China 1 came into the final round with a small lead over Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, and Poland. To make things even more favorable, China played Vietnam, a team which has not won a single match....
Remembering 9-11
Where were you on this day in 2001? Paul and I were supposed to be in this area that same morning for an important business meeting. The meeting was originally scheduled earlier (during the time when the tragedy took...
KL Open 2009 and the Young Talent Teams Challenge
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son wins the KL Open 2009 and Indonesia the Young Talent Teams ChallengeBy Peter LongSeptember 10, 2009 In the KL Young Talent Team Challenge, Indonesia as expected proved a convincing winner of the Young KL Talent...
New on the ChessFM blog
New on the Chess.FM blog… Garry Kasparov has shared his experience with talented young juniors throughout his career, but he has never taken on the dedicated training of a single player, until now. This week details came to light...
The medal count
Report by Chessdom.com The best player of the competition was Valentina Gunina. Despite her forfeit for being 1 minute late, she scored the fantastic 6,5/8. (This was the difference between Gold and Silver as Russia lost by 1/2 tie...