Round 4 pictures (35 pictures) http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound4Round 4 pictures (45 pictures) http://picasaweb.google.com/SPICEChess/2009SPICECupRound4Set2 A group 1-3. GMs Hammer, Kuzubov, Andreikin 2.54. GM Mamedov 2.05. GM So 1.56. GM Akobian 1.0 B group 1-3. IM Antal, IM Finegold, GM Perelshteyn 3.04-5. GM...
SPICE Cup round 4
Here is the link to the SPICE Cup LIVE games. Click here to see 35 pictures at the start of round 4. Group A So 1/2 Mamedov Kuzubov 1/2 Andreikin Hammer 1-0 Akobian Group B Finegold 1/2 Robson Bhat...
Kasparov leads 2-0
Kasparov (2812) – Karpov (2619) [D31]Valencia match (2), 22.09.2009 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bxd6 Qxd6 8.e3 Ne7 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.Nge2 h6 11.0–0 0–0 12.a3 a5 13.Rad1 b6 14.e4 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Qb8...
Karpov blundered in game 1
Karpov achieved a decent position from the opening. Unfortunately, he’s playing too slow. His last move 24.Ne6 is a minor blunder which gave Black an advantage. It’s definitely not a resignable position. Therefore, I have to believe that he...
Match prediction
What will be the final score in this Kasparov – Karpov match? Kasparov by 2 Karpov by 2 Kasparov by 1 Karpov by 1 6-6 match Kasparov by more than 2 Karpov by more than 2 pollcode.com free polls...
S H O R T tactic
Black to move. How should Black proceed?Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
What do you expect from these latest Kasparov – Karpov matches?
What do you expect from these latest Kasparov – Karpov matches? Competitive and high quality chess. A good media draw but don’t expect world championship level chess. This is why Fischer didn’t want to make a comeback. They’re playing?...
SPICE Cup Open
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITYSusan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)The Knight Raiders & The Susan Polgar Foundation presentSPICE Cup Open Chess ChampionshipTwo sections: Open and Under 1000/UnratedSeptember 26-27, 2009 A 5 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/60)Event Site: TTU (Student Union...
SPICE Cup round 4 pairings
Chessdom.com will have LIVE commentary on 2 games: http://www.chessdom.com/news-2009/wesley-so-mamedov-spice-cup http://www.chessdom.com/news-2009/hammer-akobian-spice-cup And no, Ben Finegold is NOT doing LIVE commentary of his own game 🙂 Round 4 – Tuesday, September 22 @ 2pm (Local Lubbock, Texas time) Group A So...