Adams – TopalovAdams seemed to be content not to finish in last place by drawing his games. Topalov is still a man on a mission. But there are only 4 games left. Would Topalov be willing to take crazy...
Topalov power – Round 10 summary
Topalov 1/2 – 1/2 Morozevich1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bf4 0–0 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 Nc6 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Bb6 12.0–0 d4 13.e4 Bc7 14.Bxc7 Qxc7 15.h3 Qb6 16.b4 Be6 17.Rc1 h6 18.Qd2...
The legendary Gaprindashvili can still bring it to the table – The Bulgarians will have the triple-crown!
Former Women’s World Champion Nona Gaprindashvili recently started to play chess again. She impressively won the 2005 BDO Chess Tournament (Premier Group) in the Netherlands with the score of 6.5 points out of 9 (6 wins, 2 losses and...
Women who hold the Grandmaster title
Many people have asked me about how the Grandmaster title was achieved by various women since the rules were changed many times. I will do my best to list them according to the best of my knowledge.List of women...
Sprinting to the end – Round 10 previews
Artwork by the talented Mike MagnanTopalov – Morozevich This is a very interesting matchup! Topalov has been having a heck of a tournament. Morozevich is extremely hot, winning the last three consecutive games to pull into a tie for...
5 games from the finish line – Round 9 summary
Anand ½-½ TopalovThis was supposed to be the epic battle. This was supposed to be the game where Anand would be making his move. This was supposed to be the game where Topalov would be sweating profusely. None of...
Half-time Analysis of the FIDE World Chess Championship
FIDE World ChampionshipBy Susan Polgarhttp://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2669 V. Topalov (Bulgaria) We are witnessing one of the greatest chess performances in history during the first half of the FIDE World Championship, at least in my lifetime anyway. While most people thought that...
Will it be smooth sailing for Topalov the rest of the way? Round 9 previews
Round 9 Previews Anand – Topalov This will be an epic battle. If Anand wants to have any chance of catching Topalov, it has to start with this round. He is trailing Topalov by 2.5 points and can cut...