Chess by Kavalek

Chess by Lubomir Kavalek

Special to The Washington Post
Monday, March 2, 2009; Page C08
Washington Post – United States

Last week was not a good week for the Americans playing abroad. In Sofia, Bulgaria, Gata Kamsky collapsed and lost to Veselin Topalov 2 1/2 -4 1/2 . The victory gives the Bulgarian grandmaster and the world’s top-rated player the right to challenge the world champion, Vishy Anand of India, in a title match later this year.

In Moscow, Etienne Bacrot shared first place with Alexander Moiseenko of Ukraine at the Aeroflot Open, both scoring 6 1/2 points in nine games. But the French grandmaster and the top seed won the event on a tiebreak, playing more games with the black pieces. GM Jaan Ehlvest was the best American, finishing with 5 points in 32nd place.

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