We’re all rooting for Judit! Judit Polgar – E. Bareev (game 3) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 (immediate change from game 1 where she played 3.Nx3)3…cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Qxd4 8.Qxd4 Nxd4 9.O-O-O e5 10.f4...
Bareev – Polgar (Game 2)
Bareev – J. Polgar (Game 2) [E15]Candidate’s match – Elista 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.0–0 Be7 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.Qf5 Nf6 12.e4 d6 13.e5 Qd7 14.Qxd7+ Nxd7 15.exd6...
The psychology of match play
Some people think that chess is chess and if a player is good, he or she would do well in any format, whether if it is Swiss, round robin or match play. In my opinion, it is not the...
Judit Polgar vs. E. Bareev
Judit Polgar – E. Bareev [B19] (Game 1) 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Be3 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0–0–0 0–0–0 14.Ne4 Ngf6 15.g3 Nxe4 16.Qxe4...
More Scandal: ACP ready to investigate Topalov
World’s Best Chess Player Suspected of Immoral Ties With a computer The chess world has been rocked by a scandal. Kommersant has learned that the Association of Chess Professionals is about to begin an investigation of suspicions that former...