New York City Mayor’s Cup (NY Athletic Club – June 2006)One of the bloggers asked when was the last time I played in a serious chess event? It has to be back in 2006 where I won the Women’s Cup in Dresden, Germany, without losing any game. Another one, also back in June 2006, was […]
Hall of Famer chess tactic
Here is one by the recently Hall of Fame inductee Boris Gulko. White to move. How should white proceed? Gulko vs SkvortsovSoviet Union, 64 1rb5/1p1n1k2/p2Qq1p1/2p1ppB1/P1P3B1/8/1P4PP/5RK1 w – – 0 1 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Official opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame
Brand new Hall of Fame inductee, GM Boris Gulko, former USSR and US Champion! Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The World Championship View
Here are the 5 questions I asked a number of Grandmasters and International Masters: 1. Who do you think will win the match?2. What is your final score prediction?3. How would you describe the strengths and weaknesses of each player?4. Does playing in Sofia give Topalov an advantage (home crowd) or disadvantage (too much distraction […]
The big upset of round 1
GM Gulko (2631) – NM Hughes (2293) [E61]US Championship (1), 08.05.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Bg5 d6 5.e3 0–0 6.Be2 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.d5 Bf5 9.f3 g5 10.Bf2 e6 11.h4 exd5 12.hxg5 hxg5 13.cxd5 Qa5 14.Bd3 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Nbd7 16.Nge2 Rfe8 17.Kf1 Ne5 18.Qf5 Nc4 19.Qxg5 Re5 20.Qf4 Nxb2 21.Rb1 Nd3 22.Qc4 Nxf2 […]
Boris Gulko surges in Barcelona
Ronda 8 Ronda 8 el 06.11.2008 a las 16:00 SNo. Nombre Elo Res. Nombre Elo SNo. 10 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2548 ½-½ GM Jobava Baadur 2664 9 1 GM Gulko Boris F 2552 1-0 IM Corrales Jimenez Fidel 2552 8 2 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2511 ½-½ GM Kogan Artur 2561 7 3 GM Hernandez […]
Simul with GM Gulko
Cajun Chess is proud to announce two . . . SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITIONS presented by U.S. INTERNATIONAL CHESS GRANDMASTERBORIS GULKO (USCF Rating 2618) GM Gulko will actually hold two simultaneous chess exhibitions on Sunday, Nov. 16 . . . one will be for juniors (under 18 yrs. of age) from 11:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., […]
Interview with a living legend
One of the few players in the history of the game who has a favourable score against Gari Kasparov, whom he defeated in three occassions. Also the only chessplayer who won both USSR and US Championships. Now he enjoys, his passion which has become a quiet love, participating from time to time in various tournaments. […]
Victory through cumulative effect
Flights of ImaginationChessBy BORIS GULKO and GABRIEL SCHOENFELDFebruary 29, 2008William Steinitz, the first world chess champion, was the great expositor of positional play, the idea that the steady acquisition of small and subtle advantages would lead to victory from their cumulative effect. As influential as this school of thought has been over the 20th century, […]
Gulko and 10 others tie for the lead at Cappelle la Grande
Cappelle La Grande chess tournamentCoverage by Chessdom After only 4 rounds at Cappelle la Grande and we have no player with perfect score. A number of players such as GM Boris Gulko, GM Yuriy Krivoruchko, GM Valeriy Aveskulov, GM Thomas Luther, GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev, GM Meelis Kanep, GM Konstantin Chernyshov, IM Vasily Papin, WIM Sarah […]