ChessBy Lubomir Kavalek Special to The Washington PostMonday, December 8, 2008; Page C10 “You have to be at least 35 to understand [Fyodor] Dostoevski,” my professor at George Washington University, Charles Moser, once told me. Such mature appreciation is reserved in chess for Emanuel Lasker, the world champion from 1894 to 1921. He was an […]
Game analysis
Akobian, Varuzhan (2610) – Perelshteyn, Eugene (2555)2008 Spice Cup, Texas Tech UniversityQueen’s Gambit Declined [D38] http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 The Ragozin variation of the QGD is a relatively popular and attractive alternative to the more common 4…Be7. 5.Qa4+ More frequently seen is 5.cxd5 or 5.Bg5. 5…Nc6 Luckily for Black, he […]
ChessCafe monthly column
The 2008 U.S. Championshipby Susan PolgarChessCafe.com The 2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships were held May 13-21 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They were once again sponsored by Mr. Frank K. Berry of Stillwater, Oklahoma. A number of top players such as Kamsky, Nakamura, Ehlvest, Christiansen, Benjamin, Ibragimov, Goletiani, Baginskaite, and Melekhina, etc. did […]
Aronian on fire!
Aronian on Fireby Susan Polgar Most of the recent buzz on the international chess scene has been about the young Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, and deservingly so. However, there is another talented player, who does not command the same attention. He is super-grandmaster Levon Aronian of Armenia. The first glimpse of his potential came when he […]
A special chess colum
In my special February 2008 column for ChessCafe.com, I wrote about my experience with Bobby. I also discussed Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush, etc. I Remember Bobby I cannot begin this month’s column without discussing the passing of Bobby Fischer, 64, on January 17, 2008 because of kidney failure. […]
New Year Q & A
4. Who is the favorite in the Anand – Kramnik match? Cecil (New Orleans, Louisiana) This is a tough match to call. Kramnik is known for his tough match play. When asked which format he would prefer, Kramnik said match play because he only needs to win one more game than his opponent. He has […]
Interview with Gata Kamsky
I just finished an interview with Gata Kamsky about his victory in Khanty-Mansiysk and his upcoming match with Topalov. The interview will be published on my ChessCafe column on Tuesday night. I will also publish some of the excerpts here as well. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Game analysis
B. Igla (2291) – T. Kosintseva (2492)European Team Chess Championship, Crete, Greece (1), 28.10.2007 [E39] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4The Nimzo-Indian defense is one of the most complicated of all chess openings. The positions can be sharp, positional, closed or wide open.4.Qc2This is arguably White’s best response. The idea is to avoid doubled pawns […]
SP on Chess
http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm Here are the topics that I covered in my Chess Cafe monthly column: – “My Brilliant Brain”– $100K in scholarships and prizes– 2007 SPICE Cup– Chess Champions League – A tournament of Champions– 2007 World Cup, Khanty-Mansiysk– Ivanchuk is the new World Blitz Champion– Kramnik back to old form– Naroditsky gold, Chiang silver at […]
SPICE Cup and Other Flavors of the Month
Click here to read my monthly column on ChessCafe.com this month. There are many chess news items as well as full game analysis. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar