Photo courtesy of PokemonChess This happens too often in chess. One player fails to convert a win, and his opponent comes back the next game to haunt him. That is exactly what happened in this match. Leko squeezed out...
Leko 1/2 Carlsen in Game 3
GM Leko (2741) – GM Carlsen (2765) [B52]Miskolc Match, 29.05.2008 – Game 3 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 g6 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bg7 9.h3 0–0 10.Be3 Rc8 11.b3 a6 12.a4 e6 13.Rc1 b6...
8-game battle
8-game rapid match between GM Peter Leko and GM Magnus CarlsenMay 28 – June 1, 2008. Location of the match: National Theatre of Miskolc (1 Déryné str, Miskolc) 27 May (Tuesday)6.00 PM Opening ceremony and hosting of the draw...
European Youth Team Championships u18
HUNGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION8th U18 EUROPEAN YOUTH TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BOYS and GIRLSSzeged (HUN), 13th – 22th June 2008 To all European Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE and ECU: On behalf of the Hungarian Chess Federation we have the pleasure...
Perfect 10
Scoring 10-0 in the Budapest Girl’s Under 11 Championship at the age of 4. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m moving back to Hungary
Here is the full story of my announcement. I plan to reunite with my sisters to represent Hungary in future Olympiads. I hope to have the paperwork done ASAP with FIDE. Here is a picture from the press conference...
GM Csaba Balogh wins Hévíz
Four players tied for first in the Hévíz Invitational. The event’s lowest rated player, GM Csaba Balogh, the only player who went undefeated, finished first on tie-breaks. Final round results: GM Almasi, Zoltan HUN 2667 – GM Balogh, Csaba...
Balogh, Almasi and Nisipeanu lead Hévíz
After 9 rounds, Csaba Balogh of Hungary is the only player who has not lost a game. Today, he defeated tournament leader Naiditsch to surge into a tie for first in Hévíz with fellow Hungarian GM Almasi and Romanian...
Naiditsch, Nisipeanu, Almasi lead Hévíz
Naiditsch lost his second game of the tournament to fall back into a tie for 1st with former European Champion Nisipeanu and Almasi. Round 8 results: GM Naiditsch, Arkadij GER 2638 – GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2675 0-1GM...