Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Anand – Svilder LIVE commentary
You voted and Anand – Svidler and Leko – Kramnik won handily. So these are the 2 main games I will discuss. However, I will brush through the other 2 games at exciting moments. Anand – Svidler 1.e4 e5...
Svilder – Gelfand 1/2
GM Svidler (2735) – GM Gelfand (2733) [C42]16.09.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Bf4 0-0 8.Qd2 Nd7 9.0-0-0 Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Nxe6 13.h4 Qd7 14.Qd5 Qc6 15.Qf5 Nf8 16.h5...
Morozevich 1-0 Svidler
GM Morozevich (2758) – GM Svidler (2735) [C45]15.09.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 0–0 8.0–0 Ne5 9.Bb3 d6 10.f3 Be6 11.Kh1 Bc4 12.Rf2 d5 13.Bc2 dxe4 14.Nd2 Bd3 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.fxe4...
Svidler – Leko LIVE commentary
GM Svidler (2735) – GM Leko (2751) [C89]14.09.2007 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Qe2 Bg4 16.Qf1...
LIVE game: Kramnik – Svidler 1/2
Kramnik – Svidler 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.e3 Nd7 (The overwhelming choice here is Bd3. There are many other playable choices. But this will be a hard game for White to...
Peter Svidler
Peter Svidler Birthplace: Leningrad, RussiaDate of birth: June 17th, 1976Current FIDE rating: 2736 pointsCurrent position in FIDE list: 9thHighest FIDE rating: (January, 2006)Highest position in the list: 3rd – 4th (October, 2006; he tied with Kramnik: 2750 points) Most...
Two to go – Round 13 previews
Kasimdzhanov – Topalov The reigning FIDE World Champion versus the man who will take his title in 3 days. Kasimdzhanov is playing for respectability. Topalov needs 1 point in the last 2 rounds to guarantee the crown outright. Topalov...