Yesterday, GM Predojevic defeated the very strong GM Vallejo Pons of Spain with the Black pieces. Today, he defeated another very strong Chinese GM Wang to tie for the lead at the 2007 Aeroflot Open in Moscow, Russia. GM Predojevic – GM Wang [B33]15.02.2007 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 […]
Greetings from Florida
I just landed in Palm Beach, Florida a short while ago for a one day chess activity in the afternoon. However, I will be on ICC at 10 AM New York time to welcome a group of young American and Russian players. They will be playing a friendly match against each other. This is part […]
2007 Aeroflot Open
“Aeroflot Open 2007” General information of the festival: The International Chess Festival “Aeroflot Open 2007” will be held in Moscow from 13 February (the day of arrival) to 23 February 2007 (the day of departure). The official hotel and tournament venue is hotel “Gamma-Delta” belonging to the Tourist Complex “Ismailovo”. The Organizers of the Festival […]
Mr. Kasparov in the news
The original caricature was done by the very talented artist Ismael Roldan THE WEEKEND INTERVIEWThe Other RussiaThe man who would checkmate Vladimir Putin.BY MELANIE KIRKPATRICKSaturday, January 27, 2007 12:01 a.m. NEW YORK–As the longtime world chess champion, Garry Kasparov was a famously aggressive player. His latest game is politics, and his style is equally aggressive. […]