This is the position after 33…f5 White is Topalov and Black is Sasikiran. Sasikiran is leading by 1/2 point and Topalov needs a win to get at least a share of first place! Would you take Black or White...
Sasikiran, leader at Mtel
Most people picked the Indian GM Sasikiran to finish in the bottom half. However, he proved everyone wrong by leading the field by a full point after 7 rounds! Here are the matchups in round 8. Kamsky will have...
Calculating exercise
White to move. This is the actual position in the Mamedyarov vs. Sasikiran game. Calculate it out. What is the best continuation for White? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Sasikiran takes sole lead at Mtel by defeating Shak
Gata Kamsky tried very hard but could not crack Nisipeanu. Topalov and Adams also drew but Adams missed his chances to win. Mamedyarov had a draw in hands but 41.d7?? ended the game immediately. 41.Nxd8 would lead to an...
Another critical position to learn from
This is the position of Mamedyarov vs. Sasikiran after 33…Qf5 How do you assess the position? Which side would you take? Play it out from both sides. This is a very helpful position to learn how to handle unbalanced...
Sasikiran defeated Adams at Mtel
Final position after 34.Rd5 GM Sasikiran (2690) – GM Adams (2734) [E15]MTel Sofia, Bulgaria, 16.05.2007 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 d5 9.Ne5 Nfd7 10.Nxd7 Nxd7 11.Nd2 0-0 12.0-0 Rc8...