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3 |Bosna 2009
Ukranian Grandmaster Pavel Eljanov wins. We annotate his win from this tournament over GM Ivan Sokolov.
5 | Gelfand Wins ACP World Rapid Cup
Russian GM Peter Svidler blunders in winning positions and Boris Gelfand capitalises to win the title.
7 | Shirov Wins M-Tel 2009
The Spanish GM defeats Magnus Carlsen in the final round to snatch the title from his grasp. We have annotated every decisive game!
19 | One From The Archives
John Lee Shaw takes a look at Kasparov-X3D Fritz, Man-Machine World Chess Championship 2003.
20 | UK 4NCL
Guildford-A&DC retain the division 1 title.
22 | Book Review
John Lee Shaw takes a look at Mastering The Chess Openings, volume 3 by IM John Watson.
23 | Bill Wall’s Chess Websites
His chess websites are some of the most visited on the web. Bill Wall gives his opinion on a few others!
24 | Hikaru Nakamura is US Chess Champion 2009
GM Nakamura defeats Josh Friedel in the final round to become champion. We annotate the game.
25 | President’s Cup, Azerbaijan vs World
The home team are defeated by the Rest of The World
27 | May Round Up
Mitropa Cup, Ivanchuk defeats Navara, and more …
Good topics. Good luck John!
Shirov has a surprised look on his face. He would not have won if either Magnus or Topalov were absent. He won by default. The two Titans cancelled each other out leaving Shirov with the smoldering chessboard remains.
Topa and Magnus would make more money if they avoided playing at the same tournaments each one attends.