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Chess Classic Mainz 2007 – Vishy Anand to play Chess960
01.05.2007
– The annual Chess Classic in Mainz will be held from August 13 to 19, 2007. The format has changed, with Anand, Aronian, Kasimdzhanov and Bacrot playing in two tournaments, one classical rapid and one Chess960 (Fischer Random). "I find it very comforting that I can play half the event without any opening preparation," says Anand in this
big interview.
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Miskolc 2007: games seven and eight annotations
30.04.2007
– The final two games of the Rapid Chess Match between Kramnik and Leko ended in draws, leaving Kramnik to win by 4˝:3˝ points. But they were not tame affairs, and the eighth game could have easily gone against Peter Leko, who found himself under considerable pressure. Our team of GM Ferenc Berkes and IM Gyula Meszaros have
analysed the games for you.
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Edward Winter presents: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (5)
30.04.2007
– We bring you a further selection of mysteries from Edward Winter’s Chess
Notes, including an alleged game by Stalin, some unexplained words attributed
to Morphy, a chess magazine of which no copy can be found, a US champion whose
complete name is uncertain, and another champion who has vanished without trace.
Our readers are invited to
join in the hunt for clues.
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Miskolc 2007: Kramnik wins rapid chess match by 3˝ 4˝
29.04.2007
– The final day of the rapid chess match was attended by the largest crowd so far. Everyone in the theatre was eager to see if Peter Leko would be able to get the point he needed to catch Vladimir Kramnik. The first game ended in a fairly quick and fairly safe draw. In the second Kramnik almost took the point with the black pieces. Big pictorial report with a
new perspective on the match.
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Miskolc 2007: Annotations of games five and six
29.04.2007
– They were the most exciting games so far in the rapid chess match in Miskolc, Hungary. Vladimir Kramnik's win was "a gorgeous game", so the annotators, worthy of a world champion. In game six Peter Leko struck back with a grittly determined win to narrow the gap to one point. "We can expect sparkling fight on the last day," says GM Ferenc Berkes in his
extensive game annotators.
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The No-theory Defence, or how to meet 1 d4 if you are over 35
29.04.2007
– The Czech Benoni (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 c5 3 d5 e5 4 Nc3 d6 5 e4 Nbd7 or Be7) has been
successfully applied by several strong GMs like Nisipeanu, Aronian, Sokolov, and
others in the last few years. On his new DVD Andrew Martin shows
that this little system not only attracts the elder club player, it should make it to the top-level of chess sooner or
later.
Buy it now or read this
review with sampler.
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Miskolc 2007: Exciting chess, both players score
28.04.2007
– The third day of the match in Miskolc was the most exciting so far. The first game went somewhat unexpectedly to Vladimir Kramnik, and Hungarian fans could be seen walking around with grim countenances during the pause before game six. But then their beloved Lékó Péter struck back and the triumphant yell of the audience could be heard all around the theatre.
Picture report.
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Freestyle Chess –Teaching an Engine how to Fly
28.04.2007
– The 5th PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament on Playchess.com is already history and the 6th issue is coming soon: Main event June 1-3, Final June 22-24. Freestyle Chess allows players to form a team and use any software and hardware they like. The main sponsor, the PAL Group in Abu Dhabi (UAE), has provided a $16,000 dollar prize fund for each online tournament.
CC GM Arno Nickel reports.
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Cheparinov wins Sigeman, Carlsen takes Gausdal
28.04.2007
– We knew about Ivan Cheparinov's victory one round before the end. The 20-year-old Bulgarian took the tournament with a point and a half more than his nearest rival Jan Timman. In Gausdal 16-year-old Magnus Carlsen won his final game against Mihal Krasenkow to take first, a point ahead of three players (amongst them Lajos Portisch).
Final report, standings, games.
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Miskolc 2007: Vladimir Kramnik draws first blood
27.04.2007
– In game three Peter Leko botched up his home analysis and handed his opponent Vladimir Kramnik a golden opportunity to go into the lead. The fourth game was a tense affair and ended after some remarkable twists in a draw. In between two eight-year-olds gave a charming chess display on the stage of the National Theatre. And then came the wine tasting in City Hall.
Big illustrated report.
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Global Chess to operate out of Amsterdam
27.04.2007
– In December 2006 we reported that FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov had launched a ten-million dollar company to be run by Dutch businessman Bessel Kok. Now that company, Global Chess, has now taken residence in the Max Euwe Center in Amsterdam. The web site Chess Vibes met with the main Global Chess officers and has provided
indepth video interviews.
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Miskolc 2007: Peter Leko misses a big chance
26.04.2007
– After a tense, uneventful game one local hero Peter Leko missed an excellent opportunity to take the lead in game two in his rapid chess match against Vladimir Kramnik. Peter suffered a similar mishap in the previous year against Anatoly Karpov – was it nerves or the fast time controls? The event is under way in the beautiful National Theater. We bring you
annotated games and pictures.
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