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Elista Finals round one: GM Mihail Marin comments
07.06.2007 – Great news: the Candidates Finals in Elista will be annotated by Romanian grandmaster Mihail Marin, whose simple and instructive commentary turns the games into a wonderful training session for the ambitious player. Marin will provide express commentary on the day after each round, while the next ChessBase Magazine will carry comprehensive analysis. Look, enjoy and learn.
 

Dragging the hippopotamus from the Marshall
06.06.2007 – Frank Marshall was one of the world’s best players for a good chunk of that time. The American grandmaster was also a great opening innovator. Our Playchess trainer Dennis Monokroussos thinks that, to be frank, marshalling multiple games seems a fitting tribute to such a player. Visit Dennis' pun-filled lecture on Thursday at 9 pm ET!
 

Elista F01: Junior-Fritz drawn, Grischuk, Aronian, Leko win
06.06.2007 – President Ilyumzhinov's "Ultimate Computer Challenge" began with a grandmasterly draw between Deep Junior and Deep Fritz. In the afternoon the humans were fighting it out in the Candidates Finals, with Grischuk, Aronian and Leko winning their games, against Rublevsky, Shirov and Bareev respectively. Report with games, notes and pictures.
 

Andrew Martin: Home advantage
06.06.2007 – Last week our Playchess trainer was in Hamburg, where he met a couple of good ol' friends, grandmasters all of them. what better way to start the radio show this week than with two games from the Hamburg Open. Andrew Martin shows us games by GMs Ftacnik and Berg. See you on the server.
 

A Turkish report on chess in Greece
05.06.2007 – "Greece is one of the most beautiful countries in the world," says Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation. "It has a strong chess tradition for 25 years". Ali should know – he is one of the most dynamic organisers in the world today. He writes about the Third World School Championships 2007 and the First International Chess Marketing Seminar in Kallithea. Pictorial report.
 

President's Cup computer vs computer match
05.06.2007 – It starts tomorrow, together with the finals of the Candidates Matches in Elista. The "Ultimate Computer Challenge", sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, pits the reigning computer world champion Deep Junior against Deep Fritz, which beat world champion Vladimir Kramnik in 2006. To get in the mood for the machine match here is an article in the Washington Post.
 

Elista Tiebreaks: Shirov, Gelfand, Aronian qualify
03.06.2007 – Alexei Shirov won two games in succession and drew the third against Michael Adams to move into the finals. Boris Gelfand beat Rustam Kasimdzhanov by the same score. Levon Aronian had a much tougher time against the bravest and most exciting player in the field: Magnus the Magnificent Carlsen, whom it took all the skill Lev could muster to beat. Full report with pictures and commentary.
 

Elista R06: Bareev, Rublevsky advance, Polgar and Ponomariov out
02.06.2007 – Three players faced “must-win” games to stay alive in the event – only one of them managed it. Shirov beat Adams, to force the match into a playoff, but draws for Rublevsky and Bareev see them through to the second round, at the expense of Ponomariov and Polgar respectively. Magnus Carlsen pulled off a fine trick to hold Levon Aronian and force a playoff. Last chance saloon in Elista.
 

Edward Winter presents: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (7)
02.06.2007 – The chess historian Edward Winter presents another selection of mysteries from Chess Notes. It includes an alleged game by Albert Einstein, the origin of the Trompowsky Opening, the termination of the 1984-85 world championship match, and the Marshall brilliancy which supposedly prompted a shower of gold coins. Readers are invited to join in the hunt for clues.
 

Kasparov live: Najdorf Vol. 3
02.06.2007 – What do you need to succeed in the Najdorf? Analysis and preparation is one thing of course but creativity and energy over the board is also essential, says Garry Kasparov. No wonder that the Najdorf was one of his most favourite and successful weapons. On his new DVD “Najdorf Vol. 3” you can feel the unique intensity of this great chess genius. Buy it now or read more.
 

Elista R05: Carlsen strikes back, Grischuk advances
01.06.2007 – After his loss against Levon Aronian 16-year-old Magnus Carlsen bounced back to win today's game and equal the score. Judit Polgar, fighting with her back to the wall, staved off defeat by mating Evgeny Bareev. A solid draw saw Alexander Grischuk through to the second round at the expense of Alexander Malakhov, whilst draws in the other games leave everything to play for tomorrow.
 

Vladimir Kramnik on the world of chess (Part 2)
01.06.2007 – Why is Veselin Topalov, former FIDE world champion, not playing in the Mexico world championship? Is it fair that if Kramnik does not win it he gets a rematch? Would he accept the winner of Mexico as the new champion? What is the ideal format of a world championship: tournament or match? How many games, what time controls? Kramnik answers in part two of our video interview.