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Bareev in the lead in Wijk aan Zee
19.01.2002
– "The freezing wind, the beer-soaked hall, and the pea soup, that's what
chess is all about!" said billionaire George Soros, allegedly. At the Super-GM
it is Evgeny Bareev who is doing best, leading the field with 4.5 out of six.
In close persuit are Adams and Morozevich. You can find all games, results and
a new report by John Henderson here...
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Damn, I had him on the ropes
19.01.2002
– For the public it looked like a black win for Ruslan Ponomariov. The 18-year-old, playing with the black pieces, castled queenside and threw everything he had at the white king. But Ivanchuk defended cold-bloodedly and won a pawn. For a while he pressed for a win, but on move 50 the game ended in a draw by repetition. You with find it oun our special world championship page.
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FIDE World Championship: Third game drawn
18.01.2002
– Vassily Ivanchuk, trailing by a game, played imaginatively today with the black
pieces, switching from his first-game French experiment to his trusted Sicilian. But with both kings precariously positioned the younger player was able to force the exchange of queens and in fact even play for a win. The encounter ended in a just draw. You will find the game on our special
report page.
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Sleepless from Seattle
18.01.2002
– After finishing his stint as press officer for the
U.S. Championships in Seattle our roving correspondent John Henderson zipped across
to Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, raced to the wind-swept Dutch town of Wijk aan
Zee, and took up duty reporting on the Corus Super-GM that is being held there.
You will find reports, games and lots of pictures from the tournament here.
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Supermario fights back to get an incredible draw
17.01.2002
– In game two of the FIDE world championship finals Vassily Ivanchuk came out
fighting. He applied tremendous pressure on his young opponent and slowly gained a decisive material advantage. But the incredible "Supermario" launched
an attack on the white king, using his own king as his main assault weapon.
In time trouble Ivanchuk faltered and the game ended in a draw. You will find
more information here...
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Double-barrel GM commentary
17.01.2002
– This evening there is a special event on the Fritz7 server. At 21:00 h German time (= 3 p.m. New York) GMs Lubomir Ftácnik and Rainer Knaak will be discussing the second game of the FIDE world championship finals in Moscow between Ivanchuk and Ponomariov. The is interactive, which means you can type in questions or suggestions to the GMs. Please note: you need to have the Fritz7 program to log onto the server and enter the "broadcast" room.
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Is this the next world champion?
16.01.2002
– In the first game of the FIDE world championship finals the 18-year-old Ruslan Ponomariov chalked up an easy win against veteran Ukraine GM Vassily Ivanchuk. Ruslan is the young guy playing a simul in the picture. You will find our special world championship report page with GM analysis here...
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Nigel takes Reykjavik by, well, storm
14.01.2002
– After a harrowing battle
with snow-storms Nigel Short did eventually arrive in Reykjavik, Iceland,
for his match against local GM star Hannes Stefansson. After a somewhat shaky
start – who's going to blame him after auch an adventurous journey –
Nigel settled down to thoroughly beat Stefansson with a final score of 4½-1½.
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If you did not like the original you should try the director's cut
12.01.2002
– Let's face it. 2001 was not the greatest year for chess, but it was infinitely worse for the rest of the world. If you didn't like 2001 this was because you saw the original version. As a special service to our visitors we bring you a special director's cut, with additional, never-seen-before footage.
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Chess in Seattle in the news
12.01.2002
– Chess in Seattle – and it is actually in the news. While the top US players
battle it out for the men's and women's title (in a single group!) the two top
newspapers are carrying substantial stories about the championship. Check it out
in the Seattle
Times and the Seattle
P-I. What's next, MTV?
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Russian émigrés dominate US Championship
10.01.2002
– It’s ironic that, in the aftermath of Bobby Fischer’s historic victory over the legendary Soviet Chess machine, nowadays it’s the Russians who dominate the American game. You will find more details in John Henderson's report
here...
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Ladies welcome in Seattle
09.01.2002
– The forward-thinking Seattle Chess Foundation decided that, for
the first time in the 113-year history of the US Championships, they would allow women to go head-to-head with their male counterparts
at the U.S. Championships (Jan. 5th to 13). All information is available at the well-designed official tournament site, where you will also find live games, results and illustrated reports.
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