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Openings theory – blessing or bane?
26.04.2004
– Keeping up with theory is a real pain in the neck. Who is to blame for the explosive growth and availability of openings knowledge? Some people say it is the kind folks who bring you this website. Dennis Monokroussos contends that in reality it is Mikhail Botvinnik, the first player to raise opening preparation into a science. Visit his
lecture on Playchess.com tonight.
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Top-level chess at Russian Team Championship
26.04.2004
– Grischuk, Bareev, Morozevich, Bologan – these are just some of the players who are battling out the Russian Team Championship finals from April 20-28 in Sochi. We bring you results, games, links and a beautiful
photo report by Eldar Mukhametov
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Köln Porz and Baden-Oos tie for first
26.04.2004
– The spokesperson for the German team championships, one of the strongest in the world, is "Miss Bundesliga" Almira Skripchenko, who plays for Werder Bremen. After the final round of this season's contests the two leading teams had tied for first. They will have to play a tie-break for the title in the second week of May . Here's a last-round
pictorial report.
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Kasparov's 'Predecessors' under scrutiny
25.04.2004
– Garry Kasparov's book, My Great Predecessors, is an invitation to readers to send in analysis and corrections. Many have, extensively, in our special section dedicated to taking Kasparov's challenge. GM Karsten Müller examines some of them in his
Analysis Focus #6.
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Alterman on the Morra – Part 2
25.04.2004
– After showing us how to meet the Sicilian with the Morra Gambit last week, tonight our GM trainer Boris Alterman explains how in the Morra you don't need to look after casual combinations but follow the main principles of the opening: fast development, control over the center. Tactical combinations will appear automatically! Listen to Boris in his
audio lecture on Playchess.com.
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Shredder and Ruffian lead in Leiden
24.04.2004
– The traditional Dutch computer chess tournament is currently being held in Leiden. 16 programs are competing for top honors and a $3000 prize fund. After six rounds World champion Shredder went into the lead after beating arch rival Hydra after 28 moves of opening preparation.
Report and games...
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Nigel Short takes on the Playchess crowd
23.04.2004
– It started with an innocuous remark: "What's your current ranking on the Playchess list?" we asked Nigel Short. "What list?" he replied. We explained, and life stopped for the Mega-GM. During the next days he went after the players on that list with the
determination of the obsessed.
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Position setup
22.04.2004
– "Position setup" has been a basic standard feature of
ChessBase/Fritz software for many years. In this week's
ChessBase Workshop we examine the bare-bones basics of how
to setup and save a chess position for new users and provide a few
tips that even the "old hands" might not know.
Workshop...
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A thousand kings in Singapore
22.04.2004
– There are countries where chess simply thrives. Singapore is one of them. Maybe it is because the Chess Federation so actively promotes the games amongst the young. The result: 1200 children from 141 schools had three exciting days of chess in the national inter-school championship. Read all about it in
Olimpiu Urcan's pictorial report.
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The Spanish Game – completed
22.04.2004
– Tonight our Playchess.com lecturer Dorian Rogozenko finishes his series on the Spanish Game, presenting another memorable encounter from the Kasparov-Karpov matches, with an additional game with Karpov on the black side.
More...
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European Championship in Antalya
22.04.2004
– Last year we had a pictorial feast with the European Individual Championship. This year the event is once again being held on the "Turkish Riviera", the Mediterranean playground for West European tourists. Hopefully we will end up with a similar collection of interesting pictures of chess players at work and at play.
Here's a preview...
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Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2004
21.04.2004
– The strongest tournament in Germany is the Chess-Meeting in Dortmund. This year it will be held from July 22 to August 1 and features Anand, Kramnik, Leko, Svidler, Rublevsky, Bologan, Karjakin and Naiditsch. Here's the information you need to prepare for
Dortmund 2004
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