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Kramnik, Adams out, Kasparov, Anand two-nil, two-nil
30.04.2002
– Round two of the Eurotel World Chess Trophy in Prague saw Anatoly Karpov knock
out world champion Vladimir Kramnik, and Bosnian GM Ivan Sokolov send Michael
Adams packing. Meanwhile Kasparov and Anand continued their "dry score"
advance with two-nil victories each. Both have won all games in this tournament so far.
Results, reports and annotated games are on our Eurotel
coverage page and on our special tactics
training page.
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Man vs Machine double bill on Playchess.com
30.04.2002
– On May first 2002 we have a special treat for you – after you get back
from the Labour Day rally. At 18:00 GMT "Computer killer" Alexei Dreev
will play a full-length tournament game against an especially tuned version
of Deep Junior 7. And at 19:30 GMT Deep Junior will be replaying its annulled
game agains Ilya Smirin in the special ChessBase-Kasparov
Chess event. Two high quality games against top GMs. Join many hundreds
in the action-packed Playchess
server coverage.
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Eurotel Trophy – Favourites through, Bareev eliminated
29.04.2002
– Day two of the Eurotel World Chess Trophy in Prague brought few surprises.
Kramnik, Topalov, Morozevich and Karpov all went through to the next round,
only Bareev faltered against Jussupow. You will find results, reports and annotated
games on our Eurotel
coverage page. Today with John
Henderson's illustrated report and a special tactics
training page.
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Eurotel Trophy – Peter Leko eliminated
29.04.2002
– The huge ball room of the Zofin Palace in Prague was filled, while 16 (of 32)
top GMs battled it out in the rapid chess knockout tournament. Garry Kasparov
and Vishy Anand went through 2-0 each, Judit Polgar squeaked through in the
tiebreak, and Peter Leko was eliminated by Ivan Sokolov in the blitz session.
You will find full information on our Eurotel
coverage page.
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Taming the tiger
29.04.2002
– Just when it looked as though Ilya Smirin was lost against In his game against Chess
Tiger, the 2702 GM uncorked
some tactical fireworks that sent the program - and the Internet audience
– reeling. "This is the best game against computers I have ever seen,"
said one. The hero of the day told us he was very pleased to have "pulled
this one off." You can replay
the game with some of the live online chat or go to our special
coverage page. The game Junior-Smirin will be repeated on Wed, May
1st at 19:30 GMT.
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Facing the tiger
28.04.2002
– He started off magnificently, outplaying some of the best chess programs in
the world. But in the second half of the event top GM Ilya Smirin has been getting
himself into a spot of trouble. He was on the verge of defeat against Hiarcs
and Junior, and must now face the ferocious Chess
Tiger. Watch the action live on our Playchess
server, together with some interesting GM kibitzers. All details are available
on our special coverage page.
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The Grandmaster and the Creature from a Parallel World
27.04.2002
– Sergei Tiviakov, born in Russia, now living in Holland, is a very strong grandmaster.
Recently he played in the 6th Golden Cleopatra tournament in Cairo, which he
duly won. During his stay he visited the Great Pyramids and brought
back some spectacular pictures – and an astonishing tale of an
encounter with a creature from the parallel world. This you have
to
see to believe.
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A matter of honour
26.04.2002
– Imagine the following: White is winning a game, Black is playing some last desperate moves. Suddenly White has technical problems and cannot continue. So he offers Black a draw. Black refuses and insists White get the full point. There is a heated argument: Black wants to resign, White insists on a draw. Finally both sides agree to replay the game from scratch. Unimaginable, such gentleman-like behaviour? Well that's what happened in yesterday's
Man vs Machine game.
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And here it is: new plans for a reunified chess world
25.04.2002
– The Einstein Group
in London and Nahed Ojjeh have announced their support of the reunification
of the chess world. To this end they are seeking collaboration with all interested
parties in a daring new proposal that is to be discussed at the upcoming Eurotel
Trophy in Prag. The funding would be mainly supplied
by Madame Ojjeh, a Syrian born billionaire who lives in Paris. You will find
the joint press release of both parties
here.
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What will the morrow bring for chess?
25.04.2002
– Political upheavals in the chess world, with the super-tournament in Astana
cancelled, FIDE unable to fund its Grand Prix cycle and breaking with its
commercial partners, no clearly recognised
world champion. Where to go and what to do? Well, we believe there may be some exciting
news pretty soon (like on Thursday at 13:00 GMT) regarding an attempt to repair
the dismal situation. Keep abreast with all the latest developments in John
Henderson's daily chess column.
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Building a fortress against the computer onslaught
25.04.2002
– "Oh the humanity!" moaned one of many hundred visitors on the Playchess
server. Super-GM Ilya Smirin, Elo 2702, was being clearly outplayed by Hiarc
8, the latest program in the ChessBase stable. Showing impressive positional
understanding Hiarcs had a winning position. But with a brilliant trick (predicted
by kibitzer Vishy Anand) Smirin was able to build an impregnable fortress and
save the game. You can replay the game with live chat by prominent visitors
on our Javascript board,
or go to our special coverage page.
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Mig is back – and he's funny
23.04.2002
– Because you didn't demand it! Mig Greengard, fresh from the unemployment
line, has joined our team at ChessBase. The man who brought you the Chicken
Factor and the Leko Poetry Jam will be appearing here exclusively with his
column Mig on Chess. We're so happy we've almost forgotten how he talked
us into it (there was a case of German beer involved, but our memory is a
little fuzzy). Without further ado, check out Mig
on Chess #164.
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