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Variety is the Spice of Life
22.02.2006
– Andrew Martin's Wednesday night's Playchess
lecture, this time at 23:00 GMT/12 midnight CET, features a grab-bag of interesting
subjects: Chandler's unusual Anti-Najdorf recipe; a brilliant innovation in
the Trompowsky; doing nothing to win, plus a review and puzzle.
Be there, don't miss.
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Morelia R3: Aronian-Topalov 123-move battle
21.02.2006
– Reigning FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov played a fine game, with the black pieces, taking his Armenian opponent Levon Aronian to the brink of defeat. But then the tables turned and suddenly Topalov found himself in a lost endgame, which he managed to save. All four games were drawn. Full report with
analysis and videos.
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Chess booms on Web, but who's the king?
21.02.2006
– The chess world is grappling with a paradox. Never has chess been so popular
a pastime, and yet its supreme players are almost unknown. There is sharp
disagreement about who, exactly, is world champion, and how best to run the
sport or raise money for it. All this is subject of a big chess story in the International Herald Tribune.
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Morelia R2: Svidler and Leko win
20.02.2006
– This Mexican Super-GM continues to produce fighting chess. Both the Peters, Svidler and Leko, won for the second time in a row. And Vassily Ivanchuk was able to defeat Levon Aronian, after the veteran Ukrainian missed a sure win in round one. Topalov drew against Bacrot. We bring you a big report with
games, annotations and videos.
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Twenty-two moves of pure creativity
19.02.2006
– Sometimes a game might be short, but it can have enough content for hours of
study, like this 22-mover by Albin Planinc, who in the 60s and
70s was among the world's most creative players. More in our Monday
night Playchess lecture by
Dennis Monokroussos.
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Morelia R1: Svidler beats Topalov
19.02.2006
– The Ciudad de Linares-Morelia tournament began with high drama, with
Peter Svidler defeating the reigning world champion Veselin Topalov's Berlin
Defence. Peter Leko beat Francisco Vallejo with the black pieces and Levon Aronian
won against Teimour Radjabov with white. Full report with
games, pictures and commentary.
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Baadur Jobava wins Aeroflot Open
18.02.2006
– He is 22, hails from Georgia and is currently rated at 2614. He had promised his father to finish in the top three, and remained determined after an unlucky loss and a narrow escape in early games. Using the Caro-Kann as a striking weapon Baadur Jobava was unstoppable in the second half of the event.
Big illustrated report.
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Morelia: spectacular opening of the chess festival
17.02.2006
– The big opening ceremony of the Linares-Morelia chess tournament took part in the city theatre, and included the drawing of lots. The games start tomorrow, Saturday, at 15:30h local time (=22:30h CEST, 4:30 p.m. NY). We bring you the full pairings and a report on the festivities that preceded the event.
With new pictures.
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Q&A with Bessel Kok
17.02.2006
– Dutch businessman and long-time chess supporter Bessel Kok has thrown his hat into the ring to run for the presidency of FIDE, the international chess federation. We submitted a list of questions, including several from readers, and received detailed responses on issues such as sponsorship, time controls, and of course,
the world championship.
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Morelia at last, let the games begin
17.02.2006
– Were you beginning to worry? After a 23-hour odyssey, your ChessBase team has arrived safely and set camp in a charming Mexican town. After some glitches involving (would you have guessed?) Internet access we are now all set to report on the second big chess event of the year –
live from Morelia.
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The age of love – Mark Taimanov at 80
17.02.2006
– On February 7th Mark Taimanov turned 80. For decades he was one of Russia's leading grandmaster, internationally best known for his unfortunate match against Fischer. But has lead a very full life, as a child actor, concert pianist and now as a proud father. For his birthday Mark Evgenievich give us a unique insight into his
personal photo album.
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Moving to Morelia
15.02.2006
– As often in recent years your faithful ChessBase news team is undertaking a perilous trip to an exotic chess location. This time it is to Morelia, the capital of the state of Michoacán in Mexico. There a major chess event is taking place – with the likes of Topalov, Svidler, Leko and Ivanchuk. It is the first leg of the yearly Linares tournament.
Curious?
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