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Sitting on the Top of the World
13.06.2006 – Playchess lecturer Andrew Martin kicks off this week's show with the highest quality chess imaginable. It's a game between Anand and Topalov, a Berlin Lopez from Leon. Then comes San Marino with a white success in the Sveshnikov. Then Budapest, Yerevan and finally the weekly puzzle. Drop by.
 

Sicilian with 2.c3: Positional, aggressive and a lot of potential
13.06.2006 – "The Alapin (Sicilian with 2.c3) is a very safe way for White to play for a win", says someone who knows what he is talking about: Grandmaster Rogozenko has for almost ten years been commenting the most important games in the Alapin for ChessBase Magazine. For this opening system he has now completed a CD-ROM that no friend of the Sicilian should miss. Interview with Rogozenko.
 

Party Time at the Chess Olympiad
12.06.2006 – Some chess players are tedious and boring; but most are affable and good-natured, and not adverse to enjoying life. Some in fact are veritable party animals. Luckily there are many parties at chess Olympiads. So too in Turin, where at the wildest one there was an incident that has made it to the world press, which suddenly revealed a keen interest in chess. The full story.
 

Kramnik on the Olympiad, Topalov and Deep Fritz
12.06.2006 – After months of illness classical chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik made a very convincing comeback at in Turin, achieving the highest rating performance of any player at the Chess Olympiad. In an interview immediately after the final round Kramnik spoke about his health, his form and his immediate plans. Excerpts.
 

Anand defeats Topalov, wins León
12.06.2006 – The final of the Ciudad de León rapid chess tournament saw a determined Anand defeat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov by 2.5:1.5. Topalov had chances in the first game, Anand in the fourth. The match decider came in game two when Anand dismantled the Berlin Defence of his opponent. He generally impressed the audience with his very fast play. Final report.
 

This week: a Monokroussos game!
11.06.2006 – The main game for this week’s Monday night Playchess lecture doesn’t feature any great players. But it does show that ordinary players can profitably learn from the legends of the game! By way of proof Dennis Monokroussos offers one of his own games as Exhibit A.
 

Topalov defeats Vallejo, to face Anand
11.06.2006 – On day two of the Ciudad de León rapid chess tournament FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov defeated local champ Francisco Vallejo 2.5:1.5 and will now face Vishy Anand in the final on Sunday. Their four-game final can be watched live on Playchess.com. The event is taking place in the city of León in the northwest of Spain. Report.
 

Anand defeats Bruzón in León semi
10.06.2006 – The 19th Ciudad de León rapid chess tournament, which is taking place from June 9th to 11th 2006 and can be watched live on Playchess.com, started with a tough victory by Vishy Anand of India over Lázaro Bruzón of Cuba. On Saturday the second semifinal between Topalov and Vallejo will be played. Report.
 

Precious Mettle
09.06.2006 – The Armenian chess team is received at home like the conquering heroes they are while the American team may or may not be let back into the country. A look back at the winners and the losers of the 2006 Turin Olympiad. Election notes, links, and an Israeli world champion all here.
 

Alexei Shirov's 'Best games in the Sicilian'
09.06.2006 – International Master Jovan Petronic has spent many hours with Alexei Shirov’s new DVD “My best games in the Sicilian”. In his review he tells us what you can expect from this multimedia course, pointing out not just the quality of games and analysis, but also Shirov’s candid and honest style of presentation. Review.
 

'I thank Kasparov for his support...'
09.06.2006 – Words of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, reelected FIDE president, who interprets Garry Kasparov's implicit endorsement of his opponent Bessel Kok in a novel way. In a trademark interview with the Russian journalist Jurij Vasiliev Kirsan explains why he won and Bessel lost, and also reveals details on the upcoming world championship match. Must read.
 

Fritz ratings vs.
08.06.2006 – We receive lots of questions about Fritz 9's rated game mode – and about just exactly how does that Elo rating system work? Steve Lopez tackles these questions and tells you why your Fritz rating isn't neccearily identical to your over the board rating in the latest ChessBase Workshop.