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Kasparov vs Kramnik klash in Moscow
15.11.2001
– A press conference has revealed more details about the Kasparov vs. Kramnik Botvinnik Memorial in December. There will be three parts: four classical games on Dec. 1 – 5; six rapid chess games (30 min. for all the moves) on Dec 7 + 8; and ten five-minute blitz games on Dec. 9. The winner
with the most overall points takes 60% of the prize fund of $500,000 – $250K for the classic games, $200K for the rapid and $50K for the blitz. Details on the event are to be found here Russian, cool Javascript effects) and here(Russian).
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The Judit Polgar Fan Club
13.11.2001
– You got a thing for Judit? Well, good news, you are not alone. The strongest female chess player of all time has a fan club you will want to visit. It has news, messages, a guestbook, calendar, and a photo
gallery with almost 100 pictures. And of course links – Megapage Judit Polgar, Biography, Dave's Shrine to Judith Polgar, My Hero: Judit Polgar and Chess Goddesses. Go for it guy, the web site is here...
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The way we were...
13.11.2001
– Like to take a stroll down nostalgia lane? Since some clowns are storing everything that ever appeared on the Internet, you can go back in time and see how our web site started. Some of the links are broken, some of the pictures missing (try refreshing a couple of times), but you'll get the general idea. Here are some samples through the years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
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2001, 2002
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FIDE
16.10.2001
– The Internet section of the FIDE world championship qualifier has run into technical problems. In the privacy of their homes players do not always stick to the highest ethical standards. They use computers, playing in effect a form of Advanced Chess
(human + computer). One participants notched up an incredible 4000 wins and 0 losses in the playing zone.
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Is Garry Kasparov out of his mind?
15.10.2001
– At the end of this week Garry Kasparov is scheduled to play two clock simuls – against the entire Czech national team! This consists of four very strong GMs with ratings of 2627, 2610, 2566 and 2540. It could well be the strongest simul in the history of the game. Well good luck Garry, you're going to need it. Details about the event are to be found
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Kramnik tells you how to beat Fritz
14.10.2001
– BGN world champion Vladimir Kramnik has been preparing for his delayed match against Deep Fritz. Apparently he has found something. In a lecture to the Kasparov Chess "Champions Club" on Monday, October 15 at 8 p.m. Paris/Berlin (7 p.m. London, 2 p.m. NY) the champ will go over his games with Deep Fritz and field questions. Check it out here...
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Vladimir Kramnik moving with the Times
14.10.2001
– He's the BGN world champion and should be in the news a lot. Well, how about a full page colour piece in today's Sunday Times? It's a fairly intimate portrait of the 26-year-old, who says he is basically not interested in money. "I've been a millionaire since my world-championship match with Kasparov last year, but I live like a very ordinary Russian citizen." You will find the full article on the Sunday Times web site (click "Magazine" on the left and scroll down to the bottom).
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Look who's playing chess!
13.10.2001
– We thought it was a game reserved exclusively for us geeks. But would you believe it, a lot of interesting personalities are playing the game. At lease in the film world. We present a number of examples in our puzzle section. You are supposed to identify the names of the players and the films. If you get 70% correct you can win a copy of our brand-new program Fritz 7. The first set of pictures is to be found
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5th World Team Championship under way
13.10.2001
– The 5th World Team Championship has started on Oct. 12th in the Opear house in Yerevan, Armenia. In the first round Russia trounced Hungary 3:1 (with Svidler beating Leko) while Germany drew with Ukraine. Games, results and reports are available at the official web site, which is not the fastest in the world.
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Things are getting faster and faster
11.10.2001
– At the congress in Halkidiki the FIDE Executive Board has resolved to introduce two new time controls: 1h 15m for 40 moves + 15m for the rest + 30s per move; and 1h 30m + 30s. The circular letter states: "Upon the request of many players the FIDE President has approved the request of the Organising Committee for the 2001/2002 World Chess Championships on the introduction of the variant of the new time control of all the moves in 1 hour 30 minutes with an incremental time of 30 seconds per move from move one."
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Karpov to to fight for Mother Russia
10.10.2001
– We thought he had signed up to play in the 3K Botvinnik memorial, but now FIDE reports that former world champion Anatoly Karpov intends to try a comeback in the FIDE knockout world championship, which will be held at the same time in Moscow. . “I brought the title back to Russia from the West in 1975," said Karpov. "Now I feel it is my duty to wrest the crown from the East and take it back to Mother Russia.”
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The three at the top of the FIDE rating list
06.10.2001
– Even though Vishy Anand's blackout performance in Dortmund lost him 24 points he remains in the three-player group at the top of the latest FIDE rating list. Vladimir Kramnik is now just 29 points behind the permanent leader, Garry Kasparov, who has built himself a nest at a dizzying hight of 2830. Alexander Morozevich and Peter Leko follow the three at a respectful distance, then come Veselin ("welcome back") Topalov, Michael Adams and Vassily Ivanchuk. For the first time in years Alexei Shirov ist not among the top ten.
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