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World Computer Chess Championship starts
06.07.2002
– What fighters these computers are. Round one of the computer championship saw
only one single game ending in a draw! The other eight were decided, with six
white wins and two blacks. No major upsets, except for Junior's somewhat surprising
draw against amateur Ikarus. The games, reports and lots of pictures are available
on our special
coverage page.
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FIDE and the French
04.07.2002
– It started with an angry press
release by the French Chess Federation, attacking the FIDE leadership and
calling for change. During the Third European Championships in Batumi FIDE officials
and participants issued a reply. Now the French have sent out a second press
release to clarify their position.
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Dorian Rogozenko on the Magic that was Morphy
04.07.2002
– Our GM teacher from Bucharest, author of a number of popular ChessBase Trainings
CDs, will tonight discuss the legendary Paul Morphy, one of the most spectacular
attacking players in the history of the game. Rogozenko's lecture will be held
on the Playchess server, starting
from 19:00 GMT (= 21:00 hours Berlin/Paris time, 20:00 London or 3 p.m. NY).
Attendence is free of charge.
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The winners and the losers
04.07.2002
– The new FIDE rating list shows Kasparov still leading the field, 29 points ahead of Kramnik and 83 ahead of Anand. There are big winners (Epishin +37) and losers (Kasimdzhanov -26). All the top 101 players are over 2600, there are 13 over 2700 and two over 2800. And still only one woman: Judit Polgar, number 19 at 2681.
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The King of Traps
04.07.2002
– When we talk about chess traps, we always remember the incomparable art of
Frank Marshall (1877-1944). Even the world's best chess players were afraid
of the brilliant tactical blows of the "Brooklyn Champion", who played
matches against Lasker and Capablanca. Lev Khariton takes us on a trip through
the dangerous world of Marshall's chess in this historical
article.
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The mystery benefactor of Dortmund
03.07.2002
– Who is the lady in the picture on the left? Syrian by birth, now living in
Paris, and one of the financial driving forces of present-day chess. She is
sponsoring a Paris chess club, has staged a classical super-tournament and is
now backing the Einstein Group (to the tune of € 300,000) in the Dortmund
Candidates. Read all about the incredible Madame Ojjeh
here.
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To Atlantic City in a gold-plated 'copter
02.07.2002
– Which three sports did Garry Kasparov indulge in during his recent visit to
New York City? What's the fastest way to get to Atlantic City from Manhattan?
Why would Mig want to hang out with people tall enough to see his bald spot?
The answers to these questions and more in the latest
Mig on Chess.
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How strong was this man?
02.07.2002
– People often wonder what Paul Morphy's rating would have been? How about Capablanca?
And who was the best chessplayer of all time? An interesting function of the Fritz program allows you to answer these questions by retroactively assigning ratings to players of historical chess games. Find out all about it in the latest issue
of Steve Lopez's Electronic
T-Notes.
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Fighting the Nimzo Indian with 4.f3 and 4.a3
02.07.2002
– The Nimzo Indian is one of Black's most popular and reliable openings. The
variations 4.f3 and the Sämisch, which are presented on our new openings
CD, are ideally suited to fight the Nimzo Indian. They usually give rise to
sharp, unbalanced positions with chances for both sides. Grandmaster Vadim Milov,
a leading expert on the system, presents the most important ideas and lines
of this opening. More.
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Another chess player climbs into the ring
28.06.2002
– We told you about Lennox Lewis's love of chess (see 09.06.2002 below). On Saturday another brainy boxer, Wladimir Klitschko, will fight for the WBO Heavyweight Title in Atlantic City – with Garry Kasparov watching. In a future match against Lewis, Klitschko has suggested the two should play a game of chess before the fight – with Garry Kasparov watching.
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Tactics from Batumi and Leeuwarden
27.06.2002
– The third European individual championships have just finished in Batumi, Georgia.
We bring you 12 tactical positions, mostly fairly easy, to solve from this event.
We couldn't resist adding two combinations from the Dutch Championship, which
is still under way. Take time off from soccer and boxing to hone your chess
skills on our ChessBase
tactics page.
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World Computer Chess Championship in Maastricht
27.06.2002
– From July 5th to 11th the University of Maastricht is staging the 7th Computer
Olympiad. Part of the event is the open Computer Chess World Championship which
is held every three years. The previous winner was Shredder. This time there
are a couple of real heavyweights in the field. You will find details and schedules
here.
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