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Botvinnik memorial: Kramnik catches up
08.12.2001
– With a black win in game ten of the Botvinnik Memorial matches Vladimir Kramnik, the reigning BGN world champion caught up with the strongest player in the world, Garry Kasparov, who had won game five. All other games ended in draws. General information on the tournament, games and pictures are available here...
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Are we going to see a teenage world champion?
08.12.2001
– She's seventeen, disconcertingly pretty, and smart as hell. Alexandra Kosteniuk has already made it to the finals of the FIDE world championship in the women's section. And in her first game she bravely overcame her Chinese rival to go into the lead. In the men's section Ivanchuk pressed against Anand, but to no avail. Peter Svidler as white tried a sharp shot against Ruslan Ponomariov, but also had to be satisfied with a draw. You will find a report, pictures and the games of round six here...
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FIDE world championship, Botvinnik Memorial
08.12.2001
– A full day of action starts on Saturday, December 8th. But where can you watch? General information on the FIDE world championship is here. It is being well covered on the FIDE site. General information on the Botvinnik memorial is here, live coverage is to be found at Kasparov Chess ("Playing zone", you need to register).
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Can you play this endgame?
07.12.2001
– Can you win with a queen vs a rook? Don't be so sure – even the best players on the planet can run into problems when confronted with this endgame. Especially in rapid chess playoff games, during a world championship, with tens of thousands of dollars at stake. We hope he will forgive us for using this painful experience to demonstrate the cold perfection computers in such endgames. At least he did manage to win the playoff in the end. Take a look at the game
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Kasparov draws first blood
07.12.2001
– In the first of three rapid chess games, a D7 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Garry Kasparov scored the first point in this match, and that with the black pieces. Reports to follow. You can see the moves at the Kasparov Chess site (registration required) or on our Botvinnik Memorial site.
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Anand through, Kosteniuk equalises
07.12.2001
– The reigning FIDE world champion was in no mood for tedious discussions. Playing the Hoover Variation Anand didn't let Shirov see even the slightest glimmer of light. The game ended in a draw and Anand proceeds to the semi-finals. Alexandra Kosteniuk had to actually win to equalise, which she did in a brave game against the Chinese player Xu Yuhua. All other games were drawn. You fill find results and games here...
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Anand beats Shirov in a Petroff
06.12.2001
– It was not difficult to guess what Shirov would play, and Anand had something prepared for that. Actually 500 people – including Shirov – watched him practice this opening with the computer. At the Advanced Chess match in Léon in June this year he played the first 14 moves of today's game against Peter Leko. You will find all results and gameson our results page here..., plus a roundup of today's games at the excellent Chaturangam web site
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Chess, cats and free-flowing beer
06.12.2001
– Kilkenny may be Ireland's smallest city, but it has a lot going for it apart from the free-flowing craic – not to mention the equally free-flowing Guinness! Last weekend over 200 players made the pilgrimage to the latest edition of the tournament, which was held in the magnificent surroundings of Kilkenny Castle. John Henderson was there to watch Rogers and McShane win it. You can read his illustrated report for the Scotsman
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Draw number four in Kasparov-Kramnik duel
04.12.2001
– "This is a great advertisement for the FIDE world championship," said one wag. Well not really, it just goes to show how difficult it is to fight at the low-oxygen 2800+ level in chess. Today Kasparov and Kramnik played out the
first 19 moves of the game Del Rio Angelis,S-Sharma,D, Ubeda 2000 (see CBM 75), and a draw was agreed. You can replay the game here...
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And then there were eight
04.12.2001
– Round four of the FIDE knockout world championship saw Anand, Ponomariov, Ivanchuk, Lautier, Gelfand and Bareev go through, while Shirov kept it exciting to the very end, beating Topalov in the final "sudden death" tiebreak game. In the women's section Alexandra Kosteniuk (see below) beat Almira Skripchenko to join Chiburdanidze, Zhu Chen and Xu Yuhua to enter the semi-finals. Report to follow. Results and games are available here...
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Sergey's world championship diary
04.12.2001
– Fresh back from the FIDE world championship Sergey Tiviakov, who lives in Holland, is telling it all in an Internt diary of the events in Moscow. "A lot of has already been written and much more will be published in the future. Here I will concentrate mostly on my personal impressions, feelings and thoughts about the FIDE World Championship". You will find Sergey's Diary here...
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Kramnik-Kasparov (3) under way
04.12.2001
– The third game of the Botvinnik memorial match is under was, a Tartakower Variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Kasparov knows this line very well – after 14 moves he has exactly the position from his game against Korchnoi in the Candidates of 1983. At that time the game was drawn, that is what is going to happen today. Latest news: It did end in a draw after 21 moves. You can replay the game here...
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