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Looking for a GM to teach you openings?
15.12.2001
– That's normally pretty expensive. But here is one who knows eight million openings positions – and the 630,000 high-quality games in which they occurred. It shows you all moves that were played in any position, how strong the players were and the success of each move. It will even uncover tricky lines never played before in tournament games, so you can have a nasty surprise ready for your next opponent. This incredible GM trainer costs less than $50 – not for one hour of training, but for keeps! Find out all about the new Fritz Powerbook 2002 here...
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Zhu Chen defeats Alexandra Kosteniuk to take title
14.12.2001
– The Chinese girl won the first tiebreak game in the women's section of the FIDE world championship. Alexandra Kosteniuk equalised in the second. The rapid chess games ended 1:1, so two blitz games had to be played. Both went to Zhu Chen, who thus takes over from Xie Jun as women's world champion. A report, pictures and the games can be found here...
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CBM 85: Tournaments, theory, video and training
13.12.2001
– It's all there on the latest ChessBase Magazine. Exactly 1410 games, of which 516 contain analysis and commentary, many top tournaments, including reports. The theory section offers full instructions three interesting lines you can use in your next tournament; the strategy section deals with the gloomy isolated pawn; tactics, endgame and correspondence chess departments are also to be recommended. You will find all details here...
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It's Ivanchuk vs Ponomariov
13.12.2001
– The final day of normal games at the FIDE world championship brings us an all-Ukrainian final, after Vassily Ivanchuk eliminated the reigning Champ Vishy Anand, and Peter Svidler gave Ruslan Ponomariov the draw he needed to go throug to the finals (in January). In the women's section Alexandra Kosteniuk caught up with her Chinese rival Zhu Chen in a very plucky game. A report, pictures, the games and an important pronunciation lesson can be found here...
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Kirsan vs Kasparov – the gloves come off
12.12.2001
– FIDE President Krisan Ilyumzhinov has given a very outspoken interview to the Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, calling Garry Kasparov an unpatriotic money-grabber with an unbalanced mind, a tax evader, like most of the players in Linares and Wijk aan Zee. To add a little spice, the interviewer thanks Kirsan Nikolaevich for not staging a contest for "the women's breasts" but for millions of intellectuals in Moscow. The Ilyumzhinov interview is reprinted on the official FIDE website. We look forward to Kasparov's reply, which will surely be equally frank and open.
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Happy birthday Anand!
11.12.2001
– What do you give a chess player who has practically everything. Well, how about a solid 27-move draw with black against the formidable Vassily Ivanchuk. So tonight Vishy, who turned 32 today, can go out for a nice meal and look forward to the free day tomorrow. Meanwhile the others are still battling it out in the FIDE world championship in Moscow, which is being well covered on the FIDE site. Games and reports to follow
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Ponomariov and Zhu triumph with black
11.12.2001
– Or to put it a different way: Svidler and Kosteniuk falter. In two dramatic games the two public favourites – that certainly applies in the case of Alexandra Kostaniuk – lost out to the calmer, more strategic opponents, while Vishy Anand took a birthday draw (see below). Report and games (annotated by GM Karsten Müller) are to be found here...
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Who does what at ChessBase?
10.12.2001
– Well just read the labels! Everyone on the ChessBase staff must wear a uniform with his or her job clearly noted on the back. This makes it easier to allocate tasks and call for assistance. For instance someone might yell "Hardware!" or "Chess Engineer!" and the appropriate person will come running. More details can be found
here...
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Shredder 6 is out
10.12.2001
– In recent times Stefan Meyer-Kahlen has won more computer chess tournaments than anyone else in the world. His program Shredder has captured a niche market of computer chess fans and chess analysts – the latter mainly because of it's unique "endgame oracle". Now the version 6 of Shredder is available, hot off the press. You can learn all about it here...
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FIDE WCh: Kostaniuk and Svidler blow it
10.12.2001
– Both had excellent winning prospects with black, Alexandra Kosteniuk (right) was aiming for a 2-0 lead, and Peter Svidler was a heartbeat away (everyone thought) from his first win against the shooting star Ponomariov. But both let it slip by, Alexandra actually losing, while Peter conceded a draw on move 45. You will find reports, pictures and the games here...
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who's the strongest one of all?
09.12.2001
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When Fritz7 was released everyone was impressed – including our most competent beta tester, Vladimir Kramnik (as reported on October 17 below). But some thought maybe Fritz7 was not so good at blitz. Well, a young Canadian lady named Sarah Bird, who is a dedicated computer chess fan, decided to find out. She played literally thousands of games with top-class programs. You will find her results
more
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Kasparov checkmates Kramnik in Botvinnik Memorial Blitz
08.12.2001
– After drawing all four classical games and winning one each in the six rapid chess games Kasparov and Kramnik today faced each other in a ten-game blitz final. And it was the older man who prevailed, winning the first game with
a spectacular mate (right). Kasparov Chess, where this exciting final was broadcast live, called it a "rampage" when Kasparov reeled off three wins in a row. Kramnik got one grace point in game nine, with the final score 6.5-3.5 in Kasparov's favour. You can play through the games here...
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