13.02.2010– Some chess fans do not even know he is a person (not a place), many may be
surprised that he is a contemporary. Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov is best known
for the Sicilian opening variation that bears his name. Sveshnikov has had a
long and illustrious career. For his 60th birthday the Russian magazine ChessPro
has prepared a moving portrait with some incredible historical photographs.
12.02.2010– After three rounds of this massive tournament GM Le Quang Liem is the only player left with a clean score: three wins in three games. He is followed by another Vietnamese GM (and a Bulgarian and a Russian), with 31 players behind them of whom two are female and one an IM. We bring you results and games, plus photo impressions by WGM Yana Melnikova.
12.02.2010– ... is a classical chess theme. In this Bundesliga top game the reigning U20 World Champion had sacrificed a pawn to open lines against the black monarch, which was countered with
16...f6. How would you assess this continuation?
A) a mistake, White can decisively penetrate the opponent's position;
B) good move, Black drives back the bishop and consolidates his plus pawn;
C) much ado about nothing, the position remains balanced.
The solution is here,
but first ponder over it with a larger version of the diagram.
11.02.2010– David Robert Norwood, 41, is a grandmaster, writer and a successful businessman. These days he lives on an island, far away from the mainstream of chess, business, or in fact society in general. Where exactly is a secret, but you may draw your conclusions from a simultaneous exhibition David gave to support the Caribbean Chess Sub Zonal scheduled for June this year. Report by Kean Smith.
10.02.2010– It is the essential electronic (and 52-page print) magazine for any serious chess player. Edition 134 contains extensive material games, GM analysis, multimedia commentary on the FIDE World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk, the London Chess Classic and the World Team Championship in Bursa, plus the latest openings surveys by leading experts. Don't miss it.