03.03.2010– When former multiple world championship candidates collide what can you expect?
The fun Icelandic Gambit, that's what. It goes 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6 and
is not entirely sound. But as Dennis Monokroussos explains in his Playchess
presentation, if it worked against a player who was once #3 in the world, it
could also work in your local club. 9 p.m. ET Wednesday night.
03.03.2010– Okay, the analysis of last week's endgame set you a pretty hard task. But
since
you are really up to speed on this material, there is an equally hard one
for you
this week.
After 72...Rb4+ (diagram) White had an important decision to take in the
game Romanov-Vescovi:
should he move his king aside to g5, in order to advance his h-pawn as
quickly
as possible, or is perhaps 73.Kh3 the better choice?
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03.03.2010– The German Bundesliga is the strongest team championship in the world. Just look at the names: Anand, Svidler, Gashimov, Mamedayrov, Shirov, Adams (playing on board six!). In round ten the champions OSG Baden-Baden faced the ambitious team of Werder Bremen, who snatched a surprise victory to catch the leaders on match points. There are four rounds left to play. Report and games.
03.03.2010– The German Bundesliga is the strongest team championship in the world. Just look at the names: Anand, Svidler, Gashimov, Mamedayrov, Shirov, Adams (playing on board six!). In round ten the champions OSG Baden-Baden faced the ambitious team of Werder Bremen, who snatched a surprise victory to catch the leaders on match points. There are four rounds left to play. Report and games.
02.03.2010– For the second time in succession the 19-year-old Norwegian has topped the list his 2813 rating is the second-highest in the history of chess. Second is Veselin Topalov, third Vladimir Kramnik, who has overtaken World Champion Vishy Anand. Levon Aronian is fifth, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (+19 points) and Alexander Grischuk (+20) are now in places six and seven. Top rankings.