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Kasparov demolishes Radjabov to win Grand Prix
05.06.2002
– "Time for Radjabov to say thanks very much, I'm late for school,"
said Mig Greengard, who commented the
games of the FIDE Grand Prix finals in Moscow. And indeed Garry Kasparov
very impressively showed what the 228 Elo point difference to his 15-year-old
opponent meant in practical terms. Results and games.
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Chess training with GM Rogozenko
05.06.2002
– He is a great openings theoretician, with two ChessBase trainings CDs to his
name: the Sveshnikov
and the Slav. Grandmaster Dorian Rogozenko lives in Bucharest and on Thursday
will hold his first training lecture on the Playchess
server. The lesson starts at 19:00 GMT (= 21:00 hours Berlin/Paris time,
20:00 London or 3 p.m. NY) and will be held every Thursday, in English. Attendence
is free of charge.
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Infant versus Enfant Terrible!
05.06.2002
– Kasparov and Radjabov meet for the first time for the Moscow Grand Prix title.
Will age and treachery overcome youth and skill? What's with all these tiny-tot
Grandmasters these days? Which world champion gave Mig an exclusive interview?
The answers to these questions plus cheapos from the readers in the latest Mig
on Chess.
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Well, it happened: the Baku Boys are in the final!
04.06.2002
– Garry Kasparov overcame Alexander Khalifman in the blitz tie-break; Teimour
Radjabov knocked out Alexander Beliavsky in the sudden death. So the two boys
from Baku will face each other in the FIDE
Grand Prix finals tomorrow. You can watch it live from 12:00 GMT on the
Playchess server.
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Braunfels is the place you want to be
04.06.2002
– "Where else can you find 150 female chess players all together in a single place?" asks our correspondent Anna Dergatscheva, who led the NRW team to second place in the German Women's Team Championship in Braunfels. "But it is not just about chess, it is also an opportunity to meet friends, play countless blitz games and sit in the sun with a glas of beer."
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Will we see a Kasparov-Radjabov shootout?
03.06.2002
– Garry Kasparov went through at the Moscow Grand Prix, but the sensation was
the 15-year-old chess
prodigy from Baku, Teimour Radjabov, who eliminated Vassily Ivanchuk. Tomorrow
he faces Beliavsky, Kasparov plays Khalifman. Chances are good that in the end
it will be Kasparov vs Radjabov, both children of the Azerbaijani capital of
Baku. Results and games are on our Grand
Prix coverage page.
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Kasparov through, Ponomariov drops out
03.06.2002
– With a second 2-0 "dry score" Garry Kasparov proceeded to the quaterfinals
of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Ruslan Ponomariov lost 0-2 against veteran
Alexander Beliavsky, while junior Teimour Radjabov defeated Akopian in the blitz
tiebreak. You will find all results and games on our special
Grand Prix coverage page.
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Kramnik: "I did not give up the title!"
03.06.2002
– After the confusing press conference held in Moscow last Thursday (see Mig's
report below) Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik has felt a
need to speak out. He reaffirms his commitment to the Prague agreement, describes
Einsteins involvement and denies that the qualifier tournament in Dortmund has
run into financial problems. You will find Kramnik's statement
here.
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Unbeatable Fritz wins international computer tournament
03.06.2002
– The amateurs are becoming stronger, their chess engines will give any program
in the world a run for its money. But in the end the professionals win out.
At the Dutch CSVN tournament Fritz, running on a Transtec
dual system, took clear first place, a full point ahead of its nearest rival. The program was undefeated in nine rounds – that's the game Shredder vs Fritz (0-1) on the left. Read all about it in Eric van Reem's
final report.
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Kasparov, Ponomariov through in Moscow Grand Prix
02.06.2002
– Garry Kasparov won both his first-round games,
Ruslan Ponomariov one one and drew one, and Peter Svidler
went out against 15-year-old Teimour Radjabov. You will find all results and
games on our special Grand Prix coverage
page. Also check out our tactics
selection from today's Grand Prix games.
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A black day for France
01.06.2002
– May 31st. With 500 million people watching France lost to Senegal in the soccer
World Cup 2002. At the same time 22 players were gathered in Leiden, Holland,
to play in the second CSVN computer chess tournament. There the very strong
French program Chess
Tiger seemed to be influenced by it football counterpart and displayed miserable
form at the start. Read all about day one and two in
Eric van Reem's reports.
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Reunification, Tempests, and Teapots
01.06.2002
– What happens when a press conference is held in Russian and you run a web translation
program over it? This is what can come out: "It(he) added, competition
(match) against the winner of Dortmund had no any place of a meeting of fund
of a prize for the present..." Unfortunately it can lead to quick
press releases, controversy and debate. Mig Greengard clears it all up in
his latest chess
column.
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