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Mexico R09: Morozevich beats Kramnik, Anand leads
24.09.2007
– It was quite a shocker, first with Alexander Morozevich beating Vladimir Kramnik to relegate the world champion to fifth place; and then, late in the evening, Alexander Grischuk, who had lost his previous two games, bounced back with a victory over Boris Gelfand. This left Vishy Anand, who drew against Aronian, with a one-point lead on the table.
Express report.
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The Match of his Life – Kasparov on 60 Minutes
23.09.2007
– If you receive CBS News, you can see a report on former world champion and current Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov, who comes on tonight (Sunday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. ET/PT) – after a segment in which the Iranian President Ahmadinejad addresses controversies regarding his country's alleged assistance to Iraqi insurgents and his intentions to visit ground zero.
Catch it if you can.
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Edward Winter presents: Unsolved Chess Mysteries (15)
23.09.2007
– Chess books repackaged as camouflage in Nazi Germany. Numerous contradictions
regarding a four-move game. The chess encyclopaedia that never was. Quotes strangely
attributed to Spielmann and Capablanca. These and other mysteries are discussed
in the latest selection from Chess
Notes. Readers are invited to
join in the hunt for clues.
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Mexico: GM Mihail Marin annotates round eight
23.09.2007
– Despite the relatively early draw, Svidler-Kramnik featured rich strategic content. Morozevich tried to remount the variation that led him to defeat against Gelfand, and failed, but was helped by Aronian's imprecise play that led to a draw. Gelfand-Anand was also drawn without too much fight. Leko's win with White against Grischuk was a rather one-sided affair.
Analysis and videos.
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Mexico R08: Gelfand-Anand drawn, Leko beats Grischuk
22.09.2007
– The duel of the leaders, Gelfand vs Anand, ended in a draw, which left Anand still in the lead in the world championship in Mexico. Peter Leko defeated Alexander Grischuk to get to 50% and move to fourth place on the table. The other two games were drawn. Saturday is a free day.
Express report from Mexico.
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Time pressure (and other maladies) - part 2
22.09.2007
– In the previous ChessBase Workshop column we introduced the idea of "beating oneself", based upon those little self-doubting psychological quirks from which some players suffer and which can really hurt one's chess results. This time our Workshop delves into the world of psychology again in this week's column, with a look at "rating envy" and how to
combat it with the help of Fritz.
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GM commentary: Mihail Marin on round seven
21.09.2007
– Morozevich-Leko ended in a draw after a long but relatively uneventful struggle. Leko missed his chance to complicate the fight by accepting a piece sacrifice. Svidler-Aronian could not question the peaceful reputation of the Exchange Ruy Lopez. Kramnik-Gelfand was a typical Anti-Moscow variation of the Semi-Slav. Anand won a fine positional game against Grischuk.
Commentary and video.
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Women in Chess – a matter of opinion
21.09.2007
– The recently ended International Women's Chess Tournament in Baku was a great success, with sponsors and organisers promising further such tournaments in the future. Our reporter Zahir Ahmadov used the opportunity to conduct an informal questionnaire on the state of women's chess: are men better at the game, and if so why.
Interesting reactions.
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Mexico R07: Anand beats Grischuk, takes sole lead
21.09.2007
– Vishy Anand, the hightest ranked player, defeated Alexander Grischuk in a remarkably exciting game. Vladimir Kramnik and Boris Gelfand drew their encounter, which left Anand in the sole lead at half time, with a 2900+ performance and half a point ahead of the field. Full analysis will follow tomorrow, for now we bring you an express report with the games, results and
lots of pictures.
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GM Mihail Marin comments round six games
20.09.2007
– Gelfand-Morozevich featured an interesting confrontation of different styles. White's advantage of space and initiative prevailed over Black's stability on dark squares. Grischuk sacrificed two pawns against Svidler and got a dangerous attack. After a far from obvious mistake from Svidler, he could have won with a simple manoeuvre. Instead, he only obtained a draw by perpetual.
Comments.
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Mexico R06: Gelfand beats Morozevich, joins Anand in the lead
20.09.2007
– The two oldest players in this tournament are in the lead. Israeli GM Boris Gelfand, 39, beat Alexander Morozevich, 30, to join Vishy Anand, 38, in the lead at the World Championship in Mexico. The other games were drawn. Vladimir Kramnik, 32, and Alexander Grischuk, 23, are half a point behind. Illustrated report with games, results and
lots of new pictures.
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Carlsen’s school wins Nordic School Team Championship
20.09.2007
– The Nordic Championship for Gymnasium School Chess Teams was held in Lund, Sweden, 7-9 September. The Norwegian top athletic gymnasium NTG Bærum won with half a point margin. GM Magnus Carlsen and IM Jon Ludvig Hammer are students on the school, but no one of them participated.
Report.
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