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04.07.2009 18:44 Non-stop Vasily Ivanchuk hits back in style

Some top chess players have a prolific game output, commuting from one chess event to the next with hardly a break. In the old times it was Savielly Tartakower, 40 years ago Bent Larsen and Ludek Pachman. England's first chess grandmaster Tony Miles would sometimes rush back from an international tournament to a UK weekend congress. You might call such players chess junkies, but that would be unfair as in most cases they perform at a high level with relatively few setbacks. The new century's non-stop competitor Ukraine's Vasily Ivanchuk has often been in the world top ten. In the past few months Ivanchuk, who turned 40 in March, suffered a form slump and ...

04.07.2009 14:08 Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Underway

03.07.2009 18:31 Bennett and King on chess: Shaposhnikov-Geller, Russia 2007

How should White, to play, make progress? RB Nothing - absolutely nothing - occurs to me. 1 Ne3 possibly with Nd5 or Nf5 in mind, except that would allow 1... b4 with counterplay on the queenside. Are there any constructive rook moves? What about 1 Rd3 with the idea of R2d2 and Qd1 to make a battering ram against the d-pawn? Trouble is Black has as many pieces to defend as White has to attack. I can't see any sensible queen moves either. So that leaves the pawns. I've just noticed that Black's last move was ... h6. It doesn't look as if it was made prophylactically. Did he make it because he'd run out of useful moves? What if I make a waiting move ...

02.07.2009 18:47 Topalov Ranked No. 1 Again, but Does It Matter?

The official world rankings from the World Chess Federation were released July 1 and there were no surprises. Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria is ranked No. 1, as he has been for the last year. Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, is No. 2, a spot that he has occupied most of the time since April 2004 (with a period at No. 1 in 2007 and 2008). While the rankings are still important, if for no other reason than that they are often used by organizers of chess tournaments to figure out which players to invite to their events, they mean less than they once did. One difference is that people know what the rankings will be before they are released because unofficial ...

01.07.2009 18:32 Chess, by Lubomir Kavalek

Give or take a few years, the successful career of a professional chess player lasts roughly a quarter of a century and goes through four stages. From the time we pick up the game to the early 20s, we are learning how to succeed. Around age 22, things get serious. We decide how big a part chess will play in our lives, and chess professionals are born. In the next decade, the great chess players separate from the large crowd and chess champions emerge. From then on to the age of 40, we reach our peak. After 40 it goes down for those who let it slip; some chess players retire, others hang on and just enjoy the game. But, of course, there are exceptions. The world chess ...

30.06.2009 18:28 Polgar: Try these basic chess principles to help you become a better player

Here is the question of the week: What are some of the most important things novice/ scholastic chess players need to know about chess? Chess is a very easy game to learn, but harder to master. Here are some very important principles in chess that will help you become a better player. • Control the center The center of the board includes the squares e4, d4, e5, and d5. When you start a game, place your pawns in the center to occupy and control as many of these squares as you can. Location, location, location. • Develop your pieces as soon as possible Get your knights and bishops out right away. This should be done before you try to checkmate your opponent, some ...

29.06.2009 23:01 Queen's Gambit, Slav Defence

The importance of opening knowledge in modern chess

29.06.2009 18:30 David Howell challenging current incumbents for the top spot in British chess

The established order at the top of British chess could change this year after nearly two decades of supremacy by the world title finalists Michael Adams and Nigel Short. Short's golden period was 1990-95, when he beat the all-time No3 Anatoly Karpov in a chess match and challenged Garry Kasparov for the world chess championship. Adams reached the semi-final of the Fide version of the title in 1997 and the final in 2002, where he missed a one-mover which would have won the crown. Adams stayed for some years around the top ten and a 2750 world rating, but has recently slipped back and now struggles to maintain 2700. He seems to have lost some competitive ...

29.06.2009 03:00 Caro-Kann, Pirc, Alekhine's and Scandinavian Defences

Every opening is looking sound

28.06.2009 18:43 World Federation Takes Notice of Young American Chess Players

The United States is minting international masters and grandmasters. Last week, the World Chess Federation, the game’s governing body, officially anointed Robert Hess, a student at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, as a grandmaster, and it confirmed three other Americans, Daniel Ludwig, Rusudan Goletiani and Enkhbat Tegshsuren, as international masters. They will soon have company. At the New York International chess tournament, which ended on Tuesday, Samuel Shankland, an 18-year-old international master from California, dominated the chess event until the last round, when he lost to the grandmaster Giorgi Kacheishvili of the republic of Georgia. With that loss ...

27.06.2009 18:21 Five-Way Tie at the New York International

Five chess players tied for first in the New York International (June 19-23, 2009) ; Lev Milman made his third and final GM norm. GM Giorgi Kacheishvili beat IM Sam Shankland as black in the last round to catch him at 6.5/9 and (partially) derail Sam’s norm hopes. The early chess tournament leader...

26.06.2009 19:07 Bennett and King on chess: Short-Berg, Malmö 2009

Black is tied down to defence, but how can White, to play, make progress? RB We've been looking at zugzwang over the last few weeks so here I'm going to imagine it's Black to move. 1...Kg8 obviously leads to disaster after 2 Re8+ Rxe8 3 Qxe8+ Kh7 4 Qd7. 1...Bh8 would allow 2 Qh3, threatening Qd7, an...

25.06.2009 23:50 Grab a Partner, It's Time for Bughouse

23.06.2009 18:56 Alexander Motylev wins Karpov tournament

The 10th annual Karpov chess tournament ended June 12 in Poikovsky, a small city of 20,000 in western Siberia. Former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov designed this event as a 10-player round robin, and the tradition has continued as the chess tournament has gradually grown into one of the world'...

22.06.2009 18:48 Wisdom of Chess Champions

It is always fascinating to read what the world chess champions have to say about their clashes with other strong players and about chess in general. Last year, Russell Enterprises published two classic tournament books, using figurine algebraic notation. In "St. Petersburg 1909" the world chess cha...

21.06.2009 18:33 After a Last-Place Finish, a Chess Champ Recovers

After turning in a particularly good performance, it is natural for a chess player to suffer a letdown. But it would be hard to imagine a bigger one than Alexei Shirov’s recent crash and burn. In May, Shirov, of Spain, won the M-Tel Masters in Bulgaria, a chess tournament that featured one of the ...

21.06.2009 16:10 Ivanchuk Leads in Banza

20.06.2009 18:38 Bennett and King on chess: Alekhine v Nimzowitch, San Remo 1930

RB An abiding interest in chess history means that I know this game quite well. Alekhine, who won the world chess championship three years before this encounter, was at the height of his powers, and won the San Remo chess tournament with an incredible 14/15, with no losses. Even if some of the compe...

18.06.2009 19:05 Chess, by Lubomir Kavalek

Bobby Fischer to St. Louis. Rex Sinquefield, the sponsor of the 2009 U.S. chess championship and the founder of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, purchased Bobby Fischer's chess collection last Thursday in New York. Sinquefield and his wife paid $50,000 plus an $11,000 commission to...

17.06.2009 19:17 Chess stars battle at National Open in Las Vegas

Two Southern Californians led a powerful field at the National Open in Las Vegas last weekend. Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian and IM Enrico Sevillano shared first place in the 89-player Open section with scores of 5-1. The chess tournament included 17 GMs. Entering the final round, 12 chess players we...

17.06.2009 17:31 Leningrad Dutch

Daring Defences subscribers can now download the new playable Leningrad Dutch eBook!

17.06.2009 17:29 Daring Defences

Glenn concentrates his efforts on the Grunfeld!

16.06.2009 22:49 Dragon Sicilians

Chris Ward is helped by Dragon-playing English GM Gawain Jones

16.06.2009 18:48 An Elite Chess Player Fails to Learn From a Competitor’s Mistake

Before the Internet and laptop computers and chess databases, chess players who wanted to keep abreast of developments in the opening phase of the game had to rely on magazines and books. They were published weeks or even months after important games, so the information was often out of date. Todayâ...

15.06.2009 18:57 Chess doesn't get respect it deserves

My 17-year-old son recently was away playing in a chess tournament. As a parent of a child who has been playing in chess tournaments since he was 8, I find myself wavering between feelings of amazement and disappointment. The kids I've met over the years at chess competitions are an amazing lot. The...

15.06.2009 02:55 Anti-Sicilians

It's Moscow month!

15.06.2009 02:38 Open Sicilians

There's certainly plenty of inspiration around in the world of the Sicilian!

15.06.2009 02:13 Motylev Tops in Poikovsky; Shirov Last

14.06.2009 18:37 Larry Evans on Chess: Colossal egos

"Chess is vanity," observed former world chess champion Alexander Alekhine. Indeed, humility is a rare affliction among chess experts. Efim Bogoljubov was a born optimist unperturbed by losses, and Alekhine used him as a punching bag in two title matches while ducking his arch rival, Jose Capablanca...

14.06.2009 18:26 d-Pawn Specials

The fragile ...c4 bind

14.06.2009 18:26 London System

d-Pawn Specials subscribers can now download the new playable London System eBook, Eric Prie's ongoing masterpiece!

12.06.2009 17:04 King Pawn Openings

Victor widens the spectrum of openings again

11.06.2009 19:01 Zero Tolerance at the Chinese Championships

11.06.2009 18:53 Favorites Win in Hungary, Spain and Sweden, but Not in China

The expected results materialized in three chess events that ended in Europe on Sunday, but in the Chinese chess championship, there was an unlikely, and unheralded champion after a favorite faltered. In Hungary, Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, beat Peter Leko, Hungary’s top ...

10.06.2009 03:41 French Defence

New ideas in the Poisoned Pawn!

09.06.2009 23:50 Nimzo and Benoni

This month is dedicated to a forgotten line of the Queen's Indian, plus a new idea for Black in the 4 Qc2 Nimzo-Indian

09.06.2009 18:59 Anand and Carlsen Triumphant

Last week was a busy time for some of the world's top chess players, most of them being involved in rapid chess exhibition matches. Yesterday, the world chess champion Vishy Anand of India defeated Peter Leko in an eight-game match in Miskolc, Hungary, with the score 5-3. Magnus Carlsen of Norway wo...

08.06.2009 17:55 Bennett and King on chess: Kasparov v Yusupov, Linares 1996

Variation from Kasparov-Yusupov, Linares 1996. How can White, to play, win from this position? RB I've puzzled over the position for half an hour now, and I still can't work out how to do this. Everything I've tried fails. 1 Ra7 - with the idea of the double capture of the pawn and bishop on a4 - ru...

07.06.2009 18:36 Assisting a World Chess Champion Yields Dividends in a Title

Chess players, even the best ones, can use help in developing strategies. That is why top chess players often employ trainers, also known as seconds, particularly when preparing for a match or important chess tournament. Players chosen as seconds usually have a variety of skills. Some are experts in...

06.06.2009 18:30 Stuart Conquest bucks British chess trend to triumph at Capo d'Orso Open

Long ago there was a tradition that the new British chess champion finished last at Hastings, the next major contest, so when I was invited there in 1954 I donated my place to my co-titlist Alan Phillips, who had to contend with one of the strongest ever Hastings and duly finished in the cellar. Now...