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Harikrishna wins Nancy Chess Festival 2009
Written by content team 24 February 2009
Indian GM Pentala Harikrishna won the Nancy
Chess Festival by a full point. A fantastic 7/9 gave him the title. The
Indian GM finished with 5 victories and 4 draws to grab the first place.
He performed brilliantly with the rating performance of 2758. GM Georg
Meier won the second place, with 3 wins and 6 draws.
The B tournament was won by Ninov and the C by Brethes, both players
qualified for the A and B groups of the 2010 tournament.
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World Chess Challenge Round 5: Topalov beats Kamsky, takes crucial lead
Written by content team 23 February 2009
Topalov started with king pawn opening, Gata
Kamsky played the French defense, he was doing fine till move 35,
but then he blundered a pawn. Veselin Topalov did well to convert this
opportunity into full point.
Kamsky is trailing by one full point with only 3
games to play. He will be playing with 2 White in the final 3 games.
The day started with Surprises at the start of Round
5, as we were expecting Kamsky to have white as per the match regulations,
"The draw for colors will be conducted during the opening ceremony. The
colors shall be reversed after game 4. However, after having black in game
four Topalov had white in game five.
Report with games and pictures.
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Linares Chess 09 Round 4: victories for Aronian, Grischuk, Anand
Written by content team 23 February 2009
It's always good to see resulting games, round 4 at
Linares saw three resulting games.
In Grischuk - Radjabov game, Radjabov sacrificed a pawn in very early
stage, Grischuk accepted the pawn sacrifice and enjoyed material
advantage. Aronian-Dominguez game lasted 92 moves. Anand played Queen pawn
opening and outplayed Wang Yue with excellent end game technique.
After four rounds, Aronian and Grischuk are leading with 3 points.
Report with games and pictures.
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World Chess Challenge Round 4: Kamsky beats Topalov!
Written by content team 23 February 2009
in the 4th game, Gata Kamsky beats Veselin Topalov
to level the scores at 2-2. It is Kamsky's first victory in the match and
the first time he has ever beaten Topalov.
In a closed Ruy Lopez battle, Kamsky sacrificed a pawn on move 26 to free
up his Queenside pieces. Position was looking equal till move 32, Kamskya
gained edge in the pawn up end game still the position demanding
excellent ending technique to convert into victory. Topalov could have
resisted more but blundered on move 78 .
Kamsky's victory puts him right back in the match and he has the white
pieces again for game 5 on Monday.
Report with games and pictures.
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Linares Chess 09 Round 3: All games drawn
Written by content team 22 February 2009
In round three, players seemed to attempt for the
resulting game. But all the games end with draws.
In Aronian-Radjabov game, Aronian gained some advantage with the bishop
pair, but he was unable to convert into full point. In Dominguez-Anand,
was a comfortable draw without any complications for both the players. In
Wang Yue-Carlsen, Wang Yue had some advantage but Carlsen found a
convincing way to hold the draw. In Ivanchuk-Grischuk, Ivanchuk applied
Kramnik's novelty, in reply Grischuk did well and managed to hold a
slightly inferior position into draw.
Report with games and pictures.
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Linares Chess 09 Round 1: Anand beats Radjabov
Written by content team 20 February 2009
The World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, playing after a break with
fresh mind beat Azerbaijani Grandmaster Teimour Radjabov in a Sicilian
Sveshnikov game. The battle continued till move 61 in a queen ending with
excellent maneuvering by Anand. Other games end up with hard-fought draws.
The average rating is 2755 in this category 21 chess event. There is no
appearance money for the players.
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World Chess Challenge Round 2: Topalov beats Kamsky
Written by content team 18 February 2009
A lot of credit to Topalov, he does take chances and
go for the win with both Black and White pieces. Topalov playing with
black pieces, beat Kamsky in 32nd moves. Topalov is now leading with a
full point.
In a Ruy Lopez Berlin Defence game, Veselin Topalov surprised Kamsky on
move four 4. ... Bc5, this line is generally considered risky
for Black. Of course Topalov team have had prepared the line. This move
set Kamsky thinking for a long period of time.
Report with games and pictures.
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World Chess Challenge Round 1: a fighting draw
Written by content team 18 February 2009
The first game of the FIDE Candidates Chess
Championship saw a fighting draw, Veselin Topalov came with a a novelty on
move 17 in a Gruenfeld opening. He launched a sharp attack on Kamsky's
king side. However Kamsky defended well and managed to hold the position
without any troubles.
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Life is kind of chess - Benjamin Franklin
Written by Neha Gohad 18 February 2009
True to the above saying, in the chess of life
whether you are a pawn, a knight or a queen, you have an important role to
play.
Described by LA Times as an "Absolute Thriller", The Eight by Katherine
Neville tactfully blends two different eras to uncover the Knights path of
eight through the struggle of two young women. Read what's in the
book
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World Chess Challenge 2009 : Topalov vs Kamsky
Written by content team 16 February 2009
Candidates Chess Match between Veselin Topalov and
Gata Kamsky are starting from Tuesday in Sofia. Bulgarian Grandmaster
Veselin Topalov who lives in Spain will certainly enjoy the home field
advantage.
Two players have not played with each other recently, but Topalov has won
four of their eight and four have ended in draws. Their last game in the
2007 M-Tel Masters in Bulgaria ended in a draw. Report with games
and pictures.
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