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A double Scotch at the 94th British Championships
11.08.2007 – Jacob Aagaard and Keti Arakhamia, he originally from Denmark, she from Georgia, both now living in and playing for Scotland – these two won the British Open and Ladies sections. The last round was full of tension, with the final decision coming after 8 p.m., when Aagaard beat Glenn Flear with the black pieces to clinch the title. Big pictorial report.
 

Viktorija Cmilyte wins European Women's Rapid Championship
11.08.2007 – The European Women's Rapid and Blitz Championships finished after three days of battle, with the constant din of rain and violent slaps on the clocks. But everyone survived, including the clocks. The first three places were shared by Viktorija Cmilyte, Anna Muzychuk Sopio Gvetadze. We bring you results, games and a big photo report by WGM Elena Partac.
 

Korchnoi leads in Paks at halftime
10.08.2007 – The oldest player – by a big margin – is showing the greatest vigor and acuteness at the György Marx tournament in Paks, Hungary. After the first half of the double round robin Viktor Korchnoi leads with 3.5/5 points, followed by Peter Acs of Hungary. Only 26% of the games were drawn so far; White won 47% and Black in 27%. There is a new glamor short in our illustrated report.
 

Carlsen vs Carlsen – Magnus beats his dad
10.08.2007 – That is hardly a surprise, since the 16-year-old is over six hundred points stronger than his first teacher. But then again Henrik Carlsen has grounding powers... After seven rounds of the Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø it is Norwegian GM Kjetil A. Lie who is in the lead, with 5.5 points, followed by four players with 5.0 points each. Report with pictures and videos.
 

ChessBase Light 2007 - part 12
10.08.2007 – ChessBase Light Premium 2007 provides you with a number of tools which allow you to annotate your own games, both verbally and with symbolic commentary. You'll find out how to annotate and replace games in the new edition of ChessBase Workshop.
 

In the Jaws of the Tiger – part two point five
09.08.2007 – Last week our Playchess trainer Dennis Monokroussos presented a game by Tiger Hillarp Persson, the second by this wildly imaginative player. The game was so rich that he only made it halfway through. So this week Dennis continues with his analysis, starting from move 17. Don't miss it!
 

International Chess Festival in Predeal
09.08.2007 – This is the largest of its kind in Romania, consisting of five separate tournaments, with over 500 players from all over the world. Of the events it is the European Women's Rapid and Blitz Championships (August 7-10) that are of special interest. The top seeds are around 2460. One of the participants, WGM Elena Partac, has taken time to send us a pictorial report from Predeal.
 

Fifth György Marx Memorial in Paks, Hungary
08.08.2007 – This tournament, which lasts from August 4 to 15, 2007, is intended to give the most talented young grandmasters of the country an opportunity to gain experience, at the hands strong foreign players. They range from Viktor Korchnoi, aged 76, Elo 2610, to Hou Yifan, 13, 2523 (Viktor beat Hou with the black pieces in round one). Report after round three.
 

Second Arctic Chess Challenge in Tromsø
07.08.2007 – The Norwegian island town of Tromsø lies well within the Arctic Circle, which means that this time of the year the sun never sets. Tromsø is playing host to a strong GM tournament from August 4th-12th, 2007. Top seed is Magnus Carlsen, who rushed in from his victory in Biel and did not have a great start here (3.0/4, place ten). Two other GMs, Macieja and Lie, lead with 4.0/4. Round four report.
 

GM Pravin Thipsay triumphs in Mangalore
07.08.2007 – The FIDE Rated All India Open Chess Tournament, which was held in Mangalore, India, was expectedly won by the top-seeded GM Pravin Thipsay, but not before surviving some scares in the early rounds. The event attracted a total of 271 entries and had a Rs 1.50 lakh (Rs 150,000 = 2750 Euros). Praful Zaveri, who was also the Chief Arbiter of this tournament, has sent us a colourful photo report.
 

Ponomariov wins XXII Torneo Villarrobledo
07.08.2007 – You may be forgiven if this comes as a surprise to you. The 22nd edition of the rapid chess event took place in Villarrobledo, a city in the heart of the Spanish wine-growing area. Participants included Veselin Topalov, Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexei Shirov. The event was won by Ruslan Ponomariov, on tiebreak ahead of Dreev and Topalov. We have scraped together all available information.
 

Carlsen: 'This victory is a milestone for my career'
05.08.2007 – The first time he played in Biel he came in sixth. "I will never finish last againe here," the 14-year-old vowed. Last year he was second, and promised to come back for victory. Which is exactly what Magnus Carlsen delivered last week, winning his first high-level category 18 tournament. A few hours before his departure he gave Olivier Breisacher this informative interview.