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Chess: the ultimate invisible game
23.08.2007 – Chess is mostly an invisible game, in which the spectator sees very little happening. But that, of course, is only the tip of the iceberg. The overwhelming part of activity lies underneath the surface. This can be felt when you try to visualize a game without a board or pieces. Christian Hesse, a professor for mathematics, shows us a brilliant example and gives us a task in blindfold chess.
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How about: Montpellier and Saint-Affrique 2008?
22.08.2007 – There are few places on earth that are more charming than the southern part of France, with its rivers, mountains, bridges, pétanque, couscous, cheese and wine. And chess. You can take part in the Open in Montpellier and, a few days later, join an international tournament with hundreds of players in Saint-Affrique. Meri Grigoryan-Lyell tells us all about it in a big pictorial report.
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NH Tournament: Rising Stars vs Experienced Grandmasters
21.08.2007 – It starts tomorrow, with five highly talented young chess players pitted against five older and highly experienced colleagues. The games will be played, and the players will stay in the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in the heart of Amsterdam. Why not combine the NH Chess Tournament with a visit to the Rijksmuseum, where you can take in a Rembrandt or two. Chess and culture.
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Michael Adams wins the Staunton Memorial
21.08.2007 – As is only appropriate in a tournament dedicated to the memory one of England's greatest players, the Fifth Staunton Memorial in London ended in a victory for another British chess all time great, Mickey Adams. In the final round, he drew with Black against Ivan Sokolov to reach an untouchable 8.5/11. Sokolov finished a point behind. Illustrated report.
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Mainz 2007 – Navara wins the Ordix Open
21.08.2007 – With 762 players it is one of the biggest Rapid Chess Opens in the world. You will find a GM on place 188 in the final standings. At the top, after a long, nerve-wracking fight, was Czech Champion David Navara, who survived the final strech Indian onslaught of Harikrishna and Sasikiran to win the Ordix Open with 9.5/11 points. Big pictorial report.
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Mainz 2007 – Anand wins Rapid Final
20.08.2007 – Vishy Anand won the Grenke Leasing Rapid World Championship, defeating Levon Aronian in the last game of their four-game match. Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Etienne Bacrot drew their match for third place, with each player winning one game. The Ordix Open was won by David Navara. We bring you an updated report with pictures from the Gourmet Club.
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Mainz 2007 – Anand and Aronian in the Rapid Final
19.08.2007 – Rustam Kasimdzhanov made a brave effort to catch Levon Aronian in the preliminaries of the Rapid Chess Championship in Mainz, but in the end the Armenian held fast to qualify for the Sunday evening encounter, where he meets with Vishy Anand. The Ordix Rapid is under way with a record-breaking 761 participants. Big report with pictures and video impressions.
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Vladimir Kramnik: My Path to the Top
18.08.2007 – Breaking news for all chess lovers. World champion Vladimir Kramnik invites you
to join him on a trip through his outstanding chess career. All stations are
spotted, starting from his childhood in the Soviet Union up to the recent match
with Topalov in 2006.Watch his brilliant games and get to know the reigning
world champion as a person.
Buy ‘My
Path to the Top’ now or read more.
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Mainz 2007 – Anand leads in Rapid World Championship
17.08.2007 – With the Chess960 play finishing – Victor Bologan won the FiNet Open – the players at the Mainz Chess Classic return to regular unshuffled chess. In the Rapid Championship Vishy Anand used the Ruy Lopez to take a solid lead (2.5/3) ahead of his colleagues Levon Aronian, Etienne Bacrot and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Big pictorial report with results and games.
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Viktor Korchnoi wins Banja Luka 2007
17.08.2007 – Many years ago – in 1979 to be precise – the Soviet Chess Federation sent a 16-year-old boy to play in this world-class event, thinking it was a youth tournament. The unrated lad went, saw and conquered, setting the tone for a world championship career. This year's tournament was won by the oldest player in its history. While Korchnoi took the points, the younger GMs went rafting.
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Mainz 2007 – Aronian wins Chess960 world championship
17.08.2007 – It was an exciting day, which ended a few minutes before midnight: Vishy Anand and Levon Aronian went all the way to the finish line, with the regular Chess960 Rapid games ending in a 2:2 draw. In the blitz tiebreak it was the Armenian GM who won. In the morning the FiNet Chess960 Open started, with a sterling array of world-class GMs. Big pictorial report.
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Kasparov: 'Putin's System works like the Stalin regime'
17.08.2007 – In an interview with the influential German magazine Capital
Garry Kasparov, opposition leader of The
Other Russia, takes the regime of President Vladimir Putin to task.
The ex-world chess champion also accuses the West of being accomplice to the
decline of democracy in Russia. In spite of the constant danger of assassination
he lives with his family in Moscow. Full interview.
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