Some people think that chess is chess and if a player is good, he or she would do well in any format, whether if it is Swiss, round robin or match play. In my opinion, it is not the...
Candidates’ matches LIVE update and games
GM Kamsky (2705) – GM Bacrot (2709) [D15] 1/2FIDE Candidate Matches Elista, Russia, 27.05.2007 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.b4 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 a5 10.bxa5 Bg7 11.f4 Qxa5 12.Bd2 b4 13.Ne2...
Kamsky – Bacrot
This is Gata’s camel, courtesy of his Excellency Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Kamsky – Bacrot [D15]Candidates 2007 27.05.2007 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 b5 6.c5 g6 7.b4 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 a5 10.bxa5 Bg7 = 11. f4...
Black sheep for you!
Bacrot picked the Black sheep. That means that he will get Black against Gata Kamsky in game 1. And by the way, all the players get to keep their sheep! These sheep are gifts from his Excellency Kirsan Ilyumzhinov....
FIDE’s new invention! Baaaaahhhh
The method to decide which player gets White in the first game is … draw a sheep! White sheep for Judit means she gets white against Bareev in the first game 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Extensive coverage of the candidates’ matches
I will cover the candidates’ matches extensively starting tomorrow, especially Judit, Gata, Magnus / Levon Aronian. Please feel free to join me with feedbacks, comments and analysis. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The players arrived in Elista for the big showdown
That’s my sister Judit getting off the FIDE plane in Elista FIDE News Candidates Arrive in Elista Delegations arrived by charter flight last night in Elista for the Candidates Matches. FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov heads the Opening ceremonies today....
FIDE Announcement
FIDE Announcement: World Youth Chess Championship 2009. Inspection in Debrecen, Hungary Mr. Israel Gelfer, Honorary Vice President and Mr. Berik Balgabayev, Special Assistant to the President have concluded an inspection visit to Debrecen, the second largest city in Hungary...
Candidates’ Matches start tomorrow!
The 16 Grandmasters who will participate in the Candidates Matches are: 01. Levon Aronian (ARM)02. Peter Leko (HUN)03. Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR)04. Boris Gelfand (ISR)05. Etienne Bacrot (FRA)06. Alexander Grischuk (RUS)07. Judit Polgar (HUN)08. Alexei Shirov (ESP)09. Michael Adams (ENG)10....
Condolences from FIDE
Mr. Roshal was giving me a tour of the chess museum in Moscow Alexander Roshal passed away. FIDE President expresses his sincere condolences Alexander Borisovich Roshal – 1936 – 2007 On behalf of the International Chess Federation, FIDE Presidential...