Peter Svidler won the Seventh Gibtelecom Chess Festival in Gibraltar last week. The five-time champion of Russia shared first place with GM Vadim Milov of Switzerland, but won both playoff games. Both players scored eight points in 10 games,...
Kavalek analysis
ChessBy Lubomir KavalekSpecial to The Washington PostMonday, January 19, 2009; Page C10 Kavalek Bobby Fischer, who died on Jan. 17 last year, was the greatest chess player ever, according to Vishy Anand, the current world champion. The Indian superstar...
Secured his place among the greatest
ChessBy Lubomir KavalekSpecial to The Washington PostMonday, November 3, 2008; Page C10 The world champion, Vishy Anand of India, secured his place among the greatest players in the history of chess, defeating the Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik 6 1/2...
GM Analysis
ChessBy Lubomir KavalekSpecial to The Washington PostMonday, August 18, 2008; Page C10 Levon Aronian won the second FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday. The Armenian grandmaster scored 8 1/2 points in 13 games, edging Teimour Radjabov...
Another Kavalek tactic
White to move. How should White proceed? Kavalek, Lubomir – Larsen, Bent (Montreal, 1979), presented by Andreas 2r3k1/1br2pb1/p2pp1p1/5PP1/1p1qP3/3N1B1R/PPP3Q1/1K1R4 w – – 0 26 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Birthday tactic
Source: Chess Today (chesstoday.net) Black to move. How should Black proceed? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Happy Birthday to GM Kavalek
Czech GM Lubomir Kavalek was born on the 9th of August 1943 in Prague. He left Czechoslovakia during the Soviet invasion of 1968 and later settled in the United States. Kavalek was one of the world’s leading players in...
A victorious Knight
ChessBy GM Lubomir KavalekMonday, January 28, 2008; Page C10Washington Post Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Levon Aronian of Armenia won the elite Corus grandmaster tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, yesterday with an 8-5 score. They edged world champion...
A memorable sacrifice
A Memorable SacrificeMonday, January 14, 2008; C10Washington Post The Dutch coastal town of Wijk aan Zee is an addictive place despite the howling winds and the cold you are certain to get when playing chess there. Every January, many...
Chess news by GM Kavalek
Artwork by Mike Magnan ChessBy Lubomir KavalekWashington PostMonday, October 15, 2007; Page C10 Brooklyn grandmaster Gata Kamsky led Spanish team Linex Magic Merida to a victory at the 23rd European Club Championship in Kemer, Turkey, on Wednesday. The team...