White was lost at one point but a series of inaccurate moves in a complicated position did Sebag in. GM Stefanova (2550) – IM Sebag (2529) [D12]North Urals Cup, 01.08.2008 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3...
Longest battle of the day
The Third Round. The First Victory of Koneru Humpy! The third round started peacefully. The game of Anna Ushenina (playing white) and the tournament leader Antoaneta Stefanova ended with the draw already on the 14 move. Xu Yuhua and...
The next female Grandmaster?
According to my calculation, IM Marie Sebag, French top female player, has just earned her third and final GM norm at the European Individual Chess Championship. Her new rating will be around mid 2500. Big congratulations to Marie! Chess...
Kramnik simul picture
Picture of the Kramnik simul vs GM Werle and IM Sebag, courtesy of Bart Beijer Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kramnik knocks out Werle and Sebag
Kramnik, V (2788) – Werle, J (2581) [E05]DGT Clock Simul Enschede NED (1), 02.04.2008 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 0–0 6.0–0 dxc4 7.Qc2 a6 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qc2 Bb7 10.Bd2 Ra7 11.a3 Be4 12.Qc1 Nc6 13.e3...
Sebag, Hou on pace for GM norms
Picture by GM Fontaine of Europe Echecs IM Sebag of France and WGM Hou of China, two of the top female players in the world with ratings over 2500, are on pace for a GM norm after 7 rounds...
The chess stars in Aguascalientes, Mexico
The 2nd Chess Tournament “Festival de las Calaveras” was held in Aguascalientes, Mexico from November 14 to 18, 2007. The official web page is www.axa.org.mx/torneocalaveras2007/default_eng.html The final results were as below: 1 José González García 62 Antoaneta Stefanova 63...
Interview with France #1 female player
IM Marie Sebag (France) – 2509 (2 GM norms) An interview with Marie can be seen on http://pokemonchess.blogspot.com/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar