Aronian’s finest hour (UPDATE: last video added!)
April 29, 2009 by Arne Moll · 26 Comments
In what was arguably the finest round of the Grand Prix tournament in Nalchik, Levon Aronian managed to beat his direct competitor Peter Leko for first place in convincing and ravishing style. The rest of the games were equally entertaining. Read more
Kutin vs. Yazici: not justice, but chaos prevails
April 29, 2009 by Arne Moll · 72 Comments
We received a letter from Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, concerning a recent arbitration in the court of Lausanne about an organizing dispute between the European Chess Union and the Turkish Chess Federation. Yazici’s letter speaks of justice, but to us, it seems only chaos prevails. A down-to-earth perspective is badly needed. Read more
Aronian’s swindling: New In Chess 2009/3
April 29, 2009 by New in Chess (ADVERTORIALS) · Comments Off
“Aronian’s saves were were based on a very distinctive style of slow-motion swindling”, writes Dr John Nunn in his exclusive eye-witness report on Amber 2009.
You can read Nunn’s piece in New In Chess 2009/3 (just out).
Other interesting stuff from this issue’s more than 100 pages:
– Garry Kasparov on Ivanchuk going “bleeping nuts”
– a future Women Grandmaster(?) in underwear
– Nigel Short on Timman’s weaknesses
– Magnus Carlsen on beating Grischuk
– Hans Ree: Vlastimil Hort’s many errors & inaccuracies
– the scandal that almost killed the Topalov-Kamsky match
– Jonathan Rowson: chess is a jealous lover
– and much more.
Please have a look at the latest issue of our flagship publication.
Nalchik R12: Leko joins Aronian in the lead
April 29, 2009 by Robert Ris · 2 Comments
While Aronian got luckily away with a draw, Leko punished Kasimdzhanov for his bad performance. In the last round, starting two hours earlier today, Aronian and Leko will fight out in a direct confrontation who will be the winner of the 4th Grand Prix in Nalchik. Video added. Read more
Macieja on the new K-factor (UPDATE 2 : Macieja answers FIDE’s reaction)
April 28, 2009 by Peter Doggers · 7 Comments
This week FIDE expressed her concerns about the effects of the new K-Factor which will be in order as from July 1st, and decided to publish two parallel rating lists for a year and then review the results of the different K-factors in effect. GM Bartlomiej Macieja proposes a different solution. Read more
Nalchik R11: Aronian still in the lead
April 28, 2009 by IM Merijn van Delft · 22 Comments
Levon Aronian and runner-up Peter Leko both did their job by drawing their black games in the eleventh round in Nalchik and therefore nothing significantly changed in the standings. Because Ivanchuk and Gelfand won their games, the rest of the field has become very tight. With two rounds to go, Leko may want to try hard with White against Kasimdzhanov, since in the last round he has Black against Aronian. Video added. Read more
Anand visiting Chile, beats Morovic 2-0
April 27, 2009 by Peter Doggers · 3 Comments
On Sunday Viswanathan Anand defeated Chile’s number one player GM Ivan Morovic Fernandez 2-0 in a short exhibition rapid match. The World Champion spends four days in the Latin American country, helping in popularizing the game of chess. Read more
Nalchik R10: Petroff finally loses
April 27, 2009 by Michael Schwerteck · 20 Comments
Did someone say „Black is hot“? In round 10 of the Grand Prix he was not! The players with the black pieces only scored one draw out of six games plus another draw out of a non-game. Even the Petroff only scored 25 percent. As a result, Aronian is still in sole lead, now half a point ahead of Leko. Video added. Read more
Review: Chess Explained – The Gr?ºnfeld
April 26, 2009 by Arne Moll · Comments Off
It usually takes a while before beginning chess players realize there are also great chess openings for Black. For me, this moment came when I discovered the Gr?ºnfeld Defence. Here, finally, was a chess opening in which it was possible to create some of the rich dynamics usually reserved for playing with White. I remember xeroxing whole books on this great opening in the Max Euwe Centre in Amsterdam. This also made me discover another property of the Gr?ºnfeld: it’s a highly professional opening. An opening for grown-ups. Read more
Weekly Endgame Study (117)
April 26, 2009 by Yochanan Afek · Comments Off
Every week we present you an endgame study selected by IM Yochanan Afek: player, trainer, endgame study composer and writer. A week later the solution is published. Good luck solving! Read more
