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This page will be dedicated to Chess News. (All the latest tournaments and match results.)
(Aug. 2005) You should also consult my "Game of The Month," website. Lately ... I have been trying to give a short synopsis of a recent event, AND an annotated game. [PLUS ... at least one link as well.] Please also see the CB page for events as well. [Go there now.] The latest in chess news.
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2010****************************************************************************************** 72nd CORUS Tournament / Wijk aan Zee, (NED) 2010The young {currently 19} Swedish player, GM Magnus Carlsen won clear first (Group "A") this time around in one of the strongest events of the year. Vladimir Kramnik and Alexei Shirov shared second and third places. Anish Giri was the clear winner in group "B" ... a surprise to everyone. [The official website.] [A YT video on the event.] [The ChessBase page ... with links to all CB reports on this event.] [The CG page for this event.] [The TWIC story.] *******
******* Chess World Championship / Sofia, BulgariaRight now the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of chess has begun in Sofia, Bulgaria. Topalov won a whirlwind game, sacking a knight ... that was obviously a case of prepared analysis. (Anand had just blundered - in a bad position.) Stay tuned for more developments and maybe some original game analysis. [The official site for the match.] [The TWIC initial report for the whole match.] [The CB report for round one.] [M. Pein's commentary of Game One.] Anand struck back and won a game of positional chess in Game Two! (See the CB website for more details.)
03 May, 2010: Game Seven was a terse draw. [Replay Game Seven on the CG website.] 11 May, 2010: Its over. GM V. Anand won the final game with the Black pieces to retain the title of World Champion. [The CB report.] *******
The death of Andre Lilienthal just after passing his 99th birthday finally cuts our links with chess going back to the 19th Century. Lilienthal was the only living player to have defeated Emanuel Lasker and Jose Raul Capablanca. He also had a draw against Alexander Alekhine. After the recent death of Smyslov he was also the last of the original FIDE Grandmasters who had their titles awarded in 1950 and indeed he was the oldest living Grandmaster. Lilienthal was one of the greats of chess. Although never a world champion, he was certainly a great player - in his own right. [Use Google to search the Internet for more on this player.] ******* The 2010 U.S. ChampionshipsIn a bizarre final, (bidding for time?!?); Kamsky held Shulman to a draw ... and became the U.S. Champion. [The CB story.] [ The official site.] [The report from the U.S.C.F. website.] ******* Leko vs. GelfandGelfand narrowly edged out Peter Leko in a match ... read about it on the ChessBase server.
********************************************************* The U.S. Championships: (for) 2011In the preliminaries, it seemed that the "young guns" (in particular, GM R. Hess) would dominate this event. However, in the final analysis, the older and more experienced players had the last word - at the end, this years event looks a lot like last year's edition of this tournament. (Kamsky defeated Shulman in the finals for the men's title; Anna Zatonskih won the Women's title.) My congratulations to all the players, nearly everyone involved played outstanding chess. (I quickly reviewed many of the games ... I was constantly downloading the PGN files, and re-playing the games on my computer. In particular, this game gave me a lot of pleasure, it is one of the nicest endgames that I have seen in many years.) Below are a few links.
********************************************************* The FIDE World Championships / Candidate MatchesThursday, May 12th, 2011: The matches are already well underway. The original participants were: Veselin Topalov, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Grischuk, Boris Gelfand, Teimour Radjabov, and Gata Kamsky. Topalov, Aronian, Mamedyarov, and Radjabov have already been eliminated.
********************************************************* ********************************************************* 2011 (3rd) London Chess ClassicGM
Vladimir Kramnik won this tournament in fine style with four wins and drawing
the rest of his games. GM H. Nakamura came in second with a last minute defeat
(in the last round!) of GM M. Adams ... in a King's Gambit, no less! GM
Magnus Carlsen took third place. ******* Tal Memorial (2011)This
annual event - held to honor one of the greatest players who ever lived - was
won by GM's Carlsen and Aronian, who tied for first. ******* São Paulo / Bilbao Masters (2011)Many
of the world's top masters showed up for this event, but in the end, GM Magnus
Carlsen won first ... after a blitz tiebreak/play-off. ******* ICT / Dortmund, 2011GM
Vladimir Kramnik has always seemed to own this event ... and this year's edition
of this tournament was no exception. With an absolute lock on first place with a
full round to go, Kramnik (in a gamble) decided to "go for broke"
against GM H. Nakamura ... played an interesting game - but lost. Local Chess News
OTHER SITES WITH GOOD CHESS NEWSFor the very latest chess news, there are dozens of sites that offer the very best in chess news. (If my site is not current, be sure to check these.) A few sites, [I give 8 - not necessarily in the order you should visit them.]; to go to if you want the latest news in the Chess World. (I rate their news coverage in brackets.) *******
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