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| Posted by hardland mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 11:50:43 Play online chess |  Subject: Wijk An ZeeMessage: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by alberlie mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 14:46:55 Play online chess | YES Message: And I'm happy for Adams - did you see that screenshot on chessbase.com where he's analyzing with Seirawan? It seems that even the buttons on his suit are grinning from ear to ear :o)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by bucklehead mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 14:47:15 Play online chess | A promising start... Message: I haven't analyzed any of the games in depth, but on tonight's plate is Adams' round-two KO of Topalov--it looks to be the kind of convincing punch none of the competitors in San Luis could deliver. Kamsky's also brought a smile to my face, choosing (and losing with) the Scandinavian (!) against Toppy in round one and yet knocking Gelfand around in round two. Tomorrow looks like a bit of a bust, but I'll probably be paying close attention to Ivanchuk-Anand myself. ——— Chess: Caught in the middle — A rare chance to attack a king that hasn't had the sense to get castled. Vasily Ivanchuk was the star of the gold-winning Ukrainian team at the chess olympiad. Playing on board one and taking on the strongest opposition, he scored eight out of 10. What did he play here? RB Dan has always told me to keep an eye peeled for the chance to attack a king that hasn't had the sense to get castled. But the attacker has to move boldly. Fortunately the bold move here jumped out at me immediately – 1 Nd5. I'm going on general principles – and Dan's admonishment – rather than concrete calculation: the enemy king stuck in the middle, his rooks not yet in play, king's bishop still on ... Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 16:29:44 Play online chess AnandMessage: :-( ——— World Chess Champions Crowned, at Youth Tournament — Where are the future stars of chess? They may have been at the World Youth Championships in Halkidiki, Greece, which ended Saturday. The chess championships are held every year and are divided into six age brackets, from those who are under 8 to those who turn 18 this year. There are open sections and sections for girls only. The tournament’s origins go back to the 1970s to the cadet championships, which were in one section for players under 18. Gradually the tournament expanded, adding a section for chess players under the age of 14 in 1979, for under 16 in 1981, for under 12 and under 10 in 1986, and for under 8 in 2006. Over the years, winners of world youth championships have ... Posted by hardland | mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 18:05:11 Play online chess Message: I don't understand how Kamsky had choosen a Scandinavian!. I like the 1.e4 d5 for "social" games. But,... in a tournment? I wait for some kind o "magical" new variant, but there was no such a thing, or I cannot see it. In the other Anand is Anand. ——— Revenge at Cap d’Agde: Ivanchuk Beats Nakamura — It took two years, but Vassily Ivanchuk got his revenge. Ivanchuk, a Ukrainian chess grandmaster, lost the final of the 2008 Cap d’Agde Rapid tournament to Hikaru Nakamura of the United States. Sunday, both players were again in the final and this time Ivanchuk won. Ivanchuk was definitely playing better even before the final. In his semifinal match against Bu Xiangzhi of China, Ivanchuk won both games, while Nakamura struggled against Le Quang Liem of Vietnam. Le Quang won the first game of the semifinal and Nakamura had to come back and win the second game to force a playoff. In the playoff, he won both games. The final games were entertaining and a bit strange. In the first, Ivanchuk, who ... Posted by bucklehead | mailcafe.net 1/15/2006 18:39:47 Play online chess AnandMessage: ——— Chess World of Karpov and Kasparov — Standing next to each other, side by side, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov made a last minute effort to sway the FIDE elections their way. One day before the vote, during the press conference in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansyisk, they were trying to explain how they will change the chess world. Karpov was running for the FIDE presidency and Kasparov supported him. They still had a small chance to win. In the last six month they criscrossed the world, talking about the wonderful game of chess and what could be done to make it more popular. The next day, Sept. 29, the FIDE delegates re-elected Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who promptly announced that he defeated two world chess champions. What ... Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/16/2006 00:12:17 Play online chess isnt there Message: ——— Plenty of Fighting Spirit on Final Day of Pearl Spring — Magnus Carlsen of Norway had already clinched first place at the Pearl Spring chess tournament in Nanjing, China, but there was still a lot to play for, so all the games on the final day were hard-fought and two of them were decisive. The most important game of the day, in terms of the standings and the prize money, was between Viswanathan Anand of India, the world chess champion, and Etienne Bacrot of France. They were tied for second place. Anand had White and opened with his d pawn. Bacrot used the Nimo-Indian Defense and achieved a solid position out of the opening, though Anand had the bishop pair — a potentially long-term advantage. Bacrot began to play loosely, opening up his ... Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/16/2006 04:29:36 Play online chess LinkMessage: look at ruond two Anand vs Aronian 1/2-1/2 Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/16/2006 04:32:29 Play online chess EspeciallyMessage: Posted by ccmcacollister | mailcafe.net 1/16/2006 04:48:05 Play online chess THanks basbos!Message: And lets not forget Van der Wiel - Afek when considering the StrangeGame Award?! Posted by basbos | mailcafe.net 1/16/2006 11:41:51 Play online chess Message: Posted by hardland | mailcafe.net 1/17/2006 08:35:14 Play online chess Message: They also privide coments in many lenguages, if you prefer to read them in other lenguage than English. Corus has the advantage of seeing them play in real time. You can say..."mmm Topy has to put that Knight here...mmm Anand shouldn't do that move..." and... minutes later... you'll realize why they are there and why you're not! Posted by bucklehead | mailcafe.net 1/20/2006 08:04:08 Play online chess Kamsky defeats Anand!!!Message: [Event "Corus 2006"] [Date "2006.01.20"] [Round "6"] [White "GMKamsky"] [Black "GMAnand"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690P"] [BlackElo "2788P"] [ECO "D20"] [TimeControl "7200"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be6 8. Nbc3 Qd7 9. Ne4 Bd5 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. a3 Qe8 12. Qc2 f5 13. N4c3 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bf3 15. Bxf5+ e6 16. Bh3 Kb8 17. Rg3 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qh5 21. Qe2 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Re8 23. Rf1 Nd8 24. Ne4 g6 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Rgf3 Bh6 27. Nf7 Nxf7 28. Rxf7 Rhe8 29. R1f6 a5 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Bg5 33. d5 Ka7 34. Bg8 h6 35. Bf7 Kb6 36. Bxg6 Kc5 37. Bf7 h5 38. Kd3 h4 39. h3 b5 40. Ke4 b4 41. axb4+ axb4 42. b3 Bh6 43. Bh5 Bg5 44. Be2 Bh6 45. Bc4 Bg5 46. Kf5 Bxe3 47. d6 1-0 Posted by ketchuplover | mailcafe.net 1/20/2006 15:50:17 Play online chess Message: Posted by cairo | mailcafe.net 1/21/2006 02:12:40 Play online chess Carlsen Message: Best wishes Cairo Posted by alberlie | mailcafe.net 1/21/2006 02:46:51 Play online chess Message: |