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06.03.2007
Cappelle la Grande
At the traditional tournament in Cappelle la Grande after 4 rounds Wang Yue, E.Miroshnichenko and E.Vorobiov are leading with perfect score. S.Ionov has 3 points, V.Yemelin – 2.5, E.Ovod – 2.
more [source: www.cappelle-chess.com]
06.03.2007
Game of the Round (10)
K.Sakaev comments on game Anand - Carlsen from the tenth round of Morelia/Linares super tournament.
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05.03.2007
FIDE CUP MATCH KRAMNIK – ARONIAN
From 4th to 6th of March in Yerevan a 6 game rapid match will be held between the World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the World Cup holder Levon Aronian.
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05.03.2007
Game of the Round (9)
K.Sakaev comments on game Topalov - Ivanchuk from the ninth round of Morelia/Linares super tournament.
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05.03.2007
First League of Russian Women’s Championship
This competition has finished in Obninsk. Final standings: 1. D.Charochkina (Moscow) – 7.5 points, 2. M.Komiagina (Arkhangelsk), 3. V.Nebolsina (Moscow), 4. I.Ivakhinova (Ulan-Ude) – 7, 5. A.Bodnaruk (Moscow), 6. E.Borisova (Saint Petersburg), 7. T.Chistiakova, 8. S.Shaidullina (both of Kazan), 9. E.Akatova – 6.5, 10. E.Bronnikova (both of Saint Petersburg) – 6. First 8 players have gained the right to participate in High League. H.Mohova scored 5.5 points, V.Solovjova – 4.
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05.03.2007
I.SMIKOVSKY. PORTRAIT OF A CHESSPLAYER - VLADIMIR KRAMNIK (PART II)
IM I.Smikovsky is drawing a portrait of the World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. We publish the second part of the work.
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05.03.2007
Game of the Round (8)
K.Sakaev comments on game Anand - Topalov from the eighth round of Morelia/Linares super tournament.
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05.03.2007
70th Women’s Saint Petersburg Championship
After 6 rounds O.Lelekova, M.Lupik and N.Sirotkina are leading with 4.5 points. Half a point behind are E.Kuzevanova, V.Minina, M.Rumiantseva and O.Stjazhkina.
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05.03.2007
MORELIA/LINARES
In the 10th round V.Anand defeated M.Carlsen, the games V.Ivanchuk – P.Svidler, L.Aronian – A.Morozevich and P.Leko – V.Topalov were drawn. Standings after 10 rounds: Anand – 6.5, Carlsen and Ivanchuk – 5.5, Aronian and Svidler – 5, Topalov – 4.5, Leko and Morozevich – 4.
Today is a day-off.
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04.03.2007
First League of Russian Women’s Championship
Before the final round D.Charochkina is leading with 7 points out of 8. V.Nebolsina and M.Komiagina scored 6.5 points. The Petersburg girls E.Akatova and E.Borisova are in the group of players who are on 6. E.Bronnikova has 5.5, H.Mohova – 4.5 points, V.Solovjova – 4.
more [source: www.obninskchess.ru]
04.03.2007
70th Women’s Saint Petersburg Championship
After 5 rounds the leaders are O.Lelekova, M.Lupik and N.Sirotkina who scored 4 points. Half a point behind is E.Kuzevanova. The 6th round is played today.
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04.03.2007
MORELIA/LINARES
In the 9th round A.Morozevich beat P.Leko, the games M.Carlsen – L.Aronian, P.Svidler – V.Anand and V.Topalov – V.Ivanchuk were drawn. Standings after 9 rounds: Anand and Carlsen – 5.5, Ivanchuk – 5, Aronian and Svidler – 4.5, Topalov – 4, Leko and Morozevich – 3.5. Pairings of the 10th round: ANAND – CARLSEN, IVANCHUK – SVIDLER, ARONIAN – MOROZEVICH and LEKO – TOPALOV.
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04.03.2007
WE APOLOGIZE
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03.03.2007
FIDE HAS CHANGED THE FORMAT OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
The FIDE President K.Iljumzhinov stated yesterday that from now on every odd year the World Cup will be held while every even year will see the match between the World Cup winner and the former World Champion. This system is adopted for the next 6 years. See the link for the details.
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03.03.2007
First League of Russian Women’s Championship
After 7 rounds S.Bezgodova and D.Charochkina are leading with 6 points. Our players perform as follows: E.Akatova, E.Borisova and E.Bronnikova – 5, H.Mohova – 4.5 points, V.Solovjova – 4.
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03.03.2007
MORELIA/LINARES
In the 8th round, the first one that was held at the tournament’s historical motherland in Linares all four games Anand – Topalov, Aronian – Svidler, Morozevich – Carlsen and Leko –Ivanchuk ended in draws. Standings after 8 rounds: Anand and Carlsen – 5, Ivanchuk – 4.5, Aronian and Svidler – 4, Leko and Topalov – 3.5, Morozevich – 2.5. Pairings of the 9th round: A.MOROZEVICH – P.LEKO, M.CARLSEN – L.ARONIAN, P.SVIDLER – V.ANAND and V.TOPALOV – V.IVANCHUK.
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02.03.2007
MORELIA/LINARES: SECOND LEG
Today in Linares the second leg of the super tournament starts. The pairings of the 8th round: P.LEKO – V.IVANCHUK, V.ANAND – V.TOPALOV, L.ARONIAN – P.SVIDLER and A.MOROZEVICH – M.CARLSEN. The schedule of the second leg: March 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10. The games begin at 17:30 msk. We provide a link to the online broadcast.
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02.03.2007
First League of Russian Women’s Championship
After 6 rounds D.Charochkina is leading with 5.5 points. Half a point behind are 5 players: S.Bezgodova, A.Bodnaruk, E.Borisova, I.Ivakhinova and S.Shaidullina. H.Mohova has 4.5 points, E.Akatova and E.Bronnikova are on 4, V.Solovjova has 3.5 points. There are 3 rounds left to play in the event.
02.03.2007
70th Women’s Saint Petersburg Championship
O.Lelekova continues to lead after 4 rounds scoring 4 wins in a row. One point behind are M.Lupik, V.Minina and N.Sirotkina. A.Dushenok and E.Kuzevanova scored 2.5. The 5th round is played tomorrow, March 3.
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01.03.2007
ANNOUNCEMENT OF OUR PUBLICATIONS
GM Konstantin Sakaev will annotate for our readers the best games of the second leg of the Linares super tournament. A detailed analysis of the creative content of the Aeroflot Open flights has been prepared by IM Ivan Smikovski and will be presented in two parts. On March 15, the day of memory of the master Boris Nikolaevich Bilunov (1946-1992) the GM and Merited Trainer of USSR Igor Zaitsev will tell about this talented man and chessplayer who died too early. Ready for publication are the work by IM Vladimir Barskij on the Chigorin Defence and a new research by the Merited Trainer of USSR Mark Dvoretsky. IM Maxim Notkin not only cherishes the regular issue of “Game of the Month” but also prepares to sum up the results of the voting that will define the Best Game of 2006. This list of our nearest publications is far from full.