COMPETITIONS
12.11.2006
TAL MEMORIAL. GAMES OF ROUND 5 COMMENTED
Round 5 turned out to be a dead drawn day, the fact that hardly anyone could guess, when watching the games.
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11.11.2006
TAL MEMORIAL. GAMES OF ROUND 4 COMMENTED
We bid comments to the games of round 4 of Tal Memorial by GM Vassily Yemelin for your attention.
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03.11.2006
I.Smykovskij. European Club Cup, rounds 5-7
The final rounds of the European Club Cup were characterized by the tense struggle and various creative achievements. It is impossible to present all interesting events and therefore I will have to leave out some encounters. However, I would like to mark out both the theoretical novelties and the games that became the most important for the results of the tournament.
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25.10.2006
I.Smykovskij. European Club Cup, rounds 1-4
Most games of the starting rounds were played between players of strikingly different level, as it usually happens in Swiss tournaments. Normally this predetermines the result as well as insufficiently tense character of play. However, apart from obvious disadvantages, one can also find some pluses. It is easier to find textbook examples on various topics in such games, because the weaker player shows low level of resistance.
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10.10.2006
Game XI V.Topalov - V.Kramnik
Game XI V.Topalov - V.Kramnik
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25.09.2006
VICTOR TOPOROV. A PARADOX OF THE MATCH
It is not easy to classify the Topalov-Kramnik match. Is it a world championship match? But such tag is usually associated with a match between the champion and the contender, who qualified (ideally) through the championship cycle.
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21.09.2006
World Chess Championship Match
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14.09.2006
I.Smykovskij. Tomsk, Higher League (rounds 4-6)
The tournament middlegame was very productive. The participants adapted successfully, and the spectators can sit back and enjoy. I will try covering all the exciting games, although it will be rather difficult, as there is more than enough material.
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11.09.2006
I.Smykovskij. Tomsk, Higher League (rounds 1-3)
The Higher League of the 59th Russian championship, which started in Tomsk, does not please the spectator with masterpieces, but a number of upsets makes it exciting for the fan. Can you remember another example from a Swiss when the rating favorites cannot win on 6 top boards, falling to a ‘minus` score, and barely manage 50% on 17 top boards? I failed.
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04.09.2006
STOP MALAKHOV!
St. Petersburg writer Viktor Toporov argues with grandmaster Vladimir Malakhov's article 'The system is paramount', published at the 64, and other publication of this topic.
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14.08.2006
VASSILY YEMELIN. OUR LOT ROBS THE SAVINGS BANK
Grandmaster Vassily YEMELIN from St. Petersburg writes about the Dortmund Sparekassen ('savings bank' from German) tournament.
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29.05.2006
Sergey Klimov. Dagomys cutting, rounds 8-11.
International master Sergey Klimov concludes his report about the Russian Club Championship, which took place in Dagomys resort on the Black Sea.
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21.05.2006
Sofia, round 10: Topalov-Bacrot, Svidler-Kamsky
Konstantin Sakaev annotates.
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11.05.2006
Sofia MTel Masters
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10.05.2006
Sergey Klimov. Dagomys Cutting, Bologan - Lputian
The analysis of the game Bologan – Lputian turned out to be very interesting and branchy. It seems to me that it deserves a whole article so that the reader won`t be dazzled because of many diagrams and variations.
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02.05.2006
Sergey Klimov. Dagomys Cutting (rounds 4-7)
In the beginning of the report I would like to draw your attention to some interesting opening ideas.
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26.04.2006
S.Klimov Dagomys cutting
The start of the Russian team championship was so rich in creative sense that I decided not to limit the number of fragments presented. Therefore I am pleased to offer the reader a cutting of the most interesting moments of the championship.
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20.04.2006
Vitiugov The one who robbed the rain*
The Russian U-20 championships took place from March 2 till March 12 in the suburbs of Cheboksary in the Volzhanka hotel. The players had full board and lodging, the organizers provided them with an excellent prize fund, which satisfied everyone. Young players had an opportunity to determine the strongest in the fair struggle.
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19.02.2006
Ciudad de Linares International Chess Tournament
Tournametn's main page
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14.01.2006
Corus Wijk aan Zee Chess Festival
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