S.Klimov

S.Klimov

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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.

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.

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.

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.

S.Klimov. RATMIR KHOLMOV
It’s 40 days since one of the strongest Soviet chessplayers of the middle of the twentieth century Ratmir Dmitrievich Kholmov passed away.

S.KLIMOV. N.VITIUGOV. KHANTY MANSIYSK. FIRST BLOOD (PART II)
Our reviewers Nikita Vitiugov and Sergei Klimov discuss the first round of the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk.

S.KLIMOV. N.VITIUGOV. KHANTY MANSIYSK. FIRST BLOOD
S.KLIMOV. N.VITIUGOV. KHANTY MANSIYSK. FIRST BLOOD

S.KLIMOV. WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW
Sergey Klimov presents the most interesting games of the World Team Championship in Beer Sheva. Added to the "Competitions" section.

S.KLIMOV. PORTRAIT OF A CHESSPLAYER - EMIL SUTOVSKY
Sergey Klimov portrays one of the most spectacular contemporary players - the European champion 2001 Emil Sutovsky. Added to the "Creativity" section.

S.Klimov. Portrait of a chessplayer - Peter LEKO, part II
IM Sergey Klimov presents his view on Peter Leko, who celebrated his 26th birthday on September, 8th .

S.Klimov. Portrait of a chessplayer - Peter LEKO, part I
IM Sergey Klimov presents his view on Peter Leko.

S. Klimov. Hardship of calculation-2
In the second part of the article the problem in question will be difficulties in selection of candidate moves that are related to a standard chess education of almost all professional chessplayers from candidate master and above. It is clear that education and patterns that it imposes have beside many advantages (which are overwhelming), some disadvantages as well...

S. Klimov. HARDSHIP OF CALCULATION.
International master Sergey Klimov prepared the first part of his research dedicated to psychological difficulties of choosing candidate moves in various positions.

S.Klimov. Portrait of a chess player - Veselin TOPALOV
Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov is one of the brightest among modern chess players. From the middle of nineties he was having steady rating about 2700, in the period of "absolute rule" at Olympus he defeated Gary Kasparov (and in what stile!). Recently, after absolutely fantastic game and the result in "classics" in the world championship (until the semi-final he yielded the opponents merely half a point and in case of normal time control he wouldn't be defeated) with Elo 2757 he became fifth number in the rating list with inessential lag from the forth one (A.Morozevich) and the third one (V.Kramnik).