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Sergey Shipov, The Complete Hedgehog, Volume 2 (Mongoose Press, 2011). $29.95. 584 pp. Reviewed by Dennis Monokroussos
In a couple of recent posts I praised Sergey Shipov's work as an annotator, and he's a fine author of opening books, too, at least when they're on the Hedgehog. The Complete Hedgehog, Volume 1 came out in 2009 to rave reviews, and the second volume, fresh off the presses, is...
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Thanks primarily to the troubles of Lazaro Bruzon, three or maybe four players are tied for first with 2.5/4: Le Quang Liem, David Navara, Dmitry Andreikin and - if he converts a superior position tonight against Bruzon - Vassily Ivanchuk will share not only the lead but the experience of having defeated Bruzon in the tournament. More info here, including links to the official site and the...
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Malcolm Pein looks at the final table of the English 4NCL league and a couple of wins from Jonathan Hawkins who made a GM norm.
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Malcolm Pein looks at the final table of the English 4NCL league and a couple of wins from Jonathan Hawkins who made a GM norm.
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ChessVibes Openings has been around for over a year, and while it isn't big enough to compete with or replace a monster site like ChessPublishing.com, it has its place in the world. What it does best is highlight in a timely way what's hot at the higher levels, offering useful summary and occasionally some fresh analysis pointing in unexplored directions.
Hoping to build off their successes, they...
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Both Gata Kamsky and Boris Gelfand missed chances to win in a full-blooded game in a side-line of the Sicilian Najdorf
that eventually finished in a drawn in a rook and pawn endgame.
Alexander Grischuk again made no headway with white against Vladimir Kramnik, This time Kramnik had the opportunity to
play unused preparation in the Petroff Defence sidestepped by Anand in their World Championship...
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Both Gata Kamsky and Boris Gelfand missed chances to win in a full-blooded game in a side-line of the Sicilian Najdorf
that eventually finished in a drawn in a rook and pawn endgame.
Alexander Grischuk again made no headway with white against Vladimir Kramnik, This time Kramnik had the opportunity to
play unused preparation in the Petroff Defence sidestepped by Anand in their World Championship...
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In Kazan, Russia yet again both games ended in a draw. On the third day of the FIDE Candidates semi-finals, Alexander Grischuk switched to 1.e4 but was held to a draw by Vladimir Kramnik in a Petroff. Gata Kamsky played the ambitious 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 against Boris Gelfand’s Najdorf and both players got their chances [...]
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Η χήρα του 44χρονου Μανώλη Καντάρη μετανάστρια η ίδια, έστειλε πίσω, αρνούμενη να παραλάβει ανθοδέσμη από τον φασίστα Μιχαλολιάκο. Υπάρχει και φιλότιμο σε αυτόν τον τόπο και δεν τρώνε παραμύθι πασαλειμμένο με...
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Στη σημερινές παρτίδες του 3ου γύρου στα ματς των διεκδικητών οι Γκριστσούκ και Κράμνικ συμφώνησαν ισοπαλία σε λίγες κινήσεις σε μια αδιάφορη Πετρόφ, αλλά η παρτίδα Κάμσκι – Γκέλφαντ, μια σικελική Νάιντορφ, είχε...
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Του Παναγιώτη Κονιδάρη η ραψ. α’ εδώ η ραψ. β’ εδώ η ραψ. γ’ εδώ η ραψ. δ’ εδώ η ραψ. ε’ εδώ η ραψ. ζ’ εδώ η ραψ. η’ εδώ Σα βγεις στον πηγαιμό για την Ιθάκη, να εύχεσαι να’ ναι σύντομος ο δρόμος, και μην ακούς τις...
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KAPPA-52 TOURNAMENT Round 3 on 2011/05/16 at 18:00 Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 1 IM KAMENETS ANATOLIJ 2 2 SIENCZEWSKI ZBIGNIEW [...]
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KAPPA-52 TOURNAMENT Round 2 on 2011/05/13 at 18:00 Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 6 SYFANTOS NIKOLAOS 1 0 - 1 [...]
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If you guessed that both games today were drawn, you are absolutely right. It was a mix of day 1 and day 2, with one absolutely lame game and one harrowing contest.
The lame game was Grischuk-Kramnik, though I say that not to condemn the players but, I suppose, in praise of Kramnik's bulletproof prep with the Black pieces. Grischuk decided it was time for 1.e4, and rather than head for a Berlin...
