KARPOV SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS FIDE TITLE In his home-town Elista FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov saw Anatoly Karpov grind down Gata Kamsky in a captivating struggle. The final score of the FIDE world championship match that put Kalmykia on the chess map for good was a convincing 10,5-7,5. Christophe Bouton reports. Game notes by both(!) players and Jan Timman.
KRAMNIK AND TOPALOV TAKE DOS HERMANAS The eighth `supertorneo' was the first ever ten-player event that reached category 19. An accolade that, unfortunately, was not matched by the playing conditions in hotel La Motilla. Vladimir Kramnik (first on tie-break) and Veselin Topalov (yes, he again) shook off tournament favourite Garry Kasparov and reconfirmed their prominent position in the highest chess echelons. Analysis by both winners!
INTERVIEW: ANDOR LILIENTHAL On the occasion of his 85th birthday Andor Lilienthal invited a number of friends to his home in Budapest. Genna Sosonko took the opportunity to have a lengthy talk with the energetic octogenarian.
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ANAND AND KRAMNIK SPEED AWAY IN DORTMUND At the 24th edition of the Dortmunder Schachtage Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik firmly occupied the driver's seat to speed away to an impressive final score. Both analyzed their best feats!
I-FILES Julio Granda Zuniga might have been a football star, had chess not stopped him.
PLUS:Jan Timman takes an analytical look at the Karpov-Kamsky match; Rustem Dautov reports extensively on Nussloch, the International German Championship that he won.
