Vladimir Kramnik: A Real Opponent.
New Chinese star Xu Yuhua.
Judit Polgar paid tribute to Don Miguel.
Straling the KID.
John Turturro stars in The Luzhin Defence.
| ContentKRAMNIK-KASPAROV, PART 1
At the press conference preceding the Brain Games World Championship in London, Garry Kasparov described Vladimir Kramnik as a 'real opponent'. How right he was. In the first eight of 16 games the challenger self-confidently dictated the course of the match to reach a 4,5-3,5 halfway lead. Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam attended the opening ceremony, watched the first skirmishes at the Riverside Studios and spoke to the imperturbable challenger on the eve of an expedition that might be the high point of his career. THE SEATTLE MIRACLE
Thanks to the efforts of Yasser Seirawan and the newly founded Seattle Chess Foundation the US Championship took place after all. Benjamin, Shabalov and the same Seirawan shared the title. Last year's champion Boris Gulko reports. FIDE WORLD CUP IN SHENYANG
Top-seed Vishy Anand lived up to expectations, eliminating most direct rivals himself at the inaugural FIDE World Cup in Shenyang. In the final the Indian star beat Evgeny Bareev to cash $ 50,000. In a personal account India's globetrotting chess journalist Arvind Aaron describes Anand's successful trip to China. The women's tournament ended in an upsetting victory for Chinese revelation Xu Yuhua. Analysis of the crucial games by both winners! A TRIBUTE TO DON MIGUEL
In her first appearance since her marriage Judit Polgar was victorious in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires that made her an honorary citizen in 1994. Game notes by Judit Polgar and Viktor Bologan, who had to settle for second place on tie-break. EUROPEAN CUP FOR BOSNA SARAJEVO
In Neum, an idyllic seaside resort on the Adriatic Sea, no less than 34 club teams gathered to contest the European Cup in a seven-round Swiss. John van der Wiel was our man on the spot. SADLER ON BOOKS
Matthew Sadler discusses the Dvoretsky Chess Course and relives his training sessions with the legendary coach. SOS: STRANGLING THE KID
An interesting recipe against the King's Indian for the aggressively inclined. CHESS CONQUERS POIKOVSKY
Viktor Bologan will tell you where to look for Poikovsky in your atlas. JAN TIMMAN: THE OTHER BENK™
At the age of ninety Francisco Benk” from Argentina made an original contribution to the theoretical endgame theory. THE OLDEST ACTIVE MASTER
Another nonagenarian, Itzchak Vistanietzki, is still an active participant in the Israeli team competition. HANS REE: THE LUZHIN DEFENCE CHESS NOTES
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