Garry Kasparov Seventh Linares win.
Alexander Grischuk:
'I never had any heroes in chess.'
Vladimir Chuchelov
The real winner in Cappelle la Grande.
5.dc5!?: Harmless in Theory, Dangerous in Practice.
Check out Boris Gelfand on page 98.
| ContentSEVENTH LINARES WIN FOR KASPAROV
Much as he regretted the absence of Anand and Kramnik, the 2001 Linares Supertorneo brought out the best in Garry Kasparov. The world's number one went on an inspired rampage to finish three points clear of the rest. Curiously, in the final standings the other five participants all shared second place. Or were they stuck in last place together? INTERVIEW: ALEXANDER GRISCHUK
Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam talks to the 17-year-old new star, who sees chess as a gambling game and is in favour of FIDE's new time-control. KASPAROV AGAIN
Iosif Dorfman saw Garry Kasparov claim another victory with superior ease at FIDE's first Rapid World Cup tournament in Cannes. CHINA-USA: 21-19
In Seattle Chinese chess made another big step forward as their national team beat the United States in the first of four summit matches. Joel Benjamin reports. OBSESSION
For Viktor Kortchnoi chess is a fervent passion, an obsession, life itself. 'Without chess life would become not simply uninteresting, but pointless', writes Genna Sosonko on the occasion of the seventieth birthday of the living legend. AND THE WINNER IS...
No, the winner was not Einar Gausel, but Vladimir Chuchelov. Yet, for Gausel's compatriot Simen Agdestein, the Norwegian grandmaster was nevertheless the revelation of the Cappelle la Grande Open, which attracted no less than 702 participants. SOS: FRENCH DEFENCE 5.dc5 HARMLESS, BUT DANGEROUS LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY
Recovering from a cold, Hans Ree had the good fortune to spend a week in bed with three volumes of the Quarterly for Chess History. TOPALOV AND KRAMNIK WIN AMBER
At the closing dinner of the tenth Amber rapid and blindfold tournament Vladimir Kramnik spoke with the dignity of a champion: 'Of course I am happy to share first place in Monaco, but Veselin deserved to win, because he showed the best chess'. An on-the-spot report plus analysis by Topalov, Kramnik, Anand, Leko and Piket! CROSS PINS
Jan Timman shares his fascination with a devilish mechanism. SADLER ON BOOKS JUST CHECKING
Guess what Boris Gelfand ranks first among his most memorable achievements? Plus our regular features NIC'S Cafe and Your Move. |
