ContentKASPAROV! KASPAROV!
He was struggling with his form and in his weaker moments he grumbled that he was 'ageing', but at the end of the 19th Ciudad de Linares Garry Kasparov could proudly lean back and relish another memorable landmark in his awesome career. An on-the-spot report by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam with game notes by Kasparov's second Yury Dokhoian, FIDE champion Ruslan Ponomariov, Vishy Anand, Michael Adams and Spanish hope Paco Vallejo. WHANG! BANG! ZHANG!
The Linares Open, for the first time held concurrent with the main event, was won by Zhang Pengxiang. Play through his best games and you'll find it easier to remember his name! GELFAND VICTORIOUS IN CANNES
'I don't know about you, but I love Cannes', begins Genna Sosonko's letter from the Côte d'Azur, in which he extols the charms of the Mediterranean seaside resort in early Spring and describes the fierce fights in the first NAO Masters, financed by the intriguing Madame Nahed Ojjeh. CHESS, THE NEW MUSICAL LUKA
He played some thirty blitz games with fifteen-year-old Bobby Fischer and had a positive score against him. They met in Moscow, at the Central Chess Club, in the Summer of 1958. The name of the American's opponent was Anatoly Lutikov, who rapidly sank into oblivion after his early death in 1989. Here is his story. CAPPELLE IS FOR SOCIALISING
Why do hundreds of players, including dozens of grandmasters, flock to Cappelle la Grande every year? Surely, not for the scenery, the lure of mediocre hotels or the piddling prize-money? Joe Gallagher will tell you why. MISTER CHESS
Yochanan Afek pays tribute to his mentor and friend Moshe Czerniak, Israel's first chess professional. S.O.S.: The Improved Lisitsin Gambit SADLER ON BOOKS QUEEN AND PAWN VS. QUEEN
Mark Dvoretsky provides practical rules-of-thumb for this devilishly difficult ending. TWO DÉJÀ VU'S FROM MOSCOW
Jan Timman presents two brilliant attacking games by Evgeny Vasiukov. PHILIDOR'S METHOD
Inspired by a new book on François-André‚ Philidor, Hans Ree speculates about the difficulty of chess in the 18th century. JUST CHECKING
Has chess made John Nunn happy? Plus our regular features NIC'S Cafe and Your Move. Dit they play your opening?In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian
Vallejo-Shirov, by Vallejo Vasiukov-Van Wely, by Timman Anand-Kasparov, by Anand Zhang Pengxiang-Kotronias, by Zhang Pengxiang Rozentalis-Kotronias, by Gallagher Adams-Shirov, by Adams Anand-Shirov, by Anand Shirov-Kasparov, by Dokhoian Lutikov-Tal, by Sosonko French
Kasparov-Ponomariov, by Dokhoian Gallagher-Steenbekkers, by Gallagher Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, by Ponomariov Degraeve-Lukov, by Gallagher Caro-Kann
Topalov-Karpov, by Sosonko Petroff
Fressinet-Gelfand, by Gelfand Nataf-Topalov, by Nataf Kasparov-Adams, by Dokhoian Ruy Lopez
Leko-Morozevich, by Leko Ponomariov-Adams, by Ponomariov Ponomariov-Anand, by Ponomariov Vasiukov-Matanovic, by Timman Adams-Ponomariov, by Adams King's Gambit
Lutikov-Kortchnoi, by Sosonko Slav
Kempinski-Zhang Pengxiang, by Zhang Pengxiang Gelfand-Bacrot, by Sosonko Grünfeld-Indian
Vintz-Czerniak, by Afek Dutch Defence
Krasenkow-Kindermann, by Bosch English Opening
Bareev-Leko, by Sosonko Réti
Czerniak-Rueetschi, by Afek Various Openings
Letelier-Czerniak, by Afek | 
