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Publisher: New In Chess, 2004
Edition: Magazine
Pages: 124
Language: English

Kramnik-Leko: halfway through tied at 3½-3½ Garry Kasparov: ‘I believe that my cause was right.’ Hein Donner: a chess player like no one else. Sonja Graf: the Marilyn Monroe of chess? Kozul’s SOS Surprise against the Rossolimo

Content KRAMNIK-LEKO: PART 1 At the Centro Dannemann on the shores of Lago Maggiore, Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko embarked on their long-awaited battle for the classical world championship. The 14-game contest started with a bang when Leko suffered a defeat with the white pieces on day one, but the challenger crawled back into the match with a hard-fought win in Game 5. Jan Timman annotated the two decisive games so far. NISIPEANU CLAIMS ‘MAYOR’S CUP’ The first ‘ordinary’ Indian super tournament was held in Pune, a modest Indian city of some four million(!) inhabitants, a little more than 100 kilometres away from super-giant Bombay. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu and FIDE champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov finished shared first with the Romanian grandmaster taking the trophy on the tie-break. INTERVIEW: GARRY KASPAROV At his home in Moscow the most successful player of the past twenty years spoke to Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam and looked back on the decades that lie behind us. A candid interview about the fights he fought, the ambitions he still has, his ever-expanding book project and his pessimism about the willingness of his rivals to give him a chance to win back the world title. ANAND’S SAO PAULO EXHIBITION Playing with great gusto and energy Vishy Anand won his last five games to finish three(!) points ahead of his closest rival at the ‘Desafio Sao Paulo 450 Anos’. HEIN Genna Sosonko pays tribute to legendary Dutch grandmaster and writer J.H. Donner (1927-1988), a unique phenomenon in the international chess community. VOLOKITIN UKRAINIAN CHAMPION When top favourites Ivanchuk and Karjakin stumbled in the early rounds of this year’s knock-out championship, master attacker Andrey Volokitin took his chances to become the new Ukrainian champion. LAUSANNE YOUNG MASTERS Luke McShane made his final foray into the world of junior chess to repeat his success of last year. S.O.S.: AN ANTI-ANTI-SVESHNIKOV SONJA GRAF US champion Jennifer Shahade wrote a riveting portrait of Sonja Graf (1914-1965). ROWSON’S REVIEWS Barely had he started as our new reviewer or Jonathan Rowson won the British championship. Obviously, there were a couple of books that played a role. VOODOO DOCTOR Hans Ree read a big and beautiful new book about Reuben Fine and lets his thoughts flow freely. RECENT STUDIES Of late Jan Timman has been playing more than making studies, but that doesn’t mean he did not make any at all! JUST CHECKING Guess what are Kramnik’s and Leko’s biggest fears? Did they play your opening? In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian Ganguly–Sutovsky, by Ganguly Volokitin–Efimenko, by Volokitin Gormally–Rowson, by Rowson Chanda–Sutovsky, by Chanda Anand–Karpov, by Anand Areschenko–Shishkin, by Areschenko Grosar–Kozul, by Bosch Cvorovic–Kozul, by Bosch Barle–Kozul, by Bosch Vojko–Zdenko Kozul, by Bosch Fedorchuk–Olexienko, by Areschenko Karjakin–Kuzubov, by Kuzubov Anand–Morovic, by Vescovi Chanda–Nisipeanu, by Vladimirov Sutovsky–Kunte, by Sutovsky King's Fianchetto Navara–McShane, by McShane French Vescovi–Karpov, by Vescovi Caro-Kann Anand–Leitao, by Leitao Petroff Navara–Kosteniuk, by Navara Leko–Kramnik, by Timman Ruy Lopez Kuzmin–Malaniuk, by Areschenko King's Pawn Opening Sutovsky–Azmaiparashvili, by Azmaiparashvili Vienna Game Sutovsky–Nisipeanu, by Sutovsky Queen's Gambit Declined Leitao–Milos, by Leitao Leko–Kramnik, by Timman Slav Vescovi–Anand, by Vescovi Romanishin–Ivanchuk, by Efimenko Nimzo-Indian Menchik–Graf, by Shahade Queen's Indian Mamedyarov–Alexeev, by Mamedyarov Milos–Karpov, by Vescovi Benoni Rowson–Jones, by Rowson Keres Defence Graf–Keres, by Shahade