Publisher: New In Chess, 2008
Edition: Magazine IBSN: 978-90-5891-230-7 Pages : 96 Language: English
Dortmund
Foros
Sarajevo
Karen Asrian
Gata Kamsky
Kasparov vs Karpov, Moscow 1985
Jurgen Stigter
Rowson's Reviews
Victor Bologan on the Return of the the Boa Constrictor
Just checking Helmut Pfleger
NIC’s Café
Your Move
Leko claims third Dortmund trophy With only seven rounds the Chess Meeting in Dortmund feels like the 100-metre dash among the super-tournaments. The margins are minimal and the slightest mistake can be fatal when a close pack of participants hurl themselves at the finish. In the 2008 edition bottom-seed Jan Gustafsson sensationally was in the lead after five rounds, before tripping up against Peter Leko, who went on to claim his third Dortmund win, a victory the 28-year-old Hungarian welcomed with great relief and happiness. Vladimir Kramnik disappointed his German fans. The world championship challenger uncharacteristically tripped up twice(!) and never came close to adding another Dortmund trophy to the eight he holds.
Carlsen sweeps the field in Foros Apparently the laws of nature do not apply to Magnus Carlsen. Instead of suffering the occasional set-back or stalling for even the briefest of moments, the young Norwegian continues to storm ahead and stun the world. Mercilessly exploiting all his chances 17-year-old Carlsen demolished the opposition in Foros and gained enough rating points with his 2881 performance to become the unofficial number two in the world. Our reporter is none other than Sergey Karjakin!
Morozevich conquers Sarajevo Ten years after his first attempt Alexander Morozevich finally claimed a much-desired victory in Sarajevo. Raging like a tornado the Russian champion collected six points from his first seven games and although he calmed down towards the end with three draws, his performance (2869!) was good enough to finish one and a half points ahead of the rest and to collect precious points for the new world rankings.
To the memory of Karen Asrian The Chess Giants rapid tournament in Yerevan should have been a celebration of the Armenians’ love for our game. Instead, renamed the Karen Asrian Memorial, it became a moving tribute to the 28-year-old Olympiad gold-medal winner who died at the start of the event.
Kamsky visits Vegas The United States calendar is dominated by mega-prize open tournaments. Among these, the National Open has a forty-plus year history and a solid reputation. This year’s special guest was Gata Kamsky.
Memories of the K&K monarchy The new book by Garry Kasparov, soon to be published by Everyman Chess, is called Kasparov vs Karpov (part 1: 1975-1985) and centres on the early meetings and the first two matches of the legendary rivals. We bring you an extract.
Carlsen's technique Jan Timman takes a closer look at some recent games of the Norwegian phenomenon.
Interview: Jurgen Stigter First there was the wish to write a bibliography of all chess books ever published. Now he owns a chess library that leaves little to be desired.
Sympathy for the stupid goalkeeper Jonathan Rowson introduces you to the world of action bias.
Return of the Boa Constrictor Sharing grandmasterly insights and psychological expertise Victor Bologan describes the second coming of Gata Kamsky in the New In Chess Essay.
Just Checking What is Helmut Pfleger’s greatest fear?
Did they play your opening?
In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players:
Sicilian Leko-Ivanchuk, by Leko
French Predojevic-Morozevich, by Barsky
Caro-Kann Altounian-Kamsky, by Kamsky
Petroff Naiditsch-Kramnik, by Naiditsch
Ruy Lopez Volokitin-Alekseev, by Karjakin
Scotch Morozevich-Sokolov, by Barsky
Slav Morozevich-Movsesian, by Barsky Shirov-Karjakin, by Karjakin Rowson-Granda Zuniga, by Rowson Aronian-Morozevich, by Aronian
Nimzo-Indian Gustafsson-Naiditsch, by Gustafsson
Queen's Indian Shirov-Yakovenko, by Shirov Onischuk-Eljanov, by Eljanov
