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| Posted by hardland blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 11:50:43 Play online chess |  Subject: Wijk An ZeeMessage: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by alberlie blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 14:46:55 Play online chess | YES Message: And I'm happy for Adams - did you see that screenshot on chessbase.com where he's analyzing with Seirawan? It seems that even the buttons on his suit are grinning from ear to ear :o)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Posted by bucklehead blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 14:47:15 Play online chess | A promising start... Message: I haven't analyzed any of the games in depth, but on tonight's plate is Adams' round-two KO of Topalov--it looks to be the kind of convincing punch none of the competitors in San Luis could deliver. Kamsky's also brought a smile to my face, choosing (and losing with) the Scandinavian (!) against Toppy in round one and yet knocking Gelfand around in round two. Tomorrow looks like a bit of a bust, but I'll probably be paying close attention to Ivanchuk-Anand myself. ——— Levon Aronian shrugs off losses to triumph at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee — Levon Aronian shrugged off an early loss to the chess world No1 Magnus Carlsen and a late defeat by a tail-ender to win first prize at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee this week with impressive authority. The Armenian world No2's 9/13 total was a point clear of Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, and the Italian 19-year-old Fabiano Caruana who shared second prize. The elite chess events which make up the chess equivalent of a Grand Slam include Moscow's Tal Memorial and the London Classic as well as Wijk. Aronian was subdued in London, but he tied first with Carlsen in Moscow and his overall rating is closing in on the Norwegian's. Aged 29 and at the height of his powers, Aronian would have been a good bet to capture ... Posted by basbos | blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 16:29:44 Play online chess AnandMessage: :-( ——— Low-key Aronian soars high in Wijk aan Zee chess tournament — Armenian GM Levon Aronian has added another chapter to a chess career that has been both illustrious and somewhat under the radar, capturing the 74th Tata Steel Grandmaster “A” Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, Sunday by a full point over Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov. Despite a loss to Carlsen during the Category 21 event, Aronian won going away, notching a quick last-round draw to finish at a very impressive 9-4. The genial 29-year-old Aronian, ranked second in the world behind Carlsen, led his small country to gold in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads and to a World Team Chess title last year. He also has racked up a slew of firsts in elite chess events over ... Posted by hardland | blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 18:05:11 Play online chess Message: I don't understand how Kamsky had choosen a Scandinavian!. I like the 1.e4 d5 for "social" games. But,... in a tournment? I wait for some kind o "magical" new variant, but there was no such a thing, or I cannot see it. In the other Anand is Anand. ——— On Chess: Game’s peaks, valleys are exhilarating — Chess has been called the “gymnasium of the mind,” but sometimes it is a crucible of the soul. Its vicissitudes lend both elation and dismay but rarely boredom. Chess players think they know what’s around the corner, but their reliable nemesis — the opponent — has different ideas. A good example is a game from the 2011 Tal Memorial chess tournament in Moscow. The winner — Viswanathan Anand, who annotated the game for New in Chess magazine — was playing Levon Aronian. The encounter had the typical abundance of twists and turns. On move nine, Aronian made a play that he later said he was “unhappy with,” Anand wrote. At move 15, a situation developed that was “not entirely clear.” Three moves later ... Posted by bucklehead | blitzbrain.com 1/15/2006 18:39:47 Play online chess AnandMessage: ——— Chess notes — Chess has always been a game in which votaries prefer to play rather than watch. Instead, of a stadium in which there are just a few players on the field and hundreds or more in the stands, chess usually found the field full and the stands reasonably empty. Nor could chess players get anywhere with persuading television producers to follow their contests. Now, however, with the Internet, the play and public attention has greatly expanded in a way that chess organizers have always hoped. At any particular time, there is a major world chess event going on. Chess is not seasonal like sports; so, anytime fans all over the world can tune in on the live tournaments, watch videos, and look at the positions - and as ever ... Posted by ccmcacollister | blitzbrain.com 1/16/2006 00:12:17 Play online chess isnt there Message: ——— Chess No. 2 Overlooked, Except at the Board — Is it possible to be No. 2 in the world and be overlooked? In some respects, that is the situation facing Levon Aronian, 29. Magnus Carlsen, 21, who is No. 1, has been the boy wonder of the game of chess since he became a grandmaster at age 13. Viswanathan Anand, 42, who has dropped to No. 4 after recent poor results, has been the world chess champion since 2007. His predecessor, Vladimir Kramnik, 36, now ranked No. 3, is known as the man who dethroned Garry Kasparov as chess champion. Rising stars like Fabiano Caruana, 19, and Anish Giri, 17, are considered future challengers to Carlsen. Yet Aronian is the reigning world blitz chess champion and was the world rapid chess champion in 2009. He has won or tied for ... Posted by basbos | blitzbrain.com 1/16/2006 04:29:36 Play online chess LinkMessage: look at ruond two Anand vs Aronian 1/2-1/2 Posted by basbos | blitzbrain.com 1/16/2006 04:32:29 Play online chess EspeciallyMessage: Posted by ccmcacollister | blitzbrain.com 1/16/2006 04:48:05 Play online chess THanks basbos!Message: And lets not forget Van der Wiel - Afek when considering the StrangeGame Award?! Posted by basbos | blitzbrain.com 1/16/2006 11:41:51 Play online chess Message: Posted by hardland | blitzbrain.com 1/17/2006 08:35:14 Play online chess Message: They also privide coments in many lenguages, if you prefer to read them in other lenguage than English. Corus has the advantage of seeing them play in real time. You can say..."mmm Topy has to put that Knight here...mmm Anand shouldn't do that move..." and... minutes later... you'll realize why they are there and why you're not! Posted by bucklehead | blitzbrain.com 1/20/2006 08:04:08 Play online chess Kamsky defeats Anand!!!Message: [Event "Corus 2006"] [Date "2006.01.20"] [Round "6"] [White "GMKamsky"] [Black "GMAnand"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2690P"] [BlackElo "2788P"] [ECO "D20"] [TimeControl "7200"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be6 8. Nbc3 Qd7 9. Ne4 Bd5 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. a3 Qe8 12. Qc2 f5 13. N4c3 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bf3 15. Bxf5+ e6 16. Bh3 Kb8 17. Rg3 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qh5 21. Qe2 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Re8 23. Rf1 Nd8 24. Ne4 g6 25. Ng5 Re7 26. Rgf3 Bh6 27. Nf7 Nxf7 28. Rxf7 Rhe8 29. R1f6 a5 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe6 Rxe6 32. Bxe6 Bg5 33. d5 Ka7 34. Bg8 h6 35. Bf7 Kb6 36. Bxg6 Kc5 37. Bf7 h5 38. Kd3 h4 39. h3 b5 40. Ke4 b4 41. axb4+ axb4 42. b3 Bh6 43. Bh5 Bg5 44. Be2 Bh6 45. Bc4 Bg5 46. Kf5 Bxe3 47. d6 1-0 Posted by ketchuplover | blitzbrain.com 1/20/2006 15:50:17 Play online chess Message: Posted by cairo | blitzbrain.com 1/21/2006 02:12:40 Play online chess Carlsen Message: Best wishes Cairo Posted by alberlie | blitzbrain.com 1/21/2006 02:46:51 Play online chess Message: |