...high 2763, and the field comprised ten of the top 13 players on Fide 's November rating list (the missing three were Topalov , Gashimov and Radjabov ). Vladimir Kramnik emerged as the winner with 6/9, and it was nice to see an extra edge to...

In this article: Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Vassily Ivanchuk, Chess, Moscow, Pacifism, FIDE, Teimour Radjabov, Alexander Morozevich, and Peter Svidler

... Armenia 's Levon Aronian have pulled clear in the ratings and represent a new super-elite quintet. Carlsen 's win below was in the style of Mikhail Tal , who the event honoured. His 11 Qe1 was new, and when Pono erred by 16...Qc5? (Be7!) White...

In this article: Magnus Carlsen, Mikhail Tal, Veselin Topalov, Vishy Anand, Trademark, Levon Aronian, Bobby Fischer, Nigel Short, and Anatoly Karpov

...will be the most high-profile tournament in the country for a quarter of a century , with England 's four leading Grandmasters - Nigel Short , Michael Adams , Luke McShane and David Howell - doing battle against a star-studded international...

In this article: Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, and Grandmasters

...amazed the chess world with brilliant combinations and splendid attacks. He was compared to the former world champion Mikhail Tal. Carlsen , soon to be 19, never lost his tactical skills. In Moscow , he defeated Ponomariov in the style of the...

In this article: Magnus Carlsen, Ruslan Ponomariov, Vladimir Kramnik, Vassily Ivanchuk, Levon Aronian, Chess, Peter Leko, Alexander Morozevich, and Peter Svidler

...is so well accoutred with special features that she 's almost over-equipped. She is awarded a photographic memory, a chess mind to rival Bobby Fischer's , a mathematical capacity that toys with Fermat 's last theorem as a cat bats a mouse, and...

In this article: Stieg Larsson, Sweden, Fascism, Christopher Hitchens, Imperialism, and Capitalism

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 15, 2009 Greg Salas drew those words under his eyes, then channeled his inner Bobby Fischer by staying several moves ahead of New Mexico State in Hawaii 's 24-6 win last night at Aloha Stadium. The junior...

In this article: Davone Bess, Greg McMackin, Bobby Fischer, Nick Rolovich, NFL, and Miami Dolphins

...secretive, it was unclear who had a claim to his inheritance. His sister Joan, his first chess opponent, died before him. But her two sons, Bobby 's nephews, were the only known relatives by blood. However, a Japanese Chess Federation...

In this article: Bobby Fischer, Miyoko Watai, Boris Spassky, Reykjavik, Iceland, and Philippines

...Ka6 2 Qa4, or Qb6 2 Qfa3. Traps are 1 Qcc5+ Qb6 or 1 Qcd4+? Ka6 or 1 Qfc5+? Ka8. Former chess world champions Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov are in Valencia for a rematch, renewing a battle that began in 1984 in an epic series of world...

In this article: Vasily Ivanchuk, Vishy Anand, Garry Kasparov, Chess, Leonard Barden, Moscow, Antibiotic, Magnus Carlsen, and Bobby Fischer

...Senator Blutarsky reminded me about the turnovers and I was sent into a tailspin by MaconDawg's exegesis of the chess match between Bobby Fischer and SpongeBob SquarePants X's and O's battle between Gus Malzahn and Willie Martinez. The...

In this article: Auburn University, Georgia, SEC, Willie Martinez, Auburn Tigers, Gus Malzahn, Athens, Georgia Bulldogs, and Sanford Stadium

...3.5 points after five rounds, is Lev Aronian at three points from five rounds Tuesday. Anand played an idea, which Teimour Radjabov used against him in 2006 and then Kramnik tried the same against Aronian in Wijk Aan Zee in 2008. Anand...

In this article: Peter Leko, Vladimir Kramnik, Lev Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Peter Svidler, Viswanathan Anand, Wijk aan Zee, and Moscow

...endearing work that deserves a place on every chess player's bookshelf Books from Botvinnik , Bronstein and Lipnitsky , along with Kasparov 's latest addition to his series on world championship chess, gave our shortlist for the fourth Guardian...

In this article: Mikhail Botvinnik, Garry Kasparov, Chess, Bobby Fischer, and Anatoly Karpov

White mates in three moves. (Solution next week.) The Tal Memorial, honoring the brilliant Latvian world champion, is underway in Moscow. Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) won the world title in 1960 and had great results throughout his playing career.

In this article: Mikhail Tal, Robert Byrne, Peter Svidler, Moscow, United States, Chess, and Interzonal

...reclusive nature and reluctance to commercialize his success. Smith even attempted to set up a meeting with Fischer in Iceland , where Fischer lived out the rest of his days after being released in 2005 from a Japanese prison. Fischer had...

In this article: Sports Illustrated, Michael Jordan, Bobby Fischer, Muhammad Ali, Ronald Reagan, EBay, Roger Clemens, New York Yankees, and O.J. Simpson

...1954. His Holy Grail? Finding any copy of chess master Bobby Fischer's autograph on the Sports Illustrated cover featuring Fischer after he won the 1972 World Chess Championship. Smith tried unsuccessfully to set up a meeting with Fischer...

In this article: Michael Jordan, Sports Illustrated, Bobby Fischer, Wayne Gretzky, EBay, World Chess Championship, Cassius Clay, NBA, and Roger Clemens

Notwithstanding the threats of the younger players, the world championship is currently a matter for Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov to settle. Topalov qualified to play Anand by defeating Kamsky. The championship was scheduled for...

In this article: Grandmaster, Ray Robson, Hikaru Nakamura, Gata Kamsky, Veselin Topalov, Bobby Fischer, Boston, Boris Kreiman, FIDE, and Gueler

...can be accepted in several ways. Photograph: Graphic There is history between English and Bulgarian grandmasters. Four years ago when Nigel Short was a commentator at the world championship in San Luis, Argentina , some players told him...

In this article: Nigel Short, Ivan Cheparinov, Veselin Topalov, Luke McShane, England, European Team Championship, FIDE, David Howell, and San Luis, Argentina

...destined to be world champion, especially because of reports that Garry Kasparov is coaching Carlsen. Here is a game won by Carlsen against Teimour Radjabov from the Pearl Spring 2009 tourney, in Nanjing , China , a tournament with a towering...

In this article: Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Garry Kasparov, Chess, Nanjing, and China

...a wide range of skills and his style is being compared to other great players such as world champions Mikhail Tal , Jose Raul Capablanca , Bobby Fischer , Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. Tal won many games by wreaking havoc on the chessboard.

In this article: Magnus Carlsen, Gata Kamsky, Teimour Radjabov, Peter Leko, Mikhail Tal, Veselin Topalov, Garry Kasparov, Chess, and Lubomir Kavalek