FIDE has launched a new newsletter; wants money from Karpov. Kavalek on final-round upsets. TWIC in Spanish. Montreal cafe chessplayers.
- Stephen Leary
FIDE
The inaugural issue of the FIDE Newsletter: IOC Medical Code, Karpov's lawsuit, Chess exhibition at Sydney Olympics.
El Pais
FIDE wants $1.8 million from Karpov.
Kasparov defeats Anand at Iceland.
Karpov lauds Teimur Radjabov.
[In Spanish.]
Montreal's Porte Disparu Cafe
A feature on the chessplayers who frequent Montreal's Porte Disparu cafe. "Starting at 3 p.m. on any given day, you'll find them crowded around a large table ensconced between the till and the floor-to-ceiling window looking on to the street. Those who can't play because of space constraints stand around waiting their turn."
KasparovChess.com
Reports on Kasparov's victory in Iceland and other news around the world. Mig recaps Linares. Hungarian championship results.
Terra Ajedrez
Judith Polgar in Andorra. Club championship of Cataluna. [In Spanish.]
Europe Echecs
French club championship news. Michael Adams simultaneous exhibition in Paris.
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Chathurangam
Coverage of the Chalapathi GM tournament. Adolf Anderssen profile. Editorial on over a dozen IM performances by Indians.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek writes about upsets in the final round of tournaments. Tragic victims included David Bronstein and Mikhail Gurevich. Analyses Topalov-Lautier from Amber.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne annotates Khalifman-Kramnik from Linares, a theoretically interesting Nimzo-Indian. "There were 23 draws out of the 30 encounters, not unusual when the top players in the world compete with one another. Many of these draws were hard-fought attempts to win, ingeniously thwarted."
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby asserts that Khalifman's fine performance at Linares proves his winning of the FIDE championship in Las Vegas was no fluke. "Khalifman's dark horse performance gives support to the claim that the current relatively closed system of super-star tournaments perpetuates a tiny elite of privileged players."
TWIC
TV show reports on the Amber tournament; interviews with top players. TWIC282 in Spanish. Tel Aviv results.
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