GMs Torre and Antonio denounce the Philippine Chess Federation; proposals to stage a chess exhibition at the Olympics this summer appear to be doomed; Khalifman interview; FIDE in court with Karpov and S. Polgar.
- Stephen Leary
Khalifman Interview
A lengthy interview with Alexander Khalifman. "One of the chess world's discoveries of 1999 is Alexander Khalifman, 34, then a quiet self-retired Grandmaster, today a hero."
El Pais
Kasparov wins the Chess Oscar 99, daily reports on the Japfa Classic.
[In Spanish.]
Europe Echecs
Clichy wins team championship, Japfa report, Metz Open. [In French.]
NetChessNews
"Proposals to stage a chess exhibition at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia this year appear doomed." Detailed report on the fight at the Doeberl Cup last week.
Chathurangam
Reports from the ongoing Dubai Open.
TWIC
TWIC286: Japfa, 4NCL, Leonardo Di Bona, Borowski, Tkachiev-Piket, etc.
KasparovChess.com
On-site coverage of the Japfa Classic, FIDE is back in court with lawsuits filed by Karpov and S. Polgar.
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Torre, Antonio Denounce Philippine Chess Federation
Philippine grandmasters Eugene Torre and Joey Antonio denounced the Philippine Chess Federation (PCF) after the PCF held up Antonio's winning purse from a recent tournament because of a tax dispute.
Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes discusses various issues related to Philippine chess, including the Antonio tax furor.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek says the recent Foxwoods Open was a testing ground for players intending to compete in the upcoming New York Open. He analyses Shabalov-Benjamin.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne writes about Shirov's victory at the recent Amber tournament in Monaco. He annotates Shirov-Gelfand from this event.
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby says tennis goddess Anna Kournikova includes chess in her training regimen. Quotes from Boris Becker and Lennox Lewis on how chess is similar to their sports of tennis and boxing.
Ajedrez de Estilo
Japfa Classic, Piket-Tkachiev match, Leonardo Di Bona, Julian Borowski tourney.
[In Spanish.]
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