Bobby Fischer to appear on live TV in Mexico? 7-year-old Indian boy is youngest FIDE-rated player. Campomanes on the Vietnam Zonal. FIDE releases its latest newsletter.
- Stephen Leary
Fischer on Mexican TV?
Ajelibre reports that a huge chess event is planned in Mexico on June 4. Kasparov will attend to play simuls. Bobby Fischer reportedly will appear on live TV from Budapest in a hookup with Manila. The show is to be directed by IM Raul Ocampo Vargas. [In Spanish.]
Chess Cafe
Lev Alburt & Al Lawrence are writing a new column. This one is a lengthy essay on Bobby Fischer with many interesting anecdotes. Arbiter's Notebook: What to do with a stinking player?
FIDE
Newsletter 3: World Championships in India and Iran. Olympiad at Istanbul will include doping control. GM title formally granted to Xiangzhi Bu. Commercialization Committee to meet. Computers excluded from all FIDE rated events.
El Pais
Leontxo Garcia reports on the Sarajevo supertournament with an emphasis on Shirov and Kasparov. FIDE bans computers from rated events. Anti-drug measures will be taken at the Olympiad in Istanbul.
[In Spanish.]
British Chess Magazine
Obituary of Miss Rita Gregory, 89. UK tournament results.
Chathurangam
7-year-old Indian boy youngest FIDE-rated player. The importance of opening preparation. Salem Open. India's National "A" Championship.
Terra Ajedrez
Reports on Portugal, Sarajevo, Capablanca Memorial, Pula Zonal, Stein Memorial, etc.
[In Spanish.]
TWIC
TWIC289: Sarajevo, Stein Memorial, Sigeman, Israeli League, FIDE zonals, Turkmenistan Women's Championships, etc.
KasparovChess.com
Sarajevo commentary. A brief history of the world chess championship. Profile of Zambia's IM Amon Simutowe.
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Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes writes about the Vietnam Zonal currently underway. 32 players are competing, including one Vietnamese woman, Hoang Thanh Trang. Includes many game scores.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek writes about the French CanalWeb, the only chess TV program on the internet. He annotates games from the recent Senat Grand Prix in Paris, won by Shirov over Spassky.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne says the players in the recent Pula Zonal believe they are on a path to play for the world championship, but the process will not result in a match with Kasparov. "The best they can do is to contest a foreshortened knockout match, like last year's event sponsored by the International Chess Federation, and the cognoscenti hold that in contempt." Annotates Beliavsky-Hickl.
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby writes about how Sophia Polgar has taken up the gauntlet for women in chess: "They have no less fighting spirit, she says, than many of the so-called `male fighters' who are often willing to accept a quick and peaceful draw to conserve their strength for the next round."
FIDE Championship Update
Many Indian corporations have shown interest in sponsoring the FIDE Championships to be held in India this November. "Not only will the World championship bring India respect from the top chess playing countries of the world but also will also give the game in the country a big boost. Being an official World championship, a large contingent of international media is expected and the event cannot be relegated to an unimportant column in the newspaper."
NetChessNews
Reports on Sarajevo, the Stein Memorial, Dutch Championship, Mig-Sloan tiff.
Inside Chess
Seirawan annotates games from the Japfa Classic in Bali. IM Rey on the advantage of opposite-colored bishops.
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