Men are still kings of the 64 squares. Profile of 16-year-old prodigy Vinay Bhat. Fritz is good at Fischerrandom, too. Abundo named chief arbiter for FIDE world championships.
- Stephen Leary
Males Still Kings of the 64 Squares
Chess is not only mental, but also very physical. "Women cannot sit for a long time, they get exhausted after three hours," said an Indian female player. Men are not mentally superior, but they have greater stamina.
Abundo Chief Arbiter for FIDE WC
Casto Abundo has been appointed chief arbiter for the FIDE world championships to take place later this year. Florencio Campomanes will chair the appeals committee.
El Pais
Fritz beat Yusupov 2-0 at Fischerrandom in Frankfurt: "It hardly demands any preparation before the game, but the creativity during the game must be much greater," Yusupov said of the variant. Computers have a big edge because, as the GM said, "I cannot use my vast experience to obtain typical positions of average games in which already I know which are the best strategic plans." Also, Anand's performance at the Frankfurt rapid tournament.
[In Spanish.]
British Chess Magazine
Full coverage of Britain's premier chess league. Terence Chapman Group Grand Prix. UK tournament results.
KasparovChess.com
KasparovChess & Gameloft form strategic alliance.
Online World School Championship, Pablo Gorbea Memorial, results and analysis from Frankfurt.
Kasparov Has the Money for Kramnik Match
"Garry Kasparov said the funding is secure for him to defend his unofficial world chess championship for the first time in five years on Oct. 8 against Russia's Vladimir Kramnik." "There's a firm of London solicitors that say the money is already in escrow," said Malcolm Pein. "I don't think Garry would have signed up unless he was sure the match was secure."
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Photo of the Week
Ray-traced chess clock by Alan Cowderoy.
www.cowderoy.com/graphics/jpg/ray4.jpg
Florencio Campomanes
In his Manila Times column, Campomanes writes about recent chess events in the Philippines.
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly Washington Post column, Kavalek recaps the Frankfurt tournament and annotates Anand-Morozevich and Adams-Rublevsky.
Robert Byrne
In his weekly New York Times column, Byrne says although the pieces aren't hidden from view like the cards in Bridge and Poker, chess is still a game of deception. "The higher the level of play, the more the outcome depends on penetrating to something the opponent has not fathomed." Byrne annotates Bacrot-Adams from Sarajevo.
Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby profiles U.S. prodigy Vinay Bhat, 16. "Only 16, he is the highest-rated under-19 in the United States and third among all players under 21. His precocious ranking is obvious evidence of an exceptional talent. He has also consistently won or finished near the top in international events for players his age."
Terra Ajedrez
A lengthy biography of Kasparov, IV International Chess Festival in Leon,
Andorra Open, Badalona Open, Anand's victory at Frankfurt, many other results.
[In Spanish.]
NetChessNews
Results from the Budapest zonal, Frankfurt, Russian championships.
TWIC
TWIC294: Results from Frankfurt, Merida, Russian Championship, Hungary Zonal, Pablo Gorbea Memorial, Ljubljana Open, etc.
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