Corus wrap-ups dominate the websites this week.
Kasparov has demonstrated he still has that extra something over
his closest rivals, as a few commentators point out. Sophia
Polgar laments the lack of women in the top 100 ratings list.
- Stephen Leary
El Pais
Leontxo Garcia reports on Kasparov's victory at Corus. Not only
is Kasparov better prepared, he is more of a fighter than the others
as well. Kramnik & Leko spoke of a lack of energy and a lack of
motivation at the end. When told the spectators chose Morozevich's
victory over Nikolic as the game of the day, Kasparov said, "They
do not understand anything of chess."
[In Spanish.]
The Week In Chess
A TWIC TV broadcast from Corus - Wijk aan Zee with interviews with
most of the players.
SmartChess Online
GM Ron Henley & Irina Krush continue annotating games from the Corus tournament.
USCF
The U.S. Chess Federation has announced the names of the junior players who have qualified for the 2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team.
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Shelby Lyman
In his weekly column, Shelby focuses on Alexander Khalifman and his
struggles to join chess's upper elite.
KasparovChess.com
Sophia Polgar asks why there is only one woman in the FIDE top 100.
Interview with Peter Leko. Corus wrap-up and final-round commentary from
GM Shipov.
Terra Ajedrez
Several articles on Corus. GM Amador Rodriguez analyses why Kasparov
is "Number one with a difference." Only 4 players are a threat to
Kasparov: Anand, Leko, Kramnik, and Shirov. Also a list of prohibited drugs.
[In Spanish.]
GM Schach
Reports from the German Bundesliga. Corus annotations.
[In German.]
Lubomir Kavalek
In his weekly column, Kavalek wraps up Corus & annotates
Morozevich-Van Wely. The Virginia Open was played 21-23 January and
was won by IM Larry Kaufman.
The Hindu
In a post-Corus interview, Anand said he had to hide his opening
preparation and not let anyone know what he had prepared.
"It is possible that all my preparation was for one guy (Kasparov) and
somehow I had difficulty adjusting to a whole field," he said.
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