Archive for May 22nd, 2009

How can older players catch up with the youth? Is there
compensation for energy and free time? On this DVD Nigel Davies argues that older players can remain competitive, if
they use guile and common sense. William Frost, a fan of the Fritztrainer series
and a senior player himself, hafter watching Davies’ new DVD says: “bar sales to anyone under
thirty-five!”.
Buy it now or read his review.

In round nine Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeated Wang Yue in 33 moves, while Veselin Topalov took 81 moves to beat Vassily Ivanchuk. Leinier Dominguez Perez drew a 50-move game against Alexei Shirov. Carlsen leads alone ahead of Topalov and Shirov. In the final round on Saturday Carlsen and Topalov have black against Shirov and Wang Yue respectively. Games and standings.

How can older players catch up with the youth? Is there
compensation for energy and free time? On this DVD Nigel Davies argues that older players can remain competitive, if
they use guile and common sense. William Frost, a fan of the Fritztrainer series
and a senior player himself, hafter watching Davies’ new DVD says: “bar sales to anyone under
thirty-five!”.
Buy it now or read his review.

We all know what a chess combination is, or do we? How best to define it? C.J.S. Purdy examined the matter at some length, and the Editor of Chess Notes has pursued the discussion, incorporating contributions from a number of correspondents. In particular, there is the tricky question of whether a combination must contain a sacrifice.

Opinions vary…