Archive for June 4th, 2009

Game three, in which Viswanathan Anand has the white pieces, was a somewhat timid draw in 28 moves. In game four he was under pressure from Peter Leko, and was forced to hoover the board of pawns, ending up with a bishop against two bishops. But Anand put his king into a corner square where he could draw with an unusual fortress. Full photo report with GM commentary.

T S Eliot tells us that “April is the cruellest month”, but in the chess world of 2009, it is May that has been the bitterest. Three prominent and popular masters passed away within two weeks of one another, two from the former Soviet Union – IM Mikhail Podgaets, Ukraine, GM Alexander Panchenko, Russia – and one from the Netherlands, IM Rob Hartoch. Obituaries by Steve Giddins.

T S Eliot tells us that “April is the cruellest month”, but in the chess world of 2009, it is May that has been the bitterest. Tthree prominent and popular masters passed away within two weeks of one another, two from the former Soviet Union – GM Mikhail Podgaets, Ukraine, GM Alexander Panchenko, Russia – and one from the Netherlands, IM Rob Hartoch. Obituaries by Steve Giddins.

Even at the highest level you can sometimes watch games suddenly turn due to
miscalculation. That underlines the essential role of calculation skills in
chess. On this new Powerplay DVD you will find a great novelty: Daniel King not
only provides you with training tasks, but you can watch him solve these tasks in front of the camera. Buy

Powerplay 10 now or read this review with sampler.