Archive for June 12th, 2009

This tournament, named after the 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov, took place from June 3rd to 12th in the West Siberian town, with a population of 20,000. It was category 18 with an average rating of 2694, and convincingly won by Russian GM Alexander Motylev, who finished a full point ahead of the field. At the bottom of the table was shockingly Alexei Shirov. Report.

The Scheveningen Sicilian is the
most polular response to 1.e4. There are many thousands of games, and it is very hard for
club players to grasp the really important ideas. On his new DVD GM Lubomir Ftacnik explains key games and provides you with an understanding that
is soundly founded on the development of each line.
Buy his DVD now
or read this review with a nine minutes sampler.

About 320 volumes on chess, 400 periodicals, nine unexamined personal floppy
disks, proofs for My 60 Memorable Games, preparation notes for Taimanov, Petrossian and Spassky – all
of this was up for sale at Bonhams and Butterfield on Madison
Avenue. It was snapped up for US $61,000 by Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield,
sponsors of the 2009 US Championship. Press release and details.