NJIT graduate student Chitra Sridhar will be giving a free simultaneous exhibition at the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Library tomorrow afternoon (Saturday 6/27), from 1 to 4 p.m.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand is currently in his home town of Chennai, India, preparing for his upcoming events. He spoke about them with the network CNN-IBN – about the rapid chess tournament in Mainz, Germany, an event with Kramnik and Karpov. He also speaks about Indian cricket and about the passing of pop superstar Michael Jackson. Watch the video.
Opposite-coloured bishops tend to favour the attacker in
middlegame positions, yet in endgames they can sometimes save the weaker side
despite being one or even several pawns down. What do you think about the
position after 66…Ke6? A) White has nothing better than to go for the trade b7 against e4, when despite two plus pawns his victory is written in the stars. B) There is a clever way to keep the pawn on e4, increasing his winning chances
considerably. C) The first player can win by force.
The solution is here,
but first ponder over it with a larger version of the diagram.
