Archive for August 27th, 2009

The Mercosur Cup in Argentina is unusual since it is one of the few remaining chess tournaments where a computer is allowed to compete. Not a full quad or oct monster, but the handheld Pocket PC. Last year Pocket Fritz 3 won comfortably, and this year it was Pocket Fritz 4 based on the new Hiarcs 13.0 engine. You don’t want to know what the program did in Buenos Aires.
Or do you?

Originally from Georgia, GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant has lived in Scotland for the past thirteen years. The second seed took sole first place in the Baltic Queen Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia, with 6.0/9 points and a 2558 performance. Second was another migrant player: IM Ekaterina Atalik, originally from Russia, now living in and playing for Turkey. Pictorial report with interview.

Fritz 11’s “Spy” function is sometimes misunderstood and often underutilized by amateur players for whom the feature is intended. Learn more about “Spy” – a sort of “mega Threat” function, which is always switched on, in the newest ChessBase Workshop.