Archive for February 19th, 2010

In GSCL action on Thursday, the Kenilworth Karpovs lost to previously winless Staten Island 3-1.

For more details, visit my Garden State League blog.

• starts Sunday, March 7th, 2010
• non-rated
• 5-SS
• Rounds : March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th & April 4th… all starting at 9:00 p.m.
• Time Control : G/45+0 or G/40 + 5 second delay. Black gets to choose.
• A player may request a 0.45 point bye for any round but the request must reach the TD 4 hours before the round.
• No entry fee or prizes
• To register, send an e-mail to Tournament Director Bob Sherry by March 6th.

… was the scenario in this game from the Austrian Bundesliga, where White had just played
28.Bf4-c1, giving his rooks free view to the black king. How would you assess the situation now?

A) White wins due to the threat 29.Rf1+;
B) the game should end in a perpetual check
C) Black wins.
The solution is here,
but first ponder over it with a  larger version of the diagram.

All three games were full of fight: Aronian came close to defeating Gelfand but drew; Vallejo even closer to defeating Gashimov but lost; and Alexander Grischuk had clear winning chances against Veselin Topalov but was outplayed by the Bulgarian in the end. We bring you extensive and deeply insightful commentary on this exciting struggle, provided by GM Anish Giri. Miss it at your own peril.