Ari Minkov won a pawn-up Knight ending against Joe Renna on Sunday & leads NM Mark Kernighan by 0.55 points entering the final round.
For full standings & 4th round links, please visit the Checkmate CC site.
Thanks to TD Bob Sherry for his reports & game submission.
The new ChessBase Magazine presents the greatest chess tournament of the year
so far, Wijk an Zee, in a worthy fashion: six of the main protagonists (tournament
winner Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, Shirov, Short, and Van Wely) have commented
on their best games, some even in video or audio format. A total of 13 up-to-date
openings articles on the DVD once again enforce your repertoire with new ideas
and tricks. Order CBM
135 now, or read this preview.
Every book on rook endings tells us that positions with
pawns on the same wing are usually drawn, even when one side has
an extra pawn. In Nice, Magnus Carlsen demonstrated that even with an equal number
of pawns (four against four on the kingside) there are still plenty of practical chances,
especially in a rapid game. Playchess spectators were enthralled to see how a hopelessly drawn
endgame turned in the hands of the Norwegian into a winning position. In his analysis for ChessBase Magazine Online, Karsten
Müller reveals to you exactly where Carlsen’s opponent Ponomariov left the path
which led to a draw.