Another Match on His Mind

Posted by Mig - December 21, 2007 on 6:30 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Anand says he’d love to play Garry Kasparov again if he had a chance.

 



Anand vs Kramnik WCh Match Announced

Posted by Mig - December 19, 2007 on 7:17 pm | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

12 games, Oct 11-Oct 28 in Bonn, Germany. No draw odds for Anand.

 



The Russians Are Coming

Posted by Mig - December 17, 2007 on 10:29 pm | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Russian championship superfinal, round 1 on Dec 18. Players: Alekseev, Amonatov, Vitjugov, Grischuk, Dreev, Inarkiev, Morozevich, Rychagov, Svidler, Timofeev, Tomashevsky, Jakovenko.

 



Gata Kamsky Wins World Cup 2007

Posted by Mig - December 16, 2007 on 8:33 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kamsky-Shirov game four draw. Kamsky wins final 2.5-1.5 to take the title.

 



Fischer Book For Real?

Posted by Mig - December 16, 2007 on 6:52 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Fischer book “My 61 Memorable Games” appears on Ebay Canada. Fact or fiction?

 



Kamsky! 1.5-0.5 at the Half

Posted by Mig - December 14, 2007 on 8:34 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kamsky wins game two against Shirov in the World Cup final match. Two more games to play.

 



Kasparov Signing in NYC

Posted by Mig - December 14, 2007 on 7:43 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kasparov “How Life Imitates Chess” book signing in NYC on Tuesday, December 18 at 10am. Borders Bookstore, 100 Broadway.

 



World Cup Final Match

Posted by Mig - December 11, 2007 on 7:36 pm | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Shirov joins Kamsky in the final four-game match, beginning Thursday, Dec. 13.

 



World Cup 07 Semifinals

Posted by Mig - December 9, 2007 on 6:25 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Semifinals: Kamsky-Carlsen and Shirov-Karjakin.

 



World Cup 07 Quarterfinals

Posted by Mig - December 6, 2007 on 3:48 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Round 5 pairings: Kamsky-Ponomariov, Karjakin-Alekseev, Jakovenko-Shirov, Carlsen-Cheparinov.

 



Kamsky Into Final 8

Posted by Mig - December 5, 2007 on 7:51 am | In Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kamsky eliminates Svidler to move into quarterfinals of World Cup 07. Jakovenko takes out Aronian.

 



Sweet 16 in Khanty-Mansiysk

Posted by Mig - December 2, 2007 on 10:39 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Ivanchuk eliminated by Nisipeanu. Round 4 begins Monday.

 



World Cup 07 R3

Posted by Mig - November 30, 2007 on 4:58 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

5/16 games decisive in first half of round 3. Cheparinov beats Mamedyarov, Kamsky beats Georgiev.

 



Kasparov Safe at Home

Posted by Mig - November 29, 2007 on 9:05 am | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kasparov released from jail.

 



World Cup 07 R2 Tiebreaks

Posted by Mig - November 28, 2007 on 6:03 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Radjabov out to Macieja. Aronian, Mamedyarov, Adams, Onischuk and Kamsky through. Shulman misses win against Shirov and loses.

 



World Youth Ch 07

Posted by Mig - November 28, 2007 on 3:17 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

World Youth Ch finishes in Turkey. Many Russian medalists for the first time in a while. Naroditsky of USA takes gold in U-12.

 



Karpov Denied Kasparov Jail Visit

Posted by Mig - November 28, 2007 on 5:47 am | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Karpov tries to visit Kasparov in jail.

 



World Cup 07 R2

Posted by Mig - November 28, 2007 on 3:02 am | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Radjabov and Ponomariov lose in first game of the round. Kamsky and Onischuk win.

 



World Cup 07 Round 1 Recap

Posted by Mig - November 26, 2007 on 5:30 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Rapid and blitz tiebreaks today. All favorites go through. 5/8 USA players eliminated in first round.

 



World Cup 07 R1.2

Posted by Mig - November 25, 2007 on 8:44 am | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Trouble with live game page. KO day for many players.

 



World Cup 07 R1

Posted by Mig - November 24, 2007 on 5:31 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Most favorites win on first day. Ponomariov and Alekseev upset.

 



Kasparov Arrested, 5 Days in Jail

Posted by Mig - November 24, 2007 on 5:12 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kasparov arrested in Moscow after opposition march. Sentenced to 5 days in prison. Not yet released or in contact as of Saturday night in Moscow.

 



World Cup 2007 Begins

Posted by Mig - November 23, 2007 on 7:01 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

First stage of world championship. 128-player KO event. First round Saturday.

 



Fischer Hospitalized in Reykjavik

Posted by Mig - November 23, 2007 on 5:18 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Bobby Fischer is in a Reykjavik hospital for unspecified condition.

 



Blitzing with the Stars

Posted by Mig - November 21, 2007 on 11:18 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Ivanchuk leads world blitz championship at the half.

 



Kramnik Masters Moscow

Posted by Mig - November 18, 2007 on 3:09 pm | In Chess News, Chess Ninja | Comments Off

Kramnik wins Tal Memorial with a round to spare with great +4 score. Final round tomorrow.