ContentAZMAI'S ANSWER!
The Chess Players Write section opens with a remarkable letter from grandmaster Zurab Azmaiparashvili. The Georgian GM defends himself against charges openly made by several of his colleagues that he earned a wealth of Elo-points in a fake tournament in Macedonia. Other grandmasters writing in on different subjects are Anatoly Vaisser of Russia and Michal Krasenkow of Poland. Further fascinating reading is made by an exchange of letters between FIDE and their Challenger for the world title, Gata Kamsky. YOUNG KASPAROV AND TURBO-TOPALOV WIN AMSTERDAM:
The tenth and last VSB tournament was a wonderful slugfest won by Garry Kasparov and Veselin Topalov. The World Champion reminded himself of the young Kasparov. Topalov once again showed his mettle and rare will to win. Centerpiece of an on-the-spot report is Kasparov's five page analysis of his win against Anand. Additional game notes by Topalov, Anand, Gelfand, Piket and Timman. ZSUZSA POLGAR TAKES HIGHEST WOMEN'S TITLE:
In her second attempt (`Lighting never strikes twice', the author of our report, her husband Cobi Shutzman predicted), Zsuzsa Polgar won the Women's World Championship in Jaen. Amid organizational turmoil Xie Jun bowed deeply, 8,5-4,5. INTERVIEW: VLADIMIR KRAMNIK:
Moving into shared first place on the world rankings made him happy for about fifteen minutes. Vladimir Kramnik is confident there are bigger goals to go after. In Amsterdam the gentle giant explained why at 21 he is both too old and too strong to blunder: `I no longer feel much weaker than Kasparov. Nor than anyone else.' BLIND JUSTICE:
`If justice is blind, we should not be too ashamed of our own times fumbling in the dark', wrote Jon Tisdall after he shared first with Nikolic and Agdestein at the Reykjavik Open. ANALYTICAL DISACCORD:
Chess historian Edward Winter presents a fascinating compendium of comments on one of the most complex games ever played, Capablanca v Bogoljubow, Moscow 1925. THE I-FILES:
Jonathan Speelman explains why he likes to solve crosswords before he plays chess. PLUS: Jan Timman on Kasparian; Ivan Sokolov reports from Parnu; In Memoriam: Arnold Eikrem; Jonathan Speelman on Calcutta. | 
