RELIEVED ANAND FINALLY WINS LINARES Amid Luis Rentero's habitual avalanche of fines, open letters and crass statements, Vishy Anand maintained his concentration and confidently went on to win the strongest Linares ever. The Indian star looks unstoppable. As he acknowledges himself in the accompanying interview: 'I definitely feel that something is going on.'
KRAMNIK AND SHIROV TOP MONACO For the newly founded World Chess Council the results of the seventh Amber tournament came as a welcome consolation. The tie for first of challenger finalists Kramnik and Shirov may lend added credibility to their forthcoming match.
ARMENIANS DOMINATE NEW YORK OPEN To the average European chess player the big American Open is an outlandish affair. Paradoxical. Mercenary. Kevin Spraggett reports on the New York Open, which this year drew a record 65 grandmasters.
ANOTHER BOOST FOR INDIAN CHESS When Anand is not around, it is usually grandmasters from other countries who win tournaments in India. No longer! No longer are the Indians found lumped and dumped together at the bottom of the score table, writes the grand old man of Indian chess, Manuel Aaron.
HANGING ATTACKING PIECES Jan Timman takes a closer look at a scintillating clash between Veselin Topalov and Peter Svidler, a game typical of their play in the Linares tournament.
