ANAND TRIUMPHANT IN TILBURG Apparently winning a Category 18 tournament has become child's play for Vishy Anand's agile fingers and brain. At the 3rd Fontys Chess Tournament Tilburg the Indian wizard routed his first two opponents and never looked back. A special report by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. Analysis by all twelve participants!
ZVIAGINTSEV'S QUEST FOR CREATIVITY If there had to be one word to describe Vadim Zviagintsev's chess style the obvious choice would be originality. A portrait of a great talent that almost included the names of his favourite authors.
DE FIRMIAN NEW US CHAMPION Denmark-based, California-born Nick de Firmian stayed cool and peppered his game with lots of well-calculated tactics to win the 1998 US Championship in Denver. Alex Yermolinsky was there.
CHINESE GIRL POWER IN ELISTA Is China the chess super power of the future? Game notes by all four members of the victorious Chinese women's team in Elista may give an indication.
ELISTA REVISITED
KARPOV QUICK IN CAP D'AGDE In the South of France Boris Gelfand heard Anatoly Karpov yell 'time' with a rook down but between one and two seconds left on the clock. Karpov won, Gelfand reports.
SOS: SVIDLER'S OPENING SECRET Blunder a pawn as Black on move 4 and get a good game. Huh?
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT Jan Timman takes another look at his match against Garry Kasparov.
