Vishy Anand
New Fide World Champion.
Xie Jun
Successful title defence.
Stuart Conquest
Reconquered Hastings.
Vladimir Kramnik
Quest for the truth.
5.Ne5: The doctor's recipe against the Rubinstein Variantion.
| ContentANAND NEW FIDE WORLD CHAMPION
Vihy Anand's victory in the FIDE World Championship in New Delhi and Teheran got India into raptures. President Narayanan received him in his residence, a jubilant crowd welcomed Anand as he was paraded through the streets of his native Chennai, and among the congratulations pouring in were the wishes of the new Miss World. Arvind Aaron reports on a new high in his countryman's career, Anand annotates his three wins against Alexey Shirov, and Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam spoke to the new champion: "The chess world has broken into two and there is not much I can do about it." NOTES BY A TRAINER
A second of Kramnik in the London match and a quarter-finalist himself in New Delhi, Evgeny Bareev is perfectly qualified to judge the merits of the rivalling world championships. ALEXANDER GRISCHUK
Anatoly Bikhovsky, reflects on the stunning progress of his pupil. The young star annotates his best games. IN THE NAME OF CHESS
Alexander Morozevich refused to bow to the unwritten rules of the knock-out championship. His uncompromising attitude resulted in an early elimination and lots of sparkling chess. XIE JUN DEFENDS TITLE
Without suffering a single loss Xie Jun majestically proceeded to the final of the women's championship where she beat her compatriot Qin Kanying. HASTINGS: INTO THE THIRD CENTURY
Stuart Conquest muses about the past and present of a venerable tradition. TALLINN REMEMBERS PAUL KERES
Jaan Ehlvest saw Jan Timman win a strong rapid tournament with superior ease. CAISSANDRA
Our special correspondent assembled the opinions of great players of the past and present on FIDE's new time-control. CLOSER TO THE TRUTH
In an admirably honest and revealing essay Vladimir Kramnik returns to the critical moments in the match of his life. You're invited to join him in his quest for the truth. SADLER ON BOOKS SOS: DR. WHO? FIVE EASY PIECES
Jan Timman looks at five cases that call for a rectification. FIDE'S NEW TIME-CONTROL
Hans Ree deplores a new act of vandalism by FIDE and describes the role of a little-known organization, Valery Salov's World Players'Council. CHESS NOTES
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