ContentMAINZ CHESS CLASSIC
The star event of the 2001 Chess Classic, a ten-game rapid match between world champions Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik, was a tense and nervous affair. Kramnik held the initiative in most of the games, but after the match had been drawn at 5-5, he had to bow to Anand's blitzing skills in the tie-break. A report on the world's finest rapid spectacle, including a Fischer Random game annotated by Peter Leko! KASPAROV WINS ASTANA
The final round of the super-tournament in Astana was vintage Garry Kasparov. As so often before the absolute need to win brought out the best in the world's number one. Trailing Vladimir Kramnik by half a point, Kasparov finally broke through his successor's Berlin Wall in a superior bid for his ninth(!) classical tournament victory in succession. Kazakhstan's rising star Darmen Sadvakasov reports. SUTOVSKY EUROPEAN CHAMPION
Insiders who predicted that the threat of a civil war in Macedonia would deter chess players from taking part in the European Championship in Ohrid, were unmistakably proven wrong. No less than 144 grandmasters turned up lured by the 240,000 dollar prize-fund and 46 qualification spots for the next FIDE world championship. European champion Emil Sutovsky describes his tournament, as does Loek van Wely, who was in contention for the title till the very last round. THE RELIABLE PAST
The early 1970s saw the emergence of an extraordinary generation that included players like Karpov, Timman, Ljubojevic and Andersson. And Armenia's favourite son Rafael Vaganian. An intimate portrait by Genna Sosonko. ADVANCED CHESS IN LEON
Vishy Anand relishes the special atmosphere of the only Advanced Chess event on the calendar. Because he always wins? SADLER ON BOOKS EXPERIENCE TRIUMPHS IN MALMÖ
Jan Timman and Boris Gulko shared first place at the annual Sigeman tournament in Malmö. SOS: A BISHOP'S WONDER MOVE
Here it is: a complete SOS defence against 1.b3. TOO MANY DUALS
Study composer Jan Timman writes about his never-ending fight with duals. MATTERS OF HONOUR
Only chess and marbles are still above suspicion, an English sports journalist wrote in the early seventies. He may have been right about marbles, but not about chess, muses Hans Ree. JUST CHECKING
What is Ilya Smirin's greatest fear? Plus our regular features NIC'S Cafe and Your Move. Did they play your opening?In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian
Polgar-Tiviakov, by Judit Polgar
Sadvakasov-Kasparov, by Sadvakasov
Morozevich-Kasparov, by Morozevich
Anand-Kramnik, by Anand
Minasian-Van Wely, by Van Wely French
Timman-Berg, by Wedberg
Kasparov-Shirov, by Dokhoian
Sutovsky-Sakaev, by Sutovsky
Reshevsky-Vaganian, by Vaganian Caro-Kann
Shirov-Anand, by Anand Alekhine Defence
Timman-De Firmian, by Timman Ruy Lopez
Kasparov-Kramnik, by Dokhoian
Sutovsky-Romanishin, by Sutovsky Scotch Opening
Sadvakasov-Kramnik, by Sadvakasov Slav Defence
Kramnik-Shirov, by Kramnik
Van Wely-Anastasian, by Van Wely Queen's Gambit Accepted
Kramnik-Anand, by Anand
Kramnik-Sadvakasov, by Kramnik
Kramnik-Anand, by Anand Nimzo-Indian
Radjabov-De Firmian, by Radjabov
Agrest-Adams, by Adams
Sokolov-Hansen, by Sokolov Queen's Indian
Van Wely-Timoshenko, by Van Wely Grünfeld-Indian
Aseev-Van Wely, by Van Wely
Van Wely-Sutovsky, by Van Wely Modern Benoni
Sokolov-Wedberg, by Wedberg | 
