ContentDORTMUND, SO IT MUST BE KRAMNIK
Is organising a category 21 tournament asking for lots of high-class draws? Not necessarily. At the Dortmund Chess Meeting swashbucklers Topalov and Morozevich delighted the audience with their uncompromising wish to win, Kramnik stunned his fans with his inimitable fist-in-glove strategies, while FIDE champion Anand baffled all and sundry with a crisis that cost him no fewer than four games. After the smoke had settled Kramnik and Topalov tied for first, with the tie-break favouring the Russian giant. Yes, that was his sixth win in Dortmund. THE WINNER, THE TALENT AND THE THIEF
The 14th Vidmar Memorial in Portoroz will be remembered for various reasons. Alexander Beliavsky once again demonstrated his class by winning first prize, 15-year-old Andrey Volokitin confirmed rumours that he is an exceptional talent, and 'rating-thief' Alexandru Crisan lived up to expectations by finishing clear last. SWISS PRIDE IN BIEL
At the outset of the 34th Biel Chess Festival the pundits were unanimous in their predictions: Yannick Pelletier would get a good hiding and Viktor Kortchnoi should be content with a fifty per cent score. Well, they were in for a big surprise. Before he collapsed in the final rounds Pelletier played great chess, while 70-year-old Kortchnoi simply won the tournament. Peter Svidler reports in admiration on yet another success of the phenomenon who, for the moment, plans to keep on winning tournaments till he is 80. THE DRAGON KEEPS GROWING
After a sad period of miserable results Michal Krasenkow saw a return to good form at the 7th Tan Chin Nam Cup in Shanghai. WINNING BOY
Loek van Wely's strategy to claim first prize at the Lost Boys tournament in Amsterdam was simple and straightforward: having won his first three games King Loek successfully defended his lead till the very last day. MEMORIES OF 1962
Jan Timman won the Curaçao Chess Festival, a first attempt to revive the memories of the last real Candidates tournament that was held in the Caribbean island almost forty years ago. JOE GALLAGHER NEW BRITISH CHAMP
Chris Ward was our man on the spot in Scarborough, where Swiss citizen Joe Gallagher proved that it is always useful to keep your British passport. JAN TIMMAN: 3 FRAGMENTS AND A STUDY SOS: TRUMPING THE TROMP
If you find playing against the Trompovsky a nuisance you might try this antidote. SADLER ON BOOKS JUST CHECKING
Why does Alexander Baburin play chess? 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
Chandler-Gallagher, by Gallagher
Shaw-Ward, by Ward
Timman-Alvarez, by Timman
Volokitin-Kozul, by Mikhalchishin
De Vreugt-Schuurman, by Van de Mortel
Sermek-Gelfand, by Mikhalchishin French
Topalov-Anand, by the editors Petroff Defence
Morozevich-Topalov, by the editors
Leko-Adams, by Leko Ruy Lopez
Svidler-Grischuk, by Svidler Slav Defence
Anand-Morozevich, by Morozevich
Kortchnoi-Pelletier, by Pelletier
Gelfand-Kortchnoi, by Kortchnoi
Krasenkow-Xu Jun, by Krasenkow Queen's Gambit Accepted
Kramnik-Anand, by Kramnik
Pelletier-Grischuk, by Grischuk Nimzo-Indian
Emms-Lalic, by Ward Queen's Indian
Krasenkow-Bologan, by Bologan
Van Wely-Sokolov, by Van Wely
Beliavsky-Macieja, by Beliavsky Grünfeld-Indian
Tregubov-Sutovsky, by Sutovsky Queen's Pawn Opening
Dreev-Zhang Zhong, by Dreev English Opening
Lautier-Kortchnoi, by Svidler
Pelletier-Svidler, by Pelletier
Topalov-Kramnik, by Kramnik
Morozevich-Adams, by Morozevich | 
