ContentSHORT SUPERIOR IN BUDAPEST
At the Hunguest or ‘Talent and Courage’ tournament local favourite Judit Polgar raised great expectations with an explosive start. However, in the end she too had to bow to Nigel Short. The Englishman prefers to call himself a chess tourist these days. In Budapest the tourist gradually developed into the main attraction. THE WONDER OF IT ALL
One thing American chess organizers can be sure of, people will come to tournaments held in casinos. Ilya Smirin successfully opted for the fast schedule in Foxwoods, the largest casino in the world. LÜBECK COMPLETE HAT-TRICK
For the third time running Lübeck won the German Bundesliga. John Nunn, one of the champion’s pillars, presents highlights from the past season. Additional analysis is provided by Laurent Fressinet, who scored an unbelievable 9½/11, and Alexander Grischuk, who muses about Old Masters and Old Notebooks. IVANCHUK WINS SIGEMAN
The eleventh edition of the Sigeman&Co tournament was co-organised by the Limhamn Chess Club in Malmö and the Copenhagen Chess Federation. Vasily Ivanchuk was the odds-on favourite and duly took first prize in a steady demonstration of deep concentration and fine technique. INTERVIEW: PETER HEINE NIELSEN
The tallest grandmaster in the world’s top 100 talks to Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam about the e-mail that Vishy Anand sent him, his further ambitions, and, of course, Bent Larsen. ONCE UPON A TIME IN DOS HERMANAS
When Alexander Rustemov was invited to the category-16 Dos Hermanas tournament, it felt like a fairy-tale. And that’s how it ended, too. LEFT CORNER, RIGHT CORNER
Oleg Pervakov, editor of ‘64’ and a living legend in the world of endgame study composers, illustrates the use of studies for practical purposes: 'A classic study is good, for the reason that in it several theoretical positions can be united.’ SOS: A RANDOM SORTIE?
It’s not a refutation of the Grünfeld, but it might give you a very pleasant ending. CHINESE SCHOOL OF CHESS?
Hans Ree read the book that Liu Wenzhe, head coach of the Chinese national team, wrote on the rise of chess in his country. SADLER ON BOOKS
‘The kind of book that I will have to lock away for fear of spending too much time reading and re-reading it!’ Matthew Sadler reviews Garry Kasparov's My Great Predecessors. FORGETFULNESS AND EXPERIENCE
Jan Timman had an up-and-down tournament in Malmö and Copenhagen and tells you why. JUST CHECKING
Does Luke McShane have a dream? Did they play your opening?In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian
Short-Gelfand, by Short
Short-Polgar, by Short
Shirov-Tiviakov, by Rustemov
Kosteniuk-Ehlvest, by Benjamin
Sutovsky-Timman, by Timman
Shirov-Van Wely, by Nunn
Sutovsky-McShane, by McShane
Grischuk-Hracek, by Grischuk
Acs-Leko, by Acs
Polgar-Leko, by I.Almasi
Short-Lutz, by Short King's Fianchetto
Benjamin-Milman, by Benjamin French
Polgar-Berkes, by Polgar
Grischuk-Brynell, by Grischuk
Sutovsky-Hansen, by Sutovsky Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk-Hector, by Ivanchuk
Timman-Nielsen, by Timman Scandinavian Defence
Nunn-Keitlinghaus, by Nunn Queen's Gambit Declined
Rustemov-Vallejo, by Rustemov Slav
Vaganian-Fressinet, by Fressinet Queen's Indian
Dreev-Tiviakov, by Rustemov Grünfeld-Indian
Nielsen-McShane, by Nielsen King's Indian
Kreiman-Nakamura, by Benjamin
Ehlvest-Smirin, by Benjamin Benoni
Shulman-Friedel, by Benjamin English Opening
Sarkar-Bartholomew, by Benjamin
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