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Publisher: New In Chess, 2005
Edition: Magazine
ISBN: 90-5691-141-4
Pages: 100
Language: English

Hikaru Nakamura: uncompromising fighter. Garry Kasparov: Russian Champion for the first time. Alexey Shirov: win or lose, in Norway they love him. Vishy Anand: best player in the world? Viktor Kortchnoi rounds off trilogy.

Content WATCH OUT FOR THE H-BOMB The 2005 US Championship in La Jolla, a haven for the happy few south of San Diego, turned into a slugfest right from the start and raged till the ve ry last move. Small wonder perhaps that the most uncompromising fighter of them all, 16-year-old Hikaru ‘H-bomb’ Nakamura, took the title. An on-the-spot report with lively annotated games that let you relive the suspense and tension. INTERVIEW: HIKARU NAKAMURA After he became the second youngest US champion ever, Hikaru Nakamura spoke to Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. About his passion for speed chess, his ambitions and his wish to follow in the footsteps of his old idol Bobby Fischer and his new friend Gata Kamsky. Like his examples, Nakamura sticks to himself and prefers to take on the rest of the world on his own. A TALE OF ONE K The 57th Russian Championship in Moscow started in utter confusion. What should have been the long-awaited super championship boasting three big K’s, Kasparov, Kramnik and Karpov, was reduced to Kasparov’s comeback when both Kramnik and Karpov withdrew, the first due to illness, the latter, literally on the eve of the event, due to business commitments. Garry Kimovich showed flashes of impressive chess and proved in a class of his own, finishing one and a half points ahead of runner-up Alexander Grischuk. ALEXEY SHIROV FIGHTS BACK With wins in the two final rounds Alexey Shirov caught up with Peter Heine Nielsen to win the Smartfish Masters in Drammen, a pleasant town some 40 kilometres away from Oslo. Shirov had a hesitant start and even lost a game. To the delight of the local fans Magnus Carlsen went all out to floor the Spaniard in a wild attack. SMART CHIP Genna Sosonko remembers Genrikh Chepukaitis (1935-2004), a modest master in classical chess but a serious threat to any player in blitz. ANAND PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kramnik may hold the classical world title, Kasparov may be topping the Elo-list and Kasimdzhanov may be FIDE champion, but an ever-growing chorus of critics and fans have a completely different name in mind when they think of the world’s best player. ‘HARI’ JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION ROWSON’S REVIEWS DARK FORCES Following two games collections, the third volume of Viktor Kortchnoi’s acclaimed trilogy is an autobiography. Hans Ree read the story of an eventful life with admiration, though not always in agreement. JAN TIMMAN: VARIOUS ENDINGS JUST CHECKING Guess who Larry Christiansen would have liked to be if he hadn’t been himself? Did they play your opening? In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian Defence Timofeev-Kasparov, by Dokhoian Onischuk-Fishbein, by Fishbein Svidler-Dreev, by Svidler Shirov,-Navara, by Shirov Motylev-Epishin, by Motylev McShane-Khalifman, by McShane Nakamura-Karjakin, by Nakamura French Nakamura-Ibragimov, by Nakamura Caro-Kann Grischuk-Bareev, by Grischuk Scandinavian Defence Goldin-Stripunsky, by Goldin Ruy Lopez Ivanov-Zilberstein, by Zilberstein Bacrot-Anand, by Anand Carlsen-Shirov, by Carlsen Stripunsky-Fishbein, Stripunsky Slav Dreev-Korotylev, by Dreev Nielsen-Carlsen, by Agdestein Kasparov-Svidler, by Dokhoian Tarrasch Defence Harikrisna-Petrosian, by Harikrishna Nimzo-Indian Defence Bareev-Korotylev, by Bareev Nielsen-Macieja, by Nielsen Nybäck-Anand, by Anand Grünfeld Indian Defence Kaidanov-Nakamura, by Nakamura English Opening Goletiani-Zatonskih, by Goletiani