New In Chess Magazine issue 2005/8 Veselin Topalov - The New World Champion
by The NIC Editorial team
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New In Chess, 2005
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Magazine
ISBN: 90-5691-152-X Pages: 108 Language: English
In the first half of the FIDE world championship in San Luis, Veselin Topalov smashed the opposition with an unbelievable 6½ out of 7 to take a lead that allowed him to coast home in the second half.
Interview: In spite of his triumph, Veselin Topalov still feels very much the same person that he was before San Luis, but he has noticed that the world around him begs to differ.
In a direct encounter with their Chinese rivals the Russian team needed a sweeping 3½-½ victory to claim the gold medals in the World Team Championship.
Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognised Nagorno Karabakh Republic, saw its second international chess tournament in two years. First place was claimed by Levon Aronian.
Georgian Baadur Jobava wins Samba Cup in Skanderborg.
Jonathan Rowson reviews Susan Polgar and Paul Truong’s Breaking Through and Chess Bitch by Jennifer Shahade.
Watching Japanese shogi champion Yoshiba Habu play chess, Hans Ree had happy memories of the time when he was taught shogi.
S.O.S.: Rubinstein’s Anti-Meran Variation
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TOPALOV'S MAGNIFICENT SEVEN He arrived in Argentina as one of several hot favourites and the race promised to be tight – but not for long. Seven rounds and an explosion of historic proportions later there was only talk of one new champion. In the first half of the FIDE world championship in San Luis, Veselin Topalov smashed the opposition with an unbelievable 6½ out of 7 to take a lead that allowed him to coast home in the second half. An on-the-spot report by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam illuminated with wonderful analysis by Topalov, his second Cheparinov, Timman, Svidler, Morozevich, Kasimdzhanov, Polgar, Peter Heine Nielsen and a special guest. Garry Kasparov wrote the notes to the crucial first-round clash between Leko and Topalov. Or is it another tribute to his beloved Najdorf?
INTERVIEW: VESELIN TOPALOV 'My approach was that to win this tournament the goal should be to win it convincingly.' Quiet and without a tinge of immodesty Veselin Topalov tried to explain his strategy in a talk about his sensational victory and the challenges ahead. In spite of his triumph, the soft-spoken Bulgarian still feels very much the same person that he was before San Luis, but he has noticed that the world around him begs to differ.
RUSSIA BOUNCES BACK All set to avenge their poor showing at the European Team Championship in Gothenburg, the Russians faced a formidable task in the last round of the World Team Championship in Beer-Sheva. In a direct encounter with their Chinese rivals they needed a sweeping 3½-½ victory to claim the gold medals. Alon Greenfeld watched a nail-biting finish.
CHESS WITHOUT FRONTIERS! Although the political disagreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan about the region persist, Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognised Nagorno Karabakh Republic, saw its second international chess tournament in two years. First place was claimed by Levon Aronian. 'It is terrible to imagine what will happen when he improves his opening preparation', writes Victor Bologan.
JOBAVA WINS SAMBA CUP
COMPOSE LIKE A GRANDMASTER Having hung around in the chess scene for the last four decades, Yochanan Afek has noticed that most strong players derive immense pleasure from solving a beautiful endgame study. Some grandmasters even compose them themselves.
QUESTIONS, NOVELTIES AND QUESTIONS Jan Timman spoke to Garry Kasparov about opening developments in the 70s and 80s and reveals that he already discovered Anand's spectacular novelty against Adams in San Luis back in 1989. S.O.S.: Rubinstein's Anti-Meran Variation
CAISSA'S TIME OF THE MONTH Jonathan Rowson reviews Susan Polgar and Paul Truong's Breaking Through and Chess Bitch by Jennifer Shahade.
SHOGI MEMORIES Watching Japanese shogi champion Yoshiba Habu play chess, Hans Ree had happy memories of the time when he was taught shogi in Berkeley, California.
AT THE CROSSROADS Now that for the first time since 1993 the world's top player is also the FIDE champion, Garry Kasparov believes that the conditions are in place for the schism to be put behind us.
JUST CHECKING Guess what Suat Atalik 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 Morozevich-Topalov, by Timman Svidler-Kasimdzhanov, by Svidler Kasimdzhanov-Anand, by Kasimdzhanov Svidler-Topalov, by Topalov Morozevich-Polgar, by Morozevich Polgar-Kasimdzhanov, by Polgar Leko-Topalov, by Kasparov Grischuk-Zhang Pengxiang, by Greenfeld Ni Hua-Morozevich, by Greenfeld
Petroff Leko-Anand, by Nielsen
Ruy Lopez Polgar-Topalov, by Cheparinov Ni Hua-Ibragimov, by Greenfeld Bologan-Aronian, by Bologan Svidler-Leko, by Svidler Topalov-Kasimdzhanov, by Timman Anand-Adams, by Nielsen
Slav Nakamura-Dreev, by Nakamura Winants-Ernst, by Bosch Wells Kenneth-Habu, by Ree
Nimzo-Indian Bareev-Zhang Zhong, by Bareev
Queen's Indian Jobava-Carlsen, by Carlsen Miton-Nisipeanu-Dieter, by Miton Ivanchuk-Bologan, by Bologan Topalov-Anand, by Timman
