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Publisher: New In Chess, 2006
Edition: Magazine
ISBN10: 90-5691-154-6
Pages: 100
Language: English

Corus in new futuristic setting. Corus B-group ends in M&M party. Moscow Aeroflot GibTelecom Masters Gibraltar. Genna Sosonko on Irina Levitina. Cuernavaca Jan Timman with more Corus highlights. Hans Ree's column.

Content ANAND AND TOPALOV WIN CORUS In a futuristic setting that emphasized the clear ambitions of steel giant Corus for the years ahead, Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov brotherly shared first place in the world's leading chess festival. Both winners were delighted with the outcome. Topalov crowned his first appearance since his triumph in the San Luis world championship with a victory in the only major event he had never won before, while Anand became the first player in the rich history of the Wijk aan Zee tournaments to win the event five times. A report by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, followed by a wealth of wonderful analysis. MOTYLEV AND MAGNUS MOVE UP Alexander Motylev and Magnus Carlsen were the stars in the Corus B Group. Thanks to a better tiebreak the Russian earned the right to play in next year's top group. However, the organizers were quick to show their appreciation for the achievement of the 15-year-old Norwegian, and invited him as well. JOBAVA TOPS AEROFLOT OPEN Despite waning enthusiasm among top players the Aeroflot Open once again attracted an endless list of grandmasters to Moscow. In a tumultuous last round Georgian ace Baadur Jobava emerged as the 2006 winner, pocketed a fair share of the prize-money and secured an invitation to Dortmund. A report by Evgeny Atarov with game notes by three of the prize-winners. GEORGIEV ROCK-SOLID IN GIBRALTAR The fourth edition of the GibTelecom Masters was the jewel of the 12-day Gibraltar chess festival. Possibly inspired by his compatriots Topalov and Stefanova, Kiril Georgiev ran away from the rest of the field to score an amazing 8½ points out of a possible 10. THE LADY IS A CHAMP Mixed talents are a rarity. Or should we speak of one talent exploited twice if a player excels in both chess and bridge? Genna Sosonko portrays Irina Levitina, who after she had played for the world championship in women's chess in 1984, became bridge world champion 18 years later. WARM WELCOME Ruslan Ponomariov and Paco Vallejo topped the table at the Young Masters in Cuernavaca, Mexico. They split the prize-money, but the Ukrainian grandmaster had the better tiebreak. The winner wrote a short impression and commented his best effort. GOOD FORM AND RAZOR-SHARP PREPARATION Jan Timman takes a look at a couple of games of Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov, who in Wijk aan Zee were in a class of their own. ROOK SIX FOUR THREE MATE! Hans Ree read Bob Basalla's Chess in the Movies, a hefty tome that describes almost 2,000 films in which chess plays a role. ROWSON'S REVIEWS OPENING EVOLUTION Garry Kasparov tells you when to watch out for the pawn push e5 against the Scheveningen Sicilian and why. JUST CHECKING What was the wittiest observation about chess Jennifer Shahade ever heard? Did they play your opening? In this issue games with the following openings were annotated by world class players: Sicilian Anand-Gelfand, by Anand Motylev-Bologan, by Bologan Motylev-Cheparinov, by Motylev Adams-Topalov, by Adams Anand-Van Wely, by Timman Carlsen-Vescovi, by Carlsen Ponomariov-Bruzon, by Ponomariov French Short-Zhukova, by Short Caro-Kann Malakhov-Jobava, by Jobava Scandinavian Defence Kamsky-Tiviakov, by Tiviakov Ruy Lopez Carlsen-Beliavsky, by Carlsen Leko-Kamsky, by Leko Karjakin-Bacrot, by Karjakin Slav Van Wely-Topalov, by Timman Aronian-Sokolov, by Aronian Bacrot-Gelfand, by Gelfand Queen's Gambit Accepted Kamsky-Anand, by Timman Nimzo-Indian Van Wely-Leko, by Van Wely Queen's Indian Topalov-Aronian, by Topalov Grünfeld Indian Aronian-Ivanchuk, by Ivanchuk Markus-Mamedyarov, by Mamedyarov Queen's Pawn Opening Georgiev-Akopian, by Georgiev Gurevich-Speelman, by Speelman