The Chess Players Society of Nigeria

A few days ago the 41st Biel Chess Festival ended – with a colossal bang. First there were human fireworks, then the celestial variety, with a violent thunderstorm raging over the city. The next morning saw the prize-giving ceremony, then came a mad dash to deliver Magnus Carlsen to the Chess Classic in Mainz. Now that peace has returned to our lives here’s a pictorial retrospect of Biel.

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The final of the 13th Grenkeleasing Rapid Chess World Championship in Mainz – four 20′+2″ rapid chess games – was a one-sided affair. World Champion Vishy Anand took the first two games fairly effortlessly, after which the young challenger Magnus Carlsen got two draws. In the match for third place Alexander Morozevich struggled to beat Judit Polgar in the final game. Big illustrated report.

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The second of Veselin Topalov, Ivan Cheparinov, is in the lead, with 3.0/4 points, in the Second FIDE Grand Prix Tournament which is taking place in Sochi. Cheparinov profited from a blunder by Gata Kamsky in round three. Kamsky defeated Vassily Ivanchuk in round two. Behind the leader is Alexander Grischuk with 2.5 points, followed by ten players with 2.0 points each. Illustrated report.

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