The Chess Players Society of Nigeria

Mr Jones, a bookshop owner, wants to stock only the very best chess volumes which are in print, and he has a headache. Not surprisingly, he feels overwhelmed by the flood of books on the market, so which are the very best in the various categories? The Editor of Chess
Notes makes a few suggestions and invites further proposals from readers.

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The drawing of lots was conducted in the usual manner – by racing mechanical cars through an image of Garry Kasparov. In round one Adams demolished Smeets with the black pieces, in round two Nigel Short missed a win in one against Jan Timman, for which he would have won the Best Game prize, a chess set crafted from US Air Force weapons-grade aluminium. Round 1-2 reports.

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After drawing all his games in the first seven rounds Chinese GM Wang Yue suddenly galvanised into action, beating Boris Gelfand (with the black pieces) in round eight and then the tournament leader Teimour Radjabov, who fell into 3-7th place. Wang joins Ivan Cheparinov in the plus two lead, with four rounds to go in this event. Sunday is a free day. Report after round nine.

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