 It's Topalov vs. Anand!
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The World Chess Challenge in Sofia ended in outright victory for local Bulgarian hero Veselin Topalov, who easily - well, on paper anyway - beat U.S. grandmaster Gata Kamsky, 4.5-2.5, to claim the right to a $1 million plus title match later this year with world champion, Vishy Anand.
But the impressive final score for the world no.1, winning with a game to spare, could be more attributed to his rival self-imploding at critical stages in the match rather than his outstanding play - most notably being the seventh and ultimately final game, where, remarkably, Kamsky had a totally won game only to blow it big-time on his comeback.
Check Game of the Day with Gregory Kaidanov to witness the remarkable win missed by Kamsky on move 31 - and also the near fantasy follow-up on move 32 that would have kept the match alive for a final game eight. Also look out on the Chess.FM blog for Macauley Peterson's video reports from Sofia on the match.
As Topalov now prepares for a showdown with Anand, the world champion isn't exactly having it all his own way in Linares, as he seeks an elusive triple-crown of victories at the Spanish supertournament. Russian ace Alexander Grischuk is playing the tournament of his life so far at Linares, as he dominates at the halfway stage a full point ahead of Vassily Ivanchuk and Magnus Carlsen, on 5/7.
Starting on Saturday, ICC Chess.FM will have full coverage of the second half of Linares with Mig Greengard being joined in the commentary booth by Joel Benjamin; with the remaining rounds also seeing Larry Christiansen, Gregory Kaidanov, Ronen Har-Zvi and newcomer to the team, Jonathan Rowson!
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Game of the Day Email Trivia Contest!
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ICC and The House of Staunton present the Game of the Day e-mail trivia, where each day an ICC member will win the Zagreb '59 series chess set, a reproduction of the classic set used during the 1959 Candidates tournament in Bled, Zagreb and Belgrade, Yugoslavia, that featured Tal, Keres, Petrosian, Smyslov, Gligoric, Olafsson, Benko and a young 16-year-old Bobby Fischer!
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 Everyman Chess Call-In Contest!
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ICC and Everyman Chess present Everyman Chess Call-In, where ICC members can leave their questions on Skype, with the best ones aired during the show, and each day a signed copy of the latest book in Garry Kasparov's series on Modern Chess, Kasparov-Karpov 1975-1985, going to the best question!
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Mondays: GM Ronen Har-Zvi's "The 150 Attack"
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In the latest of his "New Ideas In..." series, GM Ronen Har-Zvi looks at "The 150 Attack," a sharp line for white against the Pirc that was pioneered in the 1980s by a new generation of English players, such as John Nunn, Nigel Short and Mickey Adams.
The main idea is Be3, Qd2, Bh6, advance the h-pawn and then deliver mate. Naturally, this seemed too good to be true and was quickly dubbed the 150 Attack (a peculiarity of the English grading system, with 150 equating to 1800 Elo), since it seemed that only a club player would use such a blatant attacking system and expect the game to finish in checkmate.
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Roman's Lab 68: Qd6 Scandinavian #1 Underestimated Weapon for Black Against 1. e4
On this DVD G.M. Roman together with G.M. Eugene Perelshteyn & Rybka have reinvented the Qd6 Scandinavian. This opening is the best unexplored and underestimated weapon available for Black ever. What makes this opening so inviting is there is not much to learn, easy equality, can't be refuted, rich with tactics and counter play, hidden traps, and played with success against World Champion Anand who even prepared before playing against it and still could only manage a draw. To sum it up it's cheating at chess because with a little amount of energy you will get a high return. It's an opening you can't wait to start playing but you hope no one else finds out about it.
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John Nunn's Chess Puzzle Book (new enlarged edition)
Most chess puzzle books put you in an artificial situation: you are told a combination exists, what the theme is and what you are required to achieve. This one is different. In a real game, a player may sometimes need to find a combination. On the other hand he may have to reject a tactical idea and simply find a good positional move. His task is to find the right move, whatever it may be.
The 300 puzzles in this book put you precisely in that situation. Spectacular ideas abound in these positions, but it is for you to decide whether to go in for them, or whether you would be falling into a trap. If you need them, there are hints to help you on your way. The book ends with a series of tests to measure your skills against those of other players.
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Roman's Lab 69: Dzindzi Anti-English Complete and Ambitious System for Black against 1.c4
On this DVD Roman will give you an easy to learn complete setup for Black to play against the English. This New system is great because it gives Black an easy clear plan of attack which will be faster than your opponent's plan who will unknowingly be following theory.
Roman's orginal Anti English ideas and concepts were verified by Rybka and are only available on this DVD.
The minimum you will get at of this opening is equality with a plan that is unfamilar to your opponent. So if you are like most players and hate playing against the English you now have a suprise secret weapon The Dzin Anti-English!!!
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New In Chess Magazine 2009 #1
This issue features: An exclusive interview with Veselin Topalov, First Chinese Super-Tournament in Nanjing, Armenie reigns supreme in Dresden Olympiad, Kramnik: My side of the story - Vladimir Kramnik answers Kasparov, Endgame Anxiety - Jonathan Rowson wonders: 'What's the use of studying the endgame?'.
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