Archive for July 25th, 2008
Cornered no comments
Source: Streatham & Brixton Chess Club Streatham & Brixton Chess Club
The righthand corner, as we all know, should always be occupied by a light square. But does anybody know how long that has been the case? Since chess took on its current form around five hundred years ago? Before then? After? How long has it been the convention that the righthand corner has been light, and how long has it been part of the offical and accepted Laws of Chess?
Source: Streatham & Brixton Chess Club Streatham & Brixton Chess Club
Alekseev wins, catches Carlsen no comments
Source: Susan Polgar Blog
Photo by Europe Echecs
GM Pelletier (2569) - GM Alekseev (2708) [D38]
24.07.2008 / Round 4
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.Qb3 c5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 b6 11.e3 0–0 12.Be2 Nd7 13.0–0 Bb7 14.Rfc1 c4 15.a4 a6 16.Qb4 Bc6 17.Nd2 b5 18.axb5 axb5 19.b3 Qg6 20.Bf3 Rfb8 21.h3 Rxa1 22.Rxa1 Qc2 23.Nb1 Qc1+ 24.Kh2 Qb2 25.Qc3 Qxf2 26.bxc4 bxc4 27.Nd2 Rc8 28.Ra5 Nf6 29.Rc5 Bd7 30.Rxc8+ Bxc8 31.Nb3 Bf5 32.Nc5 g5 33.Qa3 Kg7 34.Nb7 g4 35.hxg4 Bxg4 Black wins 0–1
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Source: Susan Polgar Blog