A not so really impressive performance by Deep Rybka 4 in the tournament that feature as well Rybka 3, Deep Rybka 3, and Fritz 12.
Proposed GM So vs. GM Giri chess rematch →
Not to sound bitter on the loss of GM Wesley So against GM Anish Giri in the last Corus Tournament, but I would really love to see this match push through. Nothing to prove, nothing to lose. Just to fulfill the fancy of the fans.
So we the chess fans say, "BRING IT ON!"
It's a grand slam for GM Wesley So in the 3rd Battle of GM's held in Tagaytay. Three in a row for this local tournament featuring the other top Grand Masters of the country. Congratulations Wesley!
Rybka wins ICT10 in Leiden →
The tenth edition of the International Computer Chess Tournament in the Dutch city of Leiden saw yet another triumph by the leading chess program Rybka, which scored 8.0/9 points (eight wins, one loss). Behind it were Deep Sjeng, Hiarcs and Deep Shredder.
Rybka and Deep Rybka 4 are now available. Check out the interview of the author, Vasik Rajlich, over at ChessBase.
The Third Battle of GM's 2010
The 3rd battle of grandmasters is ongoing, in Tagaytay. Unfortunately, there's no official website. Gonna post soon about the results.
From the latest count, GM Wesley So has been trailing GM John Paul Gomez in second place.
Still can remember the first version of that tournament where So bagged the grand prize--photos of which were posted here.
The ChessBase News Feed →
How can you be so inclined in subscribing to their news feed when you can only get the latest Post Titles. How could you be so inclined to read further from their site if you don't get the idea what the article is basically all about based on the title?
Surely, the publishing staff needs more exposure to this technology about web publishing. Their website has gone from bad to worse!
If they are worried about content scrapers about their chess-related articles, there are more better ways to go about it than to limit your feeds to just the titles.
The Round 12 Drama at Sofia, Bulgaria for the 2010 World Chess Championship. Anand wins after Topalov committed a blunder on move 32.
Photo credit goes to Chessdom.
Anand Retains World Chess Title 2010
It was indeed down to the wire, only to witness Veselin Topalov make a terrible blunder at move no. 32 on the 12th, last, and deciding round of the Sofia 2010 World Chess Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Replay the game between Topalov and Anand Round 12 Sofia 2010
After this game, it gets me thinking, does Topalov really have the nerve and the heart of a world champion?
Anand vs. Topalov Round 11 Result: Draw; Sofia World Chess Championship 2010
These two players really have got patience. They're fighting it out up to the last blood. This time it ended in a draw after 65 moves apiece.
These players know no short draws, and the chess world admires them for that. The fighting spirits are high up to the roofs, and we hope to see more of that up to the last round (Round 12) and even until the tiebreaks, if necessary.
[Event "World Chess Championship"]
[Site "Sofia / Bulgaria"]
[Date "2010.05.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2010.05.09"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 11. Ne4 Qe8 12. Nc5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nd5 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Qc2 Nde7 16. Rab1 Ba2 17. Rbc1 Qf7 18. Bc3 Rd7 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Be6 21. Rd2 h6 22. Qb1 Nd5 23. Rb2 b6 24. cxb6 cxb6 25. Bd2 Rd6 26. Rbc2 Qd7 27. h4 Rd8 28. Qb5 Nde7 29. Qb2 Bd5 30. Bb4 Nxb4 31. axb4 Rc6 32. b5 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Be6 34. d4 e4 35. Nd2 Qxd4 36. Nxe4 Qxb2 37. Rxb2 Kf7 38. e3 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. f4 gxf4 41. exf4 Rd4 42. Kf2 Nf5 43. Bf3 Bd5 44. Nd2 Bxf3 45. Nxf3 Ra4 46. g4 Nd6 47. Kg3 Ne4+ 48. Kh4 Nd6 49. Rd2 Nxb5 50. f5 Re4 51. Kh5 Re3 52. Nh4 Nc3 53. Rd7+ Re7 54. Rd3 Ne4 55. Ng6 Nc5 56. Ra3 Rd7 57. Re3 Kg7 58. g5 b5 59. Nf4 b4 60. g6 b3 61. Rc3 Rd4 62. Rxc5 Rxf4 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Rb7 Rf3 65. Rb8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2