Showing posts with label Vassily Ivanchuk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vassily Ivanchuk. Show all posts
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Top seed Ivanchuk missing
Top seed Vassily Ivanchuk appears not to be playing at the European Chess Championships. His name is missing from the first round pairing list.
Sunday, 1 April 2007
Final training session
We've just had our final training session prior to the European Chess Championships; reviewing strategic ideas in one of our prepared openings, and then blitzing out a few practice games. The real action starts on Tuesday afternoon.
The tournament hasn't generated a lot of noise yet in the press, but expect Internet coverage on the 'usual suspects' such as TWIC and Chessbase. In the blog world, we'll be covering the event in some depth on Chess Tales, and expect Chess Vibes and others to be reporting. Having a competitor, Sophie Seeber, and her father writing should give us an enlightening insight into the event.
The official site is fairly sparse, but hopefully will improve during the event. You'll also be able to follow the games live on Playchess and the ICC.
Top seed Vassily Ivanchuk, ranked number 5 in the world, has won the super GM tournament in Linares on 3 occasions. This game from the 91 event shows him at his best as he dispatches World Champion Garry Kasparov:
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