81. Chess Federation Of Canada GM alexei shirov, GM Vassily Ivanchuk,IM SR Chowdhury, and our own GM MarkBluvshtein Shiyam Thavandiran is the 2005 Canadian Junior chess Champion. http://www.chess.ca/index_e.html

Continental Ladies Championship The Continental Ladies Championship shall be held at Guatemala City starting November 13, 2005. Canada gets to appoint one representative who will have free meals and accomodations in double rooms. Other entries will have to pay. There is also a $100 US entry fee for all players. Further details will soon follow. The deadline for naming a candidate is October 7. If you wish to participate, please contact the Women's Coordinator Bela Kosian bkosoian@sympatico.ca , or the CFC office. Checkout the CFC News page for further news and annoucements. Abe Yanofsky Memorial Sam Lipnowski finished in a three-way tie for first along with GM Sergey Shipov and WGM Svetlana Mateeva at the Yanofsky Memorial in Winnipeg. The tournament finished on Labour Day, September 5. Congratulations to Sam for finishing up there with the Grandmasters. Checkout the CFC News page for further news and annoucements. The 2005 Canadian Open in Edmonton, Alberta wrapped up on July 17. There was a five way tie for first place overall between

82. Chess Live FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman, alexei shirov and other top ten playershave also played on chess Live. To join the fun, just click here. http://www.uschesslive.org/

83. CHESS Lubomir Kavalek (washingtonpost.com) between alexei shirov and the talented Czech grandmaster David Navara, 19.shirov won the second game and the twogame match, played in Prague earlier http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28097-2004Dec26.html

var SA_Message="SACategory=" + thisNode; Hello Edit Profile Sign Out Sign In Register Now ... Subscribe to SEARCH: News Web var ie = document.getElementById?true:false; ie ? formSize=27 : formSize=24 ; document.write(''); Top 20 E-mailed Articles washingtonpost.com Columns Chess ... E-Mail This Article RSS News Feeds Top News Chess What is RSS? All RSS Feeds CHESS Lubomir Kavalek By Lubomir Kavalek Monday, December 27, 2004; Page C10 Here are some events making the chess headlines as the year draws to a close: Bobby Fischer's Icelandic saga continues. In 1972 he won the world title in Reykjavik. This month the Icelandic government offered him a permanent residency, to rescue him from a jail in Japan. Despite a warning from the United States not to do so, Iceland stands by its offer. The endgame could be decided next month. Add Chess to your personal home page Free E-mail Newsletters Washington Entertainment Guide See a Sample Sign Up Now Movies See a Sample Sign Up Now Travel See a Sample Sign Up Now See a Sample Sign Up Now Garry Kasparov won the Russian championship last month and continues to write about "his great predecessors." His second volume was nominated for the 2004 British Chess Federation Book of the Year award, but first place was snatched by Jeremy Silman and Pal Benko for their impressive biography "Pal Benko: My Life, Games and Composition." The United States could have produced two 16-year-old U.S. champions at the 2005 U.S. Chessmaster championship this month in San Diego. Hikaru Nakamura, of White Plains, N.Y., did become the overall champion, but Tatev Abrahamyan of Glendale, Calif., lost her chance in a playoff and the women's title went to Rusudan Goletiani, a 24-year-old former Georgian junior star.

84. CHESS Oscar - World Best Chess Player Award 12, shirov, alexei, Spain, 287. 13, Bacrot, Etienne, France, 214 They havenamed the top ten strongest, in their opinion, chess players of 2004. http://oscar.fide.com/

Oscar 2004 Final Results Anand, Viswanathan India Kasparov, Garry Russia Leko, Peter Hungary Kramnik, Vladimir Russia Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria Ivanchuk, Vassily Ukraine Adams, Michael England Morozevich, Alexander Russia Grischuk, Alexander Russia Svidler, Peter Russia Shirov, Alexei Spain Bacrot, Etienne France Volokitin, Andrei Ukraine Vaganian, Rafael A Armenia The Russian Chess Observer "64" (the editor-in-chief - Alexander Roshal) defined the owner of "Oscar" - the international award which is handed over to the best chess player of the last year for the 10th time. 445 chess experts from 75 countries of the world have taken part in the anniversary voting (including 74 grandmasters). They have named the top ten strongest, in their opinion, chess players of 2004. The 1st place in the list was estimated by 13 points, 2nd - 11, 3rd - 9, 4th - 7, 5th – 6, , 10th - 1 point. The Indian GM Viswanathan Anand, who achieved 5205 points is the owner of the bronze statuette of "The Fascinated Wanderer". He is the only one mentioned in all the lists, and in 279 lists he is on the first place! And no wonder: " The Tiger from Madras " has a unique collection of the first places at various tournaments in classical and rapid chess. Vishy was certainly a leader of the Indian team at the Olympiad in Spain. In general, his present victory, as well as the previous ones, is undisputed. This is the second “double” for Anand – he successively became the owner of Oscar in 1997 and 1998. In the newest history of this award only Garry Kasparov achieved the same results (1995-96 and 2001-02). Kasparov and Anand together have received 9 of 10 Oscars from “64”. One more was received by Vladimir Kramnik in the year 2000.

85. CHESS Oscar - World Best Chess Player Award The List of Top Players for chess Oscar 2004. Nominees in bold for chess Oscar 2004 . shirov, alexei, ESP, 197207-04, 2713 http://oscar.fide.com/players.asp

Players The List of Top Players for Chess Oscar 2004 Nominees in bold for Chess Oscar 2004. Nominee Country Birthday Rating Info Kasparov, Garry RUS Anand, Viswanathan IND Topalov, Veselin BUL Kramnik, Vladimir RUS Leko, Peter HUN Morozevich, Alexander RUS Adams, Michael ENG Svidler, Peter RUS Polgar, Judit HUN Bacrot, Etienne FRA Shirov, Alexei ESP Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR Grischuk, Alexander RUS Bareev, Evgeny RUS Dreev, Alexey RUS Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR Gelfand, Boris ISR Akopian, Vladimir ARM Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP Sokolov, Ivan NED Aronian, Levon GER Bologan, Viktor MDA Van Wely, Loek NED Lautier, Joel FRA Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB Sakaev, Konstantin RUS Nikolic, Predrag BIH Short, Nigel D. ENG Karpov, Anatoly RUS Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROM Krasenkow, Michal POL Vaganian, Rafael A ARM Sutovsky, Emil ISR Moiseenko, Alexander UKR Milov, Vadim SUI Radjabov, Teimour AZE Malakhov, Vladimir RUS Motylev, Alexander RUS Azmaiparashvili, Zurab

86. Chess.GR :: Leon 2005 SemiFinal 1, 10.06.2005 shirov, alexei - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 Kasimdzhanov,Rustam - shirov, alexei 1/2 shirov, alexei - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2005/Leon05/

:: XVIII “CIUDAD DE LEON” 2005 Final, 12.06.2005 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 Total: Anand - Kasimdzhanov 2.5-1.5 Semi-Final 2, 11.06.2005 Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 Total: Anand - Carlsen 3-1 Semi-Final 1, 10.06.2005 Shirov, Alexei - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 Shirov, Alexei - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 Total: Kasimdzhanov - Shirov 3-1 The 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon will take place from Friday June 10th to Sunday June 12th 2005. Four top players Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Alexei Shirov and Magnus Carlsen will take part, who will play in the modality of active chess under the fide rules. There will be 2 semi-finals, and the 2 winners will play the final. on Friday 8th the first semi-final will be held on Saturday 9th the second semi-final will take place the final will be on Sunday 12th there will be 2 top seeded, according to the fide list, they will choose their rivals for the first semi-finals.

87. Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund 2002 - Chess.GR Dortmund is one of the traditional chess strongholds in the world and it is shirov, alexei g ESP 2697 4.0, 3. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2710 2.5, 4. http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2002/dortmund/

Sparkassen Chess Meeting Dortmund 06.07-21.07.2002 World Championship Candidates’ Tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 will be held in Dortmund between the . Dortmund is one of the traditional chess strongholds in the world and it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Federal Chancellor, Dr Gerhard Schroeder, will be the patron of this top-level event. The Einstein candidates tournament at the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 starting 6 July, 3 p.m., (venue: Westfalenhallen Dortmund Congress Center) will be broadcasted live in the Internet. Official websites: http://www.chessgate.de/dortmund/e/index.html (english) http://www.chessgate.de/dortmund/index.html (german) and http://www.nao-cc.com Furthermore the Dortmund Homepage by www.chessgate.de contains all necessary informations such as "news", "schedule", "candidates", "open events", "matches", "hotel/tickets" etc. The schedule Entertaining programme of events will Dortmund make a Chess Festival Regulations Leko won the Final! He drew the last game. Final Score: Leko-Topalov 2.5-1.5 . Leko is the one who will play against Kramnik in the challenging match for the pursue of the title of World Champion.

88. Ajedrez Fischer Chess Online En Ajedrez ¡Judit Polgar Vence A Kasparov! Translate this page Ilia 1/2 35 Kasparov, Garry - shirov, alexei 1-0 30 Kramnik, Peter g RUS2690 3.0 / 4 2873 6 shirov, alexei g ESP 2697 3.0 / 5 2824 7 Bareev, http://www.telepolis.com/cgi-bin/web/DISTRITODOCVIEW?url=/ajedrez/doc/rusiaworld

89. Ajedrez Fischer Chess Online En Ajedrez MUNDIAL FIDE 2001 EN MOSCÚ Translate this page Topalov, Veselin - shirov, alexei 1/2 1/2 2-3 (Play-off Muerte súbita). Resultados ¼de Final. Anand, Viswanathan - shirov, alexei 1-0 1/2 http://www.telepolis.com/cgi-bin/web/DISTRITODOCVIEW?url=/ajedrez/doc/articulos/

90. Leon European Chess Championships 2001 Report Report, from an Irish perspective, of the 2001 European chess Championships inLeon, Spain. Quinn, Mark (IM 2387), 0, shirov, alexei (GM 2706), 1 http://www.markorr.net/tica/teams/reports/leon01.html

2001 European Team Championships Leon, Spain Home Teams Round: End Irish games in PGN here , up to round 9. See comments by Mark Quinn and Steven Brady exclusively for TICA below and in and Nine round Swiss, 6-17 November. There are 35 teams in the men's section and 32 in the women's. Ireland's teams are: men: Mark Quinn, Mark Heidenfeld, Stephen Brady and Mel O'Cinneide; women: Mark Quinn writes: The playing venue and conditions are perhaps the best that I have ever encountered, being situated in a vast sports hall whose lights are dimmed at the start of play as overhead lights illuminate each board individually. The people running the tournament are particularly professional and extremely courteous. Apart from a few gliches at the beginning of the tournament barely worth a mention (and to be expected when running an event of this size) everything has run smoothly and the conditions are optimum for generating tense hard fought encounters. It's worth mentioning that at either end of the playing hall there are two massive screens one of which relays live pictures of different players in the tournament which plenty of close ups of the clocks, boards and facial manouveres. The other giant screens relay instantly crucial games, usually the board one pairings from both sections and the Spanish team. Leon is a really beautiful place for an event such as this. It's a charming old medieval city with a famous Gothic cathedral (right) dating from the 12th to 14th century, winding streets reminiscent of Italy and a very relaxed pace of life, for Spain at any rate. The city itself dates from Roman times and has retained its medieval appearance. We're still investigating the night life which is pretty active as Leon is also a thriving university town giving the place a real buzz in the wee hours of the night.

91. Www.chess-international.de Translate this page chess-INTERNATIONAL.DE Turnierbericht/Tournament shirov, alexei - Karpov,Anatoly 1/2, 2. Runde Samstag, 24. Februar http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/2000/linares01/linares.htm

on error resume next if(navigator.javaEnabled) then IsExplorer=1 IsWebSpeech=IsObject(CreateObject("WebSpeech.WebSpeech.2")) end if Teilnehmer: Garry Kasparov Anatoly Karpov Peter Leko Alexei Shirov Judit Polgar Alexander Grischuk Aktuelle Tabelle 1. Kasparov 7.5 2.-6. Polgar 4.5 Grischuk 4.5 Karpov 4.5 Leko 4.5 Shirov 4.5 Partien gesamt CHESS-INTERNATIONAL.DE Turnierbericht/Tournament Linares 2001 Erinnern Sie sich noch ? Games Games Games Games ... Games 1. Runde Freitag, 23. Februar Grischuk, Alexander - Polgar, Judit Leko, Peter - Kasparov, Gary Shirov, Alexei - Karpov, Anatoly 2. Runde Samstag, 24. Februar Karpov, Anatoly - Grischuk, Alexander Kasparov, Gary - Polgar, Judit Leko, Peter - Shirov, Alexei 3. Runde Sonntag, 25. Februar Grischuk, Alexander - Leko, Peter Polgar, Judit - Karpov, Anatoly Shirov, Alexei - Kasparov, Gary 4. Runde Dienstag, 27. Februar Grischuk, Alexander - Kasparov, Gary Karpov, Anatoly - Leko, Peter Polgar, Judit - Shirov, Alexei 5. Runde Mittwoch, 28. Februar Kasparov, Gary - Karpov, Anatoly

92. Shirov - Kramnik 1998 Match (games) Ukrainian chess Online. KRAMNIK,Vladimir shirov,alexei 1998, WCC Candidates (1).1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cd Nd5 5. e4 Nc3 6. bc Bg7 7. http://members.lycos.co.uk/csarchive/shi_kram.htm

WCC-Match, Cazorla 1998 KRAMNIK 3,5 - SHIROV 5,5 GAME 1 KRAMNIK,Vladimir - SHIROV,Alexei 1998, WCC Candidates (1) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cd N:d5 5. e4 N:c3 6. bc Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cd 13. cd Be6 14. Rc1 B:a2 15. Qa4 Bb3 16. Qb4 b6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 ed 20. N:d4 Bf7 21. Ba6 Re8 22. Rfd1 Qe7 23. Q:e7 R:e7 24. Nc6 N:c6 25. R:c6 Draw GAME 2 SHIROV,Alexei - KRAMNIK,Vladimir 1998, WCC Candidates (2) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 N:e4 4. Bd3 d5 5. N:e5 Nd7 6. N:d7 B:d7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 N:c3 9. bc O-O 10. Qh5 f5 11. Rb1 b6 12. Re1 c6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. c4 Be8 15. Qh3 dc 16. B:c4+ Bf7 17. Be6 B:e6 18. R:e6 Rae8 19. Qb3 R:e6 20. Q:e6+ Rf7 21. Qe8+ Rf8 22. Qe6+ Rf7 23. Qe8+ Rf8 Draw GAME 3 KRAMNIK,Vladimir - SHIROV,Alexei 1998, WCC Candidates (3) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cd N:d5 5. e4 N:c3 6. bc Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. B:f7+ R:f7 13. fg R:f1+ 14. K:f1 cd 15. cd e5 16. d5 Nc4 17. Qd3 N:e3+ 18. Q:e3 Qh4 19. h3 Bh6 20. Qd3 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Qf2+ 22. Kh1 Qe3 23. Q:e3 B:e3 24. Rd1 Rf2 25. Ng1 Kf7 26. Rd3 Bb6 27. Rf3+ Ke7 28. R:f2 B:f2 29. Nf3 Kd6 30. g3 B:g3 31. Kg2 Bf4 32. Kf2 Kc5 33. Ke2 b5 34. Kd3 Draw GAME 4 SHIROV,Alexei - KRAMNIK,Vladimir 1998, WCC Candidates (4)

93. OlimpBase 34th Chess Olympiad Istanbul 2000 Information OlimpBase The History of the chess Olympiads. Vaganian, Rafael (ARM) shirov, alexei (ESP) 1 - 0 Exposed pawn may cramp opponent s position but is http://www.olimpbase.org/2000/2000in.html

34th Chess Olympiad: Istanbul 2000 Final Group Statistics Information Basic data Tournament review Individual medals Best game prizes ... Missing data Basic data 34th Chess Olympiad Date: 28th October - 12th November 2000 City: Istanbul, Turkey Venue: President of Organizing Committee: Mr. Emrehan Halici (TUR) Chairman of Executive Committee: Mr. Sinan Erdem (TUR) Chief Arbiter: Mr. Geurt Gijssen (NED) Teams participating: 126 (including Turkey "B"); Nicaragua, Mauritania, Djibouti and Nigeria didn't arrive. Players participating: 768 (including 197 GMs, 155 IMs and 68 FMs) Games to be played: 3528 (including NCA, MAU and DJI pairings) Games actually played: 3514 (≥14 games were set as defaults) Game system: 14 round Swiss Tie-breaks: 1. Game points; 2. Buchholz; 3. Match points There are some discrepancies in the final order of some lower placed teams in the official final standings table (here the order is set according to Buchholz). Clock routine: 100 minutes for 40 moves, then 50 minutes for 20 moves then 10 minutes for the rest of the game. Extra 30 seconds added after each move. Official logo: WWW home page: http://www.istanbulchessolympiad.com

94. Chess México shirov,alexei - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen http://www.chess.com.mx/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=printtopic&id=250&curcatname=Pa

95. Chess Tigers Homepage Translate this page Im Duell um die Schnellschachkrone war damals Alexej shirov an der Reihe, Alexander Morosevich und alexei shirov sind gleich vier Spieler jenseits der http://www.chesstigers.de/

Nachrichten TopTurniere Unterhaltung Chess Classic Startseite Chess Classic Mainz 2005 Mitgliederbereich Mitglied werden Produkte / Shop Terminkalender Adventskalender Pressespiegel Download Links Impressum Vorstand Chess Tigers Grundsätze Satzung Nachrichten Nachrichten If your aunt was a man he would be my uncle. An Exclusive Interview with GM Vishy Anand. - Abdul Karim talks to GM Vishy Anand in an exclusive interview held just after the Chess Classic Mainz as Anand gets ready for the world championship in San Luis, Argentina. The interview is published with special permission by Abdul Karim, Chesschronicle. Chesscronicle is a Semi-Monthly Online E-Zine. ( Abdul Karim Chess Chronicle mehr... Nachrichten Aktuelles vom Hessenschach: Wolfgang Kripp (Offenbach) verteidigt Nestoren-Titel - +++Deutscher Nestorenmeister 2005: Wolfgang Kripp+++GM Gutman und Volker Pfaff siegen beim 11.Baunataler Open+++IM Ginsburg gewinnt 9.Lorscher Open+++IM Milov deklassiert das Feld in Geisenheim+++ Prost Neujahr zum Jahreswechsel!!+++Hessisches Pokalturnier Goldener Springer beginnt am Samstag+++ ( Hans-Dieter Post mehr...

96. Rec.games.chess.misc FAQ [1/4] The rec.games.chess.computer FAQ will also contain information on tht history of Alexander g RUS 2702 0 198310-31 13 shirov, alexei g ESP 2699 9 http://www.faqs.org/faqs/games/chess/part1/

rec.games.chess.misc FAQ [1/4] There are reader questions on this topic! Help others by sharing your knowledge rec.games.chess.misc Subject: rec.games.chess.misc FAQ [1/4] Reply-To: pribut@yahoo.com Summary: FAQ of the rec.games.chess,Internet Resources Keywords: chess FAQ Last-Modified: 2002/12/16 Date: 04 May 2004 12:59:19 GMT Archive-Name: games/chess/part1 rec.games.chess http://www.drpribut.com/sports/chess.html mailto:pribut@clark.net rec.games.chess.computer ... ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/games/chess/part4 E-mail(for those without ftp access) send email to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu http://www.fide.org/ FIDE (pronounced "fee-day") is an international chess organization that organizes tournaments, grants titles, and controls the World Championship cycle of FIDE. For an example of how politics works in any organization read the latest happennings in rec.games.chess.politics http://www.uschess.org/ http://www.adrianroldan.com/ Austrian Chess Federation http://www.chess.at/ Italian Chess Federation http://www.federscacchi.it/

97. Linares 2001 chess Problem Of The Day http//checkmate.forez.com Ajedrez enCanelones (Uruguay) shirov, alexei - Kasparov, Gary, Ronda 4 (27 de Febrero) http://www.ajedrez-de-estilo.com.ar/ade/espana/es01f231.htm

AdE Editorial Noticias Columnistas ... Links Viernes 23 de Febrero del 2001 Linares (ESP) Kasparov enfrenta al duro Peter Leko sl="1.3" Visita a nuestros patrocinantes Descargar partidas Atención Webmasters: si desean que su enlace aparezca aquí, favor ponerse en contacto con ajeinteg@yahoo.com Frank Chess Page http://amateurschach.in-trier.de/ Super Ajedrez www.ciudadfutura.com/superajedrez Bruno's Chess Problem Of The Day http://checkmate.forez.com " Ajedrez en Canelones (Uruguay) " http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/hoop/3707 Chess Siberia http://www.chessib.com/ Tobias Pettersson TNS.nu (Suecia) http://www.tns.nu Ajedrez en Madrid http://www.ajedrezenmadrid.com RussChess http://www.ruschess.com Vea nuestra cobertura de Linares 2000 y descargue las partidas comentadas aquí Kasparov Shirov Karpov Se viene la edición 2001 de unos de los torneos más prestigiosos del mundo : Linares ! A pesar de las ausencias del campeón del mundo Vladimir Kramnik (no llegó a un acuerdo con los organizadores, aunque quizás desee evitar de momento otro encuentro contra Kasparov, ya que si Kramnik participara y no ganara el torneo, tendría muy pocas excusas para eludir un futuro duelo revancha contra Kasparov) y del Campeón Mundial FIDE, Viswanathan Anand (quien tenía firmados compromisos anteriores con sus patrocinadores en India), la presente edición será muy atractiva :

98. Anand Wins World Chess Championship (in My Personal Opinion) In one of the most amazing chess games ever played, Anand Viswanathan has defeatedAlexei shirov to win the World chess Championship by a score of 3 1/2 to http://www.ishipress.com/anandwcc.htm

Anand wins World Chess Championship (in my personal opinion) In one of the most amazing chess games ever played, Anand Viswanathan has defeated Alexei Shirov to win the World Chess Championship by a score of 3 1/2 to 1/2. Although Anand only needed two draws to secure the victory, instead of playing 4. Bg5 against the French, which often leads to a draw, Anand chose to play one of the sharpest attacking lines. Grandmaster Anand Viswanathan in 1989 at the Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands, Malaysia Photo by Sam Sloan Shirov, in his typical attacking style, sacrificed a knight for two pawns, but, when he had finally got four pawns for the knight, he decided it was high time to sacrifice a bishop as well. The result was that Shirov got four passed pawns for a bishop and knight. His pawns were bearing down on Anand's exposed king. I do not think anybody can figure out what was going on. I certainly cannot. Now, the question is: Who is the World Chess Champion? At least five people can claim or are claiming the title, Anand, Kramnik, Karpov, Fischer, possibly Kasparov, and even Stan Vaughan, a Las Vegas gadfly. Plus, don't forget Xie Jun, the Woman's World Champion, who was invited to play but then not allowed to play, because she is a woman. I consider Anand to be the real World Chess Champion. I do not know from what mental or physical illness Kasparov was suffering when he played that what-ever-you-call it against Kramnik in London last month, but one cannot simply resign the world chess championship and appoint a successor, which is what in effect Kasparov did.

99. The Chess Games Of Alexey Shirov chess games of Alexey shirov, career statistics, most famous victories, chessopening analysis, PGN download, discussion forums, and more. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=15809

100. Australian Chess Enterprises Winning chess Tactics (Rev). Seirawan, Y. $45.00. (Wed 22/06/05) shirov AlexeiBest Games (HB). Kalinchenko. $35.00. (Mon 20/06/05) http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/

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