Peter Leko vs Magnus Carlsen Rapid Match

There was an 8 game rapid match between Peter Leko and Magnus Carlsen 28th May - 1st June 2008 in Miskolc, Hungary. Magnus Carlsen won the match 5-3.

All games of the match in *.pgn format

Official site: http://www.lekocarlsen.hu/

Magistral Ciudad de Leon

The 21st edition of the "Magistral Ciudad de Leon" takes place May 29th - June 2nd in Lesn, Spain.

A life on the board

When Bobby Fischer, arguably the greatest chess player ever, passed away this year, many lamented the end of an institution and of an era. But they should have rejoiced. Not at his death, but at how chess reminds us about the glorious forces that create and affect life. Because, indeed, the real surprise about chess is how closely it echoes life.

King's Tournament in Bazna

The King's Tournament is taking place in Bazna, Romania, from May 24th to June 4th , 2008. The participants are (in alphabetic order) Ulf Andersson, Alexander Beliavsky, Alexander Khalifman, Henrique Mecking, Andrei Murariu, Lajos Portisch, Zoltan Ribli, Andrei Sokolov, Mihai Suba, Nigel Short and Rafael Vaganian.

Death of a chess original – Bukhuti Gurgenizde, 1933–2008

Bukhuti Ivanovich Gurgenizde was one of the most original and striking players of the Soviet era. He won the Championship of his native Georgia eleven (or twelve) times, competed in nine USSR Championship finals, and was the trainer of some of the most successful women players in the game. His name has been applied to variations in the Modern Defence and the Sicilian.

Read the entire article (from Chessbase)

ICC Chess.FM: Caro-Kann Advance variation

ICC Chess.FM presents IM Alex Lenderman on the Caro-Kann Advance variation. The Caro has a reputation of being positional, but wild, complicated games do arise from it - and mainly from the Advance variation favored by aggressive players such as Vishy Anand, Alexei Shirov, Nigel Short and John Nunn. And in this new video for ICC Chess.FM, Alex Lenderman teaches you all the nuances and tricks in his favorite line against the Caro.

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Blitz Kosteniuk - Balashov

Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk comments her blitz game against GM Yuri Balashov at the 2008 Perm IMSA Cup (International Mind Sports Association).