http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/ en-us 2009-11-04T00:11+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1257294652.shtml Tomorrow, Magnus Carlsen makes his debut as a 2800 in the Tal Memorial, and it's not much of an exaggeration to say he has taken the chess world by storm. Although... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-11-04T00:11+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1256696594.shtml Most of the games we cover on our weekly show present chess at its finest, but it's entertaining and salutary to have an occasional look at high-level chess at its worst.... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-28T02:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1256139267.shtml This just in, by email:... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-21T15:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1256091460.shtml Last week, we took a look at the famous Mikhail Botvinnik-Jose Capablanca game from AVRO 1938. That game is famous not only because of the concluding combination starting with 30.Ba3,... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-21T02:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1255706380.shtml I've pushed as hard as I can for information about the shows and premium memberships; here's what I know so far.... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-16T15:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1254883425.shtml It is one of the most famous games in chess history, one which used to be a part of every player's education back in the book era. Nowadays, though, there is... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-14T02:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1254965848.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-10-08T01:10+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1254283853.shtml Alexander Morozevich has been exciting chess fans for over a decade now as not only one of the strongest but most imaginative players around. Not only can he defeat anyone, he... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-30T04:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1254006661.shtml If you want to, anyway. It's a great engine and comes with some nice bells and whistles, but of course if you already have 20 other engines that can whup you,... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-26T23:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1254006020.shtml With a draw in the next to last round of the Spice Cup B-Tournament, Ben Finegold has, at long last, achieved his third and final grandmaster norm. As he fulfilled... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-26T23:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253938409.shtml As I was informed by a reader earlier tonight, the ChessBase archives are up and running, and my shows are all there, waiting for your viewing pleasure. To find them, log... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-26T04:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253674168.shtml With the recent news that Magnus Carlsen is working with Garry Kasparov, it seems like only a matter of time before he reaches the very top of the chess world. Of... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-23T02:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253630565.shtml ChessBase's PlayChess server is changing its policies somewhat. The gist is this: if you are a premium member, which seems to require nothing more than buying Fritz 12 (when it comes... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-22T14:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1253068688.shtml The NH Tournament in Amsterdam, which finished a couple of weeks ago, wasn't a great event for Hikaru Nakamura. Some heavy travel the past few weeks may have helped get the... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-09-16T02:09+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1250574706.shtml In the greatest series of matches in chess history, the most dramatic was probably the fourth between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Played in Seville, Spain in 1987, Karpov took the... Dennis Monokroussos 2009-08-19T03:08+00:00