ChessBase articles of interest: Anand on Humpy Koneru and the Rybka-Milov match
Both are interesting and worth your time. One article takes a look back at Indian GM Humpy Koneru's tough semi-final loss to Hou Yifan at the recently completed women's world championship. What went wrong? Some possible answers are floated by the author, but I think Anand's very gracious comments at the end will probably prove the best balm for Humpy's heartbreak.
The second article recaps another Rybka odds match, this time against 2705-rated Swiss GM Vadim Milov. Milov won 4.5-3.5 overall, going .5-1.5 in the two games where the only handicap was his having White; going 1.5-.5 when he had pawn and move; and scoring 2.5-1.5 with exchange odds. It was a good match, especially since Milov did a nice job of avoiding a common pitfall against the computer, to wit, accidental self-destruction. (The games are here, on the ChessBase site.)
The second article recaps another Rybka odds match, this time against 2705-rated Swiss GM Vadim Milov. Milov won 4.5-3.5 overall, going .5-1.5 in the two games where the only handicap was his having White; going 1.5-.5 when he had pawn and move; and scoring 2.5-1.5 with exchange odds. It was a good match, especially since Milov did a nice job of avoiding a common pitfall against the computer, to wit, accidental self-destruction. (The games are here, on the ChessBase site.)