http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/ en-us 2008-08-02T06:08+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201988305.shtml When International Master Kenneth Regan takes a fancy to a position, he analyzes it deeply. Very deeply. But as you'll see from this abridged (yes, abridged) analysis of the pawn... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-02-02T21:02+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201926890.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-02-02T20:02+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201926053.shtml A little late, you say? Think of it as dessert.... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-02-02T04:02+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201585288.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-29T05:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201581453.shtml The game of the tournament? Granted, Kramnik's play wasn't terrific, but Carlsen's was, and it marked a double milestone for him: a win in classical chess over the former world champion... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-29T04:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201455852.shtml More later tonight; for now, here's a quick wrap-up.... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-27T17:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201448363.shtml Round 13, the final round, is underway, so I'll keep this relatively brief.... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-27T15:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201293669.shtml I'll be unavailable to blog until late Saturday at the earliest, so this overly brief recap will have to do until then. A pity, because it was an extremely eventful round,... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-25T20:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201247424.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-25T07:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201152491.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-24T05:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201125605.shtml ... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-23T22:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201121898.shtml Horrible. Loek van Wely was completely destroying Magnus Carlsen, but after several consecutive blunders turned a pretty straightforward win into a loss. This gave the youngster clear first, as Levon Aronian... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-23T20:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1201064034.shtml In the no-handshake game du jour (video here), Veselin Topalov exploded a three year old novelty bomb wholly prepared by his sometime second (and fellow non-handshaker) Ivan Cheparinov. Fortunately... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-23T06:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200976370.shtml Yesterday Ivan Cheparinov twice refused to shake Nigel Short's hand at the start of their 8th round game in the ongoing Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee, and was forfeited for... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-22T04:01+00:00 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1200883474.shtml The Group A tournament in Wijk aan Zee is clearly the main event, but the Group B, Group C, and Honorary Group tournaments also feature strong players and great games. (There... Dennis Monokroussos 2008-01-21T02:01+00:00