The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Bilbao (Spain): World champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Bilbao Grand Slam final here.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Bilbao Grand Slam final here.
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Standings at the half way point: Veselin Topalov 5 2 3 0 9 Magnus Carlsen 5 2 2 1 8 Levon Aronian 5 1 3 1 6 Vassily Ivanchuk 5 0 4 1 4 Teimour Radjabov 5 0 4 1 4 Viswanathan Anand 5 0 4 1 4 Traditional scores: Veselin Topalov 3.5 Magnus Carlsen 3.0 Levon Aronian 2.5 Vassily Ivanchuk 2.0 Teimour Radjabov 2.0 Viswanathan Anand 2.0 Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_index.asp...
Chess news and events (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Today is the rest day at the Final Chess Masters Bilbao 2008 (official name), and the current standings are: 1. Veselin Topalov - 9; 2. Magnus Carlsen - 8; 3. Levon Aronian - 6; 4-6. Teimour Radjabov, Vassily Ivanchuk and Viswanathan Anand - 4; GM Susan Polgar is commenting the games for the crowd outside the aquarium and is also posting lots of photos and "inside information" on her...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
... Magnus Carlsen drew their Ruy Lopez game in 36 moves, Teimour Radjabov held third placed Levon Aronian in 45 moves of Scotch Game while leader Veselin Topalov played out a 44-move deadlock with Vassily Ivanchuk.Assured of IM norm Meanwhile, Chennai-lad N. Srinath has ensured his third International Master norm in the 10th International chess festival at Trieste, Italy, after beating...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Photo by John Henderson Round 5 matchups: Vassily Ivanchuk (3) - Veselin Topalov (8) Vishy Anand (3) - Magnus Carlsen (7) Teimour Radjabov (3) - Levon Aronian (5) Click http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_retransmision.asp then LIVE video to view and listen to my commentary with Mr. Leontxo Garcia during the games. There is a special treat today. Former World Champion Boris Spassky...
subb | 09/05/2008
Bilbao, Spain: World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Bilbao Grand Slam final here.Anand slipped to the joint third spot on 3 points in the Soccer-like scoring system that gives 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
NEW DELHI: Viswanathan Anand’s search for a win in the Grand Slam chess final continued after drawing with Armenia’s Levon Aronian in the third round at Bilbao, Spain, on Thursday. Anand, playing black, agreed to draw in 42 ...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Veselin Topalov - Vishy Anand Magnus Carlsen - Teimour Radjabov Levon Aronian - Vassily Ivanchuk Official website: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com Click http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_retransmision.asp then LIVE video to view and listen to my commentary with Mr. Leontxo Garcia during the games. Our friends at ICC, Playchess, Chessdom, and Chessvibes also cover this event LIVE....
Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Round 1 Report from Chess Base . Six of the world's best chess players are participating: Current Chess World Champion, Vishy Anand; Child Prodigy from Norway, Magnus Carlsen; Vaselin Topalov; Vassily Ivanchuk; Teimour Radjabov; Levon Aronian. The tournament runs from September 2nd to the 13th.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
NEW DELHI: World number one Viswanathan Anand crashed to a surprise 25-move loss to former World champion Veselin Topalov in the fourth round of the Grand Slam Final chess tournament at Bilbao, Spain, on Friday. On a day when all three boards produced decisive results, Magnus Carlen and Levon Aronian joined Topalov in winning their games with white pieces. Topalov leads with eight points...
Sify (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... number one after beating Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan. The other game of the day saw Armenian Levon Aronian striking form as he defeated Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in a long-drawn affair. Former world champion Topalov retained his full point lead over Carlsen in the experimental football-like scoring system that gives three points for a win and one for a draw. With six rounds remaining,...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Photo by Chessbase Round 3 will be quite interesting. Three young superstars Aronian, Carlsen, and Radjabov are facing the three with the most experience (Anand, Topalov, and Ivanchuk) in this tournament. Will youth prevail? Round 3 matchups: Levon Aronian - Vishy Anand Magnus Carlsen - Veselin Topalov Teimour Radjabov - Vassily Ivanchuk Chess news from Susan Polgar
Sify (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... with a bang. While Anand agreed to a sporting draw against Ivanchuk, Magnus Carlsen of Norway beat Levon Aronian of Armenia in the first round. The third game between Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria was also drawn. Anand had a tense game against Ivanchuk, but survived in the end and in fact was magnanimous under the circumstances. Carlsen, the incredible...
Sify (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... has caught the imagination of the chess world. In the fray are the winners of the Grand Slams, Levon Aronian (Corus Chess tournament), World Champion and World No 1 Viswanathan Anand (Morelia Linares Super tournament), Vassily Ivanchuk (MTel Masters) and Magnus Carlsen (tie for first place at Corus), and Veselin Topalov (second place at Mtel) and Teimour Radjabov, who had the next...
