by scribe | May 23, 2012 | 2012 world championship, Crestbook, current news, games
In the notes to today’s game between Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand, grandmaster Sergey Shipov gives us some wonderful insights into the psychology of the Soviet man. (Even though Gelfand is from Israel now, he is certainly still under the influence of his...
by scribe | May 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Game 9 of Gelfand-Anand has just ended with a draw. According to GM Sergey Shipov, Gelfand let a real opportunity slip. He got a huge if not decisive advantage out of the opening, but apparently rushed a little bit and allowed Anand to reach a difficult but defensible...
by scribe | May 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
At some point yesterday (5/20/2012) this blog had its 100,000-th visitor. Congratulations, whoever you were! Unfortunately I have no prize to offer, unlike the bogus web advertisements with a blinking light saying you are the millionth visitor. Just for comparison, my...
by scribe | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is my translation of GM Sergey Shipov’s analysis of the seventh game of the World Championship match. I was going to call this post “OLd Man Chess” because Shipov criticizes Anand at one point for playing like an old man. But I decided that...
by scribe | May 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Boris Gelfand has won the seventh game of the Anand-Gelfand match, and has now taken a one-game lead with five games remaining. He conducted a very impressive queenless mating attack. As GM Sergey Shipov says, Anand was “not recognizable” in this game,...
