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The Chess Grand Slam Final 2008 takes place in Bilbao 1st-13th September. 1.Topalov 3.5/5.
Site: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/

The Russian Championship 2008 takes place in Novokuznetsk (Siberia) September 3-15. 1-3.Nepomniachtchi, Vitiugov, Timofeev 4.5/6.
Live games http://www.russiachess.org/online/index.htm

The World Women's Championship 2008 takes place in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian Federation) from 28 August to 18 September.
Koneru, Humpy - Shen, Yang 1-0, 1-0. G2: Humpy levelled in the Nimzo-Indian, then attacked the white center and the kingside.
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Cramling, Pia 0-1, 1/2. G2: Semi-Slav. Antoaneta had an edge thanks to the weak white d4-pawn, but made a big mistake, 36...Rc7, lost the exchange.
Site: http://nalchik2008.fide.com/?lang=eng
Live games http://nalchik2008.fide.com/live-games/?lang=eng

Openings Clubs

New ideas in various openings.
Roussel Roozmon, T. (2486) - Nakamura, H. (2697) [A04], 9th TIM, Montreal (3) 2008 (Notes by Boris Schipkov, 31.08.2008)

Wang Hao (2691) - Inarkiev, E. (2675) [A65, E81], 9th Karpov, Poikovsky (1) 2008 (Notes by Boris Schipkov, 08.08.2008)

Schipkov, Boris (2345) - Siklosi, Zoltan (2390) [D43], Kecskemet 1993 (Notes by Boris Schipkov, 17.07.2008)

Best Players And Games Of Month 2000-2004

Philosophy And Psychology Of Chess Struggle

How To Play Against A Novelty (by Boris Schipkov, 17.11.2005)

Enlightenment (My precious)
A Marvellous Combination Of The XX Century (by Boris Schipkov, 21.05.2005)

Time trouble?! Zeitnot!
Paehtz, Thomas Sr (2450) - Schipkov, Boris [D36], Miskolc open 1989 (Notes by Boris Schipkov, 21.12.2003)

Interviews

Reviews Of Chess Sites And Events

Chess And Fiction

Peter I, Napoleon I, Ivan IV the Terrible, Tamerlan, Frederick II, Philip II, Henry I did not play golf, tennis, football or hockey. They played chess, enjoying their rest time, developing the abilities and joining the world culture.
The Game of Kings. Chaining the times (by Boris Schipkov, 5.05.2003)

Nabokov's Luzhin and his prototypes. Disclosing the mystery

Chess And Music

Paul Morphy and Gioacchino Rossini (2000)

Chess, Cinema and Painting

New picture 3.04.2007

Chess And Software

The epic trilogy - Dutch Defence by Boris Schipkov (CD-ROMs, ChessBase)
Critics's Voices on the Dutch Defence trilogy by Boris Schipkov

FIDE News

Germany leads in the number of players with rating. The greatest increase in number of players was in Spain.
Secrets of the January 2008 FIDE Rating List (by Boris Schipkov, 11.02.2008)

Secrets of the July 2007 FIDE Rating List (by Boris Schipkov, 12.08.2007)

Secrets of the January 2007 FIDE Rating List (by Boris Schipkov, 11.02.2007)

There are more than 1000 grandmasters in the World.
Secrets of the July 2006 FIDE Rating List (by Boris Schipkov, 15.08.2006)

Secrets of the January 2006 FIDE Rating List (by Boris Schipkov, 27.02.2006)

Answers

Cosmos and Stars (by Boris Schipkov, 12.04.2006)

Space (Soyuz-9) - Earth (Control Center) [D20], Radio Match 1970 (by Boris Schipkov, 15.04.2006)

US astronaut Greg Chamitoff, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, is playing against the Ground Stations. The first game was won convincingly by Chamitoff. Now he is playing six simultaneous games against different Ground Stations.
Site: http://www.chessbase.com/