CNN and MSNBC have stories on the London-Moscow ice chess match that included Nigel Short and Anatoly Karpov. It kicked off the London's Russian Winter Festival. The game, which finished in a draw, was played by satellite link between the two cities. There were giant pieces carved from ice, but the unusually warm winter in both places made it more like speed chess. Some cool (ha ha) pictures in those reports and many more here and at ChessBase. That page also has a video link on the right, briefly showing people moving the pieces around. "Talk about keeping your cool." Ha ha ha. Karpov posing. Anyone find the game? Because, you know, we're geeks like that.
http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/news_7_235.php
Yeah, I've been following it, of course. Wanted to get some more comments from the principals first but I'll put an item up for discussion.
Very difficult for USCF to keep existing sponsors & obtain new ones with its current Board. It's a shame, as there are some excellent Board members.
I get the sense most of the chess community in America wants professional chess players to just die.
Here's the game as I transcribed it at the scene yesterday. I replayed it and don't think I messed up. There was no demo board, however, and you couldn't really follow the moves on the big board. Here's my report:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/01/12/015.html
Savenkov had white:
1. e4,e5
2. Nf3,Nc6
3. Bc4,Nf6
4. Ng5,Bc5
5. Bxf7,Ke7
6. Bd5,d6
7. 0-0,Bg4
8. Qe1,Nxd5
9. exd5,Nd4
10. c3,Ne2+
11. Kh1,h6
12. Ne4,Bb6
13. f3,Nxc1
14. fxg4, Nd3
15. Qg3,Nf4
16. d4,g5
17.N1d2,Qg8
18. dxe5,dxe5
19. c4,Bd4
20. Qb3,Qg6
21.Qxb7,Qb6
22. d6+,Kd7
23. Qxc7+,Qxc7
24. dxc7, Kxc7
25. Rab1,Rhf8
26. Nf3,Rad8
27. b4,Ke2
28. c5,Rf4
29. Nd6,Rxg4
30.Rxd4,exd4
31. Rf7+,Kc6
32. Rxa7,d3
33. Ra3,Rd4
34. b5+,Kd5
35. Rd1,d2
36. Nf5,Kxc5
37. Nxd4 1/2-1/2
Here's the game as I transcribed it at the scene yesterday. I replayed it and don't think I messed up. There was no demo board, however, and you couldn't really follow the moves on the big board. Here's my report:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2007/01/12/015.html
Savenkov had white:
1. e4,e5
2. Nf3,Nc6
3. Bc4,Nf6
4. Ng5,Bc5
5. Bxf7,Ke7
6. Bd5,d6
7. 0-0,Bg4
8. Qe1,Nxd5
9. exd5,Nd4
10. c3,Ne2+
11. Kh1,h6
12. Ne4,Bb6
13. f3,Nxc1
14. fxg4, Nd3
15. Qg3,Nf4
16. d4,g5
17.N1d2,Qg8
18. dxe5,dxe5
19. c4,Bd4
20. Qb3,Qg6
21.Qxb7,Qb6
22. d6+,Kd7
23. Qxc7+,Qxc7
24. dxc7, Kxc7
25. Rab1,Rhf8
26. Nf3,Rad8
27. b4,Ke2
28. c5,Rf4
29. Nd6,Rxg4
30.Rxd4,exd4
31. Rf7+,Kc6
32. Rxa7,d3
33. Ra3,Rd4
34. b5+,Kd5
35. Rd1,d2
36. Nf5,Kxc5
37. Nxd4 1/2-1/2
Carl, thanks for the score! Can you please rectify 27...Ke2?
Yeah, sorry about that. In Russian the notation for the knight is "K" rather than "N". It should be 27...Ne2
Thanks for the moves carl.
I think there was a second error in them though too, on move 30? But I believe this ought to be correct: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Qe1 Nxd5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. c3 Ne2+ 11. Kh1 h6 12. Ne4 Bb6 13. f3 Nxc1 14. fxg4 Nd3 15. Qg3 Nf4 16. d4 g5 17. Nbd2 Qg8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. c4 Bd4 20.Qb3 Qg6 21. Qxb7 Qb6 22. d6+ Kd7 23. Qxc7+ Qxc7 24. dxc7 Kxc7 25. Rab1 Rhf8 26. Nf3 Rad8 27. b4 Ne2 28. c5 Rf4 29. Nd6 Rxg4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Rf7+ Kc6 32. Rxa7 d3 33. Ra3 Rd4 34. b5+ Kd5 35. Rd1 d2 36. Nf5 Kxc5 37. Nxd4, draw.
I'll update my blog post with these moves to, in the comments there. Cheers.
looks like the game was called due to global warming, i'd have to say White for choice. was there a buffet for the London players and, if so, was there any sushi on it? hope not . . .
there's video on the Reuters site: http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=200e03b9a076b148ddf33bdd47e9c66e95bdfe41&src=011207_0720_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters
try and guess under which category:
a) Sports
b) Plumbing
c) Oddly Enough