http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/ Insider news and views from chess writer Mig Greengard en-us Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:58:07 -0500 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:59:24 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Carlsen and Alekseev lead after 2 rounds. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/battle_of_biel_in_progress.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:58:07 -0500 All draws in the final round. Rublevsky, Jakovenko, Shirov, and Gashimov share first on +2. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/pooped_in_poikovsky.htm Chess Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:35:44 -0500 New Kramnik interview on the world championship, psychology in chess, and Russia today. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/kramnik_ive_already_started_my_preparations.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:30:22 -0500 Shirov on +3 ahead of Jakovenko and Rublevsky with two rounds to play. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/shirov_leads_poikovsky_after_7.htm Chess Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:04:11 -0500 The Miglet was born on Thursday, July 10. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/behold_the_miglet.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:32:09 -0500 9th annual all-play-all in Russia. Jakovenko, Rublevsky, Wang Hao, Onischuk, Volokitin, Gashimov, Shirov, Bologan, Sutovsky, Inarkiev. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/9th_karpov_poikovsky_underway.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:46:30 -0500 Air hockey machine beats all humans. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/and_then_they_came_for_the_air_hockey_players.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:42:00 -0500 Peter Leko wins clear first. Ivanchuk beats Kramnik. 5th loss for van Wely. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/last_laugh_for_leko_in_dortmund.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:45:46 -0500 Poker program taking on humans again. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/and_then_they_came_for_the_poker_players.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:46:17 -0500 Nepomniachtchi beats van Wely to take share of lead with Leko and Gustafsson. Round 5: Mamedyarov-Kramnik, Ivanchuk-Naiditsch, Leko-Nepomniachtchi, van Wely-Gustafsson. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/outsiders_on_top_in_dortmund.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:06:19 -0500 Naiditsch beats Kramnik's Petroff. Other r3 games drawn. Gustafsson and Leko lead. Round 4: Kramnik-Leko, Nepomniachtchi-van Wely, Gustafsson-Ivanchuk, Naiditsch-Mamedyarov. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/petroff_loses_petroff_loses.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:28:32 -0500 Kramnik, Leko, and Gustafsson win to share the lead after two rounds. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/06/1st_2nd_and_3rd_blood_in_dortmund.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:16:22 -0500 Round 2: Kramnik-van Wely, Gustafsson-Naiditsch, Leko-Ivanchuk, Nepomniachtchi-Mamedyarov http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/06/drawish_in_dortmund_1.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:33:34 -0500 Starts Saturday at 9am EDT. Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Leko, Ivanchuk, van Wely, Nepomniachtchi, Naiditsch, Gustafsson. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/06/dortmund_2008_begins.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:04:22 -0500 Dortmund begins June 28 with Kramnik, Leko, Mamedyarov, Ivanchuk, van Wely, Nepomniachtchi, Naiditsch, and Gustafsson. Discussion and stats about recent supertournaments. http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/06/whats_in_supertournament_dortmund_biel.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:20:37 -0500