The only real question at the start of this year's Biel tournament was by how much Magnus Carlsen would win it. He outrates his nearest competitors, Alekseev and Dominguez, by nearly 70 points. But of course we play the games for a reason and playing as the big favorite has its own pressures. …
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http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/pooped_in_poikovsky.htmApparently the pace was too much for the fighters in the Karpov Poikovsky tournament and the last round was lame enough to shoot had it been a horse. Either that or they dedicated the end of the event to the fat Karpov instead of the thin Karpov. It was shaping up well. …
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Kramnik: "I’ve already started my preparations"
http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2008/07/kramnik_ive_already_started_my_preparations.htmHey, tell us something we don't know. Still, always nice to have a long interview with any of the top players, even if there's not a great deal of new info. Pavel Matocha did this one with Kramnik a few weeks ago, reprinted here on Kramnik's website. …
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