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Chess Life Online 2008 December Best of CLO 2007-#7
Chess Life Online 2008 December Best of CLO 2007-#7 | Best of CLO 2007-#7 |
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| January 28, 2008 | |
Photo Cathy Rogers
This year, Irina's participation in Corus Chess in Wijk aan Zee conflicted with Gibraltar, but GMs Varuzhan Akobian and Hikaru Nakamura are playing in the 2008 Gibtelecom Chess Festival. Hikaru has 6/8 and Varuzhan has 5/8 with two rounds to go. Check the official website or monroi.com for more info. The Judges Sound Off To learn more about the judges, read "Meet the Judges." Fantastic mix of photos, stories, and games captures the atmosphere and competition of this event- Alexey Root This article gave me, as the average Joe, a glimpse inside the world of one of my favorite players and into one of the lesser-known tournaments. The analysis of the games was very good, and the great photographs complimented the article perfectly. I especially liked the way Irina did not shy away from her unpleasant encounter with Korchnoi, even if it was controversial of her to write about it. I appreciated the honesty. I remember Jim Berry making some joke about Korchnoi joining our group for dinner the night after the penultimate round of the Women’s Championship, and the look on Irina’s face. It was great, and I wish you had been there to laugh too! Even the wrap-up of the tournament was well-written—something other authors of articles sometimes forget to let the reader have a conclusion to the journey-- Mike Cornett Another nice report which provides some good chess insight along with mixing in some good other anecdotes to keep the readers energized. The bit about Korchnoi, though unpleasant in some sense was very interesting to read- Arun Sharma Great photos (best photo of Paehtz I have seen), human interest aspects, personal and candid perspectives and intriguing games. -Michael Klein |