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The Moment of Zuke:
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by David Rudel
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7 modules written just for Colle System Players.  Over 150 practice problems accompany lessons written in Rudel's crystal-clear, inimitable style

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Mainz Chess Classic 2006
(
August 15-20 / Mainz, GERMANY)

Results

Chess960 World Championship Games - Women, Seniors & Juniors (August 15 & 16)

Women: Kosteniuk, A - Paehtz, E: 5.5-2.5
Seniors: Hort, V - Portisch, L: 4-4 (tie break: 1.5-0.5)
Juniors: Harikrishna, P - Naiditsch, A: 4.5-3.5
 

Simultans (August 15 & 16)

Viswanathan Anandīs 40 boards simul (rapid chess): +31 =8 -1
Levon Aronianīs 20 boards simul (Chess960): +16 =3 -1


Man vs. Machine (August 16)

Svidler, P - Spike (C): 0.5 - 1.5
Radjabov, T - Shredder (C): 0 - 2

Rapid Chess Match (August 17-20)

Final score: Anand - Radjabov: 5 - 3

Game 1: Anand, V - Radjabov, T     1/2     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     34 moves
Game 2: Radjabov, T - Anand, V     1-0     QGD semi-Slav     46 moves
Game 3: Radjabov, T - Anand, V     0-1    QGD semi-Slav     36 moves
Game 4: Anand, V - Radjabov, T     1/2     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     50 moves
Game 5: Anand, V - Radjabov, T      0-1     Sicilian defense: Sveshnikov variation     46 moves 
Game 6: Radjabov, T - Anand, V     0-1     QGD Slav     46 moves
Game 7: Radjabov, T - Anand, V     0-1     QGD semi-Slav     58 moves
Game 8: Anand, V - Radjabov, T     1-0     Sicilian defense: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack     57 moves

Chess960 World Championship (August 17-20)

Final score: Svidler - Aronian: 3 - 5

Game 1: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0    41 moves 
Game 2: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     0-1     37 moves
Game 3: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1-0     50 moves
Game 4: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     0-1     37 moves
Game 5: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0     39 moves
Game 6: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     1-0     31 moves
Game 7: Svidler, P - Aronian, L     0-1     44 moves
Game 8: Aronian, L - Svidler, P     1-0     13 moves


FiNet Open (Chess960 / August 17-18)

Etienne Bacrot (9.5/11) won the event

ORDIX Open (Rapid chess / August 19-20)

Rustam Kasimdzhanov & Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (9.5/11) share the 1st place

Final standings


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