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Chess news: Jan Gustafsson breaks away -- If there was a traffic jam after seven rounds of the GibTelecom Masters there is gridlock after eight although GM Jan Gustafsson of Germany started speeding and broke away from the pack by defeating WGM Natalia Zhukova with black. Eight of the co-leaders at start of play drew, two lost and only Gustafsson reached 6.5/8 with over a dozen chess players on 6 points. Michael Adams held former US chess champion and FIDE championship finalist Gata Kamsky to a draw with black and the pair are in the group on 6. The top seed Etienne Bacrot is also on 6/8. He made a slow start but is back in contention. In the following game he employs the Moldovan Variation of ... Fresh ideas from Adams -- The Governor of Gibraltar Sir Adrian Johns visited the Gibtelecom Masters at the Caleta Hotel and chose the day the chess competition intensified as England’s Michael Adams regained a share of the lead with a ninth round win. Adams produced a new idea in the opening against the French Defence and although it did not look particularly dangerous he gradually outplayed the Argentinian GM Damian Lemos to reach 7/9. All the games were hardfought with the exception of the top board where the leader at start of play Jan Gustafsson was content to force an early draw against top seed Etienne Bacrot. With one to play Adams shares the lead with ... Vishy Anand helps Magnus Carlsen to claim Corus crown -- When Vishy Anand drew his first nine games at Corus Wijk aan Zee last week, opinions were divided on whether the world chess champion had lost his edge or was simply taking a well-paid rest before his April title defence in Sofia against Veselin Topalov. Then Anand acted as Corus king-maker, beating Alexei Shirov and Vlad Kramnik, so that the pair finished half a point behind Magnus Carlsen. Norway's world No1 had previously won at Pearl Spring in China and the London Classic and finished second at the Tal Memorial, His fine run continued at Wijk, and the live ratings now make him the all-time No2 to Garry Kasparov. Carlsen had final-round luck in Holland, and the impression is that ... | |