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Chess news: Player Who Was Too Clever for the Health of His Game -- For years, Alexander Morozevich stood out among the best chess players because of his creative play. But with creativity comes unpredictability, and Morozevich has had his ups and downs. Two years ago, Morozevich, a 33-year-old Russian, rose to a career-best ranking of No. 2 in the world. But he has stumbled since then and was at No. 30 before the IV Torneo Internacional A.D. San Juan chess event, which ended Sunday in Pamplona, Spain. He had a disastrous finish and fell out of the Top 35 in the world. What happened? Part of the problem is that he has not played enough; the Pamplona chess tournament was his first in six months. But Morozevich also has had ... The endgame: Has Black done the right thing? -- Schlechter-Tartakower, Karlsbad 1907. Black has just played ...g5. Is this good? RB A game from chess's romantic era, with two of my favourite chess players, both of whom – in true tragic-romantic tradition – died in poverty. Schlechter's death in 1918, of pneumonia aggravated by near-starvation at the age of 44, was particularly poignant. One of the strongest chess grandmasters before the first world war, he went into the 10th and final game of his 1910 world chess championship match with Lasker a point to the good, only to throw away a winning position. The match ended 5-5, and Lasker retained the crown. Enough history. What about the position? Tartakower has just ... Showdown to Decide Winner of Women’s Chess Grand Prix -- The luck of the draw sets up a final round matchup on Wednesday for the title in the fifth Women’s Chess Grand Prix in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Hou Yifan of China is the leader with 7.5 points after 10 rounds, while Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria trails by only half a point. They have not faced each other yet in the chess tournament, which is a round-robin. Hou, the second seed, has played steadily throughout the tournament, winning five games and drawing five. Stefanova, the third seed and a former women’s world chess champion, has been more uneven. She has won six games, but she has lost two in addition to two draws. Humpy Koneru of India, the top seed, had a chance to keep ... | |