Published Date:
03 July 2009
By John B Henderson
THE highlight of the summer chess calendar is the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Festival super-tournament, which has just got under way in Germany, running from yesterday until 12 July.
The field for the six-player double round robin is headed by the young Norwegian superstar Magnus Carlsen, with the main rivals to the world No 3 likely to be former Russian world champion Vladimir Kramnik – who will be looking to add to his record h...
The full article contains 365 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
02 July 2009 8:54 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Chess & Bridge