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Posted on 19/07/08

CHESS

No. 32: Black to play.Vassily Ivanchuk is the most enigmatic and uneven of the world's top players. That he is capable of beating anybody was proven by his victory in the Rapid Chess (about 30 minutes per player for the game) event at Leon, Spain. He eliminated Alexei Shirov, and then took care of Viswanathan Anand in the final. Mr. Anand is not only the world champion, he is also considered far and away the best Rapid Chess player in the world.

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