Friday, March 17, 2006

Chess Before Springtime



Friday 17th : Black to move

The Mooggy Come Back

Mooggy vs Rest of the Blog :+) : 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6! 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.f3 Be7 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.g4 Nb6 11.000 Rc8 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Bxc4 Bxc4 14.h4 00 15.h5 Bxb3 16.axb3

First of all, I would like to appologyze for this long time before playing my next move. In fact, I had other things to do.

But now, I am ready to finish that game as soon as possible. So, you took my Knight on b3. I have to take your bishop back.

I am ready for the fight and I am still asking to myself what will be your next trick!

See you soon...

Marie Sebag


alias Souris Blanche

French Touch in Russia :+)

Ok, before continuing the game, I would like to encourage my team-mate Marie Sebag. She is actually one of the most talented french chessplayers. In the women's world championship of Ekaterinburg, Russia, Marie has now qualified for the quarterfinals. I am sure that she will perform fantastically there.

In 2002, I coached her at the European under 16 women's championship where she became champion. Recently she has worked with two other Grandmasters: Andrei Scheckachev and Amir Bagheri. Her chess playing style is a mixture of classical and tactical play. Fun and dangerous!! But in fact, Marie has such a strong fighting spirit that sometimes no one can triumph over her, even the world's top players have failed (Fressinet, Popov & almost Karpov).

In Russia, she has beaten the favourite Humpy Koneru from India. And now the world championship title is in her sights. Go on Marie !!