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January 1, 2006
2005: Year in Review
2005 saw great chess news and action from all over the world. So, in case you missed any of it, there were the highlights:
+ Bobby Fischer Becomes Icelandic Citizen
+ FIDE Announces World Championship Cycle
+ Garry Kasparov Retires with 2812 rating!
+ Hydra Beats Michael Adams 5.5-0.5
+ Topalov Wins FIDE World Championship
+ Classical Champ Kramnik Falls Out of Top Five
+ Arkady Naiditsch Wins Dortmund
+ Levon Aronian wins FIDE World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk
+ Rublevsky wins 58th Russian Championship
And this is what you can look forward to in the coming months in 2006:
+ Corus Chess Super-tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Holland (January 13-29)
+ XXIII Torneo Ciudad de Linares Super-GM Tournament in Spain (February-March)
+ Chess Olympiad in Turin, Italy (20 May - 4 June)
Posted by rene on January 1, 2006 9:34 AM
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