Carlsen beats Adams
Carlsen played the strongman beating the very dependable Adams, thus helping Norway to draw with England.
Anish Giri - Corus Chess 2009 Participant
We start a series on the players that are participating in the 2009 edition of the Corus Chess tournament. We are focussing on players that are relatively less known on the International circuit. Please pass on any extra information that you have or if you spot any errors since we've dug up information that is available on the internet and put it together. Anish Giri Corus Chess 2009 - Group C Facts - Was born on 28th June 1994. That makes him 14, running 15. - Anish's father, Sanjay Giri, is of Nepalese origin. His mother is a Russian. Anish himself was born in St. Petersburg, the beautiful city that already boasts of famous names. - Anish's father was working in Russia. They recently moved to The Netherlands. - His hero is the legend Garry Kasparov. - Started playing chess at the age of 7, sparring with his mom and later improved by reading Chess books and playing on the internet. - Anish stresses a lot on his school studies and tries to maintain a fine balance between Ch...
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