GM Joel Benjamin
GM Benjamin is regarded by many as one of the best commentators and analysts we have in the game today, and each Friday he will be giving us his insight and spin with his selection of Game of the Week.
05-02-2008
GM Veselin Topalov vs .
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons
Dos Hermanas
ECO: C65
Ruy Lopez
Index of past shows:
08-10-2007
GM Lenier Dominguez vs.
GM Loek Van Wely
Aerosvit - Foros Ukraina
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf, English Attack
08-17-2007
GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs.
GM Mark Bluvshtein
Montreal Int. - Canada
ECO: B60
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer, Larsen variation
08-24-2007
GM Peter Nielsen vs.
GM Nick De Firmian
Politik Cup - Denmark
ECO: E17
Queen's Indian: old main line, 6.O-O
8-31-2007
GM Magnus Carlsen vs.
GM Teimour Radjabov
Biel Int. - Switzerland
ECO: B07
Philidor's Defence
09-07-2007
GM Caruana Fabiano vs.
GM Barua Dibyendu
Vlissingen, Netherlands - Round 8
ECO: C05
French Defence, Tarrash variation
09-14-2007
GMSergey Karjakin vs.
GM Alexander Beliavsky
Rising Stars 2007 - Round 10
ECO: C92
Ruy Lopez: closed, Zaitsev system
09-21-2007
GM Zhang Pengxiang vs.
GM Evgeny Alekseev
China vs Russia match - Round 1
ECO: A45
Trompowsky attack
09-28-2007
GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
GM Ildar Ibragimov
New York Championship
ECO: C21
Danish Gambit
10-05-2007
GM Nigel Short vs.
GM Xiangzhi Bu
UK vs China match - Liverpool, UK
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf
10-12-2007
GM Larry Christiansen vs.
GM Patrick Wolff
USCL - week 6
ECO: B60
Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer
10-19-2007
GM Michael Adams vs.
GM Georgiev Kiril
EuroCup for Clubs
ECO: C67
Ruy Lopez: Berlin defense
10-26-2007
GM Ahmed Adly vs.
GM Viktor Laznicka
World Junior Championship, Round 8
Date of the game: Oct 11, 2007
ECO: A07 - King's Indian Attack
11-02-2007
GM Ruslan Ponomariov vs.
GM Zaven Andriasian
Essent tournament, 1st Round.
ECO: D11
Slav Defense
11-09-2007
GM Michal Krasenkow vs.
GM Hikaru Nakamura
Barcelona - Round 2
ECO: A14
English: Neo-Catalan declined
11-16-2007
GM Vassily Ivanchuk vs.
GM Peter Leko
Rapid Match - Game 2
ECO: C45
Scotch Game
11-23-2007
Vadim Malakhatko vs.
Victor Mikhalevski
Calvia Open - Round 7
ECO: A16
Anglo-Grunfeld defense
11-30-2007
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov vs.
GM Anatoly Karpov
Liga de Campeones
ECO: E12
Queen's Indian Defense
12-07-2007
Ivan Cheparinov vs.
David Navara
European Team Champ.
ECO: C88
Ruy Lopez
12-14-2007
GM Vladimir Kramnik vs.
GM Magnus Carlsen
Tal Memorial - Round 1
ECO: E06
Catalan
12-21-2007
GM Veselin Topalov vs.
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
Liga de Campeones - Round 8
ECO: D20
Ruy Lopez
12-28-2007
GM Yue Wang vs.
GM Ivan Cheparinov
World Cup - Round 4
ECO: E80
King's Indian: Samisch variation
01-04-2008
GM Gatay Kamsky vs.
GM Ruslan Ponomariov
World Cup - Round 5
ECO: B94
Sicilian: Najdorf
01-11-2008
FM Ray Robson vs.
IM Drasko Boskovic
UTD GM Invitational
ECO: B48
Sicilian: Taimanov
01-18-2008
GM Peter Svidler vs.
GM Alexander Morozevich
Russian Superfinals
ECO: B90
Sicialian: Najdorf
01-25-2008
GM Ni Hua vs.
GM Mihail Marin
Reggio Emilia
ECO: C54
Giuoco Piano
02-01-2008
GM Sergey Ivanov vs.
GM Emanuel Berg
Rilton Cup
ECO: E14
Queen's Indian
02-08-2008
GM Ian Smeets vs.
GM Etienne Bacrot
Corus B - Round 5
ECO: C87
Ruy Lopez
02-15-2008
GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic vs.
GM Viktor Kortchnoi
Corus Honorary Group
ECO: E33
Nimzo-Indian
02-22-2008
GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
GM Zahar Efimenko
Gibtelecom Chess Festival
ECO: A22
English
02-29-2008
GM Ernesto Inarkiev vs.
GM Murtas Kazhgaleyev
Moscow Open
ECO: C72
Ruy Lopez
03-07-2008
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi vs.
GM Boris Grachev
Aeroflot Open
ECO: B48
Sicilian
03-14-2008
IM Michal Olszewski vs.
GM Stanislav Savchenko
Cappelle la Grande
ECO: B20
Sicilian
03-21-2008
GM Wang Hao vs.
GM Fabiano Caruana
Rekyavik Chess Festival
ECO: D17
QGD: Slav
03-28-2008
IM Michal Olszewski vs.
GM Stanislav Savchenko
Amber Rapid
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf
04-04-2008
GM Peter Leko vs.
Viswanathan Anand
Amber Rapid
ECO: B90
Sicilian: Najdorf
04-11-2008
GM Yuri Shulman vs.
IM Robert Hess
Foxwoods Open
ECO: C34
KGA: Fischer defense
04-18-2008
GM Naiditsch vs .
GM Mikhalevski
Heviz Open
ECO: C80
KGA: Ruy Lopez: Open
04-25-2008
GM Alekseev vs .
GM Radjabov
Russian Team Championship
ECO: B30
Sicilian: Rossolimo