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  1. Kasparov not world champ by cancerward · · Score: 5 · on Kasparov King No More
    When I wrote this slashdot article I called Kasparov the "de jure" world champion and the "world's highest rated player".

    Kasparov hasn't been the official FIDE world chess federation champion since 1993, when he broke with FIDE to play against the legitimate challenger Nigel Short.

    Karpov regained the FIDE title in a 1993 match and lost it by not playing in the 1999 FIDE world championship. This matter is currently under legal dispute.

    Kasparov did not play his legitimate challenger, Alexei Shirov, and attempted to set up a "championship" match with another leading player, Viswanathan Anand of India before hand-picking Kramnik as his challenger here.

    However Kramnik is number 3 on the FIDE rating list and so was a worthy challenger, just not the man who deserved the match, Shirov.

  2. Last year's puzzle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on A Christmas Chess Puzzle
    For addicts I've linked up last year's puzzle. Check it out at http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzzle.h tm

    Frederic

  3. Frederic responding by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on A Christmas Chess Puzzle

    It's a cool prize. I've linked up last year's puzzle so you can see for yourself. Check it out at http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzzle.h tm

  4. Better link by / · · Score: 2 · on A Christmas Chess Puzzle

    Here, assuming you only speak English.

  5. CORRECT LINK by Imperator · · Score: 4 · on A Christmas Chess Puzzle

    http://www.chessbase.com/puzzle/puzzle.h tm