21.   Samaranch even offered the use of the hall of the Olympic headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to chess tournaments, Campomanes added.

22.   Retiree Lee Kam-fai skipped a weekly chess tournament with his friends to keep an eye on his investments at a stocks screen in a downtown bank.

23.   Since their one-on-one championship match last year, Kramnik has beaten Kasparov at a rapid chess tournament in Zurich in April, where time for moves is severely limited.

24.   The National Security Ministry issued a statement Friday guaranteeing the safety of participants in the high-profile chess tournament.

25.   The Wijk aan Zee event has traditionally been one of most prestigious chess tournaments.

26.   The Wijk aan Zee event has traditionally been one of most prestigious chess tournaments in the world.

27.   World Champion Gary Kasparov Saturday scored an impressive victory Saturday over Dutch grandmaster Jeroen Piket in the second round of the VSB chess tournament.

28.   World Champion Gary Kasparov Saturday scored an impressive victory over Dutch grandmaster Jeroen Piket in the second round of the VSB chess tournament.

29.   World Champion Gary Kasparov recovered form Wednesday with an efficient and convincing victory as white over Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the VSB chess tournament.

30.   World Champion Gary Kasparov Sunday took a clear lead in the VSB chess tournament with an overwhelming third round victory as black over rising star Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.