Chess: How does Black win?

THERE's no shortage of bidders to host the 2012 Vishy Anand v Boris Gelfand world title match, with two already entering the fray this week.

Russian billionaire Andrei Filatov, who made his fortune from transport infrastructure, has – with the backing of the Russian chess federation – reportedly made a $2m (1.5m) bid to hold the 12-game match in Moscow.

He is a chess fan and in his youth studied at the Belarus Sports Academy, where he befriended challenger Gelfand.

Controversial FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made a surprise visit to India on Wednesday, where he oversaw an official bid from the Indian chess federation that would allow Anand to defend his crown in his hometown of Chennai, with sponsorship and bank guarantees coming from the Tamil Nadu government.

The bidding for the World Championship is open up till July 31, and the indication is that India – believed to have bid slightly more than Russia – is the favoured venue for the match, scheduled to be held April-May 2012.

Meanwhile, at the 118th Scottish Championship at the LifeCare Centre in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, Clement Sreeves, one of Scotland's leading juniors, could be on the verge of a major breakthrough. The 19-year-old has the sole lead on 4.5/5 after beating Anthony Dempsey in round five.

He has a half-point lead ahead of a three-strong pack that includes GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant and IM Craig Pritchett, and Andrew Green.

A Dempsey - C Sreeves

118th Scottish Championship, (5)

English Opening

1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 g6 3 g3 Bg7 4 Bg2 0–0 5 0–0 d6 6 Nc3 a6 7 d3 e5 8 Rb1 h6 9 b4 Nh5 10 a4 f5 11 Bb2 Nd7 12 Qc2 Kh7 13 Nd2 Ndf6 14 b5 axb5 15 axb5 Rb8 16 Ra1 Bd7 17 Ba3 Be6 18 Bb4 Rf7 19 Ra7 d5 20 cxd5 Nxd5 21 Nxd5 Bxd5 22 e4 fxe4 23 dxe4 Be6 24 Bc5 Qd7 25 Rb1 Bh3 26 f3 Rd8 27 Be3 Bxg2 28 Kxg2 Nf4+! 29 Bxf4 exf4 30 Nf1 Bd4 31 Ra2 Bb6 32 gxf4 Qd4 33 Qe2 Qg1+ 34 Kh3 Rxf4 35 Rd2 Qg5 0–1