MVL defeated Svidler in game 2 of the rapid playoff to advance to the semifinal of the World Cup. He will face Aronian next. In the other matchup, So will take on Ding Liren. Svidler – Vachier-Lagrave 1. c4...
The Queen’s Gambit!
This was the 1st major in-depth article written about the SPICE program at Webster University nearly 5 years ago. The Queen’s Gambit: Susan Polgar, the First Woman to Break the Chess Gender Barrier, Brings SPICE to Webster University By...
Winners crowned at 2017 European Youth Chess Championship
ECU Youth Mamaia 2017 ended yesterday with the closing ceremony. The ceremony took place in Perla Square at 20:00 with a great weather, following the 9th round that took place at 13:00. The first 5 players of each age group...
Very strong Isle of Man to start next week
Top 100 seeds (http://iominternationalchess.com) 1 GM Carlsen Magnus Norway 2827 2 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime France 2804 Subject to progress in World Cup 3 GM Kramnik Vladimir Russia 2803 4 GM Caruana Fabiano United States 2799 5 GM Anand Viswanathan...
Daily Chess Improvement: Sunday Night Tactic!
White to move. How should White proceed? 1q6/1bpBQ2p/3p2pk/8/7P/p7/5PP1/6K1 w – – 0 1
GM Kapnisis leads Fischer Memorial Anogia after 7 rounds
Standings after 7 rounds http://www.chess-results.com/tnr291671.aspx Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 GM Kapnisis Spyridon GRE * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5,0 5,0...
GM Alberto & IM Smirnov share Capablanca Memorial Anogia lead after 7
Standings after 7 rounds Rk. Name FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 TB5 1 GM David Alberto ITA * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 5,5 5,5 0,5...
IM Aczel wins 1st Saturday, earns 2nd GM norm
Another tournament victory of Aczel Gergely (HUN) The popular tournament series of First Saturday Budapest continued with four international groups of different levels in the Hotel Berlin. The average of the GM section was 2421 with a 7 points GM...
Canada officially protests & files complaint to Ethics Committee of FIDE
Letter from Chess Federation of Canada The Chess Federation of Canada protests in the strongest terms the abusive treatment of the Canadian player Anton Kovalyev at the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi. The incident has been widely covered in...
Lanka: “Time for Anand to quit”
It’s time for Viswanathan Anand to quit, says Lanka Ravi Venkata Krishnaprasad | TNN | Updated: Sep 12, 2017, 17:13 IST HYDERABAD: “It’s time to call it quits,” is former Asian rapid chess champion Lanka Ravi’s word of advice...