Polgar sisters, from the beginning to Olympiad Gold Medalists! Memories! Battles vs Legends! (Tal, Botvinnik, Smyslov, Spassky, Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov)
Areshchenko wins Botvinnik Memorial 2012 on tiebreaks
Alexander Areshchenko won the 2012 edition of the Botvinnik Memorial in St. Petersburg, Russia. Areshchenko finished with 7,0/9, the same points as seven other chess players – Valerij Popov, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Evgeny Romanov, Ernesto Inarkiev, Ildar Khairullin, Boris Kharchenko,...
Exciting battles at the Botvinnik Memorial 2012
Botvinnik Memorial 2012 is forming to be one of the most exciting open competitions of the season. With a large field of 2600+ Grandmasters, the top positions are up for grabs after six rounds. GMs Alekseev, Areshchenko, Popov, Aleksandrov,...
Many decisive games at the start of the Botvinnik Memorial 2012
Many decisive games at the start of the Botvinnik Memorial 2012 The strong Botvinnik Memorial in St. Petersburg, with the participation of more than 40 GMs and 70 titled players, is off to an exciting start in Russia. In...
Botvinnik Memorial 2012
Botvinnik Memorial 2012 The 2012 edition of the International chess festival M.Botvinnik Memorial will take place August 25 – September 2 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The classical tournament is a stage of the Russian Cup and a week before...
Botvinnik Memorial 2012 in St. Petersburg
The 2012 edition of the International chess festival M.Botvinnik Memorial will take place August 25 – September 2 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The classical tournament is a stage of the Russian Cup and a week before the start includes...
Each world-championship match could cost two years of life
On Chess: Pressure still cooks at elite levelSaturday April 21, 2012 5:59 AM Researchers at Temple University found in 1971 that the pulse and respiratory rates of chess players during peak moments of a game were comparable to those...
Part 4 of NM William’s Stonewall Attack Series
In part four of William’s Stonewall series he examines a game played in 1946 by chess champion Mikhail Botvinnik that shows a clear example of how to continue with your attacking plan in the stonewall attack if black responds...
Anand adds another title to his resume
Anand adds Botwinnik to his collection Hari Hara NandananHari Hara Nandanan TNN | Sep 3, 2011, 10.02PM IST CHENNAI: World champions Viswanathan Anand and Mikhail Botwinnik are not exactly similar in style but the Indian showed enough commitment to...
Anand wins Botvinnik Memorial Super Rapid
Final standings 1. Anand, Viswanathan #2 IND 2817 * * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2. Kramnik, Vladimir #4 RUS 2791 ½ ½ * * ½ 0 ½ 1 3 3. Aronian, Levon #3 ARM 2807 0...