Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Ding Liren and Wesley So? #TbilisiChess2017 @TbilisiWorldCup — Susan Polgar (@SusanPolgar) September 17, 2017 Who is the favorite to win the semifinal match between Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave?...
Understanding the nuances of endgame!
Aronian – Dubov after 47…Kf6. This position is a technical win for white. However, white MUST understand the winning motif. Pushing the g pawn too early would result in a draw. For example, in this similar position, it would...
Aronian wins St Louis Super Rapid
Final standings Rank Name Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 GM Aronian, Levon 2799 x 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 6.0 2 GM Caruana, Fabiano 2807 0 x...
Aronian wins Norway Chess, Carlsen 9th, Karjakin last & So with 9 draws!
Final round results Anand, Viswanathan – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano – Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ Kramnik, Vladimir – Giri, Anish 1-0 So, Wesley – Aronian, Levon ½-½ Final standings # Name Pts...
Carlsen loses again, Aronian in clear lead at Norway Chess
Round 7 results Anand, Viswanathan – Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ Karjakin, Sergey – Aronian, Levon 0-1 Kramnik, Vladimir – Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 So, Wesley – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – Giri, Anish 0-1 Standings after 7 rounds # Name...
Aronian wins GRENKE Classic ahead of Carlsen & Caruana
Final round results Carlsen, Magnus – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ Caruana, Fabiano – Aronian, Levon ½-½ Hou, Yifan – Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ Meier, Georg – Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ Final standings 1. Aronian, Levon gm ARM 2774 * ½ ½ 1...
Aronian wins again, leads GRENKE by 1.5 pt over Carlsen & Caruana
Round 6 results Aronian, Levon – Hou, Yifan 1-0 Bluebaum, Matthias – Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ Naiditsch, Arkadij – Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – Meier, Georg ½-½ Standings after 6 rounds 1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2774 * ½...
Carlsen scores 1st win but Aronian leads GRENKE by a full point
Round 5 results Aronian, Levon – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ Hou, Yifan – Bluebaum, Matthias ½-½ Meier, Georg – Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Standings after 5 rounds 1. Aronian, Levon gm ARM 2774 *...
Anand, Nakamura & Aronian score in round 2 at Sinquefield Cup
Round 2 games and results GM Caruana, Fabiano vs GM Topalov, Veselin [1/2-1/2] GM Ding, Liren vs GM So, Wesley [1/2-1/2] GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime vs GM Anand, Viswanathan [0-1] GM Nakamura, Hikaru vs GM Giri, Anish [1-0] GM Aronian,...
Aronian beats Nakamura, leads Candidates Tournament with Karjakin
Round 1 (March 11, 2016) Anand – Topalov 1-0 Giri – Aronian ½-½ Karjakin- Svidler ½-½ Nakamura – Caruana ½-½ Round 2 (March 12, 2016) Aronian – Anand ½-½ Caruana – Giri ½-½ Karjakin – Nakamura 1-0 Svidler – Topalov...