Chess

Kt Maneuvers Against the Advance Caro-Kann

Drumdaddy (commenting on an article about the Schliemann) said: I suppose that there are many excellent players who can comfortably read through game moves presented in paragraph form, but I am not one of them and would much prefer active diagrams or move...Read more »

VIDEO: Converting Extra Material III

by IM Sam Shankland

IM Sam Shankland is back, and today he continues his video series on the topic of technique. Though there were several instructional moments in this game between Gelfand and Ponomariov, Sam places spe Watch Video »

Shirov Beats Kramnik In Shanghai

Alexei Shirov (pictured) took the sole lead at the Shanghai Masters by beating old rival Vladimir Kramnik in round four. Kramnik had struggled to equalise out of the opening, and blundered material in mutual time trouble to allow Shirov to record his seco...Read more »

Atlantic Open, 2 Exchange French Defenses

Hi All Just played in the Atlantic Open this weekend.    My results were mediocre with  1w,1l and 2d but it was fun.   I met a good friend there who hasn’t played in an OTB tournament since high school and that made it really fun.  It was also coo...Read more »