Chess

Just Played...

If you follow my column, you will notice that I have not often been covering the most recent games from top-level tournaments. I don’t really want to annotate the same game that other commentators (and their computers) have already picked apart. But...Read more »

VIDEO: Live Session Hybrids: Gambit or Technique?

by IM David Pruess

In the second ever installment of this new "Member Analysis meets Live Sessions" video series we learn a little more about Mr. GambitGareth! IM David Pruess commentates this interesting Scotch Game th Watch Video »

Lev Aronian: I Won't Play In Azerbaijan

Armenian GM Lev Aronian, currently ranked #2 in the world and recent winner of the 2012 Tata Steel tournament has issued an open letter to FIDE making it clear that if Azerbaijan is chosen as the host country for the 2012 Candidates tournament, he feels u...Read more »

Portisch Interview Part 2!

[Blog History]    Yesterday, I posted part 1 of the interview that was conducted with Hungarian GM Lajos Portisch and Chessbase. Today is the 2nd and final part of that interview.    I know he's not a "current big name Grandmaster," but the history of...Read more »