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Despite it's demonstrated benefits to young people, chess is not usually a priority for s... http://www.chess.com/news/the-story-of-is318-3749 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:07:26 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/the-story-of-is318-3749 He may not be a familiar name to even the most ardent chess fans, but 42 year-old Konstantin Chernyshov rated 2556 Elo (pictured below, left) won the 2010 Moscow Open ahead of a strong field, including joint top seeds Alexander Motylev and Sergey ... http://www.chess.com/news/chernyshov-wins-moscow-open-9259 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:56:59 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/chernyshov-wins-moscow-open-9259 FIDE's Grand Prix series has had a troubled existence almost from the start.  The global credit crunch caused venue changes as sponsors took flight, but the ludicrous FIDE decision to change the rules for the current World Championship qualifying... http://www.chess.com/news/final-fide-grand-prix-announced-5810 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:05:15 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/final-fide-grand-prix-announced-5810 England's Mickey Adams (pictured) won the Gibtelecom Masters after an exciting 4-way playoff.  Adams rode his luck after losing the first rapid game of his semi-final playoff with Germany's Jan Gustafsson, but he recovered to level the scores in... http://www.chess.com/news/adams-wins-gibtelecom-masters-4218 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:05:42 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/adams-wins-gibtelecom-masters-4218 If you're missing the frenzy of chess coverage spawned by the recent Corus tournament, then fear not!  More high-level chess events are currently on-going and even more are on the way soon. The Gibtelecom Masters is nearing it's climax in Gibral... http://www.chess.com/news/current-amp-upcoming-events-6249 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:07:46 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/current-amp-upcoming-events-6249 The 8th Gibraltar Chess Festival is currently in full swing, with excellent coverage available at the official website (see previous report here). After 6 completed rounds of the 10-round Swiss "Masters" competition, there is a four-way tie on 5/... http://www.chess.com/news/gibraltar-rocks-5288 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:46:56 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/gibraltar-rocks-5288 After a thrilling final round, the world's #1 ranked player Magnus Carlsen (pictured) won the 72nd Corus tournament in Wijk Aan Zee.  Going into the final round, Carlsen could only be caught by Kramnik, Shirov and Anand.  Kramnik made no impres... http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-wins-corus-2010-6583 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:11:52 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-wins-corus-2010-6583 Vishy Anand (pictured) has been virtually anonymous this year at Corus, with his efforts clearly directed more towards preparations for his upcoming world title defence against Veselin Topalov. However, in today's penultimate round he inflicted V... http://www.chess.com/news/anand-beats-kramnik-at-corus-2886 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:38:22 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/anand-beats-kramnik-at-corus-2886 Magnus Carlsen may have lost his individual game with Vladimir Kramnik, but he won with the white pieces today to share the lead with big Vlad. Carlsen (pictured) overcame Dominguez in a lively Gruenfeld defence with a determined display. Meanwh... http://www.chess.com/news/corus-near-thrilling-finale-4617 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:23:18 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/corus-near-thrilling-finale-4617 News coverage of today's 10th round at the Corus 2010 tournament was seriously disrupted by a loss of internet availability at the playing venue.  The official website is also currently down.  Perhaps the recent snow in the Netherlands has cause... http://www.chess.com/news/corus-falls-silent-7495 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:58:18 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/corus-falls-silent-7495 Magnus Carlsen joked humorously on Facebook that he would "crush Kramnik like a bug", but it was the former world champion who won their epic round nine clash at Corus. Both players went for the win, but as the first time control approached Kramn... http://www.chess.com/news/kramnik-beats-carlsen-at-corus-4937 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:45:38 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/kramnik-beats-carlsen-at-corus-4937 The tiny British territory of Gibraltar plays host to the annual Gibtelecom chess festival from 26 January to 4 February 2010. There are several open competitions taking place, but the main event is the Gibtelecom Masters. The Masters is a ten... http://www.chess.com/news/8th-gibraltar-chess-festival-7123 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:24:20 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/8th-gibraltar-chess-festival-7123 Round eight at Corus 2010 matched up the leading players against one another in crucial encounters. Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) had to play accurately in the early stages against Nakamura's Dutch defence, but he emerged unscathed and fought back ... http://www.chess.com/news/kramnik-beats-nakamura-at-corus-3535 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:50:53 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/kramnik-beats-nakamura-at-corus-3535 Alexei Shirov's fantastic run finally came to a sticky end against Hikaru Nakamura (pictured) in round seven at Corus 2010. Despite a healthy lead in the tournament, Shirov stayed true to his style by aiming for complications with the Sveshnikov.... http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-falters-at-corus-2847 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:44:35 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-falters-at-corus-2847 Alexei Shirov's dream start to the 2010 Corus tournament finally came to an end as he 'only' drew with Nigel Short. Shirov still leads by a point and a half with 5.5/6 on a rather disappointing day in the 'A' group.  Anand and Carlsen drew in ju... http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-charge-halted-by-short-2923 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:23:49 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-charge-halted-by-short-2923 Alexei Shirov can blow hot and cold as a player.  He won last year's strong Mtel tournament, but then proceeded to lose the first four games of his next tournament just a few days later! At Corus 2010, it's the fiery, red-hot Shirov again, with ... http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-run-continues-at-corus-2970 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:36:15 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-run-continues-at-corus-2970 I know that a lot of Chess.com members have been eagerly anticipating the landmark event of Chess.com's 1 millionth member. Since our homepage does not update that frequently (currently only once a day), I've decided to start this thread where I w... http://www.chess.com/news/countdown-to-1-million-members-9491 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:30:02 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/countdown-to-1-million-members-9491 Alexei Shirov extended his lead at the 2010 Corus tournament by recording his fourth win in as many games to reach 4 points out of 4. Shirov's victim today was Jan Smeets, who blundered with 33. Rcd8?? and now becomes the cellar-dweller with just... http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-goes-44-at-corus-9306 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:40:07 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-goes-44-at-corus-9306 What is it that they say about playing white being an advantage?  In the third round of the 'A' Group at Corus, the black pieces won four times, with no wins for white at all! One of those black wins came from Alexei Shirov who beat Sergei Tivia... http://www.chess.com/news/black-is-ok-at-corus-2620 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:58:32 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/black-is-ok-at-corus-2620 Alexei Shirov (pictured) demonstrated his endgame prowess for the second day in a row to beat Fabiano Caruana and take the sole lead at Corus on 2/2. The other winner from round one Loek Van Wely fared less well, losing to Hikaru Nakamura.  In r... http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-takes-sole-lead-at-corus-2020 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:42:29 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/shirov-takes-sole-lead-at-corus-2020