Online chess community where you can play chess, learn strategies and tactics, read chess news, see book reviews, find rules & tips, get free downloads, and more! http://www.chess.com/ 2007 Chess.com The Indian Express has published an interview with reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, covering his thoughts on the 2013 Candidates Tournament in London, and how he assesses the winner, world #1, and now his title challenger, Magnus C... http://www.chess.com/news/anands-opinion-of-the-candidates-4859 Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:39:36 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/anands-opinion-of-the-candidates-4859 One of the competitors at the Women's World Team Championships in Kazakhstan is Melia Salome (pictured), representing second seeds Georgia. Melia played her first game of the tournament in the second round, where she defeated Natacha Benmesbah to... http://www.chess.com/news/appeal-by-im-melia-salome-3591 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:39:30 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/appeal-by-im-melia-salome-3591 Milan Velimirović (1952-2013), GM of Chess Composition, GM Solver and International Judge of chess composition and authentic chess problems community guru, has suddenly passed away after short illness. Velimirovic was main author of monumental En... http://www.chess.com/news/in-memoriam---milan-velimirovic-gm-of-chess-composition-2290 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:06:51 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/in-memoriam---milan-velimirovic-gm-of-chess-composition-2290 We were just digging through tons of archives, here in Chess Informant, and something interesting came out. It is one unknown Bobby Fischer's photo, that was taken, according to notes at the back of the photo, in 1968. The place is Vinkovci, the... http://www.chess.com/news/unknown-fishers-photo-9975 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:20:42 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/unknown-fishers-photo-9975 Former chess champion Garry Kasparov has been arrested at a protest outside a Moscow court. Inside the courtroom, the feminist Russian punk-rock group Pussy Riot were convicted of "hooliganism" which the judge said was driven by religious hatred.... http://www.chess.com/news/kasparov-arrested-at-pussy-riot-trial-8893 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:47:36 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/kasparov-arrested-at-pussy-riot-trial-8893 There was sad news today for the chess world as a legendary Grandmaster, Svetozar Gligoric passed away aged 89.  Svetozar Gligoric was born in Belgrade in 1923 and at his peak was a contender for the world chess championship, reaching the Candi... http://www.chess.com/news/svetozar-gligori-1923---2012-4676 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:09:56 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/svetozar-gligori-1923---2012-4676 The amateur English GM Luke McShane has accepted the 2012 Tal Memorial spot that he was offered when he topped an online poll of chess fans arranged by the organisers. The news was revealed by the Russian sport news site rsport.ru which reported ... http://www.chess.com/news/mcshane-accepts-tal-memorial-spot-6075 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:09:51 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/mcshane-accepts-tal-memorial-spot-6075 The much respected Russian Grandmaster, Yuri Sergeyevich Razuvaev has passed away in Moscow after a long illness, at the age of 67. Yuri Razuvaev achieved success in many tournaments during his career, winning in Dubna 1978, London 1983, Dortmund... http://www.chess.com/news/yuri-sergeyevich-razuvaev-1945ndash2012-4037 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:41:09 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/yuri-sergeyevich-razuvaev-1945ndash2012-4037 The result of the Tal Memorial ballot for the public's choice to play in the 2012 competition was a win for English GM Luke McShane. It was a close finish, with Mcshane receiving 3,860 votes closely followed by Alexei Shirov with 3,732 votes and ... http://www.chess.com/news/le-quang-liem-unhappy-at-vote-ban-5906 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 13:11:24 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/le-quang-liem-unhappy-at-vote-ban-5906 Chinese women's world chess champion Hou Yifan is still only 18 years old, but her recent stellar form in Gibraltar and Reykjavik has forced the issue of a match with long-time women's #1 ranked player Judit Polgar onto the agenda. A Chinese ches... http://www.chess.com/news/judit-polgar-v-hou-yifan-match-denied-7381 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:44:47 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/judit-polgar-v-hou-yifan-match-denied-7381 The US TV Network CBS broadcast a profile of world #1 Magnus Carlsen, on Sunday 19 February. For those who couldn't watch it - the video is here, or on YouTube here! There are also several 'web extras' available: Chess on the mind - Bob Simon b... http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-cbs-profile-amp-extras-3249 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:39:54 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-cbs-profile-amp-extras-3249 The US TV Network CBS is broadcasting a show about chess, and in particular Magnus Carlsen, on Sunday 19 February at 7pm ET/PT. A brief preview can be seen here. The program is part of the CBS news "60 Minutes" magazine. By way of comparison, a ... http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-profile-on-cbs-7467 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:20:28 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-profile-on-cbs-7467 Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was born in Kaluga, Russia on 8 February 1922. He became a Grandmaster in 1952, competed in the legendary 1953 Zurich Candidates tournament, and won the USSR Chess Championship in 1954.   In a long and successful chess ca... http://www.chess.com/news/yuri-averbakh-turns-90-today-6944 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:42 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/yuri-averbakh-turns-90-today-6944    After all the rumors, hearsay, and everyone thinking about what they know or don't know, it's just been confirmed: Garry Kasparov and Hikaru Nakamura are working together!    An article in this month's New In Chess magazine has the details... http://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-amp-kasparov-its-official-2247 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:42:27 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/nakamura-amp-kasparov-its-official-2247 Six long years after his premature retirement from active chess competition, Garry Kasparov is finally returning to the game! The former world champion, and still the highest rated chess player of all time has struggled to launch a political ca... http://www.chess.com/news/the-return-of-the-beast-1823 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:40:21 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/the-return-of-the-beast-1823 Not many chessplayers can be described as living legends, but Viktor Korchnoi undoubtedly qualifies for that honour. Born on 23 March 1931 in Leningrad, Korchnoi survived the siege of that city to become one of the greatest chess players of the 2... http://www.chess.com/news/happy-80th-birthday-viktor-korchnoi-1104 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:57:31 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/happy-80th-birthday-viktor-korchnoi-1104 Source: "Views & News from Norway" Magnus Carlsen, the young Norwegian who's recently ranked as the top chess player in the world, can now add another prize to his growing list of accomplishments. The Norwegian Parliament will bestow upon him... http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-awarded-norways-prestigious-peer-gynt-prize-2130 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:28:28 -0700 http://www.chess.com/news/carlsen-awarded-norways-prestigious-peer-gynt-prize-2130 Since Bobby Fischer's death in January 2008, there has been an unpleasant and increasingly unseemly battle to gain control of his estate, estimated at $2 million. An Icelandic Court ruled today that Miyoko Watai was legally Fischer's widow and sh... http://www.chess.com/news/breaking-news-bobby-fischers-inheritance-ruling-4093 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:15:36 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/breaking-news-bobby-fischers-inheritance-ruling-4093 Maia Chiburdanidze is one of the most successful female chess players in history, holding the women's world championship title between 1978 and 1991. Maia represented the USSR and now Georgia with distinction in many chess Olympiads, and in 1984 ... http://www.chess.com/news/happy-birthday-maia-chiburdanidze-1595 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:30:39 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/happy-birthday-maia-chiburdanidze-1595 Another two months have flown by, and FIDE have released the latest official rating list. The January 2011 rating list confirms Magnus Carlsen (pictured) as the world's #1 rated player, but he is very closely followed by world champion Vishy Anan... http://www.chess.com/news/jan-2011-fide-rating-list-1246 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:31:06 -0800 http://www.chess.com/news/jan-2011-fide-rating-list-1246