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Aronian-MVL, Ding-So Go To Tiebreaks

PeterDoggers 21 hrs ago

The second day of the FIDE World Cup's semifinals was identical to the first. Whereas Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian played a quick draw in a Ruy Lopez, Ding Liren and Wesley So were involved in a long, Catalan fight that ended on move 58 with bare kings. Deputy chief arbiter Ashot Vardepetyan performs the drawing of colors for the tiebreak after Ding-So has ended in a draw. | Photo: Chess.com/Maria Emelianova. With two draws in both matches, there will be two all-decisive...

World Cup Semifinals: Was So Winning?

PeterDoggers 1 day ago

Both games on the first day of the FIDE World Cup's semifinals were drawn. Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave split the point quickly in a very theoretical line of the Gruenfeld Defense. Wesley So built up serious pressure vs Ding Liren in an Italian game, but allowed a move repetition just after the time control. Wesley So leaving the playing hall after drawing a good position. | Photo: Chess.com/Maria Emelianova. Only four players are left in the tournament, but the most important...

The First Computer Chess Championship in the USA

batgirl 19 hrs ago

For nearly 20 years computers have dominated chess. These advanced devises not only defeat the best players, but have become indispensable as training tools, analyzing partners and always-ready opponents. Of course computers weren't always so universal and chess programs weren't always so strong. A precise history of the development of computer chess is hampered by the fact that much of that development wasn't organized or even documented...

Hikaru Plays To Win: vs Bacrot

GM Hikaru 1 day ago

How do you win in rapid chess against a legendary opponent? GM Hikaru Nakamura explains his process for this year's win in Paris against Bacrot.

ChessCenter: Return Of Kasparov

ChessCenter 19 days ago

Garry Kasparov's return to professional chess highlighted one of the busiest months of top-flight chess ever. Get caught up on the best and worst of the month, and find out all you need to know about Magnus Carlsen and the upcoming World Cup.

Chess.com Isle Of Man, By The Numbers

FM MikeKlein 2 days ago

The Isle of Man is not big, but it will be plenty big enough to capture the chess world's attention as it expands its annual world-class open tournament. From September 23 to October 1, the Chess.com Isle of Man International revisits the crown dependency. Some ambitious growth is in the works for this fourth edition, which is the second under the auspices of Chess.com. How does the isolated land mass stack up with the tournament that continues to out-punch its weight? Let's preview the tournament...

The Top 3 Chess Insults

GM Gserper 4 days ago

The 2017 World Cup is one of the most important events of the year and a real feast for the true chess enthusiast. It is even covered by the mainstream media, which usually ignores chess. Unfortunately the media got interested in chess for the wrong reason as all the exciting games and unexpected results were overshadowed by an ugly incident. I bet you've already read dozens of reports and opinions from both professional and non-professional chess players, so you know that the vast majority...

Vachier-Lagrave Knocks Out Svidler At World Cup

PeterDoggers 3 days ago

In today's tiebreak of their quarterfinal match, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eliminated Peter Svidler from the FIDE World Cup. On what was the shortest day in Tbilisi so far, the Frenchman won the second rapid game after the first had ended in a draw. MVL and Svidler chatting after their tiebreak match. | Photo: Chess.com/Maria Emelianova. With Svidler, the last Russian participant leaves the World Cup. Of the many top GMs who played, he is one of the few who goes home actually gaining Elo in classical...

Noticing Change Or Opportunity On The Chessboard

IM Silman 6 days ago

At the beginning of a game the professional chess player understands the ins and outs of the opening he plays which, of course, has been deeply studied. He knows where his pieces should be, he is well-versed about the pawn structure’s needs, and he’ll know if it’s going to be a slow positional battle or a raw, vicious, tactical war. Of course, if his opponent makes a mistake or somehow changes the position’s dynamics, then that slow positional battle might be tossed away...

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Aronian-MVL, Ding-So Go To Tiebreaks

World Cup Semifinals: Was So Winning?

The First Computer Chess Championship in the USA

Hikaru Plays To Win: vs Bacrot

ChessCenter: Return Of Kasparov

Chess.com Isle Of Man, By The Numbers

The Top 3 Chess Insults

Vachier-Lagrave Knocks Out Svidler At World Cup

Noticing Change Or Opportunity On The Chessboard

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