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IM Silman | Sitting in a coffee shop in Tokyo that’s little known but adored by those who frequent it, I was staring at the most beautiful and delicious cappuccino on Earth. This was my second one, but before I downed my drink I thought of IM John Grefe and IM Jay Whitehead, both now deceased. Once close to both these players, we had drifted apart. It tastes as good as it looks! Orderi... | Read More

FM MikeKlein | Which of today's top junior players will be the regulars at the next super-tournaments? Which will be playing for the world championship? FM Mike Klein answers these questions and more by diving into the most exciting games from today's top juniors and comparing their achievements to yesterday's juniors who are now today's stars. | Read More

PeterDoggers | Three players took home the full point at the Tal Memorial today. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov ruthlessly refuted over-optimistic play from Boris Gelfand, whereas Anish Giri and Ian Nepomniachtchi won in Kramnik-style, the latter against Vladimir Kramnik himself. In the best round so far, the Moscow super-tournament saw three winners at the end of a long day. Mamedyarov's win came&nb... | Read More

ijgeoffrey | Often, it can be very easy to focus on the games where we played exceptionally well, but the truth is that not all games are so pretty. In order to truly get a good picture of your own skill, it is important to analyze all your games--even the ones that make you cringe. So for this week's analysis, I dug deep into my own archives and pulled out a game from a year and a half ago. Compared to today,... | Read More