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At the age of 14 years, one month, and one day, the Indian prodigy Nihal Sarin became the 12th-youngest grandmaster in chess history. He scored his third grandmaster norm at the 25th Abu Dhabi Masters held at Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Nihal started strongly with 3/4. His round-four win against Australian IM Ikeda Junta was particularly impressive.
In round five, Nihal played GM Ivan Cheparinov, who recently switched his federation to Georgia. He was pressing but had to...
The day my daughter was due was approaching. There was not much to do but wait. Another day passed. I couldn’t concentrate on work. Another day, and then another. I couldn’t write; my words were blocked. I couldn’t sleep. Another and another. When I tried to read, my attention wandered. Another, another, another.
I couldn’t play chess—or shouldn’t have played chess, but I did.
I played chess very badly. It had been my habit for some time to play a 30-minute rapid...
Are you surprised that a drawn game could live on forever in chess history? GM Simon Williams shows you the immortal draw, a game he calls "completely crazy" despite its peaceful ending.
Caution!You are in a danger zone.
Today, the genocide of pawns is planned. Madness will be on the board, and this page can harm your chess mind ...For women, pregnant children and fans of boring endgames I strongly recommend to leave this blog.
This is my good games on this week!
In the first game there were two players with an aggressive style.
Have you read my blog?
Ssscandinavian!
In next game in a short but bitter struggle, I managed to overcome a strong opponent. This is one...
Hikaru Nakamura thought he needed 5.5/9 in today's second blitz session to clinch his first Grand Chess Tour win on home soil. He scored exactly that, winning the 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz over a still-surging Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and a pesky Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
The win is his second of the season. He also won the 2018 Paris event.
Chess.com conducted a video interview with Nakamura on his success.
Watch Hikaru Nakamura On Winning The Saint Louis Rapid And Blitz from Chess...
On March 24, 1937, the leading Soviet chess magazine 64 published a theoretical article about a new opening system the magazine called the "Panov Defense."
I challenge you to identify the moves of this opening line. Yes, you can Google it if you wish! Just don't confuse the "Panov Defense" with the "Panov Attack" in the Caro-Kann defense.
Give up already? OK, here is the game that started the new system:
I almost can hear your protests that the opening of this game is called The...
It's considered bad luck in many parts of the world to break a mirror, but for Ding Liren, even breaking his hip only barely slowed him down.
Just 2.5 months after falling off a bicycle in Norway and being forced to withdraw from the tournament, Ding Liren beat Veselin Topalov in a match from August 10-14 by the score of 3.0-1.0. That pushed his rating over 2800 for the first time. He becomes only the 14th player to clear the crescendo (Topalov has the fifth-highest live rating of all...
The "Immortal Game" is one of the most famous chess games ever played! Played in 1851 as an informal match between two European math professors, Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky, this game has become a true showcase of classic 19th century chess where startling attacks and sacrifices were all the rage.
The Game
White: Adolf Anderssen
Black: Lionel Kieseritzky
1. e4 e5 2.f4
The King's Gambit. This risky gambit opening was very popular in the 19th century! White sacrifices...
