The recently announced FIDE Grand Swiss tournament, where the winner will qualify for the 2020 Candidates', will be played October 9-20, 2019 in Isle of Man and organized in cooperation with Chess.com. This became official today.
The news was just posted on the FIDE website: The event that was formerly known as the Chess.com Isle of Man International will this year be serving as the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament (the exact name is yet to be determined).
It will be bigger, longer and more prestigious,...
In the all-decisive and all-Russian clash, Valentina Gunina held Alexandra Kosteniuk to a draw and won the $40,000 first prize of the inaugural Cairns Cup in St. Louis. Irina Krush came third thanks to beating Harika Dronavalli.
"I’m so happy but I didn’t realize it yet, so I need time!" said Gunina after her last game. She seemed to be suppressing a smile when she shook hands with Kosteniuk, confirming the draw, but her victory at the first Cairns Cup simply hadn't sunk...
In a continuation from the last article, Is Classical Chess Dead From Draws, we will be comparing different time controls in the Grand Chess Tour (GCT). Mike Klein just wrote a recent piece highlighting the new 2019 format and the players on the invite list.
Last month we analyzed the classical chess draw rate by year when both players were rated over 2750. In the past couple of years, that rate has increased above 70%!
Data CollectionThe data for this article contains all Grand...
If you like chess where caution is thrown to the wind in an all-out effort to checkmate the other guy, take a trip to London in 1883 when Johannes Zukertort conjured a blistering attack against Blackburne.
Happy weekend everyone!
A short while ago my friend @Zeitnot17 posted the start of what promises to be a wonderful series here
The name of Vladimir Makogonov came up there, which was sufficient for me to go back into his games and quickly - it has been a busy weekend - put this post together.
In that article you will find Makogonov being ranked at number 5 in the World at one time. Here is the relevant information, from chessmetrics for July 1945.
Of course, my views are already on...
This Sunday, two teams will fight for the inaugural championship of Four Player Chess, a new Chess.com variant where each game is contested by four sets of pieces.
Watch the Four Player Chess championship this Sunday, Feb. 17, live on Twitch.tv/chess at 9 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. EST.
New to Four Player Chess? Read our guide to the game for rules and strategy, and then jump in to play.
The two finalist teams won their way through a field of 16 in earlier play to reach the finals. The championship...
The Bullet Chess Championship will run from April 3-7, and will be broadcast live on www.Twitch.tv/Chess. The total prize pool is $15,000. Below you will find a breakdown of the rules, prizes, confirmed players and the complete schedule.
Players
Prizes
Schedule
Rules and Format
Players:
Hikaru Nakamura — Chess.com #1 Bullet player at time of invitation.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave — World #2 blitz (FIDE) at time of invitation.
Alexander Grischuk — Three-time world...
With many late-stage comebacks across the PRO Chess League, fans will remember everything that week 6 had to offer—the New York Marshalls' incredible win over Webster, Cannes' upset over the Baden-Baden Snowballs, and Estonia just missing out on the upset of the year.
While half of this week's action went down to the wire, 8 teams scored 9.5 points or more in their match wins. Upsets from London, Moscow, and Marseilles, created additional intrigue as teams vie for playoff spots heading...
Yes, I did another “Little Things” article (highlighting IM Cyrus Lakdawala again).
Why another? Because I think it’s very instructive. See (and understand) a ton of these and your chess IQ should skyrocket.
Once again, I am giving you another five puzzles. And, once again, do your best to solve them. Then look at the copious notes hiding behind the board. As always, if you fail to solve them, DO tweak that little “?” mark and all the goodies will fall at your feet.
PUZZLE...
