[Ed note: this is the last of GM Bojkov's excellent three articles about the Grand Prix tournament in Jermuk. I apologize for publishing it so late, but we had a surfeit of articles to publish. It still remains an excellent, educational and enter...
As I promised you, the entertaining games from Jermuk continued. The second round saw no draws at all. Nana Dzagnidze scored her second win. So did one of the Armenian hopes. She produced a nice game as she managed to exclude the opponent’s black...
This was a hard moment for our team, and I had to cheer them up. The karaoke bar at night sounded like a good idea given my intentions... I still constantly discover the wisdom that the classics used to have. Nimtsovitsch’s thesis of “the threat i...
The Bulgarian Team Championships took place in Albena between 27 May and 2 June. The tradition to organize the competitions at nice resorts was maintained, as one of the greenest sea resorts hosted the event. Albena is situated on the northern par...
When I posted my first article for chess.com about a week ago, a wise reader criticized me for the mild title- minimal advantage for Anand. A whole point advance and the opportunity to start the second half with the white pieces- this sounded real...
[ed note: you can read an English version of this article at http://www.chess.com/article/view/anand-won-the-toughest-match-in-his-life] Когато преди седмица написах първата си статия за chess.com един мъдър читател ме критикува за твърде мекото ...
The match for the World Championship between Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov started one day late, to everyone's dissatisfaction due to the thick cloud of volcano dust that covered Europe and blocked the air traffic. However, the first game ...
(article in English: http://www.chess.com/article/view/anand-with-a-slight-edge-at-the-half-time) Мачът за световно първенство между Вишанатан Ананд и Веселин Топалов започна с ден закъснение, за всеобщо неудоволствие на всички поради гъстият обл...
