The 1915 triangle match in Atlantic City, New Jersey (USA) was contested between Frank J. Marshall (United States champion), Sydney T. Sharp (Pennsylvania state champion), and Wilbur L. Moorman of Lynchburg, VA (USA). The format consist...
I'd like to warn our chess community that there is a new scam going around trying to defraud chess coaches. Recently I received an e-mail that seemed legitimate enough but was an attempt to set up a bank fraud. I quickly realized what ...
Mickey Adams won the Staunton Memorial with 8/11 as he drew with Loek Van Wely in the last round. Van Wely could have caught him with a win but chose a quiet line against Adams' Moscow Sicilian and settled for second place. Jan Smeets took third a...
The first two games of the 1985 World Championship Match between challenger Garry Kasparov and world champion Anatoly Karpov were quite exciting. In both games Kasparov took the edge and went all out for a win. In the first game he suceeded, but i...
Now that the Bobby Fischer had defeated Boris Spassky in a rematch of their legendary encounter in 1972 Reykjavik, the burning question was whether or not he would play again. His belief that he was still the true world champion did not bode...
Games ended early today and we have an early start tomorrow at noon so here is the update. Games will follow in the morning. Round 10Wells 1/2 SpeelmanSokolov 1/2 AdamsVan Wely 1-0 CherniaevSmeets 1-0 ShortWerle 1-0 WadeL'Ami 1/2TimmanFinal Roun...
Round 9L'Ami 1/2WellsTimman 1-0 WerleWade 0-1 SmeetsShort 1/2 Van WelyCherniaev 0-1 SokolovAdams 1-0 SpeelmanRound 10Wells vs. SpeelmanSokolov vs. AdamsVan Wely vs. CherniaevSmeets vs. ShortWerle vs. WadeL'Ami vs. TimmanAn exciting day with 4 deci...
Round 8Wells 1/2 AdamsSpeelman 1/2 CherniaevSokolov 1/2 ShortVan Wely 1-0 WadeSmeets 1/2 TimmanWerle 1/2 L'Ami Round 9L'Ami vs. WellsTimman vs. WerleWade vs. SmeetsSort vs. Van WelyCherniaev vs. SokolovAdams vs. SpeelmanTalk about playing it ...
I think is interesting only for italian players not professionist around rome but next 21 september in Rocca Priora will be this Chess Tournament.. "42° TORNEO Semilampo di SCACCHIdi ROCCA PRIORAAss. D. Scacchi di Rocca PrioraVariazione Elo ...
Round 7Werle 1-0WellsL'Ami 1-0 SmeetsTimman 1/2 Van WelyWade 0-1 SokolovShort 1/2 SpeelmanCherniaev 1/2 AdamsRound 8Wells vs. AdamsSpeelman vs. CherniaevSokolov vs. ShortVan Wely vs. WadeSmeets vs. TimmanWerle vs L'AmiAdams missed a win in the end...
In the first game of the 1985 World Championship match, Garry Kasparov won with the White pieces and leads 1-0 after 1 game. Can his rival, the reigning World Champion Anatoly Karpov come back in the second game, and level the score? Or can Kaspar...
Here is a game that shows the beauty of the chess. Lots of tempo and un-predictable moves in a plain and simple Slav opening! Enjoy! And here's some of ...
Behind the Scenes: Beware of termites! In view of some of the comments I’ve seen, I thought it would be a good idea to peek behind the curtain and look at how and why a major international chess tournament like the Staunton is pu...
Round 6Wells 1/2 CherniaevSpeelman 1-0 WadeSokolov 1/2 TimmanVan Wely 1/2 L'AmiSmeets 1/2WerleAdams 1/2 ShortRound 7Werle vs. WellsL'Ami vs. SmeetsTimman vs. Van WelyWade vs. SokolovShort vs. SpeelmanCherniaev vs. AdamsOn the day before the rest d...
Round 5Smeets 1-0 WellsWerle 0-1 Van WelyL'Ami 1/2 SokolovTimman 1/2 SpeelmanWade 0-1 AdamsShort 1-0 ChernaievRound 6 Adams vs. ShortWells vs. CherniaevSpeelman vs. WadeSokolov vs. TimmanVan Wely vs. L'AmiSmeets vs. Werle Mickey Adams continue...
November 5th, 1992 Bobby Fischer won the 30th game in the match with his old nemesis Boris Spassky in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. The win additionally sealed the match for Fischer by the score of 10 games to 5, as well as the winner’s purs...
The Staunton Memorial has no rules against short draws. The organizer invites only players who love a fight. Round 4 games showed this, as Wells-Short and Van Wely-Smeets battled until a split point was inevitable. The British players gained groun...
Round 3Van Wely 1/2 WellsSmeets 1-0 SokolovWerle 1/2 SpeelmanL'Ami 1/2 AdamsTimman 1/2 CherniaevWade 0-1 ShortRound 4Wells vs. ShortCherniaev vs. WadeAdams vs. TimmanSpeelman vs. L'AmiSokolov vs. WerleVan Wely vs. Smeets Round three had exciting...
After the controversial 1984 match, a rematch for the World Championship between the world's two finest players - Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov was set for 1985 with the player getting the most points in 24 games being the champion. If the gam...
Round 2:Wells 1-0 WadeShort 0-1 TimmanCherniaev 1/2 L?AmiAdams 1-0 WerleSpeelman 1/2 SmeetsSokolov 1/2 Van WelyRound 3Van Wely vs. WellsSmeets vs. SokolovWerle vs. SpeelmanL?Ami vs. AdamsTimman vs. CherniaevWade vs. Short The Stau...
The big news at the opening ceremony was the demolition of Garry Kasparov by the Dutch side, which destroyed him 5 times while smashing Britain 6-0. Not at chess, of course. In honor of sponsor Jan Moll, who owns a Formula One racing operation, ...
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"There just ain't no pity. No, no, no, in the naked city, yeah—New York City." (excerpt from a blues Bobby was singing several years ago) Not going in the emotional area is difficult, as most of us are deeply human. Destroy...
Boris Spassky bounced back to win game 26 of his 1992 match with Bobby Fischer, just one day after being thoroughly dominated by the American in the previous game. Knowing that his back was against the wall, as Fischer only needs one more ga...
