Hello guys, Few hours before the start of the 8th simul on Chess.com, I had completed a long trip from South Africa to Ukraine, which was 9500 km. Hopefully later I managed to take a nap at home and get ready for the simul! The final result i...
Hello, After some break I managed to conduct one more simul exhibition on Chess.com server! This time the score was 8,5-1,5 (+7=3), which I find fair, since in one game I managed to save half a point with two pawns down, but in other one I miscli...
Hello everybody, Here are the confirmed dates for next simuls in June & July : Sunday ,June, 30 at 10 pm GMT+3 Sunday, July , 14 at 10 pm GMT+3 Time control is 30 min + 30 sec. Simul's lineup is completed when first ten players accept ...
Hi, guys! The 6th Sunday's regular simul on Chess.com is over. However, in one game I lost a Queen because of premove and in other one I had a mouse slip already on the 3rd move, I managed to win that simul with perfect score! Dates for next s...
Hello guys, The 5th Simul on Chess.com has just finished. The final score was 8,5-1,5 (+8=1-1), taking into consideration that the game I lost - I lost on time in a superior position. Didn't pay enough attention on my clock and it's funny (or not...
Hello, Two next simuls on Chess.com server will take place on following days : Sunday May,26 at 10.30 pm GMT+3 Sunday June,2 at 8 pm GMT+3 First ten players to accept the seek 30 min + 30 sec will participate. Everybody is welcome!
Hello, The 4th Simul has become the most lucky for me so far :) The overall score is 10-0. Previous simul exhibitions have been finished 7,5-2,5 , 8,5-1,5 , 8,5-1,5. Next simul's date will be announced soon! You can replay all games in PGN below...
Hi guys! Just would like to remind you that next simul on Chess.com server will begin in 2h, i.e. at 7pm GMT+3. First ten players to accept my seek 30 min + 30 sec will participate. Everybody is welcome, see you online soon!
Hi, guys! Here there are all games from the simul exhibition which was conducted on Chess.com server on May,12, 2013. The result was the same that at previous simul : 8,5-1,5, but this time I made three draws and had no loss. You can check PGN of...
Dear members of Chess.com community! Would like to remind you that next simul will take place on May,12. Start at 9 pm GMT+3. Time control 30 min + 30 sec. Opponents will be first 10 players to accept my random seek 30+30. Everybody is welco...
Origin : http://blog.alexipatov.com/2013/05/01/exploring-mallorca-magaluf In October, 2012 , I had a trip to Mallorca, a beautiful island and famous resort, which is located in the Mediterranean Sea and belongs to Spain. Before I share othe...
Result of the simul GM Ipatov vs 10 Chess.com members which took place on April, 28th : 8,5-1,5 (+8=1-1). I'm copying here all played games, enjoy!
Hey friends, This Sunday ( April, 28th) I will play a simul exhibition against 10 players on Chess.com! My opponents will be first 10 players to accept my random seek ( see time control below). Start : 7 pm GMT+3 Time control : 30 min + 30 se...
Hi guys, I'm happy to announce about the release of my new website : http://alexipatov.com/ Because of this, I've prepared a special offer for all Chess.com members! Book 1 hour of online sparring with me at http://en.alexipatov.com/services/ a...
Hi, I spent more than two weeks this March in Barcelona, so would like to share with you some pictures from this amazing city. It was my NN trip to the Catalan capital, but nevertheless it was that enjoyable as the first time I came there in 2007....
In this post I would like to share some of my philosophical thoughts. Can chess be applied to the real world? I'm sure, that yes! In my opinion, the most important benefits of playing chess are the following : 1) Thinking Big. This benefit shoul...
The original article at my official blog : http://blog.alexipatov.com/ In the 5th round of the Turkish National Chess Championship 2013 I managed to win a really interesting pawn ending. You can find below some of my annotations. My opponen...
