The following story was sent to us by one of our readers, with the simple accompanying text: For my friends and for chess lovers. Five years ago – in the autumn of 2008 – I was working as a photographer at the Chess Olympiad in ...
The Russian organizers have chosen GM Peter Svidler as the lone wildcard to the 2014 FIDE Candidates Tournament, to be held in Khanty-Mansisyk in Siberia from March 12-30. The official statement on FIDE's web site is here. They were free to choo...
In ten days from now, Anand-Carlsen will take off in Chennai — you will hardly have missed that! This particular chess event is so big, that many mainstream media are posting preview articles. One of these is the major German newspaper Die Z...
After a dozen years with the IM title, Irina Krush is finally a GM-elect. She becomes the first American woman to achieve the threshhold while representing the U.S. The first norm came right after becoming an International Master, then nothing fo...
On Thursday the strong Russian grandmaster Igor Kurnosov died in a car crash in his home town Chelyabinsk. The 28-year-old chess player, who had just returned from the open tournament in Biel, was hit by a car while crossing the road, and die...
The Indian Express has published an interview with reigning world chess champion Viswanathan Anand, covering his thoughts on the 2013 Candidates Tournament in London, and how he assesses the winner, world #1, and now his title challenger, Magnus C...
One of the competitors at the Women's World Team Championships in Kazakhstan is Melia Salome (pictured), representing second seeds Georgia. Melia played her first game of the tournament in the second round, where she defeated Natacha Benmesbah to...
Former chess champion Garry Kasparov has been arrested at a protest outside a Moscow court. Inside the courtroom, the feminist Russian punk-rock group Pussy Riot were convicted of "hooliganism" which the judge said was driven by religious hatred....
There was sad news today for the chess world as a legendary Grandmaster, Svetozar Gligoric passed away aged 89. Svetozar Gligoric was born in Belgrade in 1923 and at his peak was a contender for the world chess championship, reaching the Candida...
The amateur English GM Luke McShane has accepted the 2012 Tal Memorial spot that he was offered when he topped an online poll of chess fans arranged by the organisers. The news was revealed by the Russian sport news site rsport.ru which reported ...
The much respected Russian Grandmaster, Yuri Sergeyevich Razuvaev has passed away in Moscow after a long illness, at the age of 67. Yuri Razuvaev achieved success in many tournaments during his career, winning in Dubna 1978, London 1983, Dortmund...
The result of the Tal Memorial ballot for the public's choice to play in the 2012 competition was a win for English GM Luke McShane. It was a close finish, with Mcshane receiving 3,860 votes closely followed by Alexei Shirov with 3,732 votes and ...
Chinese women's world chess champion Hou Yifan is still only 18 years old, but her recent stellar form in Gibraltar and Reykjavik has forced the issue of a match with long-time women's #1 ranked player Judit Polgar onto the agenda. A Chinese ches...
The US TV Network CBS broadcast a profile of world #1 Magnus Carlsen, on Sunday 19 February. For those who couldn't watch it - the video is here, or on YouTube here! There are also several 'web extras' available: Chess on the mind - Bob Simon b...
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The US TV Network CBS is broadcasting a show about chess, and in particular Magnus Carlsen, on Sunday 19 February at 7pm ET/PT. A brief preview can be seen here. The program is part of the CBS news "60 Minutes" magazine. By way of comparison, a ...
Yuri Lvovich Averbakh was born in Kaluga, Russia on 8 February 1922. He became a Grandmaster in 1952, competed in the legendary 1953 Zurich Candidates tournament, and won the USSR Chess Championship in 1954. In a long and successful chess car...
After all the rumors, hearsay, and everyone thinking about what they know or don't know, it's just been confirmed: Garry Kasparov and Hikaru Nakamura are working together! An article in this month's New In Chess magazine has the details beh...
Six long years after his premature retirement from active chess competition, Garry Kasparov is finally returning to the game! The former world champion, and still the highest rated chess player of all time has struggled to launch a political ca...
Not many chessplayers can be described as living legends, but Viktor Korchnoi undoubtedly qualifies for that honour. Born on 23 March 1931 in Leningrad, Korchnoi survived the siege of that city to become one of the greatest chess players of the 2...
Source: "Views & News from Norway" Magnus Carlsen, the young Norwegian who’s recently ranked as the top chess player in the world, can now add another prize to his growing list of accomplishments. The Norwegian Parliament will bestow upon him...
Since Bobby Fischer's death in January 2008, there has been an unpleasant and increasingly unseemly battle to gain control of his estate, estimated at $2 million. An Icelandic Court ruled today that Miyoko Watai was legally Fischer's widow and sh...
Maia Chiburdanidze is one of the most successful female chess players in history, holding the women's world championship title between 1978 and 1991. Maia represented the USSR and now Georgia with distinction in many chess Olympiads, and in 1984 ...
Another two months have flown by, and FIDE have released the latest official rating list. The January 2011 rating list confirms Magnus Carlsen (pictured) as the world's #1 rated player, but he is very closely followed by world champion Vishy Anan...
The world's #1 ranked player* turns 20 years old today. Magnus "The Kid" Carlsen is no longer a teenager, let alone a kid. To find out how he got the nickname "The Kid", look here. Carlsen became a Grandmaster at age 13, broke the 2800 Elo bar...
