Vladimir Kramnik moved one step close to another Dortmund title after drawing with Le Quang Liem in the 8th round. Le has managed to draw both games with Kramnik at Dortmund, which is no mean feat given Kramnik's excellent form. Ruslan Ponomario...
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Magnus Carlsen finished the Biel tournament with a draw against Fabiano Caruana, having already won the title with a round to spare. Alexander Morozevich ended a successful tournament with a win against Yannick Pelletier to secure second place. ...
Vladimir Kramnik is very close to winning his 10th Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund. Today the Russian defeated Georg Meier and extended his lead to two full points, as Le Quang Liem drew with Hikaru Nakamura. Anish Giri won against Ruslan Pon...
With one round to go Magnus Carlsen on Thursday already secured victory at the Accentus GM tournament in Biel. The Norwegian drew with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and saw his closest rival Alexander Morozevich losing to Fabiano Caruana. The game betwee...
It's summer, and it's the time of summer chess events. After covering so many tournaments for this site in the past few years, I decided to play one myself again. For the first time since August 2007 I participated in a 9-round Swiss, on the beaut...
Vladimir Kramnik continues to march inexorably towards his 10th Dortmund title, today beating Georg Meier to stretch his lead to 2 full points, with just 3 rounds remaining. In contrast Ruslan Ponomariov's uneven tournament continued with a loss ...
Magnus Carlsen (pictured) sealed victory in the 2011 Biel Grandmaster Tournament with a round to spare. Carlsen was held to a draw by Lachier-Lagrave, but his nearest rival in the standings, Alexander Morozevich, lost to Fabiano Caruana. Alexei ...
The Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund resumed on Wednesday with draws on all three boards. Vladimir Kramnik is still 1.5 points ahead of Le Quang Liem with four rounds to go.General info The 39th Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place July 21-31,...
Magnus Carlsen retained his three-point lead in Biel after his game with Alexander Morozevich was drawn relatively quickly today. In the 8th round of the Accentus GM tournament Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Yannick Pelletier and after many hours...
The chess world is in a crisis. In tournaments like Biel and Dortmund, all the public gets is games full of mistakes. Something must be done to end this situation which is scaring away sponsors, organizers and potential young talents from becoming...
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Round six at the Dortmund tournament produced plenty of fighting chess, but despite some close calls, there were no decisive games. Vladimir Kramnik (pictured) turned the tables on Ruslan Ponomariov with the black pieces, but the Ukrainian champi...
Alexander Morozevich (pictured) successfully held Magnus Carlsen to a draw in round 8 of the Biel tournament. Morozevich has therefore managed to draw both his games with Carlsen at Biel, which is no mean achievement for the reluctant chesser. E...
PRESS RELEASE The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will host a special tournament to coincide with the grand opening of the World Chess Hall of Fame, which is set to open to the public on September 9 in Saint Louis. Â Kings vs. ...
The seventh round of the Accentus GM tournament in Biel saw three decisive games. Magnus Carlsen beat Alexei Shirov with Black, but runner-up Alexander Morozevich kept pace with a win against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. In the last game to finish, Fab...
Magnus Carlsen continued his winning ways in Biel in round seven, beating Alexei Shirov for the second time. Despite having the black pieces, Carlsen still managed to create problems for Shirov and provoked an error to win. Both the other games ...
Armenia won the World Team Championship in Ningbo, China. In the last two rounds 2-2 twice, against Azerbaijan and Ukraine, was enough to finish clear first. Host country China finished strongly and won the silver medals.General info The World Tea...
Armenia clinched the title of World Team Champions with a 2-2 draw against Ukraine in the final round in Ningbo. The hosts China beat Hungary 2½-1½ to secure the silver medal position, with Ukraine claiming bronze. Reigning champions Russia fini...
A new DVD in our shop: Beating the Sicilian. In Volume 1 of GM Repertoire, a series covering the Open Sicilian for White, Victor Bologan presents the plans and reactions in the Sveshnikov/Cheliabinsk Variation, the Rauzer Attack, the Maroczy Bi...
After beating Anish Giri in the 5th round on Monday Vladimir Kramnik finished the first half of the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund with a superb 4.5/5. Le Quang Liem is in clear second place after beating Ruslan Ponomariov. Georg Meier and H...
Magnus Carlsen started the second half of the Biel Chess Festival with a win against Yannick Pelletier. The Norwegian increased his lead in the standings to three points as both Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana and Morozevich vs Shirov ended in draws. C...
What is it about the Dortmund tournament that seems to bring out the very best in Vladimir Kramnik? The great Russian won another game in majestic style in the 5th round against Anish Giri to finish the first half of this double round-robin event...
