In the 4th round of the London Chess Classic Viswanathan Anand defeated Nigel Short. The World Champion now shares the lead with Luke McShane, who drew with Michael Adams. Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura and Vladimir Kramnik was too strong for...
Vishy Anand beat Nigel Short with the black pieces in round four of the London Chess Classic to join Luke McShane as joint leader. The champion (pictured) missed chances in his first two games at the London Chess Classic, but now has two wins and...
The third round at the London Chess Classic pitted world champion Vishy Anand against his heir apparent, Magnus Carlsen. After a six-hour fight it was the Tiger from Madras who layed his young opponent low. Carlsen slipped up with 24...Be4 in a ...
In what was not a perfect game from both sides, Vishy Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen in a Breyer Lopez today. The other three games of the London Chess Classic's third round ended in a draw.General info The second London Chess Classic takes place D...
Forget Christmas trees and getting together with friends and family. Is there a better way to spend your holidays than getting your openings fully up to date for 2011? As a subscriber to ChessVibes Openings you can now get your hands on all back i...
For beginners of all ages: Checkmate for Children . This isn't another random collection of puzzles, but a systematic course that teaches you how to checkmate your opponent. Experienced chess coach Kevin Stark explains elementary mating patte...
Luke Mcshane continued his excellent start to the London Chess Classic with an exciting win against Nigel Short in round two. The former Goldman Sachs trader (pictured) won a complicated clash against Short with the Sicilian Dragon to take the so...
In yet another attractive round in London Luke McShane grabbed sole lead by beating Nigel Short with Black. Magnus Carlsen won with the white pieces against Michael Adams while Hikaru Nakamura gave himself a perfect birthday present by beating Vla...
4th seeded Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) and 6th seeded Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria) were eliminated in the second round of the Women's World Championship in Antakya, Turkey. Defending Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, top seed Humpy Koneru and losing...
The London Chess Classic saw a spectacular start today with three decisive games. The biggest story was Luke McShane beating Magnus Carlsen in a superb game. Nigel Short went down with the white pieces against Vladimir Kramnik while Michael Adams ...
The first round of the London Chess Classic lived up to expectations, with all games producing high drama in very different ways. The biggest upset was the surprise victory by Luke McShane against Magnus Carlsen. McShane took advantage of an unc...
The first round of the London Chess Classic has started about half an hour ago, and the live commentary is already going strong. Don't miss it!
The first round of the London Chess Classic is underway NOW, and Chess.com has a live game relay of all four games in LIVE CHESS. In LIVE CHESS, select the analysis tab and select the games you want to follow from the list below. You can switch ...
Following our successful interview with Mark Dvoretsky, which was based on questions from the visitors of this site, we'd like to draw your attention to a similar concept at Crestbook, the website of GM Sergey Shipov. Several Q&A sessions with fam...
The second London Chess Classic will take place from 8-15 December in Kensington, London. Last year's inaugural event was won by Magnus Carlsen, and he is back to defend his title. In fact, all of the players from last year return except Ni Hua ...
We are delighted to announce the arrival of: How to Reassess Your Chess - 4th Edition.A question that came to mind though was: Why did Silman completely rewrite his bestseller, a book that sold more than 40,000 copies and continued to sell well?Je...
Pia Cramling leaves Antakya, Turkey after the first round of the Women's World Championship. The Swedish top player lost 0.5-1.5 to local hero Betul Cemre Yildiz. After three days of play, 32 players are left to fight in round 2 which starts today...
The first round of the Women's World Championship in Turkey saw most of the top seeds safely through to the next round. The biggest upset was the exit of 8th seed Pia Cramling (pictured, 2526 Elo) from Sweden at the hands of local player Betl Cem...
Already next Wednesday is the first round of the second London Chess Classic. Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell play a single round-robin. Who do you thi...
Celebrating the holiday season, the Internet Chess Club (ICC) offers its recently launched app for free, until December 31st. The app has had several updates since last August, including live transmission of (top) tournament games, lag compensatio...
"I’m not a freak, I’m just curious," Magnus Carlsen was quoted yesterday in the English newspaper The Telegraph. For their series 'My perfect weekend' the Norwegian was interviewed by Max Davidson, on the occasion of the start of the London Chess ...
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"70","attributes":{"alt":"","title":"","class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","wysiwyg":1}}]]New: Powerful charges & typical tactics in Sicilian Attacks. In this book GM Yuri Yakovich analyses...
How can you tell an interesting chess book from an uninteresting one? There are many ways, but I'd say the easiest way is to open the book at a random page and look for signs of enthusiasm and passion in the author's words. Four new publications b...
Tomorrow the Women's World Championship kicks off with the opening ceremony, and the first games will be played next Saturday. It is a 64-player knock-out competition, with mini-matches of two longplay games and if necessary rapidplay/blitz tie-br...
